AN allegedly stolen van was found ablaze at Baxter Park last month, with a police investigation now underway. Police allege the van was stolen from Franciscan Avenue sometime after 8pm…
RE-ELECTED Isaacs MP has lost the Attorney-General portfolio after reported factional infighting.Dreyfus has been Attorney-General since the 2022 federal election. He previously served in the role under Prime Ministers Kevin…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men following four separate incidents in Seaford and Crib Point this week. It is alleged two men attended a supermarket on Seaford…
TWO Kingston Council decisions deemed invalid by lawyers have been reassessed and approved by councillors. After Kingston councillor Jane Agirtan was stood down last month, council received legal advice that…
SAGES Cottage in Baxter has launched its own nursery for locally grown plants and products. The Baxter cottage hosts people living with disabilities, and allows them to gain work experience…
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.…
PROVINCIALPINES has won the 2025 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.Pines played Red Hill in the two-day season decider at Eric Bell Reserve. Pines batted on Saturday, and put a formidable total…
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…
THE Moorabbin Junction After Dark event will return next month.The 2024 edition will feature interactive neon light installations, rides, a creature hunt, a giant snow globe, a silent disco, glow-in-the-dark…
FOR over 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from across the world on the edge of their seats. Local audiences will get the chance to…
THE short film Dreamweavers – Gidja Walker OAM, by award winning filmmakers Heather Forbes-McKeon and Yanni Dellaportas, will be screened as part of the 2024 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.The 21-minute…
FOUR artists will headline a contemporary opera performance at McClelland Gallery later this month. Performers on the schedule include First Nations soprano Nina Korbe, soprano Jesse Linke, mezzo-soprano Syrah Torii,…
FAMILY and friends celebrated the centenary of long-time Baxter and Somerville resident Mabel Grace Blum at Somerville Bowling Club on Sunday 24 June. The mother of five, grandmother of 10,…
OBITUARY Rogan John Ward 25/7/1943 – 3/4/2018Real estate agent THERE’S no doubt Rogan Ward liked to talk. He was also an accomplished musician. A man who travelled through life to…
THOUSANDS attended a dawn service at Mentone RSL to honour the fallen during wartime and all who served. This year is the last year of the Anzac Centenary commemorating World…
Eternal flame CROWDS including Oliver, left, and Harry gathered at the Frankston war memorial in Beauty Park for services and a march on Anzac Day (Wednesday 25 April) to honour…
