THE national obsession with trying to pick a winner has again taken hold in the corridors and partitioned offices of…
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A DRAFT master plan for the Hastings foreshore is open for public comment. The foreshore is used daily by people…
YOUNG people from the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula will have access to youth support services and programs when…
THE six-day public hearing for the C270Morn planning scheme amendment started on Monday 5 September, with an officer from Mornington…
Cr Anthony Marsh* I WELCOME MP for Flinders Zoe McKenzie’s support for a better deal for the Mornington Peninsula in…
By Dr Alan Nelsen* INSTEAD of apologising for its incompetence and the debacle with the aged care services, Mornington Peninsula…
Cr Anthony Marsh* AGED care is a complex issue with no easy answers and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors share Dr…
By Dr Sarah Russell* A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor claims the federal government “forced” the shire to outsource its aged…
CAPEL Sound residents opposing an “affordable housing” development outlined their concerns at a Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting on 14…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has adopted a “framework” to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade on its…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being asked for their opinion on councillors being reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. The draft policy on…
COMMENT By Janet Street* MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council seems to miss the boat on many issues, including when it comes…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has reappointed chief executive officer John Baker for a further four years but is yet to…
THE Local Governance Inspectorate says there is “insufficient evidence” to substantiate any offences under the Local Government Act in the…
THIS week’s scheduled public meeting of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has been postponed until Tuesday 7 June. Included on the…
By Hugh Fraser* MORE than six years ago Mornington Peninsula Shire Council resolved to commit to achieve carbon neutrality in…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has launched a $500,000 program to support people working in the performing arts. The performing arts fund…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh sent an email on 10 March saying his appointment to the Bass Park…
CR KERRI McCafferty has been cleared by her Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor colleagues to undertake a $3900 councillor group coaching…
FIRE brigades across the Mornington Peninsula will soon be able to apply for money from Mornington Peninsula Shire for projects…
RISING costs have led to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council entering into a $1 million meals on wheels service partnership with…
PUBLIC submissions for the 2022-23 Mornington Peninsula Shire budget have soared this year, with footpaths and walking trails leading the…
By David Gill* STRATEGIC planning for the use of land is the biggest issue facing Mornington Peninsula.. The peninsula…
By Hugh Fraser* DAMAGING cultural issues have developed within Mornington Peninsula Shire Council that are having a significant impact on…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has corrected information released about CEO John Baker’s $425,000 salary package. The new figures do not change…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are being asked to fly the Aboriginal flag at half-mast on shire buildings on Australia Day…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council last week adopted its 2022-32 Financial Plan as a framework for services and spending over the…
By Geraldine Bilston* IN a world where politics and leadership are so often characterised by misogyny, power over and patriarchy…
CONTENDERS have entered the final straight in this year’s race to be mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire. The betting among…
IN the lead up to last week’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow Mornington Peninsula Shire and other members of the…