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A SCAM has been targeting commuters parked at the Frankston Railway Station car park. Fake infringement notices (pictured above) purporting…
THE Australian Electoral Commission has acknowledged an issue at one of its polling places in Flinders during the 3 May…
THE historic Grand Hotel in Mornington is undergoing its first turret tower restoration in 40 years, with the project expected…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have firmly rejected a proposal to erect a 27.4-metre telecommunications tower adjacent to the Mornington Peninsula…
SHRINKING space is threatening the Mt Eliza Men’s Shed’s survival, with low membership and limited government funding prompting urgent calls…
THE spirit of generosity and community was on display earlier this month at the RACV Cape Schanck Resort for a…
Police have arrested two men following an alleged road rage incident in Seaford overnight. Investigators have been told a man…
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an urgent Severe Weather Warning at 4:52 pm Tuesday, 24 June 2025 for damaging…
PROTESTS continue to rage at every council meeting over a multitude of funding cuts made at the council’s 6 May…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have adopted a record budget of $326.3m amid growing community angst over cuts to arts, culture,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula’s official crime rate has risen by 24 per cent in the past year, with a surge in thefts…
Police arrested 25 people during highly visible operation targeting drugs and anti-social behaviour at Frankston Railway Station on Wednesday. More…
LYN MacLeod, Hastings SES unit’s newly announced controller, says she’s ready to rise to the challenge and continue making a…
A devastating fire has destroyed a popular wellness and day spa business in Moorooduc after going up in flames on…
REPOWER Mornington Peninsula volunteers have been busy visiting Community Support Centres across the Peninsula to donate home energy kits for…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will submit two significant grant applications aimed at enhancing community sports and recreation facilities. The proposed projects…
A BOARD of Inquiry investigating the McCrae landslide has been granted an extended final reporting date as it seeks to…
When detectives from Taskforce Echo conducted a search of a known criminal’s address in 2021, the last thing they expected…
TRAFFIC congestion, speeding vehicles, unsafe crossings and footpaths, and parking issues have emerged as the top concerns around peninsula schools,…
A ROSEBUD-based building company that allegedly took hefty deposits and abandoned projects has been permanently banned from operating following an…
THE HMAS Cerberus Museum has joined forces with the Victorian Maritime Museum. The HMAS Cerberus Museum staff have installed their…
By Raia Flinos MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has secured its first court victory under the Environment Protection Act 2017, following a…
A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor’s push to meet with South East Water over PFAS concerns in wastewater – despite there…
VICTORIA Sharp’s story is about hope and the power of research to deliver better treatments and outcomes for women with…
A PLANNED road and drainage upgrade project in Crib Point has blown out by at least $1m – and costs…
Two Hastings men, both aged 39, have been charged with burglary, theft, criminal damage, commit indictable offence whilst on bail…
WHAT started as a regular Easter beach day for a curious two-year-old at Blairgowrie beach has turned into a remarkable…
MORNINGTON Fisheries office will remain open after a strong community backlash and concerns from Mornington Peninsula Shire over proposed changes…
EIGHTY-two-year-old cyclist Lindsay says he’s lucky to be alive after a hit-run driver slammed into him in Main Ridge, throwing…