THE Country Fire Authority have launched Get Fire Ready, a Victorian initiative to help communities prepare ahead of another potentially challenging fire season. The initiative with over 630 fire brigades…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will write to the federal government asking it to reconsider the decision to abandon its commitment to mandatory national packing standards. At the 29 September council meeting,…
Police have charged a man after a plate of food was thrown at a woman and child at the AFL preliminary final in September. The 34-year-old man has been charged…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Stephen Batty and councillor Michael Stephens have visited the Hastings–Western Port Historical Society to celebrate the completion of restoration works to the society’s historic Fisherman’s Cottage.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula organisation Hand in Hand for the Coast has won the 2026 EPA Waste Prevention and Reduction Award at the Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns & Cities sustainability awards.…
CONSTRUCTION works to improve safety along Wilsons Road, Mornington, will begin next month. Based on community feedback and technical investigations, the following works will be undertaken: Ward councillor Paul Pingiaro…
Liberal candidate for Hastings in the upcoming state election, Frank Schiefler, has announced a Jess Wilson-led Liberal government will invest $6m to help deliver the full redevelopment of the Somerville…
By Melissa McCullough THE recent RedBridge Group and Accent Research poll on the numbers in the run-up to the Victorian state election provide an interesting glimpse into an unpredictable race.…
PAUL Mercurio pulled off an unlikely victory in 2022, swinging the seat of Hastings to Labor for the first time in 16 years. Less than two months out from the…
WITH the cost of living continuing to put pressure on household budgets, finding an affordable day out has never been more appealing. Now, Searoad Ferries is giving Victorians the chance…
MORNINGTON Community Garden is holding an open day on 17 October, inviting people to explore what the garden has to offer and learn some gardening tips and tricks. From 10…
A FRANKSTON couple are undertaking the Camino de Santiago to raise funds for Miscarriage Information Support Service (MISS). Upali and Nina DeSilva set off from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France on 27…
THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 season got off to a slow start on the weekend with all the men’s games on Saturday washed out. The action was limited to…
SOCCER SCOTT Morrison has returned to the senior coaching role at Peninsula Strikers. The club made the announcement late last week three days after announcing the departure of this year’s…
By Harrison Borthwick THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association and its member clubs are preparing for another big summer of cricket across the peninsula and Frankston. The first round commences on…
MORNINGTON Yacht Club wrapped up its 2026 Winter Training Camp series this weekend. Sixty-six junior and youth sailors spent three days on the water from Friday 25 to Sunday 27…
THE Mornington Peninsula Record Fair returns to Frankston next month. The vinyl sale event will be held at The Cheeky Squire on 17 October. Up to 20,000 records are expected…
After wild September weather delayed the start of the season, the Hill & Ridge Community Market returns to Red Hill on Saturday 3 October, bringing more than 200 stalls, great…
STEELY Dan are a seminal part of rock history. Album sales in excess of 40 million and their 2001 induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are testament…
THE WPW26 Literary Festival is coming soon. Tickets are on sale and they are going quickly. So book early! The festival is based at Coolart Wetlands & Homestead in Somers.…
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…
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…
By Barry Irving MEMBERS of the Rye Historical Society attended Rye Cemetery for the unveiling of a bronze plaque they had donated to acknowledge and honour the final resting place…
