Mid-year date for Wyuna’s crossing
MID-year is the latest sailing date set for the Western Port Oberon Association’s MV Wyuna to leave Tasmania for Melbourne. The 64 metre cutter was given to the association in 2013 and plans were mad...
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Safety Beach drink driver
Dromana members have interviewed a 35-year-old Dromana woman following a crash at Safety Beach last night. Emergency services were called to Dromana Parade about 11.45pm after reports that a car had ...
Scalp cooling for cancer patients at The Bays
A generous donation has enabled Mornington Peninsula residents to access scalp cooling during their cancer treatment, in an attempt to reduce their hair loss, at The Bays Hospital. This service was ...
Murals bring life and colour to Dromana
RAY Rogers has always been into art and things that look interesting. So what better way to utilise his passion for the creative than to commission murals outside his Dromana bottle shop, Sea Breeze ...
Bypass linked to freeway on way
THE long-mooted Mordialloc bypass is expected to be built by 2021 after the state government announced $300 million for the project in the 2017-18 state budget unveiled on Tuesday (2 May). A 9-kilome...
Special court for family violence
A SPECIALIST family violence court to be established in Frankston is among a raft of state budget measures that MP Paul Edbrooke says “commit more to the prevention of family violence than the whole ...
Beating bullying before it starts
ANTI-bullying seminars for children aged 6-14 and their parents will be held at a Mornington martial arts centre next month. The free seminars are aimed at teaching children practical strategies to h...
Helping hands a lift for both sides
RED Hill South resident Jill McLachlan retired from work just over 12 months ago but, wanting to do something that could make a difference to others, she investigated volunteering opportunities. “I h...
Missing holidayers located
A Flinders couple missing on their way home from South Australia has been found safe and well. An 81-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife were driving back but but failed to arrive as expected. Sear...
Huffing, puffing down the line
PUFFING Billy took on 2500 intrepid runners on Sunday in the 36th Great Train Race between Belgrave and Emerald – including four from Tyabb. The 13.5km course was tortuous and hilly, the competitors ...
