04 May 2010
Tuesday’s State Budget has failed to deliver any relief for Peninsula residents already struggling with congested roads, inadequate public transport and increasingly violent streets.
A review of the Budget papers spells out clearly the Government’s contempt for our community. Not one major ... ...more
15 April 2010
Mornington MP David Morris is encouraging angling clubs to apply for grants under the Recreational Fishing Grants Program through the Department of Primary Industries.
Mr Morris said two separate programs are on offer to groups from March 29, 2010. The first is a small grants program which is conti... ...more
07 April 2010
Member for Mornington, David Morris has congratulated two local Clubs, Mount Martha Bowls & Social Club and Mornington Croquet Club on receiving “Active Club Grants” funding through VicHealth.
Mr Morris said these two clubs were amongst almost 500 clubs and organisations across Victoria... ...more
07 April 2010
Mornington MP David Morris has called on the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development to provide additional early childhood intervention places in the Southern Metropolitan Region to accommodate soaring demand.
Despite a rapidly growing population on the Peninsula and in neighb... ...more
31 March 2010
Mornington State MP David Morris is encouraging community organisations to apply for funding to assist their volunteers through the Australian Government’s Volunteer Grants 2010 initiative.
Mr Morris said the grants are available to non-profit local organisations to help support their volunteers an... ...more
10 December 2009
Planning Minister Justin Madden secretly scuttled plans to protect the Mount Eliza Woodlands in late October yet the disgraceful decision was only revealed in a special Government Gazette published on Tuesday (8 December).
Amendment C87 had lain ignored on the Minister’s desk for over two years bef... ...more
27 November 2009
The long awaited coastal protection works for Mount Martha North Beach have been abandoned by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
On 4th July the Department of Sustainability and Environment announced that Mount Martha North had been included in the ‘Enhancing Our Beaches’ progr... ...more
19 November 2009
A recent incident at the Mornington Community Information and Support Centre has again proved that local Mental Health services are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of clients nor to ensure the safety of our community.
In Parliament last week I called on the Minister for Mental Health to take... ...more