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22.01.2022 Aside from the many challenges the 2020 has thrown at us here is Victoria as well as Globally. One date should never be overlooked for what it stands on any cal...endar. Remembrance Day On Sunday 8th November the Mornington Railway would have been operating trains as well as service of Remembrance at Mornington Station. That sadly can not be done this year, so the event has moved online. Please share this event far and wide as it would be wonderful to have as many people join us as we remember those that served, and those that remain on active service.

21.01.2022 Hi, My name is Harry I live in moorooduc and I’m at Padua College Mornington in year 11 doing VCAL. I am looking for work experience from Tuesday the 24th Novem...ber till Friday the 4th December. I am really keen to do work experience with a plumber and a builder. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or know anyone. Thanks Harry See more

16.01.2022 FROM THE ARCHIVES DEVILBEND RESERVOIR. Devilbend Reservoir situated in the Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, Moorooduc is the largest inland body of water on ...the Peninsula. Some information and photos for you to enjoy. See more

14.01.2022 Great art from our local peninsula artists Enjoy

14.01.2022 FROM THE ARCHIVES MORNINGTON GIRLS CLUB/ GIRL GUIDES Mornington Girls Club under the auspices of St. Peter’s Church of England commenced in July 1918. Meetings ...were held in the Mechanic’s Hall. The aims of the club were threefold. 1. That a spirit of good fellowship and co-operation among girls of all classes. 2. That girls might develop spiritually, mentally and physically. 3. That the girl’s talents might be made use of as a social and national asset. 1921; The club came under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A. 1935; The land on the corner of Barkly Street and McLaren Place was donated by local Estate Agent Mr J.G. Barrett for the construction of a hall for the Girl’s Club. The Girls Club paid for the building of the hall. Now under the auspices of the Girl Guides Association of Victoria, the young girls of Mornington enjoyed their own hall and grounds for some sixty years. 1987; Because of a need for a car park in McLaren place, negotiations with the Mornington Shire Council began to exchange the hall and land for new premises in Mitchell Street. The new Guide hall opened in October 1987. 1994; The Barkly Street hall was eventually demolished. Notes and photos donated by the late Balcombe Divisional Commissioner Joan Downward.

13.01.2022 Jennifer Buntine - (daughter of Harry Duff who was a great Secretary of the Moorooduc Hall/ Moorooduc Progress Association Inc for many years.) Wishing you great Success Jennifer

07.01.2022 Moorooduc cricket club are looking for junior players to help with the under 10’s and under 12’s teams. If you have never played before there is no cost to give it a go. Located at 700 Derril rd, Moorooduc ( just up from the primary school )

07.01.2022 We are looking for a part time volunteer with any of these skills, who loves working with local history, particularly at Mount Martha House to join our team. Th...is group aims to collect, protect, preserve, digitise, data entry onto a database program and store existing and new material. There are specific requirements around this process and you will be given every opportunity to be trained and supported with these systems. We also conduct tours, and talks, both in person and online, subject to COVID requirements. There are two display rooms, which we would like to be open regularly. Opportunity for research on line, recording of history, both film and voice, transcription of existing material. Opportunity to develop online promotion, web page, hosting, and social media. More information can be found on our Facebook page. Our volunteers become registered with the Mornington Peninsula Shire, who require a current Working With Children Check, a Police check and all Shire requirements. If you would like to become part of the team offering any of these skills please send us an email and we will arrange an interview. You may also be interested in a short term project. Happy to discuss further.

06.01.2022 FROM THE ARCHIVES THE DAY WE FOUND AN ACTING PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE MORNINGTON CEMETERY. It was in October 2010 while conducting the Annual Cemetery... Walk for the Mornington & District Historical Society with our President Diane White, we discovered the Hon James Edward Fenton C.M.G (Companion of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. George) Having noted the sad appearance of the grave as we passed by, and knowing nothing at all of the name, when I got home I googled same. What a shock to find he was a long standing member of Parliament and had been an Acting Prime Minister. The society decided to see if we could rectify matters and Diane White approached the Hon Bruce Billson MLA. for help. After stacks of paperwork and Bruce’s help we were pleased to be able to find funding to have the grave restored. The restoration of the grave happened in 2013. Obituary Notice (Argus 4th December 1950) The former acting Prime Minister who died at his home Harton The Crest Frankston last night will have a State Funeral on Tuesday. Mr Fenton represented Maribyrnong in the Federal Parliament from 1910 to 1934 and was acting PM in the Scullin Government in 1930. He left the Labour Party in 1931 as a follower of Mr J. A. Lyons. A State Funeral will take place on Tuesday at 2.30 pm at the Methodist Church Frankston and will be buried in the Mornington Cemetery. During his time in Parliament under the Scullin Government he served as Minister for Trade and Customs and Joseph Lyons was treasurer, while he was acting Prime Minister they took economic measures to combat the Great depression. This proved unpopular with fellow members, and on the return of P.M. Scullin from overseas, Mr Fenton resigned along with Joseph Lyons and joined him in the formation of the United Australian Party. This party went on to win the next election in a landslide, and during this Government Mr Fenton became Post Master General and introduced legislation for the introduction of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, finally losing his seat in 1934. Mr James Fenton was a long time resident of Merricks North, residing on the corner of Tubba Rubba Road and One Chain Road. He was much involved in the community he lived in, being responsible for obtaining a Post Office for Merricks North ( no longer there ) and in the erection of a Community hall that was also used as a school for many years up until the Red Hill Consolidated School began. This was named Fenton Hall in his honour, and he then was later instrumental in electricity being made available to the school (Fenton Hall). His wife Elizabeth predeceased him by many years, she died at Dromana in 1926, his son Edward farmed at Balnarring for a time and in the early 1940’s James Fenton and his daughter Phyliss moved to live in The Crest Frankston, and it was there he passed away in 1950 He is notable for having been appointed a Cabinet Minister by two governments of different political persuasions but resigning from both as a matter of principle. Val Wilson M&DHS