GOT some unused spectacles or sunglasses tucked away in a drawer? They could be making a greater difference to someone in a third-world country. The Mornington Peninsula’s Friends of Lospalos…
Teenage twin brothers Henri and Miles Levenspiel of Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club are making some serious headway in the youth sailing scene. The 15-year-olds recently won the Victorian Youth…
GET ready for some giggles and a whole lot of fun. Mt Eliza-based illustrator Karen Erasmus has launched her latest children’s picture book, Wombat Poos Are Square, which cheekily explores…
A NEW storage facility supporting the SES has been completed in Mornington to increase volunteer emergency response capability on the Mornington Peninsula. The facility, launched last week, was built on…
POLICE raids in Langwarrin and Parkdale took place earlier this month as part of an investigation into Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang activity. On 5 March, police across Australia arrested 56…
A NATIONWIDE police investigation into an online child exploitation group, which featured two raids in Frankston and another in Mordialloc, has now concluded. The police operation, a joint effort by…
Police have charged a man and seized an array of drugs, several vehicles and ammunition in Cranbourne yesterday afternoon. Officers were called to reports of a man and woman behaving…
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LEFT, right, hollow, peak, wall, cutback, closeout, fast-breaking, top to bottom, glassy, swell, sand bar or reef. The words regularly used by surfers can be confusing to the uninitiated, but…
PROVINCIAL After winning last season’s Peninsula Division grand final, Mornington earned a promotion to Provincial for the 2025/26 season. Their opening match for the season was against last year’s Provincial…
Soccer Skye United gaffer Phil McGuinness had no doubts about handing the captaincy to a player who had only been at the club for one season. “He trains how he…
MORNINGTON Soccer Club’s U13 girls took home the state championship in a 4-2 win against Yarra Jets FC on 21 September. The win comes after an impressive undefeated season, which…
Carrum Downs artist Jaq Grantford has been named as the Archibald Prize 2023 ‘People’s Choice’ winner for her winning portrait of former Playschool presenter and beloved Australian personality Noni Hazlehurst.…
ARTISTS who regularly open their studios along the Peninsula Studio Trail are holding their annual combined art exhibition at Mornington. The annual studio trail started 15 years ago and includes…
PETER Dawson readily admits to joking when he says members of the Flinders Icebergers are “the real icebergers, because we swim in the ocean”. He’s admiring and complimentary of everyone…
A LITERARY event especially for poetry enthusiasts is being held from 2pm on Sunday 10 September at the Rosebud Country Club Bowls Club. The Poets Corner event will bring together…
ALTHOUGH it was 50 years ago, many Australians can recall where they were when they heard that Australia had “lost” its 17th prime minister, Harold Holt. The news reverberated around…
MORNINGTON Yacht Club has published a book covering its first 70 years. The book of 300-odd pages by author Stuart Gooley covers sailing at Mornington from the first recorded regatta…
THE impact of European settlement on Australia’s Indigenous people, from Queensland to the Mornington Peninsula, was outlined in historic and personal terms when Peter Aldenhoven delivered this year’s Human Rights…
ANYONE travelling along Jetty Rd, Rosebud will be familiar with the Girl Guide hall opposite Rosebud Primary School. For the past 60 years this multi-functional community landmark has been used…









