AN accident caused by a fallen tree in Merricks North has prompted emergency services to remind drivers to be particularly…
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AFTER 14 years the lights have dimmed and the final curtain has been lowered on Peninsula Home Hospice’s Fish and…
THE Port of Hastings is the preferred port to be used to support offshore wind power generation projects. The state…
A SOMERVILLE driver has been fined $1200 and lost nine demerit points after filming a passenger standing on the back…
PLANS to complete the much-lauded Peninsula Trail have hit a snag, with environment groups saying some sections could destroy vital…
PERSONAL stories of homelessness and a discussion of policy and planning options around affordable housing will be the focus of…
SWIMMING at beaches on the Mornington Peninsula is off limits until further notice after heavy rain has caused poor water…
WILD winds played havoc with yachts on the Mornington Peninsula over the past week, with several ripped from their moorings…
A VIRTUAL fencing trial on Browns Road and Jetty Road in Boneo is potentially reducing the number of animal deaths…
NEPEAN Ratepayers’ Association has warned that it will not stop criticising the state government until it takes action to restore…
LINES are being drawn in the sand, grassy areas, footpaths and even a memorial honouring fallen war dead, over changes…
POLICE will step up foot patrols in Mornington and Mount Eliza after complaints of young people committing vandalism and intimidating…
THE pre-Christmas reopening of the popular Beleura cliff path in Mornington is under a cloud following at least two more…
AMBULANCE Victoria has confirmed an elderly man from Hastings suffered a “medical condition” before his vehicle ploughed into a shop…
THE discovery of polio virus in wastewater in the United States and United Kingdom has raised fears that low vaccination…
CONSERVATIONISTS and community groups have drawn up a plan to protect Western Port from “inappropriate industrialisation and development, pollution and…
BEACHGOERS have been reminded to look out for hooded plovers nesting along Mornington Peninsula shorelines with the threatened species at…
THE continuing loss of trees on the Mornington Peninsula has prompted calls for the council to adopt a strategy to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being urged to stop using some rodent baits which are blamed for killing such birds of…
THE Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s payout of $350,000 to end its financial commitments to the Peninsula Aero Club has been…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh will ask Planning Minister Lizzie Blandthorn to “urgently” step in to protect the…
Detectives from the Cybercrime Squad are investigating over 150 reports of remote access scams, already costing victims in excess of…
There is undoubtedly excitement building as the Region’s peak tourism organisation, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board, announces its new…
THE Heritage Council of Victoria has added Flinders pier to the State Heritage Register. The pier, originally built in 1866…
THOUSANDS of signatures have been added to an online petition calling for wastewater now being dumped into the ocean near…
A SURVEY by Victoria Police conducted has shown people affected by drugs and alcohol tops the list when it comes…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is considering a six-week pilot program to iron out problems with illegal dirt bike jumps and…
TWO men from Mount Martha and a man from Oakleigh have been arrested after firearms and drugs were seized during…
OWNERS of empty houses are being reminded of their obligations to maintain them following complaints that some vacant homes are…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council wants the state government to hand over at least $158 million for road improvements, after figures…