MORNINGTON Peninsula Toastmasters Club is celebrating 45 years with an evening of reconnection and reminiscence. On 12 November, the club is inviting all current and past members to join the…
NEWS the shire is looking to extend the life of the Rye landfill site will avoid, albeit temporarily, the costly and environmentally questionable alternatives on offer. The shire had begun…
THIS year’s Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayoral Charity Golf Day has raised $68,059 to support local people experiencing homelessness. Held at Peppers Moonah Links on 26 October, the event brought together…
UNPAID carers across Victoria are calling for greater recognition and assistance as they attempt to manage work, study, raising children, and caring responsibilities. According to Carers Victoria, the peninsula is…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking community feedback on proposed parking changes in the centre of Mornington. Changes to parking are proposed for Main Street, surrounding streets and nearby council-managed car…
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a man was located deceased in Hastings on 8 November. Emergency services attended after a body was located in the water…
OPINION ONE Nation appears to have had second thoughts about its “similarities” with the fast-imploding right-wing populist movement spearheaded by Donald Trump. An article on One Nation’s website aligning itself…
MORNINGTON Independent candidate Melissa Goffin’s office was vandalised during Saturday night or in the early hours of Sunday morning. A source connected to the campaign told The News Goffin was…
WITH less than three weeks until the Victorian state election, nominations have closed for candidates planning to contest the poll. At the time of printing, nine candidate nominations for the…
LABOR candidate for Mornington, Kerry Macdonald has welcomed last week’s funding announcements for local schools, and the news that a free dental clinic will be opened in Frankston under a…
FIVE of the candidates running for the Hastings electorate at the upcoming state election have gathered for a Mornington Peninsula Shire organised election forum. On 29 October, the five candidates…
IT’S a little over three weeks until the state election, and official nominations for candidates open this Wednesday (4 November) and close next Monday (9 November). By that time we’ll…
A MORNINGTON home under construction will open its doors to visitors as part of an international initiative showcasing energy-efficient building models. The property will be among more than 40 Australian…
WHAT happens when we stop talking about people experiencing mental health challenges and start listening to their stories? Stories That Move Us is a community event presented by Kindred Clubhouse,…
MORNINGTON Lions Club held its annual Lego Technical Building Competition, with 13 schools from across the peninsula competing. On 22 October, teams of six to eight students from Year 4…
SOCCER MARCUS Spivey is a priority signing for Skye United as it plans to bounce straight back from relegation from State 1 this year. Recently re-appointed Skye head coach Phil…
MPCA WOMENS PROVINCIAL BALNARRING has continued to show their dominance in MPCA womens’ Provincial Division, sitting on top of the table after defeating Somerville. Balnarring were sent in to bat,…
MPCA MENS PROVINCIAL BADEN Powell are sitting on top of the MPCA Provincial Division table after defeating Old Peninsula on Saturday (7 November). Old Peninsula won the toss and elected…
MPCA MENS WITH wet weather affecting many of the mens’ games on Saturday 31 October, and no women’s games this weekend, again results were few and far between. PROVINCIAL THERE…
PEACHY Keen Ceramics in Mt Eliza will open its doors to the public as part of the annual Australian Ceramics Open Studio weekend. On 7 November, founder Cait is inviting…
RYE Community House will again host its Art and Craft Show from 6–8 November. The exhibition will showcase paintings, drawings, sculptures, practical art and other creative works by local artists.…
THE AUSTRALIAN Basset Hound Races will be held at Mornington Green in Somerville on 7 November. The free event will be full of fun races, where spectators can watch basset…
TWO Bays Art Group is celebrating 60 years with a pop-up exhibition and sale at Peninsula Community Theatre. The group consists of 18 women who hold around eight shopping centre…
Meagan O’Hehir and Heather Cust met years before cancer entered either of their lives, crossing paths on the netball courts of the Rosebud Football Netball Club. It would take a…
by Andrea Louise Thomas Hastings microbiologist Robert Mitchell discovered something beautiful and unexpected during his COVID lockdown rambles in nearby nature reserves. It changed the future for local native terrestrial orchids.…
He cut his teeth as Jimmy Giggle in the hit children’s series “Giggle and Hoot”, but after a decade in the role, constant travel, and a young family, Jimmy Rees…
Bec Winters was simply trying to impress a boy named Jed when she accidentally launched Horribly Healthy, now a peninsula food revolution. Eleven years ago, faced with the dilemma of…
ST Peter’s Mornington is holding a Remembrance Day service Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 10.30am, to commemorate the soldiers listed on their honour board. St Peter’s is the oldest church…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Legacy Club’s centenarian members came together with friends and family for a celebratory lunch at Legacy House in Mt Eliza on 23 September. The annual lunch brought together…
BALNARRING resident Milton Perry has celebrated his 100th birthday with a surprise helicopter ride and a celebration at Arcare Balnarring. Perry celebrated the milestone on 21 September, surrounded by family,…
FAMED illustrator and Mornington Peninsula resident Terry Denton died surrounded by his family on Monday 21 September, aged 76. Terry was the author and illustrator of over 30 of his…
