MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire CEO John Baker has ended a bid by Cr Hugh Fraser to have the council take a…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are expected this month to receive a report on planning approvals involving three Mornington-based companies, engineers,…
THE 10-year-old Crib Point township plan has been updated and is open for public input until 14 August. The plan…
ALL candidates in the October Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections must complete a course on local government in August. The…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire denies it is using aerial drones to find private swimming pools in the lead-up to compulsory registration…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council will extend its financial hardship policy until 31 August to help ratepayers hit hard by the…
FINANCIAL savings on lost productivity for travel times alone justify the retention of the shire’s $80,000-a-year central Melbourne office, Mornington…
ROSEBUD Aquatic Centre construction work costing $11.2 million is the single biggest item in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s proposed 2020-21 budget.…
A FREE online service has been launched to help individuals, businesses and community organisations to easily identify and access government…
THE state government has told Mornington Peninsula Shire it can take an extra two months to adopt its 2020/21 budget.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has moved the Tuesday 24 March community council meeting from Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington to the…
A RESHUFFLE of the state opposition has seen Mornington MP David Morris lose the high-profile position of spokesperson for environment…
REGISTRATIONS for children eligible to attend Mornington Peninsula kindergartens next year are open now. The on-time registration period closes 11.59pm,…
THE screws are being tightened on Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors’ off-the-record expense claims. A three-part notice of motion put by…
IN what has become a battle of motions, toilets at four Mornington Peninsula Shire-controlled campgrounds may be open all year…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are being asked to change their briefing sessions from night to day and be held once…
THE investigation into planning decisions involving three Mornington-based planning and development companies could “potentially encourage [the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission]…
RESIDENTS have only a few days left to provide input on whether they’d benefit from a Cross Peninsula bus service…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is likely to come under pressure to adopt an emblem featuring a koala. The idea will be…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire wants to protect the peninsula’s “unique landscape” by having the power to decide how much land is…
PLANS to develop a 4.85MG solar farm in the Dromana industrial estate have received support from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.…
A SPEECHWRITER has been hired to “provide help” to Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 11 councillors and its CEO John Baker. Christina…
NEPEAN MP Chris Brayne has lost his licence for three months after being caught by police driving at 108kph in…
THE devastating impact of raging bushfires, especially in NSW and Queensland, has generated discussion about the effects of climate change…
THE Legislative Assembly’s Environment and Planning Committee will meet at Mornington this week to look into community initiatives to tackle…
IT’S 25 years since council amalgamations throughout Victoria, which led to formation of a “super shire” on the Mornington Peninsula.…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says survey results “show the community believes [the council’s] overall performance, customer service and waste management are…
MEMBERS of the community are invited to share their thoughts on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s draft Smoke Free Environment Policy.…
THE “full legal review” into planning permits involving Tyabb airfield and businesses operating there will not be released to the…
WINNERS and losers in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 2019/20 budget include $25 million towards the Rosebud Aquatic centre and beach box…