Sarah Halfpenny
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Mornington’s ‘Snag Hags’ cook up a win - MPNEWS (opens the original)
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MORNINGTON Football and Netball Club’s match-day barbecue duo, Kellie Pitt and Jenette Holcombe, have been named Week 13 winners in Bunnings’ national Legend of the Tongs competition, and are now chasing the $25,000 grand prize. Legend of the Tongs is a nationwide search to recognise and reward the local community legends who fire up the barbecue every weekend, serving up snags in bread to raise much-needed funds for their clubs. Known around the club as the “Snag Hags”, Pitt and Holcombe have r
Mornington named a top ‘shop small’ destination - MPNEWS (opens the original)
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MORNINGTON has been ranked the fourth-best destination in Victoria for shopping small, according to a new national survey of more than 4,000 Australians. The AMEX Shop Small Destination Index placed Mornington behind only South Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat, ahead of Fitzroy, Richmond, Brunswick, Bendigo, Camberwell and South Yarra, which rounded out the top 10. The Mornington Business Collective (MBC) committee member, and Farrells Bookshop owner, Kate Horton, said the town’s accessibility an
Brainwave founder marks 30 years of support for families - MPNEWS (opens the original)
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RYE resident Josephine Nicholls AM founded national charity Brainwave Australia 30 years ago, and will mark the milestone with a gala at the National Gallery of Victoria on 29 August. Brainwave supports children with brain conditions and their families across Australia, from diagnosis through treatment and recovery. The charity began after Nicholls’ eldest son, Nick, was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a six-year-old. Nick and his younger brother, Edward, had both come down with a virus, but wh
Mount Martha volunteer honoured with Rotary’s top award - MPNEWS (opens the original)
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ROSANN “Rosie” Italiano has been awarded a Paul Harris Fellow, one of the Rotary Club of Mount Martha’s highest honours, in recognition of more than 40 years of volunteer work across the peninsula and overseas. The fellowship, which honours Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self”, was presented to Italiano at a recent club function in recognition of her work with the Mornington Community Support Centre (MCSC) and a string of other organisations. Italiano said she had no idea the recognition was c
H5 bird flu detected in Victoria - MPNEWS (opens the original)
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H5 bird flu has been detected in Victoria for the first time, with one greater crested tern at Portland confirmed positive and a second suspected of carrying the virus. Wildlife Victoria said it was first alerted after a concerned member of the public called about a tern displaying symptoms of the virus. It advised the caller to avoid handling the bird and to contact the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline immediately. Wildlife Victoria monitored the case until Agriculture Victoria responders arriv
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