OWNERS of vacant land in Frankston’s city centre are set to face big rate increases. Under a proposal put forward by Frankston Council, vacant properties within the Frankston Metropolitan Activity…
MARK Dreyfus has been elected member for Isaacs for a seventh time. Dreyfus was first elected in 2007. On Saturday he comfortably retained the seat as Labor secured a landslide…
Jodie Belyea has been re-elected as the member for Dunkley. Belyea comfortably retained her seat during an outstanding night for the Labor Party. Labor will form government, and have a…
THE RSPCA is investigating reports of dangerously underweight horses at a Mt Eliza property. Protesters have gathered regularly at the Moorooduc Highway property to draw attention towards the condition of…
SANTA Claus is coming, he’s not very far away. With Christmas right around the corner, there will be lots of festive activities to do around Frankston in the weeks to…
FRANKSTON author Mickey Martin launched her fifth novel this month. Soul Keepers of Glenormiston South, the first book in Ms Martin’s Victoria Collection series, has been released. She says the…
THE reconstructions of Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach train stations are finished. The three stations have been demolished and completely reconstructed in the last few months. The new railway stations opened…
HORSE RACING CLIFF Brown’s promising three-year-old Yaphet has started to deliver on the stable’s high hopes with a narrow but decisive win at Sale on Friday 15 April. Mornington-based trainer…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE NOTHING could separate Red Hill and Dromana at the end of their Good Friday match last weekend. Red Hill Recreation Reserve hosted the two sides. Both sides…
By Shelby Brooks FIELD hockey in Frankston is facing an uncertain future, with local clubs needing to find a new home by 2027. The Frankston Hockey Club, Mornington Peninsula Hockey…
SOCCER JOSH Hine’s hat-trick and Peninsula Strikers’ unblemished record were highlights of local State League fixtures last weekend. In State 1 Mornington got its promotion chase back on track with…
James was a member of Australian Crawl for seven years, releasing four studio albums in five frenetic years in the ’80s. He’s been a solo artist for the past 28…
A FAVOURITE of the live music scene Joe Camilleri and his Black Sorrows will be back in town next week to launch a new album. The Faithful Satellite album, (released 16…
IF you see hordes of shambling blood-splattered hordes near train stations in the next few weeks there may be no need to call police or protective services officers for help.…
WHEN the women of ancient Greece stage a sex strike for peace, sparks fly and the comedy “pops-up” everywhere in Lysistrata, a bawdy anti-war comedy by the playwright Aristophanes. The…
