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MEA  Annual General Meeting – September 9

MEA Annual General Meeting – September 9

MEA Annual General Meeting – September 9 The Annual General Meeting of the Mornington Environment Association will be held on Thursday 12th September, at 7pm at the Currawong Community Centre, Currawong Street,  Mornington All comers welcome. RSVP would be appreciated though not essential.Our guest speaker will be Scott…

August Working Bee at Mills Beach

August Working Bee at Mills Beach

August Working Bee at Mills Beach It was fantastic to be back today! We had a new member, Jacob, join us and together with Jan, Anne, Maddie and I we tackled the weeds down the Bath Street path, mainly focusing on the lower end. We…

Progress Report on Reopening of Beleura Cliff path.

Progress Report on Reopening of Beleura Cliff path.

 Progress Report on Reopening of Beleura Cliff path   Each month we will put out a brief run-down of progress towards the reopening. For years the Friends of the Beleura Cliff Path has put out a monthly report on our work bees, focussed on ecology. A…

Yes, Australia’s environment is on a depressing path – but $7 billion a year would transform it

From The Conversation (24/7/24)…   Yes, Australia’s environment is on a depressing path – but $7 billion a year would transform it The condition of Australia’s environment continues to decline. Many Australians wonder if it’s possible to reverse this depressing trajectory – and our landmark assessment…

Open Space Strategy – Workshop with Friends Groups

Open Space Strategy – Workshop with Friends Groups

  From Mornington Peninsula Shire (14/7/24)…   Open Space Strategy – Workshop with Friends Groups Good afternoon Friends Groups, On behalf of the Shire, I would like to invite you to attend a workshop to help shape our new Open Space Strategy. The aim of…

Victory:   VCAT rejects The Great Wall of Frankston!

Victory: VCAT rejects The Great Wall of Frankston!

From the Mornington Environment Association (14/7/24)… VCAT has denied the application to build a 14 storey high rise apartment at 438-444 Nepean Highway Objectors to the proposal are delighted. They include the Long Island Residents Group, Kananook Creek Association, Mornington Environment Association and Port Phillip…

BERG Winter Newsletter 2024

BERG Winter Newsletter 2024

From Balcombe Estuary Reserves Group (July, 2024)…   BERG Winter Newsletter 2024 It’s been seven years in the making, but on Tuesday 11 June the Mornington Peninsula Shire Councillors voted unanimously in favour of a planning amendment that will see the Balcombe Estuary Reserves given the…

Devilbend Foundation May Newsletter

Devilbend Foundation May Newsletter

From the Devilbend Foundation …   Devilbend Foundation May Newsletter Autumn is upon us and the colour of the bush canopy doesn’t change much – but look at the forest floor. The fungi are out. As the soil becomes damper and begins to cool, up they…

An invitation to a talk on the future of Frankston

From the Proudly Frankston Campaign (21/6/24)…  Interested in the Future of Frankston? Read the invitation Back to News  

News from the Friends of the Mornington Railway Reserve June 2004

News from the Friends of the Mornington Railway Reserve June 2004

There’s been a lot of work being done in the Mornington Railway Reserve… News and Pictures from the Mornington Railway Reserve  – June 2004 The Mornington Railway Reserve is one of the few local Grassy Woodland sites to retain such an excellent biodiversity of indigenous flora…