SURFER Beau Telley’s fun day in the water ended before it started. Instead of riding waves at a point break…
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Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man after a number of criminal damage offences were committed in…
SWIMMING pool and spa owners on the Mornington Peninsula have until Monday 1 June to register them with the council…
THE battering ram called COVID-19 has placed enormous stress on staff at the Mount Martha-based Fusion Mornington Peninsula. Some staff…
STAFF at a Mount Eliza florist were terrified when they spied an intruder lurking in the darkness early on Mother’s…
ANGLERS could not resist the lure of the bay and golfers were destined to seek their fairway to scorecard heaven…
PENINSULA Grammar will stand down staff in the school’s administration, marketing and maintenance departments”. The Mount Eliza private school, which…
ANIMAL management breaches prompted Mornington Peninsula Shire officers to issue 587 infringements during the first three months of the year.…
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors last week held their first virtual council meeting. Like schoolchildren and businesses throughout the country, councillors…
By Barry Morris* BALCOMBE Estuary Reserves Group has warned of an “environmental disaster” if sediment continues to fill the estuary…
LONG time environmental campaigner Chris Chandler died of cancer on 30 April. Articulate and well-researched, Mr Chandler, who lived on…
THE state government is under pressure to “do the right thing” and delay making any decision on power company AGL’s…
ALTHOUGH there is no shortage of days dedicated to particular issues, some frivolous and many that draw attention to worthy…
DESPITE being hit by high winds and storms, work continues on the sandbag seawall at Portsea’s front beach. New sandbags…
EXTRA measures to ensure those experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence know where to get help during the coronavirus pandemic.…
HASTINGS police arrested and charged a Gippsland couple with a range of offences last week. The couple, in their 20s,…
A WOMAN arrested at Rye last week has been charged with 11 counts of burglary of homes and holiday homes…
THE Peninsula Community Legal Centre is offering free over-the-phone legal assistance during the coronavirus crisis. The centre can help with…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will support small scale residential village-style accommodation for low-income earners away from the foreshore as part of…
ROSEBUD Memorial Hall has become a busy distribution centre for non-perishable and personal hygiene items for those doing it tough…
OBJECTORS have until Friday 15 May to voice their opposition to the Ryman Healthcare application for a multi-storey residential aged…
CONSTRUCTION of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s $47.4 million aquatic centre is said to be “on budget and on track” for completion…
GOVERNMENT-imposed restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have had unforeseen effects on wildlife. The ban on fishing has obviously…
Correction (The News 13/5/2020) THE article “‘Green hydrogen’ nearly affordable” (The News 5/5/20) incorrectly stated that it was South Australia’s…
ANZAC Day 2020 was like no other. Gone were the mass marches and dawn gatherings at cenotaphs throughout Australia. There…
THE first sites of Telstra’s 5G network on the Mornington Peninsula are now up and running. The switch-on follows completion…
THEFTS of, and from, cars on the Mornington Peninsula have “dramatically dropped” after the arrest of four suspects last week.…
ONE WEEK after its sister site opened at Rosebud, headspace Hastings will provide early intervention mental health support and assistance…
HASTINGS police are seeking public help in identifying a couple in relation to the alleged theft of alcohol from a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor and Victoria Police officer Julie Morris said the deaths of four police in a horror crash…