THE Mornington Peninsula Shire has emerged as one of the top performers in Victoria’s container deposit scheme (CDS) with residents and community groups pocketing more than $2 million in refunds.…
A SECTION of the historic Beleura Cliff Path in Mornington will finally reopen to the public in early December for the first time in two years after landslips created a…
THE new Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors met for the first time on Tuesday 19 November and elected Briars Ward councillor Anthony Marsh as mayor and Tanti Ward councillor Paul Pingiaro…
A NEW ethane-generated power facility has officially launched at the existing Long Island Point (LIP) plant in Hastings – the first of its kind in Australia. ExxonMobil Australia (formerly Esso…
ELEVEN new councillors will be sworn in this week to face a four year term that could end up being the most testing in the shire’s history.Fundamental challenges face the…
HASTINGS’ stalwart Brian Stahl has called on the state government to take action to remedy the “deplorable state” of the Hastings railway station. In a letter to Hastings MP Paul…
IN recent times Jack Meaden, Theo Fatouros and Bob Riley have become a playing group in Portsea Golf Club’s Saturday competition, defying their ages with their energy and enthusiasm. Meaden…
MOUNT Martha karter Matthew Basso recently brought home the coveted blue plate trophy after his win in the Victorian Kart Championships (KA3 Junior Heavy class) at the Albury Wodonga Kart…
ONE of the Mornington Peninsula’s newer residents, musician, songwriter, TV presenter and musical director Phil Ceberano, has opened a band performance program for local teenagers who want to develop their…
SOCCER MARINOS Panayi quit Frankston Pines last week and captain Ryan Ratcliffe is trialling with Casey Comets. And Rosebud has secured the goalkeeper it sought by luring former Langwarrin, Peninsula…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL PINES are in pole position to defeat Baxter. Baxter Park hosted day one of the two-day clash between Baxter and Pines. Pines batted first, and had an excellent…
SOCCER COULD Paul Truman be the man who lifts Rosebud off the foot of the State Leagues? The ’Buds re-entered State League for the 2019 season finishing eighth in State…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL OLD Peninsula fell just short of their target against Sorrento in a high scoring one-day thriller last Saturday. Sorrento batted first, and put 213 runs on the bord.…
IN an entertaining double-header, Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black will speak at Rosebud Uniting Church on Judaism, faith and the environment before the screening of Al Gore’s new film, An Inconvenient Sequel. Truth…
A SELL-OUT exhibition at Oak Hill Gallery, Mornington, was the first held by 92-year-old Chris Colquhoun. As a result of her first solo show the Merricks-based artist has received three…
MUSICIANS, comedians and circus performers will perform at The Briars historic property, Mt Martha at the end of March in the second annual Peninsula Buskers Festival. “We had about 20,000…
Don’t miss Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges USA on his Australian blues “Hold On A little Bit Longer’ Tour. This masterful Memphis Blues performer pays homage to his blues roots and the…
