MOONLIT Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park in Pearcedale opened its new reptile centre on Thursday, 4 July. The sanctuary’s newest attraction includes venomous snakes, pythons, a freshwater crocodile, green tree frogs,…
A RARE and endangered orchid once found in parts of the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston was last week given a helping hand to return, thanks to a team of experts…
DROMANA engineering apprentice, Callum Robertson, was named Apprentice of the Year at the 10th annual Chisholm Award on Tuesday 25 June for his work with STEG Engineering and his mechanical…
The owners of two fast-food franchise stores including one at Rosebud Plaza could be hit with almost $250,000 in fines for allegedly breaching child employment laws. The Donut King operator…
Six people have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Pearcedale on 11 February, which left one car on its roof. Emergency services were called to the incident…
POLICE are investigating after a male damaged an ATM outside Commonwealth bank in Hastings on 5 February. “It’s believed a teenager on a scooter used a hammer to damage the…
Mornington Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man and woman following a warrant in Safety Beach where they allegedly located a commercial quantity of 1,4 Butanediol and a stolen…
Federal Election
SOCCERNEW signings and player axings stole the limelight last week with Baxter featuring prominently. Noah Green, Joey Bucello and Robbie O’Toole were released by Baxter while Ryan Brown has left…
AFTER extensive and competitive trial processes two up-and-coming football players from Mount Martha Primary School have gained the attention of AFL and AFLW football selectors. Harry Pearce will wear the…
MEN’S DIV ONEPINES have pulled off one of the upsets of the season by beating ladder leaders Dromana. Pines came into the game with just three wins to their name…
SOCCER ROSEBUD has bolstered its championship credentials by signing experienced midfielder Andy Jerez. The 34-year-old’s football CV includes stints at Melbourne Victory, Knox City, Mornington, Dandenong City and Berwick City…
GRACING the stage in Frankston Arts Centre’s Cube 37 next month is internationally renowned comedian Damien Warren-Smith. Garry Starr Performs Everything is a one-hour show combining different theatre styles, as…
THE widely-acclaimed ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM is set to take Frankston by storm in June as part of the show’s eagerly-awaited 2023 national tour. Hailed “a musical and dramatic triumph”, the…
THE international known Australian Welsh Male Choir will present a concert at the Mt Martha Bowls and Petanque Club at 45 Watsons road Mt Martha on Sunday 7 May at…
A LIVE music event at Westernport Yacht Club this month will feature three hours of entertainment, with all proceeds going to research into diet and cancer. The event has been…
CROWDS flocked to Anzac Day commemorations at Mornington Peninsula towns last week. Organisers were thrilled with the huge turn-out of young people which they hope will ensure the future of…
THE launch of a book about long-time Flinders identity Christie Johnstone will be a feature of local RSL activities in the lead-up to Anzac Day (25 April) at Flinders. The…
HOLIDAYS spent camping on the foreshore allowed Kath and Jack Whiston and their young family to discover the beauty of the West Rosebud area (as it was known then) back…
BAXTER will celebrate its centenary on Sunday 6 May and, to mark the occasion, Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee will hold a shindig at Baxter Primary School on Sunday 18 March. All…
