FIVE footy mates have completed an epic journey cycling across Australia with the aim to raise money and awareness for mental health. Break the Cycle consists of five middle aged…
Students at Balnarring Primary School are rolling up their sleeves as they prepare for Schools Clean Up Day early next year. With tongs, buckets and gloves in hand, students are…
PHIL Mapleback has expressed excitement at taking helm as Mt Martha fire brigade’s newly elected captain as the station undergoes a significant revamp. Mapleback, a seasoned firefighter with almost 19…
A FLINDERS surfer has voiced concern after a recent Navy training exercise above Flinders Beach saw a live-firing exercise reportedly take place as he and other surfers were in the…
WITH the summer boating season fast approaching, Safe Transport Victoria is calling on all boaters, jet-skiers, and paddle boarders to prioritise vessel maintenance and to familiarise themselves with waterway safety…
A LARGE portion of Mt Eliza is set to move from the Dunkley electorate into Flinders. The changes have been in the works throughout the year, and have now been…
THE Australian Conservation Foundation (Mornington Community Group) is calling on the state government and the Environmental Protection Authority to immediately implement sustainable procedures to ensure roadside cleanliness in Victoria on…
SOCCER ASPENDALE Stingrays’ hopes of winning promotion from State 5 South next season have been dealt a hammer blow.Captain and star attacking midfielder Matthew Bruce will head overseas next year…
PROVINCIALDROMANA’S undefeated start to the 2024/2025 season continued last weekend after a close win over Baden Powell.Overport Park hosted the clash. Baden Powell was sent in to bat first, and…
SOCCER SKYE United fans won’t see Marcus Collier leading their senior team into battle again. The 28-year-old midfielder told head coach Phil McGuinness last week that he’d decided to leave…
PROVINCIALDROMANA has fired an early warning shot to the rest of the division after a dominant win over Heatherhill. Dromana wrapped up their second win of the season on Saturday…
NATIONAL Works on Paper is one of the finest art awards and exhibitions in the country, attracting Australia’s leading contemporary artists working with paper, and is on at Mornington Peninsula…
STANDING on the beach looking towards the horizon the lines of swell look like corduroy. A couple of hundred metres south, the same swell lines radiate like spokes from a…
CAMERAS were rolling at Mornington last week for a new thriller movie, although it appears viewers will think they are watching a drama unfold in the United States.The Mornington Yacht…
PLATO said “music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”…
By Max Bryant* WESTERN Port Oberon Association has celebrated the 100th birthday of its oldest member, Duncan Lamont Mackinnon.Born on a sailing ship, the steel barque Garthsnaid, on 5 December…
OBITUARY Carl Robert Bryant 22 September 1928 – 13 November 2023 Carl Bryant was born in Hastings and was a descendant of three pioneering Western Port families: the Bryants, the…
PARKS Victoria is digging up the past at Cape Schanck and giving visitors the chance to see an archaeological dig in action. This weekend’s open day will provide an insight…
A SPECIAL service was held at the Uniting Church in Hastings on Sunday 15 October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of services in the present church. Although early records are…
