MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire representatives have met with department officials at Southern Peninsula Community Support to address homelessness and broader community crisis issues on the peninsula. According to a council report,…
FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) will take advantage of favourable weather and forest conditions across the state to help reduce the risk of bushfires to communities and the environment, including…
THE Ranch Motel in Mornington, that has been operating as crisis accommodation, will close for redevelopment on 17 April. A joint venture between Mornington Community Support Centre (MCSC) and Southern…
STREET artists transformed Frankston’s public spaces last week during the annual Frankston Street Art Festival. Spanning nine years and 100 murals, the Frankston Street Art Festival annually brings in internationally-renowned…
THE Mornington Police Senior Community Register held their 25th Anniversary celebration in Mornington on Thursday 19 March. “For 25 years, the Register has proudly supported our local community through friendship,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have approved changes to its rates system including a discounted rate for retirement villages and a revised two-tier waste service charge. From the 2026–2027 financial year,…
MT ELIZA resident Doug Phayer has bravely recounted his harrowing skin cancer journey through a new documentary which explores Australia’s confronting relationship with the sun.Over the course of two decades,…
ENDANGERED southern brown bandicoots have been thrown a lifeline after being reintroduced to The Briars in Mt Martha in the hope of increasing its numbers to the peninsula.The small nocturnal…
THE Mornington Peninsula’s Dolphin Research Institute (DRI) has been awarded a prestigious honour in recognition of its primary school ambassador program at the 2024 Victorian Marine and Coastal Awards. The…
Soccer The twists and turns of the final round of the season had to be seen to be believed. This was the stuff of legend and will be spoken about…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE LANGWARRIN has made a habit of great escapes this year, but their luck finally ran out against Mt Eliza in Sunday’s elimination final. The Redlegs and…
Soccer BAXTER’S 3-0 derby win over Somerville Eagles on Saturday has secured the winner’s league status while condemning the loser to relegation. A major State League restructure next season has…
Rye teen siblings Lucas and Sara Hickson are set for a thrilling showdown as they represent Victoria to take out national glory at the Australian Shortboard Titles in NSW this…
ARTISTS across the Mornington Peninsula will be opening their studios over two weekends later this month as part of this year’s Peninsula Studio Trail. The open studio weekends follow the…
SOME of the most spectacular garden designs on the Mornington Peninsula will feature in this year’s garden design festival on 12 and 13 November. The weekend has been organised by…
SORRENTO Rotary Club is staging the inaugural Point Nepean Heritage Motor Show on Sunday 30 October after its COVID-related cancellation in 2021. Historic Point Nepean quarantine station will provide a…
ARTISTS from around the Mornington Peninsula will be exhibiting their work later this month at The Studio, in Mornington. Many of the 35 artists also participate in the annual Peninsula…
HMAS Goorangai was the first Royal Australian Navy ship lost in World War II, the first RAN surface ship lost in wartime, and the first RAN surface ship lost with…
IN his book “Those We Forget”, published in 2014, David Noonan comments on the “casualties” which occurred after the cessation of hostilities in 1918 amongst the AIF men who…
THIS recent publication, Great courage and initiative – The heroic life of George Ingram VC, MM, by A J McAleer, records the life of George Mawby Ingram who was awarded…
SOMERVILLE historian and author Leila Shaw has died at age 88 after a short illness. Mrs Shaw founded the Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society 20 years ago and material…
