A MORNINGTON man blames the national education system for “not teaching children the real date and significance of Australia Day”.…
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SEVEN men were arrested and 50kg of abalone seized in a joint operation by Mornington police and Fisheries officers last…
RYE CFA crews are reeling after being barred from holding their main annual income earner – the tin rattle. Mornington…
STAFF at Sorrento Community Centre say they are being “driven to desperation” by the offensive behaviour of young hoons shouting…
URBAN planning graduate and public transport advocate Robert Whitehill (pictured) says his dream of constructing a rail line to Rosebud…
THE committees of two top Mornington Peninsula golf courses are considering a merger. The proposal would allow members of the…
AN ORGANISED rave party, illegal campers and fireworks have highlighted the ease with which intruders can enter Point Nepean National…
ROSEBUD Australia Day Association has “reinvented” its annual Australia Day Day Fun Run and this year will hold an extended…
HUNDREDS of volunteers and surfers will have to wait until March to find out if the next scheduled Disables Surfers…
THE brother of a Hastings man found dying in the street Monday 18 January has been charged with murder. He…
A DELIVERY van was knocked over onto its side in a crash with a car at Balnarring, on Monday (18…
PENINSULA Health has welcomed 39 medical interns who have wasted no time learning the ropes in preparation for their one-year…
SOMETHING good often follows something bad, so it’s not surprising to hear that the theft of a much-loved manikin from…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Despi O’Connor took to the streets last week to promote responsible recycling. She staffed a…
FRANKSTON Council overcharged all properties while collecting rates this year. Council estimates that each property was overcharged by an average…
COVID-19 restrictions have forced Mornington Peninsula Shire to drastically cut back its Australia Day events. Among the events cancelled are…
CHILDREN are speaking out about a new quarry that the Ross Trust plans to carve out of Arthurs Seat not…
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt was in the driver’s seat during last week’s visit to the Mornington Men’s Shed. The federal…
BOATERS and paddlers are being urged to practice getting back on their craft so they will be better prepared to…
A MAN who was kicked in the head during an unprovoked attack at Devilbend reservoir was last week at home…
A POLICEMAN stripped to his underwear to rescue a woman after she was left her stranded on a boat anchored…
WARNINGS about the pressing need to understand and appreciate the dangers of ocean beaches is the message emerging from a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s Cr Kerri McCafferty says she won’t be celebrating Australia Day on Tuesday 26 January because she does…
PARAMEDICS were unable to save the life of a man found with upper body injuries in Hastings this morning, Monday…
A woman has died and five other people had to be rescued at Bushrangers Bay this afternoon. It is believed…
MORNINGTON Peninsula detectives are appealing for assistance following an assault at Tuerong over the weekend. They were told a 19-year-old…
Police impounded a P-plater’s vehicle after he was allegedly detected travelling at 215km/h in Dromana early this morning. Somerville Highway…
A VANDAL described by an outraged resident as an “antisocial idiot who was given a chainsaw for Christmas” has caused…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has apologised for “the harm suffered” by television and radio presenter, comedian, producer, author and screenwriter Steve…
Mornington Peninsula Shire has collaborated with NBN Co and six Aboriginal groups on a project to wrap 16 NBN street…