Sorrento News

22/12/2025

Can the drivers of these two vehicles please return and collect their cars - they are well and truly charged and with a full carpark others are waiting to charge

21/12/2025

Making an appearance on our local beaches are hundreds of Bluebottles or Pacific Man-of-War.
While not deadly the sting is incomfortable but does subside.

Try to avoid and if stung apply hot water or ice!

If stung by a bluebottle, you may experience the following symptoms:

A bluebottle sting typically causes pain right away. The pain is usually quite severe.
A red line is often visible, a sign of where the te****le touched the skin. The line, which may look like a string of beads, will usually swell and become itchy.
Sometimes, blisters form where the te****le came in contact with skin.
The size of the wound and the severity of symptoms depend on how much contact the te****le had with the skin.

21/12/2025

Australians to remember Bondi Beach terror attack victims in national day of reflection

Australians are invited to light a candle at 6:47 pm and observe a minute of silence as an act of remembrance with family, friends or loved ones.

Flags will also be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect for the lives lost and our shared grief.

This is a moment to pause, reflect and stand with our Jewish community, and affirm that hatred and violence will not define us.

20/12/2025

Great to see Christmas decorations in Ocean Beach Road.
The Chamber of Commerce was granted $15,000 from the Mornington Peninsula Council to assist them with Christmas initiatives such as the decorations.
The Council grant for the “Sorrento Carols Festival” was additional to the $15,000 for the initiatives.

19/12/2025

Have you got your social membership to Sorrento SLSC (VIC)???? No joining fee while the new Clubhouse is being built. Become a member today and avoid the wait list and joining fee on the opening!
What do you get? To start with 20% off your bill everytime you visit Italico Sorrento and 15% at Ocean Fitness. Plus there’s more discounts at a host of our local businesses. Get on board and be proud passionate and paid up and save lives!
Christmas gift 🎁

https://www.sorrentoslsc.au/membership

19/12/2025

The 80k speed limit is here to stay through summer on a significant stretch of Peninsula Link.

Service Stream Limited confirmed that while resurfacing is largely complete, the final layer of specialised asphalt requires warmer, drier weather than November provided. To avoid further gridlock during the busy summer tourism peak, the project has been paused.

The 80km/h limit is necessary due to temporary linemarking and surface bumps near bridge decks. Once the final layer is applied in February, the road will return to 100km/h.

The ongoing works have sparked significant backlash. Mornington MP Chris Crewther labeled the situation a "mess," as residents voice frustration over traffic chaos and the timing of the project. Under its 25-year private maintenance contract, the freeway must be resurfaced regardless of perceived road quality, leaving motorists to navigate a rough finish throughout the holiday season.

19/12/2025

A reminder to be on the lookout for snakes.
And who better to get advice from than Snake Catcher Victoria Australia

Snake season is here, be prepared and stay safe
Be nice to snakes
And Share this information

As temperatures rise, snakes emerge from a period of reduced activity during winter seeking food and mates.
Snakes may be more visible during the warmer months, but it's important to remember that they will generally avoid people.

A lot of snake bites occur when people try to capture or kill them.
Snakes may defend themselves if they feel threatened.
They do not attack people or dogs but may bite when threatened or hurt
It's best to leave them alone and keep dogs on leads when out walking.

Supervise pets and children closely in areas where snakes are known to occur. Please talk to kids about snake safety; what to wear, staying on the path and not putting your hands in long grass, under rocks or tin.

Please remember:

Snakes present little or no danger to people when left alone.
They are gentle and timid and will try to get away from us if the see an opportunity.
Wear long pants and proper shoes, carry your mobile and snake bandages when in the bush.
Keep your pets away from areas with snakes.
If you suspect your pet has been bitten, seek veterinary attention immediately.
Maintain lawns and clean up around your house - snakes are attracted to shelter such as piles of rocks and timber, sheets of metal, and building materials.
Untidy bird aviaries may attract rodents, which snakes eat; clean up after your birds
Don’t attempt to capture or harm snakes; instead call a licensed snake catcher
If someone is bitten, call 000 immediately
Snakes are protected under the Wildlife Act 1975, and capturing, harming, or killing them is illegal. Photo from FB of a large snake curled up in a Rockpool yesterday at Sorrento Back Beach. Sorrento SLSC (VIC)

19/12/2025

We posted a job ad for Sorrento SLSC (VIC) in November and thank you to those who applied. The position has slightly changed with details from the Club below.

Sorrento SLSC is now HIRING - Administration Officer (Part-Time Contract)

Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club is inviting Expressions of Interest for an Administration Officer (approx. 10 hrs/week, contract through to Nov 2026, with potential to become ongoing part-time).

If you’re highly organised, professional, and confident supporting committees, volunteers and club operations, we’d like to hear from you.

Please find the job description and submission details here:

https://www.sorrentoslsc.au/club-news

19/12/2025

Sorrento (opposite Mitre 10) is the home to a pop up 7Eleven.
There’s 3 that have “popped up” on the Mornington Peninsula.

7-Eleven is expanding access to convenient food and beverage options across the Mornington Peninsula with the launch of three seasonal pop-ups in Mornington, Rye and Sorrento.

18/12/2025

Too good not to share. At Sorrento News we appreciate MP locals who call it as it is. Peninsula Noticeboard: The Serious Edition is definitely a favourite here. Take a few minutes to read Bec’s take on Sorrento a week before Christmas. 🎄🎉😂

Bec’s Unhinged Review:

Sorrento

Six days out from Christmas and Sorrento has officially stopped being a town and started being a European car dealership with a beach problem. I’ve seen more Audis than actual locals. Four-ringed privilege rolling into town like “drop the fu***ng mic, I’m parking wherever I want Sharon” half on the footpath, half in the bike lane, nose pointed at the ocean for the aesthetic. Indicators? Optional. Hazard lights? Apparently a legal parking permit if your car costs more than my annual grocery bill.

Every second bloke is wearing boat shoes that have never seen water, every second woman looks like she’s just “ducked down from Toorak for the vibe”, and every café is serving a $9 iced latte that tastes like regret and oat milk sourced from a cow that’s done Pilates. You can’t walk ten metres without nearly being cleaned up by a Range Rover reversing out at Mach 3 while the driver stares directly through you like you’re a decorative shrub.

The footpaths are a full-contact sport. Prams, dogs, linen shirts, fake tans, kids screaming, dads aggressively holding iced long blacks like they’re weapons. Someone’s always lost, someone’s always angry, and someone’s always saying “oh my god it’s just like Italy” while standing next to a bin that smells like hot chips and sunscreen.

And the shops. Lord have mercy. Every boutique is selling the same beige outfit for $400 and calling it “coastal luxury” like it hasn’t already been worn by 700 influencers this morning. Meanwhile the locals are just trying to get bread without having to parallel park between a Porsche Cayenne and a Tesla that’s been abandoned with the doors open and the owner nowhere to be found because Sharon “just popped in for one thing”.

By 11am everyone’s sunburnt, dehydrated, and yelling. By 2pm the beach carparks are a war zone. By 5pm there’s a queue for dinner longer than Centrelink on a Monday and someone’s dad is absolutely losing his mind because they don’t do bookings “like this back in the day”.

Sorrento this week is chaotic, unhinged, loud, beautiful, annoying, iconic and hanging on by a linen thread, and honestly? We wouldn’t have it any other way. Look out, six days to Christmas, the Audis are multiplying, the locals are hiding, and if you see me I’ll be the one walking faster than everyone else muttering “I fu***ng live here” under my breath.

You won’t see me down that end of the peninsula until January 28th.

Stay unhinged, Legends ✌🏼

18/12/2025

Come sail with me! Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club has started its learn to sail courses for the summer. There’s plenty to choose from if you book now.

https://www.revolutionise.com.au/sscbc/events/list?category_id%5B%5D=20250

18/12/2025

Just in time for the Holidays - more spaces, more experiences at Hotel Sorrento