A PETITION by Penshurst residents to have the local Bushfire Place of Last Resort (BPLR) moved to the Penshurst Memorial Hall has been turned down by the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) at last week’s meeting.

The Penshurst Progress Association submitted the petition on January 28 last year, signed by 106 individuals and requesting a change to the BPLR from its current location at 71 Bell Street to the Penshurst Memorial Hall located at 21 Martin Street.