A PLAN to introduce more bees into Frankston’s green spaces is being formed. Last week, Frankston Council approved a proposal to begin work on a “Frankston Pollinator Action Plan”. The…
THE Peninsula VineHop Festival has secured state funding and will go ahead for its ninth year. It will take place on 21 November across seven venues. It will showcase over…
Two teenage boys have been charged over a spate of alleged robberies across a three day-period in the Mornington Peninsula. It will be alleged the pair threatened a 15-year-old boy…
MORNINGTON MP Chris Crewther joined a large contingent of retirement village residents on Bungower Road last Wednesday (15 July) to catch the newly rerouted 784 bus into Mornington for a…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking community feedback on its draft Arts, Culture, and Events Plan, which has been placed on public exhibition for six weeks. The plan outlines the shire’s…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will hold the free Dying to Know Day event on Thursday 6 August at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington, giving locals a chance to speak openly…
MOUNT Martha resident Natasha Dreger is preparing to walk 60km in one day, from Mt Martha to St Kilda Rd, to raise funds for Deaf Children Australia. Dreger’s youngest son,…
A VOLUNTEER-RUN laundry service is encouraging more Mornington Peninsula residents to make use of its free weekly support. Orange Sky was first started in October 2025 as a free resource…
PORTSEA has been named a finalist in the 2026 Top Tourism Town Awards. Mornington Peninsula Shire Acting Mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro said being named a finalist in the Tiny Town…
FROM his first primary school cross country race, to the start line at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Archie Hewett’s path to representing Australia has demanded everything he has.…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN MORNINGTON grabbed an unexpected win against Frankston YCW in a see-sawing game on Saturday (11 July). The Bulldogs came out firing in the first quarter,…
RUGBY By David Burke LAST Friday night (10 July) the Peninsula Dolphins senior women’s tag team headed out to Casey Fields in Cranbourne to face the top of the ladder…
SOCCER A WORLD-CLASS goal from Langwarrin striker Alun Webb was a highlight of a thrilling 3-3 draw with Melbourne Victory at Lawton Park on Friday night. The home side was…
MORNINGTON artist Perry Fletcher is holding an art auction on 11 July, with a portion of the proceeds going to Vermont Football Club. The auction will be held at Vermont…
The enduring music of Simon & Garfunkel will be celebrated in a special live performance when The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel comes to the Frankston Arts Centre next month.…
BABBA is the only ABBA tribute band in the world to have performed for Benny Andersson of ABBA, and now you can see them too as BABBA: The Ultimate ABBA…
THE Mornington Peninsula’s most heroic school holiday adventure is returning, with superheroes preparing to descend on the Mornington Tourist Railway for a series of action-packed train rides this winter. Families…
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…
Melissa Warren is not one to be told she can’t do something. In high school, her French teacher advised against studying French at a prestigious university. So, she did it.…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Fiona Hammond knows food. In her career, spanning over 25 years, she has worked as a recipe developer and tester, a food stylist and food photographer.…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Mornington author Anna Matilda, aka The Urban Nanna, is keen to share her wealth of knowledge about simple ways to live a more sustainable, efficient and…
CAPEL Sound resident Vivienne Massoni celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday 24 April. Vivienne was born in Brighton on 24 April 1925, the daughter of William Tennyson and Stella Annie…
AS he approaches his 100th birthday, Royal Australian Navy veteran Frederick Ronald Stannus – known to his family and friends as Ron – has returned to where it all began.…
CLIFF and Mary (May) Rayner celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on 14 April. May was born in Fife, Scotland, in 1935 and came to Australia at the age of 12,…
CAPEL Sound resident Ron Lloyd celebrated his 106th birthday on Wednesday 8 April. The resident of Regis Capel Sound is still very active and a keen participant in the home’s…
THE Greens have launched their Nepean by-election campaign, with more than 60 supporters gathering in Blairgowrie on Sunday (29 March). Mornington Peninsula mum Sianan Healy is the Greens candidate, vowing…
WITH less than six weeks until the Nepean by-election, electoral rolls are now closed and candidates are able to officially nominate for the race. A new name has entered the…
WITH less than seven weeks until the Nepean by-election, candidates are out in force, with perhaps the hottest topic being the state of Rosebud Hospital. Liberal Party candidate Anthony Marsh,…
THE review of the Liberal’s Party’s 2025 federal election defeat has painted a grim picture overall, but makes positive mention of Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie’s performance defeating independent Ben Smith.…
FIVE candidates have nominated for the 2 May Nepean by-election with the Independents for Mornington Peninsula and Victorian Greens joining the Liberal Party, One Nation and Libertarians in the contest.…
Mornington Peninsula-based broadcaster and journalist Tracee Hutchison has announced she will be standing as a community independent candidate in the upcoming by-election for the seat of Nepean to be held…
