WAYNE Holdsworth has been named Frankston’s citizen of the year for his work in suicide prevention.Holdsworth’s 17-year-old son Mac died by suicide in October 2023 aged just 17. Mac Holdsworth…
A POLICE officer was hit in the head by a projectile in Aspendale while attending an incident last week.Police attended an incident near Groves Street in Aspendale at around 10pm…
METH and MDMA were seized by police during a raid in Frankston last week.Police raided the Addicott Street house on Friday 10 January. They seized what they allege was methylamphetamine,…
DONATIONS made to Kingston councillors during the 2024 local government elections have been revealed.Two successful Kingston candidates declared donations. Hadi Saab received a total of $10,500 from five individual donors,…
EARLY voting has begun in the Dunkley by-election. Polling day for the by-election is on 2 March with eight candidates on the ballot – in ballot order they are Nathan…
300 SWIMMERS took part in the annual Club2Club swim between Edithvale and Aspendale last weekend. The swim took place on Saturday, 10 February. The event is an annual fundraiser for…
EVERY day in Australia, an average of nine people die by suicide. In their memory, dozens of people plunge into the cold water at Oliver’s Hill each morning for nine…
PROVINCIAL PINES and Red Hill have booked their spots in the 2024 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.Pines took on Sorrento in a two-day semi-final across last Saturday and Sunday. They had…
SOCCER PROMOTION, relegation, consolidation – what does the State League season hold for your club?Frankston Pines and Chelsea get the opening round underway with home games this Friday night and…
PROVINCIAL RED Hill picked up a thrilling win over Langwarrin to finish their home-and-away season on a high last Saturday. Langwarrin batted first on their home deck. They had to…
SOCCER FIVE-goal wins for Chelsea and Skye and a come-from-behind victory for Peninsula Strikers highlighted the third round of the Dockerty Cup. Chelsea eased past Mount Eliza 5-0, Skye thumped…
THE 50th Anniversary Mornington Art Show will again feature two popular quality artists among the 700 or more paintings on display. Yesim Gozukara finds joy and excitement in creating bold,…
PRESENTED as part of MPRG’s Festival of Drawing 2021, the exhibition Wall Drawings brings together eleven leading contemporary artists from across Australia, exploring the expansive nature of wall drawings and…
THE Peninsula Music festival is a music and food festival located within the natural amphitheatre and surrounds of the Briars on the Mornington Peninsula. A family-friendly event with a line-up…
THE McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park has finally reopened after a long closure period. The gallery once again opened its doors on 10 November after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.…