OBITUARY John Houston Buzaglo OAM 11 July 1924 – 4 August 2018 Naval officer, advertising manager, boat-builder, international yachtsman, sailing…
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OBITUARY John Aylmer Leaver AO RFD ED 1930-2018 School chaplain THE Reverend John Aylmer Leaver AO RFD ED died on…
FAMILY and friends celebrated the centenary of long-time Baxter and Somerville resident Mabel Grace Blum at Somerville Bowling Club on…
WILLUM Warrain Aboriginal Association held its second Mornington Peninsula Reconciliation Walk on Sunday – Mabo Day 3 June – with…
THE Merricks North family of a WWI soldier who went missing in Cairo and was labelled a deserter by the…
CROWDS flocked to Anzac Day commemorations at Mornington Peninsula towns last week. Organisers were thrilled with the huge turn-out of…
THE launch of a book about long-time Flinders identity Christie Johnstone will be a feature of local RSL activities in…
HOLIDAYS spent camping on the foreshore allowed Kath and Jack Whiston and their young family to discover the beauty of…
BAXTER will celebrate its centenary on Sunday 6 May and, to mark the occasion, Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee will…
RUPERT Norman Debney was a gunner in the 4th Battalion, 2nd brigade, of the Royal Australian Field Artillery, who retired…
SHOREHAM House, Balnarring, was overflowing with family and friends of Beryl Sheedy who celebrated her 105th birthday, Sunday 14 January.…
ALTHOUGH it was 50 years ago, many Australians can recall where they were when they heard that Australia had “lost”…
MORNINGTON Yacht Club has published a book covering its first 70 years. The book of 300-odd pages by author Stuart…
THE impact of European settlement on Australia’s Indigenous people, from Queensland to the Mornington Peninsula, was outlined in historic and…
ANYONE travelling along Jetty Rd, Rosebud will be familiar with the Girl Guide hall opposite Rosebud Primary School. For the…
THERE was more shooting the breeze than shooting the curl when thousands of surfers descended on the Mornington Peninsula’s most…
JOHN Schultz knows a thing or two about football jumpers. He’s grabbed plenty as their wearers flashed past on the…
THE centenary of long-time Balnarring resident Janet Watt on Monday 9 October was marked with a variety of functions by…
THE backyard swimming pool is covered in plastic to keep away messy ducks. The wind, swell and tide are not…
PROPONENTS of a new memorial for former Prime Minister Harold Holt are hoping for a major commitment from the federal…
HASTINGS resident Joy Coleman passed away on 21 August after a short illness. She was 87. A memorial service was…
EIGHTY friends and family from all parts of Victoria and interstate gathered at Rye RSL recently for a surprise party…
SIX large signs telling the history of heritage-listed Ranelagh Estate have been installed at Mt Eliza. Ranelagh was designed in…
HISTORY buffs know about the Rose Series of postcards produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company.…
PENINSULA Lions clubs are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International, and the 70th anniversary of the organisation in…
OBITUARY Brian David Cuming OAM, 10 January 1928–23 May 2017, scientist, environmental activist SCIENTIST Brian Cuming played a major role…
DURING the 1960’s the Prahran Methodist Mission, assisted by the local community, undertook this project which involved thousands of working…
A COMMEMORATION to mark the 125th anniversary of the drowning of 15 Mornington Football Club players in 1892 will be…
POPPIES picked on Flanders Fields, France, during WWI have been found in the pages of a book donated to the…
ALAN Day, pictured, was last week again preparing to join the ranks of veterans being driven around the MCG before…