Category Archives: Latest News

Shire called to account for staff shake-up plans

April 17, 2018
UNION lawyers were last week looking over documents to be lodged with the Fair Work Commission following a breakdown in negotiations aimed at saving the jobs of rangers and their supervisors at Morni...

‘Unease’ over public land use

April 17, 2018
MELBOURNE Water is tight-lipped about any future sales of land alongside the pipeline from its Eastern Treatment Plant at Bangholme to the ocean outfall at Gunnamatta. Speculation surrounds the possi...

Arrests in NSW after Rosebud homicide

April 17, 2018
A man and woman were arrested last night over the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in Rosebud last year. The shooting allegedly occurred on Eastbourne Road on 3 September, 2017. A Mount Waverley m...

Call for seal safety on the beach

April 9, 2018
THERE is no doubting the attraction of a seal resting or sunning itself on beaches around the Mornington Peninsula. But the animals are unaware of the excitement and interest they cause and can suffe...

Shire in hunt for attack dogs

April 9, 2018
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking information on two dogs involved in an attack at the Balcombe Creek walking track, near the Century Drive leash free area, about 1pm, Monday 2 April. The dogs ar...

Dog owners cry foul over time limits

April 9, 2018
DOG owners who regularly walk their dogs on a 300 metre strip of beach at McCrae are annoyed at restrictions continuing over winter. They say theirs is the only “leash-free” beach on the Mornington P...

Police search for missing teen

April 6, 2018
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 15-year-old Briley Dickson. Briley was last seen on 4 April in the Frankston area. Police have concerns for his welfare due to his ag...

Police search for missing Frankston teen

April 4, 2018
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing teenager Matthew Vlahos. The 14-year-old boy was last seen at Spencer Street, Docklands on 10 March. Police and family members hold c...

Capel Sound man arrested in child exploitation sweep

April 4, 2018
Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police have executed warrants at 20 properties across Victoria as part of a state-wide operation targeting those accessing online child abuse materials. Twe...

Win for off-leash dogs at McCrae

April 3, 2018
DOG owners will soon be able to legally let their dogs off the leash during winter on a 300 metre strip of beach at McCrae. Mornington Peninsula Shire last agreed to loosen restrictions at the beach ...