A NEW cycling program that uses two-seater bicycles is helping to giving aged-care residents at Balnarring Arcare a fun and supported way to get outdoors and back into the community.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has reacted with caution to the state government’s decision to remove the requirement for planning permits on second homes or granny flats. Under the changes, granny…
GRAFFITI removal and building maintenance contractors are being sought by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The three-tender process is part of the council’s efforts to ensure peninsula residents and visitors enjoy…
Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Steve Holland says that Premier Dan Andrews’ plan to introduce a 7.5 per cent short stay accommodation tax will do “nothing” to fix the housing…
VOLUNTEERS who created a new native garden for the community in Mornington are distraught over the callous destruction of the garden and theft of most of the plants. The Pine…
REPORTS of animal cruelty on the Mornington Peninsula have dropped slightly in the past year, according to the RSPCA. The RSPCA Victoria recently released its statistics for the 2022/2023 year,…
NOT many people claim to have broken three “world records” in their chosen sport, but pro-skateboarder Nick Buchanan does. Buchanan says he set his first two records in 2003. “I…
TWO entries from the Mornington Peninsula are finalists in the search by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council to find the state’s top tourist towns. Online voting ends 27 May, although…
THE coronavirus pandemic may have put a firm brake on international travel for many people, but it has had no effect on the flights of migratory birds. The birds continued…
HORSE RACING MORNINTGON-based trainer Terry Walsh landed his first winner in almost a year with his stable star, Kalashani Lad, on Wednesday 1 July. Walsh, who has two horses in…
THE 2020 MPNFL season has been cancelled. AFL South East announced the decision to call off their competitions on 27 June. All senior football and netball divisions will not go…
THE Southern Peninsula Basketball Association is in damage control following revelations that some Sharks players trained at Dromana Secondary College stadium for several weeks in breach of COVID-19 restrictions. The…
SOCCER WHILE other sports announce a season shutdown soccer looks set for a season reboot this weekend. Three local clubs– Langwarrin, Mornington and Peninsula Strikers – will host junior NPL…
