A FUNDRAISER to raise awareness about vulva health and vulvar cancer will take place at Main Ridge Community Hall on 12 September. The event is being organised by Vulva Sisters…
A FUNDRAISER to raise awareness and funds for Huntington’s disease will be held at Donato Cafe in Mt Martha on 26 August. The event is being organised by Silvana Contu,…
A MAJOR marine social-impact campaign is putting one of Victoria’s most important yet under-recognised marine environments in the spotlight, but it needs community and corporate support to reach the finish…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking community feedback on the condition and capacity of its kindergarten infrastructure as it considers how to respond to expanded kindergarten hours introduced by the state…
Licensed premises in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula have been at the centre of an operation targeting compliance, public order and antisocial behaviour to keep patrons safe. The two-day…
RACV Cape Schanck Resort’s restaurant Samphire was joint winner of Hotel Restaurant of the Year at the 2026 Victorian Accommodation Awards for Excellence. The awards were held on 20 August…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Legacy Club is gearing up to celebrate Legacy Week from 29 August to 5 September. The nationally celebrated week is Legacy’s main fundraising campaign and seeks to raise…
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…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN THIS weekend was the final round of MPFNL Division One Men’s Seniors, with the final five now set for finals beginning next weekend. Frankston YCW…
SOCCER ASPENDALE is on the verge of clinching promotion from State 7 South-East. Last season Aspendale finished third-last in State 5 but under the promotion and relegation rules in force…
MPFNL WOMEN’S DIV ONE SEN MORNINGTON seniors women’s team have secured their second premiership in two years, going back-to-back against their nemesis, Warragul Industrials. Despite winning the flag last year,…
SOCCER FOOTBALL Victoria dumped Western United from all FV competitions last week effective immediately. The move followed the Federal Court’s decision to order WMG Football Club Limited to be wound…
A LOCAL couple’s travelling bookstore has quickly grown into a series of literary events, bringing together the community to gather around books. Bookneck was started two months ago by Carolyn…
PENINSULA Cinemas Rosebud will screen The Fox, an animatronic black comedy in which the late Sam Neill voices a foul-mouthed magpie – a role he completed and was still promoting…
It began with a group of trainee teachers and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, but more than six decades later, PLOS Musical Productions is about to bring the sound of…
After a triumphant 2025 tour that played to standing ovations across the state, this delightful and rarely performed masterpiece returns for one performance only in a wonderful opportunity to experience it here on…
By Lance Hodgins ABOUT 50 close friends, councillors and several generations of family members gathered in the Hastings Community Hub on Friday 7 August in special recognition of Brian Stahl…
PENINSULA Grange Retirement Community has celebrated its 15th anniversary with an afternoon of reflection and festivity. The celebration took place on 6 August and saw residents, staff, and leaders come…
By Lisa Bayley – Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society Standing near the roundabout on Frankston-Flinders Road and Eramosa Road is one of Somerville’s most recognisable landmarks – the distinctive…
TWO of the Balnarring and District Historical Society’s longest-serving volunteers have been recognised with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) Award of Merit, for their contribution to local and…
