ORGANISERS of the ‘Peninsula Peace Walk for Palestine’ in Mornington last Sunday week (7 July) say the event turnout showed strong support for an end to the war in Gaza.One…
SIGNS promoting “hidden treasures” on French Island are among 200 projects to be paid for by the state government in metropolitan and regional towns having fewer than 5000 residents.“Western Port…
ALMOST 2700 people were arrested for family violence offences between January and June this year across the Mornington Peninsula and south-east, in a major police blitz targeting some of Melbourne’s…
AN embarrassed Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has apologised to RSLs around the peninsula, after contractors failed to collect Anzac Day wreaths that were laid in April. Dromana RSL secretary Julia…
MOURNERS gathered at Frankston Pier last weekend to remember the life of Andres Pancha. Pancha was a 45-year-old father of three from Cranbourne West. He was allegedly killed while fishing…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council officers are looking for ways to limit how long boats and caravans are left parked in streets. Councillors have told the officers to investigate ways to…
RSLs and war memorials around the Mornington Peninsula were a place for solemn reflection on Friday, 11 November, as hundreds of people gathered on Remembrance Day to pay their respects…
EVERY year since 2002, COVID aside, the residents of Mornington Peninsula have put their running shoes on for the 6.7 kilometre Arthur’s Seat Challenge. In recognition that people are still…
THINK book club, and think literary discovery, conversation, friendship and the odd glass of wine. But why should the adults have all the fun, says a new generation of avid…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE NOTHING could separate finals contenders Pines and Dromana last weekend. Pines hosted the Tigers at Eric Bell Reserve. The away side were the better team in the…
SOCCER BAXTER announced on Monday (27 June) that Stephen Fisher would take over from George Hughes as senior coach for the 2023 season. Fisher will be in charge of a…
HORSE RACING JEROME Hunter has trained the first winner by first-season sire, Thronum, at Caulfield on Saturday. Hunter’s two-year-old gelding Thron Bone landed an impressive three-quarters of a length victory…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE FRANKSTON YCW continued their domination in MPNFL Division One with a convincing win over Dromana. The Tigers didn’t fire all day, and after trailing by 17 points…
A COMEDY being filmed at Seawinds Hub makes fun of the country’s welfare system. Rosebud actor Steve Bastoni is producing the film, called Welfare, whose cast includes funny man Peter Helliar,…
A TOUCHING short film by Mt Eliza filmmaker Michael Raso will screen at the internationally renowned Cannes Film Festival next month. His six-minute entry, Solitude, sponsored by the American Pavilion…
INFORMATION panels at Red Hill Station Reserve tell the story of the area which has become a hub for families, walkers, and bike and horse riders. The panels were put…
SPANISH classical guitarist Matthew Fagan and pianist Isaac Mouskovias will perform classical music at its emotive and technical best at 3pm, Sunday 30 April, at St Johns Church, 23 King…
