Category Archives: News

Gala evening to help Abacus ‘achieve with autism’

October 17, 2016
LIKE many mums, Mornington’s Michelle Bendell held her breath when her son Sidney started school this year. And just like thousands of parents, she was anxious – but hopeful – that education would gi...

Clowns no laughing matter

October 17, 2016
THE creepy clown phenomenon is concerning police, with their antics alarming motorists and passers-by. Reports of the clowns holding fake knives and cap guns and terrifying motorists along Frankston-...

Seawall works at Craigie beach

October 17, 2016
WORKS to build a 97-metre rock revetment to protect Craigie beach’s ageing seawall have begun. The six-week works are part of the state government’s coastal environment program, which oversees protec...

Backtracking over legal centre resignations

October 17, 2016
INTRIGUE surrounds the workings of the Peninsula Community Legal Centre, whose board resigned last month after their recommendation to solve a “governance problem” was rejected by members. Chairperso...

Mt Martha recycled water facility open for business

October 17, 2016
A $60 MILLION upgrade to South East Water’s Mt Martha Water Recycling Plant will provide an alternative source of water for local businesses and community organisations, while reducing the environmen...

Twenty years of polio advocacy on the peninsula

October 17, 2016
MORNINGTON Peninsula Post Polio Support Group will celebrate 20 years of advocacy and referral for polio survivors in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula on Tuesday 18 October. The group, previous...

Candidate goes clear on convictions

October 11, 2016
A former Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor and candidate for the Briars ward in this month’s municipal elections, has come out and publicly admitted to having being jailed for drug trafficking. L...

Shavers do their bit for cancer cure

October 11, 2016
IT might seem like a lark, but head and beard shaves for seven workers at the Decmil site, Hastings, last week were serious business. The group, led by Ian Stead, lost their locks to raise money for ...

Seniors not sitting still

October 10, 2016
MT ELIZA resident Bob Greaves received a Council of the Ageing Senior Achiever Award at a ceremony at Government House last week. He was one of eight recipients of the award presented as during the 2...

Parking woes lead to traffic chaos

October 10, 2016
PARENTS double and triple parking at Mt Eliza Primary School pick up and drop off times are still risking lives and creating traffic chaos, despite years of campaigning for safe parking practises. A ...