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Firefighters behind cheeky campaign

THE Only Butt campaign is a finalist in the prestigious Community Banksia Awards coming up on 24 March. The campaign – devised by 2020 Victorian Local...
On the road again

TWO 93-year-olds went for a “run” together to last weekend’s Hastings Cruise Night at Westernport Marina. One was a car – a 1928 Kissel of the type th...
New look Woolworths Karingal Hub

Local shoppers in Frankston can now experience a fresh new-look supermarket with the completion of the Woolworths Karingal Hub store renewal. Over tw...
Nothing Ventured, nothing gained, say Scouts

TWO Mornington Sea Scouts have come so far to win the highest award in Scouting that a little disruption called lockdown could not dampen their spirit...
Survival, the aim of the training game

VOLUNTEER Marine Rescue members got into the nitty gritty of their role with their annual sea survival training course at Mornington harbour, Tuesday ...

Village goes to market

THE pending sale of the Mornington Village Shopping Centre will “test the market as the first core V...

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are being asked to revoke Governance Rules they adopted last Tuesday (23 February) bec...

Protesters spread their no-jab message

Breaking camp

February 15, 2021

CAMPERS were back on the road for home last Friday (12 February) ahead of the latest travel restrictions and closure of the Mornington Peninsula Shire...

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Virus testing sites

Feb 8

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Checking in

Feb 8

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Shire offers relief and recovery grants

Jan 18

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Heartfelt thanks to end a difficult year

Dec 14
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Peninsula Health swab test ‘milestone’

Dec 7

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Court bid over rules

Oct 19

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Agents zoom in to press their case

Sep 28

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Check for out-of-towners

Sep 28
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Time Travel During Lockdown

Sep 28

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Court challenge to power of the Premier

Sep 21

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Creative way to cope with crisis

Sep 21

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Aged care COVID outbreak traced to staff memb...

Sep 14

Landowner seeks help to avoid rabbit takeover

March 2, 2021

A HASTINGS man is fed up with the lack of support he is receiving in trying to control rabbits coming onto his property. Colin Fitches said the rabbit...

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Call for Wynne to reject gas plan

Mar 2

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Train disruptions

Mar 2

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Litter problem shown up by clean-up

Mar 1

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Court reacts hard to concrete dumper

Mar 1
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Arrest but no charges after ‘screams in the n...

Mar 1

Shire urges pledge for women’s ‘challenge’...

Mar 1

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Rats ‘ordered’ out of house

Feb 23

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Throw-aways a deadly diet for birds

Feb 23
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Mud no obstacle for angels’ fear of tread

Feb 23

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Appeal over servo expansion

Feb 22

Minister’s move clears way for VCAT appeal

Feb 22

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Trucks in harm’s way

Feb 22

Pines, Carrum, Carrum Downs and Old Peninsula finish top of ...

March 1, 2021

CRICKET PENINSULA PINES have closed out an undefeated season with a win over Heatherhill. After being sent in to bat first, Pines put 168 runs on the ...

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Goulding goes, O’Connell sees red

Mar 1

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Tycoon Humma continues unbeaten record

Mar 1

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Pines take out Jack Peacock Cup

Feb 22

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Rosebud in hunt for new coach

Feb 22
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Mornington colts reign supreme in Group One’s...

Feb 22

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Guides standing strong together

Feb 22

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New era dawns in the south

Feb 15

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Schwellinger’s promotion plan

Feb 15
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Somerville and Pines draw, Hastings snatch a ...

Feb 8

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Second Wallace Cup for Langy

Feb 8

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Avalon digs deep for second Group One win

Feb 8

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Girls’ cricket dream comes true

Feb 1

A salute to The Big O

March 1, 2021

WESLEY Orbison, Roy Orbison’s eldest son is very proud to fully endorse and present this amazing live concert experience remembering his father as we ...

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Mark Anthony sings Elvis

Mar 1

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Peninsula wineries join online sales guide

Feb 22

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Stars to shine at festival’s 10th anniversary...

Feb 15

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Buzz brings gardens to life

Jan 25
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Sea the influence

Jan 18

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Sesame at circus

Dec 22

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In tune after lockdown blues

Dec 21

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The FAC welcomes back first live audience

Dec 7
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Characters commemorate ‘original story’ of Ch...

Dec 7

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Totems more than tokens on the trail

Nov 10

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Writers record year of living with COVID-19

Nov 2

It’s all right, tough guys read

Nov 2

Farewell to Rye ‘stalwart’

February 8, 2021

ONE of Rye’s most dynamic citizens was farewelled at a memorial service attended by 250-300 family and friends at three sites, Tuesday 19 January. The...

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A life of golf, turf and China relations

Jan 18

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Age proves no barrier to enjoyment

Jan 18

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Fatal decisions by guest house thieves

Jan 11

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Margaret Jacqueline Crittenden – mother, visi...

Dec 14
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Unsolved murders a 40 year mystery

Nov 23

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Taking a balcony bow after 100 years

Nov 23

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Stone needed to restore chapel

Nov 10

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A life’s journey on two wheels

Nov 4
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Muriel’s milestone

Nov 4

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A bond bombers could not break

Nov 2

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Cerberus sets a course for next century

Sep 14

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Wreath honours brave, but neglected, service

Aug 18

Council Watch

Further delay over prayer or pledge

THE issue of whether or not to start Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meetings with a prayer or a pledge has received another setback. Councillors last week voted against giving the public a say on four options for starting meetings. The options su...

CEO’s powers up, councillors down in suggested ‘best practic...

By Hugh Fraser* MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire CEO John Baker has been quick to propose to the new council – with eight new councillors out of 11 – radical changes to meeting procedures that substantially enhance a CEO’s powers while reducing council’s a...