Fire risks clad in secrecy
SECRECY surrounds the location and identities of nine Mornington Peninsula buildings with combustible aluminium cladding. In keeping with its long held policy, Mornington Peninsula Shire last week av...
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Fatal crash in Mornington
A man has died after his vehicle lost control and rolled in Mornington overnight. Police believe the vehicle, which was travelling south on Nepean Highway, lost control near Webber Street and struck ...
Vandals again wreak havoc at centre
STAFF at Sorrento Community Centre say they are being “driven to desperation” by the offensive behaviour of young hoons shouting abuse at clients and damaging property. Manager Heather Barton said sh...
‘Rave’ highlights lack of security
AN ORGANISED rave party, illegal campers and fireworks have highlighted the ease with which intruders can enter Point Nepean National Park. Although concerns about the rave, or “bush gath”, attended ...
Brother on murder charge over Hastings death
THE brother of a Hastings man found dying in the street Monday 18 January has been charged with murder. He was due to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning. Jesse Tovey, 2...
Cut back, but celebrations go ahead
COVID-19 restrictions have forced Mornington Peninsula Shire to drastically cut back its Australia Day events. Among the events cancelled are the parade down Main Street, Mornington, a carnival and s...
Drowning forces backflip on beach advice
WARNINGS about the pressing need to understand and appreciate the dangers of ocean beaches is the message emerging from a day of disaster at Mornington Peninsula beaches last week. A 45-year-old woma...
Councillor bows out on ‘celebration’
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s Cr Kerri McCafferty says she won’t be celebrating Australia Day on Tuesday 26 January because she does not see it as a day of national celebration. “Simply put, it’s not ...
Stabbing death at Hastings
PARAMEDICS were unable to save the life of a man found with upper body injuries in Hastings this morning, Monday 18 January. Homicide squad detectives were investigating the incident which occurred i...
Death at Bushrangers Bay
A woman has died and five other people had to be rescued at Bushrangers Bay this afternoon. It is believed four people were swept off rocks about 3.30pm. Two members of the public entered the water t...
