MORNINGTON Lions Club have donated $5000 to the peninsula branch of the Blue Ribbon Foundation, allowing for two new ultrasound machines at Frankston Hospital. On 16 October, Lions Club representatives…
AN application to expand an existing quarry in Langwarrin has been refused by the Minister for Planning. On 7 October, Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny refused a Development Facilitation Program…
A COMMUNITY event will bring together local residents and environmental groups to celebrate Western Port Bay and call for a coordinated whole-of-bay plan to protect its future. Save Westernport is…
ZOE Upton, the Bunurong Land Council representative on Gellung Warl (the First People’s Assembly) is hosting an information session on the historic Victorian Treaty with First Nations People. The event…
THE boat ramp at Schnapper Point has reopened after upgrades to make it safer and more accessible. The upgraded facilities were fully funded by Better Boating Victoria and include new…
MORNINGTON Tourist Railway has painted one of its locomotives pink to raise funds for breast cancer research. On 17 October, the community gathered at the railway for a fundraiser, with…
By Melissa McCullough A ROY Morgan poll* released on 9 October said the 2026 Victorian state election is currently too close to call. The poll’s data indicates the ALP/Greens are…
ANIMAL Justice Party candidate Chloe Coulson will contest the seat of Hastings in the upcoming state election. Coulson joined the party in early 2026 after deciding she wanted to have…
FOUR of the candidates for the Nepean electorate at the upcoming state election gathered for a Mornington Peninsula Shire organised election forum on Wednesday 14 October. The night was marked…
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…
BUILDING exceptional homes since 1982, Roseleigh Homes combines decades of hands-on experience with personalised design to create homes that are as individual as the people who live in them. If…
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…
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…
