Cyclist killed in alleged hit and run
A WOMAN has died after an alleged hit and run incident in Chelsea on 28 March. 50-year-old Chelsea triathlete Michelle Ruitenbeek was riding her bike along the Nepean Highway at around 5.40am when sh...
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Departure from Dolphins a ‘kick in the guts’
FORMER general manager of the Frankston Football Club Gary Buckenara said he is “bitterly disappointed” at the club’s decision to let him go on the eve of the 2019 VFL season. Buckenara was appointed...
Budget boost for Peninsula Health partnership
THE Future Health Hub partnership between Peninsula Health and Monash University has received a shot in the arm from the federal government, with Dunkley MP Chris Crewther and health minister Greg Hu...
Rain a blow to beach water quality
Five of the Mornington Peninsula’s Port Phillip beaches are ranked in the top 10 for water quality by Environment Protection Authority Victoria. Top of the 36-beach list for having the best water qua...
Candidates all aboard to oppose gas plan
The Save Westernport group has succeeded in getting most candidates for Flinders in the coming federal election to align themselves against plans for a floating gas terminal at Crib Point. Independen...
Recycling saved from landfill
AFTER being forced to send around 1300 tonnes of recyclable materials to landfill in the last month, Kingston Council has secured a deal to have all of their recycling properly processed. Kingston we...
Rail extension business case ‘on track’
FRANKSTON MP Paul Edbrooke has branded the Baxter line business case as “on track” for completion to alleviate concerns over its progress. Mr Edbrooke told The Times that the case “isn’t late. Any di...
MP’s plan for senator to learn compassion
Nepean MP Chris Brayne has suggested Senator Fraser Anning be sent to Indonesia “where, hopefully he might learn some compassion, empathy and, just maybe, come back less ignorant”. Mr Brayne was spea...
Eight buildings at cladding risk
THE Victorian Building Association have confirmed that eight privately owned buildings in the Frankston municipality have been “identified with cladding” as part of the statewide audit into dangerous...
Police praised for busting brothels
KINGSTON mayor Georgina Oxley has praised a police crackdown on the operation of illegal brothels in the area. In the last month two illegal brothels in Moorabin had proscription orders placed on the...