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MORE than 150 emergency services gathered at Arthurs Seat Eagle on 17 September for a large-scale rescue simulation aime...
22/09/2025

MORE than 150 emergency services gathered at Arthurs Seat Eagle on 17 September for a large-scale rescue simulation aimed to prepare for a real-life emergency. Read more:

MORE than 150 emergency services gathered at Arthurs Seat Eagle on 17 September for a large-scale rescue simulation aimed to prepare for a real-life emergency. The popular tourist attraction on the Mornington Peninsula was temporarily closed to allow the training session involving CFA, VICSES, Fire....

The RSPCA executed a warrant and seized evidence from a Moorooduc Highway property in Mt Eliza yesterday. Read more:
19/09/2025

The RSPCA executed a warrant and seized evidence from a Moorooduc Highway property in Mt Eliza yesterday. Read more:

The RSPCA executed a warrant and seized evidence from a Moorooduc Highway property in Mt Eliza on 18 September. The raid comes after months of community concerns and protests over the condition and treatment of animals on the property. A statement from RSPCA Victoria said, “new evidence and inform...

WILDLIFE advocates are renewing calls for drivers to slow down and stay alert after a mother kangaroo was tragically kil...
18/09/2025

WILDLIFE advocates are renewing calls for drivers to slow down and stay alert after a mother kangaroo was tragically killed in Arthurs Seat. The incident occurred on Arthurs Seat Rd after the kangaroo was struck by a car, causing critical injuries. Read more:

WILDLIFE advocates are renewing calls for drivers to slow down and stay alert after a mother kangaroo was tragically killed in Arthurs Seat. The incident occurred on Arthurs Seat Rd after the kangaroo was struck by a car, causing critical injuries. According to the Vets for Compassion page,...

THE St Vincent de Paul Society Mornington Conference is preparing to mark a special occasion this month as its volunteer...
17/09/2025

THE St Vincent de Paul Society Mornington Conference is preparing to mark a special occasion this month as its volunteers work tirelessly helping those in need. Read more:

THE St Vincent de Paul Society Mornington Conference is preparing to mark a special occasion this month as its volunteers work tirelessly helping those in need. The Mornington Conference, which is the local arm of the society, has about 20 volunteers who give their time to deliver food parcels, and....

MORNINGTON Peninsula has recorded 227 reports of animal cruelty over the past financial year with 22 animals either seiz...
17/09/2025

MORNINGTON Peninsula has recorded 227 reports of animal cruelty over the past financial year with 22 animals either seized or surrendered. Read more:

MORNINGTON Peninsula has recorded 227 reports of animal cruelty over the past financial year with 22 animals either seized or surrendered. The new data was released in RSPCA Victoria’s latest animal cruelty report, making the peninsula the 13th highest in the state for animal cruelty. The report r...

When Hastings MP Paul Mercurio announced that funding had been secured for a cross-peninsula bus service, he likely knew...
16/09/2025

When Hastings MP Paul Mercurio announced that funding had been secured for a cross-peninsula bus service, he likely knew it wouldn't satisfy everyone. The challenge of connecting both sides of the Mornington Peninsula has sparked debate for more than a century, marked by big promises, strong opinions, and numerous false starts. Read more:

WHEN MP for Hastings Paul Mercurio announced that funding had been secured for a cross-peninsula bus service, he must have realised that it wouldn’t please everybody. Indeed, it has been a century-long debate about how to better connect both sides of the peninsula, and there have been many false s...

Around 120 wallabies will be relocated from The Briars wildlife sanctuary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the ...
16/09/2025

Around 120 wallabies will be relocated from The Briars wildlife sanctuary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population, after a unanimous vote of councillors tonight. Read more:

Around 120 wallabies will be relocated from The Briars wildlife sanctuary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population, after a unanimous vote of councillors tonight (16/9). Last year, an increase in the availability of food for the wallabies, brought about by increased rainfall, stimula...

A GROUP of Beleura Hill residents, tired of constant crime in their area of Mornington, have taken matters into their ow...
16/09/2025

A GROUP of Beleura Hill residents, tired of constant crime in their area of Mornington, have taken matters into their own hands and formed a neighbourhood watch group. Read more:

A GROUP of Beleura Hill residents, tired of constant crime in their area of Mornington, have taken matters into their own hands and formed a neighbourhood watch group. The residents had the first meeting of the “Beleura Hill Safe Neighbours” group at Mornington Yacht Club last Monday (8/9) with ...

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have endorsed a draft “Community Disaster Resilience Plan”, which will now be rel...
15/09/2025

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have endorsed a draft “Community Disaster Resilience Plan”, which will now be released for community input. Read more:

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have endorsed a draft “Community Disaster Resilience Plan”, which will now be released for community input. The decision was made at the council’s 2 September and will identify local strengths, needs, and priorities with emergencies and disasters. The dra...

A booming wallaby population at The Briars nature sanctuary will see Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors hold an urge...
15/09/2025

A booming wallaby population at The Briars nature sanctuary will see Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors hold an urgent meeting about how to best manage their future. Read more:

A booming wallaby population at The Briars nature sanctuary will see Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors hold an urgent meeting about how to best manage their future. Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh called for an unscheduled online public meeting for 16 September to “urgently address animal welfare conc...

Ambulance Victoria has expressed serious concern after two female paramedics were allegedly set upon in a violent assaul...
13/09/2025

Ambulance Victoria has expressed serious concern after two female paramedics were allegedly set upon in a violent assault on Main Street, Mornington earlier today. Read more:

Ambulance Victoria has expressed serious concern after two female paramedics were allegedly set upon in a violent assault on Main Street, Mornington earlier today (13/9). The paramedics were walking the street at approximately 11:30am when they were allegedly attacked. They were not treating a patie...

VIBRANT hot-air balloon sculptures of giant skywhales will grace the skies over Red Hill during a sunrise spectacle on 8...
11/09/2025

VIBRANT hot-air balloon sculptures of giant skywhales will grace the skies over Red Hill during a sunrise spectacle on 8 November. Read more:

VIBRANT hot-air balloon sculptures of giant skywhales will grace the skies over Red Hill during a sunrise spectacle on 8 November. Leading Australian contemporary artist Patricia Piccinini’s will showcase her iconic Skywhale and Skywhalepapa in majestic flight at Red Hill Recreation Reserve. The f...

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