Police are investigating after the rider of an electric scooter sustained life-threatening-injuries after being struck by two vehicles in Mentone on Thursday afternoon. Investigators have been told the rider was…
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has voted to seek approval to reallocate remaining Emil Madsen Reserve upgrade funding after the Australian government rejected a deadline extension. The decision relates to the $15m…
THE future of Frankston Council’s family violence prevention initiatives is under consideration. A proposal was raised for this week’s council meeting asking for a review into whether the current funding…
FRANKSTON Council has unveiled its long-term plan for the next decade, with a focus on “asset renewal, city beautification, and activation”. Frankston Council’s long-term infrastructure plan was presented at council’s…
STATE government grants for projects which improve the health of Port Phillip Bay are now open. There are $2.16 million worth of grants on offer through the 2025 Port Phillip…
FREE and low-cost events for seniors will return next month for the annual Kingston Seniors Festival.The festival runs throughout October. Printed programs are available at Kingston Council’s customer service centre,…
A YOUNG advocate for accessibility has been named Kingston’s young citizen of the year.Mikail Liakos was born with vision impairment. He is a public advocate for greater accessibility measures, has…
LOCAL Masters League football clubs will play with an important cause at heart this weekend. The Pat Cronin Foundation Round is set to take place across the AFL Masters Vic…
FRANKSTON Sharks BMX Club has seen three riders crowned Australian Champions, with the club taking home the 2026 AusCycling BMX Racing Nationals Club Champion title. The GWM BMX Racing National…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE SEN DIVISION One had four games on Saturday (25 April) and one game on Sunday (26 April) for round three; the league’s ANZAC round. Mt Eliza…
Soccer A STUNNING eight-minute hat-trick to substitute Blake Hicks lit up North Seaford Reserve on Saturday. The veteran striker came off the bench against East Bentleigh in the 68th minute…
MUSICIAN Queenie, the alter-ego of Eloise Thetford, will perform in a free concert at Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin this weekend.The concert is part of a series of free events…
SILVIE Paladino will headline next weekend’s Carols by Kingston event at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea.The annual Christmas Carols will be held from 5pm on Sunday, 8 December. Joining Paladino on…
THE Frankston Christmas Festival is set to return for its 26th year at the end of this month. Christmas celebrations across Frankston will kick off on Saturday, 30 November. The…
By Brendan Rees MORNINGTON Peninsula-based screenwriter and crime author Christian White is excited to launch his new book, with events to be held at Frankston Library and Farrells Bookshop in…
THE latest series in the TV show Underbelly focuses on the 1920s life and crimes of Melbourne criminal Leslie ‘Squizzy’ Taylor – a feared thug with a reputation for violence…
ONE of Frankston’s most colourful personalities at the turn of last century was an unlikely celebrity who sought obscurity in a hermit’s existence. According to stories circulating at the time,…
In 1932, two people drowned after their car plunged off the end of Mordialloc pier. The following account is taken from contemporary newspaper reports. ROYDEN Kennedy Patterson was a wealthy…
