A HEARTWARMING discovery of a new baby dolphin in Port Phillip Bay has created a whirl of excitement for scientists from the peninsula’s Dolphin Research Institute. The newborn calf, born…
A CENTRAL Victorian mum whose toddler almost drowned last summer is urging parents to learn the signs of drowning and know what to do in an emergency.Chloe Freeman and her…
THE Mornington Community Support Centre is making sure everyone has a Christmas to look forward to through a range of programs to help families doing it tough, including a toy…
PLANS to develop a retirement village in Mt Martha have drawn opposition from residents who fear the project would disrupt the character of their neighbourhood. Under the proposal, the site…
OCEAN activist Josie Jones believes ratepayers and the community are being shortchanged by a new hand-cleaning model that fails to clean the entire beach. Jones has spoken to shire-contracted beach…
A Brighton man was forced to watch his new Porsche Macan be driven away on the back of a tow truck after Somerville Highway Patrol (HWP) members caught him drink…
A PLAYGROUND that closed suddenly last year has prompted community backlash and a petition demanding the shire address safety concerns and reopen it. The Koopalanda Reserve playground on the corner…
Federal Election
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONEMT Eliza, Dromana, and Langwarrin are locked in a tight race for the top five with one round left to play in the home-and-away season. After Saturday’s…
WOMEN’S DIV ONEMORNINGTON are the MPFNL Women’s Division One premiers. Mornington played Warragul Industrials in the Grand Final at Kinetic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The two sides have been evenly…
SOCCER CHELSEA’S ace predator James Stinson grabbed his second five-goal haul of the league season as his side hammered Sandown Lions 6-0 at Ross Reserve on Saturday. The former Sunderland…
WHEN a Balnarring Football Club women’s player moved to South Australia this year to take on a role at Ceduna Area School, little did she know that a couple of…
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…
HISTORIC Beleura house, Mornington will open its garden to fairies and other magical creatures for the school holidays, and children are invited to enjoy the fun. The 40-minute Pirate-Fairy-Dinosaur-Rainbow Magic…
THE Lions Flinders Motoring Heritage event over Easter is in its seventh year and promises four hours of “revving”, music, food vans and a festival atmosphere. The show will be…
THE ‘lucky’ 13th Rosebud Rock n Rods Festival will be held at Eastbourne Primary School grounds, Allambi Avenue, on Sunday 2 April from 10am to 4.30pm. The festival will showcase…
PETER Munro feels he’s near the end of a campaign to have the names of two Sorrento boys killed in WWI placed on the Fromelles Commemorative Wall along with their…
AN “exceptionally well preserved” Aboriginal hearth has been found at Point Nepean National Park. The presence of heat retaining stones in the hearth makes it very unusual, and the only…
A MAN with a passion for history is keeping the memories of our ancestors alive. Ray Gibb, of Rosebud, has a special focus on Victorians generally, and Mornington Peninsula pioneering…
RYE Historical Society has completed repairs at the Old Schoolhouse, and up-graded its displays inside its small museum. As well as using its own funds, support has come from Rye…
