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…
INVESTIGATIONS are underway into the alleged the mutilation of a swamp wallaby and a kangaroo in the Balnarring and Somers areas. The Conservation Regulator has confirmed it has received reports…
THE Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board is preparing an action plan to “help prioritise the opportunities to address the challenges” facing tourism in the region. The board, which describes itself…
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…
BALNARRING Pre School was recently joined by Balnarring Primary School, Balnarring Early Learning Centre and St Joseph’s school to celebrate and honour First Nations’ Peoples cultures by participating in The…
TEN 100-year milestone birthdays were celebrated at a lunch at Mornington Peninsula Legacy Club last Wednesday (2 November). The centenarians included nine of the club’s 20 war widow beneficiaries and…
SOCCER HOLDER Somerville retained the Eagles Cup after a 2-2 draw with Baxter at Baxter Park on Saturday. The charity day has become an integral part of derby clashes between…
HORSE RACING DAVID Brideoake has fittingly trained the first winner by Group 2 winning stallion Hardham at Bendigo on Sunday 19 June. After being in the care of Peter Moody…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE FRANKSTON YCW secured a thumping win over Pines last weekend. The ladder leading Stonecats have only been defeated once all year. They were at their best on…
ELEVEN-year-old Grace Larkins, of Rosebud, has been chosen as a vice-captain in the Victorian Country Basketball team to compete in next month’s under-16 national championships in Perth. Larkins, above, has…
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…
POETRY readings are sure to attract literary buffs to a McCrae cafe. Poets’ Corner organisers Heather Forbes McKeon, a former head of drama at Frankston High School, and Ian Coffey,…
Lee Kernaghan is one of the undisputable all-time greats of Australian country. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Lee’s amazing career and the release of his first…
VETERAN journalist and singer Barry Morris feels as though he grew up with singer Frank Sinatra. “His music has been a background musical score to my life,” Morris, a former…
