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NEW data from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre indicates that 42 per cent of renters seeking assistance from the organisation…
COUNCILLORS have warned that the planning powers of all Victorian municipalities are threatened following the release of a report by…
CONCERNS have been raised over a planned reduction in car parking spaces on the Blairgowrie foreshore. Plans on the Whitecliffs…
THE state government has committed $1.7 million towards projects that support and care for Victoria’s marine and coastal environments affected…
NEW gaming legislation is expected to have a significant impact on the Mornington Peninsula, where around $68 million is lost…
SAUSAGE sizzles and a “community walk” are planned to raise money and highlight the plight of an estimated 1000 people…
A PUBLIC electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been opened in Flinders. The charging station in the roadside car bays…
HORSES from a Mornington Peninsula property are among animals from around the state that have recently died from a mystery…
RESIDENTS have been invited to give their views on outdoor burning, incinerators and chimneys on the Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Peninsula…
ONE of Victoria’s top police officers says the Mornington Peninsula is a “safe place” to live despite media reports. Mornington…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has been asked to reconsider its plans for a paid parking trial at Flinders pier. “There…
AN application for a $48 million dollar “action sports” centre on 80 hectares of green wedge land in Boneo has…
THE overturning of a permit refusal for a large, illuminated sign at the gateway to Mornington has angered residents and…
Emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a cement truck and bus causing the bus to crash into…
READERS have until 11 July to comment on plans for ongoing kangaroo “harvesting” by the state government. The so-called Kangaroo…
IT may be a narrow section of remnant bushland with many open spaces squeezed between a busy highway and the…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman found in Frankston overnight. Her body was sighted by…
A PETITION has been launched to stop brown coal from the Latrobe Valley being used to make hydrogen gas and…
ANYONE who believes vegetation has been illegally removed is being urged to make a report to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.…
Mornington Rotary Club and The Bays Hospital have launched a fund to pay for specialised training for nurses. The Rotary…
THE state government’s plan to continue its Kangaroo “harvesting” program and potentially increase the cull rate on the Mornington Peninsula…
INCREASING numbers of pet owners on the Mornington Peninsula are giving up their animals because they can no longer afford…
NON-professional deer hunters have been recruited by Parks Victoria to shoot deer at Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, near Moorooduc. Sections…
PET owners are being warned to be vigilant when walking their dogs and to keep them on leads, after several…
GROWING numbers of “middle class” Mornington Peninsula families are lining up for food support and help paying bills. Support services…
SEAS whipped by wild winds once again made Mornington pier a focus of attention on Saturday (17 June). While phones…
ELECTRONIC permits issued during a nine-month paid parking trial will be linked to individual licence plates to prevent them being…
A DELAY in starting a coastal strategy for the Mornington Peninsula led to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council receiving $200,000 from…
THE machine used to remove “waste” from Mornington Peninsula beaches may itself become a rare sight near the foreshores. Although…