CFA is reminding Victorians to take extra care when charging lithium-ion battery-powered devices and equipment this spring, following a significant shed fire in Somerville. The fire is believed to have…
It may only be three weeks out from winter, but a grass fire took hold at Boggy Creek Track, Carrum Downs, on Sunday afternoon (20 September). Around 15 fire trucks…
AN investigation is underway after a fire engulfed the Frankston Visitor Information Centre. The vacant site at Pier Promenade went up in flames on Sunday, 13 September. Firefighters soon arrived…
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal hit-run collision in Frankston South this morning. Emergency services were called to reports a vehicle had struck a pedestrian on Frankston-Flinders…
COMMUNITY group and cold-water swimming enthusiasts – the Aspendale Otters – are taking part in Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day Dip, committing to a cold-water swim every day throughout August to…
FRANKSTON’S waterfront has a striking new attraction, with the installation of Flyway on the iconic Frankston Pier as part of the Frankston Regional Arts Trail.The new sculpture enhances one of…
FRANKSTON City will celebrate 60 years since its official declaration as a city on 24 August 1966, with a weekend of free events across the CBD from 21 to 23…
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…
SOCCER WHEN Bray Hodgkinson steps down as president at Baxter’s upcoming AGM it will end a tumultuous seven-year reign that threatened to end months after it began. Hodgkinson became president…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV TWO SEN RED Hill are the 2026 MPFNL Division Two Senior Men premiers after defeating Chelsea by 28 points on Sunday (13 September). The game began tentatively…
SOCCER A COMMITTEE meeting this week could decide whether president Adrian Scialpi and head coach Ross Walliss remain at Peninsula Strikers. Scialpi will tell his committee that he needs help…
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…
MONTY Python’s SPAMALOT will open at the historic Athenaeum Theatre this September. The Melbourne season will see this incredibly diverse and talented cast take to the stage, led by Australian…
FAMILIES looking for an unforgettable school holiday outing can blast off on an extraordinary adventure when acclaimed contemporary circus company Circa brings Wolfgang in the Stars to Frankston Arts Centre…
FRANKSTON resident Steven Gallop will return to the stage on 23 August as Melbourne Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Gallop will play Ferrando in the production, which will run…
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…
