NINE out of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 11 councillors have voted in favour of their colleague Anthony Marsh being able to…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is investigating whether more planning controls are needed to protect the environmental values of the Balcombe Estuary…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is not allocating enough resources to cope with demand for services from population growth, according to…
WHAT do you want life to look like on the Mornington Peninsula in 2040? That’s the question Mornington Peninsula Shire…
SOME business fees charged by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council are likely to be frozen for four years if the Liberal…
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s deputy mayor Cr Sarah Race, pictured, has been appointed to the state government’s Gender Equality Advisory Committee.…
THERE are 145 families and 183 children affected by Mornington Peninsula Shire’s decision to stop administering family day care services.…
SUSAN Bissinger seems certain to be named as the replacement councillor for Hugh Fraser in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Nepean Ward.…
By Simon Brooks* With Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in mid-2019, and the August 2020 adoption…
COMMUNITY groups and sporting clubs are being offered grants to buy such things as bottles and crockery to lessen their…
THE mayors of Mornington Peninsula and Frankston councils have been included in the state government’s Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel.…
By David Gill* I AM disappointed with the way my mostly newly-elected fellow councillors have allowed Mornington Peninsula Shire Council…
THE Victorian Electoral Commission will conduct a countback of votes on Tuesday 13 April to fill the vacancy on Mornington…
ANYONE wanting to discuss an idea or other municipal matters can apply to meet the Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr…
HUGH Fraser last week resigned as a Nepean Ward councillor on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. His resignation, just four months…
By Steve Holland* MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have for the first time held an open briefing before releasing a draft…
THE issue of whether or not to start Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meetings with a prayer or a pledge has…
By Hugh Fraser* MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire CEO John Baker has been quick to propose to the new council – with…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s planning and building director David Bergin resigned last week. Mr Bergin, one of the council’s highest paid…
TUESDAY 9 February was the first Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting open to the public since April, when COVID-19 forced…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents who did not to vote in last year’s council elections will be sent “please explain” notices by…
VOLUNTEERING Victoria has given Mornington Peninsula Shire $23,000 to “strengthen volunteer connections on the peninsula”. The shire says it will…
THE weekly mobile library service to 16 Mornington Peninsula towns may be taken off the road permanently as a result…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s aim of introducing an effective recycling policy is being hampered by apathy, experts say. Some residents are…
THERE is almost certain to be a revival of newly-elected councillor Anthony Marsh’s failed bid to drop the prayer that…
DESPI O’Connor won a seat on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council at last month’s local government elections and last week was…
STATE MPs from both the major parties have now become involved in campaigns being run by candidates in this week’s…
A SINGLE-use plastic policy and Beyond Zero Waste Strategy 2030 are the focus of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council as it…
VOTERS will choose 11 of 43 candidates to form the next Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The state government decided to…
AN “ambitious” climate emergency plan has been adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council one year after declaring a “climate emergency”.…