For an Australian who had never been to a COP meeting – the world climate summit – the whole experience comes as a bit of a shock. Here at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, surrounded by the full spectrum of political views, it is hard to understand how climate change and decarbonisation have become such a…
The first Albanese budget is one of concern for Mornington Peninsula residents. There was no clarity on the future of our road and rail projects. Instead of considering our need for more specialist training on the peninsula, the federal government took away what was to be our only higher education institute, one dedicated to the…
The first Albanese budget next week will be an important one for the residents of the Mornington Peninsula. Not because the new Government promised anything for the Peninsula last May – aside from a national program for community batteries for which only the township of Flinders was due to benefit. In my first…
In Canberra last week, I was delighted to learn Flinders is a regional seat within the Coalition Party Room, giving our residents input into regional policy and priorities. While this might not surprise many locals, it jars with the ongoing classification with the Mornington Peninsula as “metropolitan Melbourne” by the Victorian Government. For…