WARNINGS about the pressing need to understand and appreciate the dangers of ocean beaches is the message emerging from a…
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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…
TWO Mornington police officers jumped in to rescue an unconscious man and a woman struggling into the water off The…
WATER Police issued about 20 infringements to boaties and jet-ski riders during Operation Southend in the lead-up to Christmas. The…
ROSEBUD Fire Rescue senior station officer Neil Schlipalius blamed illegal fireworks for a “good proportion” of the nine fires reported…
CAMPING at Mornington Peninsula Shire-run foreshore reserves at Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento is continuing despite the latest COVID-19 outbreaks. The…
A PARACHUTE flare set off by New Year’s Eve revellers is being blamed for a potentially devastating scrub fire in…
AN urban planning graduate and public transport advocate is working hard on his “life’s goal” of reshaping the Mornington Peninsula’s…
PORTSEA Surf Life Saving Club has put 600 Nippers through their paces at the back beach and at the Point…
THE Mornington offices of Centrelink and Medicare have received a second reprieve and will stay in the town at least…
SEVEN high achievers have cemented their places in Mornington Secondary College’s Dreamcatcher program run over the past 15 years. The…
By Tony Duboudin THREE members of Balnarring Men’s Probus Clubs book group came up with a novel idea to keep…
PENINSULA Aero Club has submitted a report to aviation authorities after a light aircraft suffered engine failure and crash-landed soon…
A GOOD a reporter is one who can, metaphorically, be parachuted into any situation and come away with a good…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is seeking legal advice over moves by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox to claim yet another slice…
TWO new speed cameras on the Peninsula Link freeway are zooming in on north and south-bound traffic. The cameras, on…
FORMER Continental Hotel developer Julian Gerner is believed to be facing serious drink-driving charges. The Sorrento restaurateur reportedly crashed into…
SPEEDING boats and jet skis being driven too close to other vessels and swimmers from Mount Martha to Sorrento have…
A CHARITY group at Rye is on a mission to help one of its own as he slowly recovers from…
A CLOSE encounter with a koala has prompted a plea for drivers to watch out for the ungainly-on-the-ground tree dwellers.…
WHILE social distancing will go down in history as one of life’s necessities in 2020, the principle is now being…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has reversed plans to use 50 car parking spaces in the busy Rye shopping strip for…
THE economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt at all levels of Australian government, with Mornington Peninsula Shire…