MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has unanimously voted to set parking infringement penalties at 0.5 penalty units following an administrative error in this year’s budget process. The resolution relates to 11 parking…
MT Eliza Fire Brigade celebrated their 90th anniversary with a torchlight procession through the Mt Eliza Village on Friday (21 August).Over 100 participants from ten stations marched behind the students…
WHEN lifelong French Island resident Terry failed to show up for work one morning, his friends and co-workers knew something was wrong. What followed was a medical emergency that saw…
PATIENTS at The Bays Hospital will benefit from new clinical equipment thanks to a combined $10,000 contribution from Mornington Rotary and Community Bank Mount Martha. The two local organisations have…
MORNINGTON resident and founder of Catch Me Marketing Co. Trish McLachlan is a finalist in three categories at the 2026 Global Search Awards. The Global Search Awards recognise the creativity…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has voted to place a proposal for four additional conservation covenants on public exhibition for a period of six weeks. There are currently four conservation covenants on…
A NEW mural by local artist Tyson Savanah, known as Father Marker, now honours the life of Sammy the seal at Safety Beach. Sammy became a local icon earlier this…
RYE resident Josephine Nicholls AM founded national charity Brainwave Australia 30 years ago, and will mark the milestone with a gala at the National Gallery of Victoria on 29 August.…
TWO young women from the peninsula are preparing to make history as they become the first adults with disability to take part in the Variety Bash. Natalie Palancian and Amelia…
FRANKSTON South golfer Will Veitch has taken home silver at the US Kids Golf World Championship. The championship took place in Pinehurst, North Carolina from 30 July to 1 August.…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN THE biggest footy drama of the week occurred not on the field, but in the backrooms at MPFNL HQ after the previous week’s draw between…
SOCCER FOUR games remain for Mornington to cling onto second spot in State 1 South-East and earn a play-off with its State 1 North-West counterpart for the right to play…
WESTERN Port Steelers player Olivier “Ollie” Lemire-Guevin will leave for Utah Prep Academy in the United States in mid-August, after being offered a scholarship through an Australian sporting agency. The…
PENINSULA Cinemas Rosebud will screen The Fox, an animatronic black comedy in which the late Sam Neill voices a foul-mouthed magpie – a role he completed and was still promoting…
It began with a group of trainee teachers and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, but more than six decades later, PLOS Musical Productions is about to bring the sound of…
After a triumphant 2025 tour that played to standing ovations across the state, this delightful and rarely performed masterpiece returns for one performance only in a wonderful opportunity to experience it here on…
At 82, with an exhibition history spanning more than six decades behind him, celebrated Australian painter Christopher Pyett paints in his Pearcedale studio every day. His practice is disciplined and…
by Andrea Louise Thomas Somerville chef and hospitality trainer, Marlene Hoff, has been quietly changing lives for years, serving up nutrition for the body, mind and spirit. Everything she does comes…
Kelly Nash has spent her life saying yes to things that terrify her. She left a secure teaching career in her late twenties to become an actor, despite resistance from…
It all started with a single post to a Facebook community noticeboard on a Monday. Bec Watson posted her rant about the Peninsula Link roadworks anonymously, not feeling confident enough…
By Sarah Halfpenny Photos Yanni & Supplied There’s a handmade sterling silver charm in the shape of a cocktail on display at & Independents gallery in Sorrento that will tell…
By Lisa Bayley – Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society Standing near the roundabout on Frankston-Flinders Road and Eramosa Road is one of Somerville’s most recognisable landmarks – the distinctive…
TWO of the Balnarring and District Historical Society’s longest-serving volunteers have been recognised with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) Award of Merit, for their contribution to local and…
THE Mornington Peninsula’s wine community is mourning the loss of Nat White, who alongside his wife, Rosalie, established Main Ridge Estate in 1975. Nat passed away on 20 June after…
By Sarah Russell LAST Wednesday afternoon (17 June), Denise Hassett died suddenly at home. Denise was a much loved and admired friend who will be remembered for her kindness, compassion,…
