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From reality TV sensation to fierce Frankston Bombers footballer and now spring racing glamour girl, the ever-versatile Alex Nation knows how to rock an outfit for every occasion.

The radio host and long-time Mornington Peninsula model, who captured the nation’s attention when she won The Bachelor Australia 2016, stepped out in style at Mornington Racecourse on November 5 as the 2017 Face of Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup Day. Alex, 26, announced the news to her 101,000-plus Instagram followers on November 3, posting an image with the Graeme Begg-trained Emoji at Mornington: “Having been a Mornington Peninsula gal for over 15 years now, it is an absolute pleasure to be named the face of Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup.” She said she was thrilled to take on the home-turf role.

“I’m so excited because I’ve been a local girl for many years now. I moved from Echuca to Mornington when I was 10 years old so this has been my heart and my home for many years, and I’m raising my son here as well.

Keeping it local is so important to me because we’re such a good community so I’m really excited to be part of this.”

Does she love the races? “Yes, I love the races. I got to experience my first big race day last year coming off the back of the show and the energy when you’re watching a race is so much fun and vibrant. Everyone gets so excited.”

As for her trackside attire, that’s come a long way, she told Mornington Peninsula Magazine. “It was funny because I haven’t been to the Cup (in Mornington) since I was 16 and back then I wore a fluro boob tube dress and I thought I was the absolute bee’s knees!” she said. “I had a wonderful day. I saw so many familiar faces, people I’ve grown up with.”

Alex judged the digital Main Street Mornington Style Stakes, now in its second successful year featuring a custom-made digital photo studio for contestants. She wore a stunning ensemble by Alpha-Be The Label and joined fashion retailer Erica McPherson, from Fiona’s of Mornington, and local milliner Felicity Northeast to judge hundreds of colourful entrants.

The feature winners were Brianna Shaw (Ladies), Joshua Woodhouse (Lads), Stephen Perryman (35 & overs), Brenton McAlpine, Adam Lang and Chris Davey (Squads) and Karlie Owen (Millinery).

More than 8000 racegoers turned out for Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup Day under a perfect spring sky.

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Two years are better than one A recent report released by the Mitchell Institute highlights the substantial benefits children receive from access to two years of preschool. The report finds that starting early and staying in for longer is beneficial for most children and that high-quality early learning programs help grow curious minds and develop emotional wellbeing.

The Early Learning Program at Toorak College provides the best educational start for your child.

“As a young child grows, so does their identity and sense of self,” says Mrs Mandy Whitworth, Head of Wardle House. “We pride ourselves on having an Early Learning Program that has been designed to meet the cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs of preschool children.”

A typical day for students in Toorak College’s Early Learning Program includes play, music, art, movement, science, reading, and math activities. “Our teachers design learning activities based on the needs and attention spans of three and four-year-olds,” says Mrs Whitworth. “These experiences are then delivered in small groups throughout the day to ensure students are actively learning.”

As part of the three-year-old program, students are encouraged to explore and play both indoors and outdoors. They begin to learn early literacy and numeracy concepts and how to collaborate and co-operate with others. Recently, the students were paired up with buddies from the Senior School and together they explored number sequencing and number patterns.

Students in Toorak College’s four-year-old program build on their cognitive, social and emotional skills.

They work independently and in groups to develop their reading, writing and problem-solving skills.

Specialist art, music, library and science classes expose students to the wider school environment and ensure they are prepared for the next big leap at Toorak College – Prep!

“When children start school we want them to thrive, flourish and enjoy the challenges they are presented.

This is why we provide many opportunities for our ELC students to experience the whole school,” says Mrs Whitworth. “These experiences make school seem less scary and intimidating as the children begin their next learning journey.”

To learn more about the Early Learning program at Toorak College, visit toorakcollege.vic.edu.au or call 9788 7234 to arrange a tour.

For more than 15 years, Chocolate Grove has been discovering new and innovative ways to excite your tastebuds.

Owner-operator Will Muddyman - aka the Willy Wonka of the South East – says: “We coat nuts, fruit, confectionery, vegetables and anything else that takes our fancy, using only the finest quality chocolate. We love to support the surrounding community and source our ingredients locally wherever possible.”

Among Chocolate Grove’s latest innovative products are full-size champagne bottles in smooth milk and dark chocolate (350g); Nibs on the Rocks (cocoa nibs coated in rich dark chocolate); smooth milk chocolate peppermint bars; cherry coconut bites coated in rich dark chocolate; sacha inchi seeds coated in rich dark chocolate; white chocolate fruit salad pizzas; and 200g creamy milk chocolate Gold Bullion Bars.

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Where futures begin Our Early Learning Centre is a nurturing and supportive learning environment that encourages every student to find their passion.

Early Literacy and Numeracy programs

Inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy we provide our students the opportunity to learn through curiosity, creative activity, movement and play.

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The vocal chorus condemning the alleged sexual misconduct of Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, has officially risen to a cacophony. Kevin Spacey has been sacked from House of Cards and cut-out of Ridley Scott’s new film, US Senate candidate Roy Moore is fighting harassment claims on all fronts, and even George Bush senior, who, “occasionally patted women’s rears in a good-natured manner”, has not been spared. Glenn Close is “angry and darkly sad”, while Meryl Streep has decried it all as “disgraceful” and “inexcusable.”

For now, there’s hope that by raising awareness of harassment and sexual assault across so many different industries the casting couch is now front-andcentre, lifting the burden of truth and allowing other people to come forward.

Many women in Hollywood, frustrated with an industry that seems stuck in the perpetual sexualisation and mistreatment of female cast and characters, are watching closely to see how this real-life drama plays out.

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So you’ve gone on holidays.

Well, while the owner is away, the cat will play – at Windrest Cattery Boutique in Bittern, that is. This premium cattery will have your feline friend feeling very spoilt indeed.

Here’s what’s in store when you leave them at the door.

The day starts early at Windrest as carers greet the cat guests about 6.30am. Litter trays and water are replaced, while any floor material is swept away. Then food and water mats are changed with all dry food placed in a clean tray, along with some other special treats. Mellow

BY LIZ ROGERS music is piped through each cat villa. Then there’s the resetting of requested movies too.

From 8.30-10.30am the guests are cuddled, massaged and brushed.

Each cat guest has 15 minutes of ‘me playtime’; cat games include hide and seek with mouse, ball and chain and strobe light chasey. Cats can enjoy their individual outdoor courtyards to relax, climb their skywalk or play in the ‘tunnel’.

From 11am-1.30pm, new pet parents are welcome to walk through the gardens, check out the award-winning administration and facilities building and inspect a display villa with a Windrest carer. At 1.30pm, carers conduct an afternoon walk through

the cattery to replace all litter trays and water bowls. The session from 3.30-5pm includes cat naps, more brushing; optional photographic session or video communication with pet parents. Families with young children particularly love this.

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OUR COVER Main Image:The Face of Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup Alex Nation see page 4 Top Right: Discover a world of cocktails on pages 108-109, this one is from Veraison in Tootgarook Bottom Right: Fabulous festive items from The Linen Club in Mornington see Peninsula Home Styling on page 130 and also see page 140

News & Interviews 3-59 Socials 36, 73, 75, 78, 79, 94, 99, 110 & 118 Merry Christmas 60-71 Peninsula Parenting 72-74 Health Beauty Fashion & Stars 75-91 Arts, Events & Diary Dates 92-101 Peninsula Made & Markets 102-105 Food & Wine & Summer Cocktails 102-123 Property Home Decor 124-148 PUBLISHER Lisa Walton lisa@mpmag.com.au CHIEF SUB Geoff Scott geoff@mpmag.com.au CUSTOMER RELATIONS & SALES Molly Mitchell 0407 225 261 molly@mpmag.com.au Chendelle Kolasa 0412 030 802 chendelle@mpmag.com.au JOURNALISTS & FEATURE WRITERS Liz Rogers, Andrea Kellett, Kate Sears, Yazmine Lomax, Jess Jones, Drew Cooper, Stephanie Johnson, Maurie Hutchinson, Kate Save, Adam Nicholls SOCIAL MEDIA Kate Sears & Jasmine Ward DISTRIBUTION Archie and his band of helpers DESIGN Willow Creative, Lisa Walton, Jasmine Ward PHOTOGRAPHY Tanya Fry, Willow Creative

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Service learning at the heart of Year 9 at Peninsula Grammar Year 9 at Peninsula Grammar is an exciting time for students, who take part in the innovative “Challenging Me” program based on extensive research on how best to cater for the needs of adolescent learners.

During Year 9, students have the opportunity to learn about and understand the importance of investing in social capital to benefit and support our community.

This year with an increased focus on service learning across the School, the program grew to include an option to undertake a trip to Cambodia to help build a home for a local family.

“2017 saw the inaugural overseas service learning expedition to Cambodia,” said Sue Barlow, Head of Pre Senior Year 9, the driving force behind this new initiative. “A few days enjoying the cultural delights of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh were superseded by an amazing five days spent in the floating village of Prek Toal.

“In this small village, the students stayed with local

families and worked alongside tradesmen building a traditional house for a family in need, integrating with children in the village school playing games to help them with their English.”

Year 9 student Harry had a life-changing experience.

“During and after the trip I saw and realised how much I had changed. I have found new motivation; I now know how fortunate I am to have everything I have in my life and how lucky I am to have such an amazing education and teachers that are always willing to help. I am so much more grateful for everything in my life now and I wish that I could do more for others in the world.”

For more information about Peninsula Grammar and its unique service learning-based “Challenging Me” program, go to www.peninsulagrammar.vic.edu.au or call 9788 7777.

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BY LIZ ROGERS

Patrick Elliget, the winner of the 2017 Alan Stafford Service Award to Blues Music, is pretty laid-back.

Softly spoken and a straight shooter, this Sorrento-born boy grew up in a musical household where his stay-athome mum, plumber dad and four brothers and five sisters lived the ideal coastal life. There was the family band where he and three brothers and one

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of his sisters jazzed it up for about 10 years, and summer days hanging out at 3XY concerts on the beach. Hovering outside the Sorrento RSL listening to Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Daddy Cool and the La De Das - Daryl Cotton and the Zoot. What a hoot!

Patrick’s father, Walter, was the church organist and sounded Last Post for 30 years at the RSL. We both agree the sound of that bugle still has the power to make us shiver. Young Patrick had always wanted to be a professional muso and at 18 he was obsessed with

becoming a drummer, but after selling his drum kit to finance his first car, he fell into being an anaesthetic technician. He explains.

“I didn’t think I’d be organising blues events when I stopped drumming all those years ago. I didn’t think I’d become an anaesthetic technician either, but I love my job at Peninsula Private Hospital in Frankston. It’s really interesting work because you are exposed to all social demographics. I always play music in the operating theatre because it calms the patients and I like listening to it too.” BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Lee Hooker and Dutch Tilders just get better the more he listens to them.

Patrick’s Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions is a boutique indoor festival held at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Wilsons Rd, Mornington, every summer and winter. World-class blues musicians are on show - think Phil Manning, Matt Taylor, Jimi Hocking, Lloyd Spiegel, Claude Hay, Geoff Achison and Chris Finnen to begin with - and there’s space for 250 people around tables. There’s also food trucks, beer and wine and plenty of get down and boogie. Most of the sessions have been recorded and next March will be the seventh. Patrick continues.

“I was invited to the 2017 MBAS Victas Blues Music Awards Night in October as a guest presenter of the Duo of the Year Award. I had no idea I was going to receive an award myself. I mean, people like Helen Jennings (PBS), Max Crawdaddy (3RRR), Hugo Armstrong, who started and still runs the iconic Blues Train in Queenscliff, have won it. Alan Stafford was the founding member and first president of the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society.

He was a regular at the Station Hotel in Prahran during the legendary Australian blues artist Dutch Tilder’s residency there. During those early days in the late ‘80s/ early ‘90s he decided Melbourne blues artists and fans needed a promotional/support group and this is how MBAS originated. The award has given me a real injection of energy and encouragement. We’ve come a long way and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. Our sound technician, Mark Mayle, always brings it home.”

If you’re looking for a live event to sink your teeth into next March, the Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions is the one for you. There’s a real cross-section of acoustic and electric guitarists playing and the groove is tight.

This Mount Martha resident who loved listening to the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie while growing up puts together a diverse line-up that soothes the soul blues-style.

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Be quick to get into Style Temple and take advantage of its enormous relocation sale!

The Peninsula’s home of luxury homewares, Style Temple has announced plans to relocate its iconic Mornington retail store and re-open in a new space with new product lines and a new format in the new year.

With the urgent need for larger premises as the wholesale, retail online and decorating sides of the business continue to grow, interior decorator Liz Todd and her partner Frank O’Leary have made the decision to move to new and more spacious premises in Seaford. Style Temple’s full retail range will still be available online or by appointment at their new showroom, but the move will enable them to further expand the rapidly growing wholesale, property styling and commercial and residential decorating sides of the business.

It is, Ms Todd explains, an exciting move that builds on the energy of their growing business and the changes in retail in recent years. “Most people only know Style Temple as ‘the shop’, but that is only one part of our story.

We have come from a commercial and residential decorating background and that side of the business had grown exponentially since moving to Mornington nearly three years ago,” she explained.

“In addition to our own decorating clients, we also work with other decorators, retailers, developers and property stylists. This has contributed to the rapid growth of the wholesale side of the business over the past 12 months and forced us to re-think our location and direction. Retail has continued to grow too, but it’s been outstripped by what’s happening for us in the decorating and wholesale sides of Style Temple.

“We will be sad to leave Mornington but are excited about the next chapter.

The move to Seaford not only gives us more much-needed space but puts us closer to transport links for our intra and interstate clients, and will enable us to develop a decorating destination at our new showroom.”

The Mornington store, which has become synonymous with high-end homewares, furniture, lighting, rugs, gifts, art and antiques, will close at the end of February and re-open in the new showroom in Seaford and with a new website. It’s a forward-thinking move as stylish as the bone inlay furniture, luxury lighting, exquisite sofa sets and more that have graced Style Temple’s showroom floor since this Peninsula success story opened with a small store in Mount Eliza, and later moved to Diane St, Mornington.

Style Temple will start the transition with a massive 30 per cent off sale at the Mornington showroom, starting in December and running into January, depending on remaining stock. Beat the rush on exclusive designer pieces at unbeatable prices and, of course, view Style Temple’s full retail range online at styletemple.com.au STYLE TEMPLE A: 5-7 Diane St, Mornington T: 5975 7432 W: styletemple.com.au

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Stellar summer for tourism

BY ANDREA KELLETT

Buckle up and enjoy the ride this summer on the Mornington Peninsula.

We have a brand new world-class restaurant, cellar door and sculpture park at Point Leo Estate in Merricks; we await the opening of two new breweries; and we watch work steam ahead on the $150 million RACV Cape Schanck Resort redevelopment. It’s fair to say it’s all go on the tourism front.

Mornington Peninsula Magazine caught up with Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism’s operations and industry relations director Angela Cleland to discuss all things tourism as we head into the summer holiday season.

“Yes, there’s a lot going on,” Ms Cleland responds when asked if it’s a busy time on the tourism front right now. As we speak, she’s preparing for a visit by Victoria’s Tourism Minister, she’s fresh from meeting the team at Point Leo Estate and she’s looking ahead with excitement to the Victorian Tourism Awards.

“We’ve got 10 organisations across the Peninsula

up for Tourism Awards, and we’ve always fared well there.”

Ms Cleland said the RACV Cape Schanck Resort redevelopment, due for completion in July, was coming along well and two new breweries were due to open Jetty Road Brewery in Dromana’s industrial estate and St Andrews Beach Brewery on a former thoroughbred training property in Fingal, previously owned by the Freedman brothers.

As the region’s only 200-plus room, 4.5-star resort and conference centre, the redeveloped RACV Cape Schanck Resort is expected to boost the number of large-scale events and conferences held on the Peninsula and significantly increase tourism.

Ms Cleland pointed to the successful 2017 Peninsula Cup Day on November 5, which saw crowds of about 8000, and to the new Beer, Cider & Spirits Trail (visitmp.org/BCSTrail) as recent highlights. The trail invites visitors and residents alike to sip their way through the home-grown flavours of the Mornington Peninsula. It lists 10 pretty cool venues. Get amongst it. * Read about our Victorian Tourism Award winners in the next issue of Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

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Excellence beyond ATAR By the time people are reading this, the Woodleigh Class of 2017 will have finished their exams. Thirteen years of primary and secondary schooling done, and they’re off on their next adventure. Each adventure will be different. Unique to the individual. Honed by their personal strengths, talents and interests – just as their education should have been.

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At Woodleigh, our role as educators is to support each and every student to find their place in the world.

Somewhere where they can make a positive difference and feel proud of their contribution. We have broadened our scope of excellence and its measure, knowing that ATAR does not and cannot capture excellence in all its forms.

As adults, we know that the pathway to a happy and successful life does not necessarily begin with a high ATAR score. We know that grit and determination count every bit as much as academic and emotional intelligence and cultural understanding. It is this mix of qualities which

make up the character of successful young people today.

I recently read a piece by one of our graduating students, Mel Armour, reflecting on her VCE journey as a scoreless student. Her journey took a couple of challenging turns, switching from a focus on a career as a chef to one as a commercial diver, which she began as a Year 8 student in Woodleigh’s Scuba Diving Activity.

Mel recently secured a position as a commercial diver and will soon travel to New Orleans and Boston to complete further education in this industry.

As Mel wrote: “If I was to have continued with a scored VCE, I would still be completely unsure of what I wanted to do. Woodleigh taught me resilience, patience and determination which helped me when I was confused and unsure of what to do. I’m excited to continue with my diving courses and feel I am ahead of where I would have been, had I completed a scored VCE.” There is no set pathway for our students. There will always be forks in the road. At Woodleigh, our everexpanding array of opportunities supports our mission to help young people find their way in the world.

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Tess Vockler has established herself as the go-to female DJ in Melbourne after years spent honing her craft at some of the city’s most popular bars and clubs. She has DJed in Europe and the US, performed alongside Taylor Swift at the American star’s Red Tour concert and played at Portsea Polo. Tess speaks to Kate Sears from Mornington Peninsula Magazine about music, her move to LA and her love of the Peninsula.

How did you get into DJing?

From an early age I always loved music and performing. I used to sing and play violin throughout school, and when I finished school I studied at a music academy and absolutely loved learning about the art of mixing and production.

What made you move to LA? I just felt as an artist it was naturally the right step for me with my music. After a couple of solid years within Australia, I wanted to push myself to the next level and the US is somewhere that allows you to do that.

Do you miss life on the Mornington Peninsula? What’s your favourite thing to do when you are home?

Certainly. I love catching up with family/friends, breakfast/lunches etc. Love heading down to Portsea for a weekend every now and then.

What’s your favourite career avenue - music or modelling?

Music, definitely. Although modelling has always been part of my life, music is my passion.

Who is your musical inspiration?

So many, ha ha … mostly singers like Banks, Kiiara, Tove Lo, Aluna George, Lady Gaga and Halsey.

Are you DJing at Portsea Polo again this year? Will we see you at any events back home this season?

As much as I love the Polo and playing in the Peroni Marquee, I’ll be in the US for the remainder of the year. I will be back in Oz for March 2018 playing some shows.

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Dylan describes his humble beginnings as a dish-washer as the least glamourous job in the kitchen, but nevertheless the most valuable one that has to keep everything moving, and without which the kitchen operations grind to a screeching halt. “If you can push through and show an interest in the kitchen and cooking, chefs will give you more responsibility and start to teach you things.

I did just that and was given better jobs and have moved into an apprenticeship program, having just completed my first year.”

The social aspect of food is hugely important to Dylan and is a major driver, as is the flexibility, sustainability and opportunity it promises. “It doesn’t matter who you are, food will always bring people together to eat, drink and chat. It doesn’t matter what day I’ve had, I love to sit down with friends and eat, maybe have a beer at the end of the day and chat about what’s been happening. At Chisholm, we are friends for life and we’re like a big family, really. One thing I love is continually meeting new people, and working in a restaurant provides that opportunity to meet so many people from all over the place, especially on the Peninsula, all coming together through food.”

Dylan’s passion for people mixing through food is set to continue after he completes his course, when he hopes to travel abroad to further his learning and gain more experience. It sounds like an adventure in the making.

“I want to go overseas and work; not have a plan necessarily, but just see where the wind takes me - just me with my set of knives.”

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Objects tell stories. Tiaki Objects Conservation founder and object conservator Erina has been working in the museums and heritage sector for more than 10 years and is intent on preserving your story through her passion for all things that connect past with present.

She explains: “Object conservation gives future generations an insight into the past to connect with place and heritage, which leads to a sense of identity and belonging. Tiaki means to guard, preserve and protect.

It is the stem of the Maori word ‘kaitiakitanga’, meaning custodianship, preservation or protection. We preserve and care for your material heritage to ensure your stories live on.”

Erina’s experience with restoring objects is vast. She has undertaken more than 3000 remedial and preventive

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conservation tasks relating to exhibitions, loans, acquisitions, access, relocation and storage, and has worked across Museum Victoria’s extensive collection.

She has also developed a range of skills and expertise which is reflective of her work with Australian Indigenous and world Indigenous objects and delves deep within their stories. She has a Masters of Cultural Materials Conservation from the University of Melbourne.

If you have a precious object that needs preserving, call Erina at Tiaki Objects Conservation. She can repair, stabilise, preserve or look after archival and heritage items or collections - but more importantly, she understands just how precious your piece of history is to you.

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Christmas is coming and the shops are filling fast with the usual Yuletide cheer. There’s already enough tinsel and lights to blind Santa - and all his

reindeer - and it isn’t even December yet! But when it comes to the festive retail experience, the Europeans really do it best with their magical Christmas markets.

Every year about 150 million people visit an estimated 2500 markets for their fill of the Christmas spirit – and generous servings of mulled wine, gingerbread and bratwurst sausage.

Steeped in history, they began in the late Middle Ages in Germany but can now be found in almost every European city - and increasingly the UK - throughout November and December. Travellers visit to stock up with gifts and delicacies; locals drop in for a few drinks and a bite to eat.

It’s easy to see what the big attraction is. The markets provide the ideal antidote to the commercialism of the chain store experience. Shoppers fill their shopping lists in the gentle glow of twinkling lights, sipping on mulled wine, gazing at magnificently decorated giant Christmas trees and singing along to carols. They have become a centuries-old tradition for a reason!

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BY KATE SEARS waiting for me to find it and write it down.”

After feeling lazy out of work hours, Rebecca felt she needed to do something with her spare time, and given her love of English during her years at Frankston High School, it seemed the right page to turn. With this, the colourful world of writing was opened. This Skye resident started writing actively only five years ago and has two other novels in Finding Technicolour is her first novel and it follows the works. Her writing creates such atmosphere Peyton, who has a secret - a secret that would be and empathy; it’s so real and raw, yet magically easier to keep if it didn’t keep taking over her brain intertwined are perfect adjectives that just flow to with violent flashbacks. She’s awoken from a coma give you a sense of the situation. with very little memory after crashing her mum’s It isn’t all black and white; she’s eager for her novel car, and all she sees is grey. After meeting a curious to start a discussion and for it to help someone boy named Kai, she begins to let the truth come to so they’re comfortable to share their own story. the surface and bring colour back into her life.

Rebecca’s so proud, but the journey isn’t over yet.

Rebecca confides that she didn’t start writing in At the end of the rainbow is her vision to have her the “normal way” - she hasn’t studied at university novel on the shelves in book stores. or begun her writing career with short stories. But You know you need some technicolour in your what’s normal these days anyway? “There’s no life, and Rebecca’s book is available everywhere, regrets,” she says. “Everyone has their own journey including Amazon, Book Depository, iBook, to follow; I just jumped in the deep end.”

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Steller supports communities’ passion through sponsorship deals Leading medium-density property developer Steller is proud to announce its support of Victorian communities through a sponsorship investment of more than $500,000 across various initiatives, including Bowls Victoria, AFL South-East and Mornington Racing Club.

Steller owns a number of residential properties across Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs as well as developing a state-of-the-art residential complex in Mornington, which is the reasoning behind the importance of backing the community and its interests.

“We believe sponsorships are one of the best ways to connect with the local community,” said managing director Nicholas Smedley. “They allow us to share and support their passions and interests as well as build a stronger and closer relationship with them.”

Steller will be the naming sponsor of Bowls Victoria for the next five years, as well as providing support for its State Championship in early November and the naming sponsor for the Victoria Open. The sponsorship of Bowls Victoria extends to becoming the naming partner of Anderson Park, which will now be named Steller Park.

In terms of its involvement with Mornington Race Club, Steller has signed a one-year partnership and will also sponsor the ‘Steller Garden Bar’ at the Mornington Races.

Steller is honoured to be the main sponsor of Bowls Victoria, AFL South-East and Mornington Racing Club, some of the most renowned and oldest sporting institutions in Melbourne.

Steller is a fully-integrated development company incorporating building, sales, property management and funds management. The company currently has more than 800 apartments under construction and thousands in the planning stages with a total future pipeline in excess of $4 billion.

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Sand Sculpting Australia returns to Frankston’s Waterfront this summer with Aladdin & The Arabian Tales. It’s time to explore the magical stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights as depicted in more than 3500 tonnes of sand.

This year’s exhibition will feature sculptures of Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, the Genie, Sinbad, Ali Baba and the cave of jewels and all the wonderful characters from these timeless tales. Alongside the sand sculptures will be a range of children’s activities including sand sculpting workshops, sand art and craft activities, themed face painting and an interactive family game zone.

Between the end of November and the middle of December the exhibition will gradually take shape under the skilled hands of 21 of the world’s finest sand sculpting artists. When their work is complete, you’ll be able to see Aladdin fall in love with Princess Jasmine and trick

the Genie with his three wishes, or join Sinbad on his seven magical adventures as he meets mystical monsters and fantastical creatures. Then, “Open Sesame” – it’s time to go deep with Ali Baba into a cave filled with jewels and gold.

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By Liz Rogers

Kicking goals with Paul Clark – Peninsula Raiders AFL Masters player and creative director of creativesweat We’re talking “old farts footy”, peeps.

Well, that’s what Paul Clark, the 50-something runner of 11 marathons and ex-triathlon junky calls it. Playing footy on the back line with the Peninsula Raiders AFL Masters is a pastime Paul loves – and, as you’ll see, his reasons for thumping foot to ball are more about the support he gets from his teammates who collectively refuse to stop kicking goals than the game – although he loves that too!

Mornington Peninsula Magazine asks this Mount Martha resident a few questions about his life, work and addiction to the Aussie rules game of champions.

Tell us a bit about your experience with the Peninsula Raiders.

Well, it’s really about hanging out with a bunch of blokes who are over 55 that can’t stop playing footy. (The Peninsula Raiders also have an over 35-group and the oldest dudes are about 63.) It’s proper footy – we still get to play the full game and play hard. I crash into people and get hurt a lot. It’s great! A few of us in the over 55s just represented the state at the elite level at the 2017 AFL Masters Football Carnival in Geelong where we played three games over 10 days. Each state puts up a team in this national

carnival which rotates to a different city each year. Let’s see, each state has 10 sides and there are seven states so there are thousands of people who come along.

It’s exciting. We just missed out on the Over-55s flag. Still pretty good.

What does the training schedule look like for a team of over-55s?

We train once a week every week. That’s 50 weeks’ training for 10 games. Crazy, huh? But being part of the club is so much more than feeling fit and scrambling for the ball. We call it the Men’s Health Club and that includes men’s mental health.

You know you can tell when a bloke turns up to training and he’s not feeling great.

Maybe he’s broken up with his partner or work is getting him down. It’s a very supportive environment. It’s real role model stuff. Every guy brings his son, so the good stuff gets passed down.

And what about the ladies?

All partners are involved in the club too.

It’s a family thing. We have loads of social functions throughout the year, a ladies’ day and most of the families that join the club are in for the long haul. The majority stay because we make them feel welcome.

What do you do with your time off the field?

I’m the creative director for creativesweat, my graphic design and creative solution business. I started in Richmond, then moved to Mount Eliza in 1985 and had an office in Main St, Mornington. We’re now in Mount Martha. We used to service a lot of government departments and

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big business, but the digital revolution almost killed graphic design. We now do a lot of interstate work with clients we never meet and a huge amount of business and corporate branding, logo design and visual identity (think Broo Premium Lager Australian Draft, Padua College and Mornington Racing to name a few). The world of graphic design has certainly changed since I graduated from Swinburne, but we continue to give birth to original ideas and concepts. I’m also a frequent winery visitor.

What do you love about living on the Mornington Peninsula?

What’s not to love? I mean, we live in a place where people come to holiday. I open my door and head on down to the beach over the rocks and there’s always things to do. Head to Balcombe Creek – but you’d better watch out not to get run over by a car - ha ha! I had an uncle who trained horses with Morning Star when I was a kid and my family (mum, dad and sister) had a holiday house in Dromana.

We had boats. I’ve still got a boat.

And finally, any advice for other over-35s who are thinking it’s too late to pull up the socks and lace up the boots?

It’s never too late. Get fit, keep fit and hang out with mates. That’s all you’ve got to do. Just have some fun. Kick a goal or two.

Log on to creativesweat.com.au to view Paul’s work or peninsularaiders.com.au to find out more about the Peninsula Raiders AFL Masters.

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RELAX WITH EAU MORNINGTON PENINSULA BATH SALTS Mornington Peninsula Magazine asks EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts’ SAMANTHA BARING what it takes to create their beautiful product. Sit back and smell the roses!

What makes EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts so special?

EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts believes in total wellbeing – what does that mean?

We use three pure salts which are renowned for their therapeutic qualities hand-blended with Australian pink clay. Epsom salts have shown to be easily absorbed through the skin, reducing inflammation, helping muscle and nerve function. Himalayan salts contain over 84 minerals and trace elements which assist with aches and pains. Dead Sea salts stimulate blood circulation and assist with skin disorders, improving skin hydration.

Australian pink clay can deliver moisture and energy to tired, dull skin and lightly exfoliates the skin. Each and every one of our pure essential blends have their own therapeutic qualities – we use only pure essential oil blends.

Total wellbeing means that the mind and body are looked after equally. We chose to support headspace – the National Youth Mental Health Foundation dedicated to improving the wellbeing of young Australians. This vital organisation provides early intervention mental health services to 12 to 25-year-olds. A proportion of each and every product that leaves our She Shed is donated to headspace.

How did the idea for EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts come about?

I previously worked in retail with some of the most talented small businesses on the Mornington Peninsula and their creativity was contagious. You can’t do anything on your own and with so many local businesses’ support, the idea was conceived. The process of blending oils is such fun and when you hit a blend that is sensational it is time for a glass of wine to celebrate.

There have been many mistakes along the way but I do know that the advice and time given to me by other small business owners has been critical in launching EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts.

Where do we find EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts?

We only launched our five blends at the end of October and the response has been amazing. The local businesses who now stock EAU include Zen Living Mornington, Wise & Co Dispensary Balnarring, Sissy Mt Eliza, Blue Mini Café Rosebud, Peninsula Hot Springs Fingal, Epicurean Red Hill, Main Ridge Harvest, Giving and Living Somerville, White Nest Blairgowrie and Sorrento – we are so grateful for their support.

Our online store is going well with salts going as far away as the United Kingdom and Toowoomba!

They look like they would be a great Christmas present?

They make a gorgeous present all year round but for Christmas they are perfect. REVIVE, CALM, INDULGE, RENEW or UNWIND – there is a blend for everyone.

EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts are hand-blended. Please describe the process.

What is next for EAU Mornington Peninsula Natural Bath Salts?

We make to order, small amounts each time, and we package on the day they leave our tiny ‘She Shed’.

We actually hand-blend all our ingredients four times, and when I say by hand, I mean hand. We start with blending our three salts to ensure that each of them is equally distributed with the pink Australian clay. The hardest part is ensuring that all the pure essential oils are perfectly balanced to give each of the five blends the most beautiful and individual fragrance with their own therapeutic benefits. We do everything ourselves from the blending to the packaging and where possible the delivery.

We are working on two new blends for launch in February, so the She Shed is smelling amazing as we experiment like mad.

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Roy blitzes field in Senior Citizen Stakes The Balnarring Picnic Racing Club has some wonderful people involved as members and on the committee. Roy Francis is one of them. Therefore it came as no surprise to anyone at the club – with the possible exception of Roy himself – when he was named Victorian Senior Citizen of the Year in October.

“They only told me I was a recipient of an award; I had no idea I had won the big one,” Roy said. “When I heard my name called, I was shocked and a little shaky. I couldn’t tell you what I said.”

Public speaking is not normally an issue for the Mornington 77-year-old. Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, he has made more than 750 presentations about men’s health to community groups across Victoria. “I think I have spoken at every Rotary, Lions and Probus club on the Mornington Peninsula.”

Roy was the first Prostate Awareness volunteer ambassador appointed by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and was also the first volunteer ambassador for the National Stroke Foundation and beyondblue. In 2010, he formed the Mornington Peninsula

Prostate Cancer Support Group, which reaches out to men in need.

Roy said none of his achievements would have been possible without the tireless support of his wife, Helen. “She has a background in advanced nursing and helps me with all the technical stuff. She also looks after the administrative side of

things. If it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t get out the door.”

The club’s annual Christmas race meeting is on Saturday, December 9.

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Eyachts owner Peter Hrones grew up on the water. First there were the dinghies. Then trailer sailers, storms at sea and boats capsizing - and jobs at yacht brokerages.

Eyachts is his exclusive boat dealership that offers European powerboats for people who like to live in the fast lane with family and friends and then sit a while on the water and take in the view.

The Finnish-designed Axopar is one of Eyachts’ eye-catching range of beautiful powerboats that offer luxury cruising (or powering) at a competitive and fuelefficient price. These cleverly designed and stylish vessels are built to be driven across southern seas and take exhilaration to the next level.

Eyachts’ Axopar is one of the fastest growing powerboat brands across Europe since their debut in 2014 and offers enthusiasts thrilling speeds of up to 51 knots while mooring neatly from a jetty

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or in your marina. Constructed with an efficient hull design, extreme elegance and environmental consideration, these boats are for sea-faring families or retired boating enthusiasts who love the saltwater lifestyle and want to experience it in streamlined style. Port Philip Bay is the perfect place to enjoy what these award-winning boats can do. The Axopar 37 won the Sports Boats and RIBs category in the Motor Boat Awards 2017 and was described as “a boat with dazzling performance, effortless seakeeping and cutting-edge style with a choice of deck layouts at a price that never ceases to amaze us”, while the Axopar 28 won the same prestigious award in 2016.

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Eagle soars to a milestone Our very own Arthurs Seat Eagle is one year old – and you’re all invited to the birthday celebrations.

Thousands have flocked to the Eagle since it opened on December 3 last year, enjoying the breathtaking ride on one of its 24 gondolas to the 314m summit of the Peninsula’s highest point. So grab the family and get along to Arthurs Seat this weekend (December 2-3) for a feast of high-flying fun.

There will be live music, face painters, balloon artists, stilt walkers, a roving T-rex and a live wedge-tailed eagle display. And if you are lucky enough to share your birthday with the Eagle, you’ll be treated to a free ride - just bring some ID along to the ticket box.

“We’ve been busy all year with launching this fantastic new attraction, making it even better and developing our team - and now we’re ready to get this party started,” said Eagle chief executive Chris Kearney.

“We also want to give something back to our local community, and what better way than with a birthday present? For each way travelled over our birthday weekend we will donate $1 to the Disabled Surfers’ Association Mornington Peninsula.”

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So, here’s the next instalment in our summer series about holidaying on the Peninsula, and what’s becoming apparent is that romance is in rockin’ full bloom beneath our sultry southern skies. Must be something in the salt air and sand dunes that creates unbreakable ties. From Arthurs Seat to Darwin and back again, Dromana residents Kate Bryant and her husband Andrew ‘The Wizard’ Farrell have stayed tight throughout life’s curve balls to land right back where their journey kicked off - the Mornington Peninsula.

This is a story of two lovers who met up north in the only hotel still standing after Cyclone Tracy, a young girl who remembers selling pinecones for 5c and chowing down on fish and chips in Dromana as a 15-year-old, and her musician husband who used to catch the train from Parkdale to sink a six-pack with friends on the beach instead of going to Frankston TAFE. Oh, for a simpler life!

Santa never made it into Darwin (Bill & Boyd 1974) but Kate, who was duty manager at Hotel Darwin, and Andrew, who was performing, sure did. And they liked what they saw (each other - not the Tracy destruction!). Kate called Andrew up when they returned to Victoria. They met in Mount Martha. Bought some Christmas paper at the two-dollar shop and a house on the same day. Kate was only 25. She explains.

“My parents still have that holiday house in Arthurs Seat. It was an empty block of land for a while. My sisters and I would be on the Peninsula every summer from about the age of 15. It was fantastic!

A girlfriend of mine had a boat-shed in West Rosebud where we’d escape to all day. Pulled out the dinghy, go fishing and swim, swim, swim. There was nothing quite like driving around in summer and looking at the beach houses with their towels draped over the railings on the decks and the front yards crammed with

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morning (September 25) because that’s my birthday. Everyone had either a hat or flower in their hair and we had a huge buffet breakfast with oysters, champagne and live music. We partied all day. We haven’t stopped celebrating since,” she explains. Her mum’s recipes (including a very special Christmas chicken pie and marvellous mince tarts) can be found at Soulsa where her dedicated staff and customers are like extended family. “I couldn’t have got through this last year without Amanda and my customers. We let everybody know what we were going through by putting it on the board. We had a cancer ball in July and raised $6000.

Here I was, bald, auctioning myself and Andrew off.”

The Wizard continues. “There were some pretty hard times throughout the treatment but we made it. We spend all our time together except for when I go travelling for work.” Andrew has been playing professionally Australia-wide and in New Zealand since he was 17 and is continually booked up to six months ahead. You can see him at Hickinbotham of Dromana about four times a year.

It’s true, home is where the heart is and Dromana has snagged a couple of big ones. For 35 years and counting, bound by one simple thing – love.

a bunch of cars. That’s what the holidays were really all about. People sprawled out and coming together in groups. We still have our towels hanging over the railings now,” she laughs and it’s as if Andrew, Kate and I have been transported to a life we all recognise and hold close to our 50-something hearts. We can smell it.

Andrew goes on. “I loved going to Kirks, The Sorrento, Royal and Grand hotels. I got all my musical education in hotels.

Spent most of my life in pubs and clubs. I mean, how good was the Pier? Dragon, Little River Band, Cold Chisel.” I think back to that crammed, clammy, crazy Frankston gig where Michael Hutchence swayed to the gaze of his gaga fans. “I’ve never

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stopped. Just decided to be a musician and that’s what I became.”

This committed couple have been through the ringer and then some. Kate, who is the owner/operator of the ‘just like Nana used to make’ Soulsa Katering in Boundary Rd, Dromana, wipes the fresh water from her eyes and flaps her hands.

“Don’t start me crying,” she says as she reveals she’s just come out of a year of breast cancer treatment, turned 50 and got married on the same day. The couple have just come back from their honeymoon in Port Douglas. They’re not wearing rings; they’re wearing bracelets and this is how the ceremony went. “It was really beautiful. It was on Monday

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Santa Claus is coming to town … and this year he’s got a brand new and magical Gingerbread House to call home! Complete with giant candy canes, lollies, a lit-up tree and of course some cheeky gingerbread men, Santa’s new home is the perfect backdrop for that special Santa photo.

Bayside is also proud to announce the return of Sensitive Santa this Christmas, providing a safe and quiet environment for children with special needs.

Sensitive Santa will here from 7-9am for the first three Saturdays in December. Bookings are essential.

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Bayside is your one-stop shop for all things Christmas.

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Culinary Delights are par for the course at Mornington Golf Club Fantastic new head chef John Broadley, along with his talented team of chefs Viraj and Att, have created the new Bayview Restaurant summer menu at Mornington Golf Club.

John is from Scotland, Viraj is from Sri Lanka and Att is from Thailand, so with such a wonderful international flavour in the kitchen, you just know the meals will be sensational.

John comes to the Bayview with a wealth of experience, having been a chef for more than 30 years. His style of cooking is modern Australian with an Asian influence.

One of his most popular dishes is pan-seared barramundi with smashed peas, roast sweet potato and tomato butter. For the vegetarians and gluten-free diners, there’s a delicious wild mushroom and baby leek risotto with lemon garlic basil oil and topped with a sensational parmesan crisp. There are plenty of other gluten-free options available on this menu.

For the sweet tooth, you need to save room for the mouth-watering warm chocolate tart with mixed berry compote and white chocolate ice cream. The new menu caters for all ages with delicious children’s and senior’s menus available.

Along with the new menu comes new extended opening hours. Lunch is now available Wednesday to Sunday from noon-2.30pm and dinner from Thursday to Saturday from 5.30-8pm.

To book a table in the Bayview Restaurant and enjoy a delicious dining experience with a view over the golf course to Port Phillip Bay, phone the club on 5975 2784 or email bayview@morningtongolf.com.au John and the team look forward to seeing you at the Bayview.

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Robbie Ryde is riding the train to success. This former Peninsula Grammar student has already made a big career change and is now looking for his next challenge in his move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

“It’s been a rollercoaster, that’s for sure,” Robbie says.

“I have great days and terrible days but I have learnt so much about myself by being over here and I really feel that it has fast-tracked my career. My biggest fear isn’t failing; my biggest fear is never knowing, and that’s how I’ve always lived my life.”

Robbie’s passion used to rest with football until a lower back problem meant he was no longer able to play his favourite sport. Before the stage called, he was a carpenter after falling into the trade after school. But after finding it wasn’t as fulfilling as he’d expected, he went back to the drawing board and asked himself: “What did I like doing at school? What was I good at?”

His Year 11 drama class stood out, not only because he found it enjoyable but because it was one of the only classes in which he excelled. So he enrolled in an introduction to acting class, and from the first minute he

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knew he was hooked. Another six-week course followed, and when an old elbow injury flared up and required surgery, he took this as a sign to hang up his tool belt and start studying full-time with The Australian Film and Television Academy.

“I’ve always been extremely goal-driven, even as a kid. I’d focused on AFL and wanted to be the best I could.” He’s now applied this way of thinking to his acting.

Robbie first experience with LA was when he embarked on a six-week intensive study program comprised of about 200 hours of work that consisted of acting coaches, casting directors, agents and manager meetings, writing workshops and stand-up comedy training. This was completed (twice!) with TAFTA USA on top of his study at the Australian campus before his most recent trip this month, to continue refining his craft and have meetings with US representation.

Mornington Peninsula Magazine asks him: “Why the move?” He replies: “I think I love how much opportunity there is and how passionate everyone is about the industry over here. I just want to be able to do what I love every day and strongly believe that LA is the best place to allow me to do that.”

Robbie’s favourite genre is comedy - “I love to make people laugh” - and this goes hand in hand with his acting idol, Adam Sandler; Adam was his favourite actor as a

kid, Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison are still his all-time favourite films and he’d be over the moon to be a part of a film as iconic as either of those.

This year was topped off with an appearance on Neighbours and booking two television commercials.

Furthermore, he was honoured to play the lead in Enid, which has recently screened at the Upstate New York Horror Film Festival and is set to screen at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. “The first time I saw myself on a ‘big screen’ at the screening of Enid was a very rewarding and surreal feeling.”

He’s now working towards getting his 01 Acting Visa to further his studies and meet some US managers. Not wanting to be stuck in one role, he’s also stepped behind the camera for a couple of small projects shooting and directing a documentary. “I absolutely love it. I really want to make my own content, and with the internet and streaming channels really taking off there is no better time to do so.”

Robbie’s currently hanging out for a good old Aussie parma and can’t wait to head back to the Peninsula for a visit and to have a nice cold beer with his “stupidly supportive Dad”.

“I don’t think I could ever not see the Mornington Peninsula as my home.”

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At the age of four, Rose Rosenfeld was telling her mother how she wanted to dress. Last month that passion for fashion saw the Mornington Peninsula model seated just a few rows behind Oprah Winfrey and Nicole Kidman at the Emmy Awards.

Rose’s childhood love of dressing up eventually led to her decision at 15 to try her hand at modelling. With feelings of confidence, self-motivation and determination, she began applying for small jobs that she found online, and after successfully booking a few shoots for some up-and-coming brands, her connections within the industry started to flourish. “It spiralled from there, to be honest. The more people I met and the more research I did online, the more opportunity I got.”

Rose’s career progressed from working with small Australian beauty and clothing brands to modelling in pageants, including Miss World Australia and Australian Supermodel of the Year. She was frantically busy but decided even greater opportunities lay offshore.

“I find in life it is always important to progress, and the progression happened for me when I made the move” Since making the move to the US she’s worked for a Covergirl campaign in New York City - a career highlight – and has been heating up the catwalk with her smouldering good looks. But her current goal is to concentrate on pursuing an acting career. “It is just a bit harder to make it big in the acting industry because it is all about who you know these days in Hollywood. I am definitely learning a lot about the industry and it is building me as an individual.”

Rose reminisces on the beautiful and calm lifestyle she enjoyed on the Peninsula and says her worry-free days at Toorak College in Mount Eliza and exploring the fashion at Frankston Bayside shopping centre helped inspired her. During her next visit home, however, she’ll focus exclusively on visiting family.

Her girl-next-door vibe oozes from her Instagram and her lifestyle looks glamorous, but Rose remains down to earth. “No matter how far I get in my career, I have made a promise to myself and my family that I will always stay humble and be kind because life is too short. I hope to inspire all the younger and possibly older generations who follow my journey - just know that anything is possible; just work hard and set yourself goals.”

Rose has expanded her business with social media using Instagram and has gained a large following. You can follow her on Instagram at @rose_ rosenfeld or visit her website at roserosenfeld.com

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Vickie Saunders is a successful business owner, author and international speaker who specialises in sports sponsorship. She chats to Mornington Peninsula Magazine about her passion for her work and her roots in our corner of the world.

Where did your interest in sports and sports sponsorship begin?

Funnily enough, I was never really into sport. I had a career in marketing but about seven years ago my boyfriend, who was an athlete, needed sponsorship as he planned to run the length of Australia on the Bicentennial National Trail. I realised there wasn’t great information out there on how to get sponsorship so I transferred my skills and knowledge and developed my own methodology. It’s very much about relationships, values and conversations and I think having the experience on the business side allowed me to really understand athletes.

What are your top tips for young people wanting to start their own business?

My top tip is don’t just start a business for the sake of starting a business. Start a business because you’ve got this burning desire to make something happen, or because you’ve got a product, service or idea that can help people in some way, or because there’s a problem you can help fix. If you believe in what you’ve got, keep trying to find those opportunities to grow your business. Also, don’t feel you’ve got to go it alone; collaboration and mentoring are really important for young people in business.

What’s the most rewarding part of your job?

The most rewarding part of my job is being able to share information with people that they can put into practice and create positive change. For athletes, it’s engaging sponsorship and staying in their sport, or growing their profile so they get to travel around the world and speak at events. It’s not so much about what I achieve in my business, it’s about what other people achieve through that.

Why do you love Frankston and how does it inspire your work?

It’s home. It’s changing constantly but there’s a beautiful energy and calmness about the place. It also reminds me of where I come from and where I am now. When I’m running down Olivers Hill I often reflect that when I was 10 years old I couldn’t wait to get out of the place, but now I go back with such gratitude about where I’ve come from and my life now. It inspires my work because it refreshes me, allowing me to recharge my batteries and get some perspective.

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Many of these will be in port only during the daylight hours as their passengers make one of the stops of their cruise. Other ships will be taking on or discharging passengers.

Of the 34 cruise ships expected during the season from October 20 to June 6, 16 will make only one visit. The most frequent visitor will be the P&O vessel Pacific Jewel, which will call on 20 separate occasions, while Golden Princess will make 14 visits and Pacific Eden will make 11.

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The new luxury cruise ship Viking Sun will arrive in Melbourne on February 8.

is already booked out you won’t be able to enjoy the trip, but you might be able to find something else to do with the more than $50,000 per person it would have cost.

Viking Sun will cruise in the Caribbean, pass through the Panama Canal then continue on to Los Angeles. After visits to many Pacific islands and New Zealand, she will arrive in Melbourne on February 8. From here she will sail north to China, visit many Asian ports and pass through the Mediterranean to London. There will be 66 port calls, with 12 of these being overnight.

At 227m, Viking Sun is about two-thirds the length of Explorer of the Seas, which will be in Melbourne on December 11 and March 14. While Explorer of the Seas accommodates more than 3000 passengers, Viking Sun caters for just 930 passengers. The lower passenger density, longer time spent in ports and wide range of luxury features makes a cruise aboard Viking Sun much more expensive.

Cruising has become an extremely popular way to have a holiday, and those

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If you are interested in the cruise ships visiting Port Phillip, they can easily be identified with a check of the internet.

BY MAURIE HUTCHINSON President, Peninsula Ship Society T: Maurie Hutchinson (pres) 9787 5780 The Peninsula Ship Society meets at Hastings Yacht Club on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 10am. Visitors always welcome.

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coaching or simply have their own fun on the club boats, and there are sailing courses on offer throughout the holidays and weekends for kids and adults. The six mod grass tennis courts have lights for night tennis and all courts offer the best views of the bay and city skyline, while the club has an incredible range of other activities including open water swimming, scuba diving, golf, cycling, and mah-jong – it even has its own book club.

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Do you finish dressing your Christmas tree then stand back and wonder why it looks like you’ve grabbed a bucket full of decorations and just thrown them at it? Well, this year it can be different.

First, make sure the tree is situated firmly and horizontally in its pride of place. A goodquality tree stand is not inexpensive but it will support your tree and keep it upright throughout the Christmas season.

Second, put your lights on the tree first. Begin at the base of the trunk and work your way up, wrapping them round the branches towards the top of the tree.

Next, starting at the top of the tree and working down, begin draping your garlands.

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BY ANNETTE WETHERILL and fancy ones on the same tree.

Finally, it’s time to hang your ornaments.

Choose your favourites first and place them in the most prominent positions. Next, place the larger ornaments evenly throughout the tree, finishing off with any last clip-on ornaments and don’t forget the angel or star for the top.

We have a tradition in our family where we share the honour of placing the star on the top of the tree. Each year I write a short note and leave it in the decorations for the following year to remind us whose turn it is next.

I have known people to go a little OCD with their decorations, with rulers and levels being essential items in their dressing kit. If that’s what makes you happy, all good, but I think Christmas is more about family and friends

rather than ensuring your tree looks like it belongs in Home Beautiful.

Now you know how to decorate it easily, you need to make sure you have the perfect tree.

Well, the Baden Powell Park Scout Group will be selling gorgeous trees from two locations this year: at our hall on the corner of Baden Powell Drive and Humphries Rd, and from Frankston Bunnings, Frankston Power Centre.

Opening hours are each weekend before Christmas in December from 8am-1pm.

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BY LIZ ROGERS you in,” she laughs, and I suppose that’s You’d think that long white hair and why Deb has lived with samoyeds for more fluffy tails would get you pretty hot and than 40 years. “The dirt and mud falls bothered over the summer months, but out of their hair and they don’t have that not so for Ari and Tess, the two smiley doggy smell. They have a wet wool smell samoyeds who live with Deb Williams in after we take them to the beach. All we McCrae. These pure-bred beauties are have to do is give them a bit of a blow dry double-coated, which means they can after they’ve been in the water and they regulate their temperature in the heat are good to go.” so there’s no shaving or shedding of hair - and you can even spin and knit it if you And go they do. Although samoyeds don’t want to! need a huge amount of exercising, Deb’s dogs are active and fighting fit. Fed on a Deb reckons the worst thing you can do to diet of food that could also be consumed a samoyed is put them outside in the yard by humans, these two intelligent Peninsula by themselves. Traditionally bred to herd pets visit nursing homes every two weeks. reindeer and eat and sleep with families Because they are traditionally working in northern Siberia, samoyeds are people dogs and have “full access” to Deb’s house dogs, samoyeds get bored easily if they are left home alone. They go on all the and the people who live inside it. She family outings, jump up on the bed for explains. “Samoyeds are affectionate, kind snuggles every morning and usually have a and gentle dogs. That’s why they can go walk on the beach every day. Then there’s into nursing homes and childcare centres settling down on the couch in the evening as therapy dogs like Ari and Tess do. If for more snuggles. “We have dog beds you show up at the door of one of these in the lounge room, the bedroom and my facilities with a samoyed, they always let

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office. We also have a Jack Russell. All three are always with me,” she continues.

“We are members of the Samoyed Club of Victoria who recommend that you always purchase a samoyed puppy from a breeder who is a registered member of the VCA or other state or territory controlling body.”

If you’d like to meet Ari and Tess, they’ll be pulling Santa’s sleigh with some of their friends in Mount Eliza on Saturday,

December 9, between 10am-noon starting in the Ritchies Centre and then traveling around the village and stopping at cafes. They’ll also be in Rosebud on Friday, December 22, starting at 10am and finishing at noon between Woolworths (beside Rosebud Primary School) and Ninth Ave. You can also view photos of these adorable, well-loved hounds at @ Samoyeds Of The Peninsula on Facebook.

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It’s that crazy time of year already, so this year why not “shift your shop” to Sorrento and have a much more relaxed shopping experience before Christmas.

Not only can you find something unique in one of the many boutique stores offering indoor and outdoor homewares, artwork, jewellery, giftware and fashion, but Sorrento now boasts a number of great wellknown retail brands as well. Rather than battling to find a carpark and walking for hours in huge shopping centres, why not head to Sorrento for brands such as Country Road, Mimco, Witchery, Trenery, Husk, Sussan, Ozmosis, Gazman, LuLuLemon, Midas, Cinori, Sportsgirl, Seed, Peter Alexander and Swimwear Galore. Phew! So much choice in Sorrento Village!

As an added bonus, if you upload a pic of one of your favourite Sorrento stores via the “Get Social” tab of the Sorrento Live the Life app (app store/ Google Play), you could receive a gift from the Sorrento Portsea Chamber of Commerce and win a $500 Sorrento gift card!

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Santa: Thursday December 14: Mount Eliza

Carols, 6.30pm.

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Santa: Saturday, December 9: Mount Eliza Christmas Parade.

Santa: Saturday, December 9 Meet Santa at Bentons Square Shopping Centre.

Enjoy a family fun day from 11am-2pm.

Line-up includes roving festive fun until 2pm; stilt walker, jazz trio and balloon artist from 11am-2pm; free Christmas decoration making from noon-2pm; Christmas parade at 1pm. The samoyeds will parade Santa around the centre, pulling a sleigh, and selfies with the samoyeds and roving entertainers continue from 1.302pm. Santa photography is from 1.30-4pm.

Santa and carols: Saturday, December 9: See Santa and listen to carols by the Southern Sounds Chorus at Ritchie’s Village Mount Eliza. Santa’s Samoyed Dog Sleigh arrives between 10am and noon, starting at Ritchies Centre at 10am, with free face painting and stilt walkers. Santa’s parade will travel around the village, stopping at cafes along Mt Eliza

From Saturday, December 16: Meet Santa at Mornington Central, with professional photographic souvenirs by Pea Pod Photography. Sensitive Santa - inquiries and bookings by appointment, phone 0488 123 057. Santa times: December 16 and 17, 10am-5pm; December 18-22, 11am-5pm; December 22 pet photos, 5- 7pm; December 23 and 24, 10am-5pm. Free Christmas cheer roving though the centre: December 18, 11am2pm - Southern Sounds Choir; December 19, 11am-1pm – Christmas Balloonist; December 20, 11am-1pm – Christmas Magic; December 21, 11am-1pm – Christmas Circus Performer; December 22, 11am-1pm - Christmas Music Minstrels.

Santa: Until Christmas Eve: Visit Santa, take a photo and indulge in the magic of Christmas at Bayside Shopping Centre from now until Christmas Eve at Santa’s new and magical Gingerbread House on Level One, outside Target.

Santa: Head to Mornington Village at 241 Main Street, and take a selfie with Santa every Saturday until Christmas. Also available are gift wrapping and a Christmas choir. Check in

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Carols: Saturday, December 23: Mornington Christmas Carols in the Park at Mornington Park with special guest Jimmy Giggle, event starts 5.30pm. BYO picnic and blanket.

Santa: Sundays during December: The Mornington Railway will run Santa trains on Sundays December 3, 10 and 17.

Santa: Saturday, December 16: Celebrate Christmas under the stringybarks as Santa visits the Emu Plains Market from 10am-2pm. Little Emus will adore Fairy Emma’s Sparkly Christmas Story Time & Fun from 10.30-11.30am. See reindeer training, snowball fights, snow flurries and make reindeer food, Christmas disco and prizes. Emu Plains Reserve, Coolart Rd, Balnarring.

Carols: Friday, December 15: Somerville Carols by Candlelight 6-10pm: Bring the whole family and enjoy all things Christmas.

Somerville schools in attendance to sing carols with a band and the CFA Pantomime for all to enjoy. Fruit Growers Reserve, Station St, Somerville.

Christmas Spectacular: Friday, December 8: Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St, Frankston.

Promac celebrates 30 years with a wonderful mix of traditional Christmas carols,

contemporary Christmas songs and a whole lot of laughs in between. Led by tenor Roy Best, international soprano Alison Jones, concert pianist Len Vorster, Opera Australia baritone and Frankston resident Roger Lemke with Chris McKenna as MC, this will be just the ticket to conclude a magnificent year of daytime shows at the Frankston Arts Centre. Times, tickets artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Friday, December 22: Rosebud Christmas Parade.

Carols: Saturday, December 9: Carols on the Hill, 5-7.30pm at Red Hill Recreation Reserve, 184 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill. A family-oriented celebration of the Christmas season including a nativity pageant with music from the Mornington Youth & Citizens Brass Band. A wonderful night to celebrate Christmas, meet the alpacas, grab a sausage and join in the carols from 6-7.30pm.

Carols: Sunday, December 10: The 29th annual Carols in the Park, Tyabb Central Reserve, 1580 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Tyabb, 7-9pm. Gather with family and friends and sing Christmas carols together with the Tyabb Railway Station Primary School.

Roving Carols: The Southern Sounds will rove through Rosebud Plaza singing Christmas carols on December 2, 10am-noon.

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Mornington’s Main St comes alive this month with a wondrous assortment of festive fun, glorious displays and sensational shopping for Christmas.

The kids will love checking out the Christmas window displays from the very talented Pimp My Balloons, and as an extra treat they can join in the fun of the free Find the Elf competition. Details are available at mainstreetmornington.com.au The Wednesday market on December 20 will have an extra dose of Christmas flavour with free fun kids’ activities and a visit by Santa. On Thursday, December 21, everyone’s invited to Main St for late night trading and dining. There will be a special guest appearance by Santa in Empire Street Mall, as well as free face painting and balloon twisting - all while listening to carols.

When you’ve finished there, why not head up Main St for that last-minute bit of shopping, an evening meal and another look at the Christmas window displays.

On Saturday, December 23, join Jimmy Giggle and Tony Ladiges, from Lad & Lee Real Estate, for Mornington Carols in the Park at Mornington Park, where you will find local food vendors and a host of great artists. Make sure the kids enter the colouring competition too!

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Improve your gut health Did you know that our bodies have 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells and they solely survive on the food we consume. Therefore, without adequate amounts of pre-biotic foods such as those found in vegetables, salads, wholegrains and even some varieties of honey, these bacteria that ultimately dictate our overall health cannot thrive.

You can also add some probiotics such as those found in yoghurts, kefir and fermented kimchi.

Metabolism-boosting foods Yes, it is true - there are actually foods that increase metabolism such as hot chillies and spicy food as well as foods that are really rich in fibre and low in calories, such as celery. Even caffeine has a positive effect on metabolism by helping us accomplish more physically while feeling like we’re making less of an effort.

Cold vs room-temperature water Keeping hydrated is not only vital for health, it’s essential for a good metabolism. Consuming chilled water can make your body work harder to warm the water up to body temperature, so you expend more calories.

Exercise outside Did you know that walking or running outdoors generally burns more calories than slogging it out on the treadmill given the natural slopes and inclines will force you to recruit more muscle groups. If you don’t fancy walking or running, just make the most of the sunshine and get some vitamin D while doing a few short five to 10-minute bouts of high-intensity interval training.

Lighten up your diet Summer is the time for ditching those comfort foods and increasing your fresh

fruit, veg and salads. Make the most of what’s in season - it’s not only at its optimum nutrition level, it’s also most affordable! For meals, use loads of crunchy green salads, asparagus, avocado, cucumber, tomato and zucchini; for snacks, try some fresh berries, mango, stone fruits, pineapple and passionfruit in Greek yoghurt.

Be Fit Food has more than 20 main meal options, all packed with anywhere between four and 12 different vegies per serve. If you’re wanting to lose weight this summer, chat to one of our dietitians to discuss the Be Rapid plan, or the plan best suited to you, at our Mornington store, give us a call on 1300 263 257 or visit befitfood.com.au

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Santa’s Samoyed Dog Sleigh arrives in Mt Eliza on Saturday 9th December between 10am & 12 noon.

Give the gift of escape Looking for a gift with a difference this Christmas? Or perhaps you’re searching for an end-of-year function spot that delivers on action and mind-melding interaction. If so, you’ve found it.

Locked In Escape Rooms is the newest attraction on the Mornington Peninsula and is set to take you and your group into a world of mystery and fun times for all.

Locked In Escape Rooms is the perfect Christmas party precinct, birthday celebration place or family outing extravaganza. Hunt for hidden objects and clues, solve interactive puzzles, and open locked spaces to reveal what’s hidden beneath to build team morale and mega merriment.

Suitable for all ages (under 12s must be accompanied by an adult), Locked In Escape Rooms provides a unique experience that’s filled with creative challenges. Find your grandmother’s ring in Madame Jarvier’s Fortunes room, prove your innocence in the Wrongfully Accused room, or steal the magnificent Carbine Diamond in the Carbine Diamond Museum Heist room.

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Empowering young people to make a difference.

Dromana College is a school where students develop to their full potential. Our exceptional academic learning environment is built by offering a range of diverse learning experiences. With outstanding facilities, a committed professional staff and a caring school community, students are challenged to explore their interests and use their talents to achieve their best.

A high performing provider of education on the Mornington Peninsula.

• Outstanding VCE results • Single gender classes for the core subjects • Select entry academic enhancement program (LEAP) • ‘State of the art’ Year 7 area • Performing Arts Centre, Design Centre • International Sister Schools Program and study tours

• Elite coaching programs including Basketball and Cycling • Instrumental music tuition • Diverse and engaging extra curricula events • High expectations of all students • A clear and consistent code of conduct for all students

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Our hard-working and dedicated staff clearly understand their core business: focusing on effective teaching and learning and improving student outcomes. We also encourage and promote an extensive extra and co-curricula program to ensure that students have the right balance alongside their academic endeavours.

Our Year 12 2017 VCE students can look forward with great confidence to successful and bright futures as well-rounded and high-achieving young adults, ready and equipped to begin their postschool journey. For the overwhelming majority of them, this will include admission into the university course of their first choice. We congratulate in advance the Class of 2017 on what we confidently predict to be outstanding final results and wish them all well for their varied future pathways. At Dromana College we provide a steadfast guarantee to our community that we will continue to work tirelessly to further our impressive trend of improving results for all students.

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Dromana College is extremely proud of our outstanding 2017 Year 12 student cohort and we wish them well as they complete their final exams.

We have confidence that they will enhance our reputation as the college of academic excellence within the local community, bearing testament to the engaging, rigorous and sequential learning program delivered throughout Years 7 to 12.

We take great pride in our exceptional results and anticipate that new benchmarks will again be set by this year’s students. Our community can rest assured that we will continue to strive for continuous improvement in outcomes for all students.

At Dromana College we give first priority to literacy and numeracy as the core and essential building blocks which underpin all learning and which enable students to excel so that they can achieve their personal best. Students thrive in our supportive culture of high expectation, where our excellent teachers are seen as the most important resource towards student success.

teens’ flair for The incredible talents of high school students from across the Peninsula were showcased at the 10th annual Dromana College Peninsula Teenage Fashion & Art Exhibition on October 23. Organisers thanked all the entrants, models, judges, sponsors, committee members and the public for helping make the evening another huge success. You won’t want to miss next year’s event; for inquiries, phone Theresa Stelling on 59872805. Photos: Kelly Windsor.

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Overport Park came alive with fun, magic and music during Children’s Week last month as hundreds of families attended the Community Kinders Plus Family Fun Day. With perfect spring weather, the children were entertained with magic performances in The Dreaming Space, giant bubble workshops, singing and dancing with Hey Dee Ho, face painting, and the animal farm.

Kindergartens throughout Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula hosted hands-on activities for the children such as pot planting, sensory play, rock painting, arts and crafts.

“The day is all about promoting the importance of early childhood education,” said Jane Spencer, the chief executive of CKP, which is responsible for the management of 21 kindergartens throughout Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. “It’s a fun day where we can showcase each of our kindergartens and talk with new families about the engaging programs we run.”

Jane said the day would not have been possible without the support of sponsors such as presenting partner Telstra Business Centre, major sponsors Modern Visual and KingSwim, along with festival sponsors Mornington Peninsula Magazine, Frankly Frankston, Jamica Photography and Hey Dee Ho Educational Services.

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The concept of Playball is the overall development of a child.

The Playball program is developed by sport and movement specialists and classes run in more than 25 countries around the world.

By developing physical skills, the program contributes to every part of a young child’s life. At Playball, a child is coached in a positive way and encouraged to develop life skills that in turn improve confidence and selfimage. Children are exposed to developmental skills that enhance not only their physical development but assists in school readiness and overall wellbeing.

Motor development forms the basis of all learning. Playball teaches basic skills that can be enhanced as your child grows.

Playball aims to motivate children

to participate in sport and to encourage an interest in physical activities Playball classes are age-specific and Playball has developed separate learning material for each age group according to development milestones for that specific age. This ensures the learning content is just right for your child and the stage they are at.

Playball is an educational program that runs structured sessions weekly in Mount Eliza, Mornington and Hastings. Classes are also run at various childcare centres on the Mornington Peninsula.

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“This summer we’ve decided to throw the rule book out the window. We’re encouraging women of all shapes and sizes Photoshopped images of flawless women to rock what they’ve got and break all are O-U-T. If they could shout it from the those traditional swimwear rules. We love rooftops, these guys probably would. the ethos of the Body Image Movement Instead, co-owner Caz Skudar and her and that’s why we’ve partnered with them team have launched a campaign for to spread this message of self-confidence change. It’s called Embrace Summer. and self-love.”

They have partnered with Body Image Women were asked to post a snap on Movement to encourage women to Instagram of themselves rocking what embrace their bodies regardless of their they’ve got in their favourite swimsuit at shape. Body Image Movement founder #iwillembracesummer. For every entrant, Taryn Brumfitt’s mission is to “put an end Swimwear Galore will contribute $10 to to body loathing and spread the message Body Image Movement’s education and of body loving”. Next, Swimwear Galore social outreach program. put a call out for Aussie gals of all shapes and sizes to be the faces - and bodies - of Visit swimweargalore.com.au to find their campaign. They selected five. swimwear for your body type and to see the Embrace Summer 2017 winners. And, Ms Brumfitt said she was excited. “It’s only of course, drop into the Mornington retail when brands like this start challenging store today. the norms of the industry and the media that we’ll see a shift in how women view SWIMWEAR GALORE MORNINGTON themselves.”

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The inaugural Mornington Oaks Day Luncheon at Mornington Racecourse on November 9 was a raging success. The sold-out event saw guests enjoy freeflowing beverages and a gourmet three-course lunch prepared by in house-chefs from the finest ingredients on the Peninsula. An estimated 450-plus women and men attended.

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BY LIZ ROGERS There’s a story behind every business and the people who run it.

Collie Anne Jewellery in Dromana wears its heart on its sleeve – you can see every ounce of passion and creativity in this store that sings of an appreciation for quality and beauty.

This is not just a great place to purchase dramatically designed hand-selected jewellery, although the range of Australian and internationally made necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings is impressive. Inside this organically designed shop you can feel the blood, sweat and tears that went into its creation. A hand-made organic tree grows from its centre (made by Colleen’s father’s friend), while floral vines drape from the ceiling.

Owner/operator Colleen began her journey 12 years ago selling jewellery at weekend craft markets, then at expos such as Better Homes and Gardens and The Melbourne Show before opening in Dromana Hub two years ago with husband Rory. Moving next door into larger premises soon after to accommodate her growing product base, Colleen chooses each product personally. From internationally designed dresses to homewares and accessories, plus a marvelous range of locally made nautical curios, there’s something for all seaside men and women.

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Swell way to remove a stuck ring It’s hot, you’ve been out walking, your hands are a little swollen and now you can’t take your ring off. What do you do?

Well, don’t panic. Usually just elevating your hand or applying ice to your finger until the swelling goes down works a treat; putting some oil or soap on your finger and twisting or “unscrewing” the ring is also a good tip.

But if you’ve sprained or jammed your finger, swelling in the joint can make removal difficult. In that case, all you’ll need is about 60cm of dental floss.

Slip a few centimetres of floss under the ring towards your palm (you may have to use a safety pin or something similar to push it). Then begin wrapping the rest of floss snugly around your finger from the edge of the ring and over your knuckle, just like winding thread on to a spool, with each row of floss tight up against the last one. Keep going until the floss extends a little beyond the swollen joint. Don’t be afraid to pull the floss tight -- you want to slightly compress the swelling so the ring passes over it.

Finally, when the swollen joint is wrapped,

grasp the short end of the floss and begin to slowly and gently unwind it towards the ring. The unwinding floss will push the ring over the swollen joint and bingo! Or should we say: ring go!

If this doesn’t work you may need to have the ring cut off, so call your doctor or visit your nearest hospital’s emergency department.

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With just three games of football under her belt, Claudia Whitfort has been picked up by Melbourne at No.30 in the second AFL Women’s draft.

Let’s backtrack to those three games of football that we mentioned. No, we’re not messing with you. This talented 18-year-old is very new to the game, but not to sport. She’s played state league netball, captained the Victorian lifesaving team and won silver and bronze at the state athletics titles. Fittingly, at Peninsula Grammar’s recent Colours Dinner, the Year 12 student was awarded the Principal’s Colours for Sport as well as Full Colours for athletics and netball and for Town House.

After seeing an advertisement on Facebook for a fitness testing day for girls keen to play AFLW, she thought, “Why not?” After testing very well, Claudia was invited to try out for several AFLW teams.

Claudia took a break from her exam studies to fill Mornington Peninsula Magazine in on the exciting details. “I didn’t think this was in my future, but I like it a lot. I’ve been keen on sport since aged 6 – I just fell in love with it.”

Pre-season training started on Tuesday, November 21, and Claudia had already been to the Demons for a tour, uniform pick-up and a barbecue with the other six girls who were picked. Out of the six, four are in the draft and two are in the rookie draft. “I’ll be in and out of the club now until then, as I can’t wait to start the skills training,” Claudia said.

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This is a great time to take advantage of their Berlei and Triumph bra sale, which will be running for the months of December and January. Bra brands include Triumph, Berlei, Fayreform, Panache, Glamorise, Calvin Klein, Freya, Fantasie and Empreinte, a European brand that provides fit and comfort that you need to wear to believe. The shape, comfort and glamour will totally transform you in a wonderful way. These bras are available up to 24H in the most amazing colours.

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Aries: December is an exciting time for Cancer: It is all about the detail this you as long as you keep an open mind, and also as long as you focus on what is in the best interests of everyone. December 1 sees some surprises in your private life.

Decisions also need to be made about your life direction.

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month. December sees you catch up on chores, focusing on the minutiae rather than the big picture. Pets may demand some attention. Alternatively, it may be a good period during which to have a health check-up or take the car in for a service.

Venus, the planet of love, moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius. You reap what you have sown when it comes to relationships this month. If you have been honest, faithful and loving then your love life is in for some adventures. If you have been secretive then your loved ones may break away.

during December. Anything that stirs your creative or artistic juices can be embraced, particularly if it is connected to home and family. You are able to rest on your laurels a little now if you like, or forge ahead with new projects.

Gemini: It is time to mate, date and

Virgo: It is time to broaden your mind

relate. If you are single then you can explore options for meeting someone new and exciting. If you are already in a committed relationship then you can share good times. Either way, these may involve travel plans to fun places.

Leo: Fun is the name of the game

and stop sweating the details. Your normally critical or worrying thoughts are able to be replaced with positive ones. A happy event may distract you.

Alternatively, you could enjoy an artistic or money-making project under the influence of Jupiter and Venus.

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Money flows in and flows out again as you enjoy a period of abundance. It is always best for balanced Librans to ensure that more flows in than out, but now you may throw caution to the wind and simply enjoy the good things in life.

Scorpio:

Lucky planets Jupiter and Venus are in your Zodiac Sign, indicating that good fortune is linked with love and money. With the right attitude you can attract all that you desire when it comes to your romantic life and your fiscal affairs. Mars also enters Scorpio, boosting your drive and determination.

Sagittarius:

Admit it: life would be boring without you, a sunny Sagittarian.

It is time to look in the mirror and appreciate all that you have to offer. The planets align in a way that encourages you to put your own health and happiness first, beginning with boosting your self-esteem.

Capricorn: You have a little more

work to do, or a little more time to play, before the serious planet Saturn enters your Zodiac Sign in late December.

Slowly and surely you need to build your resources, biding your time. Of course, you are already an expert at this.

Aquarius:

December is party time for Aquarians. The planets are aligned in the friendship sector of your Solar Chart, indicating that your calendar is full. Of course, you could socialise all month on social media, but how much more satisfying would it be to build connections in person?

Pisces:

You may feel restless this month as something sparks a reassessment of your personal money matters. As long as you feel that you are heading in the right direction in your professional life, then all is well.

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The Wellness Manor offers sublime, holistic spa experiences set within the grounds of an 18th century vicarage. Just off Main St Mornington, when you step through the gate into the beautiful, lush garden you can’t help but feel the tranquil and transformative energy of the property – your journey into pure relaxation and rejuvenation has begun.

Greeted warmly at the door, your host will guide you to our stunning bathing area. Mineral water pools, rich in magnesium and potassium, soften the body and soothe the mind. Our Infrared Sauna offers deep, penetrating warmth to ease muscular aches and pains, whilst assisting our body’s natural detox process. Sipping on filtered water and fresh herbal tea, you will have the perfect chance to “just be” whilst enjoying the warmth of the pools.

The Wellness Manor have an amazing range of beautiful, therapeutic treatments which can be tailored to your specific needs. Our professional hosts will be delighted to assist you in choosing a perfect, personal treatment.

Dreamy massages, body scrubs and wraps, and indulgent steam room treatments are all on offer. Our cosmeceutical-grade Kerstin Florian facials are available alongside certified organic Retreatment skincare. Highly trained spa therapists will customise your facial to ensure your skin is newly radiant and healthy.

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Christmas is an important time of year for the Anglican Parish of Mount Eliza. From the youngest members of playgroup, to the primary and secondary school church members, to the parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents and others, all look forward to the season when they remember how God came into the world as a tiny baby.

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Of course, Christmas brings out the inner child in many of us. We delight in the colour and sparkle of decorations and twinkling lights, the pleasure of carefully chosen gifts and lovely foods, and the comfort of familiar songs and family traditions. Themes of joy and peace are common on Christmas cards and in the imagery we use to celebrate the season. But do we find that joy and peace in our own lives? And what does the original Christmas story say about where to go looking for such things?

For people of faith, the story of Jesus’s birth expresses the possibility of joy and peace on earth for all people everywhere.

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She Shell Art By Miffy creates style-statement designs and decorative creations from shells Miffy has gathered over more than three decades.

Since she was four, Miffy has had an affinity with Australia’s beaches, collecting shells and storing them away until establishing her business 11 years ago.

Miffy says none of her “old shell beauties” were rare, threatened, endangered or exotic species – “all were found embedded in dry sea kelp and collected on the tide-line, including being found deceased and embedded in the sand dunes”.

Miffy’s creations are interwoven with such items as dried sea kelp and sea sponges, nautical beach rope and boat floats, dried banksias and freshwater pearls, beads, A+ grade South Sea pearls, driftwood, rose gold polished oyster wings, gold-lip polished oyster discs, and oyster, mussel and scallop shells given to her by Peninsula fishermen.

She Shell Art By Miffy is taking the Peninsula by storm.

Four of Miffy’s gallery ready-made decor creations have been taken on consignment and she has entered an exciting new business collaboration with Veraison Restaurant in Tootgarook.

Miffy is a Mount Martha artist whose uniquely Australian decor creations are encrusted in decades-old shells and

One of Miffy’s Decor Creations on consignment and available for sale at Veraison Restaurant and Wine Bar in Tootgarook. tide-line and coastal finds that enhance both seaside and city abodes.

She Shell Art By Miffy evokes memories and the love of the sea and times spent there. Miffy’s creations will have you reminiscing on the beauty and power of the ocean and the effect it has on all of us.

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Carly, Jasmine and Sarah are three friends from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula who grew up with a love of films and filmmaking. A desire to have a cultural event on their own doorstep led them to create the upcoming Stellar Short Film Festival – an idea so good the Frankston City Council made it part of its Event Attraction Program for 2018.

Stellar is a premium outdoor film festival being held on Saturday, March 3, on the lawns of the stunning McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery in Langwarrin - home to more than 100 sculptures in 16ha of spectacular bushland.

Stellar will showcase the best Australian short films from 2017, with entries by invitation only. Films will compete on the night for prizes, with winners selected by a panel of industry judges, as well as an audience choice award.

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For $75, general admission ticket holders will relax with an afternoon of musical entertainment, play lawn games or wander around the sculpture park before enjoying the films and their gourmet picnic pack, including a delicious filled baguette, two salads and a bottle of water.

VIP ticket holders ($150) will indulge in a cocktail-style dinner party with drinks before the screenings, plus receive a gourmet show bag, have access to the indoor gallery, a VIP bar, special entertainment, reserved seating, and an invitation to the Stellar after-party.

There’ll be a mini dessert market featuring local producers, as well as a selection of wines, beers, and coffee available for purchase.

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The grand final of The Voice of Frankston and Mornington Peninsula 2017 attracted an enthusiastic and highly appreciative audience to the Southern Peninsula Art Centre in Rosebud on Sunday, October 22. Travis Cole, Ella Wilson and Lachlan Clue were popular winners of the Adult, Teen and Junior categories.

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Brilliantly coloured new paintings from Utopia, the APY Lands and the Central Desert have winged their way to Shoreham’s Whistlewood Gallery for this year’s Christmas Art Parade + Salon opening on December 9.

Alongside will be unique jewellery from Arnhem Land in metals, bark and shells as well as a wide range of Aboriginal licensed homewares and gift items.

“This is the first time we’ve presented an art parade for our Christmas show,” says curator Susan McCulloch. “We’ll be showing a great range of smaller paintings as well as larger, collectible works – and a few bargains mixed in as well. “ More than 50 paintings – as well as some of the jewellery – will be paraded by a team of assistants while Susan provides commentary on the artists and their art.

The art parade opens the Christmas salon on Saturday, December 9, at 2.30pm and bookings are essential at mccullochart.eventbrite.com.au or through the gallery.

For those not wishing to attend the art parade, however, all are welcome from 11am-4pm Saturdays and Sundays,

December 9-10 and 16-17.

“We’re excited by the great range of new Aboriginal licensed design items such as beautifully packaged hand creams and soaps, salad servers, bowls, mugs and self-filling cushions - all at very reasonable prices – as well as the jewellery and new paintings. It’s a real Christmas smorgasbord!”

The Christmas show finishes a busy year for Whistlewood. After a short break the gallery will re-open between Christmas and New Year and in January launch 20/20: A Sense of Place 2018 – a large landscape exhibition of more than 40 paintings, works on paper and 3D works by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from around Australia.

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Show them you love them Yes, it is already December. No, you still haven’t started your Christmas shopping.

Well, Frankston Arts Centre has just the ticket to the perfect Christmas present for your loved ones.

Theatre tickets make for great gifts – with so many shows on offer, you are sure to find something that they will love. And the best part is, unlike material gifts, the memories of the night out at the theatre will last for ever. With a facility like Frankston Arts Centre, you don’t even need to look far and wide to find that perfect show – music, drama, dance, circus – you name it and FAC will have it.

Tickets start from as little as $20 too.

You can find all the shows online on thefac.com.au or the friendly staff at Frankston Arts Centre can even help you pick just the right show. Call 9784 1060 or drop in at the corner of Davey and Young streets in Frankston. And while you’re picking up your tickets, don’t miss the exquisite jewellery on sale in the glass cabinets.

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New Year starts with art When Sir Winston Churchill was once asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he asked: “Then what are we fighting for?” It is hard to imagine a single day when no inspired art works are created on the Peninsula – and you’ll be able to view some of the best at the 34th Sorrento Art Show on January 6.

The first major event on the southern Peninsula for 2018, the Sorrento Art Show is hosted by the Rotary Club of Sorrento and is greatly anticipated each year. Visitors will stream into Sorrento Community Centre at 5pm on opening night, eager to discover which works have sparked the interest of the judge, Lyn Mellady. Anticipation is high; the possibility of finding their perfect piece while balancing a nibble and a drink seems to guide people to the original work – perhaps to discover a masterpiece for the future.

Established feature artists at this year’s show are Jane Henderson and Ron Farnhill, while new feature artists Gabrielle Young and Billy Nye are also generating interest.

Art provides a variety of ways to express our feelings and opinions - sculpture, music, poetry, acting, painting, printmaking, crafts. How grey would our world be if not for the beauty of a painting, a symphony, a sculpture, or a piece of lace? Oils, watercolours, etching, print work, photography – the choice will be yours. We gain value through art – cultural, social, and economic value. The arts are part of our future. Come and be part of that future.

The 34th Sorrento Art Show, proudly supported by premium sponsor, Mercedes Benz Mornington, opens at 5pm on Saturday, January 6, at Sorrento Community Centre ($20 per person), then 10am-4pm daily from January 7-13. Inquiries: 0432 420 336 or sorrentoartshow.com

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Craig Penny’s Gulls at Sullivans Bay (92 x 92 acrylic on canvas).

Manyung ends year on a high note

BY LIZ ROGERS hang on walls of spacious abodes from The end of the year is nigh and Manyung Portsea to Singapore.

Gallery is set to celebrate with a wide range of wonderful art exhibited across Philip Adams and Monica Adams: six spaces. See the best of contemporary December sees the beautiful landscape art that speaks to the heart, check out and coastal creations, canvas and collage what’s in store and get ready to indulge in works of Philip Adams exhibited at the joy of expression at Manyung Gallery Manyung Gallery’s Sorrento space, while – the perfect place for purchasing the gift Monica Adams (no relation) is part of of art this Christmas.

Manyung Gallery’s Pucker Up Show in Mount Eliza in February. Both artists’ Eva Armisen: On show throughout work hangs equally well in contemporary December at Manyung Mount Eliza and city dwellings, chic seaside homes, or Manyung Flinders, this Spanish-born professional suites and public spaces. artist is well-known for her child-like style that viewers adore. Her works have been Drop by to view and purchase a gift of art exhibited and collected world-wide and that can be handed down from generation express the pleasure in connecting with to generation. The Manyung Gallery family and the child within.

Group also offers an in-home consultation service, so getting your space looking Craig Penny, Wendy Grace and Greg beautiful for end-of-year celebrations is Mallyon: Craig is a feature artist at easy.

Sorrento and is much loved for his superb interpretations of sweeping coastal MANYUNG GALLERY GROUP vistas and families enjoying Mornington A: 60 Mount Eliza Way, Mount Eliza Peninsula beaches. Manyung Gallery A: Unit 7, 35 Progress St, Mornington Group’s new gallery space at Flinders (warehouse) will feature Wendy and Greg throughout A: 6-10 Claremont Ave, Malvern December. Wendy’s delicate abstract work A: 113A and 119 Ocean Beach Rd, is inspired by the colour, texture and form Sorrento found in her surrounding landscapes.

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Manyung Gallery Flinders at 37 Cook Street is now open and featuring over 50 sculptures

Mt Eliza • Sorrento • Flinders • Mornington Manyung Gallery 113 & 119 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento T. 03 9787 2953 E. staff@manyunggallery.com.au

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DECEMBER GIG GUIDE SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER Rob Papp - Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm The Bittermen – Gods Kitchen 8.30pm Size Matters - Beaches of Mornington 9pm SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER Beat That Band – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Mijo Biscan – The Brewery 2pm The Detonators – The Royal Hotel 3pm Millington – Gods Kitchen 5pm FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER Simon Imrei – Brass Razu 8.30 Right Brothers – Beaches 9pm SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER Nick Charles – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Nat Allison – The Royal Hotel 8pm The Flaming Mongrels – Gods Kitchen 8pm Frankie Stevens – Rye RSL 8pm The Jetsons – Beaches 9pm SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER Jay Mclean – Pier 10 12.30pm Mama’s Mountain Jug Band – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Matt Harrison – The Brewery 2pm Leigh Sloggett – Lounge Three87 3pm Ruckus – Sorrento Portsea RSL 4pm Opal Ocean – Gods Kitchen 5pm Zeon (Celtic Band) – The Royal Hotel 3pm FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER Whisky Gypsies – Brass Razu 8.30pm Things of Stone & Wood – The Grand Hotel 8pm Rock Assault – Beaches 9pm SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER Dan Palmara – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Rhys Crimmin – Gods Kitchen 8pm Jesse Valach & Blues Mountain – The Royal Hotel 8pm Standing Room Only – Beaches of Mornington 9pm SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER The Jump Devils - Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Rob Papp - Pier 10 12.30pm Backyard Brew - The Royal Hotel 3pm Ben Smith – Gods Kitchen 5pm Right Brothers – The Rockstar Bar 7pm SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER James Franklin - Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Sammy Owen Band – The Royal Hotel 8pm Erik Parker - Gods Kitchen 8pm Soul Mates – Beaches 9pm SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER James Vincent - Pier 10 12.30pm Jouls Boult & The Redeemers – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Rob Papp - The Brewery 2pm SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER The R&J Sessions – Hickinbotham of Dromana 1pm Jesse Valach & Blues Mountain – Gods Kitchen 8pm SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER New Years Eve Session - The Dromana Drive In 6pm

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Dromana Drive-In will be presenting a showcase of the best two bands the Peninsula has to offer to welcome in 2018. For a totally family-friendly event, New Year’s Eve at the Dromana Drive-In will be the place to celebrate.

Kicking off the celebrations from 6pm will be Mornington Peninsula legend Rob Papp, who will be showcasing his new band line-up featuring Mark ‘Dragon’ McLeod (Screaming Jets) on drums, hot British bass player Dean Gaudoin, and our own favourite Danny Oakhill on keys.

Rob’s style of music needs no introduction - he covers everything from screaming Chicago blues to modern-day blues rock, which means this band will propel you into 2018 with a big blues bang!

He’ll be followed by another Peninsula favourite, Diddy Reyes & the 59 Rockers, who will get the party jumping with their thigh-gyrating, toe-tapping, hip-swinging style of music. If you like to rock‘n’roll, you’ll love the Rockers.

Diddy is a favourite frontman around town, and his band is guaranteed to get you bopping to the groove with their early ‘50s mod poppers and black rockabilly tunes.

There will also be eight movies showing on two screens, followed by the biggest fireworks display on the Peninsula. Bookings are essential because this event will sell out - so don’t miss it. For more information, check out all the details at dromanadrivein.com.au

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To have your event included go to morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au /diarydates/ Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 10.30am-1.30pm; artscentre.frankston. vic.gov.au/Whats_On; 9784 1056

DECEMBER 2017 EVERY SUNDAY Heritage steam train trips Mornington Railway; 460 Moorooduc Hwy, Moorooduc; www.morningtonrailway.org. au; 1300 767 274 Live music at Pop & Selmas Café 34 Ranelagh Drive, Mt Eliza Kingdom Kids Church – The Anglican Church, Cnr Albert St & Octavia St, Mornington; 10.30am; 5975 0198; www.mmmanglican.org.au EVERY MONDAY, SCHOOL TERMS Peninsula Kung Fu Corner Racecourse Rd & Carbine Way, Mornington; 1:30pm2:30pm; www.peninsulakungfu.com.au/ kung-fu-classes/womens-self-defence UNTIL DECEMBER 12 Artist Steve Salo collaboration with Back to Back Theatre to paint portraits Frankston Arts Centre Curved Wall, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 9am-5pm; 9784 1896; www.seeartfac. com.au UNTIL DECEMBER 14 Craig Penny’s Exhibition ‘Summer Impressions’ Manyung Gallery Sorrento, 113 & 119 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento; 9787 2953; www.manyunggallery. com.au UNTIL JANUARY 28 Memories by Angela Russo White Hill Gallery, White Hill Rd, Dromana; Gallery & café open Fri-Sun 11am5pm; www.whitehillart.com.au; www. angelarussoartworks.com FRIDAY DECEMBER 1 The Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society Informative Talk followed by viewing of stars 8pm; The Briars; www.mpas.asn.au; 0419 253 252 Oakhill Gallery presents Mask Exhibition Gala Event Collect your mask at Oakhill Gallery; $10; Oakhill Gallery, 100 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington; 5974 4299; www. oakhillgallery.com.au SATURDAY DECEMBER 2 Red Hill Peony Estate Open Day – 103pm; 237-239 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill; Bookings essential, Jill 0438 558 633

SUNDAY DECEMBER 3 Frankston Full Moon Yoga 6-7pm; PARC, Pier Promenade, Frankston; Register on the day ‘The Christmas Pageant’ 10.30am; The Anglican Parish of Mt Eliza, 105 Koetong Pde, Mt Eliza; www.mteliza. melbourneanglican.org.au The Bel Canto Choir Presents Christmas Readings and Carols 2.30pm, The Village Uniting Church, 93 Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza, Tix Adults $20, Concessions $15, 9787 5383

The Dusty Springfield Story Cabaret dinner and show starring Wendy Stapleton as Dusty; Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; $59; arrive 6.30pm for 7pm start; artscentre. frankston.vic.gov.au Christmas concert & community market Rye Primary Sch, 12-22 Lyons St, Rye 4.30-7pm; free P: 5985 4462 Come and try sailing 4pm, @ Westernport Yacht Club, 1 Foreshore Rd, Balnarring Beach; Bookings essential; info@westernport.org.au

Step Into Happiness Workshop 10am-1pm; $25; The Garden, 4 Ross Smith Ave, Frankston; Book at www. pmacademy.com.au/events; Amanda 0407 553 301 or Suzanne 9391 6678

SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 Balnarring Races – Balnarring Racecourse, 58 Coolart Rd, Balnarring; adults $10, children U18 free, gates open 10am, www.balnarringraces.com

Frog Challenge Mornington Peninsula 8am-4pm; Rosebud Village Green, Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud; Teams of 2, SwimRun endurance event, 100 spots available per event; Event People 0458 151 306; www.frogchallenge.com

Carols on the Hill 2017 Red Hill Recreation Res, 184 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill; 5-6.30pm; free; 5975 5469

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 All Abilities Day 2018 - ‘Come and Try’ sports and recreation day for people of all ages and abilities to celebrate International Day of People with Disability; free BBQ, registration essential; Civic Reserve, 350 Dunns Rd, Mornington; 10am–1.30pm; 5950 1099 Community Connector Volunteer Training Camp Manyung, Sunnyside Rd, Mt Eliza; 10am-1pm; free; 5950 1672 THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 Live ‘n’ Local - Mornington Library, Vancouver St, Mornington; free, bookings essential; 5950 1230 DECEMBER 8 – FEBRUARY 18 Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery presents ‘Coast’ – Dunns Rd, Mornington; 5950 1580 FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 Christmas Spectacular Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 10.30am and 1.30pm; Christmas Lunch at noon additional $26; $18 - $20; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Promac celebrated 30 years! – Mix of traditional Christmas Carols and contemporary songs; Frankston Arts

Victoria’s Premier Triathlon SeriesRace 2 to Portsea-Swimrun and Aquathlon Point Nepean National Park, Portsea; bookings essential at 2xutriathlonseries.com.au/race-2/ Christmas Art Parade 2.30pm; Whistlewood Gallery, 642 Shoreham Rd, Shoreham; Bookings ess. mccullochart. eventbrite.com.au; 5989 8282 SATURDAY–SUNDAY DECEMBER 9-10 Christmas Salon + Art Parade 11am4pm, Whistlewood Gallery, 642 Tucks Rd, Shoreham, 5989 8282, www. mccullochandmcculloch.com.au SUNDAY DECEMBER 10 Carols in the Park Tyabb Central Reserve, 1580 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Tyabb; 7-9pm; free; Western Port Christian Family Church 0439 848 036 TUESDAY DECEMBER 12 Young at art at MPRG Introduce preschoolers to art at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington; 10-11am; 5950 1580; Curator’s talk: Exploring the coastline- Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Dunns Rd, Mornington; 3-3:45pm; free with exhibition entry; 5950 1580 THURSDAY DECEMBER 14 2017 Mornington Peninsula

FRIDAY DECEMBER 15 Somerville Carols by Candle Light 6-10pm; Fruit Growers Reserve, Station St, Somerville; CFA 0419 305 593

President Roots GPO Hotel, 1003 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud; 3 course dinner & show $95, 2 course dinner & show $85 or limited bar ticket only $30; 5982 3200

Come and try sailing 4pm, @ Westernport Yacht Club, 1 Foreshore Rd, Balnarring Beach; Bookings essential; info@westernport.org.au

Two Phase The Duo The New Atrium Restaurant & Function Centre, 10 Country Club Drv, Safety Beach; $70pp incl 2 course meal; Bookings essential 5981 8123

FRIDAY–SUNDAY DECEMBER 15-17 Christmas Tree Festival Free kids activities & Santa visits; Anglican Centre, Cnr Octavia & Albert Rd, Mornington; Fri 4-7pm, Sat 10-5pm; Sun 1-5pm; 5975 0198; www.mmmanglican.org.au;

SUN-WED DEC 31-JANUARY 10 PLOS - The Little Mermaid Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; $39-52; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

SATURDAY DECEMBER 16 Cooking Class: Patch 2 Plate Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery; cnr Cook & Wood sts, Flinders; 4-6.30pm; flindershotel. com.au

TUES-SUN JANUARY 2-FEBRUARY 4 Whistlewood Gallery presents 20/20 A Sense of Place 2018 – www. mccullochandmcculloch.com.au;

SAT–SUNDAY DECEMBER 16-17 Christmas Salon + Art Parade 11am4pm, Whistlewood Gallery, 642 Tucks Rd, Shoreham, 5989 8282, www. mccullochandmcculloch.com.au DECEMBER 16 – APRIL 25 Sand Sculpting Australia Exhibition – Frankston Waterfront; visitfrankston.com SUNDAY DECEMBER 17 Lyrebird Community Christmas Festival and Carols 5-10pm; Belvedere Reserve, Seaford THURSDAY DECEMBER 21 Main Street Mornington Family Christmas & Late Night Trading 5-7pm FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 Frankston Gratitude Solstice 6-7pm; PARC Pier Promenade, Frankston; Register on the day SATURDAY DECEMBER 23 Christmas Carols in the Park With Jimmy Giggle; 5.30pm; Mornington Park TUESDAY DECEMBER 26 Barefoot Cinema Point Nepean National Park, Portsea; 6pm; barefootcinema. com.au DECEMBER 27-JANUARY 28 Frozen Wonderland Real Ice Skating Rosebud Central Shopping Centre, 35 Wannaeue Place, Rosebud; day and evening sessions: cost $18; frozenwonderland.com.au THURSDAY DECEMBER 28 Sparkling & Paella Day Cellar Door open from 11am-5pm & Paella available from 12-3pm; Stonier Wines, 2 Thompsons Ln, Merricks; 5989 8300

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 Frankston Arts Centre presents The Voice of Silvie Paladino 10.30am & 1.30pm; Tickets $20; Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 9784 1060; www.thefac.com.au

Under The Southern Stars - Hastings Foreshore Reserve, Marine Parade, Hastings; new summer festival headlined

by Jimmy Barnes; 1-10pm; cost; $109; underthesouthernstars.com.au

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 Blues at the Briars Gates open 11am; Tix selling fast www.bluesatthebriars. com

SUNDAY - SATURDAY JANUARY 7-13 Sorrento Art Show 2018 - Sorrento Community Centre, McFarlane Drive, Sorrento; cost $5; sorrentoartshow.com MONDAY – FRIDAY JANUARY 8-12 The Peninsula Youth Music Society presents it’s 38th Annual Summer Music School – Musicians ages 5-19 with little to no experience; Mt Eric Secondary College, Robinsons Rd, Frankston South; 5975 8841; www. peninsulayouthmusicsociety.org.au SATURDAY JANUARY 13 Alfa Romeo Portsea Polo Pt Nepean Quarantine Station, Portsea; Tea Tree Enclosure $95pp, The Provincial Home Living Polo Lounge $160pp, Polo Club Point Nepean Marquee $140pp; www. portseapolo.com.au SUNDAY JANUARY 14 Shakespeare in the Wines Gates open 4pm, performance at 5pm; Crittenden Estate, 25 Harrisons Rd, Dromana; Bookings essential; 5987 3800; www. crittendenwines.com.au

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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Fri 9 Mar, 10.30am & 1.30pm A modern take on the most critically acclaimed and popular of the Gilbert & Sullivan musicals.

Tickets: $20

Woodleigh School Testing & Information Session 9am; Woodleigh School, 485 Golf Links Rd, Langwarrin South; 5971 6100 Woodleigh School Campus Tours Book via website www.woodleigh.school SATURDAY MARCH 3 Stellar Shirt Film Festival McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery, 390 McClelland Drv, Langwarrin; Tickets www. stellarshortfilmfestival.com.au FRIDAY MARCH 9 Frankston Arts Centre presents The Pirates of Penzance 10.30am & 1.30pm; Tickets $20; Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 9784 1060; www.thefac.com.au SUNDAY MARCH 25 My Mount Eliza Run & Fun Festival 2018 – 5km & 10km Trail run/walk; New venue, Mount Eliza Regional Park, Two Bays Rd, Mount Eliza; Register now www.mymounteliza.org.au MORE LISTINGS ON OUR WEBSITE morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 Gig on the Green Mount Eliza 2-8pm, facebook.com/gigonthegreen3930

SAT-SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10-11 The Waterfront Festival – Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-8pm; Frankston Waterfront

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Fri 9 Feb, 10.30am & 1.30pm Silvie will entertain you with classics from musicals, hits by female vocalists and songs of inspiration.

Tickets: $20

FRIDAY – SUNDAY JANUARY 26-28 Australian Beach Games 10am-10pm; Frankston Waterfront

SUNDAY JANUARY 7 Seaside Scavenge Beach Clean Up 2018 Rye Foreshore, Point Nepean Rd, Rye; 10-3pm; 0434 026 549

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Fri 8 Dec, 10.30am & 1.30pm A wonderful mix of traditional carols, contemporary Christmas songs and a whole lot of laughs in between.

Tickets: $20

FRIDAY JANUARY 26 Balnarring Cup at Balnarring Races Balnarring Racecourse, 58 Coolart Rd, Balnarring; adults $10, children U18 free, gates open 10am, www. balnarringraces.com

FRIDAY – SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9-11 Peninsula Short Film Festival The Village Green Rosebud; www. peninsulashortfilmfestival.com.au

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Balnarring Races Balnarring Racecourse, 58 Coolart Rd, Balnarring; adults $10, children U18 free, gates open 10am, www.balnarringraces.com

SATURDAY JANUARY 6 Blessing of the Waters – 9.30am-5pm; Frankston Waterfront

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Dining with the Stars with The King, The Queen and a Whole Lotta Cash Brooklands of Mornington; 99 Tanti Ave, Mornington; 7pm; brooklandsofmornington.com.au

SUNDAY DECEMBER 31 2018 Australian Flying Fifteen Sailing Championships Mornington Yacht Club, 2 Schnapper Point Dve, Mornington; morningtonyc.net.au

Human Rights Oration Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington; 6.30-9.30pm; free; mornpenhumanrights.org/mphrg-events

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EVERY WEDNESDAY Mornington’s Main Street: 9am - 3pm between Cromwell and Albert Sts. EVERY THURSDAY Hastings in Street: Over 40 stalls everything home made, home grown & craft, High St, Hastings 9-1pm.

EVERY SUNDAY Bittern Community: Bittern railway station. Frankston-Flinders Rd, Bittern.

Over 80 stalls selling new and used goods, crafts, plants, fruit and vegetables.

Frankston Sunday: 8am-1pm in Sherlock & Hay carpark, Young St, Frankston.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2 Red Hill Community Market: Sept-May, RH Showgrounds, Arthur’s Seat Rd, Red Hill 8am-1pm. Over 300 stalls fresh gourmet produce, art & craft.

Rye Foreshore Rotary Market: runs all year, opposite Rye Post Office at end of Lyons St, 2257-2319 Pt Nepean Rd,

Rye, 7am-1pm. Lovely local market that benefits a great cause SUNDAY DECEMBER 3 Balnarring Wellbeing Market: Synchronize body, mind & spirit with local products & services for health & wellbeing. Balnarring Community Hall, 10am-3pm Oak Hill Community Arts Cooperative’: Artist Inspired, 100 Morn-Tyabb Rd, Mornington Rosebud Lions Club: Rosebud Village Green. 7am till 2pm Rosebud West Outdoor Market 8:30am -12:30pm. Eastbourne Primary School, Allambie Ave, Rosebud West Shipwreck’d Studio Gallery: Art & treasure market, 10am-3pm, 7 Rosebud Pde, behind the cinemas SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 Crib Point Community Market Park Rd, Crib Point; 9am-1pm; market@cpch.org.

au Karingal Uniting Church 8am-1pm, cnr Karingal Dve & Lindrum Rd, Frankston Rosebud Community School: Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd Somerville Anglican Church: 9am-1pm, Stalls can range from bric a brac to plants, fruit & vegies, 2a Eramosa Rd West, Somerville SUNDAY DECEMBER 10 Mornington Racecourse Craft: Racecourse Rd 9am-2pm. Over 300 stalls with animal farm & face painting for kids.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 16 Boneo Community: Cnr Boneo & Limestone Rds. Pearcedale Farmers Market 8am-1pm at the Pearcedale Community Centre, Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale Emu Plains Market: 9am-2pm, meet Santa 10am-12pm, October-April, Emu Plains

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SUNDAY DECEMBER 24 Mt Eliza Farmers’: Fourth Sunday of month, Mt Eliza Village Green. 9am - 1pm Little Beauty Market: 10am-3pm, Santa visits from 10am-12pm, Beauty Park, Frankston (Opposite Frankston Football Oval), www.littlebeautymarket.com.au SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 Rosebud Trash n Treasure: Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd. 7.30am till noon

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Fresh eggs are best for Christmas cooking Eventful month for markets December is an exciting time for the Untold Events Co team. This month Santa visits both the Little Beauty Market in Frankston and Emu Plains Market in Balnarring from 10am-noon, and Faery Emma puts on a very special Sparkly Christmas show from 10.3011.30am. It’s just $10 and it’s sure to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Each market will be filled to the brim with amazing fresh and gourmet food, live music (including lots of Christmas favourites), kids’ entertainment, and

If you’re thinking about making all your favourite foods this festive season, then Somerville Egg Farm is the place to purchase your farm fresh eggs. Get cracking on baking traditional mince pies, fabulous fruity pavlova or even your breakfast with the best local eggs you can buy.

Somerville Egg Farm is a family owned and operated business that delivers the freshest eggs to the local community and beyond. Luigi and Maria Napolitano have been supplying eggs to Peninsula people since 1978 and share the running of their family friendly farm with son Anthony and daughters Linda and Anita.

Their grandchildren Angus, William, Ruby, Stella and Harry also help look after the free-range hens, maremma dogs, alpacas and goats too. Chicken manure can also be purchased by the bag when available.

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This Christmas and holiday season make your family and friends’ celebrations perfect by purchasing the best quality eggs from Somerville Egg Farm. All customers are welcome to view the chickens while buying truly farm-fresh ‘googies’ with luscious golden yolks that are perfect for all your delicious Christmas fare.

The silly season is almost here, so start preparing now and visit Somerville Egg Farm to make your creating and baking easy. These are some of the best eggs you’ll ever eat!

SOMERVILLE EGG FARM A: 220 Eramosa Rd West, Moorooduc (cnr Eramosa Rd West and Binnak Way) T: 5977 5405 Open: Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm, Saturday 8am-12.30pm; closed Sunday and all public holidays

of course the very best stallholders Melbourne has to offer. The team can’t wait to welcome you and help get your handmade Christmas sorted.

Another great Christmas gift idea is a Stringybark Cinema voucher. Returning to the Emu Plains Reserve in January with six family-friendly classics, it’s a great gift for the person who loves experiences.

For information on all of the events and to book Faery Emma’s Christmas show, visit untoldevents.com.au

Chicken Manure Also Available Cnr Eramosa Rd West & Binnak Way, Moorooduc

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TWENTY YEARS OF INNOVATION Hart’s Farm has come a long way in the past 20 years. When the owners bought the 10ha Shoreham property it was stocked with beef cattle; it is now home to 1300 olive trees and a thriving apple and pear orchard as well as a luxe two-person B&B. The first olive trees were planted in 2000; the orchard – with its 16 heritage apple varieties – followed in 2010. Hart’s Farm now produces olives for both oil and table and recently expanded into apple cider, winning awards for its traditional ciders at the 2017 Red Hill Show and in the 2017 Australian Cider Awards. The fructose and glucose-free Bone Dry Cider and

Dry and Semi-Dry & Spiced Cider, which can be chilled for summer or warmed for winter drinking - have more complexity and much less sugar than many commercial varieties.

Hart’s Farm olives, award-winning olive oils, ciders and other seasonal produce are available from selected retailers and restaurants, the Farm Gate tasting room or online, and the gift hampers are great for Christmas. For wholesale inquiries, visit hartsfarm.com.au HART’S FARM A: 300 Tucks Rd, Shoreham T: 5989 6167 W: hartsfarm.com.au

Homegrown produce from the farm to you Hawkes Vegetables and Farm Gate is a family-run farm in Boneo, not far from Rosebud. The on-site Farm Gate store sells the Hawkes’ own homegrown produce as well as a great variety of other fruit, vegies, eggs, honey and juices.

A food truck has just been opened at the farm, serving hot chips and other goodies with a focus on what can be created with produce from the farm and elsewhere on the Peninsula.

The farm is also having an open day on

Saturday, December 9, which will include family entertainment, food truck specials, and the opportunity to take a tractor ride to see how the farm operates.

Hawkes Farm Gate is open seven days a week from 8am-5pm (closed Christmas Day).

HAWKES VEGETABLES AND FARM GATE A: 661 Boneo Rd, Boneo T: 5988 6785 W: hawkesvegetables.com.au

PRODUCE STORE Grass fed, no hormones, antibiotic free.

Chemical & manure free vegetables.

Preserves made on the farm.

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Three generations on, Eddie and his wife Sally at Hillock Downs are committed to producing the best beef made by nature in providing locally grown beef for you.

“Our cows are all grass-fed, including irrigated lucerne fodder which is grown right here on the farm,” Sally says. “There are no hormones or antibiotics used on our animals and they are all treated with love.

“All our beef is aged for a minimum of two weeks and comes vacuum-packed. We grow all our vegies, we use no chemicals and no manure on the garden. You will also find in the Hillock Downs Produce Store jars of delicious preserving products that are also made on farm.

“We pride ourselves on the fact that everything you see and touch is produced and made right here on the farm. We are open Fridays from 9.30am-4pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 9am-4pm, so come down and say hello and meet us, the farmers.”

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Shakespeare and wine for midsummer magic Settle in for a summer evening of fun, theatrics, food and wine.

Essential Theatre is proud to be celebrating its 16th summer of Shakespeare in the Vines, and Crittenden Estate is delighted to be hosting the group as it visits the Mornington Peninsula to perform Twelfth Night.

These passionate theatre makers reinterpret the classic texts for modern audiences, guaranteeing you a night to remember. The cast will take you on a joyful ride as Crittenden Estate is transformed into the magical land of Illyria. You’re invited to join this journey and be delighted by the unforgettable characters and thrilled by the adventures that this strange yet wonderful story has to offer. Shakespeare beautifully balances the anguish of unrequited love and the high spirit of clever comedy in this hilarious tale.

You are welcome to bring your own picnic and there will also be food vans on site for those wanting a little extra something. A range of Crittenden wines will be available by the glass and bottle as you settle in for an afternoon of joy and entertainment on

Shakespeare in the Vines at Crittenden Estate Essential Theatre will take you on a joyful ride as they perform the Twelfth Night, transforming Crittenden Estate into the magical land of Illyria.

Bring a picnic rug, some friends and settle in for a summer evening of fun, theatrics, food and wine.

Sunday January 14th. Gates open at 4pm. Performance begins 5pm For details and bookings visit www.crittendenwines.com.au Tickets must be pre-purchased.

the rolling lawns overlooking the estate’s picturesque lake (no BYO alcohol please).

Twelfth Night is on Sunday, January 14; gates open at 4pm and the performance begins at 5pm. Tickets cost $50 (children 5 and under free) and must be

pre-purchased. For details and bookings, visit crittendenwines.com.au CRITTENDEN ESTATE A: 25 Harrisons Rd, Dromana T: 5987 3800 W: crittendenwines.com.au

Tyabb’s favourite destination and great atmosphere.

Vegetarian & Gluten Free Options Available.

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Quality matters at Gourmet Paddock If you value real, tasty, fresh food and quality produce, you’re on the same page as Gourmet Paddock in Balnarring.

Whether you’re looking for somewhere casual and inviting to dine with family and friends, a delicious takeaway meal or the best produce to take home to cook yourself, Gourmet Paddock has it all under the one roof.

Gourmet Paddock’s breakfast meal is available from 7-11.30am daily and ranges from toast, croissants and cereal to the full gourmet special. The all-day menu from noon includes antipasto, vegetarian and mixed boards to share as well as sliders, Asian-inspired wok delights and delicious dry-aged meat

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Get your family and friends together for a table share meal from Gourmet Paddock’s Argentinian grill, grab a quick coffee, juice, salad, sushi or sandwich if you’re pushed for time, or take some time out to relax with a glass of wine and tapas.

Choose an easy dinner option from the takeaway and dine at home menus, and if you’re cooking for the family or having friends around, Gourmet Paddock’s butcher, fish monger and deli will send you home with the freshest, tastiest produce.

Gourmet Paddock is open seven days a week from 7am till 11pm for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Mi Mexiko serves authentic Mexican street food and has an extensive cocktail and tequila menu to match. Mi Mexiko is the only venue in Mornington whose house-made margarita is served on tap. The venue offers more than 12 different margarita flavours as well as more than 13 other cocktails.

When you’re exploring the rock pools of the Mornington Peninsula, one thing you would not want to stumble across is a blue ring.

Alatonero’s Santorini Donkey will have you dreaming of sunsets in Santorini in no time!

It’s a tasty cocktail of muddled lime, mint and ginger, limoncello, vodka and fig syrup, showered over crushed ice and served in a lovely copper mug. It’s perfect for lazy summer sipping while you’re kicking back with family and friends at this exquisite Greek restaurant opposite the beautiful McCrae foreshore.

The Santorini Donkey is one of 12 signature cocktails exclusive to Alatonero and inspired by the sun-drenched Greek island of Santorini - check them out on your next visit!

ALATONERO A: 671 Point Nepean Rd, McCrae T: 5981 1202 W: alatonero.com.au

The gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the ‘fizz family’. Fizzes became widely popular in US between 1900 and the 1940s.

Known as a hometown specialty of New Orleans, the gin fizz was so popular that bars would employ teams of bartenders who would take turns shaking the drinks.

Brass Razu’s gin fizz is a little different - it’s fruitier and razooier.

Into a shaker, pour 30ml Chambord, 30ml Bombay Gin, 45ml fresh lemon juice, 30ml simple syrup* and one egg white. In your chosen glass, place seven to nine blueberries and two finger-widths of soda water. Shake the ingredients without ice to create a smooth, creamy texture. Then shake WITH ice and strain the mixture into your chosen glass, add ice and garnish with mint and basil. *To create this at home, mix 1:1 boiling water and caster sugar, stir until all sugar is dissolved and let the mixture cool down before use.

Store excess in fridge.

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A crowd favourite is the Senorita (pictured), made of vodka, pomegranate, cranberry, lime, pink grapefruit, egg white and Persian Fairy Floss. Jugs of white and red Sangria are also available and Mi Mexiko features a Barman’s Special every month. The extensive tequila and mezcal menu will provide you with that true Mexican experience, and you’ll find a variety of local and Mexican beers, wines and mocktails – so there really is something for everyone.

Mi Mexiko is located at 25 Main St, Mornington, and bookings can be made online at mimexiko.com.au.

Takeaway food is also available and can be ordered online or by calling 5976 0024.

MI MEXIKO A: 25 Main St, Mornington T: 5975 0024 W: mimexiko.com.au

That is unless, of course, you are talking about the Blue Ring Cocktail at the Portsea Hotel.

This delicious combination of vodka, strawberry, citrus and cranberry is the perfect drink to enjoy while looking over the amazing views the Portsea beer garden has to offer.

Head down and grab one from the friendly staff at the Portsea Hotel today.

PORTSEA HOTEL A: 3746 Point Nepean Rd, Portsea T: 5984 2213 W: portseahotel.com.au

to try this Summer! southside social Summer sipping from south of the border Meet the Mexican Summer – so refreshing you’ll think you can feel the sand between your toes and hear the ocean by your side!

The love child of a classic margarita and sangria, this unusual but delicious combination is reinforced with the addition of cherry, which binds the two classics in loving matrimony.

Built in an intriguing two-part glass and garnished with a beautiful assortment of mint, lime and a single orchid, it’s almost one of those “it’s too pretty to drink” cocktails - but it tastes so good that those initial feelings will fly out the window!

The perfect tequila drink for the summer.

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When it comes to a great summer cocktail, you want fresh ingredients and you don’t want to wait, right?

Well, The Milbri agrees.

The Milbri has unveiled an exciting new cocktail menu for summer and has gone for simplicity and freshness. This means no one has to wait too long - because we all know how annoying that can be – and the cocktails are moreish to the max! Over the silly season The Milbri will be using as many fresh ingredients as possible to achieve maximum flavour while the gorgeous fresh fruits are in season.

Three of the lip-smacking new cocktails are the Frozé (raspberry syrup, strawberry puree, gin, cranberry juice and rosé), Professor’s Espresso (bourbon, instant coffee, maple syrup and a biscuit), and Mac's Mojo (white rum, passionfruit, mango puree, lime juice and egg white; pictured).

We’re impressed!

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Molly, the main bartender at Dr Fox, has smashed it out of the park with this summer treat. The Hare Affair will entice you to cheat on your usual go-to drink and have an affair with its minty-fresh sister.

Molly has captured the taste of summer with her blend of Tanqueray Gin, Saint Germain Elderflower Liqueur, dry ginger ale, and sparkling pink moscato from Montalto Estate, mixed with summer berries and topped with mint.

City-style cocktails are the focus for Dr Fox. They aren’t super sweet because they’re more about the alcohol perfectly complimenting each other than the power of the mixers.

Focusing on cocktails for the evening trade is Dr Fox’s speciality, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised as each sip provides a different level of flavour. It’s just what the doctor ordered.

DR FOX A: 37 Main St, Mornington T: 5973 4074 W: dr-fox.com.au

Veraison Wine Bar and Fine Dining is a fusion of laneway-style Melbourne wine bar meets coastal Mornington Peninsula. It’s cutting-edge, it’s right here on our doorstep and its signature cocktail is the Pink Persian Rose.

A mixture of raspberry vodka, cranberry and Rose Persian Fairy Floss, this is a cocktail that really delivers on the ‘wow’ factor – and how! Simply pour the alcohol into the glass and watch the cocktail come alive.

This summer at Veraison, fall in love with the funky lighting, the local art, the cosy atmosphere and the attention to detail as you linger over a Pink Persian Rose or two – it will definitely have you feeling in the pink. Veraison Wine Bar and Fine Dining is open seven days for breakfast and lunch and Thursdays-Sundays for dinner.

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Are you looking for a tender, juicy, premium piece of beef or a sublime slab of steak? Or some ribs that melt in your mouth?

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Then get to Mornington’s Squire’s Loft now!

This meat-lover’s restaurant is the spot to hunker down and fill up on food that is cooked to juicy perfection. All of the dishes (except breads and desserts) are gluten-free and there’s a wide range of meals to satisfy everyone’s taste, including calamari, salmon, black tiger prawns, grilled chicken and lamb chops. There’s also a grilled vegie meal.

There are amazing sauces and fresh salads to accompany your meal. The desserts are sensationally sweet too.

Squire’s Loft first opened in Johannesburg more than 20 years ago and came to Australia not long after, so its reputation for providing masterly meat dishes has been proven time and time again. The Mornington franchise, owned and operated by Rick and manager Nic, is the perfect place for steak and celebrations, so why not book your Christmas party or special event today?

Head on down to Main St and see the “Rick and Nic” show to tuck into a juicy Black Angus eye fillet today, or rib-eye, porterhouse or scotch fillet … and enjoy the quality service.

SQUIRE’S LOFT Open seven nights for dinner and lunch on Friday and Sunday A: 104 Main St, Mornington T: 5976 8482 W: squiresloft.com.au

More than 160 guests gathered at the Ranelagh Club in Mount Eliza on Saturday, October 21, for the 2017 Ranelagh Ball. They enjoyed a three-course meal, entertainment by guitarist Cam Tapp, a DJ and French champagne on arrival.

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Beautiful Home Cooked Meals Friendly & Family Environment Passion, Attention & Care

8.30 - 4.30 Tues to Sun (closed Mondays)

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Don’t dine out in Mornington until you’ve tried the new café in town, Javier and Sam’s Kitchen.

Located in Empire Street Mall, just off Main St, this is where you’ll find service with a genuine smile, food made with local ingredients and with heart. And that’s because this cosy café is owned and operated by husband and wife team Javier and Sam. Javier does all the cooking and Sam runs the front of the house.

You’ll look hard to find a couple more passionate about what they serve on each plate than these two. And here, the experience starts the moment you walk in the door and meet smiling Sam. Javier and Sam’s Kitchen is an extension of their own home – cool, calm and welcoming. They have created a space that feels like you are dining with them, in their own home. You can see Javier at work while you relax in their comfortable dining room. Javier and Sam also buy their produce locally, where possible, and pride themselves on excellent customer service.

Javier makes arguably the best pork belly with Asian slaw in town (roasted in the oven for about four hours until it melts in your mouth). Word is getting out about his Tasmanian king salmon and grass-fed scotch fillet too.

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poached eggs with home-made beetroot puree, bacon, toast, avocado and mushrooms. Sensational.

Javier and Sam’s Kitchen seats about 35 inside and about eight outside; and it’s open 8.30am-4.30pm TuesdaysSundays (closed Mondays).

Pop in for a smile, a chat and some great homemade cooking.

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The Corner Café in Rosebud is well known for making some of the region’s best fresh food from scratch.

Summer sees this clever little café creating a new menu for Rosebud residents and their guests who want to relax alfresco after an early morning swim with a blueberry, banana and ricotta french toast or a field of mushroom bruschetta. Yum! And for those who want to enjoy the summer evening breeze, linger over some salt and pepper calamari, a beef burger, pulled pork tacos or sweet potato chips while sipping on a Peninsula cider (think Cheeky Rascal) and taking the weight off your feet.

The Corner Café just loves being the go-to place where fresh food and good times take pride of place. Open seven days a week, it’s fully licensed too, so casual preChristmas drinks and nibbles with friends are all sorted.

Cheers to that!

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To quote a famous Ella Fitzgerald aria: “Summer time and the living is easy” - so let’s bring on celebrating with great friends, wine and perhaps a little cheese.

Dromana Estate’s Cafe and Cellar Door are open for all Christmas work or social gatherings from Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Dromana Estate’s staff are experts at catering for large groups seeking a leisurely grazing lunch or an intimate winetasting experience for two or up to 50 swillers. Book now, because the cafe will be closed from December 23-31 and weekends are filling up fast. But the good news is the cafe will be open seven days a week after

the Chrissy break until the end of February.

December 10 finds the estate hosting its first Creators Market, just in time to pick up that special Christmas pressie. With more than 70 stalls, live music, food trucks, Brixton Bar Co. and Dainton Family Breweries to add to the atmosphere, it’s sure to be a great day. Stalls are open from 10am and free parking is on offer. The cafe will be open with a limited takeaway pizza menu and the full menu will be on offer for booked/reserved tables only.

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Relax, unwind and indulge at the Farm The Craft & Co Farm is the sister site to The Craft & Co in Collingwood. Located in Bangholme just minutes from Frankston near Patterson River, it is a 16ha working winery and vineyard that also has an onsite cafe, bar, cellar door, function spaces, bocce court and botanicals garden.

Drop in and check out some of the new wines and indulge in a delicious feast for breakfast or lunch. There’s plenty of space for the kids to run around too!

The Craft & Co Farm is open 8am-5pm Thursday-Sunday.

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Trifecta for the Peninsula at gala awards Three Mornington Peninsula hotels have snared wins at the prestigious 2017 Australian Hotels Association (Vic) State Awards for Excellence, announced at a gala dinner on November 21 at The Palladium at Crown.

Somerville Hotel won Best Pub Bar – Regional; Kings Creek Hotel in Hastings took out Best Gaming Venue with 50 machines or less – Regional; and Rye Hotel won Best Environmental Initiative.

Finalists and winners were honoured in front of 1200 guests and professionals from the hotel industry.

Our finalists included: Dale Payne from The Cheeky Squire (Frankston) – finalist for Chef of the Year; Narelle Lougoon from The Dava Hotel in Mount Martha – finalist for Excellence in Service; Steeples Mornington and Rosebud Hotel – finalists for Best Casual Dining – Regional; Kings Creek Hotel in Hastings – finalist for Best Family Dining; Kings Creek Hotel, Somerville Hotel and Steeples Mornington – finalists for Best PubTAB – Regional; Somerville Hotel – finalist for Best Gaming Venue - with 50 machines or less – Regional; Steeples Mornington - finalist for Best Gaming Venue - with 51 machines or more – Regional; the Dava Hotel– finalist for Best Redeveloped Hotel – Gaming; the Dava Hotel finalist for Best Marketed Hotel; Rye Hotel – finalist for Heart Of The Community; Somerville Hotel – finalist for Best Pub Bar – Regional; Rye Hotel - finalist for Best Hotel Accommodation.

The AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence program was established in the late 1980s to recognise hotels and pubs in Victoria that demonstrate excellence across a range of categories.

The Overall Hotel of the Year (Metropolitan) was awarded to The Garden State Hotel while Kelly’s Motor Club Hotel in Cranbourne was awarded Overall Hotel of the Year (Regional).

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There’s a new culinary vibe on the Mornington Peninsula. Inspired by a long-term love affair with Santorini and a passion for Greek food and life, Alatonero offers you a true taste of the Greek Islands without the airfare.

Alatonero is all about sharing the owners’ love of food, wine and stories and bringing people together. Directly opposite McCrae’s stunning foreshore and iconic lighthouse, Alatonero is bright, breezy and bursting with the Mediterranean colours of Santorini and offers a stunning mezze-style menu of traditional and modern Greek favourites.

For a social event with style, you can book one of four private spaces. The main dining room is the perfect space to indulge in a Greek feast or cocktail event for up to 80 guests, or keep it casual with drinks and canapes for 40-60 guests in the newly renovated deck and garden under the festoon lights and olives trees.

The outdoor terrace is ideal for lunchtime gatherings with plenty of seating and shade, or you can book the bar area for an exclusive indoor event for up to 40. Of course, you could always book the entire venue for weddings and events for 100-plus guests!

Alatonero also invites you to the Peninsula’s best New Year’s Eve party for a night of music, feasting and dancing. Choose from a lavish five-course Greek feast in the restaurant with a glass of bubbly on arrival for $110, or

Alatonero’s garden party with DJ Kash on the decks from 6pm-1am - $30 entry includes a glass of sparkling or beer on arrival.

Alatonero is open seven days for lunch and dinner right through December and January.

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MPVA Wine Show recognises top drops Cape Schanck Resort hosted the fourth Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Wine Show from October 24-27 in fine fashion, with 35 wineries taking part. Industry representatives gathered for an exhibitors’ tasting and presentation lunch on October 27, created and prepared by Josh Pelham (RACV), Tony Lee (Foxeys Hangout) and Guy Stanaway (Rare Hare).

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for chardonnay and seven years for pinot noir. The highlights were: 2017 Chardonnay Provenance Award: Willow Creek Vineyard - 2012, 2015, 2016 Willow Creek Vineyard Chardonnay (runnersup - 2012, 2015, 2016 Dexter Chardonnay 2011, 2013, 2015 and Yal Yal Road Chardonnay).

2017 Pinot Noir Provenance Award: Paringa Estate – 2010, 2015, 2016 Paringa Estate The Paringa Pinot Noir (runner-up 2010, 2015, 2016 Willow Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir).

Current Vintage Chardonnay (2016): 2016 Montalto 'Estate' Chardonnay Current Vintage Pinot Noir (2016): 2016 Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Chairman’s Selection (Other Variety/vintage) - 2015 Baillieu Shiraz

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Woodman Estate.

Classic traditions since 1998.

Woodman Estate on the Mornington Peninsula is a luxurious country house offering all the style and elegance of a bygone era with all the comfort and convenience of the modern day. Featuring indulgent accommodation, superb restaurant dining and a tranquil wellness retreat. Woodman Estate is the ideal location to enjoy a leisurely escape.

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What seemed to start out over the past few years as a bit of a hipster fad around Melbourne is actually based on some of the oldest winemaking techniques in the world: white wine made on skins otherwise known as Orange wine or skin contact whites. For those that don’t know, red wine is fermented whole grapes, while white wine is fermented grape juice. So essentially creating wine from whole white grapes is “white wine made like red wine”. This can produce super-interesting wines that have a bit more texture, tannin and body than a normal white wine but aren’t quite as heavy as a red wine. For people looking to try new styles of wine, this is definitely worth a look and there is an increasing number popping up around The Peninsula.

KERRI GREENS CHAMINO 2016 FIELD BLEND $25 For anyone who has had a bad experience with skin contact whites (there are many; my first “Orange wine” tasted so oxidated I could barely drink it) or for people looking for a softer entry into this type of wine, this is a perfect gateway. A blend of four varieties (Friulano, Fiano, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer), with only two of them left on skins to extract some of the texture and colour, providing a nice balance. Why not try it at their newly opened cellar door in Red Hill South?

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Starting as an experiment to ferment traditional Italian whites on skins, this wine is now a mainstay of the Crittenden range. This is probably the most classic example of the three wines reviewed here and the closest to what you would expect to receive if you were to order a skin contact white at a local wine bar. It has the freshness of a white wine, but feels more like a red wine in the mouth. An excellent example to try.

QUEALY TURBUL FRIULANO 2015 $30 It’s very common for half a tour group to love this wine and the other to wonder what the hell is going on with it. It’s a challenging wine and they know it. Based on skin contact wines from northern Italy in Friuli, this is a Friulano (a variety pioneered by Quealy in Australia) fermented on skins and aged in amphora (terracotta). Best served with food, this is one for the adventurous or experienced wine drinker.

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Our super chef is at it again

BY ANDREA KELLETT

Watch out world, Michael Cole is at it again.

This Cape Schanck resident and head chef at Georgie Bass Café & Cookery at The Flinders Hotel has won a spot in the Global Chef Final to be held in Malaysia in July.

Michael served up his signature uber-edgy style in Guam last month to win the Global Chef Pacific Challenge for Australia and earn his spot in the final. He pitted his skills against chefs from New Zealand, Guam, Fiji and the Cook Islands over two hours to win. He will, he says, head to Malaysia “with the Australian flag held high”.

It’s yet another feather in his cap. Earlier this year Michael was selected to represent Australia in the semi-final of the most prestigious gastronomy event in the world - the Bocuse d’Or world cuisine contest. The semi-final takes place in China in May. If he places top five there, he’s off to the Bocuse d’Or World Final in January 2019.

“It’s massive,” he says when asked about the impending cook-offs. “I’m meeting with a local glass blower and a local jeweller who are going to make little intricate things for me,’’ he says of his Bocuse d’Or preparation. “And I’ve got one of the best chefs in the world from France coming to Australia in February and I’m going to show him where I live, what inspires me and what I’ve got in my head and he’s going to refine them.”

For the Global Chef Pacific Challenge, Michael served up what can only be described as art on a plate. Competitors had to, he explains, “prepare a three-course menu with certain key ingredients including lobster, flounder, veal, chocolate, pineapple and tea”. Each course had to be presented within a five-minute window, with points deducted for every minute over.

Michael’s first course was, to put it simply, lobster and flounder wrapped in a carrot. “I peeled this carrot into a big sheet, punched holes in it so it looked like Swiss cheese and poached it in eucalyptus vinegar,” he explains. Next he had to work with veal and sweetbread; he had leafshaped stencils laser-cut for the ‘wow’ factor in this dish.

For dessert, competitors had to use chocolate, pineapple and tea. “I thought I’d be a little bit different and I smoked the chocolate with the tea.”

Michael has worked and taught at Georgie Bass Café & Cookery since it opened and he is also the head chef for Flinders Hotel conferences and events. He credits Georgie Bass with honing his communication skills for high-level, live competition and supporting him along the way.

You can cook alongside Michael at Georgie Bass Café & Cookery in Flinders, where he is known to occasionally finish his classes with a liquid nitrogen dessert a la Heston Blumenthal. Bookings and more at georgiebass.com.au

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FOOD WINE PRODUCE Josephine’s Restaurant has been under new management for the past 10 months, and in that time Dave and Zandra have overseen quite a few changes. Nowhere is this more evident than the menu, which has been revamped several times – the latest being just a couple of weeks ago.

Dave and Zandra use the best produce they can source from Peninsula suppliers, and they have specials changing all the time.

Josephine’s is a fabulous function venue catering for all budgets and styles, so it’s not surprising that a lot of Christmas gatherings and weddings have already been booked. If you’re looking for somewhere

gorgeous for your wedding or Christmas work function, it would pay to get in quickly. Josephine’s has joined Mornington Peninsula Weddings and is able to draw on the knowledge and expertise of the group’s members to ensure your wedding goes without a hitch.

Josephine’s is a great place for the family at any time, and on the last Sunday of the month there’s live music, food trucks, pony rides and kids’ games on the lawn. With live music on Friday nights and some Sundays, as well as happy hour every Sunday from 3pm, there’s something for everyone at Josephine’s.

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A CHAT WITH OUR FOOD, WINE & DINING EXPERTS Terryn Hickinbotham Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Highway, Dromana

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Hickinbotham of Dromana was established in 1988 by Andrew and Terryn Hickinbotham. This gorgeous wine making, cellar door and restaurant destination set among the gum trees in Dromana offers the perfect combination of rural and coastal ambience for family and friends. Mornington Peninsula Magazine spoke with Terryn about what you can look forward to when dropping by this summer.

You have a new menu! Please give us a snapshot of what your head chef Marcus Levy (pictured) has in store for punters.

This summer we will be presenting our most challenging and exciting menu yet as we continue to strive for progress and excellence for our customers here at Hickinbotham. As we move into the warmer months our garden will be overflowing with fresh quality produce to complement our menu. This menu sees a focus on fresh quality produce, meats and seafood which are treated with respect and care to produce a diverse selection of dishes to cater for all palates. The menu is not overcomplicated or contrived but simply a combination of great ingredients which complement each other to ensure harmony on the plate. Enjoy!

Where are your ingredients sourced from?

Where possible we try to source produce as locally as possible. Supporting local business and minimising our carbon footprint are always taken into account when menu planning, and the quality of produce we have here on the Peninsula is second to none. We use cheeses from both Red Hill Cheese and Main Ridge Dairy, Hart’s Farm olives, local apples, greens and potatoes, as well as produce from our own kitchen garden.

Please describe the vibe on your pizza and live music Friday nights.

Friday nights are a super-relaxed way for you and your friends to ease into the weekend with a few drinks and a pizza, or taste something tempting from our bar menu as you watch the sun set over the bay and the vines.

Hickinbotham of Dromana is an ideal spot for end-ofyear celebrations. Please let our readers know what a Hickinbotham event looks like.

Our Hickinbotham events can be anything your

imagination can conjure up. We can do anything from a sit-down three-course soiree to a relaxed but quality cocktail affair.

What kinds of live music can visitors look forward to at Hickinbotham of Dromana?

Our Friday nights see solo acoustic artists (think Sam O’Connell and Josh Roydhouse) take the stage from 5pm until 9pm. We have live music throughout the year on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm and bands rotate on different days. Saturdays usually sees a more acoustic style of music (Steve Wade and Rob Pappalado), while Sundays (Rooted in Rock) gets a bit livelier with small bands. You can listen to anything from bluegrass to blues, jazz and modern acoustic at Hickinbotham. No heavy metal, but we do have a rock’n’roll and swing band that perform.

How would you describe the ambience at Hickinbotham?

We are very relaxed. Some of our visitors says it’s like being at home – you know, very comfortable. We want everyone to feel welcome and have been conscious of providing a family-friendly inviting setting. Situated where we are means we’re a little bit rustic too.

What do you love best about your position on the Peninsula?

There’s nothing like sitting on the terrace on a Friday night while watching the sun go down over the bay. It’s pretty special. The gum trees are gorgeous. We have the best blend of sea, sky and hinterland.

What do you like to do in your downtime - if you have any?

I love singing with the all-female a cappella group Ling Marra, and Andrew and I get away to South Australia when we can to spend some time in the Flinders Ranges.

I also like to paint landscapes in acrylic.

And finally, please give our readers a description of your revamped cellar door.

It took a few months to get up and running but we are very happy with the result. The back beer room has been repainted and decluttered and timber panelling is highly featured. Andrew has made some beautiful hanging lights out of barrels and copper. We also remade the staircase outside out of barrels and painted the outside tables a spring green. We will also be launching new names of the rooms after the Vine Hop in November.

Hickinbotham of Dromana is the home of HIX beer, the brews now being crafted by elder son Jake. New releases include a German Weizen (wheat beer) and a fresh and hoppy IPA. Hickinbotham of Dromana will be open Saturdays for dinner throughout January from 5.30pm onwards. Get there to experience flavour, friendship and premium Peninsula vino this holiday season. Cheers!

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Stylish urban-Melbourne living coming to Frankston beachside Like nothing else seen before in Frankston or the Mornington Peninsula is Mereweather Bayside Lofts. This boutique residential development features 26 ultraluxurious apartments incorporating an edgy, chic urban-Melbourne design usually only found around inner-city Melbourne suburbs. The meticulously crafted one and twobedroom apartments are just a stroll from the Frankston foreshore.

Delivered by acclaimed Doig Architecture and Bay Developers, fine contemporary architecture and designer interiors are fused into a luxe-warehouse theme, all in a stunning coastal setting giving a range of bay views.

The star of the show is the upperlevel ‘loft’ residences, designed over two storeys and featuring magnificent void spaces above open-plan living zones to create impressively vaulted ceilings and generous entertaining areas. Matte black framed windows span from floor to ceiling up two storeys, enabling bay views throughout. Opulent marble and plush, dark carpets contrast with timber flooring and white exterior louvres.

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Offering an exceptional transport network, a thriving CBD and education facilities, Frankston is the ideal location for families, professionals and retirees seeking breezy beachside living without compromising the quality of lifestyle.

The developers believe in the future of Frankston. “Frankston’s beautiful natural assets and unique land holdings make it a strong investment.

A satellite city, the only CBD in the region. We forecast the area for good short and long-term capital growth.

Just take a look at the increasing property values over the last two years, and it’s only just begun.”

Sales have commenced for four weeks with 30 per cent of the apartments reserved, and the remainder are expected to sell out over the summer. Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2018.

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Holiday home rental made hassle-free Kirsty Mantel runs Seachange Holiday Rentals. A passionate local, wife and mum to three boys, Kirsty has been at the helm of this boutique business for eight years. Before that, Kirsty was a property manager in Mount Eliza, so she certainly knows the business.

Seachange Holiday Rentals manages holiday homes throughout the Mornington Peninsula, and Kirsty and her team are always on the search for suitable fully furnished homes. Kirsty explains: “Our point of difference is we are available seven days a week and can assist homeowners in getting their holiday rental homes ready so they can achieve the greatest potential. We take the hassle out of

holiday renting!”

They are big on attention to detail. With repeat guests coming back each year, new properties are always in need - from permanent holiday rental homes to seasonal rentals and homeowners wanting that extra income while they are away - and hassle-free. “We always take a bond from guests at the time of booking and conduct a move-out report upon their departure before the bond is released,” Kirsty explains.

There is a lot to consider when offering your home for holiday renting, from cleaning and garbage removal to what to leave for the tenant. Seachange can assist,

customising its service to suit each homeowner’s needs. Kirsty continues: “We offer obligation-free quotes to homeowners and have a website with valuable information for first-time holiday homeowners who are considering holiday renting.”

Properties are listed on Facebook, with specials and competitions. Like the page to keep updated on new properties and ‘what’s on’ on the Mornington Peninsula.

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BY LIZ ROGERS Carter Grange design and build family homes and dual occupancy for people who are inspired by dramatic design. Constructed according to the highest standards, processes and materials, a Carter Grange home speaks to their inhabitants and the environs from which they grow.

The Bayside-compliant Mirage 53 is a wonderful example of Carter Grange craftsmanship and streamlined design that results in seamless functionality and form. The double-storey Mirage 53 on display at 47 Marriage Rd, Brighton East, brings spacious contemporary living to the fore by offering five bedrooms, four bathrooms and multiple spaces for flexible zoned living that can accommodate even the busiest modern-day family.

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Insist on the best with Carter Grange. Director and local Mornington boy Rohan Forrest and his team deliver.

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Sisters and short-term property management professionals Tammy and Jade have a passion for property and an eye for interior design. After years of renovating and renting their own Peninsula holiday homes, they have consolidated their knowledge and expertise to launch Ready Set Stay.

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Don’t wrap up your Christmas shopping until you’ve checked out Obtainium Antiques & Vintage Wares in Mornington.

This amazing warehouse for all things vintage, quirky and eclectic is located in Progress St, away from the hustle and bustle. Park right out the front, step inside and discover Christmas gift ideas that are out of this world.

There’s books, collectable toys and cool industrial-style pieces including a 1930s industrial lamp. A 1940s industrial drafting desk with a new reclaimed timber top will transform any interior space. And why not surprise that hard-to-please person in your life with a vintage portable gramophone in working condition?

Discover exquisite Tuscan fine English bone china and Royal Albert English fine bone china sets in-store. The stock is ever-evolving, there’s plenty of it and the staff are friendly too.

Obtainium Antiques & Vintage Wares is located opposite Commonfolk Coffee Company - the perfect

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The council is exhibiting a draft of what would be the first local law of its kind in Victoria to target party houses. The law would create a registration system that requires a property’s owner to nominate an appointed agent who must respond within two hours to complaints from neighbours, and establish a code of conduct covering the numbers of occupants, expectations for their behaviour, and controls

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over carparking and rubbish disposal. Penalties would apply for breaches of the law and the code.

Mayor Bev Colomb said the council had been working on

the local law for more than a year. “Council acknowledges the input of the local community, short-term rental accommodation operators, as well as that of Victoria Police and industry representatives from Stayz,

Airbnb, Holiday Shacks and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board,” Cr Colomb said.

While the great majority of owners took a responsible approach to the letting of their properties, Cr Colomb said the behaviour of some tenants caused significant disruption to neighbours, and the owners of those properties should be responsible for that disruption.

“Problems reported due to short-stay accommodation in residential areas include antisocial behaviour of occupants, loud noise late into the night, carparking congestion and poor rubbish disposal.

Frequent antisocial and rowdy behaviour from short-stay rental accommodation is not acceptable in residential areas.

The registration process and code of conduct will ensure respect for neighbouring properties.”

Cr Colomb said the council recognised the importance of the short-stay rental accommodation market for tourism on the Peninsula, and the introduction of the local law would bring STRA more in line with commercial accommodation options, “resulting in better and more responsible management of these accommodation options and improved amenity to our residents and visitors”.

The Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law (Draft) is on public exhibition until 5pm on Thursday, December 7. You can view it online and have your say at mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay

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Filled with riches from the past and treasures for the future, what better place to do your Christmas shopping this year than at the Tyabb Packing House.

More than just antiques, the Tyabb Packing House offers a wealth of choice for the perfect present for everyone from Great Aunt Harriet to the latest tiny addition to the family.

There are rooms of antiques packed with treasures to warm the hearts of any traditionalist collector, and fascinating areas of mid-century magic harbouring unique and stylish gifts. For the Phryne Fisher and Poirot fans, the Art Deco area has it all covered.

Elsewhere, estate and contemporary jewellery can be found to adorn the beautiful and discerning. Books of all sorts abound, along with toys, posters and figurines, and for the sporting and music people among us, there is a section filled with memorabilia.

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Alpha Awnings from Dollar Curtains & Blinds are designed and manufactured in Australia specifically to cater to our unique Australian lifestyle. The range is a perfect blend of design, style and functionality well suited to all exteriors.

Alpha Awnings are designed to withstand high wind, a particular benefit in coastal areas. Specially engineered and independently tested, they sustain well in excess of the 40-50km/h standard on the Beaufort Wind Scale.

DCB’s Alpha Awnings are also proven to significantly reduce cooling energy costs by keeping a standard home at a consistent and comfortable temperature throughout the summer months. Independent tests have shown that they offer energy cost reductions of up to 58 per cent.

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The installation of a $200,000 sculpture marking the eastern and western entrances to Rosebud is nearing completion.

Made up of two elements – Sails and Helix Wave - the Destination Rosebud Gateway Sculpture is the work of innovative Melbourne artist/designer Matthew Harding and co-artist Benjamin Storch, who used timber from the dismantled Rosebud Pier in its construction. The elements reference the origin of the Rosebud name from a cargo vessel that ran aground on the foreshore sandbars during rough weather in 1855.

The Gateway Sculpture commission was initiated by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council as a component of Destination Rosebud, which was developed in partnership with the State Government, and is the first major sculpture supported by the council. “This is a fantastic and creative way for us to tell an important Peninsula story,” said Mayor Bev Colomb.

Cr Colomb said the sculpture marked both entrances to Rosebud along Point Nepean Rd and was an integral part of the Destination Rosebud project, which aims to help reinvigorate the township by bringing new investment, jobs and opportunities for the community.

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Bailey & Co Antiques and Collectables has unloaded another new and exciting container full of amazing antiques and collectables direct from France.

These new arrivals will be joining the many other very beautiful pieces Bailey & Co has recently acquired and has available in its large warehouse at Seaford. Armoires, dining tables, drawers, beds, chairs, display cabinets, sideboards and such collectables as copper saucepans and coffee grinders are just a few of the wonderful items you’ll find.

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Councils commit to Peninsula’s protection

Mornington Peninsula Shire and Frankston City Council have joined their Casey, Cardinia and Bass Coast counterparts in supporting the Biosphere Reserve.

Taking in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula as well as parts of the Bass Coast and Cardinia shires, the City of Casey and the unincorporated areas of French Island and Western Port, the Biosphere Reserve was nominated as a result of a community initiative and was designated under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere program in 2002 for its exceptional ecological values.

The reserve aims to preserve genetic resources, species, ecosystems and landscapes; foster sustainable economic and human development; and support demonstration projects, environmental education, training and research monitoring related to local, national and global issues of conservation and sustainable development.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Bev Colomb said a Memorandum of Understanding recognises the commitment of all parties involved to collaborate to achieve the common goals in the Biosphere Foundation Charter and respective council plans. She said local government responded to community needs and had an opportunity to lead by building community awareness and encouraging sustainable behaviour through education in the way we care for the environment.

“The partnership is mutually beneficial, ensuring continuity and integration of programs and projects and improving the potential to achieve the sustainability objectives of each organisation,” Cr Colomb said.

Key projects undertaken by the Biosphere Foundation include teaching wise water use and providing the tools for water conservation planning; the Growing Connections project, which links fauna habitats across the reserve; the southern brown bandicoot protection project; protecting Western Port’s wetlands for migratory birds; and the Watson Creek catchment improvement project at Baxter.

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While the vegie garden is doing its thing, it is a good time to pay close attention to your fruit trees and berries. It’s always exciting to see the continual swelling of fruit all around us, but there are many insect and animal pests around to spoil the party. It doesn’t take long for an unnoticed gathering of aphids or caterpillars to decimate an otherwise productive tree.

While certain “clean” sprays have their place, it is always better to try to remove an insect pest problem by mechanical means - a good squirt with the hose or a

squish with your fingers. Large outbreaks may warrant a spray response, but do keep in mind the populations of beneficial insects that will likely feast on your pest problem.

Which brings us to everyone’s favourite - netting your fruit trees from animal pests. If your trees are large enough and heavy bearers, you may be happy with a few losses. But if you have small trees and are eagerly waiting a limited harvest then mechanical protection is often required. Whatever system you choose - be it poly or steel hoops, grand structures, individual fruit bags, spooky plastic owls or wildly flung loose nets - they’ll all help protect your lovely fruit ... except maybe the spooky owl. It is important when netting your trees that you are not restricting vegetative growth, as contorting and breaking new growth will in most cases reduce the following year’s harvest.

Often our healthy trees will put out a lot of new shoots, and pruning this new growth while it is young has a number of advantages. Most importantly we can encourage more fruitful trees next season by removing unnecessary shoots; it’s also much easier to snip new soft growth than lignified woody branches. While you are in the orchard you may also want to remove any excess fruit

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A mild start to the season has allowed our summer crops to settle in nicely, and it is now time for you to expect accelerated growth and some early harvests. There is still time to plant most of your warm season vegetables, including tomatoes, potatoes, capsicum, chilli, eggplant, your cucumber family, beans and corn. Secondary plantings of many including cucumber and corn are going in, as well as continual plantings of leafy greens.

at a young age to offer optimum nutrition and moisture to the rest of your harvest. You can do this simply by reducing the number of fruit per bunch or branch. For example, a bunch of five or six apples may be reduced to two or three. It is certainly worth experimenting with this.

So long as our irrigation systems are functioning well and our vegies and fruiting plants are heavily mulched, we may again enjoy a long growing and harvesting season this summer.

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War on waste connects volunteers within communities One thing has become crystal clear since this column began - there is a growing rubbish collection movement across the Peninsula and things are getting serious.

After visiting Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s War on Waste Expo in Dromana last month and chatting with the myriad of eco-minded locals, the ‘C’ word stood out front and centre: community. Community working together.

Generations within the community working together to clean up our beaches, educating and finding an answer to one question: how can we move forward producing the minimum amount of waste possible while cleaning up what is already left behind?

The ‘V’ word comes second. Volunteers within the community making a difference. Gary Robertson from 3936 Safety Beach/Dromana Beach Patrol explains. “I was sick and tired of walking along the beach and stepping on rubbish, so I called up the organised network of volunteers Beach Patrol and joined up with them. Forming to keep Melbourne’s beaches cleaner and safer, 3936 Safety Beach/ Dromana Beach Patrol started in September this year and we now have beach cleans on the third Sunday of each month at Dromana Pier. We have about 40 volunteers a month collecting 30kg of rubbish.”

Julie Jame from Rye continues. “I was personally disgusted

by the amount of waste I was finding being left behind on our beaches and being flung in the bushes. I called up Jess Wingad, who is the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s climate change energy and water manager, to see if she could provide some gloves and equipment to help with a clean-up.

She said yes. We had our first clean in February 2015 under the Beach Patrol banner because it’s good to be part of a bigger group working together to get things done. We haven’t missed the first Saturday of the month clean-up since, and of course we do the Clean Up Australia Day event too. I also worked with the shire to install a sign on the Rye foreshore explaining why we need to pick up litter. It’s the day-trippers who have the biggest impact; just chucking things away.” Strange things found in clean-ups include a glass eye, a container used for storing human ashes and, ridiculously, a new range hood with instructions intact!

If you’d like to be part of this growing group of wastecollecting Peninsula people, then log on to beachpatrol. com.au to find your area and sign up. Dean Patton and the Tootgarook group have already devoted 81 hours this year to picking up 184kg of rubbish, and Mount Eliza is starting up its own group too. Check out Facebook for more info. Or you could just begin by ‘taking 3 for the sea’ (take3.org) and pick up three pieces of rubbish every time you leave the beach. As the summer holidays approach, every bit helps.

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