Man dies following Safety Beach crash

A man has died in hospital following a crash at Safety Beach on Tuesday. The incident happened on Bruce Road when a car crossed over to the incorrect side of the road and collided with an on-coming v...

Lucky escape after freeway plane crash

A Mount Eliza man is lucky to be alive after his aircraft suffered a total engine failure today and crashed onto the bike path that runs along Peninsula Link. The accident occurred about 400 metres n...

Tenders open for Frankston tea rooms

TENDERS will be received up to noon on Wednesday next by Cr W. J. Oates for the lease of “Linga Longa” Tea Rooms for a period of three years. The Council are prepared to re-roof and paint the buildin...

Fatal collision at Tyabb

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are currently heading to the scene of a fatal collision involving a car and a motorcycle. The incident happened on Boes Road in Tyabb just after 6am. The...

Man arrested after freeway frenzy

Hastings police have arrested a man after he allegedly evaded police in McCrae yesterday afternoon. It’s alleged the man was driving a blue Toyota Landcruiser when he left a service station on Penins...

Inquest held into death of Mrs Sidwell

THE Coroner, Dr Cole, opened an inquest at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Frankston, on Friday, 3rd November, touching the death of Mrs Mary Sidwell, whose dead body was found floating in the Bay near Ol...

Police chase begins in Mornington

Police have arrested three people following a series of incidents that started in Mornington this morning. Shortly before 2.20am, police attempted to intercept a Holden Commodore station wagon with s...

Woman dead, man critical in shooting incident

A woman is dead and a man has been airlifted to hospital with critical injuries after a shooting in Rosebud. Police were called to the Adams Avenue property shortly after 4pm where they discovered th...

Mrs Bray of Frankston dies suddenly

IT is our painful duty to record still another death in the person of Mrs Bray, wife of Mr H Bray, Frankston. Mrs Bray who was in her usual health on Sunday, took suddenly ill and died the same eveni...

Shire shake-up sees 8 new faces

EIGHT new councillors have been elected to the 11-member Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Three of four councillors seeking re-election regained their seats: Bev Colomb in Briars ward, Antonella C...