A NEW specialist Aboriginal-led early parenting centre has opened in Frankston.The Baluk Balert Barring Early Parenting Centre is a response to a “clear gap in Aboriginal-led family services in the…
SHOPPERS at Mordialloc Plaza were lucky to avoid injury last week after a section of the roof near Woolworths collapsed.Emergency services and SES were called out to the Mordialloc shopping…
A PROGRAM aimed at at-risk young women has received nearly $500,000 to continue its work. Frankston-based organisation Women And Mentoring – WAM Limited received the grant through the federal government’s…
THE only accommodation currently available for the homeless on the Mornington Peninsula, The Ranch Motel in Mornington, is set to close with no plans for its replacement.A joint venture between…
IT was a full house at Eliza Archery on Sunday (16 March) for a female-only archery event in celebration of International Women’s Day. The day was free for all participants,…
UNEMPLOYMENT, health issues, and homelessness are among the challenges that a group of women will tackle with force later this year when they participate in the “Spirit of Transformation” program.The…
A CHARITY leader and a stem cell scientist have been named joint winners of the Kingston Woman of the Year award for 2025.At an International Women’s Day event on 7…
PROVINCIAL LADDER leaders Langwarrin will head into this weekend’s final series off the back of a loss, after Dromana put them to the sword on Saturday.Langwarrin had a disastrous day…
SOCCERTHREE local derbies highlight this weekend’s kick-off to the 2025 State League season.Chelsea and Mentone go head-to-head on Friday night, Seaford United and Mount Martha clash on Saturday afternoon and…
PROVINCIALRED Hill wrapped up an important win over fellow finals contender Dromana at RM Hooper Reserve Oval on Saturday. On day two, Red Hill was defending a total of 251.…
Soccer THIS is a year of reckoning for Somerville Eagles. Since winning the State 5 South championship in 2019 the Eagles have clung on tenaciously to their State 4 South…
AN exhibition showcasing the work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists was launched at McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin last week.Current/Teho Ropeyarn is the third exhibition in a series of…
ARTISTS will transform Mordi Village with murals and artworks this April. The Wall To Wall festival returns to Mordialloc between 5 and 6 April. Juddy Roller will curate a selection…
EXCITEMENT is building for the 97th Red Hill Show, Saturday 8th March 2025 at Red Hill Recreation Reserve and Showgrounds! This much-loved event brings together families, farmers, artisans, and competitors…
A GROUP of students from Frankston are hard at work on their second short film, and showing no signs of slowing down. 16-year-old Makayla Doyle directed her first short film…
SCIENTIST Hans Brunner, who helped exonerate Lindy Chamberlain, died last week on Thursday, 25 April.A large portrait, that he has referred to as representing “the other me”, has been entered…
GEORGE MORBY INGRAM was born in Bendigo in 1889, but lived much of his life in Hastings. He died in 1961 and is buried in Frankston cemetery.On 4 October 1918,…
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…
