Keith Platt

Melbourne

Group Editor at Western Port News

Group Editor at Mornington News

Group Editor at Southern Peninsula News

Group Editor at Frankston Times

Content and Visual Director at Freelance

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Articles

Countdown for council candidates

Sep 4, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

ASPIRING councillors have ten days from Monday (9 September) in which to nominate as a candidate for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The elections for councillors in each of the peninsula’s 11 wards will be held on Saturday 26 October. Candidates must pay a $250 nomination fee, undergo training and submit paperwork in person when attending an appointment at the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) local election office.
The art of jogging with Big Bird

Sep 3, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

PETER Mitchell spends a lot of time chasing cartoon characters, especially Big Bird from the popular TV series, Sesame Street. He may also be found tracking Bart Simpson, Kermit the Frog, and Snoopy as well as bicycles, running shoes and even circumnavigating New Zealand. Mitchell’s journeys may sound a bit esoteric, but they are all carefully traced, digitally, on a map. The Safety Beach runner follows what he calls a “creative pastime – GPS Art”.
Building for climate change

Aug 27, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

BUILDINGS in towns on the Western Port coast and inland will in future need to undergo a coastal hazard and vulnerability risk assessment (CHVRA) before they can be approved. In what is believed to be a first for Victoria, permit applicants will be required to plan for predicted climate change effects such as sea level rises and erosion.
Pets pay the price for cost-of-living crisis

Aug 26, 2024 | baysidenews.com.au | Keith Platt

MONEY problems are seeing an increasing number of people asking the RSPCA to find new homes for their pets. The Mornington Peninsula and Frankston have been identified as areas where people are struggling with the high cost of living, according to Stuart Marchesani, the RSPCA’s inspectorate team leader in Victoria’s south-east.
Pets pay the price for cost-of-living crisis

Aug 25, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

MONEY problems are seeing an increasing number of people asking the RSPCA to find new homes for their pets. The Mornington Peninsula and Frankston have been identified as areas where people are struggling with the high cost of living, according to Stuart Marchesani, the RSPCA’s inspectorate team leader in Victoria’s south-east.
Rockin’ near the red rattlers

Aug 25, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

TRAINS and dancers were on time at the station when Mornington Tourist Railway held its annual rock and roll day at Moorooduc. Above the tracks dancers from Team Richards Dance Studio made their moves to the sounds of the Rockin Daddys Band while the car park featured antique cars, including those from the Ford V8 Club. “Rock and Roll Day has become an annual event at the railway,” tourist railway committee member Owen Paden said.
Council sinks boat stack plans

Aug 21, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

PLANS to store up to 200 boats in four five metre high stacker sheds and build a 38 metre boat ramp at Western Port Marina, Hastings, have been rejected by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Councillors said the sheds could be built out of sight from houses in Skinner Street and away from mangroves that formed part of the UNESCO recognised Western Port Biosphere Reserve.
Fast food path to road dangers

Aug 19, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

PLANS for a 24-hour fast food restaurant and convenience store at Safety Beach have been knocked back for a second time by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors. Councillors last week took turns emphasising to a packed public council meeting that they believed the proposal would increase existing traffic problems and lead to “anti-social behaviour” and vandalism on the beach opposite.
Artist’s thoughts follow a pattern

Aug 14, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

STANDING on the beach looking towards the horizon the lines of swell look like corduroy. A couple of hundred metres south, the same swell lines radiate like spokes from a wheel from a rocky point. A pleasing enough sight to some, but pure patterns of nature to Anthony Wood. Wood’s thoughts of patterns invariably lead him to seeing patterns in just about anything. The Mount Martha artist goes for a walk, sees trees, leaves and seeds and thinks of patterns.
‘Thriller’ shoot on the waterfront

Aug 7, 2024 | mpnews.com.au | Keith Platt

CAMERAS were rolling at Mornington last week for a new thriller movie, although it appears viewers will think they are watching a drama unfold in the United States. The Mornington Yacht Club and The Rocks building was rebranded the Oceanic Research Center, South Carolina, while a television live broadcast truck bore the name ALB6 News, Atlantic Local Broadcasting. Spectators and film crew gathered round a four-wheel drive vehicle partly crushed by a fallen power pole.