Thefts from Mornington liquor store
Police are investigating a series of thefts from a liquor store in Mornington. Investigators have been told three unknown offenders entered the store on three occasions on 29 April, 20 May and 1 July...
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Search for missing woman Tina Rayworth
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing woman Tina Rayworth. It’s believed the 56-year-old was last seen in Frankston and Mornington some time in May. Tina suffers from a nu...
Drug driving double
Somerville Highway Patrol officers experienced a case of double trouble in Frankston South on Thursday evening (13 July). Police intercepted a car on McMahons Road about 5.25pm and spoke to the drive...
Metro rail network grinds to a halt
The entire Melbourne rail network is currently down to to “a computer fault”. All train lines, except for the diesel Stony Point line are currently halted. Trains that were travelling at ...
Call for transport review
A GROUP of Mornington residents – with the backing of Mornington Peninsula Shire – is calling on the state government to hold a review of bus services on the peninsula. Peninsula Residential Parks an...
No deal for school car parking, says VicRoads
VICROADS has knocked back a request by Mornington MP David Morris to charge Mornington Peninsula Shire a peppercorn rent for land to be used as a car park by Mt Eliza schools. Mr Morris, in a questio...
Push for dredging not seawall at Portsea
BUILDING a seawall at Portsea means the iconic beach will never return, says the man who successfully lobbied the state government to investigate massive erosion that started in 2009 and led to the l...
State resumes port control
THE state government has resumed management of the Port of Hastings through the Victorian Regional Channels Authority. The port was run under contract until 30 June by Patrick Ports Hastings, also kn...
Demand for ‘party house’ action
ONE in four complaints about noise made to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council relate to so-called “party houses”. Upset neighbours are demanding tighter regulations for short-stay rentals and want ow...
Shire call-up against planning changes
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is enlisting peninsula community groups in its campaign to oppose state government planning changes. The changes include allowing developers to build three-storey houses up...
