Blood moon rising
MORNINGTON Peninsula Astronomical Society members and keen moon watchers gathered at The Briars Astronomy Centre in Mt Martha last Wednesday evening (31 January) to witness the total lunar eclipse on...
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Shire all clear on waste ban
MORNINGTON Peninsula residents are not affected yet by Visy Industries’ decision to end kerbside recyclable waste collections in some municipalities. The company’s action follows a Chinese ban on acc...
Planning rules bring Sorrento back to scale
THE state government has approved mandatory height limits for new buildings in Sorrento. This comes after Mornington Peninsula Shire last July moved to protect the “distinctive character” of the comm...
One too many
FOUR men were arrested for being drunk in Mornington on Friday and Saturday morning, 26-27 January. Sergeant Daniel Patten, of Mornington police, said one of the men had been in a fight, and that pol...
Grants for environmental projects
THE Habitat Restoration Fund will receive $6600 to help eradicate woody weeds in Red Hill South’s remnant forests this year. The grant is among a $250,000 program of community environmental projects ...
Bang: Blairgowrie boat explodes
A PASSING boatie who “rescued” a stricken man after a boat explosion at Blairgowrie on Australia Day thought he was doing the right thing spiriting him away from the crime scene. The boatie dropped t...
New man takes the helm
NEW Mornington Yacht Club CEO Wayne Holdsworth has spent the past 10 years leading sports, shooting and motorcycling associations. He also has an AFL background through AFL Victoria, as CEO of the So...
Toddler freed from locked car
A FRANTIC mother whose toddler was locked inside her car with the keys at Mornington was overjoyed by the quick response from emergency crews, 11am, Thursday 18 January, “We were there within thre...
Lib leader brings poll promises to the table
STATE Opposition Leader Matthew Guy was in Frankston last week bearing gifts in the form of election promises ranging from extending train services to building bridges to ease traffic congestion and ...
New beach access coming soon to Pt Leo
ORGANISERS hope accessing the beach at Point Leo will be made easier for the next event being held by the Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula. Plans have been approved for a boardwalk p...
