KINGSTON councillors have unanimously agreed to abandon a proposal to subdivide the site of a community hall. 39-41 Follett Road is the home of Cheltenham East Community Hall. Kingston Council…
Police have charged a man after a plate of food was thrown at a woman and child at the AFL preliminary final in September. The 34-year-old man has been charged…
THE Country Fire Authority have launched Get Fire Ready, a Victorian initiative to help communities prepare ahead of another potentially challenging fire season. The initiative with over 630 fire brigades…
MEMBERSHIPS for the new Mordi Aquatic Centre are now on sale. The new $87.5 million swimming pool is set to open at the beginning of 2027. It will include a…
KINGSTON Seniors Festival is underway, with more than 100 events scheduled across October. Events on the line-up include author talks, social catch-ups, nature walks, retirement and aged care information sessions,…
PRIZES for cyclists will be on offer as part of “Biketober” next month, an event encouraging people to cycle. Kingston mayor Cr Georgina Oxley said Biketober is “a great way…
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…
THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 season got off to a slow start on the weekend with all the men’s games on Saturday washed out. The action was limited to…
SOCCER SCOTT Morrison has returned to the senior coaching role at Peninsula Strikers. The club made the announcement late last week three days after announcing the departure of this year’s…
SOCCER FRANKSTON Pines is the Metropolitan Club of the Year. The local outfit won Football Victoria’s prestigious award at a gala function at Crown Palladium last week in front of…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN DROMANA held off a frantic last quarter fightback to win the MPFNL Men’s Division One grand final on Sunday (20 September) at Kinetic Stadium. While…
FANS of one of the world’s most iconic entertainers are invited to experience the music, story and spirit of Barbra Streisand when Simply Streisand comes to Frankston Arts Centre as…
THE Mornington Peninsula Record Fair returns to Frankston next month. The vinyl sale event will be held at The Cheeky Squire on 17 October. Up to 20,000 records are expected…
STEELY Dan are a seminal part of rock history. Album sales in excess of 40 million and their 2001 induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are testament…
A FREE community event for pets and pet owners will be held at Ballam Park next month. The annual Great Pet-Together event, which was attended by more than 6000 people…
FRANKSTON resident Jack Matthewman celebrated his 100th birthday last week. Matthewman was born in England in 1926. He and his family migrated to Australia just six months after his birth,…
OBITUARYRoger Hardinge Redston23 March 1938 – 13 April 2026 ROGER Redston, who served as a physician on the Mornington Peninsula for over 35 years, died peacefully on 13 April 2026,…
RECORD crowds are turning out for this year’s Australian Open, but things may look different if not for a series of tournaments in Frankston nearly five decades ago. 45 years…
A WORLD War II veteran living in Parkdale will celebrate his 100th birthday this week.John Davis will celebrate the milestone with friends and family at Bentleigh RSL Club.Davis is a…
