GRANTS of up to $25,000 are available to Victorian councils to boost cat desexing rates.A feline vaccine shortage in the last year has left the cat population vulnerable. Animal Welfare…
SEAFORD Primary School students learned valuable water safety skills from Life Saving Victoria’s rescue helicopter service team last month.The helicopter, operated by LSV on behalf of Westpac, and its crew…
BUSINESS grants, expos, and vouchers are on offer this month as part of a Frankston Council initiative to encourage its residents to shop locally.Frankston Council estimates that for every $100…
Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Carrum this morning. It is believed the male driver was travelling along the Nepean Highway when he lost control and…
THREE teenagers have been charged over a string of alleged thefts and burglaries across Baxter, Seaford, Mordialloc, Bayswater, Blackburn, Cheltenham, Cranbourne, Cranbourne West, Croydon Hills, Donvale, Hughesdale, and Ringwood.Police allege…
CHARGES have been laid against a building company after the 2022 death of an employee working in Cheltenham.In February 2022, a 69-year-old man working on commercial units fell and died.…
MORE bins will be temporarily installed at beaches between Aspendale and Carrum in a bid to stop rubbish from blowing into the bay.Throughout this summer, rubbish has been seen overflowing…
PROVINCIAL PINES and Red Hill have booked their spots in the 2024 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.Pines took on Sorrento in a two-day semi-final across last Saturday and Sunday. They had…
SOCCER PROMOTION, relegation, consolidation – what does the State League season hold for your club?Frankston Pines and Chelsea get the opening round underway with home games this Friday night and…
PROVINCIAL RED Hill picked up a thrilling win over Langwarrin to finish their home-and-away season on a high last Saturday. Langwarrin batted first on their home deck. They had to…
SOCCER FIVE-goal wins for Chelsea and Skye and a come-from-behind victory for Peninsula Strikers highlighted the third round of the Dockerty Cup. Chelsea eased past Mount Eliza 5-0, Skye thumped…
A FLEET of sailboats is gearing up to set sail for the annual Long Beach Regatta Trophy competition. Chelsea Yacht Club will host the 2024 edition of the race on…
PREPARE to be immersed in the rich melodies of Celtic music as the Melbourne Celtic Festival On Tour makes its way to Frankston. Fresh from the success of its sold-out…
ONE of Australia’s favourite sporting heroes, John Bertrand AO, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America’s Cup, will be guest speaker at the Mornington Yacht Club’s foundation…
THNDO is set to headline a free music festival in Moorabbin this weekend. The inaugural Moorabbin Music + Arts festival will take place at the Kingston Arts Centre in Moorabbin…
FORTY years ago on the 26 September the nation was transfixed by the race between the two 12 metres, Liberty and Australia II, that was unfolding at Newport, Rhode Island.…
ENVIRONMENTAL warrior Warwick Exton passed away last week, aged 100. Exton was a passionate advocate for preserving Frankston’s waterways and green spaces. His efforts saw him named the Frankston citizen…
OBITUARYDorothy Meadows, 27/6/28 – 29/4/23Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands founding member, author, teacher By Linda Meadows DOROTHY Elizabeth Meadows OAM who recently passed away is being hailed as a community legend,…
A WORLD War II veteran received three certificates honouring him for his service at a special event this month. 103-year-old Geoff Bydder lives in Seaford with his wife Normie. At…