Judges reserve praise for winning wines
THE judges presented 21 trophies to wineries from the Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and even Italy at last week’s International Cool Climate Wine Show at ...
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Airport shuttle’s new owner
THE state government may be facing anti-sky rail protests but it is happy to welcome a SkyBus to Frankston. SkyBus has taken over the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula to Melbourne Airport shuttle r...
Pies struggle to find positives in 2016
CRIB POINT FNC By Jared Newton CRIB Point’s season continued in pretty familiar circumstances in an 84 point loss to Rosebud at Crib Point. The Pies were pretty competitive early but fell away badly ...
Hastings underperform against a spirited Rye
HASTINGS FNC ON Saturday the Hastings Football/Netball club travelled to Rye in what was going to be a very testing encounter against a fired up Rye FNC. They had been ridiculed by the one and only T...
Retaining links with the past
RYE Historical Society has completed repairs at the Old Schoolhouse, and up-graded its displays inside its small museum. As well as using its own funds, support has come from Rye Primary School, Sout...
Rosebud golfer takes charge in Oklahoma
ROSEBUD Country Club’s Anthony Marchesani has made his final US collegiate tournament a memorable one. Playing in a tournament players’ championship event at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, he led his t...
Food for All in gear for winter appeal
HAVING received and distributed 281 blankets and many knitted items from its 2015 appeal, Food for All is conducting its 20th winter appeal with the aim to equal or better last year’s total. Blanket...
Challenge sets out to save young lives
THIS year’s Arthurs Seat Challenge fun run launch at Arthurs Hotel on 19 May was an opportunity to highlight the fragility of young lives on the roads – among both drivers and passengers. Those aged ...
Mornington marches on, high five for Langy
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie MORNINGTON’S march towards a second successive State 1 South-East title continued at the expense of Frankston Pines at Dallas Brooks Park on Saturday. Wayne Gordon opened th...
Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission
“Mick Thomas has some secret magic to his writing… he surely can write great songs that make you say “Why didn’t I think of that?” but of course we never do. He writes about mates, ratbags, races, pl...
