Category Archives: Latest News

Smear attempt over candidate’s drug conviction

October 17, 2016
A DRUG conviction for a crime committed nearly 40 years ago has become an election issue for one of the three vacant Briars ward seats on Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. However, judging by comme...

Councillor expenses unknown

October 17, 2016
VOTERS will not know how much Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors spent on expenses during the full current four-year council term before this weekend’s council elections. The shire’s 11 councillo...

RSPCA clears ranch

October 17, 2016
THE RSPCA will not be laying charges against the Ace-Hi ranch in Boneo, which was raided by inspectors in May. As reported in The News, the RSPCA visited the Boneo Rd property amid claims by a former...

Witness appeal following Pearcedale hit-run

October 13, 2016
Somerville Highway Patrol is appealing for public assistance following a hit-run in Pearcedale on Tuesday 11 October. Investigators have been told a green coloured Subaru station wagon was traveling ...

Burglars hit sporting clubs

October 10, 2016
A WAVE of night-time burglaries at small sporting and leisure clubs across the Mornington Peninsula has members on high alert. Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Drake, of Mornington Peninsula CIU, said...

Last chance for precious habitat

October 10, 2016
A FLYING mammal that lives on the Mornington Peninsula but is listed as “vulnerable” by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) could be the last hope of saving the former South East W...

‘Tide of support’ for Dolphins

October 10, 2016
A STEERING group formed to help Frankston Football Club negotiate choppy financial waters says community support for the Dolphins’ continued existence is rising. Club record games holder Peter Geddes...

Councillor’s parting shot for boundary change

October 3, 2016
THE southern peninsula linking with Queenscliff, and parts of the northern peninsula becoming part of Frankston are two left-field suggestions were made by retiring councillor Tim Rodgers. The former...

Tough new laws yet to show in crime figures

October 3, 2016
CRIME in Frankston and Mornington Peninsula is on the rise, with sex crimes, burglary and drug-related offences all increasing in the past 12 months. Overall crime in Frankston has risen 12.5 per cen...