FOR over 75 years, The Portsea Camp has been a haven and lifeline for thousands of children, providing support to disadvantaged and vulnerable kids through tailored wellness programs and camps.Property…
AMBULANCE Victoria is reminding people to update their asthma action plans to stay safe as the weather warms up.Ambulance Victoria (AV) director of emergency management Justin Dunlop said creating an…
AN author and a casual teacher at a Dromana school has launched a new book that aims to ensure children with additional needs are well supported in their education journey.Anne…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Troy Cunneen. The 35-year-old man is wanted on five warrants for burglary, theft of motor vehicle, theft, and contravening bail and…
Across Victoria, the festive season brings families and friends together for long lunches, shared dinners, and much-anticipated celebrations. For many households, pets are naturally included in these gatherings and often…
ONE of the peninsula’s favourite walking and riding trails is set for a refresh, with locals being asked to help shape the upgrades. The Red Hill to Merricks trail will…
UP to $10 million in ratepayer funding is set to be put towards a project to transform Nepean Highway and surrounding pedestrian areas. Frankston Council ticked off a “Nepean Boulevard…
Federal Election
By Brodie Cowburn PROVINCIALSORRENTO wrapped up a dominant win over Heatherhill in no time at all on day one of their two-day clash last Saturday.Heatherhill was sent in to bat…
SOCCER LANGWARRIN, Mornington, Skye United and Aspendale will fly the flag for local soccer in the next round of the 2025 Australia Cup. And they could be joined by Somerville…
PROVINCIALLANGWARRIN and Pines remain neck-and-neck in the race for top spot after they both locked up wins last weekend. Langwarrin defeated Baden Powell at Lloyd Park on Saturday. The Kangaroos…
SOCCER ROSEBUD v Mornington and Peninsula Strikers v Banyule City are the marquee match-ups in this weekend’s second preliminary round of the 2025 Australia Cup. Rosebud and Strikers go in…
THE winners of the 2022 Peninsula Film Festival have been announced, with The News photographer Yanni Dellaportas making the list. The festival evolved eleven years ago, beginning at the Rosebud…
VISITORS to the Oak Hill Gallery in Mornington have the opportunity to explore Antarctica visually and learn about the changing environment. With Antarctica containing 90 per cent of the Earth’s…
THE voices of Wales will be again heard in Mornington at the end of this month. The Australian Welsh Male Choir will return after nearly two years with its Singing…
THIS year’s Womin Djeka Balnarring Ngargee festival is shaping up to be one of the Mornington Peninsula’s finest celebrations of Indigenous culture and a family-friendly community event. The annual festival…
AFTER a twelve month battle with cancer Ben Mayne, a highly-respected citizen of Hastings, passed away on 18 February, 2016. Holy Trinity church was packed to overflowing for the funeral…
VETERAN international yachtsman John Houston Buzaglo is known around the world as “Buz” although some of his mates have taken to calling him Sir Buz after he was awarded an…
MORNINGTON Yacht Club has come a long way since 11 interested residents met to discuss forming a sailing club in February 1946. Members of the founding group wanted to sail…
DON Prout moved to Tyabb when he completed his electrical apprenticeship at the age of 21. For the past 66 years he has conducted his business as an electrician in…
