CRIME across the Mornington Peninsula has begun to ease for the first time in five years, according to newly released figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. There were 12,194 criminal…
THERE were plenty of reasons to celebrate at Willum Warrain Aboriginal Gathering Place in Hastings on Saturday 21 March. Willum Warrain is celebrating 12 years of caring for its community…
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate missing Safety Beach man George. The 75-year-old was last seen on Seaview Avenue about 8am on 22 March. There are concerns for…
MORNINGTON Peninsula retiree Mary Strange says she felt cut off from the world for more than two decades, relying on a single hearing aid after losing her hearing due to…
A FORMER Padua College student is one of Victoria’s emerging designers whose VCE Media project will feature in the prestigious Top Designs 2026 exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Jake Symes, who…
COMMUNITY Bank Mt Martha has announced the recipients of its ”Mt Martha Stronger Community Grant Program’ – Round 3. Applicants were able to apply for Grants of minimum $2,500 to…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor, and Briars Ward councillor Anthony Marsh has joined the Liberal Party and has confirmed with The News he has nominated for preselection as the Liberal Party’s…
A Liberal Party source has told The News there are at least six contenders for preselection for the upcoming Nepean by-election with applications believed to be closing on Monday 16…
Independents for Mornington Peninsula have announced they are stepping up their search for a candidate for the state seat of Nepean, after the news of Sam Groth’s resignation and the…
MEMBER for Nepean, Sam Groth, has announced his resignation from parliament, triggering a by-election for the seat of Nepean, just months out from the next state election. A statement released…
MEMBER for Nepean, Sam Groth, has announced he will not be recontesting his seat at the upcoming November state election, and will stand down as the Deputy Leader of the…
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to green their gardens this autumn with the return of The Briars Nursery’s popular free plant giveaway. Running across several days from late March into early…
The Tyabb Airshow returned in spectacular fashion on Sunday, March 1st, drawing aviation enthusiasts, families and visitors from across the region for an unforgettable day. The event showcased a world-class…
EIGHT-year-old Ezra Calabrese has his sights set on a big win, and an even bigger pumpkin, at this year’s Red Hill Show on 7 March. The young Mornington Peninsula grower…
AFTER a period of upheaval, the Frankston Football Club has confirmed the appointment of a new board. After numerous resignations over the last year, the majority of the Frankston FC…
PROVINCIAL IN the last weekend of the regular season, Heatherhill took on Mornington in what should have been an easy win for Mornington but instead turned into an unexpected defeat.…
SOCCER MORNINGTON gaffer Adam Jamieson has signed Taketo Hosokawa from Bayside Argonauts and has now turned his attentions to a forward and a midfielder with impressive CVs. The pair on…
NETBALL players at Capel Sound are stepping onto a new kind of court after a major upgrade at Truemans Road Reserve delivered a first-of-its-kind surface for Australia. The six courts…
Everywhen Art’s March exhibition features a wide variety of First Peoples women’s art in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026.”Women artists have become notably prominent in First Peoples art over…
PENINSULA artist Michael Leeworthy has been involved in the local art scene for many years, but a highlight of his journey occurred last week with a visit from Queensland artist…
A FRANKSTON-based artist is setting up a new exhibition to display her work in Mt Eliza.Brodie Alserda is an accomplished local artist, whose work was exhibited at Frankston Arts Centre…
MELBOURNE-based artist Michael Vale’s exhibition The Cuckoo, the Herring and the Trembling Tambourines fuses Romantic traditions, absurdist theatre, dark fiction, and mischievous humour. His works invite viewers into worlds where…
NO MATTER if she is near or far from home, 21-year-old Kristin Blight is willing to jump on the truck when the need arises. Following in the footsteps of her…
IT IS impossible for most of us to imagine anything more painful than losing two children in their prime, but for one mother, reaching out to others has given her…
A BOY was so inspired by a luxury car, a Rolls Royce, on the esplanade at Dromana in 1914 that it led to him becoming America’s most celebrated motor car…
IN 2019 and at just 44, Shelley Christie had a headache and kept dropping what she was holding in her left hand. Not feeling well, she sat on her bed…
FORMER members of the 36th intake of the Balcombe Army Apprentice School (AAS) at Mt Martha – the final class to graduate in 1981 – have gathered for a long…
AT Village Glen Retirement Living in Capel Sound, Francis (Ray) Kenny has celebrated a milestone not many get to say they’ve reached. Ray turned 100 on 25 November and spent…
OBITUARYDr Douglas Johnson26 July 1938 – 5 November 2025 DOUG Johnson was born on 26 July, 1938, to Gavin and Maude. He grew up in Albert Park with his brother…
WHEN the “Great War” ended in 1918, Australia had a population of less than five million. During the previous four years about 500,000 Australians wore some type of uniform and…
