Thirty-seven to contest council’s eleven wards - MPNEWS
Sep 25, 2024 · THE nomination period for candidates in the 2024 Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections has closed, with 37 candidates nominating to contest the shire’s eleven wards. Of the candidates, six current councillors (Crs Bissinger, Celi, Gill, Marsh, O’Connor and Roper) have thrown their hats in the ring to serve another four-year term.
Voters roll up for October shire poll - MPNEWS
Jul 31, 2024 · The October local council elections will be the state’s largest single election program, with a predicted 4.7 million voters participating in 465 individual elections across 78 councils. Elected in the 2020 Mornington Peninsula Shire elections were Steve Holland, Despi O’Connor and Anthony Marsh (Briars Ward); Lisa Dixon (Cerberus); Sarah ...
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Carl Bryant: a link with the Hastings of yesteryear. OBITUARY Carl Robert Bryant 22 September 1928 – 13 November 2023 Carl Bryant was born in Hastings and was a descendant of three pioneering Western Port families: the Bryants, the…. Established in 2006, Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated, independent ...
Wards new names, new boundaries - MPNEWS
Feb 20, 2024 · NEW boundaries and nine new names have been announced for 11 single-councillor wards on the Mornington Peninsula. The changes will be used in the October council elections and replace the existing six wards, three of which have more than one councillor. The names of the shire’s 11 wards are Beek Beek, Benbenjie, Briars, Brokil, Coolart ...
New boundaries set for shire’s councillors - MPNEWS
Apr 24, 2024 · The new single-councillor wards are Brokil, Beek Beek, Benbenjie, Briars, Coolart, Kackeraboite, Moorooduc, Nepean, Tanti, Tootgarook and Warringine. The redrawing of ward boundaries follows an electoral structure review in late 2023 by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). The shire was one of 39 municipalities to have their electoral ...
Permits needed to avoid paid parking - MPNEWS
Nov 20, 2023 · The mayor Cr Steve Holland said residents need only apply for an e-permit if they intended to park at one of the three locations. “There is no rush, as you can apply at any time before your planned visit. While residents are exempt from paying, everyone is required to follow the parking time limits that apply,” he said. First published in ...
Voices in harmony with community - MPNEWS
Jan 8, 2024 · Linley said Vox Peninsula began in early 2023 when a group of musicians decided to form a community choir. “The aim was to become a four-part (soprano, alto, tenor and bass – SATB) choir with high standards, singing challenging choral music by classical and modern composers,” she said. A committee was formed, business matters set in place ...
Angst at market change after 49 years - MPNEWS
Sep 10, 2024 · Angst at market change after 49 years. THE Red Hill Community Market in recent times. Picture: Supplied. THERE were mixed emotions after the 3 September council meeting where councillors voted to award a tender for the operation of a market at Red Hill Recreation Reserve. The winners were the Red Hill Agricultural and Horticultural Society who ...
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6 days ago · Sport August 29, 2024. ELEVEN–year–old Oscar Baker has secured himself golf ‘bragging rights’ for life after getting a hole-in-one on 10 August.The keen golfer…. Stonecats fight on. Edi-Asp through to the Grand Final. Sport August 27, 2024.
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News. Established in 2006, Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated, independent media company. MPNG publishes five weekly community newspapers: the Western Port News, Mornington News, Southern Peninsula News, Frankston Times and Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News. MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula ...