Firefighters still wary after Mornington blaze
Authorities say the threat from a bushfire on the Mornington Peninsula is not over.
View ArticleHundreds of firefighters battle Mt Martha blaze
More than 200 firefighters are trying to gain the upper hand on a blaze on the Mornington Peninsula ahead of deteriorating weather conditions.
View ArticleHundreds of firefighters battle Vic blaze
More than 200 firefighters are trying to gain the upper hand on a blaze on the Mornington Peninsula ahead of deteriorating weather conditions.
View ArticleNursing home shut because of poor conditions
Commonwealth health officials have shut down a Mount Martha nursing home, after only six months of operation.
View ArticleTighter controls needed in aged care: Nursing Federation
The Nursing Federation is calling on the Commonwealth to employ tighter controls in the aged care sector after a Victorian nursing home was forced to close.
View ArticleDeadlocks trap two in burning house
Two people have died after deadlocks prevented them escaping from a fire in their house at Mt Martha on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
View ArticleQuadriplegic loses battle over mountain buggy rego
A Victorian quadriplegic has lost his discrimination battle over the use of an unregistered mountain buggy.
View ArticleTeen dies in Nepean Highway crash
A teenager from Mount Martha, south of Melbourne, has died in a fatal accident on the Nepean Highway.
View ArticleFamily 'appalled' over 6-month sentence for nursing home rapist
Family of an elderly dementia patient who was raped by a carer in her nursing home appalled after attacker gets just six months in jail.
View ArticleNeighbours 'conspired' to get $15m estate, court told
A court has heard a relative of an elderly spinster who left behind a $15 million estate, believed there was a conspiracy to dupe her to get her land.
View ArticleNeighbours granted share of $15 million will
The Victorian Supreme Court has all but upheld an elderly Mornington Peninsula woman's will, which left her multi-million dollar estate to her neighbours.
View ArticleFrankston bypass will be toll free, Brumby says
Victorian Premier John Brumby says he is confident the proposed Frankston bypass will be toll free.
View ArticleGovt seeks tenders to Frankston bypass
The Victorian Government has called for tenders to build the Frankston bypass.
View ArticleBranches closing due to 'lack of demand': NAB
The National Australia Bank says it is closing seven branches in Victoria because there is a lack of demand in those areas.
View Article'Brazen' rapist may attack again
Victoria Police are searching for a man over the sexual assault of a woman at Mount Martha on Monday night.
View ArticleWoman faces charges over false rape claim
A woman is facing charges after allegedly making a false report to police about a sex attack on the Mornington Peninsula last week.
View ArticleWoman rescued after being swept out to sea
A Melbourne woman had an unexpected birthday adventure after being rescued by helicopter in Port Phillip Bay yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleYoung boy killed after car hits tree
A four-year-old boy has died after a car hit a tree at Mount Martha, south of Melbourne, yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleMarine biologists baffled by unusual whale behaviour
Marine biologists are baffled by a change in the behaviour of whales visiting Victorian bays this year.
View ArticleWoman critical after home attack
Detectives are investigating the serious assault of a woman at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula last night.
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