THE weekly mobile library service to 16 Mornington Peninsula towns may be taken off the road permanently as a result…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s aim of introducing an effective recycling policy is being hampered by apathy, experts say. Some residents are…
THERE is almost certain to be a revival of newly-elected councillor Anthony Marsh’s failed bid to drop the prayer that…
DESPI O’Connor won a seat on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council at last month’s local government elections and last week was…
STATE MPs from both the major parties have now become involved in campaigns being run by candidates in this week’s…
A SINGLE-use plastic policy and Beyond Zero Waste Strategy 2030 are the focus of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council as it…
VOTERS will choose 11 of 43 candidates to form the next Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The state government decided to…
AN “ambitious” climate emergency plan has been adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council one year after declaring a “climate emergency”.…
UPDATED planning controls and exemptions for vegetation removal are among changes to bushfire protection exemptions on the Mornington Peninsula. Mornington…
A STRATEGY to determine how the Mornington Peninsula handles housing and population growth over the next 16 years – while…
A FOOD economy and agroecology strategy is designed to help shape the Mornington Peninsula’s agriculture and food industry. Mornington Peninsula…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire CEO John Baker has ended a bid by Cr Hugh Fraser to have the council take a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are expected this month to receive a report on planning approvals involving three Mornington-based companies, engineers,…
THE 10-year-old Crib Point township plan has been updated and is open for public input until 14 August. The plan…
ALL candidates in the October Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections must complete a course on local government in August. The…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire denies it is using aerial drones to find private swimming pools in the lead-up to compulsory registration…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council will extend its financial hardship policy until 31 August to help ratepayers hit hard by the…
FINANCIAL savings on lost productivity for travel times alone justify the retention of the shire’s $80,000-a-year central Melbourne office, Mornington…
ROSEBUD Aquatic Centre construction work costing $11.2 million is the single biggest item in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s proposed 2020-21 budget.…
A FREE online service has been launched to help individuals, businesses and community organisations to easily identify and access government…
THE state government has told Mornington Peninsula Shire it can take an extra two months to adopt its 2020/21 budget.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has moved the Tuesday 24 March community council meeting from Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington to the…
A RESHUFFLE of the state opposition has seen Mornington MP David Morris lose the high-profile position of spokesperson for environment…
REGISTRATIONS for children eligible to attend Mornington Peninsula kindergartens next year are open now. The on-time registration period closes 11.59pm,…
THE screws are being tightened on Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors’ off-the-record expense claims. A three-part notice of motion put by…
IN what has become a battle of motions, toilets at four Mornington Peninsula Shire-controlled campgrounds may be open all year…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are being asked to change their briefing sessions from night to day and be held once…
THE investigation into planning decisions involving three Mornington-based planning and development companies could “potentially encourage [the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission]…
RESIDENTS have only a few days left to provide input on whether they’d benefit from a Cross Peninsula bus service…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is likely to come under pressure to adopt an emblem featuring a koala. The idea will be…