DELIVERING a baby by caesarean section isn’t usually a hands-on experience for mothers, but that’s exactly what happened to one young mum in Mornington.Obstetrician Dr Natalie Elphinstone, who recently moved…
POWERLINES in high fire danger areas on the Mornington Peninsula could be placed underground as part of a package of new “resilience measures” being tested and considered by electricity distributor…
THE Tiny Home Expo is coming to Mornington Peninsula, and Expo Organisers say the event is gathering more and more interest as people seek alternative solutions to a multitude of…
THE sad sight of “possum Armageddon” around the Mornington Peninsula as wildlife literally fell from trees or died trying to drink water at the beach has prompted a reminder to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council continues to move towards establishing a “transparency hub” on its website, with councillors last week agreeing to its cost being added to the 2024/25 budget. However,…
WORK has started to remove the fisherman’s jetty at Mornington.The demolition of the jetty is expected to take about two to three weeks. A barge is being used for the…
Frankston Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have arrested and charged a male in relation to four alleged separate sexual assault incidents, across the Mornington Peninsula, during January…
PROVINCIAL RED Hill picked up a thrilling win over Langwarrin to finish their home-and-away season on a high last Saturday. Langwarrin batted first on their home deck. They had to…
SOCCER FIVE-goal wins for Chelsea and Skye and a come-from-behind victory for Peninsula Strikers highlighted the third round of the Dockerty Cup. Chelsea eased past Mount Eliza 5-0, Skye thumped…
Soccer SEAFORD United hopes that an influx of new players will bridge the gap between a top four finish and promotion.Paul Williams’ men narrowly missed out on reclaiming their State…
By Will Jeffares VFL DESPITE a promising fightback, Frankston fell to a four-point defeat to the Northern Bullants as part of the VFL’s Standalones Practice Match Carnival on Saturday afternoon…
ONE of Australia’s favourite sporting heroes, John Bertrand AO, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America’s Cup, will be guest speaker at the Mornington Yacht Club’s foundation…
DREAMWEAVERS, a series of short documentary films about three Mornington Peninsula-based women who have suffered adversity and inspire others, will be screened as part of the Flinders Fringe Festival on…
IMPROVISATION has transformed the way composer and performer Anne Norman thinks and feels about music. The internationally renowned shakuhachi player (a type of Japanese flute) is co-running musical improvisation workshops…
THE former site of the Blue Moon hardware store in Red Hill is now a centre to exhibit works by emerging and established Mornington Peninsula artists. The temporary space opened…
THE last of the big guns has fired its final shots and been decommissioned at the West Head Gunnery Range, Flinders. More than 100 people, including Naval top brass and…
THE Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has approved Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s amendment to apply a permanent heritage overlay to protect Fenton Hall, at Merricks North. The mayor Cr Steve…
By Barry Irving and John Wilson* AUSTRALIA responded to a request from South Vietnam and the United States for support in 1962 by sending 30 military advisors. By 1965 it…
MEMBERS of Hastings-Western Port Historical Society celebrated its 50th anniversary with lunch on Sunday 16 July at the Hastings Club. Original members, Valda Cole OAM and Shirley Davies OAM (president…