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Cop this, Lolly sings (well, almost) like a b...

A COLOURFUL character often seen hanging around at Hastings police station sings like a bird. But she’s not snitching on her accomplices or leaking de...
A night to warm hearts

ROTARIANS slept in their cars, outside in tents, or on couches to help the homeless on the Mornington Peninsula for one night last week. Mount Martha ...
Keeping tabs on bay’s crabs

SATELLITE tagging research is keeping tabs on some of the hundreds of thousands of spider crabs off Mornington Peninsula beaches after their early win...
Help for those doing it tough

MORNINGTON Community Information and Support Centre has a supply of free reusable and single-use masks for those struggling amid the tougher COVID-19 ...
Stirring for happiness

A GROUP of Somers residents is proving an early adaptor of a movement that started in England to improve mental health by making people happy. The rec...

Trees axed for firewood

VANDALS are chopping down trees at a Crib Point reserve for firewood. Mornington Peninsula Shire Cou...

Politics and ‘olde’ law a potent mix at Portsea

A SECTION of Point King Beach, Portsea being claimed by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox is turning into a legal and political qu...

Equality key to reducing violence

TWO of the most insidious, yet often hidden, scourges of modern Australian society are linked. One, gender inequality between...

Mornington Peninsula COVID-19 Update – 13 August 2020...

August 13, 2020

Mornington Peninsula Total cases: 121 – Active cases: 43 – New cases today: 7 Seven new cases on the peninsula in the last 24 hours. Total...

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Seven new peninsula cases in 24 hours

Aug 13

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Where are the cases on the peninsula?

Aug 13

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State of emergency changes daily life

Aug 10

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Ferry services cut

Aug 10
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Three new peninsula cases in 24 hours

Aug 7

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A message from our publisher

Aug 7

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Mornington Peninsula COVID-19 Update – ...

Aug 6

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Three new peninsula cases in 24 hours

Aug 6
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Where are the cases on the peninsula?

Aug 6

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Mornington Peninsula COVID-19 Update – 5 Augu...

Aug 5

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Six new cases on the peninsula in 24 hours

Aug 5

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Mornington Peninsula COVID-19 Update – 3 Augu...

Aug 3

Still raising money

August 11, 2020

BONEO Fire Brigade crews unable to raise money at Boneo market or sell Captain Koalas and children’s uniforms because of COVID-19 restrictions are thi...

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Battery causes fire

Aug 10

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Mt Eliza break in

Aug 10

Grants tap into water source

Aug 10

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Universities get down to business at Pt Nepea...

Aug 10
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Yawa: first a name, now a manager

Aug 10

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Limits to safe riding during lockdown

Aug 10

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Cyclist killed at Shoreham

Aug 4

Lifesavers win awards

Aug 4
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Yawa ‘milestone’ for aquatic centre

Aug 3

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Pedalling a petition for shared path

Aug 3

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Nelson saved

Aug 3

Charges follow crime online

Aug 3

Stingrays don’t lack Pace

August 10, 2020

SOCCER PROMOTION within two years and a personal honour thrown in. Adrian Pace dares to dream. The 27-year-old “veteran” of Aspendale Stingrays senior...

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Brideoake unveils promising filly

Aug 10

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Staying fighting fit for Tokyo

Aug 3

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Blake wants ’Buds to bloom

Aug 3

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Brooklyn Hustle back with a bang

Aug 3
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Mulder wants Eagles to soar

Jul 27

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Early kick off has Avalon primed

Jul 27

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FV shuts down senior season

Jul 20

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Rawiller claims Rising Star Series

Jul 20
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Fans at home as players head north

Jul 20

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Olympic hopefuls team up to train

Jul 20

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Awards for basketball ‘legend’

Jul 20

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Frost warms up with metro winner

Jul 13

Journal to reflect nature of peninsula

August 3, 2020

THE search is on for writers and photographers to express their “sense of place” relating to the Mornington Peninsula. Celeste Deliyiannis and Emily W...

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Don’t waste a display for art

Jul 27

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Music theatre stars Raise the Curtain to supp...

Jul 20

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‘Warriors’ vie for an edge

Jul 20

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Golden moments

Jul 6
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Gardens’ new attractions

Jun 29

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Music for those in need

Jun 29

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Gallery’s anniversary

Jun 22

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Film follows artist’s pursuit of peace

Jun 9
Sunday concert streams live

Jun 9

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Duo dancing its way to top of charts

May 26

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The street library is open

Apr 27

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In the groove, yet keeping their distance

Apr 23

Crib Point Navy man honoured

July 21, 2020

FORMER Petty Officer Douglas Alfred Symes enjoyed a tour of the Victorian Maritime Centre’s museum on the Esplanade, Crib Point, before the coronaviru...

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A walk, a smile carry Elaine to 100

Jul 20

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Up front plan to ‘save’ shop

Jul 13

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No shortage of cheers for a busy life

Jun 22

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Quarantine station, where life was lived apar...

Apr 20
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Milestone for childhood sweethearts

Apr 14

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Rye wreck reveals shipbuilder’s secrets

Mar 25

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Conviction behind Portsea’s name

Feb 17

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Ceremony marks anniversary of Rip tragedy

Feb 17
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Sorrento ‘abandoned’ on Australia Day

Feb 3

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Unassuming banker a green wedge warrior

Jan 16

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Scouting for memories in a cardboard box

Dec 23

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The Jeremiahs of Tyabb

Oct 22

Council Watch

Character vs population

A STRATEGY to determine how the Mornington Peninsula handles housing and population growth over the next 16 years – while ensuring the peninsula’s special values and character are protected – was adopted by council last week. The Mornington Peninsula...

Strategy to lift food output

A FOOD economy and agroecology strategy is designed to help shape the Mornington Peninsula’s agriculture and food industry. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is researching and consulting on the strategy to support growth in the agriculture and food...