THE Ranch Motel in Mornington, that has been operating as crisis accommodation, will close for redevelopment on 17 April. A joint venture between Mornington Community Support Centre (MCSC) and Southern…
STREET artists transformed Frankston’s public spaces last week during the annual Frankston Street Art Festival. Spanning nine years and 100 murals, the Frankston Street Art Festival annually brings in internationally-renowned…
THE Mornington Police Senior Community Register held their 25th Anniversary celebration in Mornington on Thursday 19 March. “For 25 years, the Register has proudly supported our local community through friendship,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have approved changes to its rates system including a discounted rate for retirement villages and a revised two-tier waste service charge. From the 2026–2027 financial year,…
A PETITION has been lodged with the Mornington Peninsula Shire, calling for a series of traffic management improvements on Baden Powell Place in Mount Eliza. Residents are seeking an extension…
THE state government has approved a plan to build a $405m high-tech industry and business park in Somerville that aims to ease a critical shortage of industrial land in the…
MORNINGTON cyclist Greg Dalton is proving that passion and pedal power can help change lives, as he throws his support behind the Great Cycle Challenge – a nationwide fundraiser helping…
A FUNDRAISER for children living with heart disease will take place in Frankston this weekend. The annual Two Feet & A Heartbeat walk takes place at Ballam Park Primary School…
WHEN Somerville mum Ebony Brouwer noticed bruises appearing all over the body of her two-year-old son Theodore, she initially brushed them off as a typical mark of a “wild, energetic”…
WEBEX Players Series Victoria has a new host who would love to win its sixth staging at Rosebud Country Club, starting on Thursday. Former Olympian Marcus Fraser, one of Victoria’s…
PROVINCIAL LANGWARRIN has kept their season alive with an impressive win over Red Hill, as MPCA cricket returned for 2026 with double-header action. Red Hill hosted the Kangaroos at Red…
SOCCER RYAN Woolf and Patrick Briggs were announced as new signings by local State 2 and State 4 clubs respectively last week. Both have been plucked from State 5 competition…
SOCCER JACK Elliott’s return to Baxter and the second annual Billy Baldwin Memorial Day are upcoming highlights on the local scene. Elliott has been a wanted man ever since walking…
AUSTRALIA’S beloved music theatre and television star, Rachael Beck, will captivate audiences at Frankston Arts Centre on Friday 21 March as part of the long-running Daytime Music + Theatre program.With…
WORLD renowned soprano Danielle de Niese is set to make her way to the peninsula as part of exclusive Australian concert to be held at the picturesque Pt. Leo Estate.The…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Regional Gallery celebrates the first summer in the Bunurong calendar with the stunning and thought-provoking exhibition, The Ecologies Project: How Climate Changes Culture.The Ecologies Project features over 60…
THE 10th consecutive Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia Toy Run will be held at Tyabb Airport on Saturday 7 December.Last year over 800 toys were donated to the Foods for…
Author Fran Henke is about to publish the final chapters in her novel trilogy, A Fair Wind. However, the historical narrative so far has proved so absorbing that “I can…
AN app to help people with disabilities find accessible venues for their needs has been tested in Mornington and Frankston. The program, called Data for Inclusion, is a database of…
LIFE as a bank teller was not Rondelle Douglas’s dream. She loved to draw as a child. When events took a challenging turn (divorce) the mother of three decided to…
PSYCHOLOGIST Vanessa Thiele has chosen to use a dog as the main character of a book aimed at fostering children’s “social and emotional intelligence, work ethic and grit”. Thiele says…
By Jake Pike THE death of a family member or friend is never easy. COVID restrictions have highlighted the pain caused when those closest are not afforded closure around the…
ARMY veteran Alan Moore and his friends at Corowa Court, Mornington, are gearing up to celebrate his centenary on Friday 20 November. It’s an occasion to be cherished by this…
AN appeal has gone out in a bid to find enough “Moorooduc stone” to help restore an open air chapel at Shoreham. The chapel in Buxton Reserve off Marine Parade…
FRANK Brown and cycling go back a long way. The 90-year-old, of Hastings, is a member of the Spice cycling group at Balnarring and enjoys his weekly 40 kilometre Saturday…
