WHEN Tina Coumbe, principal of Crib Point Primary School, visited her local kindergarten to meet incoming students, she came back…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire have approved a new Long-Term Capital Works Plan, marking the shire’s first comprehensive ten-year capital planning framework.…
ANTI-theft devices have been installed across the shire’s reserves to crack down on the increase in copper theft. The thefts…
A DEFIBRILLATOR in Mt Eliza has been used to help save a person’s life just weeks after it was installed.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has reduced its proposed kerbside waste fee after community consultation, but residents will still face a significant…
TO maintain safe access to the boat ramp and jetties, sand dredging will commence at Mornington’s Schnapper Point on 13…
ROUGH sleeping has reached crisis proportions on the Mornington Peninsula and, as winter starts to bite, Southern Peninsula Community Support…
BETWEEN 5-12 July, communities across Australia will celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC Week, marking a significant milestone in recognising and…
MARK Daw has spent more than a decade responding to floods, fires and road accidents across the Mornington Peninsula as…
A GROUP of McCrae residents are advocating for the vacant land at 35-39 Armstrong Rd to be preserved as a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has picked up two category wins and two finalist placings at the 2026 LGPro Awards for…
ST MACARTAN’S Parish Primary School has won a top honour at the 2026 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. Community volunteer David Whillas…
THE Victorian government has confirmed the inner timber section of Flinders Pier won’t be rebuilt, sparking concern from locals who…
Bittern resident Amy Bennett has won the Secondary Student of the Year award at the 12th annual Chisholm Education Awards.…
THE new pier according to space tourism website space-axiom.com (left), and the new Dromana Pier according to Parks Victoria (right).…
A CHARITY set up to honour the legacy of a Frankston teenager who died by suicide has received $450,000 in…
A man has allegedly blown more than five times the legal alcohol limit following a collision in Mount Martha last…
MORNINGTON’S Jennifer Willis became the first Australian with multiple sclerosis to summit Mount Everest. Willis is a mother-of-three, coach, speaker,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has voted to join a collaborative gas procurement program aimed at securing competitive prices for some of…
A COMMUNITY-LED initiative is bringing together businesses, environmental and community groups, and local leaders across the peninsula to strengthen local…
Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking community insight into its draft Integrated Transport Strategy, which will be placed on public exhibition…
LAST Wednesday (15 June), McCrae Lighthouse was lit up in recgnition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This was arranged…
CRIME across the Mornington Peninsula has dropped by nearly 10 per cent in the year ended March 2026, according to…
Casey Highway Patrol officers found more than they bargained for when responding to a collision in Lynbrook on Sunday morning.…
EVERY second Friday night, a food trailer pulls into the Young Street car park in Frankston, and the smell of…
A FOCUS on kindness in healthcare is among the reasons why Bayside Health Peninsula’s Richard Newton was named a Member…
OVER 700 people have signed a petition to formally submit a proposal to the Mornington Peninsula Shire for Tyrone Beach…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has issued more than $35,000 worth of fines in the past month as part of an ongoing…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has voted to rename its Climate Emergency Community Reference Group, prompting debate among councillors over whether the…
DEMAND for palliative care on the Mornington Peninsula has surged by about 27 per cent over the past four years,…