IN an environment where family violence, parental separation and child safety are in the spotlight, navigating the Family Court is more important than ever. The Peninsula Community Legal Centre says…
WITH an estimated $1.5 million needed over the next five years to fix “ageing infrastructure” Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is now looking for ways of making money from its golf…
WILDLIFE Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers caused by discarded fishing line.The warning followed the discovery of a young grey-headed flying fox that was unable to fly because…
THE fire danger period will officially finish at 1am on Wednesday 1 May for Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.CFA Deputy Chief Officer South East Trevor Owen said all landowners could…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is again calling on the state government to “develop a strategic framework” for Western Port. According to the shire the framework should include the restoration and…
PEOPLE are being urged to take number plates and track details of people dumping rubbish on the Mornington Peninsula as dumping rates soar. Rubbish dumping continues to be a major…
VOLUNTEERS are standing by ready to help evacuate more than 500 kangaroos trapped on private property near Cape Schanck. The kangaroos, once under threat of being culled, are fenced in…
AN original image is now covering the walls next to 100 Main Street, Mornington, following the hasty removal last month of mural that too closely resembled a work of art…
STUDENTS from St Macartans Primary School, Mornington, have again given the boat at Schnapper Point Park a facelift and a fresh new look. The school’s grade 5/6 art students were…
HORSE RACING MATT Laurie’s promising colt Ranveer showed his class with a gutsy win first-up in the heavy conditions at Sandown on Saturday. The Winning Rupert-sired two-year-old had just the…
SOCCER LOCAL soccer is blessed with some excellent sports photographers covering the exploits of clubs throughout the broad peninsula area. They include Darryl Kennedy, Gemma Sliz, Paul Seeley and John…
HORSE RACING MORNINGTON-based trainer Robert Kingston has saddled up his last runner after a decade of competing in the Victorian ranks. Kingston, who claimed his first winner with On Tour…
TWO Southern Peninsula Sharks junior basketballers represented Victoria Country against the best athletes at the under-18 Australian Junior Championships at Werribee in late May. Southern Peninsula Basketball Association general manager…
THE Big O has survived the Big C. Entertainer-at-large John Wells, who regularly performs at venues around the peninsula as Roy Orbison in a tribute show, was stopped in his…
AN exhibition by Simon Normand at the Merricks general store explores the Mornington Peninsula as it was before World War I. The artist presents a series of panoramic photographs of…
THE beat of African drums may soon be a regular sound at Tootgarook. Amadou Kalissa, who followed in his musician father’s footsteps when growing up in Guinea, West Africa, gave…
MOVIE buffs can enjoy a premiere screening of the English National Opera’s La Traviata on 16-17 May at Mornington Cinemas. The film was first shown in London in March. After…
