MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council will launch mental health training for small businesses next month. Together with Mornington Peninsula organisation Speak…
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VICTORIANS opposing what they think is unsuitable property development will have a new rallying point next week after the launch…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is looking to strengthen planning controls around advertising signage following residents and councillors’ concerns about large,…
By Hugh Fraser* A DIVIDED and dysfunctional Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has voted down a motion by Cr David Gill…
CONFUSION over the approval process for removing pine trees has prompted Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to clarify the rules. Rapid…
By Siobhan Latham WIDESCALE theft is occurring in our community, and it needs to stop. As land prices skyrocket, some…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Steve Holland says it is “unnecessary and without basis” for the state government to investigate…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is yet to work out specific details of its “friendly council partnership” with Roper Gulf Regional…
FLINDERS MP Zoe McKenzie is one of seven Coalition MPs to apologise for attempting to exit parliament after the Speaker…
MORE than 2400 people have “shared their ideas and priorities” with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council about how the shire’s money…
CR ANTHONY Marsh has disputed claims that he told his council colleagues he would not claim expenses for a trip…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has paid $27,000 so the Australian flag can be flown at night. Regulations and flag protocols require…
MAYBE it’s not called the mayoral dance for nothing, as insider betting on who will be Mornington Peninsula’s Shire’s new…
THE national obsession with trying to pick a winner has again taken hold in the corridors and partitioned offices of…
A DRAFT master plan for the Hastings foreshore is open for public comment. The foreshore is used daily by people…
YOUNG people from the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula will have access to youth support services and programs when…
THE six-day public hearing for the C270Morn planning scheme amendment started on Monday 5 September, with an officer from Mornington…
Cr Anthony Marsh* I WELCOME MP for Flinders Zoe McKenzie’s support for a better deal for the Mornington Peninsula in…
By Dr Alan Nelsen* INSTEAD of apologising for its incompetence and the debacle with the aged care services, Mornington Peninsula…
Cr Anthony Marsh* AGED care is a complex issue with no easy answers and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors share Dr…
By Dr Sarah Russell* A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor claims the federal government “forced” the shire to outsource its aged…
CAPEL Sound residents opposing an “affordable housing” development outlined their concerns at a Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting on 14…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has adopted a “framework” to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade on its…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being asked for their opinion on councillors being reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. The draft policy on…
COMMENT By Janet Street* MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council seems to miss the boat on many issues, including when it comes…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has reappointed chief executive officer John Baker for a further four years but is yet to…
THE Local Governance Inspectorate says there is “insufficient evidence” to substantiate any offences under the Local Government Act in the…
THIS week’s scheduled public meeting of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has been postponed until Tuesday 7 June. Included on the…
By Hugh Fraser* MORE than six years ago Mornington Peninsula Shire Council resolved to commit to achieve carbon neutrality in…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has launched a $500,000 program to support people working in the performing arts. The performing arts fund…