VOLUNTEER Marine Rescue crews at Western Port received an urgent call for assistance from the Water Police, 8pm, Wednesday 7…
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A WHITE Renault van which ran into the rear of the car in front on Bungower Rd, Mornington last week,…
A CRIB Point business has gone without its phone, internet and fax for the past three weeks because of a…
WITH a recent history that includes 17 crashes requiring emergency services, the intersection of Western Port Highway and Robinsons Road,…
UNMADE roads are being blamed for the increasing sediment in the Balcombe Creek estuary at Mt Martha. The environment group…
THE shortage of safe, long-term accommodation for those affected by mental illness in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula has…
COASTAL protection works being designed to protect cliffs and the Esplanade at Mt Martha North Beach have revived calls for…
RESIDENTS opposed to a proposed $50 million “retirement village” in Roberts Road, Mornington, say it will look like a “trailer…
THEY may be out of sight and hard to access, but the produce from hundreds of hectares devoted to undersea…
WILDLIFE groups are breathing a little easier after a meeting with VicRoads officers on Tuesday 9 January thrashed out a…
VANDALS trashed and robbed the historic old shire offices at Dromana, overnight Wednesday 7 February. Mornington Peninsula Shire officers said…
THE futile search for a swimmer missing off Portsea back beach on Sunday last week was an emotionally and physically…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being invited to have their say on plans for the proposed $30 million Rosebud aquatic centre.…
TWO “sizeable” cash donations have enabled Crystal Ocean Wildlife Shelter’s Brenda Marmion to move house. The animal rescuer and advocate,…
THE family of murdered Hastings jeweller Dermot O’Toole have expressed disappointment at the vandalism of the walk named in his…
VANDALS are defacing billboards promoting a charity event run by Peninsula Aero Club. “Our air show benefits a number of…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has now officially “transitioned” out of running school holiday programs. Licences held by the shire with the…
THE plight of a dog named Jack and his would-be rescuer, Pam, of Mornington, touched many people when aired on…
A ROW is brewing over plans to build a retirement village off Roberts Rd, Mornington. Residents are rallying to halt…
THIS year’s Mornington Art Show, the 46th run by Mornington Rotary Club, is being called “one of the best ever”.…
TAKING a tougher stand against the hordes of young thrill-seekers gathering at The Pillars rock jumping platforms at Martha was…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Astronomical Society members and keen moon watchers gathered at The Briars Astronomy Centre in Mt Martha last Wednesday…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are not affected yet by Visy Industries’ decision to end kerbside recyclable waste collections in some municipalities.…
THE state government has approved mandatory height limits for new buildings in Sorrento. This comes after Mornington Peninsula Shire last…
FOUR men were arrested for being drunk in Mornington on Friday and Saturday morning, 26-27 January. Sergeant Daniel Patten, of…
STRONG demand for long term rental properties on the Mornington Peninsula has created a tight vacancy rate. Some real estate…
THE public is finally being given free access to a register of gifts and benefits received by Mornington Peninsula Shire…
A search will recommence this morning for a man who went missing while swimming off London Bridge Road at Portsea.…
THE Habitat Restoration Fund will receive $6600 to help eradicate woody weeds in Red Hill South’s remnant forests this year.…
A PASSING boatie who “rescued” a stricken man after a boat explosion at Blairgowrie on Australia Day thought he was…