SOUTH East Water’s annual community grants program is now open for groups to apply for up to $10,000 available for community projects.Now in its fifth year, the program has granted…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire staff are likely to be exchanged with their counterparts from Roper Gulf Regional Shire in the Northern Territory under a partnership agreement being drawn up by the…
GRADE 5 students at Moorooduc Primary School are getting the opportunity to write, illustrate and publish their own book with the help of a published author. The students’ brief is…
PENINSULA Health has joined the lobbying group Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula as a community partner.The membership of the health service comes at the same that the committee “welcome”…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is being accused of not “staying in its lane” after revealing a proposal to charge higher rates for homeowners who do not go solar.Social media pages…
CLUBS and hobby groups on the Mornington Peninsula are on notice to understand their obligations to members and volunteers after a recreational club was ordered to apologise and undergo training.At…
MEMBERS of Somerville Highway Patrol are investigating an accident that occurred on Monday 26 February at 10.18 pm on Koetong Parade, Mount Eliza, near Bambra Street.A white Toyota Landcruiser was…
LACHLAN Vize, of McCrae, is making waves in windsurfing and wing foiling, having recently returned from the Windsurfer World Titles held in Perth, where he won the male youth title…
THE challenge was to play golf with closed eyes and using just one club held in the left hand for a right-handed person or the other way around for a…
SOCCER ONE of the greatest goalscorers in Victorian football history could be on the verge of a sensational comeback if a plan hatched months ago by Rosebud comes to fruition.…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL LONG Island held on for a thrilling win over Sorrento last Saturday. Long Island scored 272 runs on day one, giving the Sharks a tough task to tackle…
MOUNT Eliza, Peninsula Bridge Club members Peter and Suzanne Schuster took their seat at the table for an historic bridge game at Victoria’s Government House, in Kings Domain, Melbourne. The…
THE founding member of the Peninsula Writers’ Club, president Andrea Rowe, is stepping aside to pursue her own writing goals and let someone else lead the organisation. Rowe reflected on…
TOOTGAROOK musician and raconteur Kevin Vis has lived a colourful life, travelling the world seeking adventure and meaning, and creating music wherever he goes. A bit of a jack-of-all trades,…
SAFETY Beach actor, singer and film producer Cindy Pritchard will be part of a Q&A following the screening of her new film, Christmess, at Rosebud Cinema at 7pm on 14…
OBITUARY Keith Hearne OAM 13 July 1925 – 25 December 2022 World War Two veteran Keith Hearne, a resident of Hastings until quite recently, passed away at Peninsula Private Hospital…
OBITUARY Eunice Beverley Mathews 6 August 1936 – 27 December 2022 WELL known Hastings personality Eunice Mathews passed away at the Frankston Hospital on 27 December. She was 86. Her…
OBITUARY John Richard ‘Geordie’ Ord 7 June 1946 – 26 December 2022 ‘GEORDIE’ Ord passed away peacefully on Boxing Day after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 76. His…
THE Mornington and District Historical Society held a celebration of the history of the Mornington area on 28 October at the Old Post Office Museum, Mornington. The occasion was the…