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Lucy CallanderUrban affairs reporter

Lucy Callander is an urban affairs reporter for Leader Community News and the Herald Sun.

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‘Had a gutful’: How Aussies really feel about the national flag

A poll gauging how Aussies feel about the national flag has delivered some surprising results including what most people want to see in schools.

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Mornington Peninsula Shire flyer promoting its kinder program. PIcture: supplied/Facebook

‘Must sit at the top’: Big change coming after kinder flag fiasco

A community backlash over a local council’s kinder flyer has forced immediate change to the way the Australian flag is displayed on the Mornington Peninsula.

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Man extremely depressed and sad about losing his house key and seeing a for sale sign, real estate concept; first home buyer generic sad, stressed

Property owner dodges council rates for 10 years, owes $100k

A Mornington Peninsula property owner who failed to pay council rates for 10 years now owes at least $100k and could lose their land.

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Tones and I charged over deadly dog attack

It took three men to force an American bulldog to release the cavoodle it attacked after escaping singer Tones and I’s $7m Mount Eliza mansion.

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Australia Day was once proudly celebrated on the Mornington Peninsula with a parade in Mornington's Main Street. Picture: Richard Serong

New fund to celebrate Australia Day as local council changes tack

Climate action grants have been cut in favour of community services and a new fund for Australia Day and Anzac Day on the Mornington Peninsula.

UpdatedFederal Election

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 03: People stand in voting booth at Kew Primary School in the seat of Kooyong on May 03, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians headed to the polls on Saturday for the 2025 federal election, where all 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of 76 Senate seats are up for grabs. This election is especially consequential due to a tightly contested race, with cost-of-living pressures, affordable housing, and energy policy dominating the campaign. Though most polls indicate a narrow Labor victory against the Liberal-National coalition, the result could also lead to a hung parliament, reflecting the growing influence of independents and minor parties, and potentially reshaping the balance of power in Australia in the years ahead. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)

Final chance for Victorian voters to have their say as polls close

Victorians have turned out in droves to cast their vote in the Federal Election with the state a key battleground as the nation stares down a minority government.

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Frankston mayor Kris Bolam hopes higher rates for sites that have been left undeveloped for years will stop land banking Picture: Frankston Council

Land bankers refusing to sell or develop face huge rate hike

Frankston Council has a bold plan to rid Nepean Highway and its city centre from sites that have sat empty for years.

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Berwick Lodge Primary School principal Henry Grossek is introducing anti-bullying rules.

‘Unshackled’ Veteran principal retires after 35 years

After 55 years in public schools Henry Grossek’s passion for education has not dimmed. His retirement will allow him to pursue it without “looking over his shoulder”.

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GCS - My Life - Day One Early Learning Centres.Kids in kindergarden playing with their teacher.They are hugging her to express their love.

Fury as local council cancels free kinder

Kingston families say getting a coveted sessional kinder spot is “like a bloodbath” and that was before the local council cancelled the option at a popular centre.

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A person has been injured after a house toppled over during an apparent landslide in regional Victoria. Emergency services were called to a property on View Point Rd in McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula - about 59km south of Melbourne - about 8.45am Tuesday after a landslide caused the building to topple over. Picture: ABC

Landslide bill to reach at least $8m

The cost of a devastating landslide at McCrae is expected to reach at least $8m and Mornington Peninsula ratepayers will be footing the bill.

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