CELEBRATIONS will be once again in full swing at the Village Green in Mt Eliza on Australia Day, Monday 26 January. A free sausage sizzle and entertainment will be happening…
FROM the WACA to the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, cricketing legend Adam (Gilly) Gilchrist has fulfilled a life-long dream by developing his Australian owned tequila brand, El Arquero Tequila. Gilly…
THE Mornington Rotary Art Show has returned to the Peninsula Community Theatre, bringing one of the region’s largest and most popular visual arts events back to Mornington. Running from 16…
A man has had his long weekend cut short after being charged following an alleged aggravated burglary in Mount Eliza in the early hours of this morning. It is alleged…
The Water Police Squad has been called to more than 500 incidents already this summer – prompting a water safety warning for the Australia Day long weekend. With temperatures set…
A PROPOSED bus stop on Prince St in Mornington will go ahead despite strong opposition from residents, with Mornington Peninsula Shire expected to fund and build a new footpath to…
Healthcare workers gathered at Peninsula University Hospital on 20 January to call for better pay. The demonstration took place on the same day that the hospital’s new 12-storey building officially…
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…
Kelsey Bennett has two big goals firmly in her sights this year – securing a win on the Ladies European Tour and earning LPGA Tour status for 2027. But before…
WEBEX Players Series Victoria has a new host who would love to win its sixth staging at Rosebud Country Club, starting on Thursday. Former Olympian Marcus Fraser, one of Victoria’s…
PROVINCIAL LANGWARRIN has kept their season alive with an impressive win over Red Hill, as MPCA cricket returned for 2026 with double-header action. Red Hill hosted the Kangaroos at Red…
SOCCER RYAN Woolf and Patrick Briggs were announced as new signings by local State 2 and State 4 clubs respectively last week. Both have been plucked from State 5 competition…
Start the year with laughter, music and theatrical brilliance when legendary Australian entertainer Gerry Connolly brings his irresistible stage presence to Frankston Arts Centre. For over four decades, Gerry has…
Silvers Circus – one of Australia’s most iconic and longest running circuses- is celebrating an incredible milestone: 50 years of setting the standard, bringing wonder and wow to adults and…
THE Chamber Philharmonia Cologne is set to travel from Germany to Frankston for a performance next week. The concert will feature works from Antonio Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel and Boccherini. The…
BEACHGOERS at Flinders this summer are being invited to experience the ocean in an unexpected way – not just by looking at it, but by listening closely. A new site-specific…
FORMER members of the 36th intake of the Balcombe Army Apprentice School (AAS) at Mt Martha – the final class to graduate in 1981 – have gathered for a long…
AT Village Glen Retirement Living in Capel Sound, Francis (Ray) Kenny has celebrated a milestone not many get to say they’ve reached. Ray turned 100 on 25 November and spent…
OBITUARYDr Douglas Johnson26 July 1938 – 5 November 2025 DOUG Johnson was born on 26 July, 1938, to Gavin and Maude. He grew up in Albert Park with his brother…
WHEN the “Great War” ended in 1918, Australia had a population of less than five million. During the previous four years about 500,000 Australians wore some type of uniform and…
