CAPEL Sounds Educational Child Care Centre and Kindergarten has added a vibrant new mural to its service, celebrating the local Bunurong culture. The collaborative artwork, created with the guidance of…
Have you ever wondered what happens to your drink cans, bottles and cartons after you return them for a 10-cent refund through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic)? With this…
A TYABB-based puppetry duo is bringing creativity and humour into classrooms, helping children tackle life’s toughest challenges. Chris Elkington and Rob Irvin, founders of The Melbourne Puppet Kerfuffle, have performed…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will prepare a report exploring whether council rates and charges should be waived for 12 McCrae properties impacted by the January landslide that forced residents to evacuate…
STUDENTS at Moorooduc Primary School held their annual Moorooduc Market on 3 December and raised approximately $2000 for charity. The Grade 5/6 students worked alongside Grade 3/4 and designed, refined,…
A PEARCEDALE company which illegally dumped 37,000 litres of drilling sludge has been hit with a $10,000 fine. A statement from the Environment Protection Authority Victoria read that the drilling…
THREE more high-rise buildings along the Nepean Highway in Frankston have been given the green light to proceed. At a meeting last week, Frankston councillors unanimously approved plans for a…
Federal Election
It is believed there has been no new counting at the Australian Electoral Commission for the seat of Flinders today. Instead, The News understands that they are conducting a numbers…
“A re-elected Albanese Labor government” and “an elected Dutton Coalition government” appear to be throwaway lines in candidate announcements, but they are vitally important to the fate of candidate commitments.…
The federal seat of Flinders is a safe Liberal seat no more. The seat has been held continuously over the last half-century by the Liberal Party, except for a single…
MORNINGTON’S Alexandra Park Pavilion redevelopment has taken home a prestigious state accolade from AFL Victoria. The $10.5 million upgrade was made possible thanks to the Mornington Peninsula Shire, community groups,…
RYE’s premier sporting event, the Rye Gift will be held at R.J.Rowley Reserve, Melbourne Road, Rye on Saturday 10 January 2026. Now in its 50th year, the event is rated…
PROVINCIAL SOME good bowling from Baden Powell has put Pines at risk of its first defeat for the season. Pines, who are 6-0 in season 2025/2026, hosted Baden Powell at…
SOCCER JEROME Valadon and Sonny Lindsay are the first new signings of the Ross Wallis-Stephen Duffy era at Peninsula Strikers. The Centenary Park outfit has been on the hunt for…
A FIRE festival will come to Frankston in mid-2026 to light up the waterfront. The Frankston Winter Fire Festival is set to take place on 13 June, 2026. Frankston Council…
THE artist collective Peninsula Studio Trail Inc. (PST) is opening its members’ working studios for two weekends, inviting the community to see art being made and to meet the people…
A MT Martha artist and retired surgeon has unveiled his latest creative work, A World of Dogs in Watercolour, a beautifully illustrated book celebrating dogs and the joy they bring.…
PAULIE Stewart has a lot of stories to tell, and he is heading to Frankston Library this week as part of AusMusic Month for an afternoon of tales and music.…
By Raia Flinos AT 104 years old, Olga Viken is is the oldest member of the Mornington Police Senior Community Register. Known fondly by the Norwegian community in Melbourne as…
THERE’S not much Georgie Gibbs can’t do – she rides horses up to three times a week, sings in a choir, is a member of a French speaking group, and…
A BELOVED piece of Australian military history, the 82-year-old wooden vessel The Plover, which tragically sunk during a violent September storm while moored at Mornington, has been sold via an…
DOCTOR Geoff Wicks had 100 reasons to celebrate last week when he notched up his century. Born on 11 November 1924, Wicks has lived in Mornington for over 63 years.…
