Snorkler dies off Mout Eliza

A man has died in Port Philip Bay off Mount Eliza this afternoon. Police were called to Daveys Bay, Pelican Point about 12.50pm. A male snorkeler, who is yet to be formally identified, was located un...

Dob in a dealer to break drug cycle

MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being asked to help the police disrupt the manufacture and supply of drugs in the community by reporting anything they know about offenders. The nation-wide Dob in ...

Labor enters campaign for Flinders

The battle for the seat of Flinders in the May federal election became a three-cornered contest on Friday with Labor announcing Josh Sinclair as its candidate. Mr Sinclair was campaign manager for Ch...

Looking into climate change and the bay’s future

The CSIRO is leading studies into the likely effects of climate change along the Port Phillip coastline. “This project is an important piece of the puzzle in understanding what climate change means f...

Police investigate assault and theft in Pearcedale

Police are searching for two men following two incidents of theft and assault in Pearcedale in January and February. On 20 January at about 8pm it is believed two men have approached the victim outsi...

Fatal collision in Somerville

Police are currently on the scene of a collision that occurred about 4.30pm today (25 February) in Somerville. It is believed a man driving a white Holden utility north on Tyabb-Tooradin Road collide...

Ground Zero in Buruli fight

ALL stops are out in the war against Buruli ulcer – especially on the Mornington Peninsula.  Researchers from the Department of Health and Human Services are collecting soil and faecal samples f...

Recyclables go to landfill

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is being forced to send recyclables to landfill.  The shire will continue collecting household recyclable waste, but with 130 tonnes “temporarily” stored at the Rye tr...

Police out to stop illegal riders

A HASTINGS resident says he is “absolutely fed up” with children riding motor bikes and trail bikes on grass areas and pedestrian paths along the foreshore. Richard Harrison, of Skinner Street, said ...

Wild weather a blow to boat, business

Storm damage: The Jillian lies battered and broken on McCrae beach. Pictures: Supplied  ONE of Rye and Rosebud’s longest-serving fishing charter operators suffered a blow last week when The Jillian w...