A ROSEBUD man has been charged with aggravated carjacking, false imprisonment and a raft of driving offences after he allegedly…
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A BLACK Jeep was stolen from a property in Balnarring last week. Hastings Senior Sergeant Warren Francis-Pester said the thief…
BURNING-OFF restrictions will be eased on small properties during October. Open air burning is permitted 9am-4pm, Fridays and Saturdays, on…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says it is paving the way for more footpath trading and a new “parklets” program to support…
FORMER police officer Susan Norman has found that art helps relieve the stress and sense of isolation among those suffering…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is recruiting staff to be trained as swimming pool and spa safety inspectors to cope with greater…
HUMAN imposed travel bubbles are the least of problems facing ruddy turnstones in their annual north-south migration from Siberia to…
FIVE candidates in this month’s Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections have signed a petition calling on the state government to…
MORE free time due to COVID-19 restrictions has led to people venturing into the great outdoors – some on illegal…
By Zoe McKenzie MANY Mornington Peninsula residents look forward to the annual mid-year arrival of tens of thousands of spider…
KAREN Langdon made the most of a supply of cloth left over from the temporary closure of Boomerang Bags’ Rye…
MOUNT ELIZA Primary School’s new principal Kim Wheeler has had more than her share of interesting and life-changing experiences. She’s…
STORMWATER run-off is being blamed for a landslip which closed the Esplanade at Mount Martha last week. The scenic, two-lane…
AN EDUCATION program at Western Port Secondary College is said to be achieving its goal of ensuring that every student…
FLAMES and thick black smoke pouring from chimneys at ESSO’s Long Island Point fractionation plant at Hastings followed a plant…
CAGE traps are being used to help eradicate feral cats on French Island. The aim is to create a safe…
SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol members driving a vehicle equipped with automatic number plate recognition last week tracked down a Frankston man…
TRADIES have been hard hit in the Balnarring area, with thieves stealing more than $17,000 worth of tools overnight, Monday…
A SAFETY Beach man has been interviewed by police and released pending summons following a “serious” car crash at Baxter,…
TELSTRA has switched on 5G sites at Somerville and Cape Schanck. “We’re pushing ahead with the roll out of Telstra…
SMALL business owners are breathing a sigh of relief after Mornington Peninsula Shire Council knocked back plans to build a…
THE 43 candidates lining up for the 11 seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire have little opportunity for physical interaction with…
THE ANZ bank is moving out of Mount Eliza. The branch, which closed in March, is believed to have been…
PLANS have been unveiled to transform a 3.41-hectare site at Mount Eliza into a $160 million “retirement community” called Beachleigh.…
AN exhibition to raise awareness of the campaign to stop AGL’s proposed gas import terminal from being built at Crib…
THE federal government has given $335,000 to help eradicate the estimated 100 feral cats remaining on French Island. About 1100…
THE collapse of the steel cofferdam around the new Hastings boat ramp has thrown the reopening of fishing into jeopardy.…
THIEVES who broke into a shipping container at Crib Point last week stole specialist equipment used to train search and…
DROMANA Drive-In’s Paul Whitaker is on a Grand Final mission to convince the state government to allow him to run…
SEAROAD Ferries has resumed its weekend service between Sorrento and Queenscliff following last week’s lifting of restrictions in regional Victoria.…