A GROUP of community advocates, residents, and politicians gathered at Flinders Pier on 14 August, calling on the state government to complete the restoration of the pier. The community action…
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Rosebud yesterday evening. It is alleged a vehicle went onto the wrong side of Jetty Road and collided with…
By Colin Watt ON 16 August 2006 the Western Port Uniting Church’s Opportunity Shop, located in Disney Street Crib Point, was officially opened. Through the generosity of the Burley family,…
FRANKSTON Fire Brigade member Melissa Gourley has been formally commended by Ambulance Victoria following her response to a GoodSAM alert in Frankston South on 9 July. The attending MICA Paramedic…
FRANKSTON City Council officers, in conjunction with Victoria Police and support agencies, have undertaken an operation to reclaim the lower level car park at the Frankston Arts Centre after it…
THE Women’s Spirit Project (WSP) is launching a new free eight-week online program designed to help transform lives affected by trauma, burnout, isolation, and adversity. For the past eight years,…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Koala Conservation is calling for volunteers to support its 2026 tree planting season. The community group works to restore indigenous habitat for the peninsula’s koala population. Founder and…
By Sarah Halfpenny THE Westernport Regional Band’s U19 Jazz Ensemble will make history when it becomes the first non-school band to compete at the Generations in Jazz festival, held in…
By Sarah Halfpenny A BRIGHT blue cypress tree trunk now stands as a symbol of hope on Hotham Street in Sorrento, marking the arrival of the Blue Tree Project to…
RUGBY By David Burke LAST Friday night (10 July) the Peninsula Dolphins senior women’s tag team headed out to Casey Fields in Cranbourne to face the top of the ladder…
SOCCER A WORLD-CLASS goal from Langwarrin striker Alun Webb was a highlight of a thrilling 3-3 draw with Melbourne Victory at Lawton Park on Friday night. The home side was…
SOUTHERN Peninsula Sharks guard Seth White became the first player to crack 50 points in a Big V Youth League 3 Men’s game this season, putting up 51 against Maccabi…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV TWO SEN WITH a bye round for Division One men’s footy, all eyes were on Div Two on the weekend. Despite having home ground advantage, Bonbeach was…
HARLEY Mann, director of Aboriginal circus group Na Djinang, creates work that is as emotive as it is visually stunning. Their performances combine physical theatre, contemporary dance, and storytelling, engaging…
BALNARRING will be buzzing with live music, community activities, and talent when Peninsula LIVE: Pretty Snazz in the Nazz takes over the town on Saturday 21 March. Organised by the…
LOOK out Mornington Peninsula The Painters and Dockers are heading your way with a rare regional gig at the Western Port Yacht Club on Saturday 28 March. Gigs by this…
THE Frankston Symphony Orchestra will set the peninsula alight this autumn as it launches its 2026 season with Pasíón, an afternoon concert celebrating the fire and colour of Spanish and…
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.…
TUCKED away on the fringes of suburbia between Mornington and Frankston is a natural wonderland where visitors can see some of Australia’s most remarkable and precious native animals. Moonlit Sanctuary…
ONE of the most recognisable landmarks in Mount Eliza, the white, heritage listed Anglican Church of St James the Less on Nepean Highway opposite Peninsula Grammar, celebrated its 160th birthday…
THE death on Sunday 5 October of former Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor and long time campaigner for the environment, Leigh Eustace, has left an intellectual gap in the ranks of…
JOYCE Booth, a long-time volunteer at the Rosebud Hospital, is being remembered as “someone who had a way of making everyone feel seen and valued,” after her passing at 90.…
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…
