AS part of CFA’s Get Fire Ready campaign, Mount Martha Fire Brigade is inviting residents to attend a Get Fire Ready event at Mount Martha Fire Station (6 Latrobe Drive,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire have accepted appointment as Committee of Management for 25 hectares of bushland in Hastings. At the 29 September council meeting, councillors voted unanimously in favour of the…
MT MARTHA CFA celebrated its 75th anniversary with an awards dinner at Safety Beach Sailing Club. On 3 October, volunteers, family members, local government officials, and community members gathered to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire have approved an amendment to the Martha’s Point Retirement Village development permit despite 61 objections from the community. At the 29 September council meeting, councillors voted to…
CONCERNS have been raised over two 100-year-old trees that were cut down in Red Hill to make way for a CFA shed. Grant Roberts said he was participating in a…
Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today charged a man as part of an investigation into the production and distribution of false construction and other workplace certifications and qualifications. A 33-year-old…
IT is less than six weeks until the state election on 28 November, and Labor has joined the contest for the seat of Mornington. The president of the Labor Party’s…
MORNINGTON MP Chris Crewther has announced an elected Liberal government will provide $8m towards the rebuild and upgrade of Narambi Reserve in Mornington Park, delivering the next stages of the…
MEMBER for Nepean, Anthony Marsh, has reaffirmed the Liberal Party’s $340m commitment to completely rebuild Rosebud Hospital, doubling bed capacity, delivering an expanded emergency department and “ensuring we keep it…
LABOR has announced its candidate for the upcoming state election in the seat of Mornington. Mt Martha mother of two and grandmother of a “very much-loved grandchild”, Kerry Macdonald is…
ONE Nation’s candidate for the seat of Hastings, Peter Angelico, was a member of the Liberal Party for 20 years. In early 2025 he nominated for Liberal preselection for the…
MORNINGTON MP Chris Crewther has announced an elected Liberal/Nationals government will fund $1.5m towards an upgrade of outdoor facilities at Mount Martha Primary School, delivering a new covered all-weather shelter,…
A NEW “bush food garden” opened at Moonlit Sanctuary last week as part of the park’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The new garden at the Pearcedale sanctuary features native Australian plants,…
NEW Peninsula Community Caring is gearing up to help families in need this Christmas as it launches its annual Christmas Hope Appeal. Every year, the organisation partners with schools around…
WITH the cost of living continuing to put pressure on household budgets, finding an affordable day out has never been more appealing. Now, Searoad Ferries is giving Victorians the chance…
MPCA MENS PROVINCIAL IN Provincial Division two teams, Baden Powell and Pines, remain undefeated after three rounds while Mornington and Sorrento are yet to register a win. Baden Powell were…
MPCA WOMENS PROVINCIAL SOMERVILLE are on top of the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 womens Provincial Division ladder after a strong win against Mt Eliza on Sunday (18 October). The…
SOCCER SOMERVILLE Eagles and Rosebud United announced new coaches last week for their 2027 seasons. State 5 side Somerville appointed Liam George to his first senior coaching position while newly…
THE Two Bays Snapper Challenge, Victoria’s biggest fishing competition, is back for another year. Based in Frankston, the competition involves chasing snapper across Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. The…
THE Mornington Peninsula Record Fair returns to Frankston next month. The vinyl sale event will be held at The Cheeky Squire on 17 October. Up to 20,000 records are expected…
After wild September weather delayed the start of the season, the Hill & Ridge Community Market returns to Red Hill on Saturday 3 October, bringing more than 200 stalls, great…
STEELY Dan are a seminal part of rock history. Album sales in excess of 40 million and their 2001 induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are testament…
THE WPW26 Literary Festival is coming soon. Tickets are on sale and they are going quickly. So book early! The festival is based at Coolart Wetlands & Homestead in Somers.…
Meagan O’Hehir and Heather Cust met years before cancer entered either of their lives, crossing paths on the netball courts of the Rosebud Football Netball Club. It would take a…
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…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Legacy Club’s centenarian members came together with friends and family for a celebratory lunch at Legacy House in Mt Eliza on 23 September. The annual lunch brought together…
BALNARRING resident Milton Perry has celebrated his 100th birthday with a surprise helicopter ride and a celebration at Arcare Balnarring. Perry celebrated the milestone on 21 September, surrounded by family,…
FAMED illustrator and Mornington Peninsula resident Terry Denton died surrounded by his family on Monday 21 September, aged 76. Terry was the author and illustrator of over 30 of his…
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…
