MOUNT Eliza Fire Brigade has appointed its first female officer, Lieutenant Petyka “Tyk” Slattery. Members of the brigade, headquartered in Canadian Bay Road, elected her to the position of Third…
OVER the past year, 390 young people on the Mornington Peninsula sought help because they had nowhere to stay. Mornington Peninsula Shire is encouraging residents to try sleeping in their…
CAMPERS will be able to savour the delights of a night under the stars at the Old Quarantine Station at Point Nepean from mid-next year. A camp ground is being…
A REVAMP of the century-old Flinders Pier is set to get under way next year after Parks Victoria announced it was progressing its efforts to obtain a heritage permit to…
A MAN who drove onto the wrong side of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Dromana is wanted by police. At around 7.30am on 1 October, a black Ford Ranger utility…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council reduced the gender pay gap for staff by 12% over the last financial year, from 24.3% to 12.4%. They also achieved an equal gender balance in…
FIVE candidates vying for wards in the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council election are advocating to save the historic Beleura Cliff Path in Mornington after it was closed two years ago…
Federal Election
BLAIRGOWRIE Yacht Squadron’s Sailability program has won this year’s Australian Sailing Victorian Inclusion Program of the Year award. The aim of the program is to make sailing available to participants…
SOCCER LANGWARRIN has re-signed Scott Miller as head coach for the 2021 season. It will be the former Fulham and Socceroo assistant’s third year at the helm. “I signed on…
HORSE RACING CHRIS and John Meagher’s speedy mare, Pippie, ran her rivals off their legs to take out the Group One Moir Stakes and pick up her second Group One…
SOCCER ANDY Lancaster has made a sudden departure from the Seaford United coaching setup. The club icon emailed president Willie Lyn recently to tell him of his decision to end…
