A LARGE council-commissioned mural in Mornington’s Main Street has been painted over and will be replaced because it too closely…
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THE COVID crisis is escalating on the Mornington Peninsula as the population swells over summer and the health system buckles…
STRICT fire restrictions came into force across the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston on Monday (10 January), with high fuel loads,…
SORRENTO Surf Life Saving Club will be given $1 million by Mornington Peninsula Shire, despite accusations it is “jumping the…
HUNDREDS of kangaroos remain fenced in on a farm property at Cape Schanck, unable to return to the neighbouring national…
MORNINGTON Peninsula councillors have rejected the “divisive” suggestion that the Aboriginal flag be flown at half-mast on Australia Day. In…
Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged a man and seized drugs and other items following an ongoing investigation. A warrant…
THE unexpected death of one of Mount Eliza’s most loved residents, Percy the peacock, has elicited an outpouring of grief…
FIVE Mornington Secondary College students achieved ATARs over 90, including members of the school’s high achieving Dreamcatchers. Dux of the…
DUX and school captain Amy Uren with a score of 99.1 was among the 19 per cent of students at…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors seeking election to either state of federal parliament do not have to stand down until after…
DROMANA Drive-In has become a popular venue for school communities getting together to celebrate end-of-year functions. This has come about…
THE speed limit on Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, and surrounding streets has been cut to 40kph. This comes after Mornington…
About 18 FRV and CFA firefighters fought a house fire in Mornington on Sunday afternoon, 12 December. They were called…
FEARS are held overt the export of hydrogen from Western Port leading to the import of marine pests. Kawasaki Heavy…
THE founding CEO and former chair of Parks Victoria has developed a proposal he calls a “win for the environment…
THE president and secretary of the Italian Seniors Social Club Dromana Inc are ‘looking to the future’ and ‘keen to…
Although Ms McKenzie must wait until the new year to find out if she has been preselected by the Liberal…
FORMER Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Despi O’Connor wants to ride the next “big wave” into federal politics with the…
THE Mornington Peninsula is facing possibly the biggest ever change to its political landscape. None of the familiar faces of…
SOMERS residents fear that people fishing for sharks are endangering swimmers. Baited lines are being carried out to deeper water…
WHEN off-duty firefighter Steve Axup saw a car in a ditch and a woman waving frantically for help in Rosebud…
THE long-running battle over plans to establish a McDonald’s outlet at a Safety Beach service station site has been won…
THE former president of the Italian Seniors Social Club of Dromana wants Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Cr Antonella Celi to apologise…
SAVE Arthurs Seat supporters are cheering a decision by The Ross Trust to abandon its bid to dig a quarry…
DISABILITY support organisation Wallara, based at Sages Farm, Baxter, says its future expansion depends on receiving $750,000 each from the…
SOUTHERN Women’s Action Network (SWAN) rallied in Mornington on Thursday 25 November in support of Safe Steps 16 Days of…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh laid down new rules five days before running this Tuesday night’s council meeting…
THE Mornington Peninsula is on the front line of the impacts of climate change, a situation not lost on organisers…
POLICE are urging Mornington Peninsula residents to be vigilant about fire danger, despite a wetter outlook for summer. They are…