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A STATEWIDE crime wave has sparked a Victoria Police restructure, with more officers set to be dedicated to frontline po...
21/10/2025

A STATEWIDE crime wave has sparked a Victoria Police restructure, with more officers set to be dedicated to frontline policing. Read more:

A STATEWIDE crime wave has sparked a Victoria Police restructure, with more officers set to be dedicated to frontline policing. Statistics released last month showed that crime in Frankston is at its highest level in a decade. The 13,754 criminal incidents recorded in the Frankston local government....

BUSHLAND at Sunshine Reserve in Mt Martha has been marred by an act of vandalism, leaving conservationists devastated. R...
21/10/2025

BUSHLAND at Sunshine Reserve in Mt Martha has been marred by an act of vandalism, leaving conservationists devastated. Read more:

BUSHLAND at Sunshine Reserve in Mt Martha has been marred by an act of vandalism, leaving conservationists devastated. Several trees and native shrubs including old swamp paperbarks were hacked with axes, pushed over, and destroyed in what is being described as a deliberate and senseless attack on o...

A MOTION seeking to change council meeting governance rules to increase “scrutiny, transparency and accountability” was ...
20/10/2025

A MOTION seeking to change council meeting governance rules to increase “scrutiny, transparency and accountability” was voted down by councillors at their 14 October meeting. Read more:

A MOTION seeking to change council meeting governance rules to increase “scrutiny, transparency and accountability” was voted down by councillors at their 14 October meeting. The motion was moved by Cr David Gill and sought to amend the current governance rules to enable the right to ask questio...

HOMES for Homes, a not-for-profit group, has donated $245,000 to support community housing providers on the Mornington P...
20/10/2025

HOMES for Homes, a not-for-profit group, has donated $245,000 to support community housing providers on the Mornington Peninsula, which currently has the highest number of people experiencing homelessness of any local government area in the state. Read more:

HOMES for Homes, a not-for-profit group, has donated $245,000 to support community housing providers on the Mornington Peninsula, which is experiencing the highest number of people experiencing homelessness of any local government area in the state. The independent organisation, created by Australia...

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Langwarrin this afternoon. Read more:
19/10/2025

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Langwarrin this afternoon. Read more:

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Langwarrin this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Jarman Drive following reports the man’s body was located inside a property about 2pm. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident, including the cause of ...

Head down to the Mornington Community Garden tomorrow for their free Open Day. Read more:
17/10/2025

Head down to the Mornington Community Garden tomorrow for their free Open Day. Read more:

The Mornington Community Garden Open Day on Saturday 18 October 2025 is a free event to showcase the community garden and hopefully inspire the community to grow their own fresh vegetables. The Mornington Community Garden Open Day runs between 10am to 3pm at 43 Mitchell Road, Mornington next to the....

BY day Simon Mildren is a Mornington Peninsula firefighter - but it’s his work outside the fire station that’s now gaini...
16/10/2025

BY day Simon Mildren is a Mornington Peninsula firefighter - but it’s his work outside the fire station that’s now gaining international acclaim as a beekeeper. Read more:

BY day Simon Mildren is a Mornington Peninsula firefighter – but it’s his work outside the fire station that’s now gaining international acclaim as a beekeeper. His company HiveKeepers, one of Australia’s most-forward thinking tech start-ups, took out Gold for Innovation at the Apimondia Wor...

AT Advance College of Education, students that have struggled in the mainstream education system are given the opportuni...
16/10/2025

AT Advance College of Education, students that have struggled in the mainstream education system are given the opportunity to earn their senior secondary certificates in a supportive and alternative learning environment. Read more:

AT Advance College of Education, students that have struggled in the mainstream education system are given the opportunity to earn their senior secondary certificates in a supportive and alternative learning environment. “What makes our school so unique is that we offer students who haven’t succ...

A NEW crew has taken to the water at the Coast Guard Safety Beach – and for the first time in history, it’s made up enti...
15/10/2025

A NEW crew has taken to the water at the Coast Guard Safety Beach – and for the first time in history, it’s made up entirely of women. Read more:

A NEW crew has taken to the water at the Coast Guard Safety Beach – and for the first time in history, it’s made up entirely of women. The team, which includes Sara Dailey, skipper Nadine Huels, Michelle Ellicott, and Georgina Wakim are fully trained and are now ready to carry out patrols, assis...

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will be holding a green waste weekend from 24 - 26 October 2025. The ‘No Charge’ Green Waste ...
15/10/2025

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will be holding a green waste weekend from 24 - 26 October 2025. The ‘No Charge’ Green Waste weekend is for Shire residents or ratepayers only. Read more:

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will be holding a green waste weekend from 24 – 26 October 2025.The ‘No Charge’ Green Waste weekend is for Shire residents or ratepayers only.  These events are popular and delays can occur, especially in the morning and at the end of the day.   The free green ...

MEMBER for Nepean, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sam Groth, has changed portfolios in a shadow cabinet reshuffle ...
14/10/2025

MEMBER for Nepean, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sam Groth, has changed portfolios in a shadow cabinet reshuffle announced on Saturday 11 October. Read more:

MEMBER for Nepean, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sam Groth, has changed portfolios in a shadow cabinet reshuffle announced on Saturday 11 October. The leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin, in a statement said “Today we have appointed a shadow cabinet with the talent and experience to hold ...

MORE than 30 roads across the Mornington Peninsula Shire are set for major improvements under a $7.3m project. Read more...
14/10/2025

MORE than 30 roads across the Mornington Peninsula Shire are set for major improvements under a $7.3m project. Read more:

MORE than 30 roads across the Mornington Peninsula Shire are set for major improvements under a $7.3m project. Works are now under way as part of the council’s annual Road Resurfacing and Rehabilitation Program, funded by $5.3m from the council and an additional $2m from the federal government’s...

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Mornington Peninsula News Group was established in 2006.

MPNG publishes five free weekly community newspapers in total: the Frankston Times, Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News, Western Port News, Mornington News and Southern Peninsula News.

It is a truly independent media company.

MPNG believes a strong community newspaper is essential to a strong community. Its aim is simple: to let readers know about the news happening in their community.