THERE was a reunion of sorts on Saturday (25 February) when Sorrento-based couta boats sailed alongside their counterparts from Queenscliff. Sailors from both sides of Port Phillip came together for…

THE recently completed mural in Hastings at Ritchies IGA on Salmon Street by Julian Clavijo has won bronze as the 2022 Australian Street Art Awards’ Best External Mural. The 40-meter…

THE inaugural Flinders Fringe Festival – a three-day creative arts festival to celebrate the diversity of the Mornington Peninsula’s art scene, will be held 17-19 February. Artistic director Melissa Jackson…

MORNINGTON Peninsula’s official crime rate has risen by 24 per cent in the past year, with a surge in thefts from motor vehicles being a primary driver. The rise, which…

Police arrested 25 people during highly visible operation targeting drugs and anti-social behaviour at Frankston Railway Station on Wednesday. More than 50 police and PSOs – supported by the Mounted…

LYN MacLeod, Hastings SES unit’s newly announced controller, says she’s ready to rise to the challenge and continue making a difference in the community. A volunteer of three years, MacLeod…

A devastating fire has destroyed a popular wellness and day spa business in Moorooduc after going up in flames on the evening of Tuesday, 17 June. Emergency services were called…

Federal Election

SOCCER THE first thing that strikes you as you enter the Centenary Park clubrooms is a bar with a Shiplap timber cladding façade. There’s signage on the façade. It reads:…

TOOTGAROOK Primary School students have proved their talents at the recent Energy Breakthrough HPV (human-powered vehicle) competition in Maryborough. The school sent three teams and came back with first and…

SOCCER ASPENDALE Stingrays captain Peter Dimopoulos has a blunt message for players thinking of joining the State 5 club. “It’s a culture-driven club so no matter how good a player…

BONEO Rural Fire Brigade will hold a Community Day on Sunday 26 November to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It will run 10am-1pm at the brigade at Boneo Rd, Boneo, and…

Balnarring Community Hall – November 25th LA based award-winning Australian singer-songwriter Mia Dyson has unveiled her new single, Gambling and announced an Australian headline tour in support of the new track with a string of…