THE long-awaited restoration of the Balcombe Estuary Boardwalk is set to receive future funding under the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s latest draft budget. The draft budget, which was released at the…
COMMUNITY input has been requested regarding a new policy that will see trees on the peninsula better looked after and protected. Mornington Peninsula Shire have developed a draft Tree Management…
MOTORISTS across the Mornington Peninsula are enduring extreme delays as a combination of concurrent roadworks and road closures affect the area’s main arterial routes. A southbound lane closure on Nepean…
A 41-year-old man from Tyabb is facing serious traffic offences after being intercepted by State Highway Patrol officers on ANZAC Day. Police allege the man was detected driving at 120…
MOUNT Eliza teenager Gemma Scott has been selected for Australia’s Skillaroos team to compete at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in September. The 18-year-old Restaurant Service competitor will join 37 other skilled…
A NEW cafe at Frankston RSL is providing employment training for people living with disabilities. The Welcome Post Cafe operating at Frankston RSL is run in conjunction with support service-provider…
Anthony Marsh has won preselection as the Liberal Party candidate for the upcoming Nepean by-election. News out of Liberal HQ is that Marsh had a clear win against the other…
OPINION: There is no doubt that the current councillor term at Mornington Peninsula Shire has been marked by considerable change. There has been a vast restructuring inside the organisation and…
CHRIS Brayne, who was the Member for Nepean between 2018 and 2022 before being ousted by Sam Groth, has re-emerged from self-imposed exile with some pointed commentary about the upcoming…
The voters of the Nepean electorate will head to the polls on 2 May to elect a replacement for retired MP Sam Groth. The date was announced yesterday (Tuesday 17…
BEC Watson, who has risen to digital fame with her “Bec’s Unhinged Reviews” social media account has had a short but succinct look at the Nepean by-election before deciding to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor, and Briars Ward councillor Anthony Marsh has joined the Liberal Party and has confirmed with The News he has nominated for preselection as the Liberal Party’s…
FOR mum Renee Bradshaw, the Mother’s Day Classic has become an antidote to one of the toughest chapters of her life. The annual event now holds deep personal meaning for…
AUSTRALIA’S housing conversation is shifting – and the solutions are getting smaller, smarter and more innovative. From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March, the Tiny Home Expo is back again…
A FUNDRAISER to raise money for mental health and suicide prevention initiatives in regional Australia was held in Seaford last weekend. The Black Dog Seaford Ride One Dayer took place…
SOCCER MORNINGTON took no mercy on Skye United on Friday night and exposed serious shortcomings in the home side’s make-up with a staggering 9-0 victory. This was a result of…
By Melissa McCullough MORNINGTON’S Eliza Snehotta has reached an incredible achievement notching her 150th career game. The milestone accumulated across juniors, representative football and senior competitions. Snehotta’s road to 150…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN MPFNL Division One continued on Saturday (11 April) with the final two games of a split round one. Frankston YCW took on newly-promoted Devon Meadows…
SOCCER BAXTER thumped Greater Dandenong 7-1 at WJ Turner Reserve last Friday night. The contest was a feisty affair with Baxter captain Cody Storton-French sent off in controversial circumstances a…
LOOK out Mornington Peninsula The Painters and Dockers are heading your way with a rare regional gig at the Western Port Yacht Club on Saturday 28 March. Gigs by this…
THE Frankston Symphony Orchestra will set the peninsula alight this autumn as it launches its 2026 season with Pasíón, an afternoon concert celebrating the fire and colour of Spanish and…
STEP inside a photobooth and explore the extraordinary life of Alan Adler, Australia’s most photographed man, in Auto Photo: A Life in Portraits at Frankston Arts Centre. This moving exhibition…
Everywhen Art’s March exhibition features a wide variety of First Peoples women’s art in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026.”Women artists have become notably prominent in First Peoples art over…
IN 2019 and at just 44, Shelley Christie had a headache and kept dropping what she was holding in her left hand. Not feeling well, she sat on her bed…
A SELF-confessed latecomer to hiking, Red Hill artist Michael Leeworthy managed to turn the restrictions of COVID-19 into positives: publishing three books on walking around the Mornington Peninsula. Weaving narratives…
MERRICKS author Megan Rogers is not wasting time when it comes to telling stories, having signed a two-book deal for her novel The Anatomy of Tears. Rogers’ book is about…
ANYONE looking for free skills training, a sense of purpose and a new bunch of good-hearted friends can look no further than becoming a member of the Victorian State Emergency…
AUNTY Helen Bnads has been named in 2026 Australia Day Honours List. Bnads is the cultural lead at Peninsula Health. She first joined the healthcare organisation in 2013, and was…
MARGARET McArthur of Mt Eliza has spent more than six decades quietly shaping the Mornington Peninsula with volunteer work through schools, sports clubs, welfare organisations, and community groups. On Australia…
FORMER members of the 36th intake of the Balcombe Army Apprentice School (AAS) at Mt Martha – the final class to graduate in 1981 – have gathered for a long…
AT Village Glen Retirement Living in Capel Sound, Francis (Ray) Kenny has celebrated a milestone not many get to say they’ve reached. Ray turned 100 on 25 November and spent…
