A COMMUNITY-LED initiative is bringing together businesses, environmental and community groups, and local leaders across the peninsula to strengthen local connections and help the region thrive. The organisation was founded…
Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking community insight into its draft Integrated Transport Strategy, which will be placed on public exhibition for eight weeks. The strategy sets a long-term vision for…
LAST Wednesday (15 June), McCrae Lighthouse was lit up in recgnition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This was arranged by the Peninsula Advisory Committee on Elders (PACE) which works…
CRIME across the Mornington Peninsula has dropped by nearly 10 per cent in the year ended March 2026, according to newly released figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. There were…
Casey Highway Patrol officers found more than they bargained for when responding to a collision in Lynbrook on Sunday morning. Officers were notified after a Toyota Prado allegedly collided with…
EVERY second Friday night, a food trailer pulls into the Young Street car park in Frankston, and the smell of a barbecue drifts into the dark. No invitation is needed,…
A GARDENER from Mt Martha has made an unforgettable debut at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Andrew Stark was awarded the prestigious Silver Gilt medal for his first-ever…
FOR mum Renee Bradshaw, the Mother’s Day Classic has become an antidote to one of the toughest chapters of her life. The annual event now holds deep personal meaning for…
AUSTRALIA’S housing conversation is shifting – and the solutions are getting smaller, smarter and more innovative. From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March, the Tiny Home Expo is back again…
MORNINGTON sailing athlete Sophie Jackson is set to compete in the World Championships in Japan this August as she works towards Olympic qualification. Jackson began her sailing journey at six…
MORNINGTON Baseball Club is calling for urgent upgrades to their Wilsons Rd facilities after concerns the lighting has become a safety risk. The club said multiple lights at the ground…
RYE Football Club president Reg Chadwick ended up in the water during the football club’s MND fundraiser on Saturday (30 May). Held in conjunction with the junior club, guest slider…
RUGBY LEAGUE On Saturday afternoon (30 May) the Peninsula Dolphins senior third grade men’s team were handed their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Doveton Steelers…
STEP inside a photobooth and explore the extraordinary life of Alan Adler, Australia’s most photographed man, in Auto Photo: A Life in Portraits at Frankston Arts Centre. This moving exhibition…
Everywhen Art’s March exhibition features a wide variety of First Peoples women’s art in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026.”Women artists have become notably prominent in First Peoples art over…
PENINSULA artist Michael Leeworthy has been involved in the local art scene for many years, but a highlight of his journey occurred last week with a visit from Queensland artist…
A FRANKSTON-based artist is setting up a new exhibition to display her work in Mt Eliza.Brodie Alserda is an accomplished local artist, whose work was exhibited at Frankston Arts Centre…
A DROMANA filmmaker is on a mission to show women how to “show up for themselves” and accept the way they are. Niika Briskin has had a diverse career in…
MORNINGTON mother of three Jane Ting is using literature to change the way young people think about plastics and the environment. Through her picture book Soft Plastics to Things Fantastic:…
MORNINGTON man Alan Girling used his time during COVID lockdowns to make use of his interest in fishing to qualify as an instructor and volunteer with Fish Care. An outdoors…
A MURDER on the waters of Port Phillip is the mystery inside a new fiction novel. Death on the Ferry Hygeia is a new novel by Langwarrin author Will Spokes.…
By Raia Flinos AT 104 years old, Olga Viken is is the oldest member of the Mornington Police Senior Community Register. Known fondly by the Norwegian community in Melbourne as…
THERE’S not much Georgie Gibbs can’t do – she rides horses up to three times a week, sings in a choir, is a member of a French speaking group, and…
A BELOVED piece of Australian military history, the 82-year-old wooden vessel The Plover, which tragically sunk during a violent September storm while moored at Mornington, has been sold via an…
DOCTOR Geoff Wicks had 100 reasons to celebrate last week when he notched up his century. Born on 11 November 1924, Wicks has lived in Mornington for over 63 years.…
