TRAFFIC and pedestrian-operated lights are expected to be operating at the intersection of Forest Drive and Nepean Highway, Mount Martha…
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A 1100-signature petition calling for a ban on fishing to be enforced at Martha Cove marina, Safety Beach has been…
THE past two weeks of wild and windy weather have kept emergency services busy, with everyone from people to pets…
FORMER MP for Flinders Greg Hunt has been appointed foundation chair of the Monash University-based Turner Institute for Brain and…
AN accident caused by a fallen tree in Merricks North has prompted emergency services to remind drivers to be particularly…
A SOMERVILLE driver has been fined $1200 and lost nine demerit points after filming a passenger standing on the back…
PERSONAL stories of homelessness and a discussion of policy and planning options around affordable housing will be the focus of…
WILD winds played havoc with yachts on the Mornington Peninsula over the past week, with several ripped from their moorings…
A VIRTUAL fencing trial on Browns Road and Jetty Road in Boneo is potentially reducing the number of animal deaths…
POLICE will step up foot patrols in Mornington and Mount Eliza after complaints of young people committing vandalism and intimidating…
AMBULANCE Victoria has confirmed an elderly man from Hastings suffered a “medical condition” before his vehicle ploughed into a shop…
THE discovery of polio virus in wastewater in the United States and United Kingdom has raised fears that low vaccination…
BEACHGOERS have been reminded to look out for hooded plovers nesting along Mornington Peninsula shorelines with the threatened species at…
THE continuing loss of trees on the Mornington Peninsula has prompted calls for the council to adopt a strategy to…
Detectives from the Cybercrime Squad are investigating over 150 reports of remote access scams, already costing victims in excess of…
There is undoubtedly excitement building as the Region’s peak tourism organisation, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board, announces its new…
THE Heritage Council of Victoria has added Flinders pier to the State Heritage Register. The pier, originally built in 1866…
A SURVEY by Victoria Police conducted has shown people affected by drugs and alcohol tops the list when it comes…
TWO men from Mount Martha and a man from Oakleigh have been arrested after firearms and drugs were seized during…
OWNERS of empty houses are being reminded of their obligations to maintain them following complaints that some vacant homes are…
THE Esplanade in Mount Martha received special attention last Sunday week (8 October), and it wasn’t just about the popular…
Southern Metro Crime Team detectives have arrested five teens following a series of aggravated burglaries and home invasions throughout the…
MORE than 60 unwanted cats have found their forever homes thanks to the tireless work of Bethany Swiggs. The passionate…
A SOMERVIILE family was lucky to escape unharmed after a fire broke out at their Eramosa Road home Monday 3…
ONE year on from a frightening car crash, Red Hill resident James Clark-Kennedy met and thanked the “volunteer heroes” who…
WHILE enjoying a walk at Mothers Beach, Mornington Jodie Richmond-Smith came across a strange object that has become something of…
THIRTY-THREE speeding drivers were among the 60-plus motorists charged on the Mornington Peninsula over the four-day Grand Final weekend. Highway…
IT’S an unfortunate global phenomenon and a dog act, and it’s happening on the Mornington Peninsula to the detriment of…
AN inquiry into the impacts of online gambling has been launched. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy chairs the House of Representatives’…
POLICE are seeking witnesses to an accident on Browns Road, Main Ridge on Saturday night (1 October) where two police…