Police seek Mornington armed robber
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a service station in Mornington on Sunday, 7 June. Frankston Embona Task Force detectives have been told a man brandishing a knife e...
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Budget: the final frontier
STARDATE 2015. These are the voyages of the Small Business Minister Bruce Billson. His mission: to explore strange new business tax deductions, to seek out new cost savings and new Liberal Party poli...
Call for green alert on port’s future
OPPONENTS to a container port at Hastings are being warned not to give up the fight just because the state government plans to lease the Port of Melbourne with guarantees of no competition for 50 yea...
Hospice moves into new home
PENINSULA Home Hospice (PHH) has launched a $5m campaign to pay for its new Mornington headquarters. The building will provide the first permanent home for the 30-year-old organisation that supports ...
Top mum took in ‘baggage and all’
A MORNINGTON woman has been named a Barnardos Mother of the Year 2015 national finalist at a recent awards night in Sydney. Barnardos Australia is one of the leading child protection charities in Aus...
Road safety catalyst for race to the top
PREPARATIONS are well underway for this year’s Arthurs Seat Challenge fun run from Rosebud to the top of Arthurs Seat. At last week’s event launch students from Woodleigh School, Mt Eliza Secondary C...
Hunt on after Hastings attempted armed robbery
Detectives from Frankston Embona Task Force are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery on Thursday 4 June in Hastings. Investigators have been told a man with a tyre iron ente...
Sorrento steal
Rosebud Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a jewellery store burglary. Officers have been told a late model Suzuki Swift was parked near a jewellery store on Ocean Beach Road in So...
Portsea erosion: laws of nature ignored
COMMENT – By Jenny Warfe PHOTOS of recent erosion at Portsea beach show what happens when supposed experts ignore the fundamental laws of nature, and continue to throw millions of dollars of ta...
No counter staff for Somerville police
POLICE have all but confirmed there will be no public service counter at the soon-to-be-opened Somerville police station. Acting chief commissioner Tim Cartwright says he does not think the demand wi...
