A STUDY by a boating industry-backed group has recommended building four launching ramps near Tyabb and adding another at Stony…
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LIFESEARCH 2017 gives citizen scientists the opportunity to discover the plants, birds, insects, and other animals in the Western Port…
THREE volunteers from Bittern Fire Brigade will compete against colleagues from Australia and overseas in the 2017 Melbourne Firefighters’ Stair…
ENERGY supplier AGL confirmed last week that it wants to have a floating gas import terminal at Crib Point. The…
A DECISION to push ahead with a residential subdivision in part of Langwarrin’s Cruden Farm has been delayed until later…
REX Australis – the giant ram’s head which has graced Peninsula Link near the Skye Rd exit for the past…
By Bob Simpson* I SAT at last Wednesday’s Peninsula Voice event, hearing Les Twentyman’s experiences. This man “loves” disengaged young…
LAND near the Mornington Peninsula Shire offices in Besgrove St has surfaced as the preferred option for an aquatic centre…
JUST weeks after signing a new lease on his Mornington warehouse a businessman learned Mornington Peninsula Shire had approved a…
MEMBERS of St Macartan’s Catholic Church, Mornington are writing letters to members of parliament opposing the assisted dying Bill about…
THE proposed demolition of what is described as “a rare example of an early 1900s timber cottage” in Sorrento’s main…
TIGHTER design and development rules are planned for the commercial heart of Sorrento – mainly along Ocean Beach Rd. They…
A RECEPTION for those who received honours on either the Queen’s Birthday or Australia Day was held at the Briars…
A LACK of regular maintenance is the “crucial safety issue” at the Rye boat ramp, according to Rye Community Group…
Detectives from Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit have arrested a man following an alleged robbery at Rosebud last week. It…
A WOMAN received neck and hip injuries when her car ran off Stanleys Rd, Merricks North, and hit a tree,…
A HASTINGS man was stabbed in the shoulder and repeatedly punched in the face by an unknown man who came…
UP to 200 litres of diesel fuel spilled from the United Terminals’ Hastings depot into Olivers Creek last week from…
TO BORROW from book terminology, there will be a lot of “lively reads” in High St, Hastings at the end…
SPECIALISED assets continue to attract high demand from local and offshore interests, according to business brokers Fitzroys. The agency last…
By Barry Morris A WIRE cage outside the Mt Martha supermarket has for the past 15 years been a focal…
THE Mornington Peninsula and Frankston’s first entrepreneurship and technology festival starts on Friday with a business breakfast and a three-day…
A SCHOOL car park in Mt Eliza will be redeveloped after Mornington Peninsula Shire and VicRoads reached agreement last week.…
THE number of young people committing suicide in Frankston and on the peninsula is causing alarm. The state government has…
POPULATION projections and demand for housing on the Mornington Peninsula over the next 15 years show there is no need…
By Jessica Mills* FROM running ironman triathlons to running the radiology department at Rosebud Hospital – Damien Barbour is a…
BURGLARS used a brick to smash the front door of the McCrae cafe Merchant and Maker last week. Cash was…
A BAN on smoking in all commercial outdoor dining areas in Victoria came into effect last Tuesday, 1 August. The…
ARTIST Vicki Sullivan’s entry in this year’s prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is Professor Daniel O’Brien. It’s not a…
TWO men who robbed a pensioner while he was riding his mobility scooter and walking his dog along Rosebud foreshore…