Mornington Peninsula
The Victorian locations where home sellers are doubling or tripling their money
Sought-after inner Melbourne suburbs, and postcodes on the coast are among the spots where home owners are raking in windfall gains.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Step inside this Mornington Peninsula home modelled after a childhood doll house
This expansive American-style abode is this young family’s dream home.
- by Heather Nette King
It’s a tennis court with no house, what could it cost? $8.2 million
A waterfront block on the Mornington Peninsula with plenty of scope for improvement could be yours – if you have deep pockets.
- by Emily Power
For a slice of Mount Eliza’s hottest opening of the year, head upstairs
A hospo group making waves on the Mornington Peninsula is dishing up saucy venison meatballs and choc-loaded tiramisu at Slim’s Upstairs.
- by Tomas Telegramma
Coles, Myer, Ansett: In my suburb, these weren’t brands. They were our neighbours
My suburb’s luminaries were regularly seen picking up their milk supplies in their Rolls-Royces, while locals told the time by spotting a tycoon in his private helicopter.
- by Jon McMillan
Is it still worth owning a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula?
Property prices have come off the boil, but the cost of owning a second home has skyrocketed, with increased land tax driving up costs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Mornington Peninsula suburbs that soared most over the past five years
Buyers are paying huge prices for property in beachside hotspots that cost much less before the pandemic hit.
- by Alexandra Middleton
The end point of the Mornington Peninsula is both beautiful and creepy
For first-time campers, Point Nepean Discovery Tents, on raised timber platforms with camp stretchers, provide a soft introduction to camping.
- by Catherine Best
This community club took extreme measures to kill off its pokies
The Hastings Club was slowly going broke and couldn’t get out of its pokies contracts, so it had to go into liquidation.
- by Stephen Brook
‘Licence for an accident’: Mornington Peninsula pushes for speed limits to be slashed
More than 50 roads could have their limits lowered – some by as much as 50km/h – as the shire aims to take control from the state government on the issue.
- by Adam Carey
In her grief, she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it
Actor Georgina Haig was always late, and it drove her dad nuts. But he had the last laugh, and inspired her first film as director – and now it’s up for an award.
- by Karl Quinn
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