Small and medium hotels across the Mornington Peninsula are being supported by the Morrison Government to lower their power bills so they can invest in their business and employ more Australians. Through the Government’s $10.2 million Hotel Energy Uplift Program, hotels, motels and serviced apartment complexes with up to 99 rooms will be able to…
A new year means the opening of the 2021-22 Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, with applications now welcome from organisations on the Mornington Peninsula. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said the program was now entering its 25th year and had already supported thousands of projects nationally, including on the Mornington…
Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, has welcomed the Morrison Government’s continuing commitment to expanding mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia, with Round 5A of the $380 million Mobile Black Spot Program now open for applications. Mr Hunt encouraged local communities and the Mornington Peninsula Shire to identify their priorities for…
The Mornington Service Centre, which provides services to Centrelink and Medicare customers, will remain open until late September 2021 at the current site in Main Street Mornington. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said he was pleased that Services Australia has announced a further extension, that will allow the Service Centre to…
Frankston’s National Centre for Healthy Ageing moved one step closer with the turning of the Sod for Frankston Hospital’s new Academic Centre. The Morrison Government has invested $32 million into the National Centre for Healthy Ageing and the completed Academic Centre will house part of the National Centre. Federal Member for Flinders, the…
Small businesses across the Mornington Peninsula are getting support from the Morrison Government to cut energy costs, putting more money back in the pockets of local business owners as we recover from COVID-19. Through the Government’s Energy Efficient Communities Program, three small businesses on the Peninsula have been awarded $20,000 each for energy saving projects.…
Major Morrison Government infrastructure projects on the Mornington Peninsula are scheduled to get underway in 2021, as confirmed by the Victorian Government. Improvements to the Forest Drive and Uralla Road intersections with the Nepean Highway in Mount Martha, as well as pedestrian upgrades on Frankston-Flinders Road in Balnarring will all begin construction in 2021. In…
Lawn Bowlers in Rosebud will now be able to bowl well into the evening, thanks to the completed installation of lights at the Rosebud Beach Bowls Club. Funded by the Morrison Government and the Mornington Peninsula Shire, the project means that the main green at Rosebud Beach now has competition-grade lighting, meaning the club can…
The Balnarring Cup Day Agricultural Show, cancelled because of COVID-19, is about to get a slice of $34 million Australian Government funding to help ensure they can bounce back next year. For the first time in 23 years, 2020 saw the Show unable to be run, much to the sadness of the local community.…
The Morrison Government has approved $1.6 million in funding for six local infrastructure projects as part of its $1.5 billion Local Road and Community Infrastructure Program, which is supporting local jobs, businesses and boosting the economy during COVID-19. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said getting shovels in the ground on…