Shire plunges in for bigger pool
A STRONG show of public support helped swing the vote in favour of building a 50-metre swimming pool at a packed Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night, 13 March. About 150 “enth...
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Crime stats please police
SENIOR police on the Mornington Peninsula are pleased with the drop in crime across almost all categories over the past 12 months. Crime Statistics Agency figures for the year ending 31 December 2017...
Shire takes charge on road
AS part of its commitment to become “carbon neutral” Mornington Peninsula Shire is trying out electric cars with a view to having them become part of vehicle fleet. “Electric vehicles can have zero t...
Safety Beach teen charged over 2017 Frankston fatal
Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit today charged a teenage girl following a fatal crash in Frankston last year. A 19-year-old Safety Beach woman was charged with culpable driving,...
Off-duty police officer foils carjacking
An off-duty police officer fought off a man armed with a knife in an attempted aggravated carjacking in Frankston. The incident took place on Ashleigh Avenue when the man, armed with a knife allegedl...
Ferry ‘link’ in Sydney tourism trip
CONSULTANTS have drawn up an $80.3 million plan for a Stony Point to Phillip Island car ferry service. The business case prepared for the state government and Mornington Peninsula and Bass Coast coun...
Road rules ignored in race to the finish
ROAD rules were ignored near the epicentre of Sunday’s Mt Martha Triathlon. There was little evidence of the normal courtesies or cautions shown by cyclists, motorists and pedestrians at the corner o...
Race’s winners and losers
THE triathlon which turned Mt Martha’s main road into a racetrack last weekend was described as an overwhelming success by organisers and a blow to business by traders. “It was a sell-out with 650 co...
Protection a priority for green wedge
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are being asked their views on future uses of land within the green wedge zone. The zone accounts for 70 per cent of the Mornington Peninsula and, according to the mayo...
Police vehicle rammed in Hastings
Police are investigating after their van was rammed by a vehicle in Hastings earlier this morning. Officers attempted to intercept a black Holden Commodore after it failed to obey a stop sign on Hodg...
