THREE people are dead after a horrors few days on the water last week.Two men died in the water at Frankston Beach during a wild storm last Wednesday, 22 October.Emergency…
FRANKSTON and Kingston Councils are expected to maintain their arrangements with their contracted animal shelter, The Lost Dogs’ Home, despite recent criticism of the organisation.The Lost Dogs’ Home, which provides…
THE Australian Electoral Commission has released data on the battle for the seat of Flinders, showing substantial donations and expenditure for the Ben Smith campaign, but “zero” returns from Labor…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a near-miss at a pedestrian crossing in Mornington earlier this month. It is understood a red Mazda 121 was speeding southbound on the Nepean…
By Evangeline MacLeod*THE worldwide social media frenzy for the decadent pistachio-based “Dubai chocolate” has caused the price of pistachios to skyrocket, making it difficult for businesses closer to home.Dubai chocolate…
Emergency services are continuing to search for a man missing in the waters off Mornington Pier. By midday, the man had been missing in the frigid waters for over 12…
A FREE legal information session covering two of the most common legal issues affecting older people – wills and power of attorney – will be held at Safety Beach on…
By Jane ByrneSANDY beaches, rugged cliffs and the twisting, somewhat haunting Moonah trees are natural features many imagine when they visualise the southern Mornington Peninsula, an area loved by holidaymakers…
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 boxer Caitlin Parker is bringing home a bronze medal after making it to the final four in the women’s 75kg division at the Paris Olympic Games. The win…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONEFRANKSTON YCW and Dromana finished all square after a brilliant Tigers fightback last weekend. The Stonecats hosted the ladder-leading Dromana at John Coburn Oval on Saturday. The…
SOCCER PENINSULA Strikers head coach Scott Morrison has called on Football Victoria to protect the integrity of State League competition. Morrison claims that the lack of alignment between the end…
MPNFL MEN’S DIV ONESORRENTO endured one of their most miserable days in recent memory last Saturday when they took on ladder leaders Dromana. The Tigers have lost just twice this…
THE first 164 years of European settlement on the Mornington Peninsula had no shortage of dramas and historical events. History was recorded in books and diaries, then newspapers, photographs and…
SOUTHERN Peninsula Players’ latest production is set in an elegant top floor London flat in the 1970s. Move Over Mrs Markham at Rosebud Memorial Hall is described as a hilarious…
CAPE Schanck-based artist Di Crawford has explored many mediums in her career. Works from her “early days” with colourful silk threads to acrylics on paper and canvas to her latest…
MEET Igor, a part-time scarecrow and part-time electrician who is very good at changing light globes and passing solar panels up onto roofs. The gentle giant is a big supporter…
