FRANKSTON and the Mornington Peninsula have a new top cop, and vehicle crime, theft, and road trauma are at the top of her agenda. Superintendent Anne Rudd moved into the…
AUSTRALIAN cricketer Usman Khawaja has declared his support for reforms proposed by the anti-gambling inquiry chaired by the late Dunkley MP Peta Murphy. Khawaja visited Parliament on Thursday, 28 August,…
THE federal government’s $50m commitment to upgrade Nepean Highway was front of mind when Frankston Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire sent their mayors to Canberra last week. It was a…
A MAN wielding a knife allegedly threatened shoppers at Carrum Downs Shopping Centre yesterday.Police allege that at around midday on Sunday, 31 August, the man assaulted a woman and smashed…
SOME of the hardest working volunteers in Frankston had their efforts recognised last week. The annual Impact Volunteer Awards honour the Frankston residents who go above and beyond volunteering for…
FOR the Bertram family, nursing runs in the bloodline. Sharell Bertram is the granddaughter of a nurse. She works in Chisholm’s nursing department and has recently welcomed her two daughters…
THE new Parkdale Station precinct will contain original elements of the old station building. The state government will construct a new Parkdale Station when it builds sky rail to replace…
FRANKSTON Hockey Club has celebrated 50 years of fun and friendship within the City of Frankston. The club was founded in 1973 by a group of passionate local players that…
SOCCER PENINSULA Strikers and Aspendale were last weekend’s big derby winners while Baxter and Somerville Eagles had to settle for a share of the spoils at Baxter Park. Strikers overcame…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE IT was a game for the ages as newly promoted Langwarrin came up against Mt Eliza at Emil Madsen Reserve on Saturday. Last year’s Division Two premiers…
SOCCER FOR 78 minutes lions roared at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve last Wednesday night. Glenroy Lions from State 5 North had travelled south to square up to State 2 local…
A NEW writers’ festival is set to make its debut in Mornington. The Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival will be hosted by the Frankston Writers and Poets Society at the Peninsula…
ELECTRIC Fields and The Black Sorrows are set to headline this year’s Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival, which will take place this Saturday and Sunday (3-4 March) at Peter…
ANDY and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it’s now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!)…
REMEMBER the joy of flying your first kite? The anticipation as it lifted into the air? The spark of magic as you discovered you could actually play with the wind?…
