A DECK of cards, a mountain of sticky tape, and a lot of ambition. That’s what students had from across the Western Port area when they took part in creating…
STUDENTS from Dromana’s Peninsula Specialist College are gaining valuable real-world hospitality experience thanks to a partnership with the Rosebud RSL and disability support organisation Umbrella Support. The program enables students…
By Raia Flinos TAHNEE Driver thought her bloating was a sign of an intolerance; gluten maybe. She had some pizza and a sore stomach and at first, wasn’t too concerned.…
Rosebud police officers have charged a woman after multiple cars were damaged in Rosebud last month. It’s alleged the woman left a licenced premises on Point Nepean Road in Rosebud…
A STRETCH of under-used space behind The Bays Hospital has been turned into a vibrant green space thanks to a partnership with the Rotary Club of Mornington and the Mornington…
VICTORIA Police have launched a new road policing enforcement effort targeting reckless e-bike riders. Operation Consider has been launched in response to a significant increase in road trauma involving e-bikes.…
On 2 August around 150 people filled the Flinders Civic Centre for a community meeting to hear about the impacts of the shire’s cuts to performing arts funding and decision…
Federal Election
Independent candidate Ben Smith has conceded in the federal seat of Flinders, leaving Liberal Zoe McKenzie the winner in the protracted count. The outcome has stretched nearly two weeks beyond…
THE Australian Electoral Commission has declared the results of its three-candidate-preferred (3CP) count in Flinders, with Liberal Zoe McKenzie and independent Ben Smith the final two candidates. Eliminated during the…
THE Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed that the electorate of Flinders is being worked through as a “complex count scenario” involving a three-candidate-preferred (3CP) count as opposed to a traditional…
A TRIO of Mornington dads have turned their social golf into serious success after clinching a place in Australasia’s biggest indoor golf championship this month.Kade Carey, Kurt McGlynn and James…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONELANGWARRIN have kept their finals hopes alive with a gritty win over Mt Eliza. After a tight opening term at Lloyd Park on Saturday, Langwarrin took control…
SOCCER FOUR games from glory – that’s what most local State League clubs are facing in the run-in to the 2025 season finale. Mornington, Peninsula Strikers and Skye United are…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONE DROMANA picked up a hugely important win on Saturday at home against Edithvale-Aspendale. Dromana were the better side from the get-go. A five-goals-to-one first term put…
FEEL like a break from the winter routine? Love a good book? Then come along to a special mid-week winter event. Western Port Writes is thrilled to present bestselling authors…
A UNIQUE community partnership has delivered a brand-new purpose-built studio for Radio Western Port, empowering local voices across the Mornington Peninsula through live shows and on-demand podcasts.The initiative was made…
KATHERINE Griffiths has always had a fascination with photobooths. Like many, she took thousands of photos of her life journey, squeezing herself, friends, and family into the frame, some mid-laughter…
PENINSULA author Mate Antolos is preparing to unveil his second novel, The Fall, with a book launch to be held this month in Mornington. The writer’s new book follows Emir…
JOYCE Booth, a long-time volunteer at the Rosebud Hospital, is being remembered as “someone who had a way of making everyone feel seen and valued,” after her passing at 90.…
By Raia Flinos AT 104 years old, Olga Viken is is the oldest member of the Mornington Police Senior Community Register. Known fondly by the Norwegian community in Melbourne as…
THERE’S not much Georgie Gibbs can’t do – she rides horses up to three times a week, sings in a choir, is a member of a French speaking group, and…
A BELOVED piece of Australian military history, the 82-year-old wooden vessel The Plover, which tragically sunk during a violent September storm while moored at Mornington, has been sold via an…
