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INCREASING pressure from developers to build bulky multi-storey apartment towers along Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, has prompted Mornington Peninsula Shire…
A small 2.1 magnitude earthquake shook much of the Mornington Peninsula at 10.15 this evening. Centred near Mornington, and occurring…
RESIDENTS who successfully stopped a quarry at Dromana from being used as a tip are now gearing up to oppose…
CONTINENTAL Hotel developer Julian Gerner says Mornington Peninsula Shire’s approval of his development application gives him “something tangible to show…
THE Victorian Ombudsman has interviewed Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Graham Pittock, CEO Carl Cowie and governance manager Joe Spiteri…
FRANKSTON councillors have finally adopted a united front against any possibility of sky rail along the Frankston line after unanimously…
FOLLOWING months of accusations and claims of accounting inaccuracies and overspending, Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors are struggling to agree on…
Police have arrested seven people following the execution of a number of search warrants in the south east suburbs earlier…
A Somerville man had his tow truck impounded for a month after he was caught driving while disqualified in Balnarring…
FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt has been appointed Industry, Innovation and Science Minister in the ministerial reshuffle announced today by the…
CAR thefts on the Mornington Peninsula shot up to 356 in the year to March – compared with 265 last…
INVESTORS snapping up prime Mornington Peninsula land for apartments and townhouses are facing opposition from a council divided over development…
A WOMAN was found burnt to death in Rye this morning (Monday). A passer-by found the woman on fire near…
Southern Metropolitan Region Crime Team Investigators have charged an 18-year-old man following an investigation into two aggravated burglaries and a…
VICROADS was “totally aware” of the problems caused by the deteriorating surface of sections of Frankston-Flinders Rd, Somerville, a spokesman…
Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a burglary in Rosebud last Wednesday (6 July).…
THE seat of Dunkley remains in Liberal Party hands by a narrow margin with Chris Crewther elected as its federal…
THE Mt Martha House management committee has joined Mt Martha Tennis Club in opposing a skatepark being built on the…
A Safety Beach woman had her licence immediately suspended last night after blowing a more than six times over the…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate 12-month-old Beau Lachmund. It’s believed Beau is currently in the care…
THE ice-affected driver who killed two elderly women in a mini-bus crash in Rosebud, in August, has been jailed for…
AMBULANCE Victoria has denied claims that moves are underway to reduce the hours of the Rosebud and Rye ambulance service.…
Musician Steve Romig didn’t quite get the audience he was hoping for when singing a protest song outside the Hastings…
Police are calling on road users to take extra care on the roads with sun glare being investigated as the…
PLANS to build a footpath that have divided the peaceful village of Somers are becoming increasingly hostile, with opponents launching…
THERE are six candidates lining up for the seat of Flinders in Saturday’s federal election, but it would be wrong…
WHOEVER loses, Dunkley wins. That’s the state of play for the electorate as the federal election campaign heads into its…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has adopted its 2016/17 annual budget, keeping average rate rises below the state government’s 2.5 per cent…
A large pine tree fell over the Nepean Highway between Mt Eliza Way and Old Mornington Rd this afternoon. Three…