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Major job cuts have been announced at Mornington Peninsula Shire as the new CEO, Mark Stoermer, enacted a plan to…
A LARGE parcel of open land in Capel Sound will be saved from development, following a decision by Mornington Peninsula…
TWENTY-four CFA volunteers from Hastings and Langwarrin have received a prestigious honour following their heroic rescue of a man trapped…
Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a string of car thefts and theft from motor…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh is set to travel to Canberra this month for a joint advocacy visit…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has finally clarified its flag policy, declaring the Australian flag must be “the primary and most prominent”…
A NEW “climate plan” is set to be presented to councillors at their 2 September meeting, filling the void created…
A STRONGLY worded statement released by the RSPCA criticizing the activity of “concerned community members regarding animal welfare” has been…
Rosebud police officers have charged a woman after multiple cars were damaged in Rosebud last month. It’s alleged the woman…
A STRETCH of under-used space behind The Bays Hospital has been turned into a vibrant green space thanks to a…
VICTORIA Police have launched a new road policing enforcement effort targeting reckless e-bike riders. Operation Consider has been launched in…
On 2 August around 150 people filled the Flinders Civic Centre for a community meeting to hear about the impacts…
IT appears the battle against a fast-food franchise, rumoured to be McDonald’s, opening in Safety Beach may not be over…
A kangaroo joey has been saved after its mother was cruelly shot and left for dead in Moorooduc, leaving wildlife…
The proposed Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal (VRET) in Western Port Bay is a step closer after the federal government deemed…
The heritage-listed Norman Lodge gatehouse on Nepean Highway, Mount Eliza, is due to commence being dismantled by Monday 18 August…
The Mornington Peninsula now has the highest number of people sleeping rough out of any local government area in Victoria…
Police are investigating after multiple cars were damaged in Rosebud last month. It’s believed an unknown female left a licenced…
Councillors look likely to set aside the entirety of the parkland at 11a Allambi Avenue as public open space at…
FIREFIGHTERS from Sorrento Fire Brigade are now trained to respond to people experiencing cardiac arrests thanks to a vital new…
South East Water has lifted the Boil Water Advisory for Frankston South – the water is safe to drink. Customers…
By Cr Patrick Binyon* THE Mornington Peninsula Friends of Lospalos recent visit to Lospalos and Dili, Timor-Leste, was an outstanding…
A MULTI-agency working group has been formed to address urgent tenant welfare concerns and long-standing maintenance issues at the Main…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three people after a car was allegedly stolen and a 3D printed firearm…
A GROUP of concerned animal welfare advocates have held a peaceful vigil outside RSPCA Victoria’s headquarters as it investigates reports…
SOMERVILLE businessman and publisher of the Somerville Times and Peninsula Local publications, and the stplnews.com.au website, Jamie (Jay) Scicluna has…
HEALTH authorities have launched an investigation into a potential contamination of the mains water at Mt Eliza’s Emil Madsen Reserve…
South East Water has advised that as of 12:30am 4 August 2025, the tap water at Frankston South is not…
Victoria Police caught 835 drink and drug drivers in the Frankston area and along the Mornington Peninsula over the past…