THE draft Mornington Peninsula Shire budget for 2026/27 has been presented to councillors with them approving the document be placed…
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THE Mornington Peninsula Shire has reworked its 2025/26 budget after accumulating an $8.2m deficit against its forecasts during the first…
As expected after last night’s preselection as the Liberal candidate for the upcoming Nepean by-election, Marsh has taken leave from…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will prepare a report exploring whether council rates and charges should be waived for 12 McCrae properties…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has pulled off a dramatic financial turnaround, cutting its projected ten-year deficit from $296m to just $3m…
A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor has drawn the ire of a stalwart of local government on the peninsula, with his…
Around 120 wallabies will be relocated from The Briars wildlife sanctuary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population, after…
DESPITE heading to Canberra together last week, there were no happy memories being made between Frankston mayor Cr Kris Bolam,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will review recent changes that have seen several previously on-leash dog areas abruptly reclassified as no-dog zones…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have backed a new visitor economy partnership that will aim to drive its tourism growth and…
COUNCILLORS across Victoria have been handed a three percent pay rise. On 30 June the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal announced…
SEVEN dangerous road sites on the Mornington Peninsula are set to receive $3.9m in upgrades under the 2025-26 federal government’s…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have acted to review its flag policy after the Australian flag was left off a kinder…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have adopted a “Community Vision”, setting a clear direction for the region’s development to 2029. The…
A CONTENTIOUS trial involving council customer service hubs being installed across the Mornington Peninsula Shire will continue despite costing ratepayers…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has announced it will be lifting its annual investment in road renewal funding to $5.3m. Coupled with…
IN a major policy shift, and a huge potential win for Hastings, councillors have voted to nominate the Hastings Marine…
A CONTENTIOUS citizens’ panel aimed at helping shape the peninsula’s future at a cost of $150,000 to ratepayers has been…
THE Mornington Peninsula Shire has put Illegal rubbish dumpers and irresponsible dog owners on notice after two people were substantially…
JOHN Baker resigned as CEO of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council last Thursday (24 October) and will take up the role…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire last week agreed to televise online briefing meetings that are held behind closed doors. The decision was…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have been told that Victoria Police and not the shire should pay for CCTV cameras in…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has released its quarterly report, revealing a net operating position of $86.2 million for the year…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is offering a prize for residents’ “ideas and aspirations” for its next budget. The inducement follows…
By Sarah Russell MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has a track record of failing to consult ratepayers about important decisions. First, it…
By David Gill* HAVING one person in charge of boundaries and names for wards on the Mornington Peninsula leads to…
THE first quarterly community satisfaction survey for 2024 will be held across the Mornington Peninsula late this month and in…
IT seems that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council intends to permanently fly the “Intersex Progress Pride Flag” outside its offices. The…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has not provided details of who made the decision to fly the Pride flag outside its offices.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire sees part of its mission as “keeping [the public] up to date with what is happening across…