By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring & District Historical Society Dame Mabel Brookes was an amazing woman. The l…
Local Interest
The Battle of Moorooduc
By Peter McCullough Moorooduc might be little more than a locality but for a number of years it boasted two community ha…
Putting in the yards
He’s a former pizza shop owner who now owns a busy gym in Rosebud and has taken out some of the world’s most prestigious…
Three young men named Meyrick
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring & District Historical Society Many people are familiar with the name ‘Merrick…
Sport on an isolated island
By Ruth Gooch Little known, even by those mainlanders who live closest to it, French Island is the largest of the Weste…
The Peninsula’s link with U.S. war hero
JOHN Basilone was born in Buffalo, New York State, on 4 November 1916. Completing middle school at the age of 15, he d…
The curious case of Doctor Rohner
By Peter McCullough In November 1888, Dr Charles William Rohner MD opened his practice in Hastings. He was the town’s fi…
The Balcombes and ‘The Briars’
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring and District Historical Society Balcombe: the Mornington-Mt Martha district is dotted…
Major makeover for local hospital
In November 2016, St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital commenced their $9.7 million refurbishment. AFTER mor…