Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad have this week charged three people and located a large-scale clandestine laboratory as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manufacturing of illicit…
CONFIRMED bird flu cases on the Mornington Peninsula have climbed to 24, with the City of Frankston recording three cases. Cases have been recorded in Blairgowrie, Dromana, Capel Sound, McCrae,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has adopted a master plan for Somerville Recreation Reserve following community consultation at the end of 2025. At the 1 September council meeting, councillors voted unanimously to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire have endorsed a preferred route for the proposed shared user path in Dromana following community consultation. The path will provide an active transport connection between Dromana, Safety…
PLANS for a new childcare centre in Frankston South have stalled after a legal battle which ended up in the Victorian Supreme Court. The site at 253 Humphries Road is…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking community feedback on its updated Community-led Projects Policy. At the 1 September council meeting, councillors voted unanimously to place the draft policy on public exhibition…
Mornington Peninsula businesswoman Melissa Goffin has been endorsed by Independents for Mornington Peninsula to be their candidate for the seat of Mornington in the upcoming state election. “Melissa was selected…
ONE Nation has announced lawyer Ashli Beards as their Mornington electorate candidate for the November state election. Beards, who has been a member of One Nation since December 2025, was…
THE state election race for Nepean has a new entrant, with Safety Beach resident Kim Robbins throwing her hat into the ring as an independent candidate. Robbins decision to run…
OCEAN Mind, a therapeutic surfing charity that aims to improve young people’s mental health and relationships through surfing, is heading into its third season on the peninsula. Ocean Mind offers…
FOR the past 36 years, Linda and Tony Perrin have opened their home to children who need a safe place to stay. The Safety Beach residents began their fostering journey…
A FUNDRAISER to raise awareness about vulva health and vulvar cancer will take place at Main Ridge Community Hall on 12 September. The event is being organised by Vulva Sisters…
A CONTRACTOR employed by Mornington Peninsula Shire applied the wrong treatment to four ovals in February, killing the turf, with user clubs still dealing with the aftermath and the shire…
MORNINGTON Baseball Club clinched only their second A1 premiership on Saturday (6 September) in the Dandenong Baseball grand final. In 1975, 51 years ago, Mornington’s A1 team played their first…
By Harrison Borthwick THE South Mornington Junior Football Club under14 girls’ team have achieved premiership success in their inaugural season. On Sunday 30 August the South Mornington Tigers defeated Rosebud…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN IN the second round of finals, Rosebud were able to secure a win against Dromana after a close game. The game begun with the Tigers…
MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian…
ONE of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies is set to captivate audiences at Frankston Arts Centre when Bell Shakespeare’s acclaimed production of Macbeth arrives for a one-night performance on Tuesday 27…
IF you missed the work of local Mornington Peninsula artists at the 2026 AGRA Exhibition of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists in Melbourne – you have another opportunity to…
The Hill & Ridge Community Market is returning after its annual hibernation, with armfuls of great local produce, swags of delicious street food and a hand-picked collection of art and…
by Andrea Louise Thomas Hastings microbiologist Robert Mitchell discovered something beautiful and unexpected during his COVID lockdown rambles in nearby nature reserves. It changed the future for local native terrestrial orchids.…
He cut his teeth as Jimmy Giggle in the hit children’s series “Giggle and Hoot”, but after a decade in the role, constant travel, and a young family, Jimmy Rees…
Bec Winters was simply trying to impress a boy named Jed when she accidentally launched Horribly Healthy, now a peninsula food revolution. Eleven years ago, faced with the dilemma of…
Ric de Vries has spent a lifetime around the water. It started when an 18-year-old Ric moved to Cape Paterson and landed a job with Fisheries. That was the beginning…
By Barry Irving MEMBERS of the Rye Historical Society attended Rye Cemetery for the unveiling of a bronze plaque they had donated to acknowledge and honour the final resting place…
OBITUARYCharles Edward Jacobsen26 May 1937 – 14 August 2026 CHARLES Edward Jacobsen, known to most simply as Chas, was a pioneer, a builder, an adventurer, a visionary and a family…
THE Murrowong Ave Dog Park community is mourning the loss of two of their much-loved regulars, Richard Allen and his Maltese-Pomeranian cross, Teddy. Richard passed away on 10 August, less…
HASTINGS has lost one of its most dedicated servants with the death of Brian Stahl. The 88-year-old was revered in the community for his work and advocacy over many decades.…
