A SEAL at Stony Point treated interested onlookers to an insight into its approach to preparing and eating a meal. Bashing the raw material – in this case the carcass…
LORD Sebastian Coe and Herb Elliott joined Mornington Peninsula Shire Council mayor Cr Steve Holland and CEO John Baker on Sunday at Portsea for the unveiling of a memorial plaque…
ALTHOUGH ignorant of the fact, an octopus found on a Rosebud beach is part of an effort to “inspire the world to explore and enjoy our oceans [and] to protect…
DRAFT plans for a $2.2m upgrade of the Mt Martha village, including improvements to Watson Rd parking and footpath renewal works have been endorsed for community feedback. The decision was…
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an urgent Severe Weather Warning at 4:52 pm Tuesday, 24 June 2025 for damaging winds and king tides in coastal regions including the Mornington…
PROTESTS continue to rage at every council meeting over a multitude of funding cuts made at the council’s 6 May meeting. Gone is the shire’s Climate Emergency Plan, and financial…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have adopted a record budget of $326.3m amid growing community angst over cuts to arts, culture, and environmental programs. Deputy mayor Paul Pingiaro conceded some “tough…
Federal Election
CRICKET PROVINCIAL AN eight-wicket masterclass from Jake Wood was the difference between Baxter and Sorrento on Saturday. Sorrento batted first at David Macfarlane Reserve on day one of the two…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL A BRILLIANT century from Alex Browne wasn’t enough to get Red Hill over the line against Sorrento on Saturday. Red Hill came into day two needing to score…
TWO Mount Martha Primary School students had a spectacular sporting win recently, when they took out the girls’ competition in the inaugural Table Tennis Victoria Primary Schools Cup at Melbourne…
ONE of Australia’s fastest-growing sports, pickleball, has taken hold on the Mornington Peninsula. The low impact sport – a cross between badminton, ping pong and tennis – emphasises players’ reflexes…
FOR over 200 years, the Mornington Peninsula has been a muse and haven for artists. Attracting a stellar roll call of some of the most recognisable names in Australian art,…
THE opening night of the annual Mornington Art Show has become recognised as a gala occasion not to be missed. Traditionally these opening nights are social highlights for the Mornington…
THANKFULLY it took less than 1001 nights to build the latest attraction on Frankston’s foreshore telling the tales of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the forty thieves and…
ROSA Mar Tato Ortega is setting up her studio at the historic Coolart homestead – her base for the next six months. As artist in residence at the property, it’s…
