AFTER a few difficult years following COVID-19, staff changes and finding a new home in Davies Avenue, Mount Eliza, Baluk Arts has returned to members’ workshops with public access sessions…
SILVA Mcleod describes herself as an “island girl”, a nickname that is suggestive of the now 61-year-old’s idyllic and simple teenage years growing up in a small community in Tonga.…
IN recent times Jack Meaden, Theo Fatouros and Bob Riley have become a playing group in Portsea Golf Club’s Saturday competition, defying their ages with their energy and enthusiasm. Meaden…
Police have arrested four people following a string of robberies across Melbourne this week. The quartet were arrested and will be interviewed in relation to 11 incidents on 23 September,…
A RENOWNED Melbourne chef will bring fresh energy to an all-inclusive café in Baxter, where people with disabilities are trained to become the state’s most capable hospitality workers.Zac Poulier, former…
A MORNINGTON man has been joyfully reunited with his prized vintage model steam train more than a year after it was stolen from his backyard shed.Geoff Woods, 64, a lifelong…
Police have arrested five men after a police vehicle was rammed in Carrum Downs overnight, followed by an extended follow through the peninsula. Officers on patrol first responded to reports…
Federal Election
By Vic Jeremiah* AT the John Coleman Coterie luncheon held on 19 March the Hastings Football/Netball Club again recognized the contribution of past players and officials with the induction of…
THE word is spreading about the fun and inclusivity of wheelchair basketball, as the sport makes inroads on the Mornington Peninsula. A pilot wheelchair basketball program at Somerville Recreation Centre…
SOCCER FOR 78 minutes lions roared at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve last Wednesday night. Glenroy Lions from State 5 North had travelled south to square up to State 2 local…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE AFTER a split round to kick off 2023, there were just two games this weekend in Division One. It was a home ground advantage for Dromana in…
RAIN didn’t deter more than 3500 movie buffs from attending the Cobs Peninsula Film Festival at Rosebud, Saturday 10 February. The festival has been held at the Rosebud Village Green…
A PSYCHOLOGICAL thriller set in the small fictional beachside town of The Dunes on the Mornington Peninsula is being made by Martin Copping, who grew up here but now lives…
ANDY and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it’s now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!)…
MEMBERS of the Peninsula Chamber Musicians start their From Baroque to Beethoven series of concerts at All Saints Anglican Church, Rosebud on Saturday 3 March. The group will repeat the…











