THE start of the much-hyped container deposit scheme on 1 November has highlighted flaws in the program and drawn criticism…
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A SPATE of animal deaths on Mornington Peninsula roads over spring has led to renewed calls for more effective strategies…
DOG owners are again being reminded of the need to keep their pets on leashes or under control in public…
THE Mornington Peninsula and Frankston are two of the nine-member South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) to adopt a…
VOLUNTEERS from Sunshine Reserve conservation group and Balcombe Estuary Reserves Group have been spreading the word about the need to…
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fight at a gathering in Mount Martha on 14 October. It is alleged…
NEW efforts are being made to force the state government to abandon its commitment to having hydrogen produced from brown…
RSPCA Victoria has announced its Mornington Peninsula vet clinic is operating at “full capacity” after expanding its Pearcedale site. The…
CONCERN over a parcel of Crown land being allegedly incorporated into a privately-owned beachside block in Mount Martha has prompted…
DROMANA Secondary College students have teamed up with the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Mornington group to raise awareness of the need…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors want Indigenous names for the 11 new municipal wards being created on the peninsula by the…
But the force will be with you – on patrol COUNTER hours at police stations in Mornington and Hastings will…
FRESH doubts have been expressed over the future of $225 million set aside for the stalled train line extension from…
ALTHOUGH its influence and interests are national and International, Clean Ocean Foundation remains a part of the Flinders community, where…
FRANKSTON serial killer Paul Denyer will remain in jail for life under proposed state government legislation. Denyer murdered Elizabeth Stevens,…
MORNINGTON residents who fear the popular Beleura cliff path may never open again are urging the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council…
RYE foreshore has again been given official approval for Schoolies Week celebrations. Hosted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, the week-long…
DETECTIVES have made a fresh appeal to try to identify a woman’s body found on the beach at Sorrento 57…
A SPECIAL administrator has been appointed to bring the Frankston-based Bunurong Land Council (Aboriginal Corporation) back to “good health”. Peter…
AT least seven businesses affected by a fierce blaze in Main Street, Mornington have been forced to close temporarily after…
A huge blaze has destroyed a restaurant in Main Street, Mornington. Fire took hold of the newly-opened Colt restaurant at…
THE Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group is preparing for the 2024 stage of its biolink project and is keen to…
A MOOROODUC land owner living in green wedge zoning is calling for stronger enforcement of protections following the allegedly illegal…
FIVE councillors and 99 objectors have failed to convince Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to reject a planning application to erect…
WESTERN Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation and OzFish Unlimited have formed a partnership to “build awareness of the reserve’s environmental significance…
SUMMER may be just around the corner, but users of Sunnyside Beach North, Mount Eliza fear they are being left…
ENCOURAGING subdivisions, removing red tape and amending planning guidelines to incentivise housing construction have been suggested by a Mornington Peninsula…
ANGRY car owners out of pocket thousands of dollars are demanding compensation after their engines were damaged by contaminated diesel…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor Susan Bissinger says she is “not a pariah or a bully” but was last week about…
Mornington Peninsula Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a series of burglaries at a building site in…