MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will write to the federal government asking it to reconsider the decision to abandon its commitment to mandatory national packing standards. At the 29 September council meeting,…
Police have charged a man after a plate of food was thrown at a woman and child at the AFL preliminary final in September. The 34-year-old man has been charged…
HEAD of environmental group Save Port Phillip Bay and Mornington Peninsula resident Marteen Koster is leading the fight to keep VOPAK’s regasification plant out of Port Phillip Bay. VOPAK, a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Stephen Batty and councillor Michael Stephens have visited the Hastings–Western Port Historical Society to celebrate the completion of restoration works to the society’s historic Fisherman’s Cottage.…
A COMMUNITY fundraising initiative has been launched to raise $2m for a new CT scanner at Rosebud Hospital. Save Rosebud Hospital and Community Bank Southern Peninsula have launched the Big…
The Matthew Flinders statue in Mornington Park has been stolen with police investigating the crime. The bronze statue, which was lopped at the ankles, was first noticed missing on Tuesday…
Liberal candidate for Hastings in the upcoming state election, Frank Schiefler, has announced a Jess Wilson-led Liberal government will invest $6m to help deliver the full redevelopment of the Somerville…
By Melissa McCullough THE recent RedBridge Group and Accent Research poll on the numbers in the run-up to the Victorian state election provide an interesting glimpse into an unpredictable race.…
PAUL Mercurio pulled off an unlikely victory in 2022, swinging the seat of Hastings to Labor for the first time in 16 years. Less than two months out from the…
MEMBER for Hastings, Paul Mercurio, has announced a re-elected Carroll Labor government will invest $5m to support a new pavilion and redeveloped grounds at Somerville Recreation Reserve. “Currently, the reserve’s…
IT’s less than eight weeks until the state election on 28 November, and Labor is still to announce candidates for the seats of Mornington and Nepean. A Labor insider told…
MEMBER for Mornington, Chris Crewther MP, has announced a $7m funding commitment from an elected Liberal government towards the completion of the full Emil Madsen Reserve Master Plan. The commitment…
OVER the last 18 months Rotary has been committed to a project to refurbish seven apartments, The Ranch 2.0, the only short term crisis accommodation on the Mornington Peninsula. The…
A GROUP of local art students are holding an exhibition and auction to raise funds for Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation and Southern Peninsula Community Support. The exhibition will open at…
RESIDENTS from three Regis aged care homes on the peninsula came together for a sustainable fashion showcase, celebrating months of creativity and hard work. Regis Capel Sound, Rosebud, and Mornington…
SOCCER JAMIE Skelly has been re-appointed head coach of Langwarrin and Dave Kuhanez is the new head coach of Baxter. The contrast between the appointments is stark. Skelly has an…
THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 season got off to a slow start on the weekend with all the men’s games on Saturday washed out. The action was limited to…
SOCCER SCOTT Morrison has returned to the senior coaching role at Peninsula Strikers. The club made the announcement late last week three days after announcing the departure of this year’s…
By Harrison Borthwick THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association and its member clubs are preparing for another big summer of cricket across the peninsula and Frankston. The first round commences on…
The Hill & Ridge Community Market is returning after its annual hibernation, with armfuls of great local produce, swags of delicious street food and a hand-picked collection of art and…
MT Martha mum of three, Dayna Fallon, is taking to the stage with a one-woman show at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. The show is centred on a poem she…
A LOCAL couple’s travelling bookstore has quickly grown into a series of literary events, bringing together the community to gather around books. Bookneck was started two months ago by Carolyn…
PENINSULA Cinemas Rosebud will screen The Fox, an animatronic black comedy in which the late Sam Neill voices a foul-mouthed magpie – a role he completed and was still promoting…
It all started with a single post to a Facebook community noticeboard on a Monday. Bec Watson posted her rant about the Peninsula Link roadworks anonymously, not feeling confident enough…
By Sarah Halfpenny Photos Yanni & Supplied There’s a handmade sterling silver charm in the shape of a cocktail on display at & Independents gallery in Sorrento that will tell…
Paralympic gold medallist Heath Davidson has one of the most remarkable comeback stories in Australian sport. After abandoning wheelchair tennis for 11 years, he returned to the court at the…
Even as a child, nutritionist and chef Sarah Pound had an audience. “I used to set up an old-school camcorder, and I would line up my three sisters. They would…
PENINSULA Grange Retirement Community has celebrated its 15th anniversary with an afternoon of reflection and festivity. The celebration took place on 6 August and saw residents, staff, and leaders come…
By Lisa Bayley – Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society Standing near the roundabout on Frankston-Flinders Road and Eramosa Road is one of Somerville’s most recognisable landmarks – the distinctive…
TWO of the Balnarring and District Historical Society’s longest-serving volunteers have been recognised with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s (RHSV) Award of Merit, for their contribution to local and…
THE Mornington Peninsula’s wine community is mourning the loss of Nat White, who alongside his wife, Rosalie, established Main Ridge Estate in 1975. Nat passed away on 20 June after…
