WHEN MP for Hastings Paul Mercurio announced that funding had been secured for a cross-peninsula bus service, he must have realised that it wouldn’t please everybody. Indeed, it has been a century-long debate about how to better connect both sides of the peninsula, and there have been many false starts. The battle for improved public transport on the peninsula has raged on for more than a century. On 17 April 1925, the Frankston and Somerville Standard announced “Mornington residents are hopeful that the railway from Frankston will be electrified. The work is due to be undertaken next, after the electrification…
Author: Cameron McCullough
Three people have been arrested – one facing serious drug trafficking charges – after police seized half a kilogram of cocaine and a suitcase full of cash from a home in Chelsea. Following investigations into the alleged trafficking of cocaine and ketamine in Melbourne’s southeast, detectives from the Caulfield Divisional Response Unit executed two search warrants at a home on Embankment Grove, Chelsea and on Wren Road, Moorabbin, from about 6am on Monday 1 September. At the Chelsea address, police located 500g of cocaine with an estimated potential street value of $150,000, and approximately $785,000 cash in a suitcase. Two…
DESPITE heading to Canberra together last week, there were no happy memories being made between Frankston mayor Cr Kris Bolam, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Anthony Marsh, and Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula CEO Josh Sinclair. The mood couldn’t have been frostier between Bolam and the other two, with Bolam criticizing the trip in the lead up before being temporarily uninvited. He ultimately travelled to Canberra with the support of Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea (Canberra trip sparks conflict, The News 26/8/25). After returning from Canberra, Marsh made critical comments about a planned overseas trip by the Frankston mayor. Bolam quickly struck…
A STRONGLY worded statement released by the RSPCA criticizing the activity of “concerned community members regarding animal welfare” has been seen as a direct swipe at those protesting against the alleged abuse of horses at a Moorooduc property. “At RSPCA Victoria we care about animals,” said RSPCA Victoria CEO, Dr Liz Walker. “We know animal cruelty issues evoke strong responses from our community and we truly value the shared passion and concern people have for animals. “We understand seeing images or footage of an animal suffering online can be incredibly distressing and motivate people to action. “We are unable to…
Somerville Highway Patrol have impounded two speeding vehicles in Patterson Lakes this morning. Officers were on patrol when they spotted two cars that appeared to be racing along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway about 2:11am. The drivers, who were detected travelling at an alleged speed of 191km/h in a 100km/h zone, were swiftly intercepted by police. Both vehicles, a 2025 BMW 230i Coupe and 2009 Audi TT, were impounded at a cost of $1091.90 each. The drivers, a 24-year-old Elwood man and a 42-year-old Noble Park man, have both been charged on summons with speed dangerous, exceed speed and drive motor…