A POWER struggle has developed between one of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s newly-elected councillors and its CEO Carl Cowie. Although Mornington…
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A PILOT project to produce hydrogen from brown coal will require the gas to be liquefied near Hastings before being…
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt managed to avoid directly answering questions on the future of Medicare during a visit to Frankston…
A STONE wall erected to stop erosion at Mt Martha has angered residents, who claim the “cost-cutting” measures had denied…
FRANKSTON and Mornington Peninsula fire officers have issued a warning to have air cooling and heating systems serviced after two…
A WARNING has been issued that plans to create liquid hydrogen from brown coal in the Latrobe Valley could ultimately…
PLANS to fast track the rezoning and sale of Melbourne Water-owned land in Rosebud has infuriated residents and raised fears…
THE overwhelming stench of urine and cigarettes greeted Mt Martha resident Peta Donaldson and her eight-year-old daughter when they visited…
UPDATE 16 January 2017, 10.30am: Three brothers missing from Mornington since yesterday evening have been located this morning. The boys…
NEW lines, new rules, wooden bollards and flashing signs are all part of a comprehensive safety plan on two of…
COUNCIL rates rises will be capped at two per cent for the 2017/18 financial year as part of the state…
REGULATIONS designed to keep boats and jet skis away from seals, whales and dolphins have been extended to include one…
Police have arrested and charged a man after drugs, drug paraphernalia and weapons were located in a stolen vehicle in…
A man has died following a single vehicle crash in Somerville just after 5.30am this morning (27 December). It is…
HEALTH risks associated with fire-fighting foams at HMAS Cerberus have been assessed as “very low”. However, the officer overseeing the…
Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred at Dromana on Friday. It’s believed a…
COUNCILLORS’ concerns over changes to Sorrento’s skyline means a $50 million plan to redevelop the Continental Hotel will be considered…
ROSEBUD Police Station Commander Steve Wood is urging revellers to be aware of restrictions on New Year’s Eve festivities. “To…
THE release of a State of the Bays report is regarded as a “critical first step in securing the good…
PROTESTERS fighting to protect Mt Eliza’s decommissioned Kunyung Rd reservoir from development are calling on South East Water to bow…
THE expansion of a winery at Merricks North has been given the go ahead despite conflicting with state regulations about…
SHIRE councillors have gone against their officers’ recommendations by siding with Mt Martha residents who oppose a high-density housing estate…
Mornington Peninsula Shire CEO Carl Cowie is questioning the veracity of figures which show shire councillor expenses far exceed those…
SOMERS residents are celebrating their win against Mornington Peninsula Shire’s plan to make property owners pay for more than five…
FEARS have been raised that another person will be killed before improvements are made to the two increasingly congested intersections…
POLICE believe the same two youths lit grass fires in Somerville, Hastings and Frankston over the weekend. Although not causing…
A RECORD number of patients sought treatment at Frankston Hospital’s emergency department after an early evening cool change swept through…
A UNION raid on a large Boneo vegetable farm on Tuesday was prompted by fears that workers at the site…
RESIDENTS’ plans for a walkway along the cliff-face linking the increasingly popular The Pillars diving rocks with South Beach, Mt Martha,…
DEPARTING Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors Andrew Dixon, David Garnock, Graham Pittock, Tim Rodgers and Tim Wood have been given a…