Page 5, The Leader, Tues Sept 29th 2009
Rye residents are still keeping an eye on the fast food giants despite no applications coming before Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
The shire has received 750 submissions to date opposing fast food restaurants in the Rye township.
Shire statutory planning teamleader Arthur Cooksley told a recent community council meeting at Rye Civic Hall that "preliminary discussions" have been held with Hungry Jack's representatives but there had been no further contact "from any restaurants or their consultants".
A McDonald's spokeswoman said the company remained "interested in the potential for a restaurant in Rye" and would continue to look at options.
Hungry Jacks development department national manager Bob Shergold said the company was "still interested in Rye and still looking for a site".
Showing posts with label media coverage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label media coverage. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Upcoming interview on 3RPP - The Voice of the Peninsula
This Monday 1st June 11.30am
The spokesperson of Rye's Up!, Katrina Dixon, will be giving an interview on 3RPP 98.7 during the program "Your Health Your Choice". Be sure to listen in!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
May 24th - Radio Marinara Interview!
Were you tuned into Radio Marinara this morning? Our very own Katrina Humphrey was interviewed regarding the Rye's Up! Campaign and the event held yesterday in the main street.Check out Radio Marinara's website for more details.
Katrina Humphrey lives in Rye and she's not happy about the fast food giants looking to extend their tendrils to her home town. Katrina speaks on behalf of her group 'Rye's Up!' and their campaign 'What a load of rubbish' to keep Rye just how they like it.
Monday, May 18, 2009
The Leader - Tues 19th May 2009
Rubbish next step in protest
Rye residents will dump rubbish as part of their campaign against invading fast food chains. Under the banner "What a Load of Rubbish", protest leader Katrina Humphrey and her committee will dump 125kg of rubbish at the Napier St clock between 10am and 4pm this Saturday, May 23.
Protesters want to demonstrate how much rubbish they estimate just one fast food outlet would generate.
"McDonald's figures state on average about 125kg per restaurant per day, and 99 to 153kg per drive through," Mrs Humphrey said. "Our calculations have that at about 100 large garbage bags. The rubbish bags will pretty much bury the clock."
The protesters have also launched a letter writing campaign as part of their campaign against fast food giants opening in Rye. The rubbish has been collected by supporters.
Ray Webb, from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, confirmed that the council had received more than 300 letters from residents.
For more details, visit OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
Rye residents will dump rubbish as part of their campaign against invading fast food chains. Under the banner "What a Load of Rubbish", protest leader Katrina Humphrey and her committee will dump 125kg of rubbish at the Napier St clock between 10am and 4pm this Saturday, May 23.
Protesters want to demonstrate how much rubbish they estimate just one fast food outlet would generate.
"McDonald's figures state on average about 125kg per restaurant per day, and 99 to 153kg per drive through," Mrs Humphrey said. "Our calculations have that at about 100 large garbage bags. The rubbish bags will pretty much bury the clock."
The protesters have also launched a letter writing campaign as part of their campaign against fast food giants opening in Rye. The rubbish has been collected by supporters.
Ray Webb, from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, confirmed that the council had received more than 300 letters from residents.
For more details, visit OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The Leader - Tues 12th May 2009
Please grab a copy of tomorrow's Leader (Tues May 12th) for the following article. As soon as it appears online, we'll place a link here so that people can comment on the story.
We don't want you in our town.
That's the message more than 350 people have sent to McDonald's. Residents are concerned fast food giants McDonald's and Hungry Jack's have got Rye in their sights.
Rye mother Katrina Humphrey has organised a committee to take on the fast food giants.
"Things are progressing along well with the campaign to stop the fast food giants appearing as our neighbours," Mrs Humphrey said.
She said they had received more than 350 letters of objection. Residents are concerned that the introduction of fast food giants would lead to an increase in rubbish, traffic and hoon behaviour in the town. They also fear local food businesses may be adversely affected. The group has named its campaign "Rye's Up Against Fast Food Giants".
The action group has targeted Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and McDonald's Corporate Affairs as part of its letter writing campaign. It is asking concerned residents to write one letter a week. The group has set up the website OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
A spokeswoman said council was yet to receive a development application for any fast food restaurant in Rye, but Hungry Jack's and McDonald's had both indicated they were keen to open outlets in the town.
McDonald's spokeswoman Amy Lawrence did not respond to calls and emails from the Leader.
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McTime still hard to swallowWe don't want you in our town.
That's the message more than 350 people have sent to McDonald's. Residents are concerned fast food giants McDonald's and Hungry Jack's have got Rye in their sights.
Rye mother Katrina Humphrey has organised a committee to take on the fast food giants.
"Things are progressing along well with the campaign to stop the fast food giants appearing as our neighbours," Mrs Humphrey said.
She said they had received more than 350 letters of objection. Residents are concerned that the introduction of fast food giants would lead to an increase in rubbish, traffic and hoon behaviour in the town. They also fear local food businesses may be adversely affected. The group has named its campaign "Rye's Up Against Fast Food Giants".
The action group has targeted Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and McDonald's Corporate Affairs as part of its letter writing campaign. It is asking concerned residents to write one letter a week. The group has set up the website OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
A spokeswoman said council was yet to receive a development application for any fast food restaurant in Rye, but Hungry Jack's and McDonald's had both indicated they were keen to open outlets in the town.
McDonald's spokeswoman Amy Lawrence did not respond to calls and emails from the Leader.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Keep the comments coming!
Thanks to the following people who have commented on the articles that are popping up in The Leader. The more comments the articles receive, the more likely it is that our cause will keep featuring!
Please, keep commenting!!
This is ridiculous. To think that the southern most tip of the beautiful Mornington Peninsula has to fight to stop the homogenisation of its seaside towns!! Can you imagine the outraged reaction if fast food giants were homing in on Sorrento or Portsea?
Someone that doesn’t live in Rye told me yesterday that Rye needs development and doesn’t believe that Rye is OUR TOWN. I think the town meeting held on 23rd April, where approx 300 people attended, demonstrates how passionate locals are about our community! Development does not have to include fast food giants! So many wonderful ideas were discussed, if you want to stay informed check out the campaign’s website: OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
Posted: 6th May 2009 at 05:01pm
I can not believe what McDonald's is spouting about job opportunites and giving back to the community. We all know that the cost of living with McDonald's on our foreshore will far outweigh any false claims of ‘benefits’ to the community. 80 jobs for local people? What about those already employed by local traders? How will their employment be affected because small independent business’ can’t compete with the giant monopoly that is McDonald's? And jobs for local tradies. “Potentially” is the key word here, I think! The idea of McDonald's sponsoring sporting and community events is ludicrous - it would make me stay away!!! And watch out local schools in the area, McDonald's will be keen to offer you bribes too for a bit of promotion, say its logo stamped on text books, newsletters, etc. McDonald's is not an altruistic company whose focus is to better the community. McDonald's say they give but only if they are getting a lot more in return. This really would be a disaster for Rye, just when the community is putting forward great ideas on how to improve the culture of our town.
Posted: 6th May 2009 at 02:09pm
80 Jobs? This will not be fulltime jobs but casual jobs, poorly paid and peak season jobs. Let us weigh that up against those who will become unemployed in our cafes and food outlets when McDonald's drives these local, family-owned businesses out of town. How do you think Old McDonald's keep their dollar menu going by their employees breaking their backs working two or three positions at the same time just to keep the labour costs low. Is that what we want our local teens doing for part-time jobs? Serving up bad food under bad conditions, for low wages and abuse by non-caring, mostly one-off customers just passing through, and just imagine the clientele late night in the summer. Jobs for trades-persons? McDonald’s buildings are public buildings. How many local trades-persons are registered to build public buildings? I bet your bottom dollar McDonalds already have their preferred suppliers who churn out the pre-fab McBuildings (mostly out of china) at a very cheap price that many of our local building companies would find it difficult to compete with. Sponsorship opportunities? Don’t be fooled, it is all part of their marketing plan to get at our children.
The article seems to have a lot of 'coulds', 'mights' and 'potentiallys' in it for the “benefits” McDonald's will bring. I prefer to focus on the concrete: we know a McDonald’s will greatly increase rubbish in the area, we know a McDonald’s in the area will lead to a decline in diversity of local traders, we know a McDonald’s in the area will lead to a decline in the quality of food consumed by our kids, we know a McDonald’s in the area will cause localised traffic problems, we know a McDonald’s on the foreshore would be an eyesore.
80 jobs? For whom? Teenagers looking for meagre pocket money? Or people looking to pay a mortgage? Interesting that they say they’ll consult with the council on community issues? I wonder why they don’t want to consult with the community on community issues? Thanks but no thanks McDonald’s.
Please, keep commenting!!
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From: Jessie
Posted: 7th May 2009 at 01:23pm
This is ridiculous. To think that the southern most tip of the beautiful Mornington Peninsula has to fight to stop the homogenisation of its seaside towns!! Can you imagine the outraged reaction if fast food giants were homing in on Sorrento or Portsea?
Someone that doesn’t live in Rye told me yesterday that Rye needs development and doesn’t believe that Rye is OUR TOWN. I think the town meeting held on 23rd April, where approx 300 people attended, demonstrates how passionate locals are about our community! Development does not have to include fast food giants! So many wonderful ideas were discussed, if you want to stay informed check out the campaign’s website: OurTownRye.blogspot.com.
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From: JamesPosted: 6th May 2009 at 05:01pm
I can not believe what McDonald's is spouting about job opportunites and giving back to the community. We all know that the cost of living with McDonald's on our foreshore will far outweigh any false claims of ‘benefits’ to the community. 80 jobs for local people? What about those already employed by local traders? How will their employment be affected because small independent business’ can’t compete with the giant monopoly that is McDonald's? And jobs for local tradies. “Potentially” is the key word here, I think! The idea of McDonald's sponsoring sporting and community events is ludicrous - it would make me stay away!!! And watch out local schools in the area, McDonald's will be keen to offer you bribes too for a bit of promotion, say its logo stamped on text books, newsletters, etc. McDonald's is not an altruistic company whose focus is to better the community. McDonald's say they give but only if they are getting a lot more in return. This really would be a disaster for Rye, just when the community is putting forward great ideas on how to improve the culture of our town.
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From: MichellePosted: 6th May 2009 at 02:09pm
80 Jobs? This will not be fulltime jobs but casual jobs, poorly paid and peak season jobs. Let us weigh that up against those who will become unemployed in our cafes and food outlets when McDonald's drives these local, family-owned businesses out of town. How do you think Old McDonald's keep their dollar menu going by their employees breaking their backs working two or three positions at the same time just to keep the labour costs low. Is that what we want our local teens doing for part-time jobs? Serving up bad food under bad conditions, for low wages and abuse by non-caring, mostly one-off customers just passing through, and just imagine the clientele late night in the summer. Jobs for trades-persons? McDonald’s buildings are public buildings. How many local trades-persons are registered to build public buildings? I bet your bottom dollar McDonalds already have their preferred suppliers who churn out the pre-fab McBuildings (mostly out of china) at a very cheap price that many of our local building companies would find it difficult to compete with. Sponsorship opportunities? Don’t be fooled, it is all part of their marketing plan to get at our children.
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From: Andrew Humphrey
Posted: 6th May 2009 at 09:19am
The article seems to have a lot of 'coulds', 'mights' and 'potentiallys' in it for the “benefits” McDonald's will bring. I prefer to focus on the concrete: we know a McDonald’s will greatly increase rubbish in the area, we know a McDonald’s in the area will lead to a decline in diversity of local traders, we know a McDonald’s in the area will lead to a decline in the quality of food consumed by our kids, we know a McDonald’s in the area will cause localised traffic problems, we know a McDonald’s on the foreshore would be an eyesore.
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From: Joy
Posted: 6th May 2009 at 08:20am
Oh McDonald's, you have not convinced me yet! I am filled with questions. What type of jobs are on offer here? Is it well paying employment that will help someone in our community provide for themselves and their family? Perhaps it is low paying, casual work for 15 year olds who will take their money out of town to spend it? As for local tradies getting more work, does this mean local contractors will get the bulk of the build or will that be given to your usual building suppliers who are experienced at piecing together pre-fab commercial buildings? I ask how much good quality, well paid and consistent work is really on offer? Of course, the next question to ask is ‘how much of this type of employment will be lost when our local traders have to close their doors’? You can not buy me with your offers of sporting sponsorship and the like. I wish to teach my children about a healthy lifestyle and a good work ethic. An enjoyable, community-minded fundraiser may take a bit of work but that doesn’t scare me. McDonald's offers do! This is OUR town, we should get to make the choice. We do NOT want your type of community support, but thanks for the offer!
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From: Ben
Posted: 5th May 2009 at 11:48pm
What a load of rubbish! We don’t want McDonald's here and especially don’t want them offering money to schools and sporting events like bribes. “Giving back to the community” - yeah right, as long as they can see an advertising opportunity in it for them, somewhere to put their yellow arches. Keep them away from our town and our kids!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Opinions voiced in The Leader - 5th May 2009
We don't need you
I am very concerned about the unhealthy (in every respect) changes that Rye is heading towards if the proposed McDonald's and Hungry Jack's are approved.
We do not need, nor want these restaurants in our town. Rye's beauty is in its fantastic beaches and wonderful lifestyle. We can say goodbye to both of those things if we receive these fast food giants and all the rubbish and other problems that go along with them. Rye does not need this inappropriate development anywhere in the town, but more certainly not on the foreshore.
Go elsewhere
We're deeply saddened and disturbed by the prospect of Maccas in Rye because we live here to get away from the infestation of fast food chains and all they bring with them.
Rye is a beautiful town comprising local food outlets and restaurants, which give the town its unique character.
The locals run these ventures and earn their livelihood here and we want it to stay that way.
Go somewhere else McDonald's; we already have two of them on the peninsula and we don't need more. We refuse to have the lovely homesteads on the proposed site destroyed to have Ronald McDonald's statue put there instead.
We want the foreshore character to stay as it is and let the locals and visitors enjoy our town. Fast food chains attract rubbish and pollution, create traffic problems and take away local business, forcing small businesses to shut down.
Go make your profits elsewhere McDonald's - not in Rye!
Pressure on mothers
I'm against the prospect of a McDonald's coming to Rye, simply because it makes it more difficult for mothers.
Sure, most of them take the darlings to the Rosebud McDonald's as an occasional treat, but if it happens to be right there in front of them the pressure to spend more will obviously increase.
On the other hand this constant reference to the effect on local traders is a nonsense, when considering that more of these objectors will welcome the prospect of another Aldi, which is also in the pipeline.
As for traffic congestion, well, you really will see congestion with Aldi.
I am very concerned about the unhealthy (in every respect) changes that Rye is heading towards if the proposed McDonald's and Hungry Jack's are approved.
We do not need, nor want these restaurants in our town. Rye's beauty is in its fantastic beaches and wonderful lifestyle. We can say goodbye to both of those things if we receive these fast food giants and all the rubbish and other problems that go along with them. Rye does not need this inappropriate development anywhere in the town, but more certainly not on the foreshore.
- Andrew Humphrey, Rye
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We're deeply saddened and disturbed by the prospect of Maccas in Rye because we live here to get away from the infestation of fast food chains and all they bring with them.
Rye is a beautiful town comprising local food outlets and restaurants, which give the town its unique character.
The locals run these ventures and earn their livelihood here and we want it to stay that way.
Go somewhere else McDonald's; we already have two of them on the peninsula and we don't need more. We refuse to have the lovely homesteads on the proposed site destroyed to have Ronald McDonald's statue put there instead.
We want the foreshore character to stay as it is and let the locals and visitors enjoy our town. Fast food chains attract rubbish and pollution, create traffic problems and take away local business, forcing small businesses to shut down.
Go make your profits elsewhere McDonald's - not in Rye!
- Trish L'Henaff, Rye
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I'm against the prospect of a McDonald's coming to Rye, simply because it makes it more difficult for mothers.
Sure, most of them take the darlings to the Rosebud McDonald's as an occasional treat, but if it happens to be right there in front of them the pressure to spend more will obviously increase.
On the other hand this constant reference to the effect on local traders is a nonsense, when considering that more of these objectors will welcome the prospect of another Aldi, which is also in the pipeline.
As for traffic congestion, well, you really will see congestion with Aldi.
- Cliff Ellen, Rye.
McDonald's campaign has started too...
McDonalds campaign has also started. This is what has appeared in this week's Leader newspaper:
Jobs, cash for sport: food giant
A McDonald's in Rye would provide benefits for the community, says the burger giant.
Company spokeswoman Amy Lawrence said McDonald's would provide employment opportunities for about 80 people.
"A new restaurant would also create many more jobs during the build phase, potentially for local tradespeople," Ms Lawrence said.
She said one of the restaurants would 'likely lead to sponsorhip opportunities for local sporting.... and other events". She said the company had a philosophy of 'giving back to the communities in which we operate".
She confirmed McDonald's did not have a commercial agreement in place or development application before Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
"If and when we lodge a development application for a site in Rye, we will obviously consult with council on community issues as appropriate," Ms Lawrence said.
McDonald's has previously indicated it was interested in setting up an outlet at Rye.
More than 200 residents recently attended a protest meeting called by Rye mother Katrina Humphrey after residents became concerned McDonald's and Hungry Jack's were eyeing off their seaside town.
The website OurTownRye.blogspot.com has been set up as part of their campaign.
Jobs, cash for sport: food giant
A McDonald's in Rye would provide benefits for the community, says the burger giant.
Company spokeswoman Amy Lawrence said McDonald's would provide employment opportunities for about 80 people.
"A new restaurant would also create many more jobs during the build phase, potentially for local tradespeople," Ms Lawrence said.
She said one of the restaurants would 'likely lead to sponsorhip opportunities for local sporting.... and other events". She said the company had a philosophy of 'giving back to the communities in which we operate".
She confirmed McDonald's did not have a commercial agreement in place or development application before Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
"If and when we lodge a development application for a site in Rye, we will obviously consult with council on community issues as appropriate," Ms Lawrence said.
McDonald's has previously indicated it was interested in setting up an outlet at Rye.
More than 200 residents recently attended a protest meeting called by Rye mother Katrina Humphrey after residents became concerned McDonald's and Hungry Jack's were eyeing off their seaside town.
The website OurTownRye.blogspot.com has been set up as part of their campaign.
- Lisa Habermann
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
New Media Coverage
More articles in the paper, the Mornington and Southern Peninsula Mail this time. The link to the article is in the media coverage section to the right. Remember to read and comment.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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