KINGSTON Council says it was aware that a previous project had encountered serious issues when it appointed ADCO Group to build the new aquatic centre in Mordialloc. ADCO Group Pty…
THE major parties have released their how-to-vote preferences for Dunkley. Incumbent Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea will preference the Greens candidate Matt Mader second. Legalise Cannabis candidate Lisa Abbott is third…
NEW height limits in Frankston’s CBD have been gazetted by the planning minister, and are set to be put to the test soon. On 11 April, planning minister Sonya Kilkenny…
AN unused lot in Edithvale should be used to build a playground, residents say. The vacant site at 8-12 Northcliffe Road was used to house a Mercy Health aged care…
FUNDRAISING by the Blue Ribbon Foundation is underway to purchase two new life support machines for Peninsula Health.The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines cost $300,000. The new machines will be installed…
A MURAL of Victor The Goat now overlooks Olivers Hill.Victor (pictured) was a famous face in Frankston, and often welcomed visitors at his Olivers Hill home. He died in January.…
A MT ELIZA teenager who gave up his time during year 12 to create positive outcomes in the Mornington community has been nominated for a young achiever award.Finn Mackay, 18,…
SOCCER SKYE United made its best start to a league season since 2017 with a gutsy 2-1 away win against Noble Park United on Friday night. The locals have won…
PROVINCIALRED Hill have beaten Langwarrin in a huge upset to book their spot in this weekend’s Grand Final.Langwarrin entered the two-day clash on Saturday in first place. Red Hill qualified…
SOCCER ARCHIE Macphee’s goal two minutes into the second half on Friday night gave Langwarrin its first win of the season and lifted the local side off the bottom of…
PROVINCIAL LADDER leaders Langwarrin will head into this weekend’s final series off the back of a loss, after Dromana put them to the sword on Saturday.Langwarrin had a disastrous day…
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…
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…
THE latest publication from the Mornington Peninsula Family History Society centres around the history of culturally-significant Frankston Mechanics’ Institute and free library located on ‘the Hill’ in Bay Street, Frankston.…
BONBEACH couple Reginald and Joyce Musgrove celebrated their 70th anniversary on 22 January. The two were married at Chelsea Congregational Church in 1949, and have been together ever since. Mr…
