MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has raised concerns with the Victorian government over recent changes to planning permit rules. The shire is concerned how the changes will affect residents who received approvals…
A NEW First Peoples-led tourism body has officially launched on the Mornington Peninsula, with the Yannabil First Peoples Tourism Council bringing together Aboriginal businesses, cultural leaders and tourism operators across…
THE Victorian Government’s latest public transport investment has caused frustration on the peninsula as local leaders say the region has been overlooked. The 2026/26 Victorian Budget includes almost $100m for…
A SMALL group of Dorevitch Pathology workers walked off the job outside Rosebud Hospital on Thursday, 30 April, joining colleagues at sites across Victoria in protected industrial action over a…
AUSTRALIAN environmentalist Bob Brown has joined community opposition to the proposed luge at Arthurs Seat, backing a campaign to stop the development. Brown met with members of the community group…
Water Police have located a deceased male following a search in Port Phillip Bay today. The crew of the ship requested assistance when they discovered a member was missing as…
GET ready for some giggles and a whole lot of fun. Mt Eliza-based illustrator Karen Erasmus has launched her latest children’s picture book, Wombat Poos Are Square, which cheekily explores…
A FORMER Mornington VCE student has earned a prestigious honour with her impressively crafted recipe book project being selected for exhibition at the Melbourne Museum’s Top Designs showcase.Caitlin Bouwmeester, who…
THE Mornington Peninsula will pay tribute to Australia’s military heroes this Anzac Day with several events being held throughout the municipality. From dawn services to marches and a range of…
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…
Soccer SOMERVILLE Eagles attacking midfielder Alessio Izzo flies to Thailand in a fortnight for a professional trial. The 32-year-old contacted a player agency through social media and now has a…
LAST weekend’s scheduled Point Leo Vintage Surf Day will now be held on Sunday 23 November. The same deadly and damaging storms that caused the cancellation of the Sunday 26…
JACQUIE Beddows says her art has been a defining way to move forward in a positive direction. “It has enabled me to reconnect with my local community through setting up…
THE state government is spending $110,000 on Mornington peninsula tourism events, including this year’s Devilbend Trail Run, Peninsula VineHop Festival, Taste of Sorrento and The Big Knit. Eastern Victoria MP…
THE Westernport Regional Band became the first big band to perform inside the Victorian Artists Centre’s historic East Melbourne Hammond Gallery on Saturday 22 July. The band played against the…
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…
ALAN Day, pictured, was last week again preparing to join the ranks of veterans being driven around the MCG before the traditional Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon. It…
IT’s just a hat – a Digger’s slouch hat – but the memories it stirs in Mornington veteran Laurie Hill go back 70 years to the dark days of World…
A NEW memorial will be unveiled during Tuesday’s Anzac service at Balnarring. The memorial comes four years after Commander Matt Keogh, above, discovered that there was no official place set…
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…
