A $30 MILLION TAFE centre focused on AI and other emerging technologies is set to be established in Frankston. The state and federal government has announced the Digital, AI and…
MAJOR developments in Frankston are being fast-tracked under a new council scheme. The “Priority Development Program” launched last week. Under the initiative, Frankston Council will fast-track eligible major developments by…
THE entrance to Portsea Pier and Newton Reserve became a hub of ideas this month as landscape design students visited to work on plans to improve the area. The Southern…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have approved a full renewal of the Canadian Bay Rd carpark in Mount Eliza, addressing years of deterioration and safety concerns. According to shire report, the…
A NEW intake of Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) intern paramedics is progressing through specialist training, with two to be stationed at Rosebud after completing the program. They are part…
MT Martha Beach has earned its place among Australia’s Top 10 beaches for 2026, rubbing shoulders with some of the country’s most celebrated coastal icons. The official results of the…
IT was a full house at Eliza Archery on Sunday (16 March) for a female-only archery event in celebration of International Women’s Day. The day was free for all participants,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula author and Rosebud-based chiropractor Adam Mackey has been awarded a prestigious honour for his new book in recognition of its powerful impact on readers.Mackey, also known as Angel…
OPPONENTS of a luge-style development proposed for Arthurs Seat are ramping up their campaign, holding a public information session to help the community understand its “serious impacts”.The $25 million plan…
PROVINCIAL After finishing the 24/25 regular season top of the table, Langwarrin have failed to notch a win in their first two matches for 25/26. They came up against newly-promoted…
Soccer THURSDAY 20 November 2025 officially kicks off a new era at Peninsula Strikers under joint senior coaches Ross Walliss and Stephen Duffy. That’s when a new promotion campaign is…
LEFT, right, hollow, peak, wall, cutback, closeout, fast-breaking, top to bottom, glassy, swell, sand bar or reef. The words regularly used by surfers can be confusing to the uninitiated, but…
PROVINCIAL After winning last season’s Peninsula Division grand final, Mornington earned a promotion to Provincial for the 2025/26 season. Their opening match for the season was against last year’s Provincial…
THE Mornington Tourist Railway is back in business after undergoing minor repairs in April, giving passengers the experience of train travel from a bygone era. On Sundays, the volunteer-run heritage…
INTERNATIONALLY renowned Spanish sculpture artist Jaume Plensa will be visiting Pt Leo Estate in September as part of a two-day “celebration” of art, food, and wine. Plensa, known for his…
UPLIFTING and heartbreaking true stories of Timor-Leste (East Timor) will be heard at a book reading at Mornington in early August as part of Library Week. The readings will come…
A MALE choir formed five weeks before its first and only performance on the Mornington Peninsula has been praised by award-winning Australian composer Katy Abbott. Peninsula Chamber Musicians’ 40-piece orchestra…
AN afternoon tea for Peter and Kathie Strickland at Balnarring Hall in mid-March was an “acknowledgment of their considerable contribution to the local environmental and art communities”. The couple, active…
ST JOSEPH’S Primary School, Crib Point, is holding a year of celebration to commemorate 90 years of catholic education in Crib Point. St Joseph’s, in Martin St, was opened in…
IT wasn’t a bird. It wasn’t a plane. People in Westall who saw an unidentified flying object hovering over the suburb in 1966 are still sure they saw something extraordinary…
By Tony Duboudin A HASTINGS resident believes he can throw some light on the mystery disappearance in 1937 of the American aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan while…
