A MOTHER has spoken out against what she describes as unfair parking fines being issued to parents outside Sorrento Primary School, claiming they are nothing more than a “revenue raising”…
SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol police officers made more than a dozen arrests in the first week of the new year.Among those arrested were a 38-year-old Frankston man, who was allegedly involved…
A DIVISIVE trend of people setting up cabanas and tents to reserve prime beach spots on the peninsula has prompted mayor Cr Anthony Marsh to call for the behaviour to…
PETER Clarke, the newly appointed president of the Mornington Peninsula Beach Box Association, has wasted no time in outlining an ambitious agenda to ensure the region’s beloved beach environment is…
A PLAN to transform a huge beachside Dromana site, including a former holiday park, into 69 homes has been approved despite strong community opposition.Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors have given the…
Emergency services are on the scene of a landslip that has caused the collapse of a house at Penny Lane in McCrae. The emergency alert, issued at 8.49am, stated that…
THREE Mornington fire fighters will participate in the ninth annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb. The stair climbing challenge, held at the Crown Metropol, raises money to fight depression, PTSI and…
ESMERELDA the ewe has felt untold pain in her two years of life, but that hasn’t stopped her being the best mum she can be to her three-week-old lamb, Maisie.…
ROSEBUD’S Sarah Wallace has achieved Girl Guides Australia’s highest achievement award for a youth member, the Queen’s Guide Award. Since becoming a girl scout cub in 2011 as a seven-year-old,…
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…
SOCCER BAXTER will have a new senior coach next season after George Hughes decided to step down at season’s end. The club made the announcement last week and acknowledged the…
HORSE RACING ANTHONY and Sam Freedman’s Group One winning sprinter Artorius had his final main gallop at Royal Ascot on Friday ahead of his tilt in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes…
CRIB Point is celebrating the 100th birthday of the original school building with a free Family Fun Day, 10am-2pm, Sunday 16 October. Former teachers of the Park Rd school will…
HMAS Cerberus will hold an open day, Sunday 23 October, to mark the end of Navy Week. Those attending can bring a picnic, buy lunch from one of the food…
PERFORMING arts are used as a platform for young people’s health, sense of inclusion and feelings of wellbeing by members of Artzmartz, based at Mornington. The group is part of…
CENTRAL Mornington will again be the setting for art, culture, food and wine during the 21st Main Street Mornington Festival on Sunday 16 October. There will be entertainment for all…
