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SPEEDSTERS are “taking control” of a once-quiet Mornington street and making life hell for those living there, a resident says.…
A RED Hill petrol station was fined $7929 after petroleum hydrocarbons were found leaking into a nearby stormwater drain. Environment…
TWO hungry thieves allegedly stole 10 packs of rib eye steak valued at $150 from the Mt Eliza IGA supermarket,…
REVELLERS who allegedly threw beer glasses from a balcony in a Mornington shopping strip are being sought by police. The…
SLEEPING on the job took on a whole new meaning last week when a man was found semi-conscious in the…
MOTORISTS travelling on Peninsula Link last Wednesday morning were confronted by new road signs. But rather being instructed about regulating…
DARRIN Gaffy would be the first to admit he landed on his feet when he found and bought 10 hectares…
THE “chrome gnome” that towers over the Cranbourne Road exit of Peninsula Link will leave the roadside next year. The…
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…
FLINDERS Christian College students Lucy Steer and Liv Zuidema rose to the challenge to win the National Secondary Schools Culinary…
PORTS Minister Luke Donnellan has given the strongest indication yet that the state government is likely to approve AGL’s plan…
THERE was hardly a spare seat in the house as renowned adolescent and child psychologist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg came to…
MORNINGTON racecourse is about to get a $2.75 million all weather synthetic training track. The synthetic track, to be completed…
FOR the past two years team members at Fusion Mornington Peninsula has dreamed of a social enterprise thrift shop and…
CFA high-angle rescue specialists joined police and SES crews to rescue a woman who had slipped down the cliff at…
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…
THE Grand Hotel, Mornington, has joined hundreds of hotels, clubs and restaurants across Australia in backing the Parma for a…
KITTY Wood almost didn’t make it home to Somers last week after a large pine tree came crashing down just…
OUR Lady of Fatima pupils Lily, Ruby and Lara might be young, but they’re already winning plaudits for their artwork.…
BLAIRGOWRIE Community Garden Group members are excited at being given the opportunity to develop an extensive vegetable garden at Stringer…
A FORMER policeman was last week presented with the Victoria Police Star at the Police Academy. The award recognises police…
MELBOURNE’S rapid population growth and the popularity of the Mornington Peninsula as its “playground” is putting obvious and unwelcome pressure…
A LEARNING partnership between schools, parents, Rotary and a Hastings book store has benefitted pupils at three Western Port primary…
A SOMERVILLE woman, 34, was taken to Frankston Hospital for psychiatric assessment after the house she lived in with her…
MEMBERS of the community group fighting plans for a floating gas terminal at Crib Point on Sunday joined forces with…
A DECISION by the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League to play its finals on Saturdays is forcing some players to…