Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged six youths after a car was allegedly stolen during an aggravated burglary in Mount Martha early Friday morning. Patrolling officers came across…
RESIDENTS of the peaceful and sleepy coastal town of Somers are upset they were given less than two weeks to have their say on a 35-metre telecommunications tower planned for…
SIX candidates are contesting the by-election to fill the Watson Ward seat on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council left vacant by the resignation of Paul Mercurio. Mercurio, elected in November 2020,…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was critically injured following a crash in Tyabb in the early hours of Saturday 11 February. Emergency services were called following reports…
DRIVERS who used the notorious Forest Drive intersection with Nepean Highway are being reassured that the road will be improved, but probably not by mid-year, as promised earlier. The state…
THE repeated discarding of fishing line and tackle on the Mornington Peninsula continues to take a toll on seabirds and wildlife. Dozens of emergency calls to wildlife rescue volunteers and…
THE art of self-parody works for Ben Ross. One of his first pitches for a commercial job was a caricature of himself doing some yoga poses. He didn’t get the…
IT was a labour of love that spanned 27 years. Margaret Crittenden’s collection of clippings and cuttings from all sources documenting the growth of the Mornington Peninsula wine industry from…
A FEMALE-only pink patrol was looking out for the safety of swimmers and other beach users at Point Leo on Saturday (27 March). The Point Leo patrol was one of…
BLAIRGOWRIE’S Sarsha Pancic came in the under-14 girls division at Australian Junior Surfing Titles at Margaret River, 30 November-7 December. The Victorian team won the event for the first time…
PENINSULA SOMERVILLE star Jayde Herrick took 11 wickets and scored a century in a dazzling display of cricket against Pearcedale on Saturday. Somerville thrashed their opponents to claim an outright…
SOCCER SAM Orritt’s trial with Langwarrin ended with a visit to Frankston Hospital last weekend and x-rays confirmed that he’d broken his collarbone. He’d lined up against Melbourne Victory at…
HORSE RACING MORNINGTON-based racehorse trainer, Jerome Hunter, landed a dominant double at the Cranbourne night meeting on Saturday 14 December but was quick to urge for change to the current…
