THREE local projects were recognised at the 2026 Victorian Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards last week. The Australia’s Most Accessible Beach program, which saw accessibility measures implemented at Frankston…
THE hunt is on for a mystery TattsLotto winner from Seaford who was one of two Victorian winners from TattsLotto draw 4717 on Saturday 3 October. Lottery officials are urging…
Eastern Region Crime Squad detectives have arrested and charged two teenagers after their alleged getaway car was damaged by fire in Box Hill South last week. The pair were arrested…
Detectives from Casey Crime Investigation Unit have arrested and charged two teenagers who fled from a crashed and overturned vehicle on the Bolte Bridge earlier this week. The two 14-year-old…
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…
SISTERS Jodie Hayes and Tracey Maguire are hoping to push their lifetime fundraising total for Cancer Council Victoria past $100,00 when they host their annual Girls Night In this October.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
