NAIRM Marr Djambana has signed a 50-year lease at its Jubilee Park home, allowing the not-for-profit to continue its work improving outcomes for First Nations people. The Gathering Place launched…
A MENTONE tobacco shop went up in flames last week in a suspected arson attack. At around 10.50pm on Friday, 7 November, a car allegedly crashed into a tobacco shop…
THE heritage-listed Norman Lodge gatehouse on Nepean Highway, Mount Eliza, has completed being dismantled with the owners expected to lodge a “dismantling report” to Heritage Victoria by this Friday (14…
FRANKSTON Council’s planned cuts to its in-home care services have been labelled “deeply concerning and unclear” by Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea. Behind closed doors at their late October meeting, Frankston…
FOR all 21 kilometers of a half-marathon last weekend, Glen Dymond had his brother on his mind. Dymond’s twin brother Trevor suffered a stroke in 2009. Thankfully his wife identified…
SAGES Cottage Farm is already home to miniature ponies, pigs, alpacas and goats, and now the farm’s workers are on the lookout for two miniature donkeys.Wallara’s Sages Cottage Farm in…
MORDIALLOC resident Brendan Spencer is chasing a paralympic dream in blind football, backed by a lifetime of support from Guide Dogs Victoria.Born with vision impairment, Spencer has worked closely with…
JAMIE Skelly has been appointed for a fourth straight season as head coach of VPL1 outfit Langwarrin. While Skelly and Langy president Rob Vickery were fine-tuning an agreement last week,…
MPFNL MEN’S DIV ONE MT Eliza survived a huge scare on Sunday to claim their spot in the MPFNL Division One Grand Final.Mt Eliza played Frankston YCW in the preliminary…
Soccer CAN Mount Eliza become the first club to win State 6 South-East? Luke Armao thinks so as eyes turn to the major restructure of the State Leagues next year…
ROBERT Dance has taken his stunning show-skiing act all around the world, efforts that are set to earn him a place in the Australian Sports Museum. Dance, a Frankston resident,…
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…
BAXTER will celebrate its centenary on Sunday 6 May and, to mark the occasion, Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee will hold a shindig at Baxter Primary School on Sunday 18 March. All proceeds…
LOVE is in the air at Baptcare’s Peninsula View Community in Moorooduc Highway, Frankston South. Nine couples living in the aged care community have been married a total of 384…
CHAMPION boxer Johnny Famechon is finding a newfound appreciation of his sporting achievements among younger generations in the wake of the unveiling of a sculpture in his likeness and honour…
ALTHOUGH it was 50 years ago, many Australians can recall where they were when they heard that Australia had “lost” its 17th prime minister, Harold Holt. The news reverberated around…
