COVID has curtailed this week’s (Wednesday 26 January) Australia Day events on the Mornington Peninsula for the second year running.…
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THE Voices of Mornington Peninsula group is again searching for a candidate to contest the seat of Flinders in the…
THE state government says it will take a ‘’strategic’’ and ‘’evidence-based approach’’ to tackle speeding issues on Mornington Peninsula roads.…
LIFE Saving Victoria has confirmed four sharks were spotted at an unpatrolled section of Sorrento front beach on Sunday. A…
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help ensure the safe transfer of about 600 kangaroos from a private property at Cape…
THE movement of vessels in and out of Western Port is again attracting attention and raising concerns. Long time backers…
FLINDERS Community Association has stepped up its Save Flinders Pier campaign over summer and is towing a mobile promotional trailer…
ALL federal election candidates will be under pressure to agree to work towards adopting policies to tackle climate change, including…
ROSEBUD police are seeking information about an accident on 25 November last year where an elderly woman in a mobility…
TWO teenage paddle boarders who got swept out to sea on Tuesday were rescued at Mount Eliza by Frankston SES…
THE illegal appropriation and locking up of public land could be costing Mornington Peninsula Shire millions of dollars. The shire’s…
“VIRTUAL fencing” designed to stop wild animals crossing in front of vehicles is about to be trialled along a two-kilometre…
RECREATION Aviation Australia is investigating an incident at Tyabb Airport on Thursday afternoon, when strong wind is being blamed for…
ADVOCATES of protecting the Mornington Peninsula’s green spaces are celebrating a significant step forward in their fight for green wedge…
THE Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane has been asked to investigate events leading up to the adoption last year…
A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy was left shaken and bruised after allegedly being attacked by an unknown man who attempted to steal…
CRIB Point residents and holidays makers hoping to cool off at the Crib Point swimming pool this summer will have…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says it is investigating ways of improving disability access and has now rolled out wheelchair-friendly beach matting…
A LARGE council-commissioned mural in Mornington’s Main Street has been painted over and will be replaced because it too closely…
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…