MEMBERS of the community are invited to share their thoughts on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s draft Smoke Free Environment Policy.…
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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…
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council sees the release of 400 hectares of land near Hastings for light industry as the key…
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on planning for the Mornington Peninsula’s future. The Neighbourhood Character Study, which…
A “LOUD and clear” message from the recent waste forum has prompted Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to demand that the…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Citizen of the Year Josie Jones opened last week’s waste forum with presentations from community groups, waste…
A PUBLIC meeting in Mornington late last month to discuss the “tightening of controls to better protect Melbourne’s green wedges…
Mornington Peninsula Shire has given the all clear for its officers to sign a $120,000 two-year lease for an office…
Mornington Peninsula Shire has agreed to a developer paying $5000 for a thin strip of land overhung by a first-floor…
Mornington Peninsula Shire is lining up to congratulate a Dromana supermarket for winning several in-house industry awards. Ritchies Supa IGA…
AN inspection of hi-tech waste facilities in China in 2017 by officers and councillors was indicative of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s…
Mornington Peninsula Shire has been told it must immediately adopt strategies to tackle climate change. Minter Ellison special counsel Sarah…
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s infrastructure services manager Jessica Wingad says recycled waste from the peninsula is still going to China and…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire marked World Wetlands Day (Saturday 2 February) with a boat trip in Western Port for “key decision…
SOLAR power to be installed on some of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s largest buildings is aimed at cutting carbon emissions and…
Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking public feedback on a new plan to help manage, protect and enhance biodiversity on the…
NEW meeting procedure rules adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council set “a new benchmark for local government”, according to a…
THE outcome of a Mornington Peninsula Shire Council decision on Tuesday 11 December was a foregone conclusion. The agenda item…
STATE government decisions have been identified in a shire planning scheme review as the major threat to the effectiveness of…
VICTORIAN Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp was the guest speaker at a dinner for local fire brigades at the Safety…
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors have given themselves the right to stay in five-star accommodation. An amendment to the Councillor Expenses…
Contract managers at Mornington Peninsula Shire have been banned from accepting “gifts, benefits or hospitality” from companies or individuals supplying…
A MAN with “extensive local government experience in the UK combined with commercial expertise developed as lead partner at both…
The Labor Party has finally announced its candidate for the seat of Nepean being vacated by retiring MP, Martin Dixon.…
CAMPAIGNING for the 24 November state election is already underway, although just one of the major parties seems to have…
HASTINGS Liberal MP Neale Burgess is ramping up the law-and-order debate while campaigning for the November state election. He said…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has adopted the Dromana Township Plan and Residential Investigation Area Report. This follows a review of…
A BRUTAL week in Canberra as the Liberal Party bickered over its leadership has seen local federal MPs support different…
PROVIDING crisis accommodation to young people unable to live at home in Rosebud and Frankston has been identified as a…