Council is pleased to share with community and stakeholders the KPMG Final Report on the ‘Independent Audit and Analysis of Government and Government Funded Services Delivered to Mornington Island’. The report provides information about providers, duplication of efforts, service gaps and money spent on island.  It also provides recommendations for next steps. Mayor Yanner and […]

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Mornington Shire Council (“Council”) has adopted a Wandering Horses Strategy. This Strategy aims to address the issue of wandering horses in the community by either relocating them to Council’s Designated Horse Enclosure or by relocating the animal to the owner’s property in compliance with Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2016 (“LL2”). Where an owner cannot be […]

Council wishes to advise the community that it will be seizing all horses that are found wandering at large, with mustering commencing 21 November 2022.

The young people of Mornington Island will get the opportunity to strengthen their cultural identity and explore their goals and aspirations with more than $850,000 supporting three activities for two years.

Tourism on Mornington Island is set to get a much-needed injection of accommodation supply, after Mornington Shire Council was awarded $2million in funding to support the Island’s motel expansion.