A MORNINGTON dance teacher who recently lost an appeal against his conviction for indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl is suing a volunteer-run, Mornington Peninsula-based community Facebook page, claiming it defamed…
The new seven-day route will connect Hastings and Mornington, improving access to jobs, schools, retirement villages, shops and local services.The route will also improve public transport coverage along the western…
WHEN Sonja and Ian Duric opened Stories by the Sea in Mount Eliza last year, inclusion was in the blueprint. The independent bookshop has been recognised with the Stan Spencer…
PROTESTERS wearing penguin masks gathered outside Mornington Central shopping centre on 30 June, joining a national day of action demanding vitamin giant Swisse stop selling krill oil harvested from Antarctic…
THE 30th annual National Tree Day is coming up on Sunday 26 July. All across Australia, people will be joining together to connect with nature and care for Country by…
WHEN Tina Coumbe, principal of Crib Point Primary School, visited her local kindergarten to meet incoming students, she came back concerned. A number of children had such limited oral language…
MORNINGTON Peninsula chef Andrew Ballard will take centre stage at the Good Food & Wine Show in Melbourne later this month, curating the Singapore Airlines VIP Lounge menu and unveiling…
PETSTOCK stores across the Mornington Peninsula will host rescue animal adoption weekends this month, giving locals the chance to offer a forever home to pets in need. Four peninsula stores…
WHEN Ben Starick steps onto the Mornington Peninsula coastline on Friday 22 May, it will be a walk 30 years in the making. He’ll mark one kilometre for every year…
RUGBY LEAGUE By David Burke LAST Saturday afternoon (27 June) the Peninsula Dolphins third grade men’s side played against the Hume Eagles at the home of the Eastern Raptors rugby…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN ROSEBUD were able to maintain their spot on top of the ladder despite a very close game against Dromana. In the first quarter, Rosebud took…
SOCCER IN A miserable weekend for local clubs there were just four winners from round 13 of the State league season – Chelsea, Seaford United, Mount Eliza and Aspendale. Three…
The Mornington Peninsula region which includes Frankston is preparing to welcome the golfing world, with Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club announced as the host venue for the 2027 Australian Open.…
FIVE acclaimed young soloists from Melbourne join the Mornington Peninsula-based Vox community choir for two concerts in coming weeks. The choir has been rehearsing since January for a program of…
THE Sydney Writers’ Festival Live & Local program is coming to the Mornington Peninsula this May, livestreaming author talks and panel discussions for free into Mornington Library and Hastings Library.…
THE Western Port Writes Literary Festival is returning in 2026, and to kick off the festival year, they are thrilled to welcome celebrated TV presenter and journalist Lisa Millar for…
FRANKSTON will shine as a hub of arts and culture when South Side Festival returns next week, bringing 10 nights of performances, installations and community experiences to the heart of…
By Andrea Louise Thomas I’ve always loved being outside – exploring, investigating, and spending time near the beach. Growing up on the Mornington Peninsula, I was spoilt for choice when…
By Andrea Louise Thomas When Mount Eliza anti-vaping campaigner Lily Ford began, she had only one objective – to help others. It came as quite a shock when she received hateful…
NO MATTER if she is near or far from home, 21-year-old Kristin Blight is willing to jump on the truck when the need arises. Following in the footsteps of her…
IT IS impossible for most of us to imagine anything more painful than losing two children in their prime, but for one mother, reaching out to others has given her…
A PAIR of filmmakers, working on a project to document the lives of centenarians, have interviewed a 110-year-old woman who grew up in Rosebud. The astounding recollections of Edie Dryden,…
MICHAEL “Mick” O’Rourke, a large figure in community sport on the Mornington Peninsula, was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours. For…
REGIS Mornington resident John Taylor was surrounded by family and friends on 10 February to celebrate his centenary. John’s journey began in the sunny streets of Merbein, where he attended…
THE voluntary organiser of the Save Flinders Pier campaign, who rallied the support of more than 40,000 Victorians and even attracted the attention of Sir David Attenborough, has been recognised…
THEY say a week is a long time in politics, and much has changed in the last seven days. Anthony Marsh was preselected as the Liberal Party’s candidate for the…
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…













