ON Saturday 31 October at the Mornington community hall, The Studio, an information session was held for peninsula residents on the Victorian Treaty with First Peoples. The session, hosted by…
BONEO Lions Club have expressed frustration towards Mornington Peninsula Shire after the site for their Sunday market was double booked. On 28 October, the club found out through an advertising…
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Blairgowrie last night. Emergency services were called to reports a motorcycle had lost control and crashed into a tree on Melbourne Road about…
THE Southern Women’s Action Network (SWAN) have celebrated their 30th anniversary with the launch of a new book – Where SWANs Soar – together with a portrait photo exhibition featuring…
BENTONS Square Community Centre has celebrated its 20th anniversary with a community gathering and afternoon tea. On 22 October, community members, volunteers, staff, and local politicians gathered to celebrate the…
PUBLIC pole-mounted electric vehicle chargers will be installed across the peninsula as part of United Energy’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Trial. The United Energy trial is delivering chargers across…
CHRIS Crewther has announced an elected Liberal-National government will fund $10m towards the redevelopment of Mount Eliza Secondary College, including a dedicated student wellbeing facility and redeveloped senior learning and…
IT is only a month out from the state election, and all candidates have been out campaigning. Labor’s newly-minted candidate, Kerry Macdonald, has welcomed announcements from the Premier, that agreement…
By Melissa McCullough A ROY Morgan poll* released on 9 October said the 2026 Victorian state election is currently too close to call. The poll’s data indicates the ALP/Greens are…
ANIMAL Justice Party candidate Chloe Coulson will contest the seat of Hastings in the upcoming state election. Coulson joined the party in early 2026 after deciding she wanted to have…
FOUR of the candidates for the Nepean electorate at the upcoming state election gathered for a Mornington Peninsula Shire organised election forum on Wednesday 14 October. The night was marked…
IT is less than six weeks until the state election on 28 November, and Labor has joined the contest for the seat of Mornington. The president of the Labor Party’s…
WITH the cost of living continuing to put pressure on household budgets, finding an affordable day out has never been more appealing. Now, Searoad Ferries is giving Victorians the chance…
MORNINGTON Community Garden is holding an open day on 17 October, inviting people to explore what the garden has to offer and learn some gardening tips and tricks. From 10…
A FRANKSTON couple are undertaking the Camino de Santiago to raise funds for Miscarriage Information Support Service (MISS). Upali and Nina DeSilva set off from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France on 27…
A 16-YEAR-OLD from Tyabb had her artwork displayed on a supercar bonnet during this year’s Bathurst 1000. Supercar driver Cody Burcher had the artwork of ten children diagnosed with cancer…
SEVENTEEN-year-old Mornington Peninsula resident and boxer Belle Spicer will be representing Australia at the Youth Olympic Games in November. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place between 31 October…
MPCA MENS PROVINCIAL IN Provincial Division two teams, Baden Powell and Pines, remain undefeated after three rounds while Mornington and Sorrento are yet to register a win. Baden Powell were…
MPCA WOMENS PROVINCIAL SOMERVILLE are on top of the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 womens Provincial Division ladder after a strong win against Mt Eliza on Sunday (18 October). The…
NATIONAL Works on Paper 2026 has opened at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG), with Adam Lee awarded the exhibition’s prestigious $20,000 acquisitive prize for his work You are the wind,…
MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian…
ONE of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies is set to captivate audiences at Frankston Arts Centre when Bell Shakespeare’s acclaimed production of Macbeth arrives for a one-night performance on Tuesday 27…
IF you missed the work of local Mornington Peninsula artists at the 2026 AGRA Exhibition of The Australian Guild of Realist Artists in Melbourne – you have another opportunity to…
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…
By Lance Hodgins ABOUT 50 close friends, councillors and several generations of family members gathered in the Hastings Community Hub on Friday 7 August in special recognition of Brian Stahl…
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…
