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THE Mornington Peninsula’s winemaking community has brought the nation’s Pinot Noir producers together, and given locals plenty to celebrate, with the successful staging of the ninth Australian Pinot Noir Challenge. An initiative of the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association (MPVA), this year’s Challenge attracted 319 entries from 20 regions across Australia, showcasing t...

TWO Bays Art Group is celebrating 60 years with a pop-up exhibition and sale at Peninsula Community Theatre. The group consists of 18 women who hold around eight shopping centre art shows a year. The pop-up exhibition and celebration will take place at Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington from 26 to 29 November. Nicole Barros, [...]

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THE MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is seeking feedback from the community abouts its Dogs in Public Places policy after dog control signage at nineteen locations across the peninsula was updated. The council’s Dog in Public Places policy provides a consistent approach to assessing where dogs may be leash-free, on leash, or prohibited. The sites included are [...]

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A 16-YEAR-OLD from Tyabb had her artwork displayed on a supercar bonnet during this year’s Bathurst 1000. Supercar driver Cody Burcher had the artwork of ten children diagnosed with cancer displayed on his bonnet as he raced over the weekend of 8 October. Burcher drove a fully charity-branded Holden Commodore ZB for the Kids with [...]

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SEVENTEEN-year-old Mornington Peninsula resident and boxer Belle Spicer will be representing Australia at the Youth Olympic Games in November. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place between 31 October and 13 November in Dakar, Senegal. Spicer qualified for the games by winning two fights at a qualifying event in Canberra earlier this year, before [...]

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