Category Archives: News

Council ignores move to end kangaroo shoots

February 15, 2021
A LACK of scientific evidence has seen all but one of the shire’s 11 councillors decline to call for a ban on the slaughter of kangaroos on the Mornington Peninsula. Cr David Gill said kangaroo shoot...

Twins adding up at Rosebud

February 15, 2021
ROSEBUD’S Eastbourne Primary School has possibly set some sort of record for the number of twins among its students. Four sets of twins started this year, bringing the school’s total to seven. “Add t...

Police warning over privacy

February 15, 2021
POLICE are warning parents not to post photos of their children without locking down online privacy settings. They say images of children in school uniform, their names, or place names in the backgro...

Early start to healthy eating

February 15, 2021
CHILDREN at Capel Sounds educational child care centre and kinder are getting a head start to live a healthy life. The 150 children are learning the benefits of healthy eating and oral health, physic...

Fete may show ‘fake or fortune’

February 9, 2021
FLINDERS Fake or Fortune fete will be held at St Johns Church hall, 10am-2.30pm, Saturday 6 March. The 82nd fete, which provides much-needed funds for community work and peninsula charities, has been...

Make the most of container deposit scheme

February 8, 2021
HOLIDAYMAKERS staying closer to home due to COVID-19 restrictions, has led to more visitors to the Mornington Peninsula. The influx after months of lockdown and lost incomes has been a welcome relief...

Dive tragedy over shipwreck

February 8, 2021
POLICE will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a scuba diver who got into trouble after exploring the wreck of the SS Alert which sank off Cape Schanck in 1893. The 55-year-old S...

Duck out to discover life in wetlands

February 8, 2021
FOLLOWING on from World Wetlands Day, RSPCA Victoria is encouraging bird lovers to visit nearby wetlands to see which breeds are living there. The aim is to promote an awareness of the wetlands as we...

Stabbing arrests

February 8, 2021
TWO men were arrested after an alleged stabbing at Rosebud last week. A 24-year-old Capel Sound man and 23-year-old Tootgarook man were interviewed and later released pending further inquiries. Polic...

Owner injured during Audi theft

February 8, 2021
A MOUNT Martha man received minor injuries and had his car stolen during an aggravated burglary last week. The 50-year-old was confronted by two men attempting to force the front door of his house in...