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Bayside City Council has launched Supreme Court action against Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny over her push to build high rise apartments across the suburbs. > https://bit.ly/4aAtUoT

A little more than ten years after the initial sales of crown land in Mordialloc a petition was put to the Moorabbin Shire Council that land for a cemetery in Mordialloc should be reserved and that the Council should approach the Minister of Lands to authorize the request. Cr Bloxsidge, a local publican and signatory on the petition, with the support of Cr Robert Keys, proposed that a deputation wait upon the Minister to achieve that goal. As a result of this action the Minister agreed to reserve a seven acre site for a cemetery, part of Allotment 7 Section 24, today known as Bradshaw Bushland Reserve. 1

Four weeks later two ‘residents of Mordialloc’ approached the minister requesting he rescind his decision regarding land for a cemetery. They argued that the site was in the centre of town and it was noted on government plans as a public reserve. This latter fact, it was claimed, influenced their decision to purchase their land. They believed a piece of land on the outskirts of town that had been set aside for the burial of Aboriginals was sufficient for the needs of the local residents. The minister, Mr Casey, replying to their arguments pointed out that the request for land for a cemetery had come from the Shire Council and he could not comply with an application made by only two of the residents of the district.

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Contested fraud claims at Frankston-based Indigenous land council Two former leaders of Bunurong Land Council are accused of fraudulently claiming $150,000 in fees, but dismiss the allegations that stem from a forensic accounting probe.

They told us recycling would fix it, and we believed them, while they quietly kept ramping up plastic production behind the scenes.

We did our part, thinking it was enough, but the problem only grew.

Tsk tsk… I see it clearly now. I’m wiser.

Spotted a strange leathery capsule on the beach? It might be a shark eggcase, also known as a mermaid’s purse🧜🏼‍♀️🦈

Join the Great Shark Eggcase Hunt, a global citizen science project helping researchers learn where sharks, skates and rays breed. Even empty eggcases can provide valuable clues.

Keep an eye out while beach walking or snorkelling. If you find one, take a photo and upload your sighting here: https://pulse.ly/of5dwlfgdo

[Image description: A Port Jackson Shark's spiral-shaped eggcase.]