No Money Left: Flinders Pier Restoration Will Not Be Fully Rebuilt
Parks Victoria has confirmed Flinders Pier’s historic timber inner section will not be fully rebuilt after new safety findings expanded the scope of restoration works. Save Flinders Pier campaign chair Charles Reis OAM has questioned the reduced rebuild and raised concerns over heritage obligations.
Somerville Man In Custody After Alleged Hit-Run, Stolen Vehicle And Weapons Find
Police took a 34-year-old Somerville man into custody after an alleged hit-run involving a stolen Toyota Prado in Lynbrook and an alleged weapons find.
Anonymous Tip Leads To Drug And Firearms Charges In Carrum
A 25-year-old Carrum man has been charged after police allegedly seized more than $200,000 worth of ketamine, firearms, knives, cash and suspected cocaine during a warrant.
Frankston Rough Sleeping Hits Four-Year High As Council Seeks $2.5m For Outreach
Court Orders CJ Castle Wound Up Over Workers’ Long Service Levy Debt
CJ Castle Care & Support Pty Ltd, the Somerville-linked disability provider founded by director Richard Ingram, has been ordered wound up in insolvency after failing to deal with a $15,565.65 statutory demand over unpaid portable long service levies. The order…
Rumoured Snub As New Mayor Misses Marsh Maiden Speech
A rumoured political snub is circulating on the Mornington Peninsula after new Mayor Stephen Batty did not attend Anthony Marsh’s maiden speech in State Parliament. Marsh, the new Liberal Member for Nepean and former Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor, delivered his…
AI, Robotics and Smart Sensors: New Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Labs Focus on Healthy Ageing
Bayside Health Peninsula and Monash University have opened six research simulation facilities across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula to help older Australians and people with disability live more independently at home. Researchers will use the facilities to test how technology,…
Councillors Elect Stephen Batty As Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor
Cr Stephen Batty has been elected Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor after councillors broke a two-week deadlock following repeated tied votes.
Hastings Woman, 22, Dies Following Merricks North Collision
A 22-year-old Hastings woman has died after a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Balnarring and Myers roads in Merricks North.
Mornington Peninsula Mayor Vote Returns Tonight After 5-5 Stalemate
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors return tonight to try again to elect a mayor after the previous vote split 5-5, leaving Cr Paul Pingiaro as Acting Mayor.
