IN what seems like a win for animal rights devotees, Mornington Peninsula shire will open the animal shelter and pound…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire CEO Carl Cowie has quit the top job. Lured from private industry in November 2014 the almost-$400,000…
RECORD low rainfall in parts of the state is forcing the Country Fire Authority to consider bringing forward the start…
A PUSH by a government department to have a rock wall built at the base of the Portsea cliff to…
SPEEDSTERS are “taking control” of a once-quiet Mornington street and making life hell for those living there, a resident says.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will hold community drop-in sessions next month to explain how it is working to overcome traffic congestion…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council wants the state and federal governments to underwrite an infrastructure program to drought proof the shire…
By Kelly Parkinson, AGL’s senior manager project engagement AT the recent community rally at Hastings, some key issues on safety…
PORTS Minister Luke Donnellan has given the strongest indication yet that the state government is likely to approve AGL’s plan…
TICKETS and invitations for council officers and councillors to attend sporting events are a “perfect example” of the type of…
EIGHT years after the need for a skatepark was “identified” at Mt Martha, residents are again being asked to suggest…
MELBOURNE’S rapid population growth and the popularity of the Mornington Peninsula as its “playground” is putting obvious and unwelcome pressure…
The fire brigade are currently at the scene of a car fire on Nepean Highway, near Craigie Road. Units from…
A MT MARTHA pet owner whose dog managed to avoid being poisoned is warning her neighbours to watch out. Maria…
A STATE government-appointed advisory committee will decide whether a second German-based supermarket chain can open a store in Mornington. Planning…
THE high-profile sand sculpting exhibition that lured millions of visitors to Frankston is moving back to the Mornington Peninsula. The…
WILDLIFE shelters, carers and vets are gearing up for an influx of displaced, injured and distressed animals in the second…
NATIONAL recruitment firm McArthur has been hired to find suitable candidates for the CEO’s job at Mornington Peninsula Shire. The…
Emergency services are currently on the scene of a large house fire on Nepean Highway in Mornington. The house is…
A DROMANA Secondary College student was seriously injured after falling through the roof of a shed at Dromana reservoir, 2pm,…
THE electrification of the extension of the Frankston line to Baxter now has bipartisan support from both the Liberal and…
A BREAK in the weather last week allowed the start of “emergency works” to prevent further erosion of cliffs at…
SERVING fresh food to needy people over five years is a noteworthy achievement. So Mornington Community Information and Support Centre…
A COMMUNITY “drop-in session” will be held to brief Rye residents on the $1.2 million boat ramp upgrade about to…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Hastings woman Gabrielle Betteridge. Warrants have been issued for the 54-year-old’s…
Somerville Highway Patrol officers nabbed a driver speeding at more than 75km over the speed limit in Frankston last night…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors will meet their counterparts from Frankston Council next week at a “working dinner” to chew over…
AFTER nearly two years of sometimes acrimonious debate, Mornington Peninsula Shire has increased the rent for land leased by the…
Police responded to an incident at a holiday park in Dromana last night. Emergency services were initially called to the…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire rangers spent summer warning dog owners off a beach at Mt Martha even though the 80 metre…