EIGHT-year-old Ezra Calabrese has his sights set on a big win, and an even bigger pumpkin, at this year’s Red Hill Show on 7 March. The young Mornington Peninsula grower…
THE Flinders Fringe Festival is back for 2026, offering over 50 events on the Mornington Peninsula from 26 February to 1 March. In its fourth year, this year’s line-up celebrates…
A PIECE of maritime history has returned to the Mornington Peninsula thanks to the dedication of the New Peninsula Men’s Shed. The Mount Martha shed has completed a four-year restoration…
ROSANN “Rosie” Italiano has been awarded a Paul Harris Fellow, one of the Rotary Club of Mount Martha’s highest honours, in recognition of more than 40 years of volunteer work…
PENINSULA residents will have the opportunity to hear stories from refugees at an upcoming event in Rosebud. New Peninsula Community Caring and migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia are…
H5 bird flu has been detected in Victoria for the first time, with one greater crested tern at Portland confirmed positive and a second suspected of carrying the virus. Wildlife…
STUDENTS from Mount Martha Primary School helped plant 550 trees at The Briars on Friday 24 July, ahead of National Tree Day, as part of an ongoing partnership with Mornington…
Federal Election
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has launched their “Shout Out for the Peninsula” advocacy campaign in the lead up to the 2025 federal election. The campaign consists of a list of “investment–ready…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Flinders Ben Smith has called for urgent action to make healthcare accessible for everyone after data showing bulk billing no longer exists for many patients on the…
SOMERVILLE Recreation Reserve would be upgraded under a $5m plan if Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie is re-elected and the Liberal Party takes office at the federal election. The proposed revamp…
MORNINGTON Baseball Club is calling for urgent upgrades to their Wilsons Rd facilities after concerns the lighting has become a safety risk. The club said multiple lights at the ground…
RYE Football Club president Reg Chadwick ended up in the water during the football club’s MND fundraiser on Saturday (30 May). Held in conjunction with the junior club, guest slider…
RUGBY LEAGUE On Saturday afternoon (30 May) the Peninsula Dolphins senior third grade men’s team were handed their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Doveton Steelers…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN LANGWARRIN lost their spot on top of the ladder after obtaining their first loss of the season at the hands of Frankston YCW. Langwarrin took…
MCCLELLAND has announced Michael Sibel as the winner of the inaugural Maquette: Sculpture Award for his work Two Parts (2025), a patinated bronze sculpture measuring 40 x 35 x 35…
AUSTRALIA’S “Queen of Carols,” Silvie Paladino, will bring Christmas joy and grace the stage at Cruden Farm on Saturday the 13 December. Silvie will perform more than two hours of…
Get ready to journey down the yellow brick road! PLOS Musical Productions is thrilled to announce preparations for our January 2026 season of The Wizard of Oz! The excitement is…
THE Mornington – Mt Martha Model Railway Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open day at Mt Martha House Community Centre on 30 November. The event will…
OBITUARYAlan Nelsen, 25/6/1943 – 7/5/2023Engineer, doctor THEY may not know it, but residents across the Mornington Peninsula are the beneficiaries of Alan Nelsen’s logical thinking, foresight and persuasiveness about community…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery. On 4 October…
TWO family history sleuths have uncovered a treasure trove of information about Mornington’s early beginnings and the people behind the street names and condensed the information into a book Naming…
OBITUARY Keith Hearne OAM 13 July 1925 – 25 December 2022 World War Two veteran Keith Hearne, a resident of Hastings until quite recently, passed away at Peninsula Private Hospital…
