A man has been charged after allegedly driving double the speed limit and evading officers in Chelsea Heights early Saturday morning. Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers spotted a silver Volkswagen Passat…
Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives have charged an additional two men following an extensive investigation into a series of incidents across Melbourne between 23 February and 2 March. It…
EXPANDED Australia Day celebrations are being considered by Kingston Council, with public consultation to get underway soon. At last week’s public meeting, councillors approved a proposal to “undertake community consultation,…
A $30 MILLION TAFE centre focused on AI and other emerging technologies is set to be established in Frankston. The state and federal government has announced the Digital, AI and…
AROUND 200 motorcyclists are set to make their festive run from Frankston Pier to Rosebud Secondary College for the 24th annual Southern Peninsula Food For All toy appeal. The 6…
MEN’S health and wellbeing was the focus of a forum at Frankston Football Club last week. Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea hosted the event last Wednesday, in partnership with fellow MP…
PRESENTS for the annual Frankston Life Community Christmas Lunch are now being accepted at drop-off points as part of a gift drive.Frankston Life caters to more than 500 guests each…
SOCCER ELLIOTT Craig has joined Rosebud, Nathan Yole has switched to Frankston Pines while Jordy May and Jacob Pay debuted for Baxter last weekend. It’s the time of year when…
By Kennedy McCullough PROVINCIAL RED Hill set Heatherhill a massive target of 271 on the opening day of their two-day clash at home. Heatherhill have struggled all year and have…
SOCCER ALANA Murphy’s switch to Nottingham Forest and the start of the VPL1 season are under the spotlight this week. Murphy, 20, is a Langwarrin prodigy who joined the English…
PROVINCIAL PINES defeated Mornington in a hard-fought battle at Eric Bell Reserve on Saturday. Pines have been the team to beat all season, but Mornington are also enjoying a good…
A NEW exhibition, Unfolding, is on display at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, showcasing First Nations works on paper. The exhibition recognises the significance of paper as a material which…
AUSTRALIA indie band Teenage Dads are set to headline next year’s Mordi Fest event. Teenage Dads formed on the Mornington Peninsula, playing their first shows in 2016. Their second album,…
THE lineup for February’s Frankston Waterfront Festival has been unveiled. Australian band Hockey Dad will headline the two-day festival. They are joined on the lineup by Sunshine and Disco Faith…
MCCLELLAND has announced Michael Sibel as the winner of the inaugural Maquette: Sculpture Award for his work Two Parts (2025), a patinated bronze sculpture measuring 40 x 35 x 35…
By Jake Pike THE death of a family member or friend is never easy. COVID restrictions have highlighted the pain caused when those closest are not afforded closure around the…
By Laura Green CARRUM Downs couple Beverley and Ivan Guy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last Saturday, July 18. The couple, who met at Marysville Football Club in 1946, were…
By Barry Morris TUCKED away in a closed-up shed at the back of a Mornington Peninsula property rests a cardboard box of mouldy, moth-eaten papers and documents from long ago.…
PHILIP Robinson, founder of Robinson’s Bookshop in Frankston, has died aged 89. Mr Robinson died at home with his family by his side on Monday, 10 June. Mr Robinson first…




