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BY ANDREA KELLETT

Sorrento surfer Cathy Sansom clearly remembers the moment the seed was planted that would later see her become an advocate for the ‘surfing sisterhood’.

It was 10 years ago and she was shopping for a winter wetsuit. “I went into the surf store to buy a 4/3 wetsuit and they said ‘sorry we don’t make a women’s one, you’ll have to buy a men’s one’.” That was before women’s surfing exploded in popularity. “It didn’t fit and it didn’t look pretty,” she continues. “I remember thinking, ‘that’s not my expression of surfing, that’s not me’.”

Fast forward to 2014. It’s eight years later and Cathy has finally decided to leave her successful career in arts

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management and launch Girls Who Surf – a website and online store she describes as being “all about women embracing and expressing the surfer within”.

Cathy is a passionate surfer, a creative, a communityminded woman and mum to Asha, 9. She has surfed Australia’s east coast for more than 20 years and has a burning desire to offer surf hardware designed specifically for women that is “truly” feminine, feels good, looks good and is functional.

“It’s about saying we are here, we’re doing it our way and we want to wear great surfing gear that’s designed for us and looks pretty,” she says over a coffee at the ‘Conti’ in Sorrento. “You want to feel the feminine power when you’re surfing.”

She also founded a local ‘surfing mums’ group nine years ago, following the birth of her daughter. The group still meets on the southern Peninsula, providing women with an opportunity to catch a wave while their little ones are cared for. It’s part of Cathy’s bigger picture passion for women’s surfing.

Her most popular online item is her towel skirt wrap, which she designed herself after a moment of frustration scrambling down a track at Rye Back Beach. Her daughter has even designed a children’s version, not yet released.

Cathy ships internationally, has her gear made locally and is riding a pretty sweet wave of success while she enjoys life on the Mornington Peninsula.

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Top marks for Toorak College Well done to Toorak College’s class of 2016.

“In true Toorak spirit, our students performed exceptionally well together, with 50 per cent of our students achieving ATARs of 85 or above,” said Principal Kristy Kendall. “We also celebrate our high flyers with 17 per cent of our students achieving ATARs of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5 per cent of the nation.”

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Woodleigh School is immensely proud of the Class of 2016. These fantastic young adults worked incredibly hard all year; their individual persistence, dedication and determination collectively earning our school’s best ever ATAR results - a truly outstanding achievement. This year, Woodleigh’s median study score increased to 35, our median ATAR rose to an impressive 86.1 and 19.4 per cent of all subject study scores were 40 or more.

Individually, 4 per cent of Woodleigh students achieved an ATAR above 99; 16.5 per cent achieved an ATAR above 95; 31.5 per cent achieved an ATAR above 90; 51 per cent achieved an ATAR above 85; 57 per cent achieved an ATAR above 80; 82 per cent achieved an ATAR above 70; and 97 per cent of our students achieved an ATAR above 50.

The 2016 Dux of Woodleigh School, Katherine Robertson, achieved perfect study scores of 50 in both English and Studio Arts on her way to an ATAR of 99.65. Catherine Crotty, who scored 99.40, also achieved a perfect study

score of 50 in Legal Studies. Luke Myatt also excelled, achieving an ATAR of 99.25.

With results as strong as these, it is easy to get caught up in the numbers. But it’s not just about scores. More important to us is the individual growth, the extent to which students have outperformed expectations and reached their full potential. It is most gratifying to see our students’ tenacity rewarded not only with excellent results, but with personal bests and clear pathways to future success.

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From Early Childhood to Year 12, it is their unyielding commitment to the care and education of each and every individual in their classroom that make results such as these possible.

To the Class of 2016, I wish you all the very best as you head off to write the next chapter in your lives – be it at university, TAFE, work, travel or volunteer programs both in Australia and abroad.

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It’s time to quit chucking your chips at seagulls - Right?

Even if your intentions are good, you’re not doing them any favours. In fact, you’re doing them more harm than good. Seagulls should be eating crustaceans, insects, small fish and worms - not nutrient deficient potato chips that make them sick - and we don’t want them swooping at our heads. Do we?

Melanie Attard from information-based initiative Wildlife Matters explains: “It’s time the public was educated. Humans have become a source of regular food for seagulls and now they are becoming a persistent problem.”

Seagulls are native waterbirds and are iconic species in the Frankston municipality. Feeding them leads to the birds coming in to our built-up areas looking for more food.

Melanie continues: “They are nesting on rooftops, causing blocked pipes and gutters, or corrosion of steel rooftops due to droppings and the damage can be costly.

Some owners have resorted to using rooftop deterrent systems consisting of (monofilament) lines and nets

which are poorly designed and installed. Volunteers are rescuing the trapped gulls but many can’t be saved. It is illegal to intentionally trap, harm or kill protected native wildlife. Silvergulls (seagulls) are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, enforceable by State Government department DELWP.” Wildlife advocate Melanie has been into schools, given talks at festivals and has given conference presentations in a bid to get the word out there. AWARE (Australian Wildlife Assistance Rescue & Education) in Frankston is a volunteer group made up of around 30 active volunteers who help rescue the trapped birds. They also aid in the rehabilitation of other wildlife in the region.

“It’s important to understand who shares our home.

Humans are not alone and everything we do has an effect on other living things. Getting aggressive towards seagulls is not going to help the situation. Not feeding them will.”

Enough said.

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Scout adventure at Mount Martha

BY MATT DOBSON

Mount Martha has hosted Victoria’s largest annual Scout camp.

More than 2250 Scouts from across Victoria attended the camp - the 41st Gilweroo - over the last weekend of November - supported by 500 Leaders and other volunteers.

Gilweroo is an annual activity camp at Scouts Victoria’s Bay Park campsite at Mount Martha. As an end-of-year camp the emphasis is on fun. Scouts enjoyed more than 30 activities, including archery, rock climbing, flying fox, challenge valley, air rifles, canoeing, sumo mud wrestling, BMX, zorb balls and bubble soccer. At night the fun continued, with a disco and movies.

Scouting is for boys and girls aged 6 to 25 years. The journey begins in Joey Scouts (ages 6-7), then continues through Cub Scouts (8-10), Scouts (11-14), Venturers (15-17) and Rovers (18-25).

Earlier in 2016 Scouts Victoria celebrated 10 consecutive

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years of growth. There are more 25,000 members in Victoria and 47 million Scouts worldwide. Scouting is expected to reach 100 million members by 2025.

Brendan Watson, Chief Commissioner of Scouts Victoria, says parents are increasingly seeking Scouting to balance their child’s other interests. “Scouting is a chance to get kids away from screen - TV, computers, video games - to enjoy the outdoors, to plan their own activities, to learn to work in teams, to learn about leadership, to become responsibly independent and resilient,” he said.

“And, course, to have fun!”

“Recent UK research showed that former Scouts have significantly better mental health than non-Scouts - up to 50 years later. As adults, they were less anxious and less likely to suffer mood swings.”

To join or find out more about Scouting visit scoutsvictoria.com.au or call 1800 SCOUTS (1800 726 881).

• Matt Dobson is the District Leader (Scouts) for Mornington Peninsula District.

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James Rees has come back to where it all began. When he took the stage at Frankston Arts Centre in December, the man better known to thousands of Aussie kids as Jimmy Giggle was revisiting his old stamping ground for a second time.

“When I came back to Frankston a couple of years ago (with Giggle & Hoot), nostalgia hit me right in the face. I thought ‘Wow, this is where I first performed in a Peninsula School production and now my name’s on the door’.”

James was born in Frankston and was 18 months old when his family moved to Mount Eliza. He went to St Thomas More, then Padua College for a year before following his older brother, Tom, to The Peninsula School. “I think it shaped a lot of what I do now. I loved playing sports and got into the drama too.”

James’s love of performing began early. “Dad filmed us a lot. He had a little camcorder and loved to take videos of all the family at Christmas time and all that, and sure enough me and Tom were planted right in front of it for the majority of it. And Dad encouraged it. We’d act out little plays and puppet shows, and he nurtured that creativity in us from a young age.”

However, he credits his wife, Tori, for giving him “the kick up the bum” he needed to turn his passion into a career. They met when they were both working at the Canadian Bay Hotel in Mount Eliza. “She said, ‘Well, if that’s what you want to do, you’ve got to pull your finger out and just go for it’.”

His chance came almost immediately – in 2009 the ABC was auditioning for its new children’s channel ABC3; while he didn’t make the final round, James’s audition reel was handed to the casting director for a new kids’ show called Giggle & Hoot.

“I never looked back. I was prepared to have a little bit part in a little drama and that’s it. It was like, ‘Wow, this is awesome!’

“The character of Jimmy Giggle was a spin-off of my personality, really. I kept adding things, and I was free to add things if it fitted that character. If I’ve got a new idea (I can say to the producers) ‘Well, Jimmy Giggle would do that because it’s me.”

Seven years on, Giggle & Hoot shows no signs of slowing down, which suits James just fine. “I love doing it and all the things that come with it. It’s really sweet; it makes kids happy. I do have other aspirations but at the moment I’m not thinking about that. I love the show too much. I’m having a great time and I’m just riding the wave.”

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Rosebud surfing veteran Max Evans takes a seat in the sun at the GPO Hotel in Rosebud and he’s excited.

This local is holding a glossy, coffee tablestyle book filled with surfing photographs from the 1960s and ‘70s and it’s taken Max, 69, and surfing mate Geoff White 13 months to produce and publish it. It’s titled Surfing Nostalgia and it’s a collection of Max and his mates’ photographs taken along the east coast of Australia, most of which have never been seen by the general public before.

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Pierce is on the cover and features inside, along with page after page of photographs that, in Max’s words, “depict the essence of an era, our youth and a simple way of life that has slipped away…”

It was a time when there were few crowds at Australia’s best beaches and surfers had great breaks to themselves. Max and Geoff expect their beautiful book to have meaning for all Baby Boomers and any Australian who has fond memories of waves gone by.

Locally, Surfing Nostalgia captures a rare swell at Quarantine - a surf spot just up from the Quarantine Station at Portsea National Park. “It’s a very dangerous place to be, on the edge of the infamous Port

Phillip rip,” Max writes. “Mainly locals surf here, there are very few visitors.”

Geoff’s foreword sums it up: “Australia had a new culture evolving and this collection serves to freeze our adventures in time. Through Surfing Nostalgia, we can show the new generations how joyful our experience was and how proud we are to have shared in it and lived through it.”

Surfing Nostalgia is available at the

Rosebud Book Barn, Point Nepean Rd; Peregrine Publishing (peregrinepublishing. com.au); The Flock of Seagulls in Rye; All Things Ocean, in Rye; and keep an eye out for it at booktopia.com.au and amazon. com.au. Surfing Nostalgia’s RRP is $37.

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Keep it clean folks

BY LIZ ROGERS

Question: How clean do you want your beaches to be? Answer: Isn’t it obvious?

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Keeping the Mornington Peninsula rubbish free is everybody’s responsibility. Clean Up Australia Day is coming your way in March which means you can do your bit to keep our Peninsula the beautiful spot it is – now, and well into the future. Are you up for it?

Fact: More than 750,000 volunteers have removed the equivalent of more than 16,000 utility van loads of rubbish from 8205 locations across Australia in 2016. The clean up began with communities, schools, businesses and youth groups coming together and registering their events in a bid to get down and dirty. Chairman and founder of Clean Up Australia Ian Kiernan AO said it had been a great success and now wants you to know their website is open for 2017 registrations.

“We want everyone to put on a pair of gloves and grab a bag – because when the rubbish is gone, nature can carry on,” he said.

So here’s how it goes. Once you’ve found a clean up site, you can register it at cleanupaustraliaday.org.au and let everyone know about it. Why not be a part of the largest community mobilisation event in the Asia Pacific region?

“Over the last 26 years, volunteers have donated more than 31 million hours at over 166,000 locations across the country. Together they have removed the equivalent of 331,000 ute loads of rubbish – that’s like having end to end utes stretched from Sydney to Brisbane following the coastline,” continued Mr Kiernan.

So pick the piece of the Peninsula you think needs a bit of tender loving care and register today, or let Clean Up Australia Day know about it.

Everyone is welcome to join in.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER IN 2017: Community Clean Up Day – Sunday, March 5 Business Clean Up Day – Tuesday, February 28 Schools Clean Up Day – Friday, March 3 Youth Clean Up Day – Friday March 3 – Sunday March 5

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Architectural design is an ethereal, almost intangible phenomenon. At its best, it is an art form that can solidify emotional and concrete desires, nurture primitive need and deliver an understanding of environment, material and human changeability. At its worst – well we won’t go there.

Michael O’Sullivan has been delivering on the former for three decades via his Michael O’Sullivan and Associates design and building business and currently as Director of Icon Synergy, a Master Building company on the Mornington Peninsula that delivers innovative and award winning homes created for seamless connection with climate, coastal terrain and the Peninsula lifestyle we all cherish.

O’Sullivan lives and works on the Peninsula. His intimate understanding of the region means Icon Synergy delivers homes that are constructed, yes, to pass down from generation to generation, but also to cohabitate harmoniously with the coastal, sea and sky scape from which they morph. Hard wearing and beautiful materials are used to optimise rural or bay views and all planning, site inspections, costings and construction flow effortlessly under the guidance of O’Sullivan’s team of experts.

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Fingal hosts successful Daddo Charity Golf Day Social enterprise Independence Australia has held another remarkable Daddo Charity Golf Day at Fingal’s world-class golf course Moonah Links.

In its 12th year, the annual event attracted 140 golfers on November 25 and raised $50,000 through ticket sales and sponsorship.

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need to regain and retain their independence.

Independence Australia chief executive Peter Turner said he was extremely pleased with the event’s result.

“Through the generosity of our supporters, we will be able to continue these essential programs which help individuals and their families through difficult times,” he said.

The Daddo family - co-founders who have put their name and passion behind the event from the start - were equally delighted. Peter Daddo said: “When we started the Daddo Charity Golf Day back in 2004, we never expected it would grow to have the incredible support it

does today.”

As in previous years, the Daddo Charity Golf Day included ‘Nearest to the pin’ and ‘Longest drive’ competitions as well as the ‘Hole in One’ on both the Legends and Open courses, but no-one drove home in the Jeep Cherokee on offer.

The Daddo Charity Golf Day’s popular monster raffle and auction featured once again, with more than $10,000 worth of goodies up for grabs. If you would like to be part of the next Daddo Charity Golf Day or would like to support Independence Australia, visit: independenceaustralia.com

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Portsea primed for polo party Some of the world’s best polo players will descend on Portsea this month for the 17th annual Alfa Romeo Portsea Polo.

Thousands of spectators are expected to rub shoulders with a bevy of national and international celebrities at the Point Nepean Quarantine Station on Saturday, January 14, for the event, which will include three thrilling matches.

While the 2017 guest line-up is yet to be announced, last year’s Portsea Polo attracted the likes of Anna Bamford (Wonderland), Olympia Valance (Neighbours), Matthew Lloyd, Luke Darcy and Trent Cotchin, while guests at previous events have included Lara Bingle, Whitney Port, Harry Kewell, Ruby Rose and Luke Hemsworth.

This year’s affair will continue to hold its standing as the must-attend event on the summer calendar for the who’s who of the Australian social scene, with a 6,000-strong crowd expected to make the trip to witness one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the world.

Corporate guests will again enjoy custom menus crafted by some of Australia’s best chefs. The 2016 Portsea Polo showcased Ian Curley, of The European, at the Polo Club Point Nepean Marquee, while Mamasita delivered a spread of authentic modern Mexican dishes in the Mamasita at Portsea Polo Marquee.

Tickets are $85 for general admission, $150 for the Provincial Home Living Polo Lounge and $350 for the Portsea Polo Marquee. The Provincial Home Living Polo Lounge is fully furnished and full of fun, with its own DJ plus food and drinks available over a cash bar, while the Portsea Polo Marquee is a chic and vibrant fully furnished area, with player appearances and all-day gourmet catering and premium beverages.

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The inaugural Flinders Polo – an exclusive new polo event event from the owners of the highly successful Portsea Polo – took place on Sunday, November 27, at a private estate in Flinders. Guests enjoyed an elite day of polo, sponsored by real estate agency Kay & Burton, Microflite and BMW (Brighton and Mornington dealerships). Photos: Julie Saville

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Tens of thousands of people celebrated the start of the festive season at Frankston’s annual Christmas Festival of Lights, held in and around Davey St on Saturday, November 26. Photos: Andrea Kellett

The annual Mornington Carols in The Park returned to Mornington Park on Sunday, December 3, and thousands joined in the fun. Families enjoyed children’s entertainment, prizes, giveaways and, of course, Santa! Photos: Andrea Kellett

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A ferry trip, live music, great food and a roaring good time – thousands of Mornington Peninsula residents headed across the bay to enjoy the 20th annual Queenscliff Music Festival on November 25, 26 & 27.

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“Craft is an ideological thought that it’s hands on, there’s a love of it. You’ve got to nurture that baby down the line. It’s not mass produced.” – Matt Bebe, managing director, Mornington Peninsula Brewery.

his customers. “I still go down to the bar and people know I’m down there at 3pm on a Friday.

It’s something I’ve always done.”

There’s also a genuine commitment to local collaboration. Remember the specialty beer Commonfolk Brown, made with lavish additions of cold-pressed coffee from Mornington coffee roasters Commonfolk Coffee? And how about those artisan labels? They’re designed by local artists. Mornington Peninsula Brewery also sponsored the inaugural On The MAP (Mornington Artist Precinct) project, held recently. And if you’re still not convinced about how grounded things are here, ask his personal assistant, of sorts – Matt’s border collie. “I wanted a ute, a border collie and a brewery and I got all three,” he laughs.

Matt Bebe has had a whirlwind half-dozen years at the helm of Mornington Peninsula Brewery.

He (with his team, of course) has scored so many coups and firsts since he left the corporate world to open a craft brewery in Mornington in 2010 that one might expect his head to be in the clouds.

This year alone the brewery has landed a contract to stock Mornington Lager nationally at Dan Murphy’s stores; was chosen to be the Major Beer Partner for the Melbourne International Film Festival until 2018; and has had to expand (and that’s barely scratching the surface of achievements at the Peninsula’s biggest craft brewer and employer of about 30).

But the key to Matt’s success is actually his feet.

While his head is filled with blue sky thoughts, those feet are firmly planted on the ground. “You have to be respectful of where you’ve come from,” he says. Right now his hugely popular HOP CULTURE Session IPA is so popular it’s sold before it’s even packaged and yet at 3pm every Friday you’ll find Matt at the Brewery Bar in Watt Rd with

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An hour-long interview with one of the Peninsula’s biggest success stories right now produces so much good stuff we have to pin him down on his biggest achievements this year and ask for a sneak peak of what’s in store for 2017.

“Our biggest achievement over the last year would have to be that Mornington Lager is now available nationally through Dan Murphy’s,” Matt says. “That’s a big thing for us.” The #tinnage release concept has also been a huge success in 2016.

And as for 2017, his wife Rachael’s request for a “girlie beer” might have to wait a little longer because Matt, head brewer Andrew Gow and the team are working on a special project. It involves a brand new maker’s mark, Mornington Peninsula Brewery’s Imperial Stout and shiraz barrels. Intrigued? … Bring on the next half-dozen years, Matt.

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Home is where the heart is The Peninsula holds a special place in Fred Harrison’s heart. The Ritchies IGA chief executive has lived in Frankston and Mount Eliza for 50 of his 59 years, and when he and his wife recently moved house – downsizing after two of their three sons had left home – they chose to stay here.

“We could have moved out of Mount Eliza and gone to another part of the Peninsula or even closer to the city. (But) we committed to live in Mount Eliza for at least the next five or 10 years. I just love the area. It’s just a great lifestyle and fun place to live.”

It’s also the people. “People who

decide to live here usually do so for a purpose – they tend to be more family-focused, they tend to be more sport-centric.”

Certainly, the dedication of his staff and the loyalty of his customers mean everything to him and help keep Ritchies in the game against the might of Woolworths, Coles, Costco and Aldi.

“The fact that we’ve been able to grow from humble beginnings to 80 supermarkets and liquor stores I think is a credit to the intelligence of our business but also very much to the people in the business. We’re up against it versus the chains, so you’ve just got to accept that you have to work longer and harder, and that’s a fair commitment and sacrifice by a lot of people in our business. We’ve got hundreds of our team who give over and above the call of duty.

“I have no doubt there are many people who shop and support Ritchies because they just don’t like the chains for whatever reasons or they’ve had a long association with Ritchies. I would suggest that loyalty in our business, as far as being loyal to Ritchies, could be as high as 60-70 per cent of our customers – maybe who don’t do all of their shop but maybe do some of their shop with us.

“We’re very proud of what we’ve been able to achieve, particularly in Mount Eliza and now at Dromana – our Dromana store is, I think, one of the best supermarkets you’ll find anywhere in Australia. The feedback I’ve received through Dromana has been very motivating, very flattering, and it makes you grit your teeth and want to continue to produce more and more stores like a Mount Eliza, like a Dromana, and continue in that mould and build bigger and better stores for Ritchies – and ultimately for our customers.”

NETGLAMOUR EVENT Fashion designer and NetGlamour founder Hanna Edwards showed off her exquisite S.H.E. label in Frankston South on December 14.

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An Aladdin’s cave of gorgeous treasures Imagine yourself in a place as individual as you are and you are likely to find you are in one of the many exciting areas of the Tyabb Packing House.

More than just antiques, the Packing House is packed to the rafters with unique treasures for you and your home.

It is an Aladdin’s cave just waiting for you to rub your magic lamp so you and your inner-genie can enjoy a truly inspiring shopping experience.

Make your home the one people talk about, with unique items from the elegance of an 1880s chaise longue to the mid-century mojo of a Tessa suite. And be spoilt for choice from every style and period in between.

Host a very special afternoon tea with cups, saucers and plates sourced from specialist dealers and pair them with amazing tea and coffee sets. Lay the table with pretty cloths, napkins and cutlery for that extra-special touch.

If that isn’t enough, then take a look at the vintage clothing or the estate jewellery, then peruse the vintage toys and books and check out the phones and radios.

There are always dealers on hand to help and assist you with your purchases, and valuations are held on the first Sunday of every month. Finally, head to the café where a

revitalising drink is a must.

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Sure, Balnarringym has top class cardio, intelligent lights from the USA and the biggest Big Ass fan money can buy, but the one thing that sets them above the rest is the quality of their instructors.

Newly appointed gym manager Tiffany Jukes has Certificates III and IV in Fitness and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She also holds qualifications in Postural Assessment, Exercise Prescription, Outdoor Recreation, Community Life Saving and Nutrition, plus she tutors at university and at TAFE.

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Getting down to business at Moondah Estate The next chapter in Mt Eliza Conference Venue’s Moondah Estate has been revealed as a retirement village, but it will continue to operate until the end of October offering businesses on the Mornington Peninsula a last chance to utilise this unique and beautiful venue.

Set in a stunning waterfront position on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, just an hour’s drive from the Melbourne CBD, the Mount Eliza campus offers a highly flexible meeting environment with all the services and conveniences you would expect from an internationally recognised business school.

This dedicated venue, with its superb meeting,

accommodation, dining and recreational facilities, is the ideal location for corporate conferences, management retreats, training seminars, business meetings and special occasions.

The all-inclusive day and residential meeting packages remove the burden of event organisation, allowing you to focus on your business and its people.

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Artisan store Sissy has won the Mt Eliza Village Christmas Windows competition. Sissy was judged as the best festive window – for both day and night viewing – amid fierce competition. The theme of the competition was ‘creativity’ and Mornington Peninsula Magazine Pty Ltd was the major sponsor.

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Molly Mitchell has a soft spot.

Well, two actually. Molly’s seven month and five-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terriers have been pulling at her heart strings ever since they bounded into her life, so we thought you’d like to catch a glimpse of Staffie seduction first hand as part of our Peninsula pets and their owners segment.

Staffordshire Bull Terriers are well known for their courage, loyalty and intelligence.

They bond closely with their owners and are great communicators with kids and adults alike. Jetta, Molly’s oldest Staffie, is a rescue dog and was adopted from Geelong Animal Welfare. She explains: “I wanted a companion and she’s been the best. She is calm and happy to sit alongside me. She used to sleep on the bed before Corey and I moved in together. Now she sleeps outside with Sully” (who was purchased from a breeder).

“They play fight constantly and love chasing birds – or each other! They just get you. There’s a real connection with Staffies,” she continues.

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Staffies are super friendly and gentle and are not to be confused with Pit Bull Dogs, which can be aggressive. Jetta has been a regular fixture in the Mornington Peninsula Magazine office over the last two years while Molly gets on with her job. The ‘old softie’ is petrified of water, unlike her younger canine house mate who loves a visit to the beach or the leash free reserve in Somerville. “Jetta gets bored of fetching, but Sully (named after the Monsters INC character by Corey) just keeps on going. He can also bark on command. They are so spoilt - fresh mince, garlic and rice plus pasta and dog biscuits; but they are also incredibly well behaved,” Molly says. Although Sully does chew on the skirting boards sometimes!

Molly grew up with Border Collies and German Shepherds as a kid but has been completely converted to the Staffie way of life. She is also a passionate advocate for the Victorian Dog Rescue program (victoriandogrescue.org.au/dogs-foradoption) which encourages dog adoption rather than buying from pet stores.

“Some rescue dogs have behavioural problems but I think most issues can be addressed through training and lots of love,” she says.

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Toy run a roaring success The rumble of hundreds of motorcycles last month was music to the ears of Phil Matthews.

The organiser of the annual Peninsula Toy Run was “extremely happy” after about 600 riders converged on the Frankston Waterfront on Saturday, December 3, for the run to Rosebud. Loaded with toys and food for Peninsula families doing it tough, they then set off for Rosebud Secondary College, where the donations were handed over to Southern Peninsula Food For All, whose members treated the riders to morning tea.

“It all went extremely well,” Phil said. “We had a whole stage full of toys and a whole table of food.”

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Peninsula School celebrates ATAR stars The Peninsula School is incredibly proud of its Year 12 students who did exceptionally well in their VCE exams.

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Linh Nguyen and Noah Szto, who were named the 2016 Duces, both achieved an amazing ATAR score of 99.90.

Alex Luu scored 99.75, Andrew Dodd 99.45, Alexandra Karamesinis 99.4 and Jerry Yu 99.2.

Of the 152 students completing VCE this year, six achieved above 99.00, 15 achieved 95.00 or higher and 38 achieved 90.00 or higher. In fact, almost 75 per cent of the year level received an ATAR score that placed them in the top 30 per cent of the state – a huge achievement.

Some success can be attributed to the full range of VCE subjects on offer at The Peninsula School which allowed students to choose subjects that excited them and helped them pursue their own interests and strengths.

The Peninsula School would also like to congratulate those students who achieved a perfect Study Score of 50,

including Sam Jamshidi (Year 11 Business Management), Tien Dung Pham (Year 11 Computing: Informatics), Charlotte Holland (Year 11 Legal Studies) and Linh Nguyen (Year 12 Psychology).

“It has been so rewarding watching these students learn, grow and flourish at our wonderful school,” said Principal Stuart Johnston. “I’m particularly pleased that many students achieved their personal best this year - they have worked very hard and everyone at The Peninsula School is tremendously proud of them.”

For more information about The Peninsula School and its full range of VCE subjects, go to www.tps.vic.edu.au or call 9788 7777.

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As the Mornington Peninsula’s premier school, we move with the times. But we also uphold tradition.

In 2017, Years 7, 8 and 9 at The Peninsula School will be a little different.

Proudly co-educational, we offer a diverse, vibrant and challenging learning environment that reflects the real world, where boys and girls work together. And for 2017, this means a combination of coeducational and single gender classes for Mathematics and English that will see our students in this important life stage engaged in learning designed specifically for each individual and their class.

With limited places available in 2017, contact us to find out more about the opportunities for your child.

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Team committed to patients’ care Environmental services are recognised as a critical component of the holistic care provided at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital.

The hospital’s environmental services team meets all infection control health care standards, ensuring the patients’ well-being and meeting their expectations.

They participate in an ongoing range of training and education programs, including annual mandatory training and work closely with all departments ensuring any special needs or requirements of patients are met. This may include extra linen, newspaper deliveries and flower arrangements.

The hospital aims to make the patients’ experience the best it can possibly be. All inpatients are welcomed with a Patient Welcome Pack, which consists of items such as body lotion, toothpaste/ toothbrush set, razor, eye mask and tissues.

Patient feedback such as “Caregivers are so wonderful I cannot praise them enough” confirms the hospital’s commitment to meeting and exceeding patient expectations.

The hospital is also committed to minimising its environmental footprint.

Microfibre and steam technology has reduced the use of chemicals and water, LED lighting has been installed, and in the 2015 calendar year it reduced its landfill by 109.48kg by recycling such items as bottles and cartridges.

Patients will enjoy upgraded rooms and bathrooms when refurbishments are completed later this year. In the meantime the hospital will continue to provide the same exceptional level of service and care.

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** Same expert physical rehabilitation ** New look coming in 2017!!!

We are very excited to announce our hospital will be undertaking a $9.7 million refurbishment.

Work commenced last month and all staged works aim to be completed by December 2017.

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Scope of works planned: Conversion of 3 and 4 bed wards to 2 bed wards.

Increased single rooms Patient rooms and ensuites will be refurbished and refreshed Improved front entrance access for patients and vehicles Chapel to be moved and increased in size with the addition of a multipurpose adjourning meeting room New kiosk and lounge area in front reception Whilst this is a comprehensive and detailed refurbishment it will occur in stages in order to have the least impact on both our inpatients and outpatient services.

We will continue with business as usual to provide our comprehensive rehabilitation services every day throughout the project.

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Our dynamic curriculum and rigorous academic program encourages students to achieve and to make a difference in their local and global communities.

Located on 100 acres of natural parkland, our students enjoy a natural environment with plenty of time outdoors. Our unique golf leadership program utilises the Cornish Links on campus, specifically designed for children.

The extensive direct bus services cover Bayside and Mornington Peninsula regions, including Frankston, Frankston South and Mount Eliza.

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Then enjoy time out after the wedding and begin your honeymoon in complete comfort.

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features a luxury gourmet kitchen, limestone open fireplace, cinema, infinity pool, gym and games room.

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More than 5000 welcome new ship to Melbourne The new Orient liner Orcades made an impressive picture as three tugs manoeuvred her into her berth at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, on the morning of Tuesday, January, 11. More than 5000 were there to welcome her and more than 20,000 people came to see her during the day (The Argus, Melbourne, 12/01/49).

The Orcades was the largest ship to be built since WWII and, at the time, was the largest on the England-Australia run.

Several of the well-known liners which had served on that run had been sunk during the war, including another ship of the same name. Of the ships that returned to the service after the war many were quite old. The people of Melbourne were therefore eager to see the new ship and marvel at her size and beauty. Ships of that time did not have a straight line in them, being composed of beautiful curves and seeming like pieces of sculpture. Sadly, the ships of today have none of that elegance.

The new ship had cost around 4 million pounds to build, but when interviewed, Mr I. C. Geddes, chairman of directors of the

Orient line said, “Do you think we would have spent 4 million pounds on this ship if we had been afraid of air competition?”

He was not alone in believing that age

the record for a London to Melbourne passage by a passenger liner. Her time of 26 days 1 hour and 40 minutes for the distance of 11,425 miles took two days off

of the great liners would never end. Mr Geddes, with his wife, was aboard for the ship’s maiden voyage. Also aboard were another director of the Orient line and the chairman of directors of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., which had built the ship.

On that first voyage, Orcades - the third Orient Line ship to bear the name - broke

the previous best time.

“She brought a record total of 762 first-class passengers, in addition to 740 tourist passengers and a crew of 609. Her passengers included baronets, business men, and theatrical personalities famous throughout the Empire.” (The Argus, Melbourne)

In 1964 after Orient and P&O joined to form P&O-Orient lines, she lost her corncoloured hull for the white of P&O. As air travel overwhelmed the UK-Australia liner service she was used for other routes and ended her life when scrapped at Taiwan in 1972.

Her dimensions of 28,000 grt, 216m in length, 28m beam and carrying 1500 passengers were impressive in 1949 but are overwhelmed by the large cruise ships of today. Golden Princess based in Melbourne over this cruise season is 290m in length, 36m beam and carries 2600 passengers. The world’s largest cruise ships are 362m in length, 65m beam and carry more than 6000 passengers.

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.

The place to be this Summer Don’t miss the Ranelagh Club 90th anniversary Gala Saturday 18th Feb* Members enjoy: Full social calendar of events for all ages I sailing programs and storage use of 6 floodlit tennis courts, private beach access and beach box use I member clubhouse with full service bistro *Members and Guests of members 18+

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Accidents happen any time … emergency care should too If you or your family member requires emergency care for accidents, injuries or illness this summer, Peninsula Private is just up the road and offers around-the-clock quality emergency care to help when you need it most.

The Emergency Department is open 24/7 at Peninsula Private Hospital, 525 McClelland Drive, Frankston.

Residents and vacationers to the Mornington Peninsula area now have direct access and minimal wait times at the new private Emergency Department at Peninsula Private Hospital. Located in Frankston, directly off the Cranbourne Rd exit on the Peninsula Link Freeway, the Emergency Department offers this much anticipated and valuable direct emergency medical service for the region, including Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast, Bayside and surrounding communities.

The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Highly qualified emergency and critical care trained medical specialists and nurses are well prepared and ready to attend to the influx of holiday makers and families who may require fast, direct access to medical services.

Peninsula Private Hospital chief executive Michelle Henderson is proud of the new department servicing the community. “The Emergency Department has attended to

thousands of local residents in the few months since its opening. We have provided care for those in need with a range of critical illnesses, broken bones and even a baby’s birth in our Emergency Department. We continue to provide the highest quality of private hospital care with the best possible patient outcomes.”

The Emergency Department offers patients the benefit of minimum wait times to access the service without having to leave the Peninsula area, with the cost to access this service to be one of Victoria’s lowest.

Additional information about the emergency department and services at Peninsula Private can be found at www.peninsulaph.com.au

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Learn to swim at home Water is a way of life in Australia; not only are we blessed with the natural beauty of our beaches, creeks and rivers, we are also LESSONS SWIMMING IN YOUR HOME POOL surrounded by backyard pools.

Swim Teachers 2 U offers swimming and water safety lessons in the privacy and convenience of your home pool or holiday resort. This allows children to feel more comfortable in familiar surroundings, thus being more confident and relaxed in the water.

With the announcement of the State Government’s compulsory swimming curriculum in 2017, this is the perfect time to teach your children the necessary lifelong water survival skills.

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The Mount Eliza Bowling Club will celebrate its 50th anniversary later this year.

Since its formation in 1967, the club has had a strong association with the local community (particularly retirees) and also enjoys great sponsorship support from businesses in Mount Eliza and surrounding suburbs.

The past two years has seen an investment of more than $500,000 by the members with the installation of two state of the art synthetic greens

and lights. This has enabled yearround bowling activities both day and night, including not only competitive, social and pennant bowls for fulltime members but also greater opportunities for those who just wish to use the facility for a casual game of barefoot bowls.

Large groups can be accommodated by prior booking, while individuals and small groups can enjoy the regular barefoot bowls on Friday evenings throughout summer.

If you are a barefoot bowler with a competitive streak, then get a few

of your family members, friends or business associates together and enter a team in the Community Bowls Challenge starting on February 7.

Inquiries for membership and bookings at Mount Eliza Bowling Club can be made via email mtelizabc@ bigpond.com and the appropriate person will contact you.

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Sure, you might be too busy having fun right now to think too far ahead. But as we wrap up the holidays, it’s time to think about the future. Before you know it, it will be time to think about what’s next for you.

What would you like to do this year?

Maybe you’d like to expand your horizons, take up a new hobby, or brush up your work skills. Perhaps you’d like to follow an interest or join the Peninsula’s environmental revolution and start planting as a group.

At Chisholm TAFE in Rosebud there’s a whole range of new courses starting soon.

For the environmentally minded there are introductory courses in flora and fauna, native vegetation along with the delicate art of seed collection and propagation.

A career as a barista might just start with Chisholm Rosebud’s coffee-making course.

Why not develop your computer skills or learn first aid?

Programs can also be tailored for specific industry or trades. Chisholm Rosebud can assist in improving the skills and capabilities of your workforce – just give it a call.

Chisholm Rosebud also has Certificate and Diploma courses across a broad range of vocational areas, including Aged Care, Health Support Services, Hairdressing, Conservation Land Management, Hospitality, Building and Construction, Early Childhood and VCAL. For details, go to chisholm.edu.au/shortcourses, or phone 5950 2050.

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Linda wins Lakeside gold

Gold at these awards is an honour. It represents the pinnacle. For owner/manager Linda Crittenden it’s more than that - it represents blood sweat and tears. Sitting on the deck of one of her three boutique villas on the lake a week after the win, she’s still a little emotional about it. A few minutes in, it’s easy to see why.

Linda and husband Rollo (Crittenden Estate Winemaker) work hard at the family estate. They also have two little boys (Oscar, 6, and Digby, 4) who keep them equally as busy. And what’s more, when Linda decided to switch careers two and a half years ago and take over the management of the Lakeside Villas she was on the back foot, by the proverbial country mile.

“I had no hospitality training,” she explains. “I was a certified property valuer for 15 years. Then we had children and everything changed. I was working long days and when the opportunity came up to manage the villas Rollo said, ‘Why don’t you give managing the villas a try?’ and I laughed at him!”

Just as well she gave it the Linda Crittenden ‘try’ (code for perfection - she does nothing by halves): “I said, ‘If I’m going to do this I’m going to do it 110 per cent,’ so I threw myself into this industry. I went to workshops, networking events and conferences. I wanted to learn as much about this industry as I could.”

Linda renovated and re-styled the fully self contained, 4.5 star accredited villas from top to bottom and everything

reflects her personal style - every cushion, candle and coffee cup. She shops locally for her breakfast provisions, leaves little notes for her guests and handles all the bookings herself. And if you are one of her guests who has left a lovely picture or a note of thanks, here’s something you wouldn’t know – Linda reads, and keeps, all of them.

“Those notes keep me going,” she says, smiling. “It’s so personal. I’m helping to make all of these beautiful memories for these people.”

In the judges’ comments, they described the three boutique villas (which are constructed entirely over the vineyard lake) as “providing a sense of floating among the vines”. They noted the separate king size bedrooms, the large bathroom in each, the authentic wood fires, deep spa baths and barbecues on each of the private decks.

And, there’s nothing we love more at a gala awards night than a grateful winner. Linda nailed that one too, for the audience: “To be recognised as the best in Victoria is recognition for all the hard work,” she says. “I think I was the only person on the night who cried when accepting the award, it meant so much to me!”

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Lakeside Villas at Crittenden Estate is undoubtedly one of the Peninsula’s most idyllic self contained accommodation venues. One might think the woman at the helm of this ‘vineyard escape’ took it in her stride when the villas won Best Self Contained Accommodation in Victoria at the 2016 Victorian Tourism Awards, right?

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BY ANDREA KELLETT AND LIZ ROGERS

There’s so much to love about the Mornington Peninsula, especially in summer. It’s little wonder celebrities, billionaires, Melburnians and everyone in between flock to our sandy shores, wineries and surf breaks at this time of year. Mornington Peninsula Magazine caught up with a couple of celebrities who call the Peninsula home (or regularly holiday here) and asked them what they love about this special place.

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model, television presenter and mother of two left the city with her husband Jeremy seven years ago in search of a more relaxed lifestyle.

Nikki wanted water, her husband wanted land and together they discovered McCrae. They found the perfect block of land, built their dream home overlooking Port Phillip Bay and have called the Peninsula home ever since. They live in McCrae with their two young boys Will, 8, and Teddy, 4. “I love that the shipping channel comes right into shore and goes back out again,” Nikki says gazing out at the bay. “McCrae has the natural foreshore and the sand is white, it’s like being on Whitehaven Beach. It’s beautiful.”

And Nikki doesn’t just look at the water - she and her family are at the beach most days over summer. She took the boys to the launch of the Arthurs Seat Eagle in December and she loves the local cafes. “Merchant & Maker is my favourite café. I have a chai there every day, even if it’s before work (in the city).” And because she can in this beautiful part of the world, Nikki will often scoot down for her chai on her Vespa. You may have seen her pink helmet. That’s how life rolls here. * You can see Nikki in a new television series coming to Channel 7 in early 2017 called ‘HOGES: The Paul Hogan Story’. More on that in the next issue of

Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

Liz Egan My Kitchen Rules guest judge, spends family holidays in Mount Martha Liz Egan is one busy lady. There’s the family’s Yarra Valley Vineyard to oversee (where I catch her as her sister drives a tractor), then there’s the filming of My Kitchen Rules where she’s been a guest judge for the last seven of the eight in the series - and that’s just for aperitif. She was Executive Chef at Becco in Melbourne, has written for multiple culinary publications, runs an on-line sailing apparel business with her husband and will be mentoring children in Frankston North from early 2017.

Throughout all this activity, Liz has been returning to one place where sand, sun and memory merge to provide a sanctuary for family and friends. She explains: “Our house in Mount Martha has been in the family for 30 years. There’s one rule we stick to on Christmas afternoon – you have to have a swim! My sister’s family plus my husband and two girls will be down there from December 22 and I intend staying for as long as I can. It’s my second home.”

“There’s nothing like a bit of Buffalo mozzarella with a Peninsula wine on the deck at Volpino (Pizzeria and Wine Bar in Mount Martha). I love sampling the great food

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the region has to offer,” she continues.

Among her other favourite haunts are Woolumbi Farm in Tyabb, Provincia in Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula Brewery and Mock Orchards in Red Hill. She also loves to drive up to the edge of the footy oval in Red Hill to catch a game, or pop down to the Mount Martha Yacht Club where she’s a member - and a bit of Boat Shed Cheese goes down well too.

“I’ve just got a fishing licence so this year I’ll be angling for squid from my kayak off Bird Rock Beach. I can’t wait!”

Keep an eye out for Liz in her kayak, at the refurbished Mount Martha IGA or taking a dip in the bay. She’ll be the one smiling – “I love the Pen. What a place!”

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International Pinot Noir Celebration The eighth Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration is almost here - it returns to RACV Cape Schanck and various wineries on February 10 & 11, 2017. The biennial event has been hosted by the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association since 2003. Mornington Peninsula Magazine spoke with Chairman Lindsay McCall ahead of the big event: For readers who haven’t yet been to the Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration, what makes this such a fabulous event?

If you are really interested in Pinot Noir, love to understand the differences in the wines which relate to region, climate, site specificity etc plus spending two days tasting many wines from around the world alongside wine writers and sommeliers or simply love being immersed in a wine focused event involving wines which are not normally easily available to taste…

Your international selection for 2017 includes wine from two Domaines in Burgundy. Tell us a bit about this coup!

The MPVA at each Celebration invites a high profile Burgundy producer. For this event, we invited Domaine Méo Camuzet, represented by Jean Nicolas Méo, as well

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as Comte de Vogüe, represented by Francois Millet, not expecting them both to say yes…but they did. So, much to our delight we are hosting two Domaines whose wine sit amongst the best in all of Burgundy and their tastings will have everyone in awe!

Jamie Goode is the event’s guest for 2017. Tell us a bit about what we can expect from Jamie and is he coming to Australia specifically for the Celebration?

The MPVA is proactive in including leaders in other markets – an important market to our region is the UK. Jamie Goode is a London-based wine writer who is currently wine columnist with UK national newspaper The Sunday Express. As well as writing he also lectures, judges wine and contributes regularly to a range of publications including The World of Fine Wine, Noble Rot, Wine and Spirits (USA), Wine Business International, Drinks International, Wines and Vines and Sommelier Journal.

Jamie came to wine writing by a rather convoluted route, via a PhD in plant biology and several years of working as a book editor, before he began publishing wineanorak.com, which is now one of the leading wine websites. Jamie was recently promoted to be a co-chair of the International Wine Challenge and his latest book ‘I Taste Red: the science of wine tasting’ has just been published. Jamie will be selecting an interesting bracket of international Pinot Noir and presenting his take on the Alchemy of Pinot Noir as he helps guide us through the two days – his focus is non Australian Pinot Noir and

will be presenting wines from US, South Africa and New Zealand.

It’s a full two-day program. Tell us something we might not pick up from the program on your website?

MPVA Pinot Project is being presented again in 2017 after the first exposé in 2015. In 2017 we will present two vintages from five different vineyards from Mornington Peninsula – all wines made by one winemaker with as little variation in protocols as possible.

What is your vision for the 2017 event and beyond?

The MPVA considers how long this will continue, but each event provides feedback from attendees that it was best yet and must keep going! As demand for Mornington Peninsula and Australian Pinot grows both domestically and internationally, the need for such an event grows.

We are continually learning more about our sites and the world of Pinot that new themes for future events emerge which is really exciting.

Is there anything we haven’t touched on that you would like our readers to know about the Celebration?

Tickets sell out and only a few are left now. Tickets to Friday night dinners may be available – at four restaurants.

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Summer on the Mornington Peninsula – why would you be anywhere else? The beaches, the fishing, the dining, the wineries, the shopping – we really do have it all.

Your leisure time can be as passive or as active as you like. Ace-Hi, the westernthemed adventure park at Cape Schanck, has a range of magnificent trail rides for the novice rider to the experienced equestrian; for the adrenalin junky, what about a spin on a Krash Industries freestyle jet ski to get your heart racing?

Surfers might like to try their hand at making their own board from sustainable plantation-grown Australian timber at one of Tree To Sea’s two and three-day workshops in Mount Eliza.

If you fancy chilling with family or friends, you could put on an outdoor movie night in your own backyard with Backyard Barbie Cinema. Moonlight Sanctuary’s night tours are another option for when the sun goes down, and it also has a Keeper Club for kids aged 7-14.

Or check out Jason Coleman’s ‘The Rhythm of Life’ (pictured above) worldclass cabaret on the foreshore at Rosebud

with The Corner Cafe opposite open until 9pm to cater for show-goers.

Silvers Circus returns to the Peninsula in January and February with a jaw-dropping line-up of family entertainment in Mornington and Rosebud.

If camping’s your thing, Iluka Retreat at Shoreham has a range of private camping sites as well as a glamping camp and a safari tent village from which you can explore the rolling hills and wetlands of the 14.5ha property.

You’ll be feeling on top of the world when you check out Mr. Frank’s Café. As well as a great menu, the café has panoramic views over Kananook Creek and across Port Phillip Bay from its vantage point on the upper level of the South East Water building in Frankston.

And the hidden gem that is Craft and Co Farm, a 16ha vineyard, café, and cellar door farm site just minutes from Frankston, has great food, wonderful wines and a delicious $20 lunch special on Thursdays and Fridays until February 28.

If you’re planning to spend Australia Day with us, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has a host of family-friendly celebrations on January 26, including music, fun runs and spectacular fireworks displays.

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Fun in the Sun Kids aged 7-14 have been invited to get up close to some of our most iconic animals at Moonlit Sanctuary during the summer holidays.

The sanctuary’s Keeper Club runs for three weeks from January 9 from 10am-4pm and includes interactions with dingoes, pythons and other animals, food preparation and feeding, animal enrichment activities and native animal care. The children learn about the animals, their conservation and the environment.

The cost is $65 a day, or $175 for three days, and with places limited to a maximum of 16 children a day, bookings are essential.

Moonlit Sanctuary is a 10ha ark for endangered species. It’s open daily from 10am5pm, and you can meet more than 400 native animals. Enjoy keeper presentations and feed a kangaroo or pet a koala. By night you can take a lantern-lit tour to see feather-tail gliders, nightjars, quolls, owls and bettongs.

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Enjoy hand-feeding free ranging kangaroos & wallabies, or have a hands-on encounter with a koala, python, owl or dingo! Watch our daily Conservation in Action Wildlife Show, and learn about our animals during our keeper talks.

Moonlit Sanctuary comes alive at night with lantern-lit evening tours.

See some of Australia’s most reclusive animals, including gliders, quolls, bettongs and owls, when they are awake and active.

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Australia Day on the Peninsula Thursday 26 January Dromana Foreshore

Mount Eliza Village Green

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9am – 1.30pm

Free Community BBQ

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Free Family Entertainment Community Youth Awards

Hastings Foreshore 9am – 2pm Vintage Car & Caravan Show Emu Plains Market on the Foreshore Free BBQ Breakfast

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Rosebud Village Green 8.30am – 1.30pm Live & Local Entertainment 10km Fun Run (commences at Safety Beach Sailing Club) 5.3km Fun Run/Walk (commences at Dromana Info Centre)

Sorrento-Portsea RSL 11am – 6pm

Free Community Breakfast

Rye Foreshore

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Sorrento Bowls Club

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10am – 5pm

Brian Cadd & The Bootleg Family Mornington CFA Torch Light Procession Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks

Fireworks Display

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Fireworks Display (subject to weather conditions)

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Tree to Sea wooden surfboards are designed NOT to be fibreglassed.

Two day Eco Board workshops are available in 2017 or Tree to Sea can supply an Eco Board Kit for completion at home in your own time.

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If you’re stuck for a fabulous party idea this summer, why not have an outdoor movie night in your own backyard?

Backyard Barbie Cinema comes to you with everything you need: a 3m inflatable screen, projector, speakers, DVD player and popcorn machine. All you need to do is pick the movie.

BACKYARD BARBIE CINEMA M: 0448 988 108 W: backyardbarbiecinema.com.au

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Mornington Peninsula Shire will host a range of events on Thursday, January 26, to celebrate Australia Day. The family-friendly celebrations will feature live music concerts, fun runs, spectacular fireworks displays, traditional flag raising ceremonies and loads of entertainment for everyone in the family.

Thousands of people will line Main St in Mornington to cheer on more than 40 community, sporting and cultural groups as they make their way to Mornington Park for the Australia Day parade.

This year the parade will showcase the Mornington Fire Brigade, which is celebrating its centenary. The crew will be on show with vintage firefighting equipment and vehicles during the parade.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Bev Colomb said she was looking forward to coming together with the community to celebrate what it means to be an Australian.

“I strongly encourage all residents to join in with the Australia Day festivities across the Peninsula,” Cr Colomb said. “Australia Day is a great time to acknowledge those in our community who are making a real difference, especially our volunteers who are the heart and soul of communities across the Peninsula. I wish everyone a fantastic Australia Day as we celebrate our great country and our great Peninsula.”

This year, when uploading a photo or posting on social media, don’t forget to use #ausdaymornpen to see how everyone across the Peninsula is celebrating Australia Day. For more information on Australia Day, visit mornpen. vic.gov.au/australiaday www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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Fun in the Sun The Craft and Co Farm is the sister company of The Craft and Co in Collingwood.

The Craft & Co Farm is a 16ha vineyard, café, and cellar door farm site located in Bangholme, just minutes from Frankston, near Patterson River. They grow grapes and hops for their wines and craft beers, and plan to grow vegetables and herbs for their kitchens.

Drop in and check out some of the sensational new wines and gourmet gift

packs on offer, and indulge in a delicious $20 lunch special (Thursdays and Fridays only; valid until February 28). The Craft & Co Farm is perfect for private functions, large or small. Enjoy the atmosphere of live music on Sunday afternoons. Bookings highly recommended. Opening hours are 8am-5pm Thursday-Sunday.

THE CRAFT AND CO FARM A: 170 Riverend Rd, Bangholme T: 9773 4880 W: thecraftandco.com.au/the-farm/

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The ‘Rhythm of Life’ of Jason Coleman hits Cabaret Cathedral After the outrageously successful season of Jason Coleman’s Razzle Dazzle in Rye, Jason proudly presents The Rhythm of Life, performed exclusively in the Cabaret Cathedral in Rosebud.

Located at Coleman Park on the everpopular foreshore, the Cabaret Cathedral is a state-of-the-art urban theatre space, built exclusively for another Jason Coleman premiere event.

Jason and his crew will treat the coastal community to an extravagant and unforgettable experience - the age-old art form of cabaret, set in a captivating and modernised venue.

Created entirely from re-purposed shipping containers, the theatre is a world-first, custom-engineered, four level theatre to accommodate 280 people.

Designed by Jason and his team of talented artisans, the concept was derived from his desire to move away from ‘traditional’ theatres and provide a

unique, fully transportable space that can bring the magic of live performance to the people.

The carefully chosen name Cabaret Cathedral came from Jason’s combined love of cabaret, art and contrast.

Having successfully built ‘Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance’, the largest dance enterprise in the world, Jason can now add ‘Cabaret Cathedral’ to his impressive list of accomplishments and world firsts.

Jason Coleman’s ‘The Rhythm of Life’ is the epitome of world-class cabaret.

Stylish, surprising and sophisticated, it stars Jason and an incredible international cast in a lavish collection of cabaret, circus, dancing and singing.

It runs until January 29 at Cabaret Cathedral, located at Coleman Park 1380 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud.

Meanwhile, Jason’s The Humanimals is an epic all-human animal experience for the whole family to enjoy. It runs until January 29.

Tickets: www.stickytickets.com.au For information: www.cabaretcatherdral. com Or connect via social media: Instagram- @cabaret_cathedral Facebook- @cabaretcathedral

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Iluka is a stunning 14.5ha property providing a range of private camping sites for small groups as well as a glamping camp and a safari tent village. The glamping tents are styled for couples or families, or you can book a high tea or a birthday gathering.

There are terraces, lake views and bushland camp areas, and accompanying the campsites is a fully equipped camp kitchen with fridges, cook tops and barbecue. There are also bathrooms with hot showers.

The picturesque property has wetlands, bird hides, a lake and rolling hills and can be booked for corporate groups, weddings and small events. The lodges, which can accommodate groups of up to 36 and 60 people, include dining rooms and common areas, recreation rooms with open fires, separate bathrooms, disabled facilities, and on-site parking.

The lake is perfect for swimming, stand

up paddle boarding and canoeing, which can be hired. Iluka also has a range of discovery walks and an obstacle course.

Iluka is just a 15-minute walk from Shoreham beach and neighbours Pier

10 Winery, and Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Gardens.

ILUKA RETREAT & CAMP T: 5984 0888 W: Ilukaretreat.com

It wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the circus, and Australia’s own Silvers Circus is one of the best.

Silvers’ two-hour actionpacked show will feature the Wheel of Steel, in which Dominik Gasser and Merwyn Garcia run, jump, skip and flip through a routine of sheer physical audacity as the apparatus oscillates and revolves from ground level to dizzying heights.

The world-famous Phoenix Riders will speed around on motorbikes inside the 3.5m diameter Globe of Death, missing each other by mere millimetres.

You’ll be amazed as a performer twirls up to 80 hula hoops while balancing on a mobile mirror ball, and you’ll be mesmerised by ringmaster Simon Tait’s celebrated illusions. And, of course, the

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Silvers Circus will be at The Village Green, Rosebud, from Monday, January 2, to Sunday, January 15, and at the Bata grounds, 1158 Nepean Highway, Mornington, from Wednesday, January 18, to Sunday, February 5. For tickets, phone Ticketmaster on 13 61 00 or visit ticketmaster. com.au, or phone Silvers Circus on 0413 880 044 or 0413 844 241. For all show details, go to silverscircus. com.au TICKET GIVEAWAY! Please see Mornington Peninsula Magazine’s Facebook for your chance to win a family pass to Silvers Circus! We have 3 family passes for the Rosebud shows and 3 family passes for the Mornington shows to giveaway! www.facebook. com/mpmag

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What could be better than sunshine, the beautiful setting of The Briars homestead, the very best local food and drink, plus awesome fun stuff for the kids for a family day out?

World-class Blues music, that’s what!

Back for a fantastic fifth year, Blues at The Briars in Mount Martha on Saturday, February 25, will be the biggest and best to date with a jaw-dropping, toe-tapping line-up.

Watch out for Owen Campbell, who captured the nation’s heart with his run on Australia’s Got Talent and JJ Rome featuring guests Chris Wilson and Shannon Bourne (who was raised in Harlem before finding success and a loyal following here in Melbourne).

Other eye-catching artists combine to make this the Mornington Peninsula’s premier Blues event (think homegrown The Teskey Brothers, 19 Twenty, Ben Waters Boogie Piano, Gail Page and Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie).

Blues at The Briars is not just for the true Blues aficionado. This is a genuinely family friendly day out and entry is free for all children under 14. There’s a dedicated staffed kids’ area with storytelling tepee, local craft activities and bouncing castle, which is great for mums and dads enjoying the music, a favourite tipple and gourmet food stalls.

For those wishing to revel in the music a little longer, the After Party bar is open until midnight.

VIP tickets are excellent value. $162 includes a two-course lunch and beverage package served at the table in a private marquee area with an enviable view of the stage.

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The sky above Rosebud will be awash with sea creatures, dragons, astronauts and more when the 13th annual Rosebud Kite Festival takes off on Sunday, March 12.

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This year’s festival will feature maxi kites from across mainland Australia and New Zealand, including dolphins, whales, stingrays and octopuses as well as winged dragons and floating astronauts. These giant kites are so large they take a string of runner kites and a team of people to get them in the air and some pretty strong cabling attached to a car or two to keep them anchored to the ground. Flying high in the sky against a backdrop of blue, they never fail to impress.

Once again this popular family festival will be packed with free activities, circus and kite workshops, a kids’ carnival, roving entertainment and food stalls, and it’s great entertainment for all ages.

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A table of 10 VIPs package is available at $1500. Tickets start at $65 ($52 concession with ID) and a family ticket (two adults plus two teenagers) costs $150.

The event opens at 11am. Bar opens midday.

BLUES AT THE BRIARS A: The Briars, Mount Martha W: bluesatthebriars.com FB: bluesatthebriarsfestival Twitter: @AtBriars

If you visit the festival on Saturday, March 11, you’ll be treated to a preview of maxi kite displays from 10am-1pm before the main event on Sunday from 11am-5pm, which will feature a full program of entertainment.

For more information on the festival, which is brought to you by the local traders association, Rosebud Chamber of Commerce, go to www.rosebudkitefestival.com.au or phone 0403 889 559.

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Briars a dream destination for kids With the excitement of Christmas now behind us, finding engaging activities for the kids in the long stretch of school holidays can be a hard task. To beat the boredom, why not get them involved in the activities at The Briars?

At the Eco Living Display Centre on Monday, January 16, kids can learn how to create a dream catcher using materials that so many of us with kids have in abundance in our homes – ribbons, buttons, shells and feathers.

On Thursday, January 19, kids can create a crazy creature using native seed pods.

They can get creative with the wild shapes and textures of native seed pods while learning a little about our native plants.

Parents are welcome to stay and visit the house and garden where they can get some tips on sustainable living, book in for one of the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s free energy efficiency consultations or simply enjoy a cuppa in a beautiful location.

All materials are supplied. Refer to the ad for all booking details.

ECO LIVING DISPLAY CENTRE, THE BRIARS A: 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha T: 1300 850 600 W: mornpen.vic.gov.au/Activities/ The-Briars/Eco-Living-Display-Centre

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Saddle up for summer fun Summer school holidays are here again, and that means many of us will be looking for ways to keep the kids entertained.

So why not get them out in the fresh air doing something they might not have tried before – horse-riding.

Set on 80 gorgeous hectares at Cape Schanck, Ace-Hi is a western-themed adventure park that offers a range of trail rides for all ages and all levels of experience - even if you’ve never ridden a horse before. For children aged seven and over there are scenic trail

rides for beginners and intermediates, bush’n’beach rides for intermediates and forest rides for the more experienced rider. And for youngsters aged six and under there are delightful pony rides.

The rides are available every day except Christmas Day, including from noon on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. ACE-HI A: 810 Boneo Rd, Cape Schanck T: 5988 6262 W: ace-hi.com.au

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Create a Dream Catcher using recycled materials 16 January, 10 – 11am Create a crazy creature using native seed pods 19 January, 10 – 11am To book, follow the booking link on our events page: mornpen.vic.gov.au 1300 850 600

For 7 – 12 year olds Cost: $5 per child

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• Scenic Trail Rides • Bush n Beach Rides • Forest Rides • Pony Rides (6yo & under) • Riding Lessons • Kiosk Available • BBQ Facilities • Group Bookings

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So you want to go fast. And you want to hedge high. And you kind of get a thrill out of going places no one has been. Then take a look at Krash Industries’ freestyle jet skis and get your freestyling motocross sensation on this summer.

Krash Industries is a fresh company powered by a bunch of young and talented engineers who love a fast and furious lifestyle. These compact and easily controllable jet skis are completely Australian designed and developed in Seaford and they look real sweet too.

Made for all kinds of water action – flat water or surf – their fibreglass hulls make for major manoeuvrability and give you the same feeling as wake boarding or dirt bike driving but on steroids.

Krash freestyle jet skis are the ideal alternative for all extreme sports enthusiasts, and because they are small and nimble they allow you to carve it up without feeling like you’re at the mercy of a larger machine.

So what are you waiting for? Grab a Krash jet ski to get freestyling and to feel totally free. Summer’s already here.

Stunning views and a contemporary menu combine to make Mr. Frank’s one of Frankston’s most iconic cafes.

Mr. Frank’s Café is situated on the upper level of the South East Water building, and its floor-to-ceiling windows offer panoramic views over Kananook Creek and across Port Phillip Bay. This water’s-edge

KRASH INDUSTRIES A: 12 Hi-Tech Place, Seaford M: 0422 093 016 W: krashindustries.com FB: krashindustries

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setting helps give the café a relaxed ambience, making it the perfect place to meet for business or just get together with family and friends.

The comprehensive menu ranges from sweet and savoury pastries, sandwiches, rolls and wraps – including a delicious pulled pork, slaw, cheese and mayo combination – through to more substantial meals, such as their famous pumpkin pine nut salad and schnitzel on a brioche ban. There is also a large variety of cakes, including gluten-free options, to enjoy with your rich, full-bodied Monte coffee, or one of the stunning range of black, green and herbal teas. Also now available an award-wining organic espresso coffee.

Catering is also available.

Mr. Frank’s Cafe is open Monday to Friday from 7am-4pm.

MR. FRANK’S CAFÉ A: South East Water building (upper level), 101 Wells St, Frankston T: 9783 9764 M: 0418 850 500

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To have your event included go to morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au /diarydates/ Church of St John the Evangelist, King Street, Flinders; 7pm – 10pm; www. peninsulafestival.com.au

JANUARY 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 EVERY THURSDAY-SUNDAY Elsie + Hugo Photography Exhibition – The Big Shed Balnarring; 2996 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Balnarring.

Thursday – Sunday 10am-5pm UNTIL JANUARY 6 Learn Basic Mosaic – The Artspace, Corner Youth Centre, Wilsons Rd, Mornington; 9am-2pm; Andrea 0447 629 628; andrea.ebsworth@mornpen. vic.gov.au UNTIL JANUARY 8 Splashland Inflatable water slide park Mornington Racecourse; splashland.com.au UNTIL THURSDAY JANUARY 12 Christmas-New Years Mixed Exhibition, Manyung Gallery Sorrento 113 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento; 9787 2953; www.manyunggallery.com.au UNTIL JANUARY 15 Silver’s Circus Rosebud - Village Green; Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud; silverscircus.com.au UNTIL FRIDAY JANUARY 27 Simone Doyle Foyer Exhibition Space @ Mornington Library UNTIL SAT JANUARY 28 The Humanimals by Jason Coleman- New characters, new fun, new adventures! – Hilarious family entertainment, Tickets from $25, Book now at stickytickets.com.au Cabaret Cathedral presents The Rhythm of Life, starring Jason Coleman - 1380 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud; show times Tuesday-Sunday evenings 6.30pm and 9pm; www. facebook.com/cabaretcathedral UNTIL TUESDAY JANUARY 31 Lantasia - Boneo Maze; 695 Limestone Rd, Fingal; nightly 6pm - 10pm; 5988 6385; lantasia.com.au UNTIL FEBRUARY 12 Birds: Flight paths in Australian art Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery; Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington; UNTIL FEBRUARY 24 Burgers and Beers at Red Hill Brewery 88 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill Sth; 5989 2950; redhillbrewery.com.au UNTIL APRIL 25 Sand Sculpting Australia Presents Lands of Imagination - Frankston Waterfront; Nepean Highway, Frankston; 5986 6684; sandsculpting.com.au JANUARY 2-6 & 26-28 Barefoot Cinema - Point Nepean National Park, Portsea; Defence Rd; barefootcinema.com.au TUESDAY JANUARY 3 Botanical On The Deck – Portsea

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Hotel, Point Nepean Rd, Portsea; 5984 2213; bookings essential FRIDAY JANUARY 6 Greek Orthodox Blessing of the Waters Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aust. Parish of Red Hill Rye Pier, 2367 Point Nepean Rd, Rye; 12.30-5pm Swing, Stride & Boogie at the Bakery - Red Hill Bakery at Balnarring; Frankston Flinders Road, Balnarring; 7.30-8.30pm; peninsulafestival.com.au FROM JANUARY 3-30 Portsea Hotel – Botanical on the Deck – This summer they host South Yarra’s very own Botanical Hotel as they take over the top deck of the Portsea Pub. Running every night for three weeks dinner will be served up by the team from the Botanical. Bookings essential. T: 5984 2213 SATURDAY JANUARY 7 Mornington Peninsula Wellbeing Market – Mount Eliza Community Hall, Canadian Bay Road. 10am – 3pm, FREE ENTRY. Sorrento Art Show - 33rd Annual – Sorrento Community Centre, McFarlan Reserve, off Melbourne Road, Sorrento; 5pm, $25 p/p, exhibiting artists free; sorrentoartshow.com

SUNDAY JAN 8 – SATURDAY JAN 21 Exhibition @ Frank – 31 Beach St, Frankston; Susan 040 558 008; susan. wilson024@gmail.com MONDAY JAN 9 – FRIDAY JAN 13 Hot Arts for Cool Kids Frankston Arts Centre; 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 10-12.30pm; artscentre.frankston. vic.gov.au MONDAY JANUARY 9 Briars Junior Ranger Program “Feathers, Beaks, Nests & Tweets” for 6-1; The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 9.30am-12pm; 5974 3686 Twilight Jazz: From Broadway to Paris - Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove; 33 Red Hill-Shoreham Rd, Red Hill Sth; 7-10pm; www.peninsulafestival.com.au TUESDAY JANUARY 10 Guided Ranger Walk - Bunarong Park Frankston; 9.30-11.30am; meeting point address provided upon booking; visitfrankston.com/whats-on/ guided-ranger WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11 & 18 Birdie Num Nums School Holiday Program - The Amazing Life of Wetland Birds – The Briars, Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 10:30am-12:30pm; ages 5-12; $12 per student, $20 for both sessions

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience Brooklands of Mornington; 99 Tanti Ave, Mornington $89 PP – 3 course dinner & 2 hour interactive show; P. 5973 9200

Drama Bugz – The Hungry Peacock, 16 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Tyabb; 10:15am-11:15am (6-8 yrs), 11:30am12:30pm (8-10 yrs), 12:45pm-1:45pm (10-12 yrs); $15 for one session, $25 for two or $35 for all three; Mandy at dramabugzmelbourne@gmail.com

Portsea Twilight - Jarman Oval; Point Nepean National Park, Point Nepean Rd; 5.30pm – 9pm; events.solemotive.com/ portsea-twilight

THURSDAY JANUARY 12 Red Hill Fire Ready Victoria Meeting Red Hill Fire Station, 23 Mechanics Rd, Red Hill; 7pm

Baroque Opera Gala On the Lawn St John the Evangelist Church, King Street, Flinders; 7pm – 10pm

School Holiday Art Program For Children – Somerville Community House, 21 Black Camps Rd, Somerville; 12am-12:30pm or 1pm-3:30pm; $35 per session, per child; Michele 0417 425 116; info@colouryourworldart.com

Rob Papp – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz SAT JAN 7 & WED JAN 11 Georgie Bass Signatures Cooking Class - Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery; 30 Cook St, Flinders; 5989 0201; georgiebass.com.au JANUARY 7 - 14 Baluk Arts Pop Up Shop – Foreshore Reserve, Point Nepean Rd, Rye; 10am5pm; www.balukarts.org.au JANUARY 7 – FEBRUARY 5 20/20: A sense of Place – Landscapes by leading Peninsula, Indigenous & Australian artists – Whistlewood – Art Consultancy + Private Gallery, 642 Tucks Road, Shoreham. T: 03 5989 8282 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 Marty Williams – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz SUN JAN 8 – SAT JANUARY 14 Sorrento Art Show - Sorrento Community Centre; McFarlan Reserve, Sorrento; cost $5; sorrentoartshow.com South African Jive - On the Lawn

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Creative Gratitude Workshop For Children – The Back Paddock Studio, 177 Bungower Rd, Somerville; 10am12pm; $40 pp per workshop; 0430 150 773; simonedole@me.com FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 20 & 27 Barefoot Bowls Summer Program Yamala Park Frankston Bowling Club – 5:30pm until dusk, BBQ with free sausages for children, rink booking, bar open with very competitive prices, free coaching and bowls to suit all ages.

SATURDAY JANUARY 14 Portsea Polo – 2017 Alfa Romeo – Tickets: General Admission: $85, The Provincial Home Living Polo Lounge Tickets $150 p/p, Portsea Polo Marquee: $350 p/p; www.portseapolo. com.au Rye Gift & Family Fun Day - RJ Rowley Reserve, 29 Melbourne Rd, Rye; 7am – 7pm; adult - $10; U16 – free; 0414 564 531 Psychic Classes – 23 Stornoway Drv, Baxter; 2-3:30pm; $25; 0412 726 239; www.innerpeaceforspiritualfitness.com

Andy Williams & The Cadillac Walk – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www. hickinbotham.biz SATURDAY JAN 14 & WED JAN 18 Patch to Plate Cooking Class Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery; Cook St, Flinders; 5989 0201; georgiebass.com.au SUNDAY JANUARY 15 Balnarring Picnic Racing Club – Kids Summer of Racing Campaign, www. balnarringraces.com; Coolart Rd, Balnarring.

Two Bays Trail Run - Peninsula Visitor Information Centre; Point Nepean Rd and Permien St, Dromana; 7am; twobaystrailrun.com The Jump Devils – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz MONDAY JANUARY 16 Eco Living Display Centre Create a Dream Catcher using recycled materials The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 10-11am; 7-12 yo; $5 per child; 1300 850 600; www.mornpen. vic.gov.au WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 Create a Crazy Creature - Eco Living Display Centre, The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mount Martha; 10am – 11am; cost $5; 0428 351 778 Two-Day Oil Portrait Workshop With Cathy Van Ee – Peninsula Art Society, 159 Overport Rd, Frankston Sth; 10am3pm; $140 PAS member or $160 non member; 0413 337 024; cathy@ vaneegallery.net

SUNDAY JANUARY 22 Memory Walk & Jog; Point Nepean National Park, Defence Rd, Portsea; 7.30am – 11am; Alzheimer’s Australia; 9816 5746; memorywalk.com.au Sorrento Bay Swim 2017 - Sorrento Foreshore, 3278 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento; 8am – 1pm; sorrentoslsc.com Learn To Paint With Michelle Cleaver 21 Blacks Camp Rd, Somerville; 10am5pm; $150; Michele 0417 425 116; colouryourworld.com/adults-classes Jules Bolt – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz

Australia Day Mornington 3-9:30pm; for more info call 1300 850 600; www. mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday

TUESDAY JANUARY 24 Dreamhouse Theatre Company Drama Camp 2017 - Southern Peninsula Arts Centre, 245 Eastbourne Road, Rosebud; cost $120 Superhoodz – Hip Hop Dance Crew Live Show & Workshop – Frankston Arts Centre; Kids Tix $19.50; Bookings 9784 1060; www.thefac.com.au

World Percussion Workshop Frankston Arts Centre; 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 6-7pm; suits ages 16+; tickets $20 or $15 with performance ticket; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

School Holiday Art Program For Children – Somerville Community House, 21 Black Camps Rd, Somerville; 12am-12:30pm or 1pm-3:30pm; $35 per session, per child; Michele 0417 425 116; info@colouryourworldart.com

Birds of a Feather The Briars, Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; MPRG & Birdlife Aust members $8, other $10; Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery; 5975 4395

Dan Palamara – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz SAT & SUN JANUARY 21-22 Muddy Hell, Hot As Hell – 480 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Tyabb; 0431 980 666; info@muddyhell.com.au

Blackwater Riff – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 1pm-4pm; booking essential 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz

MONDAY-WED JANUARY 23 – 25 VCE Art & Studio Folio Development 3-Day Workshop – Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Civic Reserve & Dunns Rd, Mornington & The Corner Youth Centre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington, 10am-2pm; cost $25

THURSDAY JANUARY 19 45th Mornington Art Show Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington; cost $8; morningtonartshow.com.au

Portsea Swim Classic - Point Nepean Quarantine Station, Point Nepean Rd, Portsea; 7am-5pm; portseasurf.com.au

Rosebud Australia Day Fun Run – Starting Marine Parade, Safety Beach 8:30am sharp; 0429 435 863; www. ausdayfunrun.com.au

Australia Day Dromana Foreshore 7:30am-1pm; more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25 aZzBand - Cube 37; Frankston Arts Centre, 25-37 Davey St, Frankston; tickets full $30, concession $25; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

SATURDAY JANUARY 21 ‘Farm Dinners at Terminus’ in conjunction with Main Ridge Farms – Flinders Hotel; cnr Cook & Wood streets, Flinders; 7pm; 5989 0201; flindershotel.com.au

Great Peninsula Paddle - Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club; 3154 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento; 9.30am; everydayhero.com.au/event/paddle2017

MONDAY JANUARY 23 Creative Gratitude Workshop For Children – The Back Paddock Studio, 177 Bungower Rd, Somerville; 10am12pm; $40 pp per workshop; 0430 150 773; simonedole@me.com

WEDNESDAY JAN 18-SUNDAY FEB 5 Silver’s Circus Mornington – Bata Shoe Site, 1158 Nepean Hwy, Mornington; silverscircus.com.au

Eco Living Display Centre – Create a crazy creature using native seed pods – The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 10am-11am; For 7-12 year olds; Cost $5 per child; 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au

Balnarring Picnic Racing Club – Cup Day, www.balnarringraces.com; Coolart Rd, Balnarring.

iCan Sessions - Mornington Library; Mornington Library, Vancouver St, Mornington; 2.30pm – 3.30pm; free but bookings essential; 5950 1230 Drama Bugz – The Hungry Peacock, 16 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Tyabb; 10:15am-11:15am (6-8 yrs), 11:30am12:30pm (8-10 yrs), 12:45pm-1:45pm (10-12 yrs); $15 for one session, $25 for two or $35 for all three; Mandy at dramabugzmelbourne@gmail.com Two-Day Oil Portrait Workshop With Cathy Van Ee – Peninsula Art Society, 159 Overport Rd, Frankston Sth; 10am3pm; $140 PAS member or $160 non member; 0413 337 024; cathy@ vaneegallery.net THURSDAY JANUARY 26 Australia Day Party – The Rocks – Limited tickets available at $25 p/p, Entry from 6:30pm, Complimentary cocktail or MP boutique Ale on arrival, Food & Drinks at bar prices, DJ and fireworks at 9pm.

Australia Day Hastings Foreshore 9am-2pm; more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday

Australia Day Mt Eliza Village Green 9am-1:30pm; more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday Australia Day Rosebud Village Green 8:30am-1:30pm; call 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday Australia Day Rye Foreshore 12:309:30pm; more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday Australia Day Sorrento/Portsea RSL 11am-6pm;more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday Australia Day Sorrento Bowls Club 10am-5pm; more info 1300 850 600; www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/australiaday FRIDAY JANUARY 27 Mr Maker & the Shapes Frankston Arts Centre; 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 11am & 1.30pm; artscentre.frankston. vic.gov.au SATURDAY JANUARY 28 Red Hill Community BBQ Red Hill Community Park, 151A Shoreham Rd, Red Hill; 12-3pm; free; Red Hill Community Ass Inc; 0415 514 440 James Franklin – Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana; 5981 0355, www.hickinbotham.biz SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 DLYANesque – Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 7:30pm-9:50pm; 9784 1060; thefac@ frankston.vic.gov.au Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Rd, Mornington; 7-11pm; www.trybooking.com/230138; www. morningtonpeninsulabluessessions.com Mt Eliza Music Festival see liftout program page 81 this issue.

FEBRUARY 10 - 11 Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration - RACV Cape Schanck and various local wineries; 5989 2377; mpva.com.au MORE LISTINGS ON OUR WEBSITE morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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arts events leisure Dan Kelly will perform at MOTH on Friday, February 3.

Bob Dylan is coming to Frankston … well, the next best thing anyway.

Tribute band DYLANesque will pay homage to the superstar, who was last year awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, in a 140-minute performance that includes stories from Dylan’s life as well as many of his classics, such as Blowin’ In The Wind, Lay Lady Lay, Tangled Up In Blue, Like A Rolling Stone, Hurricane and All Along The Watchtower.

Featuring Jeff Jenkins and his electrifying fourpiece band, DYLANesque will honour the folk singer, rebel, beat poet and rock star in a theatre piece that will take you on a powerful and moving musical journey through the life of a 19-yearold with just $10 in his pocket who went on to become one of the most celebrated musicians of all time. It’s at Cube 37 on Saturday, February 4, at 7.30pm. Tickets range from $30-$40. To book, phone 9784 1060 or visit thefac.com.au FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE A: 27-37 Davey St, Frankston T: 9768 1362 W: thefac.com.au

The Big Summer Showcase on Saturday, February 4, will feature Oz rock/blues legend Mike Rudd, blues masters Geoff Achison and Lloyd Spiegel, and Sydney singer/songwriter/soul diva Cass Eager. These premier artists will perform solo and in various combinations, both acoustically and electrically, in the intimate theatre setting of the Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington. Young guns Ben Wicks on bass and Cameron Smith on drums will be the featured rhythm section and the special guest MC for the night will be the one and only Elliot Goblet.

Food will be available for purchase on the night, as will local wine and craft beer courtesy of Red Hill Brewery. Tickets are selling fast and are available now at morningtonpeninsulabluessessions.com. Doors open at 6pm, with music from 7-11pm.

The Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions are not to be missed.

MORNINGTON PENINSULA BLUES SESSIONS A: Peninsula Community Theatre, cnr Nepean Highway/ Wilsons Rd, Mornington W: morningtonpeninsulabluessessions.com

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DYLANESQUE: THE BOB DYLAN STORY

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Wednesday 25 January, 8pm | Cube 37 From jazz to tarantella, tango to fanfare, aZzband interprets and mixes the music of the world.

Tickets: Full $30, Conc $25 Percussion Workshop, 6pm-7pm Tickets: $15 – $20

Saturday 4 February, 7.30pm | Cube 37 Jeff Jenkins and his 4-piece band take you on a trip through the life, times and music of Bob Dylan.

Tickets: $30 – $40 Warning: Contains coarse language.

Tickets: 03 9784 1060 thefac.com.au

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Let your imagination run wild and get messy!

Age: 4-12 years | $15 First child, $10 Siblings

The fifth instalment of the Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions continues the tradition of bringing you a totally unique, world-class Australian blues experience on the Peninsula.

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Dan has released four lauded CDs and two EPs over the last 10 years, both solo and with his bands Dan Kelly and The Alpha Males and Dan Kelly Dream Band. He has received Seven Aria nominations, is J Award and AMP Award nominated and won The Age Award for Best Male Artist in 2010. His 2015 album ‘Leisure Panic!’ received rave reviews and was nominated for the Australian Music Prize for Album of the year.

Dan has played on four albums with Paul Kelly, touring for 15 years as his guitarist as well as playing and recording with the likes of Augie March, Neil Finn, Spencer Jones, Bic Runga and Kasey Chambers.

He tours solo with his cousins Memphis and Madeleine Kelly singing backing vocals and he is known to tell funny stories as well as shred his guitar while being wrapped in rope lights. Melbourne singer songwriter Brooke Russell will open the night at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm, platters, local wines and beer available.

MOTH is a monthly music venue in Red Hill that brings Australian talent to one of Victoria’s most popular regional areas. Presenting a variety of national and international touring and recording artists supported by local talent, MOTH is a venue with a difference. It has a capacity of 100, an intimate atmosphere, excellent sound quality and soft lighting. Moth is on the first Friday of every month, tickets $20 adult members, $25 non-members, $10 child MOTH members and $15 child non-members (17 years and under). Book at www.musiconthehill.com.au/buy-ticket

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Pop-Up Art Store at Rye Local Aboriginal Art Centre Baluk Arts will open a summer pop-up shop in Rye, from January 7 – 14.

It will be open from 10am – 5pm, stocking quality Aboriginal art and handmade goods including jewellery, silk scarves, cards, prints, paintings, works on paper and timber artefacts.

BALUK ARTS POP-UP SHOP A: F oreshore Reserve, Point Nepean Rd, Rye W: balukarts.org.au

One of Victoria’s biggest art shows opens this month with more than 800 paintings on sale.

The 45th annual Mornington Art show will run from Thursday, January 19, to Thursday, January 26, with feature artists Craig Davy and Ron Brown. Art show judge Julie Goldspink will also exhibit some of her work, and renowned glass artist Roberta will also have some beautifully crafted, brightly coloured pieces on display and for purchase.

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Tickets for opening night will be available online at www.morningtonartshow. com.au or from Farrells Bookstore in Mornington. Door purchases can also be made from 7pm on the night.

The art show is at Mornington Peninsula Community Theatre, cnr Nepean Highway and Wilsons Rd, and all profits will fund a range of community and international projects of the Rotary Club of Mornington.

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Aspiring young dancers will get the chance to learn from one of Australia’s best hip-hop crews when Superhoodz rock the Frankston Arts Centre this month.

Four members of this young, vibrant and fresh dance crew, who reached the semi-finals of Australia’s Got Talent in 2012, will perform a half-hour show on Tuesday, January 24, followed by a 30-minute interactive workshop for boys and girls aged 5-16.

Superhoodz’ 18 members, who range in age from 15-22, teach regular classes and workshops around Melbourne and interstate with director and choreographer Kat Reow, whose credits include So You Think You Can Dance.

Presented by Black Tie Catering + Event Management, the show starts at 10.30am. Tickets are $19.50 for children, $10 for adults and $70 for a family (two adults and three children).

Book at www.thefac.com.au or phone 9784 1060, and check out Superhoodz at www.superhoodz.com.au BLACK TIE c/- FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE A: 27-37 Davey St, Frankston T: 9784 1074 W: blacktiecatering.com.au

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The Magical Mosaic Sign for the Corner Youth Centre on Wilsons Rd is underway.

Andrea Ebsworth - the Shire’s Cultural Planner and parttime mosaic artist - is looking for others interested in completing the project over the summer holidays.

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from 9am to 2pm through to Friday, January 6. Andrea will be working on the sign at the centre’s art space each day.

If anyone would like to join in and contribute to the project and in the process learn a bit about mosaic, then get in touch with her via arts&culture@mornpen.vic.gov. au or phone 0447 629 628.

Alternatively you could just wander in and Andrea will welcome you to the new centre for a relaxing few days to produce the colourful sign.

LIVE SHOW + WORKSHOP Kids Tix $19.50 TUE 24th JAN 10.30am BOOKINGS 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au

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‘Richly explorative’ exhibition of landscape art at Whistlewood over summer “Intriguing, insightful and often lyrically beautiful,” says co-curator Susan McCulloch of the works in the large exhibition of landscape art that is featuring at her family’s Whistlewood Gallery over summer.

Called 20/20: A Sense of Place, the exhibition comprises the work of more than 45 leading landscape artists from around Australia with 80 + paintings, ochres, works on paper, barks, contemporary jewellery, small sculptures and other 3D works.

Pivotal in the selection is each artist’s close connection to the place or region they depict. “We’ve selected artists from many areas – the Mornington Peninsula and other parts of Victoria to Far North Queensland, NT, WA, NSW, SA, the APY Lands, the Kimberley, the Pilbara, the Tiwi Islands and Arnhem Land – to show the great variety and quality of landscape art that’s being created today,” says Ms McCulloch.

Over the past six decades regular visitors to the McCullochs’ home gallery Whistlewood at Shoreham have included many of Australia’s most well known landscape artists such as Arthur Boyd, John Perceval, Albert Tucker, Fred Williams, Russell Drysdale and many others. The ‘McCulloch Room’ and the Arthur Boyd/Alan McCulloch 1952-built studio at Whistlewood pay homage to this history.

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Putuparri and The Rainmakers An epic story of Aboriginal life, law and cultural survival in the Great Sandy Desert.

Plus special exhibition of Mangkaja Arts (Fitzroy Crossing, WA) In conversation with director Nicola Ma, Mangkaja artists & Susan McCulloch OAM

“These artists powerfully reimagined the Australian landscape to forge a new vision for Australia,” says McCulloch. “Similarly, the artists in 20/20 have reimagined their landscapes, from Aboriginal in-depth representations of Country to the exploration of rural and coastal regions to tropical forests, the bush and the interior by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds.”

As well as inviting individual artists and those from Aboriginal art centres whose work they represent regularly, the McCullochs have invited several leading galleries – notably Melbourne’s Australian Galleries, as well as Gallerysmith, Jacob Hoerner Galleries, Queenscliff’s Salt Contemporary Art and Sydney’s Sullivan + Strumpf - to participate in supplying the work of some of their artists.

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“It’s rare for galleries to collaborate like this,” says Susan McCulloch, who says it is through her and her daughter and co-director Emily McCulloch Childs’ longstanding work as art writers and authors that has led to these connections.

Also unusual, she says, is to show the work of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in one exhibition. “While this is now standard practice in survey exhibitions in public galleries,” she says, “it is rarely seen in private galleries”.

“We’re thrilled to be showing works by such leading artists in this richly explorative display and to make this wide range of contemporary landscape art available to a Peninsula audience.”

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20/20: A Sense of Place will be opened by curator and art writer Rodney James at 3pm on Saturday, January 7.

Susan McCulloch will present an illustrated talk – The Landscape in Contemporary Australian Art – followed by drinks with the artists on Saturday, January 21, at 3pm.

RSVP both events as below.

Exhibition runs: January 7- Feb 5, 2017 Open daily January 7-February 5, 11am-4pm.

WHISTLEWOOD HOME GALLERY A: 642 Tucks Rd, Shoreham T: 5989 8282 E: info@mccullochandmcculloch.com.au W: mccullochandmcculloch.com.au Two of the 80+ works in 20/20 A Sense of Place exhibition of landscape art at Whistlewood over summer - Steven Jupurrula Nelson, Brush Tail Possum Dreaming, (above) 122 x 91cm and Stephen May, Red Beach (above centre), French Island, Western Port, 107 x 91.5cm.

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Find your way WRITING WORKSHOP

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sunday, 12th Feb • 10am - 4pm • $195 Bentons Square Community Centre (145 Bentons Rd, Mornington) BOOK ONLINE: trybooking.com./237734 Further details: www.alisonarnold.com.au/word-house

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Award-winning author Cath Crowley (Graffiti Moon) and acclaimed editor Alison Arnold (The Rosie Project) will help writers find their way (or find their way back) to their writing project at a one-day workshop next month.

The day will include a series of writing exercises and conversations about creativity, getting unstuck, and the writer’s life.

It’s at Benton Square Community Centre, 145 Bentons Rd, Mornington, on Sunday, February 12, from 10am4pm. Cost: $195. More information: alisonarnold.com.au/word-house; bookings: trybooking.com/237734

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See website for summer opening times www.riabrenchley.com Enquiries welcome 0410 401 241 ria.brenchley@outlook.com

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Ria Brenchley has thrown open her studio doors to the public for the first time.

Ria’s first year as part of the Peninsula Studio Trail group of professional artists provided the perfect opportunity to show off her new studio in Flinders.

“I couldn’t have been more delighted at the enthusiastic response from

visitors,” Ria said.

“Painting is often a solitary pursuit, so it is heartwarming to share my art and see how much pleasure it brings people.”

Since then, other doors have opened in the form of commissions and requests for teaching classes. So with this positive feedback Ria will open her studio every Sunday and

Wednesday in January, from 10am5pm and by appointment. To see her work, visit riabrenchley.com; for inquiries or class information, phone 0410 401 241.

RIA BRENCHLEY A: Highcliff Farm, 445 Keys Rd, Flinders T: 0410 401 241 W: riabrenchley.com

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you are welcome to view superb artworks at Christmas - New Year Mixed Exhibition Steve Harris

Marvellous summer at Manyung Gallery

BY LIZ ROGERS something about the connection to the Looking for artistic inspiration this last 1000 years of art that is irresistible. summer? Then head to Manyung Gallery You can control the medium but it also can Group where sculpture and figurative art control you.” will be on show.

Also on show in January at Manyung January sees Gallery Sorrento is figurative based portrait Stephen artist Kirrily Anderson’s work which is full Glassborow’s of texture, pattern and “quiet emotion”. sculptural Inspired by geology and rock formation, seductions on view at Manyung this collection began conceptually over 12 months ago in the Daintree Rainforest Gallery Mount Eliza.

(Queensland) where Anderson was His contemporary overwhelmed with the complexity and work balances realist grandeur of nature. The result emanates a and non-traditional contemplative stillness that resonates with sculptural forms effortlessly to produce the viewer. figures that tell their “A lot of my work involves stippling (using stories in silent and small dots) and is very labour intensive”, evocative ways. she explains. Predominantly working with ink and water colour on paper Anderson Glassborow figures also prints on stone panels. Her eclectic are both delicate and body of work includes large public art strong. His preferred pieces and art on the street, and speaks medium is bronze volumes of her connection with her and he knows how surrounds. to work it, finding it both “satisfying and Prepare to be engulfed by meditative humbling”. With over splendour, twice over at Manyung Gallery 35 years creating Group. multi-dimensional Manyung Gallery Group sculpture, this show Mt Eliza. Malvern. Sorrento. Mornington reveals how skilled T: 9787 2953 and authentic his W: manyunggallery.com.au work is. “There are many stages involved Stephen Glassborow – MANYUNG before reaching the MOUNT ELIZA, 60 Mount Eliza Way from final form - from clay January 7 - 28 originals, to creating Kirrily Anderson – MANYUNG SORRENTO, moulds and carving 113 Ocean Beach Rd from January 14 – 28 into bronze. There’s JANUARY 2017 (62)

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Plus new works from Juli Hutchings, Helen Di Tomasso, David Hinchliffe, Barbara Tyson and Conchita Carambano.

This quality group show runs from noon Friday 30th December to Thursday 12th January 2017.

113 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento Enquiries Ph: 9787 2953 Preview all works online www.manyunggallery.com.au www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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BY ANDREA KELLETT

Red Hill is many things, including delicious.

Described by visitvictoria.com as the “hedonistic hinterland” of the Mornington Peninsula, it’s a treasure trove of vineyards, restaurants, food stores, artisan producers, orchards and so much more.

In this issue of Mornington Peninsula Magazine, we feature some of the businesses (and the people behind them) who call Red Hill home.

We look at Red Hill lifestyle store April & Rose, where you will find exquisite home wares, accessories and more; and Food On The Hill in Red Hill South, where everything that can be homemade is homemade, by husband and wife team Chris and Liz Stamellos.

We talk to the team at Hill Station – a store

offering the discerning shopper beautiful, unique, individually sourced products from around the world - and we explore the renowned Myrtaceae Winery and its pristine, highly regarded wines.

Prancing Horse Estate owners Tony and Cathie Hancy talk to us about their biodynamic vineyard and the joys of working on their beautiful Red Hill South property.

We also discovered Butterfly Retreats Red Hill, a beautiful and unique property in the heart of Mornington Peninsula’s wine region – and The Glassblowing studio in Red Hill.

Red Hill is, of course, home to the Red Hill Show, one of the State’s most popular agricultural shows. Take a day, or take two – because this beautiful part of the Mornington Peninsula is well worth the visit.

The 89th

From master chefs to chainsaw races, a cider competition to the petting farm, there really is something for everyone at the 89th Red Hill Show.

Michael Demagistris, who runs East Bar & Dining at Mount Martha, will join 100 Mile Foodie’s Marlene Hoff in showcasing the Peninsula’s best produce, and this year’s show will feature a cider competition for the first time.

Several of Australia’s best woodchoppers, including members of the world champion Chopperoos, will go head to head in a full woodchop program that will include the popular chainsaw races.

Children have so many free activities to choose from, including face painting, pony rides, a petting farm, circus workshop, Premier’s Active Challenge and the Bunnings activity tent.

The pavilions will be filled with spectacular displays and livestock competitions. The gumboot throw and dog high scramble are back, the Australian Mountainboarders will present high-flying stunts and workshops, there will be industry and trade sites to explore, a diverse range of market stalls, new fairground rides, roaming performers, musos, Wacca the Musical Koala – and of course the Grand Parade.

The Red Hill Show is on Saturday, March 11. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children aged 6-17, students and pensioners (children under 5 free), and $50 for families (two adults and three children).

Companion Cards are accepted and parking’s free. For entries and inquiries, phone 5989 2357, visit www.redhillshow.com.au or follow the Red Hill Show on Facebook and Twitter.

RED HILL SHOW Saturday, 11th March, 2017 Labour Day Weekend

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Prancing Horse Estate owners Tony and Cathie Hancy’s biodynamic vineyard is an important part of a coastal lifestyle that has long embraced vitality, wellness, and mindfulness.

As they enjoy the benefits of their working life on their beautiful Red Hill South property, Tony and Cathie are mindful of the food they eat and the wines they drink, preferring loads of fresh, local and homegrown organic produce and wines produced with minimal human intervention.

“We look for wines which are not dominated by the fingerprints of the winemaker all over them,” says Tony.

“Prancing Horse Estate wines are made naturally in the vineyard. These wines are produced without herbicides and pesticides in a gentle way; that’s more beneficial to your overall health.

“We enjoy wine as part of a healthy lifestyle. When I drink a glass of my wine of biodynamic pedigree, I’m shaking hands with an ancient volcanic mountain with my back to a sea breeze. I taste the purity of the fruit, the air and soil. By drinking biodynamic wine in a mindful way, I’m enjoying an awareness and attentiveness to the present and to the emotional and physical sensations experienced while improving health and happiness.

“Our fast-paced lifestyle, coupled with hundreds of social and environmental distractions, is leading many of us to consume wine mindlessly, without awareness of what, and how much, we are putting into our bodies. We often drink quickly, don’t engage our brain and don’t pay attention to what we are consuming; high levels of additives are often used in the production of big commercial wines and this compromises overall health benefits.

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Prancing Horse Estate owners Tony and Cathie Hancy are biodynamic pioneers.

“The practice of intelligent drinking is compatible with a healthy lifestyle.

When we pay attention to when and how much we drink—as well as the sensory experience of consuming high-quality wines—we tend to drink largely in company and when feasting. Simply put, mindful drinking encompasses drinking without distraction and being ‘in the moment’ with wine and food. It focuses on exploring in detail the taste, textures and smells of wine, which increases satisfaction and reduces the need to drink more. Mindful drinking can give us power over urges, allowing us to make intentional choices about what and when to drink.”

In his manifesto The Theory of Capacity, the late Australian wine writer Len Evans said: “There is an awful lot of wine in the world, but there is also a lot of awful wine.

There are countless flavours, nuances, shades of wine; endless varieties, regions, styles. You have neither the time nor the capacity to drink them all. You must drink good stuff all the time. Every time you drink a bottle of inferior wine it’s like smashing a superior bottle against the wall. The pleasure is lost forever. You can’t get the bottle back.”

At Prancing Horse Estate, it’s about a commitment to respect, appreciate, and enjoy what we drink, Tony says. “We invest many, many hours of labour in the vineyard and love in the winery to create tiny amounts of premium quality biodynamic wines that are a bell-clear expression of the land from which they came. We will never compromise to maximise the quality of the wines from our distinguished vineyard, regardless of cost.”

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The team at Zarboo Hair in Red Hill are the colour and cutting experts.

Owner Sarah Cleverdon and co-worker Sammy Basse focus on fresh colours and cuts, colouration (they are stockists of Olaplex and Evo products) and delivering on fabulous bridal hair and make-up.

Call Zarboo Hair to renew your look today.

ZARBOO HAIR A: 3/1016 Mornington-Flinders Road, Red Hill T: 5931 0335 FB: zarboohair

Summer time, summer wine with Myrtaceae

Myrtaceae Winery is in an ideal hinterland position for producing pristine, highly regarded wines. It is also in the heart of the amazing attractions the Mornington Peninsula has to offer.

This summer, spend some sensory down time at the winery where premium wine (think Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Selwyns RosĂŠ) can be savoured slowly while taking in the magnificent Myrtaceae rose gardens and vista.

Enjoy.

MYRTACEAE WINERY A: 53 Main Creek Rd, Red Hill T: 5989 2045 W: myrtaceae.com.au

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Interior elegance in Red Hill

BY LIZ ROGERS Toni Nason and Sue Powell have an eye for exquisite home wares that create magical interiors. Their April & Rose lifestyle store now located in Red Hill, showcases authentic and original stock that represents quintessential country and coastal style.

“We were in Mornington for three years and have been warmly welcomed to the beautiful community of Red Hill,” explains Sue. “Both Toni and I have a passion for interiors and fashion – and anything that makes life more lovely. There’s something for everyone at April & Rose.”

Open from Thursday through Sunday during the year and seven days a week in summer, April & Rose (next to Red Hill Epicurean) specialises in home wares, furniture, clothing and books. They also have a gorgeous range of jewellery and handbags plus locally crafted natural body balms and art work by Chloe Planinsek.

Come in to experience elegance today, at April & Rose.

APRIL & ROSE A: Shop 11, 159 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South T: 5989 2400 FB: aprilandrose I: @aprilandrose4home

La Brocante in Red Hill South is home to a fascinating collection of gifts, homewares, wall art, artisan pieces and furniture from Europe.

This eclectic curated collection of vintage and new stock is the work of owners Penny Attiwill and Matt Learmonth, who scour France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and beyond for unusual and quirky furniture, lighting and curiosities, plus ranges of hard-to-find new European homewares and foodstuffs.

La Brocante also publishes its own ranges of vintage-inspired prints, cushions, linen

wall hangings, cards and wrap. The large print selection features vintage images not seen elsewhere, sourced from France, Italy and Holland and covering cycling, fashion, winter and summer recreations, advertising and more.

La Brocante is open daily from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 11am-4pm. For a full online catalogue, visit labrocante.com.au LA BROCANTE A: 137 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South T: 5931 0293 W: labrocante.com.au

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RED HILL

The perfect Peninsula getaway

Retreat to Red Hill this summer Butterfly Retreats Red Hill is a beautiful and unique property in the heart of Mornington Peninsula’s wine region. If a getaway is in order, this deserves to be at the top of your list.

It’s the perfect accommodation for romantic couples’ escapes, family adventures or a getaway with a group of friends. Historic ‘Girrawheen’ farm house sits on almost 4 acres of lush landscaped gardens, fruit groves and native forests and has views of the neighbouring Eldridge Estate Winery and picturesque, green rolling hills.

The house offers a fully equipped gourmet kitchen, fireplace and two lounge areas, three main bedrooms with two bathrooms, a fully equipped games room, gym and several alfresco dining areas. Go on, treat yourself.

BUTTERFLY RETREATS RED HILL A: 138 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill W: butterflyretreats.com.au

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From romantic couples escapes, family adventures or going away with a group of friends, Butterfly Retreats Red Hill offers the perfect accommodation.

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Perfume masterclass at Hill Station Hill Station offers the discerning shopper beautiful, unique, individually sourced products from around the world.

As well as stocking French and Italian perfumes, handcrafted jewellery and shoes, clothing, sunglasses, handbags, accessories and all things beautiful, Hill Station is holding a perfume masterclass with Lucy Borland on Saturday, January 28, from 2-4pm, so drop in.

HILL STATION A: Shop 9, 159 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill T: 5931 0008 W: hillstation.com.au I: hillstation

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from the Heart There’s nothing we love more on the Mornington Peninsula than wholesome, homemade food.

At Food On The Hill in Red Hill South, everything that can be homemade is homemade, by husband and wife team Chris and Liz Stamellos.

Chris’s Greek background and Liz’s Italian combine to make some of the most delicious, authentic Mediterranean food on the Peninsula at their country café. Drop in and try some of their local favourites like the Spanakopita or their $10 pancakes and coffee. Open weekdays 8am – 3pm and weekends 8am – 5pm throughout January.

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The Glassblowing studio in Red Hill produces a wide range of Art Glass, including sculptures.

All the work is original and thought provoking, which is very refreshing compared to the sameness of the major retailers. It is uplifting to see a local family thriving on a national and International level.

GORDON STUDIO GLASSBLOWERS The Studio / Gallery is open every day 10 – 5 pm.

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The continuing roll-out of the NBN is generating questions from businesses ranging from the retention of existing phone numbers to when to connect.

Telaustralia answers some of the more common concerns.

No. You will be notified when your site is declared ready for service. From that date you have 18 months before your copper will be cut off.

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Will I lose my number if I don’t connect to the NBN straight away?

This training is delivered with funding from the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments. Eligibility criteria apply or training is offered on a fee for service basis. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Businesses roll out NBN queries

Do we have to replace our business phone system when the NBN becomes available?

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In most cases no. Most phone systems can have an IP card or an ATA that will

allow the phone system to work over the NBN. There will be some systems that are old where it will make sense to replace them but the first option is to determine whether the PBX phone system can be adapted to run over the NBN.

Can we modify or adapt our existing phone system to work on the NBN? Yes. In most cases, phone systems under five to seven years old can have an IP card from the manufacturer added to them that allows the system to take digital phone lines. However, cards, licensing and installation can range from $1000-$3000.

Is there a cheaper way to convert our phone system to the NBN? Yes. If an IP card is too expensive or not readily available, there are analogue telephone adapters (ATAs) that sit outside the phone system and allow you to run digital phone lines over the NBN. An ATA

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What if we can’t get an IP card or our phone system is too old for NBN?

remotely, saving on expensive technician call-out charges. The Grandstream PBX range starts at about $1600 with four handsets. Again, these are a far more costeffective option than a Telstra TBS phone system.

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can be installed for up to eight lines for about $800, including GST.

The next option is to consider a replacement phone system, the most popular of which are hosted PBX and IP phone systems.

What would they cost?

Hosted PBX phone systems are a costeffective option, typically working out to about $200 per handset installed. With a hosted or virtual system that runs entirely over the internet, the only hardware on site is the handsets and a switch. There is no PBX unit on the wall as with traditional phone systems, and this is where significant savings can be made. There is a range of features and benefits on a hosted PBX that can dramatically improve the efficiency of a business. With hosted PBX the line rental is usually based on the number of handsets. Each handset has a licence of about $10 per month instead of the Telstra line rental. Hosted PBX systems can also be run over ADSL in the lead-up to the NBN roll-out. These are a far more cost-effective option than Telstra DOT (digital office technology) phone systems.

If you need a lot of handsets but not many phone lines, it may be more cost-effective to install an IP phone system. The big advantage of these systems in NBN rollout areas is that they can be installed immediately using existing PSTN or ISDN phone lines and converted to SIP trunks when ready. Conversion can be done

Should I act early to connect to the NBN? Yes. While we don’t advocate trying to be the first connected, we do advise that you don’t leave your NBN connection to the last minute. Don’t wait to start connecting a phone system to the NBN until the 18th month - when the copper cut-off is imminent - and risk having your business phone lines out of action. Speak to an expert and have a plan in place. It doesn’t mean you need to commit immediately, but have a plan in place for transitioning your phone system to the NBN. If you need advice on connecting a business phone system to the NBN, contact Telaustralia at www.telaustralia. com.au or phone 1300 783 528.

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Most of us spend the last six weeks of the year giving ourselves the ‘Christmas Day deadline’ to get things done. Meetings, projects and even tasks which didn’t seem that important earlier in the year.

And not only are we getting the never ending to-do list done, we have the added bonus of wanting to ensure it’s done really well. The right gifts, the most delicious meal, this constant need to outdo. But all it does is ensure we all fall down in a heap at year’s end, which leaves us burnt out and tired. So how do we begin 2017 energised?

1. Meditate This doesn’t mean you start getting up at the crack of dawn to sit crosslegged

on a hillside somewhere, meditation is whatever and however you want it to be. It could be lying on the beach and monitoring your thoughts, or sitting in a chair appreciating the peace. Even listening to relaxing music in your favourite spot in the garden while you practice your breathing.

2. Let your heart sing Okay, a little fluffy. But when was the last time you actually took a moment to ask yourself if what you’re doing in your life right now truly brings you joy and fulfilment?

3. Buy new stationery Therapeutic for some, a little OCD for others: fresh, new stationery to begin the new year can get you in the right frame of mind for what’s to come. Scribble down your goals, your major calendar dates and an action word for 2017. You’ll be surprised at how ready it’ll make you feel, for this new chapter in your life.

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Birthday celebrations and expansion at Mach1 Panel and Paint Mach1 Panel and Paint in Mornington is a place where hard work, original ideas and caring for customers come together to create a local business driving itself into the number one spot of automotive accident repairers on the Peninsula.

painter’s skill and preparedness to put in the extra miles to get the job done, Michael and his wife Sharon have given Luciano a completely ‘kitted up’ Mercedes 250 diesel.

Now that’s a present!

It is also a place where hard work is recognised and celebrated.

Sharon explains: “Luciano is a gun painter and is both efficient and productive. He knows our clients have an important connection to their cars. The client always comes first and his work is impeccable.

He deserves it.”

High end painter Luciano Missaglia has known Mach1 owner Michael Turner for around 21 years and has been working with him for the past eight years. To celebrate Luciano’s 50th and to show their appreciation of this talented

Mach1 Panel and Paint won the Best Medium Shop (Victoria) and Best Medium Shop (National) titles in 2015 and were finalists in the 2016 inaugural VACC awards. Their work is fully

guaranteed and carries a five-year warranty plus they offer a 24-hour towing service.

“Our office is moving across the road to Bennett’s Road because our panel shop is expanding. Mach1 will soon be offering large vehicle painting services with the introduction of a new spraying booth,” Sharon continues.

So if your car, minivan or Sprinter needs some tender loving care, call Mach1 to get the job done.

MACH1 PANEL AND PAINT PTY LTD Open five days a week and Saturday morning.

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National Winner 14-16 Virginia Street Mornington

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Shared values drive partnership Ritchies IGA CEO Fred Harrison and Peninsula Hot Springs’ Director Charles Davidson have thrown their support behind the inaugural MY Mount Eliza Run & Fun Festival 2017.

Festival Director Geoff Nyssen is delighted both businesses have come on board as gold sponsors and believes value-driven partnerships play a significant role in building healthy and resilient communities.

“Our festival values of wellness, empowerment and community have resonated with our gold sponsors and we appreciate their philanthropic contribution and engagement with our inaugural event,” Geoff said.

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for funds, but we are unique by partnering with businesses that are committed to social returns on their investment where the community benefits.”

Fred Harrison and the Ritchies IGA team will be at the festival on Sunday, March 26, 2017, so get involved and help raise funds for Myeloma Australia.

You can further support this great cause by directing your Ritchies IGA Community Benefit Card proceeds to Myeloma Australia, please chat to the friendly staff in store.

For more information, go to www. mymounteliza.org.au.

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We all want to look fresh and healthy and somehow the idea of having a tan has become accepted in popular culture. There are many proven therapies that can help our skin; Vitamin A, Vitamin B, peptides and peels, but exposure to UV rays is not one of them.

After a day, or even a minute, in the sun our skin becomes red from inflammation. The immune system rushes blood to the area to heal it. This stress can cause a lowered immunity because UV can then kill the immune cells. The next few days the melanin migrates to the surface of the skin to protect from further damage, this is the brown look that is trying to block the sun. After that, it’s cell death, DNA changes and possibly skin cancer. Using bronzers and tanning creams is a much better alternative but the ideal path to looking fresh and healthy is to avoid UV damage altogether. Sunscreen is your best beauty cream!

When using sunscreen most people get confused about dosage. SPF is a grading that shows how many UV rays reach the skin. If it’s

SPF 50, 1 ray in 50 will reach the skin, that’s 2%. If it’s SPF 25, 1 ray in 25 reaches the skin, that’s 4% and so the difference is only 2%.

It’s important to apply the right amount of sunscreen. Generally you should apply 2 x 50c piece sized amounts to your face, 1 x 50c piece for neck, 2 for the forearms, 2 for the legs, 2 for the arms and 2 for thighs etc.

Check the expiry date and storage conditions of your sunscreen. If it has been sitting in your car for a year, it will not stand up to SPF rating claims. Most sunscreens become inactive when exposed to more than 50 degrees of heat in the car.

With this in mind, wear a sunscreen you like, find a texture and scent that you will wear in adequate concentration. Remember your best beauty product, enjoy the sun and be fresh and healthy for summer and the rest of your life.

Dr Sally Shaw is founder of Peninsula Skin Cancer Clinic and The Wellness Manor in Mornington. She is Senior Lecturer at University of Queensland for Skin Cancer Medicine and has been awarded for her work on skin cancer prevention by Melanoma Institute Australia.

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Beautiful skincare handcrafted on the Mornington Peninsula

“We use traditional recipes from an era when people took pride in what they did, and cared about the world they lived in” Is there nothing the humble olive cannot do? Olieve & Olie have taken things to the next level with their beautiful range of olive oil body products. Handmade on the stunning Mornington Peninsula, the range includes body moisturisers, bar soaps, salt scrubs, lip balms and more. Each product in the collection has been handcrafted from the highest quality ingredients, so you can expect an experience rather than just a product.

Right down to their award-winning packaging, Olieve & Olie are passionate about producing high quality natural skincare. Using Australian extra virgin olive oil from their old grove in Northern Victoria, all products are completely natural and free from palm oil. Winning the ‘Body, Bath & Fragrance’ GALA Award in 2016 for their ‘Be Mine Miss Clementine’ Massage Bar, they are in the running again for 2017 with their Soothing Foot Bar. Visit their website www.olieveandolie.com.au for a list of stockists around the Peninsula.

Their factory is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm 7/16-18 Henry Wilson Drive, Rosebud West

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Pretty, playful and perfect for the Peninsula Azul Store caters for women looking for underwear and outerwear that screams comfort, style and individuality.

All Azul clothing and swimwear is imported from owner Nathalie’s native Colombia and is sold in limited editions so you won’t find them anywhere else (Nathalie only stocks three items in each size). The exclusive range includes luscious lycra, lovely lace, patterns and prints, leggings, singlets and classic lingerie.

Freshly opened, this fashion haven for all things seductive and sassy brings South American panache direct to the Peninsula. See in-store for a unique taste of Colombian style and get fun in the sun ready today.

AZUL STORE A: Shop 2B/85-99 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento M: 0468 927 715 FB: azulstore.au

Lose the weight and feel great Eileen Marx can help you make the most of the warmer weather with Effective Hypnotherapy. Her amazing Virtual Gastric Band therapy breaks the diet cycle once and for all – with no dieting, no head hunger and no sugar cravings.

Eileen was trained under Sheila Granger from London in the Virtual Gastric Banding and is understanding, supportive and passionate in helping people create lasting change. You will feel satisfied on smaller amounts of food and not feel like you’re on a diet.

Eileen is also passionate about helping children. She recently completed her Masters in Sandplay Therapy for Children. It is a loving, natural approach for children to solve and process their experiences without having to find words or feelings. As young as four, it can help with a range of problems including bedwetting, bullying, anxiety, anger, sleep, eating issues, confidence and more.

She is also excited to announce her and her husband’s new shop THRIVE Bulkfoods has opened on the corner of Main Street and Barkly St! EFFECTIVE HYPNOTHERAPY Mornington and the La Trobe Valley M: 0402 759 974 W: www.effectivehypnotherapy.com.au

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ARETE AESTHETICS

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Enhance your skin this summer without surgery at the CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre in Main Street Mornington.

Mornington plastic and reconstructive surgeon Mr Mathew Lee and his team can treat the early signs of ageing with minimal downtime and without invasive surgery. The CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre offers the Peninsula’s first ‘Clear and Brilliant’ laser skin treatment and anti-wrinkle injections (Botox), performed by experienced plastic surgery and injectables nurse Tara Whitaker.

It’s the perfect pick-me-up that will have your skin glowing and your friends wanting to know more.

At the CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre, your skin is in expert hands. Mr Mathew Lee is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons.

‘Clear and Brilliant’ laser skin treatment is designed to treat skin ageing early and subsequently slow the ageing progress. The laser creates millions of microscopic holes in the outer layers of the skin which, in turn, stimulate new collagen formation and improve skin tone.

Patients can return to work within 24 hours.

The treatment also makes your topical skin care products more effective, allowing them to penetrate deeper into the skin and past layers of dead skin cells. Recovery from treatment with the ‘Clear and Brilliant’ laser is generally quick. There is no bleeding or bruising and only short-lived erythema or redness.

For a consultation with Mr Mathew Lee or nurse Tara Whitaker, contact the CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre rooms for an appointment. Head to www. mathewlee.com.au to learn more about the cost and the benefits of multiple treatments.

MR MATHEW LEE, CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre A: Level 2, 315 Main Street, Mornington T: 5975 0005 W: www.mathewlee.com.au

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THERE ARE LOOKS, THEN THERE ARE GOOD LOOKS

Total Face Group has the solution for a better beach body this summer – CoolSculpting.

CoolSculpting is a non-invasive, clinicallyproven treatment that permanently eliminates areas of stubborn fat with no needles or downtime. Essentially it freezes fat cells in the body, causing them to die and resulting in permanent fat removal

a fast, effective and safe fat-removal service that is unrivalled for speed and comfort. Equally popular with men and women of all ages, CoolSculpting is delivering excellent results for those who through genetics, lifestyle or age factors cannot shift those stubborn bulges.

“Whilst it can take up to 12 weeks for the fat cells to die and be eliminated from the

from those hard to improve areas such as tummy, flanks, inner and outer thighs, love handles, double chin, arms and bra fat.

“CoolSculpting has brought a new way for men and women to reshape their bodies without the invasive procedures,” said Total Face Group Managing Director and CEO Jo Hannah.

“With CoolSculpting we are able to deliver

body, many of our clients see results in as little as three weeks, meaning you may be bikini and board-short ready right in time for Christmas and definitely by the summer holidays.”

TOTAL FACE GROUP A: 1050 Nepean Highway, Mornington T: 9552 6277 W: totalfacegroup.com.au

Launched in October 2016, the first collection for S.H.E. has almost sold out at NetGlamour.com. au The new collection is launching in early 2017 with styles that reflect local sensibilities and international style. The popularity of the handpainted designs and haute couture gowns are the brain-child of local fashion entrepreneur Hanna Edwards and her team of artisans located in her home town of Baku, Azerbaijan.

“I grew up in a home where fashion was hugely important in a city of artists and craftspeople renowned throughout Europe for their unique skills and beautiful work.

Baku is the fashion capital of the Caucuses on the silk road between Europe and China so it’s been hugely important to the textile trade.”

Hanna began her career in the corporate sector for construction giant

McDermott where she met her husband. Moving to Australia in 2007 and starting a family gave her time to reflect on her passions. She started to visualise her designs and working with her mother and a close circle of likeminded friends in Baku, she began commissioning bespoke wardrobe pieces that caught the eye of a few discerning local ‘fashionistas’. Soon the S.H.E. label was born and Hanna was also bringing in a hand-picked selection of accessories to NetGlamour.com.au featuring the S.H.E. line of haute couture and a selection of statement shoes and accessories.

Log on now for free shipping in Australia on all orders and like the NetGlamour Facebook page for updates and special offers.

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MT ELIZA OPTICAL HAS MOVED!

After 33 years in business “flitting around the beautiful village”, Mt Eliza Optical has moved, again. The store is now located inside the Ritchies Centre, Shop 5.

“Hopefully we have opened by the time this goes to print, but if the shop is still in

darkness, don’t worry, we’re still coming we’re just a little behind schedule,” Marcus & Sarah explain.

“Keep your eyes peeled for the Smiley sayings, the window displays, brand new stock coming in mid-January, fresh shop

interior and décor and, of course, we can’t wait to welcome you all into our new abode!”

“We look forward to seeing you all in 2017.”

MT ELIZA OPTICAL A: Shop 5, 89 Mt Eliza Way, Ritchies Centre, Mt Eliza W: meoptical.com.au FB /mtelizaoptical

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At Mt Eliza Beauty Therapy they have been performing permanent hair removal electrolysis for over 34 years. Their experienced electrologists are experts in their field. The team has recently welcomed back Chris Basso, who is an Advanced Therapist and electrologist, to the team.

Hair be gone, let’s talk electrolysis!

Electrolysis is used with a very very fine needle, using a local anaesetic cream on the skin (no pain) to remove, white, grey, blonde or even simply stubborn dark hair from the face, (lip, chin, etc.) and body parts, especially areas where clients have had IPL or laser removal for darker hairs, and a few persistent lighter hairs remain, which is common if the remaining hairs have a white or pale root.

There is absolutely no need for annoying, embarrassing facial hair, particularly those wire type grey hairs, make an appointment with Mt Eliza Beauty Therapy, on 9775 4785 for a consultation NOW. By the way, electrolysis for eyebrow shaping, excellent. Talk to the professionals at Mt Eliza Beauty.

Mt Eliza Beauty Therapy A: 32 Mt Eliza Way, Mount Eliza P: 9775 4785 W: mtelizabeauty.com.au

Healthcare with Heart at Surrey Street Family Clinic Finding a great doctor is an essential ingredient for a happy, healthy life. Healthcare today is far more than just disease management; we look to our healthcare providers to help us in the pursuit of health creation and prevention. We want a doctor who knows us, understands our individual needs and helps us build a culture of health in our family and community.

Welcoming the Surrey Street Family Clinic to the Peninsula, we embraced an experienced, dedicated team, passionate about community health. A healthcare hub catering to all ages, with general practice services, physiotherapy, psychology and nursing support - they are a destination for your best possible health.

Open seven days, with same-day appointments and afterhours care, Dr Darren Asuncion, Dr Rebecca Jung and Dr Bianca Carroll are committed to being the solution for your wellbeing. All doctors are parents of young families, so they possess a sympathetic understanding of children, their care and the challenges faced by parents today.

The team treats more than just the issue presented.

The nature of their friendly, holistic care means they forge close relationships with families as they support them through life’s journey - with antenatal, newborn, paediatric treatment and beyond.

In a time of poor health for you or your family, there is nothing more reassuring than a friendly team who deliver effective healthcare support to get you well again. Find healthcare with heart at Surrey Street Family Clinic.

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Whether you’re looking for a 1920s Great Gatsby look or the groovy 1960s, this recycled clothing hot spot has got the lot. The Vintage Seamstress brand has got the 1940s and the ‘50s fashion era covered.

Showcasing an array of beautifully made dresses, skirts and shirts -all designed by Helen, who is a passionate vintage era clothing designer - the Vintage Seamstress produces original fashions that could have been worn by the movie stars; shapes that highlight a woman’s silhouette are enhanced by the sumptuous fabrics used. This clothing is for the unique confident women who is in search of a little bit of vintage glamour. Sizes at the Bazaar range from XXS to 4XL – for the more voluptuous goddess.

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At the Rosebud Vintage Bazaar, Helen and Effie love nothing more than dolling you up from head to toe when you drop by, because dressing and styling are what the girls do best.

There has been a real resurgence of vintage style over the past few years, and a visit to the Rosebud Vintage Bazaar is a wonderful day’s outing full of reminiscing and discovery. It’s open Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm and Sunday 10am-5pm, and if you’re looking for somewhere to grab a quick bite, Bethy’s Café is right inside the original hallway entrance.

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From facial injuries to excessive snoring, there can be many reasons to consider corrective jaw surgery.

Known as orthognathic surgery, it involves correcting the position of the jaw to improve a person’s ability to chew, speak and breathe. Opting for this procedure could be for personal, medical or functional reasons, including an open bite, receding or protruding lower jaw and chin, cleft lip or palate, deformity after a facial injury, and sleep apnoea.

Surgery can take between one and four hours and is performed in a hospital under general anaesthesia, during which the surgeon will carefully cut the bone in

the required area and move your jaw as required. The incisions are usually made on the inside of the mouth, so there is no need to worry about facial scarring, and once your jaw has been placed in the correct position, it will be fastened into place permanently with small bone plates and screws.

Hospital stays are between one and three nights, followed by a period of rest and recuperation at home.

If you are interested in corrective jaw surgery, call Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons, where your needs will be discussed and any concerns addressed.

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Injury management a team effort with Sports Sense With all the benefits that sport delivers - physically, mentally, emotionally and socially – it is little wonder people love being active.

Unfortunately, injuries can happen and it is important to seek proper treatment in order to get you fully recovered and back on the field, court or track.

“Injury management requires a co-operative team effort between a patient and their therapist to achieve the optimal result and fastest possible return to activity,” says physiotherapist Adam Godfrey.

Specialising in sports injury assessment, management and rehabilitation, Adam has launched Sports Sense Physio on Mornington’s Tanti Avenue to provide the best individual focused treatment on the Peninsula.

With a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and eight years’ experience working on the Peninsula (plus heavy involvement with local football, soccer and netball clubs), Adam knows how frustrating sports injuries can be and how they can impact on a person’s everyday activities.

This is why Adam prides himself on developing close working relationships with his patients to achieve individualised patient goals, helping them return to the field, workplace or just everyday activity.

In addition to sports and work-related injury advice and management, Sports Sense Physio’s services include spinal injury symptom relief and recovery, post orthopaedic surgery rehabilitation, ergonomic bike assessment/setup and biomechanical and postural assessment.

Adam believes, “it is crucial to my patients’ recoveries for them to understand the ‘what’, the ‘how to’ and the ‘why’ involved in their individual treatment plan. This ensures their treatment achieves the results they are wanting and keeps them in charge of their own recovery.”

Sports Sense Physio works with your private health fund, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicare, Work Safe Victoria and the TAC to achieve the best result for you.

Adam has extensive experience with acute and long-term injury and has a particular interest in the assessment and management of shoulder and knee injuries associated with sport.

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The year starts relatively slowly for the fleet-footed Aries. However, the pace picks up by the end of January when the fiery planet Mars moves into your Zodiac Sign. The trick is to begin 2017 with some much-needed rest and recreation.

You need to take extra care in the days before and after February 27 as Mars collides with the erratic planet Uranus.

This is not a good time for risks. Things settle by March 10 when Mars moves into the more stable Zodiac Sign of Taurus.

Overall, 2017 sees you moving ahead with your plans and goals once you have set your course. Therefore, the start of the year is crucial. Aries often rule from the head. Your challenge is to listen to your heart as much as possible as you move through 2017.

Taurus

The start of the year sees the planets aligned in a way that suggests you need to escape your responsibilities for a while. You may travel overseas, go on a spiritual retreat, attend an enjoyable conference or immerse yourself in cultural events. Other possibilities include visits to art galleries, film festivals and sporting events. This is particularly true around January 13 when your ruling planet Venus meets the dreamy planet Neptune. Romance is also in the air around this time. Your energy levels start to pick up in the second week of March and you then move forward with solid plans.

The beginning of June is auspicious for affairs of the heart and financial matters. By April 1 you are well and truly on your way to achieving your goals. By the end of the year you are able to feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Gemini

Change is afoot and you are likely to be transformed in the process. The end of January is a particularly potent time during which surprising news may be delivered. As your circumstances shift you need to remain flexible. Resistance is likely to create problems. The beginning of March sees your imagination soar. If you are able to go on a retreat, visit an art gallery or take up a project that requires vision then March 4 is the ideal time. Music may also inspire you around this time. As 2017 progresses you begin to see the benefits of the changes that occur early in the year.

This is also a good year during which to seriously consider your relationship needs. A commitment may be required at the start of the year. This is either a promise made to your partner, or a vow to acknowledge your own relationship needs.

Cancer The new calendar year shines a light on your

connections with other people. Relationships, both negative and positive, are the focus. This is your time to renew your intentions to create supportive unions and to re-negotiate or move on from non-supportive ones. If you are single then you may strike up a new relationship. If you are in a committed partnership then this plays on your mind. The emphasis is on emotional satisfaction. As the year progresses you are likely to reap rewards in one or more areas of your life in October and face some serious decisions in December. The June Solstice is a time of heightened intuition during which you gain an increased ability to communicate. The beginning of August sees a boost in love and money matters. The Lunar Eclipses on February 11 and August 8 are excellent days for introspection.

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While others make their resolutions and quickly forget them or give up on them, you need to adhere to yours.

The planets are aligned in such a way as to urge you to make some lifestyle changes. This is an excellent period during which to give up any negative habits and adopt new, healthier ones. Action taken now reaps benefits later on. A Lunar Eclipse occurs in your Sign on February 11, heralding a psychological wake-up calls or a time when you are more aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. There is also a Lunar Eclipse in the opposing Sign of Aquarius indicating that someone unusual may enter your life or trigger a change of circumstances. A Solar Eclipse on August 22 brings news or an event that sparks change. The planet Venus brings luck in love and money matters in the last week of August.

Virgo

Sagittarius The Archers of the Zodiac have been

weighed down in recent times by the heavy planet Saturn wending its way through Sagittarius. It is possible that you may decide to give up on some things that feel too heavy in your life. However, it is also conceivable that you could hang in just a little longer so that you can reap the rewards of previous hard work. Money matters are tied up with your goals. Therefore you are also likely to ask yourself whether or not your current path is reaping you the necessary income and financial rewards. If your passion is strong then you are likely to continue and end 2017 on a high note when Saturn leaves your Sign. If your enthusiasm has dwindled then you may take stock, tie up loose ends and move on to greener pastures.

Capricorn

It is time for you to create something new in your life - a new daily habit or something much grander. The choice is yours. January is a positive and happy month for Virgos.

You may be surrounded by children. If so, this is a reminder for you to be more free and child-like in your own life. You are now able to be less critical of yourself and others. Your New Year’s Resolutions may include forgiving yourself and others for past misdemeanours. This then paves the way for new and more productive thoughts and activities. A lucky win, a surprise or fortunate news may arrive around the end of February when a Solar Eclipse triggers your Sun Sign.

March, in particular, is a time to slow your mind, rid yourself of worries and enjoy some much-needed escape time. By July you are at your most productive.

It seems that you have been working behind the scenes and now have something to show for your efforts.

It is time to put your best foot forward and promote yourself, your skills and any talents that you have been working on. By the end of January you are likely to receive important news or deliver profound news to someone close to you. If you are a business-oriented Capricorn then your partnerships may change direction. Something or someone from the past may enter your life in a way that is profound. It is time to broaden your horizons, seek the seed of truth in all of your activities and relationships and maintain your integrity. Your ruling planet Saturn moves into your Zodiac Sign at the end of December and so this year is about paving the way for some weighty achievements.

Libra

Aquarius Something or someone is triggering your

Your private life becomes the focus at the start of 2017. January is your month to let your imagination run free and daydream about your ideal living quarters. If you are already living in your dream home and location then you may enjoy sharing your good fortune with loved ones or indulge in artistic interior decorating. On the other hand, you may be unsettled, feeling that your living arrangements need an overhaul. If so then you are perhaps eager to create something new and may consider moving home. This is a time of innovation, trying new things that will enhance your private life. A family holiday or involvement in artistic activities may also appeal, particularly around January 13.

Auspicious times are October 14 when the planet of love and money Venus moves into your Zodiac Sign, and October 17 when the planet of communications Mercury also moves into Libra.

Scorpio The New Year sees Scorpios in a communicative

frame of mind. You are ready to leave 2016 behind and reach out and connect with others. Your siblings may feature more prominently in your life during January. You need to avoid conflict and risky business especially around the end of February when your ruling planet Mars collides with the erratic Uranus. Life takes an upward turn from October 11 when the positive planet Jupiter moves into your Zodiac Sign.

This marks the beginning of a new cycle in your life, one during which you can achieve many of your goals. In a way the start of 2017 is all about you deciding your priorities and working towards them. As the year progresses you start to see your plans come to fruition and you certainly start to reap the rewards from October.

vulnerable side in January. If possible, plan some time to retreat, rest or perhaps work on a project that is personally satisfying. This stands you in good stead for a slow and steady start to the year and productive outcomes. If you can, start the year with as few social engagements as possible, enjoying only those that demand your attention. Your health and wellbeing are important and are another reason why you need to retreat. Prayer, meditation and other uplifting activities are a boost. Gradually you will feel more like connecting with others. In fact a Lunar Eclipse in your Zodiac Sign on August 8 triggers a frenetic social period. During this time you would be well-advised to remain flexible and to avoid making any major decisions until the Eclipse season finishes at the end of August.

Pisces For some time now you have dreamt of a more idyllic

life. You know that a heavenly world exists somewhere and you long for greater expression. The start of 2017 introduces the need for Pisceans to find a group in which you feel a sense of belonging. Your imagination needs to soar, particularly around January 13 when love and artistic expressions is at its most sensitive. A Solar Eclipse in your Zodiac Sign on February 27 also augurs a pleasant surprise. Around this time you are likely to experience a lucky break, something that brings you joy. You may also delight in some good fortune around October 11 when the auspicious planet Jupiter moves into a neighbouring Water Sign. All in all 2017 heralds uplifting moments and enjoyable experiences as long as you embrace your imagination, let go of your fears and trust your intuition.

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Happy New Year, from Fiona’s of Mornington Erica, Victoria and Suzie hope all of our customers had a wonderful Christmas and Santa was very kind. We wish you all a very happy New Year for 2017!

We would also like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2016 – you are all so wonderful!

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CINEMA AMONGST THE STARS This summer, the beautiful Emu Plains Reserve in Balnarring will once again be transformed into an open air cinema unlike anything seen on the Mornington Peninsula before.

An event the whole family will adore! Come early to experience some amazing live, local entertainment, mouth watering food and a bar stocked with Peninsula favorites featuring Quealy Wines and Red Hill Brewery beers.

Showing six movies over three weeks, the giant

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This summer there is a bumper line up beginning at Red Hill Community Market on Saturday 7th January – this massive market stays open an extra hour (8am­2pm) so that shoppers can fit in the whole thing!

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FRESH START Apart from making New Year’s resolutions, what traditions do you observe at the end of one year and the beginning of another?

Andrea Leitao, from Sublime Wellbeing, says although many customs appear superstitious in nature, for centuries cultures around the world have performed rituals along a common theme – the new year is a time of rebirth.

“The lead-up is for setting things straight, wiping the slate clean and acknowledging the year that has been,” Andrea said.

“The new year offers a fresh start. By ending the old year with respect and beginning the new one with purpose, we establish our intentions for the year ahead.”

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SUNDAY JANUARY 22 Flinders Civic Hall Cook Street

Then on Friday 13th January, after a day at the beach, join in on the shopping, eating and socialising happening at the Red Hill Twilight Market from 3­8pm.

The Second Sunday of each month marks the Mornington Racecourse Market with over 300 makers showcasing their unique products.

Lesser known Point Nepean Portsea Market is a true gem worth discovering, set in the stunning National Park next to the beach. Next market there is on Sunday 22nd January from 9am­2pm.

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Beachcombers Sunday Pop Up Market: Every Sunday, 9am4pm @ Daveys Hotel, 510 Nepean Hwy, Frankston.

Big Bayside & Peninsula Design Market, Mermaid Sorority, Saturday January 28, Frankston Basketball Stadium, 90 Bardia Ave Seaford. 90+ brands, food trucks, live music $2 entry. 9am-2pm; www.mermaidsoroity.com.au Bittern Community: Every Sunday at Bittern railway station.

Frankston-Flinders Rd, Bittern. Over 80 stalls selling new and used goods, crafts, plants, fruit and vegetables.

Boneo Community: Third Saturday of month, Cnr Boneo & Limestone Rds. Crib Point Community Market - Park Rd, Crib Point; Saturday January 14 8am-2pm; market@cpch.org.au Dromana 3 Drive-in, 113 Nepean Hwy, Dromana 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month between October and May from 8am 1pm. In January, the market runs every Sunday.

Emu Plains Emu Plains Reserve, 9am -2pm. 3rd Saturday of month. Over 140 stalls, kids entertainment, live music, loads of gourmet foods & fresh produce!

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

Hastings in Street: Every Thursday. Over 40 stalls everything home made, home grown & craft, High St, Hastings 9-1pm.

Karingal Uniting Church 2nd Saturday of month, 8am-1pm, cnr Karingal Dve & Lindrum Rd, Frankston Mornington Farmers’: Second Saturday of month, Mornington Park Schnapper Point Dve, 8:30am-1pm Mornington’s Main Street: Every Wednesday 9am - 3pm between Cromwell and Albert Sts. Special event Wed December 21 twilight makers and designers market.

Thursday 22 Food Truck Fiests on Main Street.

Mornington Peninsula Wellbeing Market – Mount Eliza Community Hall, Canadian Bay Rd; Saturday January 7 10am – 3pm, free entry

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Mornington Peninsula Wellbeing Market – Dromana Community Hall, Point Nepean Rd; Saturday January 15 10am – 3pm, free entry Mornington Peninsula Wellbeing Market – Flinders Civic Hall, Cook St; Sunday January 22 10am – 3pm, free entry Mornington Peninsula Wellbeing Market – Rosebud Memorial Hall, Point Nepean Rd; Saturday January 28 10am – 3pm, free entry Mornington Racecourse Craft: Second Sunday of month, Racecourse Rd 9am-2pm. Over 300 stalls with animal farm and face painting for the kids. Last Minute Twilight Christmas Market (3pm - 8pm) Dec 17.

Mt Eliza Farmers’: Fourth Sunday of month, Mt Eliza Village Green. 9am - 1pm Oak Hill Community Arts Cooperative’: Artist Inspired, 1st Sunday of month, 100 Morn-Tyabb Rd, Mornington Pearcedale Farmers Market 3rd Saturday of the month from 8am-1pm at the Pearcedale Community Centre, BaxterTooradin Rd, Pearcedale Point Nepean Portsea Market; Sunday January 22 9am-2pm Red Hill Community Market: First Saturday of the month, September-May, RH Showgrounds, Arthur’s Seat Rd, Red Hill 8am-2pm. Over 300 stalls fresh gourmet produce, art & craft. TWILIGHT MARKET Jan 13, Friday 3pm to 8pm Rosebud Community School: Second Saturday of the month, Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd Rosebud Lions Club: First Sunday of the month, Rosebud Village Green. 7am till 2pm Rosebud Trash n Treasure: Fifth Saturday months, Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd. 7.30am till noon Rosebud West Outdoor Market first Saturday of month 8:30am -12:30pm. Eastbourne Primary School, Allambie Ave, Rosebud West Seaford Farmers’: Third Sunday every month, 8am-1pm Broughton St Reserve Station St Seaford

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Seaford Handmade Homemade Third Sunday of month, 10am-3pm, Seaford Scout Hall, Seaford Somerville Anglican Church: Second Saturday of month 9am-1pm, Stalls can range from bric a brac to plants, fruit & vegies, 2a Eramosa Rd West, Somerville The Melbourne Collective Designer Market Sunday, January 8, from 10am-3pm at Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington Tootgarook Primary School: Fourth Saturday of the month 7.30am-12.30pm.

Wells St Craft Market: Craft and produce Market every Thurs 8am-2pm in Wells St, Frankston

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Summer strawberry picking!

Grab the children, ditch the screens and head outdoors to one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most popular family destinations this summer Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm.

Season runs until April. After you’ve filled your punnets, head to the Dessert Café for strawberry temptations featuring fresh Sunny Ridge strawberries. The cafe and retail are open 9-5pm.

It’s school holidays and it’s berry season, so what better way to spend a day than picking your own strawberries and enjoying farm-made ice-cream and sorbet at Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm’s Dessert Café?

It’s affordable, outdoors and you can also buy raspberries, blueberries and blackberries at the farm gate. The U-Pick

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The freshest fish on the Mornington Peninsula now serving great

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New era at Whitehill Wine, Beer, Cider & Spirits Mornington Peninsula’s only locally-owned wine, beer, cider and spirits wholesaler -Whitehill Wine, Beer Cider & Spirits - has new owners, an exclusive range and good old fashioned values. It’s the perfect cocktail.

James Baldwin, Claire Dempsey and Dylan Pearse are bringing a new era of passion and professionalism to the table from their base in Somerville. Better still, they can supply and pour alcohol at venues that do not hold a liquor licence! It’s the complete solution for your alcohol needs. James, Claire and Dylan took over in June 2016 and have added a number of new lines to their portfolio, including Bass & Flinders Distillery (Gin, Gin 10, Monsoon Gin, Sheerwater Vodka, Limoncello & Grappa), plus the much-loved Beechworth Cider, made from 100 per cent local apples.

This is the full package: wholesale wine, beer, cider and spirits from locals who are passionate about the Peninsula, love their wine and beer and provide excellent service.

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Testimonials from satisfied clients say it all: “I love the fact that James and Claire are so flexible with their deliveries. I had a wine in mind that we wanted to put on the list and they went out of their way to find it and delivered it, the next day!”

Online store open now.

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THE ORIGINAL LUCKY IS BACK!

Lucky and Nella are back!

Newsflash!

Lucky and Nella Ferraro have returned to Lucky’s Deli + Café in Young St, Frankston.

This much-loved husband and wife, who established the gourmet deli in the early 1980s and managed it together for 24 years, have taken over the reins after a 10-year hiatus.

Frankston – and the Mornington Peninsula - this is wonderful news.

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as immigrants in the 1970s. “We migrated to this country in the late 1970s from Italy and all we had was hand luggage made from cardboard,” Lucky explains.

“Frankston adopted us. Frankston has been very good to us. We brought up two kids here and now we are back and hopefully Lucky’s Deli will prosper again.”

The goal at Lucky’s Deli + Café is to provide great tasting food without “those crazy high prices”. Think beautiful cheeses, olives, stuffed peppers, spices, pastas, breads, cooking ingredients from exotic places and much, much more.

LUCKY’S DELI + CAFÉ (open 8am-5pm Monday-Saturday) A: 46-48 Young St, Frankston T: 9781 4930 W: luckysdeli.com.au

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Mornington Peninsula Music Network held their annual AGM at Double G Saloon in November and to celebrate the launch of their new website to promote music on the Mornington Peninsula. www.mpmusic.com.au Photos: Lisa Walton

The Mornington Peninsula Magazine team enjoyed their Christmas break-up at Casa de Playa in Main Street Mornington on December 16.

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Guests from across Frankston, the Peninsula and beyond mingle at the Frankston Arts Centre on November 24 for the gala FAC 2017 Program Launch. Photos: Andrea Kellett

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Veni. Vidi. Amore.

Come. See. Love.

Summer is here, enjoy it with family and friends the true Italian way - family, food and love.

BYO Monday - Thursday / Fully licensed Friday - Sunday / Open 7 days 9:30 ‘til late Shop 2, 55 Barkly St Mornington / T. 5976 4867

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A CHAT WITH MORNINGTON PENINSULA FOOD, WINE & DINING EXPERTS The Long Table, Red Hill South Please describe your summer menu at The Long Table Our summer menu is strongly influenced by the seasons and the produce it offers. In particular, the ocean and its bounty - fresh Crystal Bay prawns and burnt lime, scallop sashimi, vanilla oil & citrus, Spanish Mackerel, Flinders Mussels straight off the boat and the list goes on. Small growers from the region supply Andrew’s kitchen with summer cherries, raspberries, strawberries and even organic garlic and summer greens to grace the various plates at The Long Table.

For those who aren’t familiar with your restaurant, give us some insight into The Long Table Our focus has always been on offering people a place to enjoy the best the region has to offer in a relaxed setting with a charming ambience and personal service. This is our 14th summer in Red Hill and a long running institution that continues to evolve, now offering a cellar door alongside the dining room, wine bar and courtyard. From a shared cheese board and a glass of wine on the deck to a dinner shared with friends and family or an early dinner with the kids, we have summer covered.

Our wine list is heavily focused on wines, beers and cider from the Mornington Peninsula region and complemented with other examples from great Australian wine regions. House roasted coffee, local produce and olive oil - a mainstay of the menu - is also available to take home. The cellar door offers Quealy Winemakers’ wines on tasting 12-5pm and offers wine to take home until 11pm at cellar door prices. The great synergy between Quealy and The Long Table has been in our hands-on approach and hard work ethos throughout

everything we do and, of course, the big family too.

When not in the restaurant, what do you enjoy doing on the Peninsula in January?

When not working in the restaurant we love taking the kids to the beach but, to be honest, we love the beaches even more in February when it is quieter and school has gone back and we will often head down after school.

McCrae Beach or Canadian Bay are our two favourites.

The kids are all old enough now to ride bikes and we want to get out and explore some of the Peninsula’s great bike tracks. Point Nepean National Park has been one of the best locations for us as it is suitable for all levels of riding and the location is spectacular. The kids particularly love the slightly eerie quality of the Quarantine Station and a few good ghost stories about the place.

You are a husband and wife team, running a busy restaurant with a young family. How do you do it?

We first bought the restaurant when Lachlan, our oldest, was six months old, he has just completed his first year of high school and we are looking at our 14th summer. All of this wouldn’t be possible without our extended family who live nearby the restaurant and who help create the village to raise our family - Lachlan, 14, Harrison, now 10, and twins Ashton and Isla, who are 8. They are also keen gardeners who supply fruit and veg in season from their own well-tended patches. * The Long Table is at 159 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South. It is operating extended trading hours over summer, full details at thelongtable.com.au

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Thanks Albert is really smokin’ It’s an ever-changing landscape at Thanks Albert.

From the stunning new menu to the expanding range of beers, wines and cocktails, Thanks Albert rewards return visits with constant surprises and innovations.

One of the keys to the success of this American smokehouse restaurant is the Yoder smoker that Thanks Albert had flown in from the US and with which head chef Adam Falls creates his authentic American barbecue dishes. These include the dry-rubbed angus brisket ($18.50) – a slow-smoked, succulent aged brisket with Thanks Albert’s special in-house rub – and the pulled lamb shoulder ($18.50) – braised on the bone and smoked, and available with a pickleback chaser for an extra $2.

The extraordinary range of hot dogs, burgers and sandwiches includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, and there are starters and sides galore as well as some thoroughly tempting dishes for the under-12 set.

The comprehensive drinks menu has grown to include more American and Canadian beers, the bourbons come with the offer of a pickleback chaser, and the fabulous cocktail list includes the Flaming (literally!) Dr Pepper, the Violet Femme (with fairy floss) and the Oi Caesar (a Bloody Mary given an American twist with pickles and bacon).

For an authentic taste of US smokehouse dining, Thanks Albert is open Sunday-Thursday from 11am-9pm and Friday-Saturday from 11am-late.

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The Crittenden family has turned experiencing wine into a journey through flavour, time and place at their dedicated tasting centre on the Mornington Peninsula. Paul Sellars reports.

Rollo Crittenden is sitting in his family’s ultra-modern tasting centre at Dromana and recounting the “light bulb moment” he had five years ago when his father Garry opened a wine he had made back in 1987.

“One day Dad dug an old pinot noir out from his cellar that had been fermented with 100 per cent whole bunches and it still had this incredible vibrancy of fruit, and incredible structure as well,” Rollo recounts.

“It made me think we could do

something special with whole bunch fermentation, which was a little ahead of its time down here in the 1980s. So since 2012 we have resurrected that approach with our Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir which represents the pinnacle of our winemaking and something that as a family we are very proud of.”

The story behind Cri de Coeur says a lot about the formidable force the two generations of Crittendens represent in Australian wine.

Garry was inducted as a Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Legend in 2012 in recognition of 30 years of excellence and constant innovation in viticulture and winemaking.

And when Rollo was voted Young Gun of Wine in 2010 it said a lot about both his prowess as a winemaker and his drive and focus in taking the family business into the 21st century

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He also pioneered Italian varietals in Australia while Rollo and Zoe have been at the forefront of Australian-grown Spanish styles under their “Los Hermanos” (the Siblings) range.

Two years ago the opening of the Crittenden Wine Centre also broke new ground by seating visitors at tables and serving wines in themed “flights” to illustrate common stylistic, varietal and geographic threads.

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“It takes people on a journey through our wines and hopefully they come away with the inspiration that motivates us in our work growing and making them,” says Rollo.

The tasting centre is part of a fully integrated wine tourism venture also incorporating the vineyard and winery, the Stillwater Restaurant and three lakeside villas managed by Rollo’s wife Linda, which this year won gold in the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards.

Its creation followed several years of hard work in the vineyard – re-trellising for better airflow and bunch exposure, the grafting of superior clones of pinot noir and a near total shift away from conventional farming practices to improve soil health.

“With the changes we have made in the vineyard and the

increasing age of our vines I feel like the stars are now aligning for us,” says Rollo. “And we are looking after the land and the water at the same time, so it’s not just about our generation but for those farming this land in years to come.”

The 2015 Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir is a beautifully textured and perfumed wine that overwhelmingly deserves its place at the pinnacle of the Crittenden Estate range and in the upper echelon of Australian pinot noir. It’s elegant and delicate yet profound in the way its striking purity of fruit, whole-bunch derived savoury complexity and web of ultra-fine yet firm tannin create an immense crescendo of sustained flavour. It was released around Christmas and will be available for tasting at the Crittenden Wine Centre.

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GRAB YOUR FRIENDS, STAY AN HOUR, STAY ALL DAY… Drop in for a glass of wine, a bite to eat and stay all evening.

Linger, relax and laugh over shared plates with friends in the sunshine – that’s how it rolls at Two Buoys. This multi award winning tapas and wine bar represents everything summer is meant to be on the Mornington Peninsula.

And when the owners say this is the place to “stay an hour, or stay all day”, they mean it.

Whether you’re a local, a visitor or a holiday maker, this is the venue to gather with family and friends for a relaxed meal and drink after a day at the beach, watching the sun set over the water. Two Buoys has a ‘Gourmet Traveller 2 glass rating’ wine list with 300+ varietals to choose from! Two Buoys sommeliers take great pride in creating this extensive wine list and it continues to win awards. Two Buoys also has

an off-premise wine license and offers wine to go at $20 off each bottle.

Everything on the Two Buoys menu is designed to be shared.

That’s because they believe food isn’t just for eating, it’s for sharing: ‘Whether it’s with family, friends or colleagues, food brings people together’.

Relax indoors by the bar or on the deck out the front under the palm tree. Either way, Two Buoys’ sensational location opposite Dromana Pier means you can finish the perfect gathering with a stroll along the boardwalk and sand between your toes.

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Summer at the GPO Hotel Meet. Sip. Dine. Listen. Enjoy.

That’s how it rolls at the GPO Hotel – one of Rosebud’s landmark venues.

Head chef Pat Bowring has created a summer menu that is bursting with flavour and colour and you can enjoy it indoors or out. This is a relaxed venue with inventive bistro meals, live music and a fantastic location opposite the foreshore.

Try the new soft prawn tacos with red cabbage, pickled chilli and chipotle from their tapas menu, or their iconic pan seared Cone Bay Barramundi fillet with roasted kipflers, fennel and surf clam sauce for a main,and for dessert their buttermilk panna cotta with raspberries, blackberries, meringue and double cream is irresistible!

Alfresco dining under the iconic London plane tree makes for great conversation and the perfect place the meet. Their cocktail and wine list is extensive and their adventurous beer list caters for all. Share a plate, have a drink and soak in the atmosphere.

The GPO Hotel is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days, kitchen open all day from 8am.

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FOOD WINE PRODUCE Morley’s in Mount Eliza is the family dining specialist. Its fresh approach to the food, wine and coffee scene on the Mornington Peninsula takes direct aim at the burgeoning number of families calling the area home.

Morley’s menu of gourmet pizzas and burgers, pasta and

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mains at dinner, along with fresh salads and breakfast dishes on its newly launched brunch menu, offers something for everyone. The bistro’s delightful, bright and spacious interior reflects the Peninsula beach scene, which is reminiscent of the halcyon days of summer.

This neighbourhood gem is a must visit for every resident or tourist looking for a relaxing and casual place to enjoy

a meal or drink with family and friends. Morley’s is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and for breakfast/brunch Thursday to Sunday from 8.30am.

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When the Head Chefs at Casa de Playa say they “love the way the rhythm of the Spanish day revolves around food”, you know there’s going to be some seriously good cuisine coming out of the kitchen.

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Europe for the previous year; and they are now loving the beach life at their new home in Main Street’s hottest new restaurant, bar and function venue.

“It’s stylish food, to match a stylish venue,” they explain.

These two are the brains behind dishes such as their Cubano Cigar - a playful take on the classic Californian Cuban Sandwich, made to look like a ‘Big Boss’ Cuban Cigar.

Fred and Steph describe Casa’s new menu as “fresh and full of punchy flavours … and that’s Casa – fun, fresh and funky”. The menu is packed full of amazing Spanishinspired options featuring a modern take on classic tapas, showcasing locally sourced seasonal ingredients. You have to try the ‘La Boqaria’ chorizo, chargrilled in the Josper oven (the charcoal fired beast at the heart of this kitchen). Or try the clean, fresh flavours of the Ortiz Anchovy en Croute or the Kingfish Ceviche with gin, lime and pomegranate.

This is a place living by the ethos of sharing food and sharing conversation, while enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of the

‘Beach House’. Couple that with amazing Spanish and local wines and some of the best cocktails on the Peninsula and you know you’re onto a winner for summer!

“It’s a beach house, a place to feel at home.” * Casa de Playa is more than just a stunning venue; it is a lifestyle built on passion and integrity.

Hispanic in its roots, Casa is dedicated to working with local farmers and producers, sourcing only the finest ingredients and local wines to bring you the simplest pleasure of eating & drinking ‘farm to plate’.

CASA DE PLAYA A: 39 Main Street, Mornington.

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Diners are being encouraged to ‘snap, share and savour’ outdoor dining experiences this summer with the launch of Restaurant & Catering Australia’s (R&CA) Savour Summer Instagram Competition.

The diner who best encapsulates the theme of summertime dining will go in a draw to win two return tickets to Seoul, Korea, courtesy of Singapore Airlines.

Last year’s competition saw more than 600 Instagram entries from across Australia, with Adelaide-based food writer Duy Dash winning a trip to Japan to dine in Luke Mangan’s restaurant Salt, Tokyo!

The #SavourSummer competition is supported by the Savour App - the first food pic app allowing customers to search and find a restaurant based on pictures of dishes prepared by cafés, restaurants and caterers across Australia.

Restaurant & Catering Australia chief executive John Hart says #SavourSummer is a great way of encouraging customers to get

out and enjoy the sunshine while supporting their favourite local café or restaurant.

“Australians love to share their food experiences online. Food envy is a great motivator; it encourages diners to get out more and try new places. This in turn is good news for operators seeking to make the most of the summer trade,” he explains.

“Summer is a great way of capturing people seeking to enjoy time off and leisure activities in the sun. Outdoor dining is no exception.”

The #SavourSummer competition closes February 28, 2017.

It is open for any photograph taken at an Australian restaurant or café this summer. Photos must be tagged #SavourSummer or #SavourSunshine, have the establishment location tagged, and be registered on the campaign website savoursummer.com.au for the chance to win. For more details visit savoursummer.com.au.

PS: also tag #MornPenMag so our followers can see as well!

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Kazu Japanese Restaurant has been serving the Mornington Peninsula with exquisite and authentic Japanese food for more than 15 years.

FULLY LICENSED Now open for lunch over summer Wed, Fri, Sat 12noon - 2pm Dinner Mon - Sat 6:00-10:30pm

Mornington’s authentic Japanese restaurant Dine in & Take-away 37D Main Street, Mornington 5976 1323

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Their chefs, who hail from the Kanto region of Japan, prepare a wide array of modern and traditional delicacies. Meals range from a rich, savoury teriyaki to the fresh, refined flavours of the sushi and sashimi.

No matter if you dine in or take away, you will love your Kazu experience.

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OA SI S PO P UP OPENS EVERY DAY I N S UM M E R Oasis Pop Up Mornington is moving full steam ahead this summer!

This hotspot for traditional Middle Eastern cuisine, with a modern twist, will be open EVERY day in January and February, 7am – 3pm.

The team behind the successful Oasis Bakery in Murrumbeena are serving a wide range of food at Oasis Pop Up Mornington, including Lebanese breakfasts, waffles, hotcakes, tacos, milkshakes, Turkish chicken burgers, Moroccan parcels, lamb & fetta pizzas, fresh juices, sweets and pastries made fresh every morning.

You’ll need to come in and make the most of the Pop Up because construction of the new, permanent building starts in early 2017 and it’s going to be HUGE, including a licensed restaurant and café, function room for 150 guests with a bar and terrace, a grocer and deli, fresh produce section, wine store, dessert bar, cooking school, extensive gardens, a fabulous year-round central courtyard and plenty of parking.

Located at 988 Nepean Highway and designed by renowned Melbourne architects Jackson Clements Burrows and with interior design

by Sydney’s acclaimed Luchetti Krelle, Oasis Mornington will be three times the size of Oasis Murrumbeena and a definite landmark site.

Mornington Peninsula, welcome to your new destination for food, drink, shopping and socialising.

Oasis Pop Up 988 Nepean Highway, Mornington (between the Hyundai & Kia Car Dealerships) (03) 9570 1122 oasisbakery.com.au

FOOD WINE PRODUCE The Hart of Tyabb makes all its food from scratch. Everything on the menu (including all sauces and condiments) is made from local produce by chef Dean Caldwell, who just loves creating fresh and tasty food.

This summer drop by for a long leisurely breakfast, lunch or brunch to sample some of his new creations. There’s apple and custard French toast with cinnamon and brandy crème patisserie for a sweet breakfast, or try a mushroom and bacon or smoked salmon vol-au-vent topped with scrambled eggs for a savoury sensation.

There’s also a tasty zucchini and haloumi

burger or potato and caramelised onion tart for a lunch time treat.

Check out his weekly desserts and rotating menu too.

Owner Tony Hart believes that customers come first. Friendly and helpful staff, plus a fully electronic ordering system means you’ll want to come back for more. There’s

room for around 90 people inside and 50 outside and they’re fully licensed.

Open every day from Boxing Day until January 8.

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26 jan australia day party finish the holiday

season on a bang! limited entry tickets @ $25 pp entry from 6.30 pm

complimentary cocktail or MP boutique Ale on arrival. Food & Drinks @ bar prices multiple food stations offering a taste of what makes us so special cool vibes from our guest DJ & fire works after 9pm

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Vantage Australia is a unique blend of Australian botanicals, lemon myrtle and Tasmanian mountain pepper, with a hint of mandarin oil. The innovative beverage is in a class of its own, with the ability to cut across pre-existing spirit categories, creating a national tipple that can be enjoyed on the rocks or in an assortment of cocktails.

Australia has yet to put its own signature spirit on the map. People think of England when gin is mentioned, vodka is seen as Russian or Eastern European, while rum is seen as Caribbean or Cuban. Vantage Australia uses Australian botanicals that create a whole new drinking category that is quintessentially Australian.

The one-litre bottle is part of the Australian Icon series, the first featuring Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney city landscape and giving overseas visitors more options than just stuffed kangaroos and koalas as souvenirs. The 700ml product continues the theme, depicting “The Australian Pioneering Spirit” in its magnificent 3D panoramic packaging.

Vantage Australia 700ml is sold by Dan Murphy’s and selected independents, and the one-litre is available in duty-free stores. For more information visit: www. spiritofanation.com or www.danmurphys. com.au VANTAGE AUSTRALIA: THE SPIRIT OF A NATION A: PO Box 2118, Mornington T: 0438 986 693 W: spiritofanation.com

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Rosebud locals and visitors enjoyed a revival of the fun-filled ‘50s & ‘60s at the inaugural Foreshore RockFest, held across Rosebud from November 25-27. Mornington Peninsula Magazine proudly sponsored this event. Photos: JP and Lisa Walton

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or scrambled egg bao with five spice bacon, mushrooms, Chinese sausage and chilli jam.

For something utterly unique, try their French toast with yuzu panacotta, mango, chocolate & walnut brittle or their amazing breakfast roti with smoked salmon, crème fraiche scrambled eggs, cos lettuce & chilli jam! There’s also a tasty kids’ menu featuring TTK Crispy Rice Stack with fried egg, Chinese sausage & teriyaki sauce; Scrambled Eggs with roti; and French toast fingers with seasonal fruit.

It’s well priced, fresh and delicious. Pop into Ting Tong Kanteen for an authentic taste of Asia.

TING TONG KANTEEN Open six nights a week (closed Tuesday nights) Fridays for lunch from 12 to 2.30 Breakfast Sat & Sun from 9 ‘til 11.30 Yum Cha Sat & Sun from 12 ‘til 2.30 A: 27/3050 Frankston-Flinders Road, Balnarring T: 5931 3588 E: info@tingtongkanteen.com.au W: www.tingtongkanteen.com.au FB/ Tingtongkanteen I:@tingtongkanteen

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Welcome to Ting Tong Kanteen

Ting Tong Kanteen’s owner Mark Patterson works closely with his chefs to create delicious Asian cuisine with a modern twist. With menus inspired by traditional Asian flavours, Ting Tong Kanteen is the only restaurant on the Western Port side of the peninsula to offer yummy yum cha to locals and visitors alike and to bring an authentic slice of Asian life to Balnarring.

Their weekend breakfast menu is arguably one of the best on the peninsula, and that’s little surprise given Mark created the menu with the help of a well respected chef and brunch operator from Melbourne and Paris.

Ting Tong Kanteen is open every weekend for breakfast then yum cha and is bursting with flavour and freshness. Imagine a delicious breakfast tasting plate of poached eggs and caramelized salmon, maybe black sticky rice with coconut cream

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FOOD WINE PRODUCE Tuesday – Thursday 5-9pm Friday - Sunday 12-9pm 234 Boundary Rd Dromana 5981 4555 thatpizzashop.com.au Delivery Available

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If you love great pizza, then look no further than That Pizza Shop. You’ll find all your traditional favourites as well as unique options such as the Urban Turban, with Indian-style butter chicken and mint yogurt, or The Garlic Prawn with creamed leek, roast potato, garlic tiger prawns and semi-dried tomatoes.

The bases are thin and crisp, made using 00 flour, semolina, mineral water and olive oil, and gluten-free options are available.

That Pizza Shop is owned and operated by the Lawrences – Michelle, who maintains a fun, friendly atmosphere front of house, and Daryl, a Jacques Reymond-trained chef who prepares the delicious toppings with expert care.

That Pizza Shop is open Tuesday-Thursday from 5-9pm and Friday-Sunday from noon-9pm, and delivery is available to Arthurs Seat, Dromana, Main Ridge, Merricks, McCrae, Mount Martha, Red Hill, Rosebud and Safety Beach.

THAT PIZZA SHOP A: 234 Boundary Rd, Dromana T: 5981 4555 W: thatpizzashop.com.au

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Pintxo tapas at Licciardo’s

= summer perfection!

Summer is meant to be enjoyed lingering over great food with family and friends.

Licciardo’s Gallery Bar and Grill in Mount Eliza has the perfect, new pintxo tapas menu to share with your loved ones this summer and there’s plenty of parking right out the front of the restaurant. Cruise on in, relax and enjoy delicious pintxo tapas prepared by Rob and his happy team.

Here’s a mouth-watering selection of what you can enjoy over the bar on a warm summer’s night: antipasto, Ortiz Spanish anchovy w toast, lemon & spices, Thai crab cakes w sweet chili, lamb kofta w mint yoghurt, popcorn w parmesan & rosemary, beef strips in Indonesian spices sauce & shitake noodles, chips w aioli and a beautiful selection of house-made dips!

Linger in Rob’s beautiful oak tree gardens with a few creative cocktails and cold beers, plus pintxo tapas. Summer perfection!

Summer perfection at Licciardo’s Gallery Bar & Grill!

• Dine in our bar, brasserie or terrace gardens • Enjoy tapas or pintxo • Have a cocktail at the bar • Functions in the bar room! Perfect!

• Open Sundays for lunch & dinner over summer

1408 nepean highway, mt. eliza ph 9787 2001 www.licciardosgallerybarandgrill.com.au

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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.

Visit us at woodmanestate.com or phone on 03 5978 8455.

Enjoy more than just a massage.

Relax lakeside for the whole day.

Our Wellness Retreat offers a range of relaxation, deep tissue and hot stone massage together with beautiful uplifting organic facials and body treatments. Best of all, you can spend the whole day at this sanctuary. Enjoy lakeside views from your day bed, wander through the estate gardens or curl up in the indoor relaxation room. Treat yourself and savour award winning cuisine!

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • HIGH TEA • DINNER

Your Woodman Estate Wellness Retreat. Lakeside luxury that’s a whole world away.

Visit us at woodmanestate.com or phone on 03 5978 8455

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Memorable Weddings at Brooklands Brooklands of Mornington is where the most memorable weddings are made.

Whether you are dreaming of a small intimate dinner, a cocktail party, or a large-scale event, Brooklands’ team will customise your event to suit your style and budget.

With a dedicated wedding coordinator, every detail will be taken care of. And, of course, accommodation is onsite for the wedding party and guests. Call to experience Brooklands’ elegance.

BROOKLANDS OF MORNINGTON A: 99 Tanti Ave, Mornington T: 5973 9200 W: brooklandsofmornington. com.au

Comedy theatre ‘Faulty Towers The Dining Experience’ returned to Brooklands of Mornington in December after sell-out shows in Mornington throughout the year. Basil, Sybill and Manuel will return on Janurary 7 for another side-splitting show, but be quick, tickets are expected to sell out. Photos: Andrea Kellett

Stylish Elegant Weddings

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FOOD WINE PRODUCE The team at Dr Fox Café x Bar have unleashed a new summer menu and if you love shared food, you’re going to adore it!

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Check out our website for our t list of classes for 2017! cooking school There is a wide range of Speciality Classes as well as our fabulous Basics Skill Program to choose from.

Try our Pasta and Gnocchi, our Paella and Risotto or maybe one of our Pastry Masterclasses.

Summer is a great time to come along as a group and participate in our BBQ Bootcamp.

Dr Fox Cafe x Bar 37 Main St, Mornington P. 5973 4074

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Soar Collective held its After Dark Christmas Party at Co Co Place in Bennetts Rd, Mornington on Thursday, December 8. Guest speakers included Mornington Peninsula Magazine publisher Lisa Walton and publicist Katie Maynes. Guests were treated to a fabulous dinner prepared by Peninsula Paellas and some treats from Sweets for Tilly. Photos: Jonathan Pritchard

The Victoriana Room at Mornington’s Royal Hotel was the venue for Mt Eliza Business Network’s end of year dinner on Wednesday, December 7.

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World Class Water Views on Majestic Grounds Dramatic sunsets and postcard views are framed at every turn against a magnificent backdrop of this 1920s elegant architectural property. The clean lines of the voluminous open-plan living and dining complement the sleek, streamlined Italian ‘Poliform’ kitchen. The kitchen is designed for entertaining with Miele appliances including a coffee machine and butler’s pantry with servery windows to the gardens. Four bedrooms and three bathrooms include ground-floor guest accommodation and palatial main bedroom suite with a glassed waterfront retreat with breathtaking views. Approximately 3075 sqm.

Address: 10-12 Somme Avenue, Frankston Contact: Terry Sparks, 0425 740 851 W: tjsparks.com.au

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Changing market FAVOURS SELLERS With all the buzz surrounding real estate on the Peninsula, we asked Helen Sly, one of Mount Eliza’s well regarded and respected female agents, for her opinion on the changing marketplace.

What have you seen the market do lately, Helen?

I’ve seen it change from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, with properties not even listed on the internet flying out the door.

From what I’ve seen, it’s a very competitive market for those looking to buy.

What do you see happening in the future?

The marketplace will change. With the declining confidence in both local and overseas markets, I guess we will see what happens. I do hope that the market can sustain its current momentum. I would recommend if you are looking to buy that you check each day for any new listings. We offer a boutique service where we take the time to contact our extensive networks and match them with vetted buyers. If you are looking to buy, come in, leave your details and let us know what you are looking for.

It’s this local knowledge and experience that has helped Helen to achieve some remarkable results for her clients. She can be contacted on 0408 336 603.

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$745,000 Registered Office - 1/85 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza 3930 Helen, Danni and Tony | Phone: 9787 3999 www.baylifeproperties.com.au Your local area expert

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Large families easily accommodated If you are looking for the perfect large family home or dual family holiday accommodation, then the search is over.

This 2015-built modern six-bedroom home is located at the end of a quiet cul de sac with sweeping 180-degree bay views that, most importantly, cannot be built out. On about 1800sq m and split over two levels, it has the scale to cater for a large and/or extended family group.

The master suite comes with a well-appointed ensuite and spacious walk-in robe. All five other bedrooms are oversized and come complete with built-in robes.

Servicing the family are two generous bathrooms with separate toilets and an additional powder room.

Entertaining comes easy with a designated theatre room, a rumpus room opening on to the courtyard, and a living/family room. The kitchen, complete with walk-in panty, Ariston appliances and plumbed fridge, opens out to a dining area and family room, all taking in the spectacular views. If that wasn’t enough, there are two studies – one on each floor.

Outdoors has not been forgotten, with an undercover

terrace and sizeable balcony on the top level and an alfresco deck on the lower level. Out the back of the house, among the landscaped terrain, a designated area has been developed for the kids to play sports and games.

Still taking full advantage of the views, the resort-style pool area with surrounding deck and sun lounges completes this magnificent home.

Other features include LED downlights throughout, ducted heating to all rooms, a water tank, a double lock-up garage with internal access, double-glazed windows throughout, CAT 6 wiring, Foxtel to three points, an intercom system, gas and water services to front balcony, and three-phase power.

Phone Fraser Bayne on 0419 376 644 to book your private inspection.

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Knowing is half the battle. We get involved, roll up our sleeves and strive to deliver great results. That’s the difference.

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FURNITNURE

BY RICHARD AMY Handcrafted furniture to last a lifetime.

L O O R S TO C K F F F O % 0 5 O T UP For over 30 years Richard has been creating beautifully crafted custom made solid timber furniture and cabinetry. Using stunning and rare Australian timber, much of it recycled, and utilising skills developed over a lifetime, he creates timeless pieces which imbue any interior with warmth and classic style. Tables, cabinets, bookcases, vanity units and hot tubs made to order.

Mornington home to new Franchised homebuilder G.J. Gardner Homes is opening its newest office on the Mornington Peninsula.

The owners of the new franchise - director Scott Doughty and business manager Judy Corcoran – said they were excited to be able to bring the strength of the G.J. Gardner brand to the Peninsula and high-quality functional designs to this scenic area.

“Many people are now looking for not only a stylish, practical and comfortable place to live, but also an environmentally responsible home,” Mr Doughty said. “With access to the latest building technology and 9-star-plus designs already part of GJ’s range, you’re sure to find exactly what you’ve been envisioning.”

G.J. Gardner Homes’ managing director for Victoria and Tasmania, Ross Morley, said he believed the varied G.J. offerings would suit the various second and third home owner markets along the Peninsula.

“While we have the Prestige range of designs that I feel will appeal to this market, our builds do often incorporate a certain amount of customisation on most clients’ homes, especially those clients that have owned or built a home previously,” Mr Morley said. “They know what they want and we like to accommodate.”

G.J. Gardner originated in 1983 on the Sunshine Coast, when Greg Gardner realised the need for building quality homes on time and on budget. Greg grew the company to eight regional offices, building as many as 1000 custom homes a year, before deciding to turn G.J. Gardner Homes into a building franchise as a means to give his key people a share of the business.

Visit the website to see examples of his work and read testimonials from delighted clients.

Furniture is on display at the gallery or by appointment.

Seachange Holiday Rentals specialise in managing holiday homes throughout the Mornington Peninsula.

From a short 2 night stay or a 6 month stay we can accommodate families, couples and groups in our quality holiday homes.

Owners - LookingAllto guests rent your as a holiday rental?home arehome qualified and holiday owners are assisted in setting up Gueststheir - Looking for fully furnished short term accommodation? holiday home to its greatest potential.

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We offer a personalised ‘meet and greet’ service where we explain the terms and conditions applicable to each Seachange Holiday Rental home.

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franchise office The first G.J. Gardner building franchise began in May 1995. Today, there are more than 100 G.J. Gardner building franchises operating throughout Australia, New Zealand and the US, and they have built more than 20,000 homes worldwide.

In Australia, G.J Gardner builders have won more than 100 Housing Industry of Australia and Master Builders’ Association awards around the country, ranging from Best Display Home to Best Finished Home.

If you are interested in speaking with the Mornington Peninsula team about building your next home, feel free to visit the Main St office or make an appointment on 5975 1122.

G.J. GARDNER HOMES A: 5/234 Main Street, Mornington T: 5975 1122 W: gjgardner.com.au/mornington-home-builders

The owners of the new franchise - director Scott Doughty and business manager Judy Corcoran

Real Estate from the grass roots Sales, Rentals and Property Management. We have the best properties, best vendors, best landlords and best tenants.

Give us a try and see.

Peninsula Luxury Property was established in 2016 as a boutique to buyers of luxury properties on the Mornington Peninsula.

Our business is bringing discerning buyers and luxury properties together. We offer a premium service to clients who value a discreet, professional approach. Please be our guest as we take you on a tour through some of the most elite property portfolios on the Mornington Peninsula.

Honor Baxter Real Estate since 1998

0418 148 468 honor@honorbaxter.com.au www.honorbaxter.com.au

Your address is in the city. Your reality is not.

Life as it should be. Peninsula Luxury Property Buyer Advocates.

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BY LIZ ROGERS

Fancy having a break but want to experience something new?

Cocoon Campers delivers. This brand new Peninsula based business offers getaway packages in uniquely retro inspired campers for those who like doing things differently. Firstly, Cocoon Campers do the hard yards for you. They deliver their campers anywhere on the Peninsula so there’s no struggling to tow or set up at the campsite.

Once delivered, the Cocoon Campers’ team sets you up with gorgeous bed linen, kitchen accessories, outdoor furniture and a myriad of authentic add-ons for a stylish and fun holiday.

Just pack your food and clothes, turn up at your favourite campsite, festival or friend’s place and within minutes you’ll be relaxing with a cuppa or glass of wine.

You can also hire a BBQ, a tent for extra guests, even a retro bike, plus many

more accessories to create your perfect Peninsula holiday. If you are thinking of travelling further afield, the Cocoon Campers team is happy to help. Towing these compact campers is easy and stress free.

Cocoon Campers is the brainchild of Karen Setches who, after years in the corporate world (and being a stay home mum), decided to start a business that screams innovation, fun and authenticity (her campers have names like Mavis and Poppy!).

Book your camp site now for a weekend away or a longer stay, or extra accommodation on your property for guests over summer. It will be a stay away that you (and they) will remember.

Clever campers!

COCOON CAMPERS M: 0418 519 812 W: cocooncampers.com.au

Book a summer escape now!

Enjoy a unique glamping getaway on the Mornington Peninsula, in a retro style camper.

We deliver and set up - you simply arrive, relax and unwind, with all the hard work done for you!

Book your campsite now, or arrange for relatives or friends to stay on-site at your place. Also available for tow away escapes.

Thinking of building a new home or a residential development?

Experienced in all aspects of building design and town planning, we would love to speak to you about your upcoming projects! www.littlebrickstudio.com.au | info@littlebrickstudio.com.au (03) 5975 6556 | thelittlebrickstudio

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Owner operator Jorg Melzer from Bayside Grout Solutions can cater to all your tile and grout maintenance needs.

And the results speak for themselves!

Jorg particularly specialises in repairing leaking showers and rejuvenating worn-out showers and tiled surfaces.

All work is done without the removal of your existing tiles and most standard showers are rejuvenated in half a day with your shower back in service 24 hours later.

Bayside Grout Solutions also offers you the unique option to restore/recolour or rejuvenate your existing grout surfaces. Jorg says one of his fastest growing services is the shower rejuvenation.

Real estate agents are recommending this process as a pre-sale makeover for tired bathrooms before putting homes on the market and for rentals before tenants move in.

In just four hours, Jorg can have your shower looking like new with all the mouldy grout removed and replaced with new grout, new silicone seals, tiles polished and shower screens cleaned.

Jorg also has solutions for leaking showers causing water damage to their surrounds, bath and vanity seals and indoor or outdoor tiles that need a good clean and seal.

His solutions are cost effective and hassle free.

Jorg offers a FREE, no obligation quote and report on repairs.

You only need to try his service once and you won’t be disappointed with the results.

Call now on 0424 843 358.

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Pre-sale makeovers Mouldy showers re-grouted Silicone seals replaced Damaged tiles replaced Cracked acrylic shower bases & Bathtubs repaired Find us on Facebook: Bayside-GROUT-Solutions

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The Roman Empire is more than just a supplier of beautiful custommade products to the soft furnishing industry. It’s also a valuable source of product knowledge derived from years of experience.

A case in point is Kerri Scoullar, who for almost 30 years has been a décor consultant specialising in curtains, blinds and associated products. Kerri has an associate diploma in art and design, which complements her experience in interior design and colour selection, and she’s passionate about design and interior finishing and keeping up with current trends.

Kerri’s always available to help with such matters as product selection and colour advice, taking into consideration the customer’s needs and wants and - most importantly - their budget.

For advice you can trust, give Kerri a call. And be sure to check out The Roman Empire’s new stand at the Home Innovations Display Centre at 111 Frankston-Cranbourne Rd, Frankston.

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Find your style at Obtanium Antiques Obtainium Antiques & Vintage Wares is the place to shop for one-off items that will bring your home, business and even your event to life. Think vintage, quirky and eclectic. From vintage ladies dial phones to retro desks, antique Singer sewing machine tables, vintage dart boards, classic comic books and so much more, this is a treasure trove. And when you’re done, Commonfolk Coffee Company is across the road. Allow plenty of time.

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Clever consultation at Tim + Tam's

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If you’re thinking about a new bathroom in 2017, then get along to Tim + Tam Bathrooms in Mornington where clients are exposed to a complete bathroom shopping experience and consultation service second to none.

The knowledgeable team in this innovative business can guide you through new bathroom conception and development by offering a wide range of alternatives and ideas. Whether you are purchasing the smallest component or investing in an entire bathroom suite, Tim + Tam’s team are the first and last stepping stone to delivering contemporary bathrooms that are both beautiful and functional.

Experience is the key at Tim + Tam Bathrooms where taking the time to build relationships and develop strong bonds between people is paramount. Tam

explains. “We pride ourselves on meeting with people face to face and developing steadfast ties with our builders who we have been working with for years. Quality workmanship is important. We take the time to talk about what a client wants and needs from their bathroom - how they live. Design, function and aesthetics have to be considered and we can advise our clients on how to get the most from their bathrooms and for their money. You’re not a number at Tim + Tam Bathrooms.”

New Year’s stock is on the way at Tim + Tam Bathrooms. Tim has been busy buying up big to provide his clients with the best range of bathroom ware on offer. Fresh arrivals are in-store now (which is perfect for New Year’s bathroom updates and/or complete overhaul resolutions) and March sees new and exciting stock in-store.

Stop by to experience old fashioned service and clever consultation at Tim + Tam Bathrooms today. You won’t be disappointed.

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Down town Mornington has come of age in the design stakes and Lifestiles Design Studio is an integral part of the movement. New owners Gerard Kestel and Deborah Quill are transforming this boutique design studio into a space where dramatic design meets practical solutions and the result is fabulous.

Deborah explains: “You don’t have to go to the city to find exceptional design or product. We offer expert advice across the design spectrum and provide a range of interior and exterior solutions that are both beautiful and functional.”

Deborah has been in the design industry (think fashion and interior) for more than 30 years, Gerard comes from a sculpting and building background and specialises in architectural joinery. His forte is working with reclaimed timber. Together, they bring a wealth of creative flair and knowledge to provide a design and

building service second to none.

“We have strong connections with the Peninsula’s best craftspeople (including architects, builders and artisans) and can guide clients from initial concept right through to the completion of a project. We are committed to providing the best and most aesthetic solutions and offer a longevity-based service. Our designs and products are created to last,” Deborah continues.

Inside this impressive Torca Terrace warehouse you’ll find an exquisite selection of hand-made tiles ranging from small mosaics to 3metres, from across the globe (both high end and budget), reclaimed timber furniture, Australian-made tap ware, bath ware, sculpture and a wealth of ideas to create your perfectly wonderful Peninsula space. Call them today.

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While we are enjoying a nice cool-down over this warm holiday period, bear in mind the needs of your food crops and other plants. An extra splash of water here or there may not be enough to ward off the extreme temperatures during the next few months.

Unprotected soils will have become hydrophobic by now and will not be absorbing as much water as you think. That means that the feeding roots of most of your plants may be hot and dry, leading to a lack of uptake of water and nutrients and a decline in your plants’ health. To protect your gardens properly you need to ensure you can deliver water as directly to the roots of your plants as possible, and as you’ve heard many times before…mulch heavily. A well functioning drip irrigation system and a thick layer of protective mulch will be a big step in helping your plants survive 30+ temperatures. Love your soil!

On the hotter days however, some physical shading will help even more. The hot northerlies accompanied by the heat from the sun won’t only temporarily wilt some of your crops, they can burn the leaves, stems and fruit. Don’t be shy to throw a sheet over your prized tomatoes and eggplant, and if you have a good harvest of apples hanging on the tree, or some midseason peaches and nectarines, give them the sheet treatment too. And keep the water up.

Aside from the more extreme temperatures, most of our plants will be thriving in the sun this season.

The harvests coming from the blackberries and raspberries have been plentiful, and the apricots couldn’t be more delicious. In the vegetable garden the goodies are also coming in regularly. As well as the tomatoes and basil, the zucchinis, cucumbers, asparagus, carrots and potatoes are all providing some tasty meals for family and friends.

If you are currently growing your own food at home you will know what I am talking about. If you aren’t, or you have just dipped your toes in the water, seize the opportunity now to get a few things growing. You can still plant seedlings of your favourite summer veggies including salad greens, root crops like radish and beetroot, beans, leeks and spuds. And, of course, any herb would love to be part of your garden at this time. Just look after them.

This is a super time of year to grow your own food.

We just have to remember that our gardens enjoy a cool break as much as we do.

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What really sets them apart, however, is their unique cellular construction, which creates its own layer of insulation by allowing air to be trapped within each cell, resulting in the top blind product for energy efficiency.

In the hot summer months, much of a home’s unwanted heat enters through the windows. Whisper Cellular Blinds reflect and block most solar energy from entering the home, reducing your cooling needs and saving you energy and money. In both summer and winter, the result is savings of up to 32 per cent on your energy costs!

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Exceptional Carpentry specialises in restoring period windows and repairing rot.

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Soft stone will rock your home The Marble design from Jenny Jones Rugs brings the fluid beauty of the elegant mineral into the tactile softness of a handspun Tibetan wool and silk hand-knotted rug.

The design allows you to seamlessly connect all the interior furnishings of a space due to its raw organic motif and balanced silky veins of colour layered over a neutral base.

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Jenny Jones is the only Australian designer to have won a prestigious International Carpet Design Award in Germany and is currently recognised as one of the best contemporary rug designers in the world. Her Marble design has been featured in many publications, including Vogue Living.

Jenny Jones Rugs offers completely obligation-free home consultation and trials, earning the company thousands of satisfied clients. A design professional from Jenny Jones Rugs can measure, discuss colour scheme options and then gently propose a stock or bespoke pathway to help find what you love, and any piece can be trailed in the space to ensure the colour, size and design are in perfect

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