On course for winning recipe at races
MORNINGTON Racecourse is “putting the peninsula on a plate” with a new food and beverage regime that supports local businesses, farms and workers. Under a five-year program with Chisholm Institute 50...
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X MINUS take out battle of the bands
Local Frankston band and teen sensations X MINUS took out the prestigious Frankston Freeza Fresh Start Battle of the Bands held at the Frankston Mechanics Hall on Saturday the 30th of July. All membe...
Get ready for THE BOOTLEG BEATLES
Direct from London, THE BOOTLEG BEATLES, the world’s first and finest homage to the Fab Four will be performing at the Frankston Arts Centre on Sunday September 4. Now in their 36th year, THE BOOTLEG...
Brushing daily to keeps cavities at bay
LOLA the Molar and the Tooth Fairy explained to Western Port Primary School children how important it was for them to care for their teeth in this week’s Oral Health Week. They and Hastings Family De...
Pokies losses on the rise
POKIES losses across Frankston rose slightly in the past 12 months and still topped $63 million despite the introduction of voluntary pre-commitment cards for gamblers last year. Pokies punters in ne...
Hastings loose in a thriller
HASTINGS FNC SATURDAY saw the Hastings Football/Netball Club travel to our neighbour Somerville, for what was going to a terrific game of local football between two very well drilled sides. They did ...
Court date set
A DRIVER charged over the death of Mornington Cycling Club member Joel Hawkins in June last year has been bailed to appear at the County Court in April. The Rosebud man, 47, fronted a committal heari...
Charges over ‘clan lab’
TWO people are in custody after police found a “clan lab” – possibly used for manufacturing drugs – in Rosebud. Detective Senior Sergeant Miro Majstorovic, of Mornington Peninsula CIU, said the cland...
Police foil escape despite icy dip
A FRANKSTON South man hid from police for more than an hour in the dark, cold waters of Martha Cove, 5.30am, Saturday 23 July. Police called in the Air Wing to help search for the man, 21, and he was...
Senior Citizens Register turns 21
ROSEBUD Police Senior Citizens Register has clocked up 21 years of providing peace of mind to more than 3500 older residents of the southern peninsula. Since 1995, co-ordinators Marie Parkinson and E...
