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Age proves no barrier to enjoyment

A WOMAN who has been a part of Melbourne’s growth and prosperity for more than 100 years celebrated her 108th birthday last week. Marjorie Andrew, a r...
Interns welcome the experience

PENINSULA Health has welcomed 39 medical interns who have wasted no time learning the ropes in preparation for their one-year placements. The doctors ...
Mystery surrounds ‘silent’ kidnap victim

SOMETHING good often follows something bad, so it’s not surprising to hear that the theft of a much-loved manikin from outside a Hastings coffee outle...
Chorus of young voices add to quarry oppositi...

CHILDREN are speaking out about a new quarry that the Ross Trust plans to carve out of Arthurs Seat not far from schools and kindergartens. The Ross T...
MP goes behind the wheel

FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt was in the driver’s seat during last week’s visit to the Mornington Men’s Shed. The federal health minister appeared comfortable...

Brother on murder charge over Hasti...

THE brother of a Hastings man found dying in the street Monday 18 January has been charged with murd...

Cut back, but celebrations go ahead

Drowning forces backflip on beach advice

Drowning forces backflip on beach advice

Shire offers relief and recovery grants

January 18, 2021

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is extending its range of community and business grants to “support our community in the recovery phase” of the COV...

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Heartfelt thanks to end a difficult year

Dec 14

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Peninsula Health swab test ‘milestone’

Dec 7

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Court bid over rules

Oct 19

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Agents zoom in to press their case

Sep 28
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Check for out-of-towners

Sep 28

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Time Travel During Lockdown

Sep 28

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Court challenge to power of the Premier

Sep 21

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Creative way to cope with crisis

Sep 21
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Aged care COVID outbreak traced to staff memb...

Sep 14

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Drop in numbers a positive sign

Sep 14

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‘Active cases’ plummet on the pen...

Sep 9

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Wastewater tested

Sep 7

Surfers in waiting

January 19, 2021

HUNDREDS of volunteers and surfers will have to wait until March to find out if the next scheduled Disables Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula b...

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Crash, bang … over she goes

Jan 18

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Mayor pops up with recycling message

Jan 18

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Council rates overcharged

Jan 18

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Going overboard for water safety

Jan 18
Injured in attack

Jan 18

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Alcohol-fuelled swim off to court

Jan 18

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Search for attacker

Jan 13

Double the limit in Dromana

Jan 13
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Hunt on for ‘idiot’ tree vandal

Jan 12

Shire apology for ‘false statement’

Jan 12

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Adding Aboriginal art to streetscape

Jan 11

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Police able to take the plunge in Pillars res...

Jan 11

Tigers fall short, Frankston YCW grasp a thriller, huge knoc...

January 18, 2021

CRICKET PENINSULA SEAFORD Tigers have fallen agonisingly short of victory against Pines. Damien Lawrence was brilliant for Pines. He scored 99 not out...

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Pines claim Berwick City scalp

Jan 18

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New footy leader

Jan 18

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Moorooduc show strength, Hastings flop, Seafo...

Jan 11

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Packer resigns, McShane for Buds

Jan 11
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Basketballers’ home break

Jan 11

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Student’s win was elementary

Dec 21

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Two tons at Flinders, top order shine for Car...

Dec 21

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Pines to host 2021 Wallace Cup

Dec 21
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Laurie has a week to remember

Dec 21

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Pines steady to win, Dromana across the line ...

Dec 15

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Scott Webster returns to Pines

Dec 15

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Vinnie succeeds in Sydney again

Dec 15

Sea the influence

January 18, 2021

WENDI Seymour lives by the sea and finds it as a great inspiration for her art. Appropriately, her exhibition which opened on Sunday (16 January) is t...

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Sesame at circus

Dec 22

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In tune after lockdown blues

Dec 21

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The FAC welcomes back first live audience

Dec 7

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Characters commemorate ‘original story’ of Ch...

Dec 7
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Totems more than tokens on the trail

Nov 10

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Writers record year of living with COVID-19

Nov 2

It’s all right, tough guys read

Nov 2

Online festival for fixing things

Nov 2
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Gardens bloom after lockdown

Nov 2

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Staying on song during restrictions

Oct 26

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Peace film online ‘one more time’

Oct 12

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Big screen crowd waits on Grand Final nod

Oct 12

A life of golf, turf and China relations

January 18, 2021

THE first superintendent of Mount Martha Golf Course, and a man who took the far-sighted step of initiating professional connections with China in the...

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Fatal decisions by guest house thieves

Jan 11

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Margaret Jacqueline Crittenden – mother, visi...

Dec 14

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Unsolved murders a 40 year mystery

Nov 23

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Taking a balcony bow after 100 years

Nov 23
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Stone needed to restore chapel

Nov 10

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A life’s journey on two wheels

Nov 4

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Muriel’s milestone

Nov 4

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A bond bombers could not break

Nov 2
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Cerberus sets a course for next century

Sep 14

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Wreath honours brave, but neglected, service

Aug 18

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Long life (still) being well lived

Aug 17

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Crib Point Navy man honoured

Jul 21

Council Watch

Mobile libraries may be shelved

THE weekly mobile library service to 16 Mornington Peninsula towns may be taken off the road permanently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The service was stopped in March due to state government coronavirus restrictions and replaced by a home de...

Recycling apathy

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s aim of introducing an effective recycling policy is being hampered by apathy, experts say. Some residents are unsure of what can and can’t be recycled, while others couldn’t care less what goes into their bin as long as t...