HELICOPTERS are scanning powerlines across the Mornington Peninsula over the next fortnight, as part of United Energy’s year-round bushfire mitigation and vegetation management program.People may see and hear the choppers,…
A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire plan to install roadside barriers along a scenic route in Red Hill has sparked concern from residents who argued it overlooked “far greater” road safety issues.The…
VICTORIA’S fisheries department is proposing to close its Mornington station and replace it with a “community office” in Carrum under a new model stakeholder groups fear would lead to weaker…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will take a closer look at how ratepayer money is spent in its fight against climate change after some councillors claimed “wasteful projects” were not delivering community…
THE Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad has responded to more than 30 rescue calls this summer, prompting a concerning rise in the number of incidents across the region. It has been…
A RECENT spate of youth crime across the peninsula has pushed fed up residents to the brink, with a protest held outside the Somerville office of Hastings MP Paul Mercurio…
MORNINGTON Peninsula concreter Nik Shepheard knows firsthand the difficulties men face in recognising and dealing with depression, and has come up with a novel way of raising funds to increase…
THE Mornington Yacht Club recently showed its community spirit, hosting more than 20 displaced Ukrainian youngsters who fled their homeland last year after the Russian invasion of their country. With…
FIVE years ago, Julie Hooper’s life changed in a split second, as her body was crushed by a sweeper truck that had rolled out of control. In a coma for…
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.…
THE Mornington peninsula Shire Council and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action have agreed to allow paragliders to launch once again from Mount Martha. The sport was banned…
SOCCER SCOTTISH striker Rory Currie arrived in Melbourne last week to bolster Mornington’s 2023 promotion push. The Seagulls have had the 24-year-old on their radar since last year and agreed…
SYDNEY-based artist Tom Polo spent some time researching the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s collection before painting his impressions on the wall in the gallery’s foyer. His 13 metre painting includes…
THE works of US composers George and Ira Gershwin will get a working over from jazz singer Anita Harris and her band when she takes to the stage at Frankston…
Because of wet weather the venue for the community fair scheduled to be held this Sunday at Ferrero Reserve, Mt Martha has been moved to Mt Martha Primary School. The…
AS people live longer, memories can get shorter but that does not mean families’ shared time together is any less precious. That’s the message in the pages of a new…
