BALNARRING Pre-School has been announced as a finalist for HESTA’s Early Childhood Education and Care Awards. They are one of nine finalists for the awards, which celebrate innovation and excellence…
POLICE arrested two men after more than $15,000 worth of stolen tools were allegedly located inside a stolen vehicle in Hastings last week. Hastings general duties officers spotted the allegedly…
A RESIDENT has expressed concerns over a growing pile of rubbish on Nepean Hwy in Mornington. The rubbish pile is on the corner of Nepean Hwy and Oakbank Rd, opposite…
THE Women’s Spirit Project (WSP) held its annual Butterfly Ball at Dromana Estate on 12 September, raising funds to support women who have experienced life’s challenges. The event raised enough…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is repairing significant turf damage at six of its sports ovals. Ovals at R J Rowley Reserve in Rye, Olympic Park Reserve in Rosebud, David MacFarlane Reserve…
MORNINTON Peninsula’s emerging and established writers have been recognised at the sixth annual Mayor’s Short Story Writing Awards, with a record-breaking 305 entries showcasing the depth of local literary talent.…
WITH less than 70 days until the state election, candidates have begun campaigning for the seat of Mornington. There are currently four candidates that have indicated they will contest the…
MORE than 100 people gathered at Commonfolk in Mornington on Sunday (13 September) for the campaign launch of independent candidate Melissa Goffin. Goffin is running as a “community independent”, endorsed…
MORNINGTON Peninsula businessman Adrian Maher has launched his campaign to contest the seat of Mornington as an independent at the upcoming state election. Maher, who grew up and lives on…
RITCHIES and Rotary Mt Eliza are joining forces for a community event celebrating dogs and animal welfare. ‘Paws for a Cause’ will be held at Ritchies in Mt Eliza on…
A PENINSULA resident with an inherited BRCA1 gene mutation is urging families to discuss their cancer history and consider genetic testing as part of Gynaecological Awareness Month. Julie Gaspero discovered…
TWO Year 9 Woodleigh students are holding a photo exhibition to raise awareness about beach pollution and what the community can do to help. Xavier Goldfinch and Oscar McKeown have…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN DROMANA held off a frantic last quarter fightback to win the MPFNL Men’s Division One grand final on Sunday (20 September) at Kinetic Stadium. While…
SOCCER WHEN Bray Hodgkinson steps down as president at Baxter’s upcoming AGM it will end a tumultuous seven-year reign that threatened to end months after it began. Hodgkinson became president…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV TWO SEN RED Hill are the 2026 MPFNL Division Two Senior Men premiers after defeating Chelsea by 28 points on Sunday (13 September). The game began tentatively…
SOCCER A COMMITTEE meeting this week could decide whether president Adrian Scialpi and head coach Ross Walliss remain at Peninsula Strikers. Scialpi will tell his committee that he needs help…
NATIONAL Works on Paper 2026 has opened at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG), with Adam Lee awarded the exhibition’s prestigious $20,000 acquisitive prize for his work You are the wind,…
MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian…
ONE of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies is set to captivate audiences at Frankston Arts Centre when Bell Shakespeare’s acclaimed production of Macbeth arrives for a one-night performance on Tuesday 27…
IF you missed the work of local Mornington Peninsula artists at the 2026 AGRA Exhibition of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists in Melbourne – you have another opportunity to…
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…
Ric de Vries has spent a lifetime around the water. It started when an 18-year-old Ric moved to Cape Paterson and landed a job with Fisheries. That was the beginning…
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…
OBITUARYCharles Edward Jacobsen26 May 1937 – 14 August 2026 CHARLES Edward Jacobsen, known to most simply as Chas, was a pioneer, a builder, an adventurer, a visionary and a family…
THE Murrowong Ave Dog Park community is mourning the loss of two of their much-loved regulars, Richard Allen and his Maltese-Pomeranian cross, Teddy. Richard passed away on 10 August, less…
HASTINGS has lost one of its most dedicated servants with the death of Brian Stahl. The 88-year-old was revered in the community for his work and advocacy over many decades.…
