If you’re planning a Peninsula weekend, the Red Hill Show returns on Saturday 7 March with a full day of country spectacle and family entertainment. Held at the Red Hill Showgrounds, the 98th Red Hill Show brings together the energy of the Woodchop Arena, livestock judging, working dog demonstrations and colourful pavilion competitions, alongside carnival rides, pony rides and hands-on animal experiences for children. Assistant Secretary Kerri Egan says the Show offers something increasingly rare, a genuine country show experience close to home. “It’s a chance to see real competition in the arena, from woodchop to livestock, while the kids…
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Two men are facing up to 25 years behind bars over their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation spanning Melbourne’s southeast, after police seized $1 million worth of cocaine during early morning raids across several bayside suburbs. From 4am on Thursday, detectives from the Caulfield Divisional Response Unit – with assistance from the Prahran and Mornington Peninsula Divisional Response Units – executed eight search warrants at four homes in Aspendale, Mordialloc and Parkdale; two gyms in Mordialloc and South Melbourne; a storage facility in Braeside, and a factory in Moorabbin. Inside the storage facility, police discovered approximately 3kg of…
THE annual Mordi Fest will return to Peter Scullin Reserve this weekend. The festival takes place across Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March. Teenage Dads will headline Saturday night’s music lineup, followed by a performance by Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows on Sunday. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said Mordi Fest “is one of those truly special events that captures the spirit of Kingston – relaxed, welcoming and full of life.” “There’s nothing better than spending a summer weekend by the water with great live music, delicious food and friends and family. We’re incredibly proud to bring this event…
MORE mobile food van operators are set to roll out across Frankston from the middle of the year. After receiving an increased number of expressions of interest for licenses, Frankston Council has allocated a new space for food vans at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve. New and returning vendors are set to appear around Frankston from 1 June. Frankston mayor Sue Baker said that “mobile food vans play a valuable role in shaping vibrant, welcoming destinations across Frankston City.” “It’s also exciting to see the opportunities the program offers to help local entrepreneurs test ideas and turn them into thriving businesses…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT the Mornington Court on Friday last Mr. D. Berriman, the Coroner, held an injury into the death of George Cook, who was well-known in the Peninsula, and who was killed in a collision at Pt. Nepean crossing, between a motor car driven by himself and the 8.30am motor train from Frankston on January 5. Mr. C. J. Walker, an accountant of Essendon, who identified the body of Geo. Cook, said that deceased was a careful driver and had never drank. Dr. Somers stated that he attended to the victims of the accident on 5th January.…