By Sarah Halfpenny A BRIGHT blue cypress tree trunk now stands as a symbol of hope on Hotham Street in Sorrento, marking the arrival of the Blue Tree Project to…
MORNINGTON Moggie Rescue is among hundreds of charities, schools and community groups to collectively raise more than $3m through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) to date. By returning containers…
MEMBERS of the six Country Women’s Association of Victoria (CWA) branches on the Mornington Peninsula are crafting and cooking up a storm in preparation for their annual Creative Arts Exhibition…
Two drivers have lost their licences after allegedly reaching speeds of up to 180km/h on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in the early hours of Monday morning. Police allege the pair…
YOUNG people on the southern Mornington Peninsula now have easier access to free mental health support, with Headspace relocating to the Tounnin Wominjeka Youth Hub in Rosebud. Headspace is Australia’s…
THE University of Melbourne and Monash University have announced a joint initiative to establish a new education and research hub at Point Nepean. The Point Nepean Research and Education Field…
AS a General Practitioner, Floyd Gomes is accustomed to treating people’s ailments. In particular, the founder of the Atticus Health group of GP clinics and aged care medical services has…
Federal Election
The critical three-candidate-preferred (3CP) count is over half way through, as we edge closer to determining who will represent the electorate of Flinders in the next term of government. Over…
In the latest data from the Australian Electoral Commission, Liberal Zoe McKenzie has the edge over the other two contenders, Labor’s Sarah Race and independent Ben Smith, topping 50% of…
PLEASE NOTE: There is an updated version of this article with new information here: The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed that the electorate of Flinders is being worked through as…
PORTSEA Surf Life Saving Club delivered a strong performance at the 2026 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, taking home two gold medals and a bronze. Alice Miliani won gold in…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN LANGWARRIN remains one of just two undefeated sides in MPFNL Men’s Division One Seniors, after dispatching the previously undefeated Mt Eliza on Saturday. The Redlegs…
SOCCER SOMERVILLE Eagles have Tom Simmons to thank for their 4-3 away win over East Bentleigh on Saturday. He opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a moment of…
A NEW skate ramp has been installed at Rosebud Skatepark after over five years of community-led advocacy and development. The project was led by Lenny Richardson, a local skater who…
FRANKSTON Library will be displaying Martin Shaw’s famous Three Well-Known Australians until 19 April. The artwork has toured Australia since 1983 garnering opinions and guesses as to the identify of…
FRANKSTON Waterfront has been transformed into a magical wonderland for the 2026 Australian Sand Sculpting Championships. Open daily from 10.00am-5.00pm until Sunday, April 26, it’s a vibrant celebration of creativity,…
BELVOIR St Theatre, one of Australia’s most celebrated theatre companies, brings Mandela Mathia’s powerful autobiographical solo show Lose to Win to Frankston Arts Centre for one night only on Saturday…
A team of Mornington Peninsula creatives took out one of the top prizes at Tropfest with their short film No Thank You. The film was awarded the Chery Creative Acceleration…
CLIFF and Mary (May) Rayner celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on 14 April. May was born in Fife, Scotland, in 1935 and came to Australia at the age of 12,…
CAPEL Sound resident Ron Lloyd celebrated his 106th birthday on Wednesday 8 April. The resident of Regis Capel Sound is still very active and a keen participant in the home’s…
DAVID Evan Price was born on 21 October 1940 to Eric Evan Price and Marcelle Whittaker, and grew up alongside his younger siblings Jocelyn, Ian and Andrew. He began his…
A PAIR of filmmakers, working on a project to document the lives of centenarians, have interviewed a 110-year-old woman who grew up in Rosebud. The astounding recollections of Edie Dryden,…
