MT Eliza resident Christine Richards is concerned about planned overnight cleaning works in the village centre and says the timing will cause serious disruption for residents. Richards lodged an objection…
THE Mornington Peninsula community is celebrating after being named Victoria’s Tidy Town for 2025 at the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards. “These achievements reflect the…
MT Martha Uniting Church is holding its third annual White Ribbon Day of Action on Saturday 29 November 2025. The day is intended to shine a light on the urgent…
A NEW reef restoration project off Mornington that is creating vital habitat for fish and marine life in Port Phillip Bay has received a $98,000 grant. Fish habitat charity OzFish…
A MULTI-million-dollar development opened at Sages Cottage Farm last week – creating jobs and changing the lives of many Melbournians living with disabilities. Sage’s Cottage, owned by Wallara Australia, opened their new…
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors met last night (18 November) and elected mayor Cr Anthony Marsh and deputy mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro for another 12 months, appearing to continue the majority…
A FUNDRAISER for children living with heart disease will take place in Frankston this weekend. The annual Two Feet & A Heartbeat walk takes place at Ballam Park Primary School…
WHEN Somerville mum Ebony Brouwer noticed bruises appearing all over the body of her two-year-old son Theodore, she initially brushed them off as a typical mark of a “wild, energetic”…
A FOURTEEN-year-old from Mt Eliza, Kalen Colabufalo, and his mum, Jonelle, will be taking part in a 13-day hike in Nepal to raise funds for Limbs4All.Mark Inglis will be leading…
CHARLIE O’Connell hopes to celebrate Baxter’s 50th anniversary next year with promotion from State 4 South-East. The 27-year-old returned to Baxter Park last season after winning successive promotions with Bayside…
The Mornington Yacht Club sailing season is well underway with racing on Tuesday afternoons, Thursday Twilight, Saturday Championships and Aggregate races as well as Off The Beach racing on a…
NINETY-two-year-old McCrae resident, Wilma Watt, has taken home gold in four swimming categories at the Australian Masters Games in Canberra. Watt and two of her daughters made the road trip…
PROVINCIAL SORRENTO played Red Hill in a nailbiter on Saturday, with the Sharks winning by the finest of margins. Red Hill was sent in to bat first on their home…
THE Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Art Prize is preparing for its opening night at the Cook Street Collective in Flinders on 31 October. The exhibition, now in its second year, runs…
A RENOWNED Australian artist has thrown his support behind efforts to restore Rosebud’s nearly century-old Broadway Theatre, offering one of his works for sale to help raise funds for the…
A FRESH take on the traditional market is arriving in Mount Eliza this November, offering the chance to explore handmade goods, connect with the community, and discover unique creations at…
ACCLAIMED author Rachael Johns will be appearing at the Mornington Library next month to discuss her much-anticipated novel, The Lucky Stars. The free event on 3 November will include a…
COMMUNITIES across the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston have honoured the sacrifices of fallen Australian soldiers during Remembrance Day services on 11 November. Hundreds observed a minute’s silence at 11am as…
SCIENTIST Hans Brunner, who helped exonerate Lindy Chamberlain, died last week on Thursday, 25 April.A large portrait, that he has referred to as representing “the other me”, has been entered…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.On 4 October 1918,…
By Max Bryant* WESTERN Port Oberon Association has celebrated the 100th birthday of its oldest member, Duncan Lamont Mackinnon.Born on a sailing ship, the steel barque Garthsnaid, on 5 December…
