WATER Police issued about 20 infringements to boaties and jet-ski riders during Operation Southend in the lead-up to Christmas. The operation ran Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 December and aimed…
ROSEBUD Fire Rescue senior station officer Neil Schlipalius blamed illegal fireworks for a “good proportion” of the nine fires reported on New Year’s Eve. At one fire, near the entrance…
CAMPING at Mornington Peninsula Shire-run foreshore reserves at Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento is continuing despite the latest COVID-19 outbreaks. The shire says it has not changed protocols announced in late…
A PARACHUTE flare set off by New Year’s Eve revellers is being blamed for a potentially devastating scrub fire in Mornington Peninsula National Park on New Year’s Day. Reports suggest…
AN urban planning graduate and public transport advocate is working hard on his “life’s goal” of reshaping the Mornington Peninsula’s public transport network. Robert Whitehill’s Peninsula Rail Link project, which…
PORTSEA Surf Life Saving Club has put 600 Nippers through their paces at the back beach and at the Point Nepean Quarantine Station. The Nippers program, the largest of its…
SUB-DISTRICT TOOTGAROOK and Hastings stand alone at the top of the MPCA Sub District ladder after the opening three rounds of the season. Tootgarook recorded an easy victory of Skye…
DISTRICT RED Hill has already opened up a gap on the ladder against the rest of the MPCA District teams after the conclusion of the third round. The Hillmen sit…
BASEBALLER Jayson Arthur had the time of his life playing in the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine, US. The Bittern player, 16, who plays for Sandringham Royals in…
DISTRICT Rye’s pain continued in round three of MPCA District cricket after losing 14 wickets in 45 overs against Mt Martha on Saturday. After a disastrous 2015-16 season which saw…
