THE popular Coastrek hiking challenge is set to return to the Mornington Peninsula in May with organisers urging participants to register before entries close on 12 April. The national event,…
STUDENTS at Our Lady of Fatima School marked the final day of Term 1 with a powerful act of solidarity, taking part in the school’s Big Walk to Water on…
A GARDENER from Mt Martha has made an unforgettable debut at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Andrew Stark was awarded the prestigious Silver Gilt medal for his first-ever…
RYE’S Civic Centre site has received a vibrant facelift, thanks to the creative talents of local artist Tyson Savanah (known as Father Marker) and the enthusiastic input of Rye Kindergarten…
THE Fire Danger Period officially ended on the Mornington Peninsula at 1am on Tuesday 7 April. As fire restrictions begin to lift, CFA is urging residents to remain alert as…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents and businesses now have a new way to recycle soft plastics, with collection bins launched at the Mornington and Rye Resource Recovery Centres as part of a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has been denied a significant grant aimed at enhancing community sports and recreation facilities in Western Port, but hope remains that they may be successful in a…
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 MPFNL Division One continued on Saturday (11 April) with the final two games of a split round one. Frankston YCW took on newly-promoted Devon Meadows…
SOCCER BAXTER thumped Greater Dandenong 7-1 at WJ Turner Reserve last Friday night. The contest was a feisty affair with Baxter captain Cody Storton-French sent off in controversial circumstances a…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE MPFNL Division One senior men kicked off their 2026 season with two Good Friday clashes. Dromana travelled to Mornington to take on the Bulldogs. The first…
SOCCER THERE are no local sides left in this year’s Dockerty Cup. The competition doubles as qualification for the prestigious Australia Cup but over Easter the three remaining local outfits…
FRANKSTON Library will be displaying Martin Shaw’s famous Three Well-Known Australians until 19 April. The artwork has toured Australia since 1983 garnering opinions and guesses as to the identify of…
FRANKSTON Waterfront has been transformed into a magical wonderland for the 2026 Australian Sand Sculpting Championships. Open daily from 10.00am-5.00pm until Sunday, April 26, it’s a vibrant celebration of creativity,…
BELVOIR St Theatre, one of Australia’s most celebrated theatre companies, brings Mandela Mathia’s powerful autobiographical solo show Lose to Win to Frankston Arts Centre for one night only on Saturday…
A team of Mornington Peninsula creatives took out one of the top prizes at Tropfest with their short film No Thank You. The film was awarded the Chery Creative Acceleration…
DAVID Evan Price was born on 21 October 1940 to Eric Evan Price and Marcelle Whittaker, and grew up alongside his younger siblings Jocelyn, Ian and Andrew. He began his…
A PAIR of filmmakers, working on a project to document the lives of centenarians, have interviewed a 110-year-old woman who grew up in Rosebud. The astounding recollections of Edie Dryden,…
MICHAEL “Mick” O’Rourke, a large figure in community sport on the Mornington Peninsula, was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours. For…
REGIS Mornington resident John Taylor was surrounded by family and friends on 10 February to celebrate his centenary. John’s journey began in the sunny streets of Merbein, where he attended…










