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Holiday destination for pampered cats Windrest Cat Boutique owners Dennice and Robert are so excited to be welcoming feline guests back to stay at their luxury cat accommodation.

Windrest Cat Boutique has been operating for five years and is still going strong.

During lockdown, Dennice and Robert missed having guests to look after but were kept busy making the grounds and villas even more inviting for when they could welcome cats back. The garden entrance is spectacular, particularly at this time of year when it is in full bloom; many hours were spent weeding by hand and hanging baskets of flowers bursting with colour.

The spacious villas that the cats call home for their stay have been spring-cleaned and freshened up ready for guests to relax and play in. You can rest assured that your precious cat will be safe and secure at Windrest because each villa has touchpad password entry and a deadbolt locking system.

Each cat that stays at Windrest has its own secured outdoor courtyard so it can enjoy fresh air and sunshine.

To keep your cat entertained, Windrest have introduced some fun games for their guests, and

each cat receives a ‘toy pack’ for their stay and then has a take-home toy pack on departure. At mealtimes your cat will be well catered for with delicious festive season treats such as fresh salmon ice-creams and tuna shakes being a feature on the menu. If you live on the Mornington Peninsula or southeastern suburbs (a 65km radius applies) there is a valet service available.

As you can imagine, Windrest Cat Boutique is gearing up for a busy holiday period with the lifting of certain COVID restrictions. The team here are committed to providing the best care, playtime, and one-on-one massages for your pampered cat(s) during their luxury stay. Be quick to book in because places will fill fast.

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Teenage Dads hitting all the right notes We might have lived through the world’s longest lockdown this year, but life hasn’t stood still for everyone. For Mount Eliza indie-pop band Teenage Dads, 2021 will go down as a memorable year for some mighty fine reasons. In April, Teenage Dads – Jordan Finlay, Connor McLaughlin, Angus Christie and Vincent Kenna – signed with Chugg Music for management representation and to the Chugg Music record label. It was Chugg’s first new signing in two years.

For a group of high school mates who started out jamming in the school music room and playing at friends’ parties, surely this is the stuff music dreams are made of.

“I don’t think we necessarily dreamed of getting signed; we didn’t really know what that would mean,” says Angus. “We want to build our audience and grow our live shows as a primary motivator and keep making music

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that we’re happy with and that people like. That’s always been our primary focus.” They all agree being signed makes their band feel more “official” and that they’re really motivated to bring out more music than they’ve been able to previously.

chord progression. I reworked it and sent the demo to the guys and everyone sounded like they were liking it.

Cheerleader and a couple of other songs that we worked on for this upcoming EP is what helped convince Chugg to sign us, which is cool.”

The road to Teenage Dads’ management deal began with a social media message to the band Lime Cordiale, also represented by Chugg. Vincent explains: “In 2019 we befriended Lime Cordiale. We got to tour with them and through that time I was asking questions and Oli the singer said, ‘Just chat to our manager, Andrew. I’ll give you his number’ and it snowballed from there.”

The Cheerleader video clip was made creatively during lockdown; each band member filmed their part in their home with the recording gear being Ubered between houses and then to their director Gabe Hanvey in Melbourne. “It was weird having Gabe direct us over Facetime,” says Jordan. “He definitely pulled it off.”

The other highlight of 2021 so far is the release of their single Cheerleader. It’s the sort of song that will have you caught up in the band’s high energy and quirkiness.

Before you can think about it you’ll be bopping along.

Jordan says: “I wrote Cheerleader five years ago; I’d only written one part. In the midst of lockdown I was feeling a bit strapped for songwriting ideas so I looked through my old hard drives to see if there was anything good there.

It was the first couple of lines in the chorus and the

Their other cool news is that their eight-track EP Club Echo comes out this month and will be released on vinyl.

Connor says: “Our label wanted a physical copy of our EP. We thought it would be cooler to have it on vinyl because people don’t really buy CDs anymore.”

Club Echo is out on November 5. For tour dates, go to www.teenagedadsofficial.com NIKKI FISHER

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Everyone deserves a home Tess Lloyd, left, and Jaime Ryan in action during the Tokyo Olympics.

Homelessness is not something reserved for one sector of the community. It can happen to anyone and it’s on the rise.

Russell Joseph, the founder of not-for-profit organisation Peninsula Community Housing, says: “The cohort of people vulnerable to homelessness has increased dramatically, particularly through COVID.” PCH reports that as of October last year there were 2000 people experiencing varying degrees of homelessness on the Mornington Peninsula. Russell and a committed group of businesses and individuals are on a mission to do something about it.

“We started out looking at housing for people living with disabilities,” he says. “Now we are seeing women with young children – some leaving domestic violence situations – who are homeless. These include educated women who didn’t expect to be homeless, living in a tent on the foreshore with their children. Twelve months ago they were a normal middle-class family. The other cohort that’s increasing is older women who are on their

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Peninsula Community Housing board member and caravan park resident Wayne Iremonger with PCH founder Russell Joseph.

own, and they don’t have superannuation and can barely afford the $350 a week rent, and that’s now going up to $400 and $450.”

Russell has a background in building and construction and had a stint working in government. Through his work in government Russell saw first hand the issues faced by people vulnerable to homelessness. He also saw the systemic barriers to this cohort of people seeking safe, affordable, and permanent accommodation. This drove him to action, and he set about creating PCH based on an alternative funding model for affordable housing, a financially sustainable model that would be ongoing and locally managed.

There are a couple of ways PCH is working to achieve its goals. One is working with donors/investors who put money in as capital to purchase accommodation and then receive a small return on investment. “There has to be zero or minimal commercial debt, otherwise the numbers just don’t work.” Builder and philanthropist James Hazelwood, the founder of Hazelwood Homes, jumped at the chance to support PCH. “We wanted to be able to do what we love in our business and to give back,” James says. “We knew we wanted to support

homeless people and when we heard about Peninsula Community Housing we wanted to get involved because of their sustainable model. It meant it would be longlasting and didn’t rely solely on grants.” With James’ support and that of other investors, PCH has recently been able to purchase a property in Rosebud that it will develop to affordably house up to three young families in need.

The other way PCH is addressing homelessness is providing tiny homes that can be put in people’s backyards or on vacant land and then have tenants pay an affordable rent. “We have some landowners who are prepared to do this,” Russell says. “We’re working with the shire to make sure we don’t contradict any planning scheme issues. It’s absolutely the most economical way to house someone because you don’t have to buy any land. Homelessness reflects on all of us in the community. If we treat our community like a family, it’s important everyone is looked after, and providing basic, secure housing is a fundamental core need.”

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From Afghanistan to Frankston Frankston resident and respected community member Hamida Lutfi has been a strength and support to local Afghan women and their families for more than 30 years.

With the Taliban once again seizing power in Afghanistan this year, Hamida fears particularly for women and children back home and is doing all she can to support them from afar.

Hamida Lutfi on her daughter’s graduation day.

Hamida and her husband Sayed arrived in Australia from Afghanistan via Pakistan in 1988. They’ve never been back to their country. “In the late 1970s (when) I was in Year 10, Russia invaded our country,” Hamida says. “We were asleep, and in the morning Russian soldiers were on the street. From that time a war had started between different parties. Lots of girls were involved in protests at that time and I remember one day when we were on the street to protest, there were government soldiers on the roof of the uni firing and one of our best friends was shot next to us. I was about 16.”

Hamida was one of the lucky ones – she went on to university and became a teacher. At uni she met Sayed, who was studying engineering. “When my husband finished studying the government wanted him to go straight to army and fight with rebel groups. My husband didn’t accept that. They were forcing people.

He left Afghanistan because he didn’t have any choice.

He walked at night over the mountains to Pakistan with just one set of clothes and no food. If he was caught at a checkpoint, straight away he would be killed. That’s why people do their journey at night.”

After four nights, Sayed arrived in Pakistan. Eight months later, Hamida made the risky journey to join him. “My dad’s friend wanted to take his family to Pakistan because the conflict situation at that time was bad for girls. My dad asked if he could take me with his family so I could join my husband.” Hamida left with the family by bus. “I had a burqa on, which I had never done before, because I didn’t want Taliban to recognise who I am.” The bus passed through eight checkpoints; on the last checkpoint, the family Hamida was travelling with hid her under a seat and covered the seat with 20kg sacks of sugar. “It was frightening.

I remember the soldiers in the bus. I was watching his shoes; thank God they didn’t notice me.”

Hamida’s brother-in-law sponsored Hamida and Sayed to come to Australia, the eighth Afghan family to arrive in Frankston. Today there are more than 250 Afghan families in the Frankston community. The Lutfis spoke no English. They studied English and despite holding degrees they returned to uni to earn qualifications recognised in Australia. Hamida has worked as a science lab technician for 22 years at McClelland College and previously as an interpreter. Sayed works at a local school as a lab technician and teacher’s aide.

Hamida talks with pride about the couple’s four adult children. “Our first daughter lives in London. She’s a lawyer for a large tech company. My second daughter just finished law school and is working for a public health service. Our third daughter is an emergency nurse, and our son is at uni studying business and finance. We are so lucky to be here. When I think about living in Afghanistan with my three girls, I get goosebumps.”

Hamida receives daily phone calls from friends in Afghanistan. “My main concern is to help people in Afghanistan, especially women and young girls who are not allowed to work or study.” With the support of Frankston North Rotary and local business Flourish Café, Hamida has been able to hold successful fundraisers for Afghans in need.

Every night until late, Hamida is helping with sponsorship applications for families in Afghanistan desperate to have the new start and opportunities she has experienced with her family. “(Dunkley federal Labor MP) Peta Murphy is so helpful during this time.

The only thing I want from the government is for them to put more focus on the women and children at risk, to get them out. I can’t enjoy my life here if I’m not doing something about people who live there.”

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Red Hill restaurant voted Best in Australia Red Hill restaurant Tedesca has been named Restaurant of the Year by Sydney based Gourmet Traveller Magazine. In an announcement made on Monday October 25 the former gallery renovated by architect Patrick Ness and his wife and chef Brigitte Hafner took out not only the national award but the 2022 Victorian Restaurant of the Year. Hafner, who has trained under Guy Grossi and worked under Stefano di Pieri cooks a set menu of food harvested from her garden, grown on the Mornington Peninsula and caught in nearby waters. She and her team, including business partner and sommelier James Broadway, were recognised for their “attention to detail and a penchant for the singular and hand-crafted,” reads the entry in Gourmet’s 2022 Restaurant Guide. Congratulations to Brigitte and the team from Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

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Surprising year Local surfing brand going strong

New book for Stephanie Alexander We interview this peninsula girl

New women’s group Women in Business Mornington Peninsula kicks off

Page 28 We chat to Sean Moyle The strength of culture and country

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Scootering Team Australia shows us how it is done

Dogs on board Stand Up Paddleboarding for dogs

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Santa is coming Get offline and get into the local shops

Singer-songwriter Aimee Francis We interview this talented local

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New Free TAFE courses at Chisholm in 2022 Whether you’re starting out in your career, upskilling or considering a change, the chase starts now. Take advantage of the initiatives available and join more than 9400 TAFE students who utilised our Free TAFE courses in 2021.

Due to popular demand, we’re excited to offer four new Free TAFE courses in 2022: • Certificate III in Information Technology (ICT30120) • Certificate IV in Leisure and Health (CHC43415) • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) • Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (BSB41419) These courses are in addition to the existing 30-plus Free TAFE courses we have available. We offer more than 300 courses across eight locations, so you can find a course to suit you.

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Study close to home in modern facilities in a way that suits you – whether that’s on campus, online or in your workplace.

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1929 Victorian parliament committee says ‘electrify Frankston rail extension’.

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1930 - 2017 Silence.

Mornington station closed.

2018 ScoMo (Liberal) and Albo (Labor) both back the Frankston rail extension.

2020 Infrastructure Australia declares Frankston Public Transport a national priority.

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Snakes on the move

With the weather finally warming and more of us able to get out and about, it’s time to take notice of snakes moving around our beautiful Peninsula. Local snake catchers have already been called out to remove snakes from dozens of properties this season.

Snakes certainly aren’t creatures that most people want to get close to – and when it comes to the venomous types there’s good reason – but the reality is snakes are an important part of the ecosystem. They are also protected under the Wildlife Act 1975, and it is illegal to capture, kill or harm them; in fact, many bites occur when people try to kill snakes.

If you do encounter a snake on your property and you don’t want it there, particularly if you have children and pets, stay calm and call a licensed snake controller. If you’re out walking and one is in your path, take a couple of steps back from it.

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Seagulls owner Leon Bozuslavsky is looking forward to welcoming outdoor diners.

Frankston adds to its outdoor dining menu With summer almost here and lockdowns hopefully a thing of the past, the outdoors once again beckons – and that includes our favourite food venues. And in Frankston City, outdoor dining just got a whole lot tastier with Frankston City Council starting construction on new parklets on both sides of Nepean Highway, adding to the smorgasbord of options already available.

The new parklets will cater for up to 188 patrons outside 13 hospitality venues, including Seagulls, Cosy and Tasty, Ha Long 2, Non Solo Vino, Olive and Fern, and Iron River Bar and Grill. The parklets, which use existing carparking spaces along with seated dining areas on the footpath, will feature stylish timber planter boxes and colourful shade sails. Live music from local artists will complement the dining experience on Friday and Saturday nights throughout summer.

Seagulls owner Leon Bozuslavsky said he was excited about the new space and had already received bookings from

people wishing to dine in the parklets. “They look unreal,” Mr Bozuslavsky said. “They have been constructed very well, the timber is very nice, they are very good quality and it looks fantastic. We already love Frankston and this is just going to make it even better.”

Iron River Bar and Grill owner Dwayne Heagney was also enthusiastic. “Seeing these parklets being installed gives us all hope of a good reopening,” Mr Heagney said. “We are so grateful to council for doing this. It’s going to be amazing when it’s in full swing and we can’t wait to extend our services to those dining outside.”

Commonfolk, Cinars, Casa Della, Nepean Souvlaki, Spice Club, Los Argentinos, A1 Kebabs, Pisces Dumplings and Ginseng are among other businesses that will be expanding their dining to the kerbside. There will also be a new kerbside dining area outside Gapfed on Playne St, Frankston, which will include umbrellas, tables and chairs and olive trees, and plans for outdoor dining in Carrum Downs are underway too. The parklets will complement existing ones on Wells St and Beach St, and Station St in Seaford. www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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Taking steps to improve our health and well-being The Great Aussie Hike was developed in 2020 by a group of volunteers who wanted to do something to help the mental well-being of the community during both lockdowns and periods of heavy restrictions. It was designed with the purpose of giving friends a tangible resource they could use to support each other – something that is simple to follow, but based on foundations that research shows does make a difference.

The program component focuses on human connection, goal setting, basic physical activity in nature and mindset development that is completed in small groups. The program concludes with a team walking challenge on April 1-2, 2022. Teams can choose from either 30km, 43km, 57km or 100km walks that wind around the Mornington Peninsula on a stunning new course developed just for this event. Participants can either elect to walk the whole distance or complete as part of a relay team.

We are also delighted to announce that we are also providing a resource that parents and carers can use to help encourage the young people in their lives to strengthen their mental and physical well-being. They can use the challenge to help motivate those aged 12-20 to re-establish fitness and develop new habits after lockdown. These young people can be added to their connected adults’ team and complete the program and 30km challenge for only $25.

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challenge together. Or why not use this as a fantastic way of reconnecting with your mates and committing to support each other. Alternatively, this is a great opportunity for workplaces to engage in a team-building activity after many months working apart.

Registrations are now open to either complete just the program or join both the program and challenge.

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Paul and Phil Trigger – founders of iconic Australian surf, ski and skate brand Trigger Bros – are selftaught craftsmen. Opening their first store in 1968, what started as a passion for surfing has led to some of Australia’s top surfers choosing to ride Trigger Bros boards and a major business deal with Billabong.

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Trigger Bros has shops in Point Leo and Frankston and has created more than 30,000 surfboards – that’s about 566 a year. At one stage there were five Trigger Bros stores across Victoria, including an outlet on Prahran’s popular Chapel St shopping strip that they closed after two and a half years. “Every day we opened the Prahran store, it ended up costing us $800, and some days, due to miserable weather, we would end up only making $290 in sales,” Paul said. “We were losing money.”

The business struggled as debt started to increase and it came to a point where both Phil and Paul had to make a pivotal decision: the Sorrento store was profitable but it became necessary to sell it to Billabong to be able to stay in business. Despite the setback, the brothers ploughed on. “Phil and I have never gotten really down,” Paul said. “We just move on and don’t dwell on stuff too much.”

Paul described last year as the brothers’ “worst and best year ever”.

“With lockdown, no one was buying snowboards. This meant we were stuck with a lot of extra stock.” But while some sports were off-limits, Victorians were still able to surf. “We saw people that surfed once a year now surfing all the time, and people taking up surfing for the first time.” Then once restrictions eased, there was a surge in Victorian families holidaying on the Peninsula and taking their kids to the beach. “In September we made the most number of surfboards for that month since starting the business in

1968, and achieved record sales.”

The success of Trigger Bros is not only due to the quality of its products. “We have built a profile with top surfers, especially in the sporting industry. We hire people that surf, snowboard and maybe ride a skateboard so that our customers get the advice they’re after and know they made the right purchase.” One example is Paul’s daughter, Hannah, who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in snowboarding and works at the Trigger Bros stores.

Paul and Phil host a vintage surf day in November that sees close to 1000 vintage surfboards on display in Point Leo Park.

It’s just another way they are bringing the community together.

Creating and nurturing a loyal customer base is part of their success, which comes from their passion for surfing and sharing their product knowledge with their customers.

Paul will be one of the guest speakers at the next Mornington Peninsula Business Social Night, which at this stage is likely to be held in early 2022. All ticket proceeds go directly to local charities, so keep your eye on Mornington Peninsula Magazine for more details.

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Pictured: Paul and Phil with Phil Newman, who oversees the store management.

Paul with his daughter, Hannah. Paul and Phil Trigger as kids on the beach in 1964.

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Home is where Stephanie’s heart is Whether you’re a confident cook or can’t boil an egg, there’s no greater companion in the kitchen than a cookbook by celebrated chef and author Stephanie Alexander. Home is the prolific author’s 19th book and no doubt will be essential reading for cooks planning wonderful Christmas and summer celebrations. Nikki Fisher caught up with Stephanie and talked about Home and Stephanie’s memories of growing up on the Peninsula.

A bit like asking me which is my favourite child. I have always loved the first part of a meal where one is whetting the appetite for good things to come. And I love salad, so I tried to show how varied salads can be.

What are some of your favourite memories of growing up on the Peninsula?

Just so many. It was an enchanting time and my early adolescence in West Rosebud was enjoyed amongst wild bushland, twisting tea-tree and banksias, riding bikes, there were orchids on the foreshore, lolling on deserted beaches after the annual holidaymakers went home, Saturday night dances and longer excursions to nearby back beaches at Sorrento and Portsea with my boyfriend at the time.

The Peninsula has changed considerably since you grew up here. How do you remember it?

My parents owned a caravan park and like many others the year was divided into The Season and the rest of the year. Winter was spent preparing for The Season. And when it arrived, my three siblings and I had a very special few weeks, with lots of new friends, games, dances, dress-up nights, excursions to the local carnival. All very simple pleasures. My memory tells me there were no restaurants except one held in a private house in Sorrento, and there was the local café in Rosebud and the pub.

Do you still visit the Peninsula?

Not very often. The traffic is fearsome. Holidayed last year in Shoreham, and Merricks Food Store is a favourite spot. Celebrated a friend’s birthday at Point Leo Estate and have had some lovely meals over the years – pre-COVID of course – at Ten Minutes by Tractor and Montalto. There are still tucked-away houses on lovely bush blocks I am sure, but the built-up character of the once tiny townships is quite startling.

What do you love about the Peninsula now?

I am a great supporter of Peninsula wines. Pinot noir is a favourite from Ten Minutes by Tractor and the Italian varietals pioneered at Dromana Estate, and I have bottles from Paringa Estate and Stonier Wines in my small cellar.

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Can you tell us a little bit about the writing process for Home?

I did a lot of cooking. My approach was to plan and think about dishes I wanted to include and then to cook them all again, with a notebook beside the stove next to the scales and the measuring cups and spoons. I took pictures on my phone more as a personal reference than anything else at this stage. Later I would go to the computer and create a new folder and files and wrap the recipe in an introduction that allowed me to reflect on where the inspiration had come from, or the detours that I had explored that resulted in a certain combination. By the time the first draft was able to be submitted we were well and truly in COVID land. My editor lives 300km away so we started our longdistance collaboration, which was very enjoyable and detailed. It got both of us through the longest of the lockdowns.

What do you hope readers get out of your book?

Pleasure first and foremost. And that it inspires some lovely gatherings now they are allowed. And hopefully many of my readers will enjoy the stories and the essays that are an important part of this book. They do cover a lot of ground, from my travels to my work with the Kitchen Garden Foundation.

What are some of your favourite inclusions in Home?

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Serendipitous scenes at Devilbend

A short stroll from the carpark, the first section meets the reflections of white chalk cliffs against the lake’s iridescent indigo hues, which you can take in from the lookout after meandering along boardwalks. Known as the 1.2km Western Shoreline Track, you can also cast a line from the fishing platform for rainbow and brown trout.

Constructed in 1956 and decommissioned in 2002, the reservoir once was the Mornington Peninsula’s back-up water supply. However, the park is now accessible to the public and is the Peninsula’s largest inland water body. Further around is the 1.5km return Daangean Point Track that drops down into the lowland forest, ventures along the serene shoreline – taking in sights, if you’re lucky, of swans, spoonbills, sandpipers or kangaroos – to Daangean Point itself.

Cr Steve Holland says lockdown restrictions easing ahead of summer was a “huge relief” for tourism, and that this destination was a great place to stretch your legs and connect with nature. “You won’t be disappointed with Devilbend Reservoir’s popular walks comprising 422ha of vegetation and 250ha of water just a short drive from Main St, Mornington,” Cr Holland said.

Open from sunrise to sunset, you can walk, cycle or kayak, and fitness junkies may be enticed by the 11.5km circuit. Picnic and barbecue amenities are provided.

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Well known local business leader, Podcaster and community identity, Greg Sugars OAM, spent his lockdown time writing his first book - Life In Two, which was released recently.

Reflecting on his experience as a corporate warrior, a dad, a husband, a community worker and someone who studies the human condition, Sugars explores some of the most common challenges we all face and the life choices we make.

Life in Two is an easy read and an ideal Christmas Gift for those who wish to take his advice to “turn up, to take a path less travelled and, above all else, to choose a mindset and act!”

Much of the proceeds from the sale of the books go to the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (www.cncf.org), a worldwide charity that Sugars is involved with.

-"Well, I had two choices. Buy it now or wait, revisit and most probably forget about it. I bought the book and immediately started reading and can't stop!" – Erica -"An excellent read. It's definitely got me thinking about how I can positively influence choices I make!" – Tori -"I just finished your book! It was fantastic!!! I loved all the 'positivity mentions' and just how adjusting your thought process can change so much." – Jess Copies of Life In Two are available for purchase at selected bookshops, Mornington Authorised Newsagency or www.podshout.com.au/life-in-two/

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Rediscover your own backyard There is real light at the end of the lockdown tunnel.

As restrictions ease it is time to rediscover the joy of getting a haircut, a beauty treatment or getting back in the gym – even making a start on Christmas shopping.

Local businesses need our support more than ever. Book if you can, allow more time to check in, and show a little kindness to the staff, to other customers, to each other. Have patience. Respect that the businesses are doing their best, and that there are things we will have to do a little differently.

Mornington Peninsula Shire is rolling out a $10 million COVID-19 recovery plan for our economy and we strongly encourage our community to get vaccinated to support our businesses reopening as quickly as possible. Our economic recovery and high vaccination levels go hand in hand. When more people are vaccinated, there will be fewer outbreaks and less need for restrictions. Which means businesses will be able to open – and stay open.

Spending local is the way that we can all pitch in. It’s our way towards a great summer on the Peninsula doing the things we love.

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Celebrating the strength of Culture and Country It wasn’t until he was 13 that Pitjantjatjara man Sean Moyle learnt of his Indigenous lineage. “With the Stolen Generations, it was kept quiet in my family,” Sean explains. “My great-grandmother was taken and sent to the missions in South Australia.”

Sean was born in Rosebud. His family moved to the Gariwerd/ Grampians area when he was a baby and he grew up there.

At 19, Sean returned to Boon Wurrung/Bunurong land on the Mornington Peninsula and connected with Living Culture’s founder and CEO Lionel Lauch. This was his opportunity to go deeper with his Culture. “Growing up, I thought my Culture was completely lost until I met Uncle Lionel. Meeting him has given me so much hope that Culture is not going to be forgotten.”

Living Culture’s mission is to educate people about the importance of keeping Aboriginal Culture alive. Now 26, Sean is proud to be part of the Living Culture team working as a youth leader and cultural guide. “We go into schools; we have permission from Bunurong Land Council to speak about Culture. We teach everything from spear throwing to showing artefacts, all the different tools that we make, and fire lighting. We do bush walks teaching people how to survive in the bush off all the amazing plants we have in Australia. I have inspiration to share that knowledge because we have all these amazing native plants in our backyards or down the beach that we could be using that are self-sustainable.”

Sean also works as a mentor to young Indigenous men as part of the Connected Mob program funded by Our Songlines, a local organisation committed to making Culture accessible to everyone through online education, workshops and mentoring. Living Culture work alongside Our Songlines in the local Aboriginal Business Network that shares resources and collaborates on projects that strengthen shared goals.

Of his mentoring work, Sean says: “As a young kid I had a lot of trauma, and anxiety when I was younger. Even now I struggle in my own ways, so it’s easy for me to connect with people who have been through those things too and try and show them there’s a better way in life, to not be so angry and try and teach people to feel happy. A lot of young fellas that I’ve talked to have said Culture has saved them.”

Sean’s work has been recognised this year with a National NAIDOC Community member award. The annual National NAIDOC Awards recognise the outstanding contributions that Indigenous Australians make to improve the lives of Indigenous people in their communities and beyond, to promote Indigenous issues in the wider community, or the excellence they’ve shown in their chosen field.

“I had no idea I’d been nominated; it was fantastic. They had the awards on Zoom and asked me to attend. I had no expectations. The award is for the work I’ve been doing in community, connecting with a lot of schools and kindergartens, connecting with and teaching kids about Culture and what they have around them, how to respect and

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care for things. For a long time in Australia, people have been reckless with the bush and environment and our animals; for us, nature is everything. Once we lose that we lose us too. I want to share our Culture because everyone here in Australia, we’re all one,

we’re all connected.”

To find out more about Living Culture or Our Songlines, visit the websites www.livingculture.org.au and www.oursonglines.com NIKKI FISHER

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This is especially true when it comes to self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) purchases, which are on the rise and which require the services of a skilled, detailoriented lawyer. Enter Carroll Goldsmith Lawyers.

Mornington’s Carroll Goldsmith Lawyers offer the full suite of property law services from Portsea to Frankston and beyond. The proactive and caring team can help with conveyancing as well as guarantee and indemnity certificates for those buying or selling homes or commercial premises, subdividing land and more.

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This is scootering Team Australia-style

Dissidence scooter shop in France is known for creating world-class scootering events. This year its global scootering competition took on a different form with COVID restricting travel. This year’s competition, titled This Is Scootering, consisted of four teams: US, Europe, Australia and International, and instead of travelling to compete, the teams made videos in their own countries. They were allocated time to film tricks that were then made into a video, and competitors were judged on their riding and the filming and editing of the video. Here we have Team Australia showing us how it’s done, riding long rails, huge drops, quarter pipes and anything else they could find to conquer on the streets of Melbourne and Brisbane.

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The ‘Southern Lights’ brightened the gloomy weather in Hobart on October 16. Unfortunately, a COVID-19 lockdown put an end to plans to welcome Australia’s new Antarctic Research Vessel at the end of her maiden voyage. For those fortunate enough to be present, her bright orange 160m hull was a sight to remember as she came up the Derwent and tied up at Macquarie Wharf.

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The voyage of 24,000km, which took 47 days, began in the Netherlands. Her builder was Damen Shipyards Group, a world-renowned shipbuilder with yards in many countries.

Construction started in July 2017 at its Galatz shipyard in Romania, about 80km up the Danube River from the Black Sea. In 2020 Nuyina was towed from Romania to the Netherlands, where the vessel was completed.

The name Nuyina is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning Southern Lights – the Aurora Australis – and is pronounced 'noy yee nah'. The name was chosen in 2017 after a competition for school children was won by students from a school in Hobart and another in Perth. The prize for the 12 students was a 6000-kilometre round-trip from Hobart to Antarctica. During three hours spent on the ice they met Australian scientists and

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expeditioners. They visited an Antarctic field camp and were taken to the Antarctic Circle in a tracked snow vehicle.

The $500 million vessel is part of a $1.9 billion investment by the Australian Government to build, maintain and operate the ship over the next 30 years. The vessel will be a platform for scientific research and also carry supplies and personnel to Australia’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic stations. She can transport 1200 tonnes of solid cargo, 1.9 million litres of liquid cargo, 96 (20-foot) containers, 117 passengers, and a crew of 32 on voyages lasting for three months. Cranes on board can move and deliver cargo on to the ice or a waiting barge. Nuyina can operate in huge waves and hurricane-force wind, in extremes of temperature and can travel at a continuous speed of 5km/h through ice up to 1.65m thick.

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Samantha Hafey’s Wonderland adventures “I think to myself “Wonderland where did you go?

“I cannot be the only one that you have ever known “Wonderland where can you be?

“You cannot be pretend for I have seen you in my dreams “Wonderland, oh please remember me” Samantha Hafey, Remembering Wonderland

It will take more than a global pandemic to stop Mornington Peninsula performer Samantha Hafey taking to the stage and delighting audiences with her fantastical theatre productions.

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Born and bred on the Peninsula, Samantha grew up in a sporting family – her grandfather was legendary VFL player and coach Tom Hafey – and both her parents are committed to health and fitness. Her mum is a yoga teacher and her dad a sports science coach so her path could have just as easily gone that way. “I’ve always loved sport and fitness,” says Samantha, who is a state champion sprinter. “I grew up surf lifesaving and teaching people to surf. I love competing in everything and anything.”

While fitness and surfing are still a great love, the stage is where her professional focus is. Samantha started acting and singing at high school and followed her passion for music and performance to a Bachelor of Music and Arts at Monash University.

For her final recital piece, Samantha decided she wanted to do a show based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and so her version, Remembering Wonderland, was born. “It’s an eclectic mix of genres. I wrote a concept piece, a series of vignettes with music interwoven. I gave friends chapters of the book to read, and they wrote songs from that. Some were covers, some were original.”

Remembering Wonderland has gone on to become a musical theatre show Samantha created with her production company Wild Tongue Productions and performed for the first time in July this year in San Diego, California, where Samantha is currently based. Samantha’s dad has residency in the US; both Samantha and her brother have green cards and were in the US with their dad before the pandemic started. Samantha was due to fly home to Australia in July this year with her dad when their flights were cancelled, and new flights became uncertain due to the Delta outbreak.

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July for one night only with a seven-piece jazz band, and then in October Samantha had the opportunity to perform a concert version. “I hoped to create a piece that is creative, very colourful and explorative. It’s a heavily collaborative and immersive piece, with a particular focus on being experiential.” Through a mentor connection in New York, Samantha plans to take the show there next and then hopefully on to Italy.

“I’m the sort of person who pursues things and no one can hold me back. I think people are recovering from the residue of last year and we need people coming together. Creative arts are now so important, more than ever.”

To follow Samantha’s Wonderland adventures, find her on Instagram @gypseablu and @wildtongueproductions NIKKI FISHER

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Superior service awaits at Volvo Cars Brighton There’s a lot to consider when buying a new car. Having a knowledgeable professional guide you makes the process a whole lot easier. At Volvo Cars Brighton you’ll receive the guidance you need from experts to make the best decision for your needs and lifestyle.

The experienced team here pride themselves on being customer-focused, providing excellent service from the moment you make contact all the way through deciding the perfect Volvo model for you and beyond in after-purchase service.

Volvo Cars Brighton have built a solid reputation in the bayside area as a dealership that listens to their customers and works with them to ensure their purchasing and ownership experience is exceptional.

Their new showroom features comfortable lounge areas and in-house barista so you can spend time

with the sales team in comfort talking through the world-leading innovations that Volvo are renowned for all over the world. Volvo’s precision, craftsmanship and attention to detail have made Volvo the trusted premium car brand it is today.

The world is a vastly different place since the first Volvo rolled off the production line in 1927. As industry leaders, Volvo is proud to be preparing for a new future that will be all-electric, autonomous, and connected. Volvo Cars Brighton look forward to welcoming you soon.

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Learning more than a curriculum Year 12 student Jack Shalekoff gave the following speech at our Reflection Service, which celebrates and remembers our students as they graduate. We often talk about a Woodleigh education being holistic. Jack's perspective has this ringing true.

"The last six years have been incredible.

We've all come from different places and arrived at different times. We've struggled together through the long, hard road that was Year 12, and soon we will all go our different ways. But regardless of our path to this place, and decisions we'll make in the future, I know that there's one thing that will always unite us: being Woodleigh kids.

“The way I see it, we Woodleigh kids have learnt much more than just a curriculum.

We've learnt how to think for ourselves.

We've learnt how to face our challenges.

We've learned how to be compassionate and caring. We've learned how to be

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the people that will create the changes that we want to see in the world. And perhaps most importantly, we've learnt how to show not just strength, but also vulnerability.

“The idea of leaving our safe Woodleigh home, for many of us, is nothing short of terrifying. But the constant that reassures me is the knowledge that each and every one of us has everything we need for everything that lies ahead.

“It's been a blessing coming to this school and learning with creative, innovative people every day. I'll miss the fresh air on my face while walking between classes.

I'll miss the bus rides here, and back. I'll miss the school camps and silly dress-up days. I'll really miss this place. But it's time for us to all go out and face the world.

Congratulations, friends, and farewell."

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Resilient. That’s the word we will use to remember our Class of 2021. A group of students who never knew a normal VCE, but persisted through six lockdowns to pursue dreams, goals and visions. We wish you every success in your exams and beyond.

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Ralph finds his forever home Cockeranians have a reputation for being well-groomed little charmers; with their silky coats, fluffy ears, big brown eyes, and playful personality they’ll win you over in a heartbeat. Which is exactly what happened when Ralph the cockeranian arrived unexpectedly in the lives of Rye residents Jane Cornelius and Antony Platford.

“He’d been in four different homes when our daughter Poppy came across him,” says Jane. “Poppy was 21 at the time and had moved out of home. She brought Ralph over and said, ‘Have him for 10 days and if you don’t want him, take him to the pound’.”

Antony was recently retired, and the couple were all set to become grey nomads and jump headlong into the world of caravanning and sailing when Ralph arrived. “How do you not give a being that needs a home a home?”

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says Jane. Ralph had completely won their hearts – so much so that Jane says getting a puppy is the best thing for empty-nesters.

“The important story of Ralph is that every child should give their parents a dog once they leave home. You get this beautiful puppy to distract you. It’s like having a beautiful new baby that creates all this love and connection between the two of you. It’s a really healthy gorgeous thing.” Laughing, she adds: “But now sometimes I wonder if Antony loves Ralph more than me.”

The couple did get to follow their travel plans. “You can’t take dogs to national parks and all the beautiful nature places, so we get our friends to come and stay and they have a holiday in our house and we go on a holiday.” Ralph does get to join them on their sailing adventures, however; he even has his own life jacket.

Ralph gets the benefit of Jane’s passion for cooking healthy food. All his meals are home-cooked. “I cook him special dinners in the slow cooker like lamb or chicken with vegetables. I cook it for seven or

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eight hours, shred the meat, mash the vegies, then I add pumpkin seeds which are good for stopping worms.”

During lockdown, Jane took up disco roller-skating with friends at her local netball court. “If you get bored of dog walks, meet up with your friends and roller-skate. It’s the best exercise.

You have lots of fun and the dogs get exhausted following you round and round and round the court.”

When Ralph sees people he loves, he looks into their eyes and howls as if he is telling them how much he loves them.

“The best thing is the love Ralph gives. I come in from the shops and he is beside himself like he hasn’t seen me for years.

Can you imagine if you could get that excited about seeing someone every day, that you are somebody’s shining light and they tell you five times a day? No wonder we love them so much.”

Follow Ralph and Jane’s adventures on Instagram @janecornelius NIKKI FISHER

Spring is here and it’s a wonderful time to be in the garden, so why not become part of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Gardens for Wildlife program? The aim of the new initiative is to inspire the community to create wildlife-friendly gardens, and volunteer garden guides will visit properties and provide simple, practical advice on increasing habitat and natural food sources. After your garden assessment, you’ll receive a voucher for 15 indigenous tube stock plants from the shire nursery at The Briars and invitations to Gardens for Wildlife events and information sessions.

“Gardens for Wildlife is part of our Biodiversity Conservation Plan,” said Mayor Despi O’Connor. “Your garden can help protect and nurture the beautiful flora and fauna of the Mornington Peninsula.”

The program logo features a captivating illustration of the blue-banded bee by Mount Martha artist Anni Dowd. “To attract our mascot the blue-banded bee, you can plant local varieties of brachyscome, hardenbergia and hibbertia as well as flax lilies and native rosemary in your garden,” Cr O’Connor said. “Some herbs and vegetables they are known to frequent are lavender, borage, chilli, lemon balm, sage, thyme and tomatoes.”

To register for the program, visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/gardensforwildlife

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Stand Up Paddleboarding is a brilliant pastime combining fitness, fresh air and fun, and as we head into the warmer months, our beaches and bays will again be beckoning paddleboarders of all ages and abilities.

But what about our furry friends? Don’t they deserve to get in on the action too? Well, welcome to SUPs for PUPs, where we love to create amazing bonds with your dog through aquatic adventures.

Karen founded SUPs for PUPs to teach dog lovers to Stand Up Paddleboard with their canine companions. Her labrador, Bobby, is always present on the nose of her board, enjoying the sun, water and the fresh salt air. Karen wants to share how much Bobby changed her life and inspired many adventures on the water.

All equipment is supplied and safety is paramount – life jackets are provided for dogs and we will be paddling within easy dog paddle distance from shore – and don’t forget to bring a towel because you will get wet.

Lots of fun is guaranteed – not just for you but for your pup too!

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Constellations, clouds and comet debris dominate the November sky This month, the constellations Eridanus and Cetus sit right above you. Eridanus, the River, is naturally long and winding and its end is marked by the bright star Achernar, which can be seen high in the sky almost due south.

Canis Major can be located in the east with the blazing star Sirius making it easy to find.

Orion and Taurus are also coming into view in the east. It is easy to identify Orion through its brightest stars: blue-white Rigel (Beta Orionis) and red Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis).

As Cetus is high in the sky, a large telescope will show you the interesting spiral galaxy M77, sitting very close to the star Delta Ceti. The beautiful Magellanic Clouds should be your next target. The Large Magellanic Cloud sits across the border between the constellations Dorado, the Goldfish (or Swordfish), and Mensa, the Table Mountain. A small telescope is all you need to explore the sparkling star clusters as well as the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), nestled within the LMC. Meanwhile, a short distance away in the constellation Tucana, you can see the Small Magellanic Cloud and the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104). These are wonderful binocular or small telescope targets. Looking towards the northeast, the Hyades and Pleiades open star clusters make excellent binocular targets.

The Leonid meteor shower is annually active in November, and this year the Leonids will peak late on the night of November 16 until dawn the next day. The bright waxing gibbous moon will be out nearly all night long and will set in the hours before sunrise. The shower is called Leonids because its radiant – or the point in the

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Frankston – fun, fresh and full of surprises It’s time to celebrate Frankston’s transformation. The picture the city paints no longer matches the stereotypes.

The experience waiting for you today is unexpected. It is urban, a little edgy, a lot of fun, and as you will see, it sure is beautiful.

A city with a heart of diversity, it delivers an unexpected blend of creative urban experiences, stunning coastal scenery and hidden bushland gems, all wrapped up with unpretentious pride and playful hospitality.

Frankston is one of those enviable places which perfectly blends city, bush and bay.

Getting back to nature is easy here. Ten kilometres of pristine coastline give ample opportunity to experience the Bay your way.

Play in the shallows, recharge with a swim past the pier, hire a boat, try stand up paddle boarding or cruise the waters of a water bike.

For a real treat, wander the Nature Conservation Reserve. Locked away for 95 years, its 98ha of untouched bushland can be explored by all. Slow down under the eucalypt canopies among wattles, tea-trees and wildflowers. As you walk around the blue waters of the reservoir at the centre of the reserve, you’ll get spectacular views of the Melbourne skyline and the bay.

Frankston has also become an iconic arts and culture destination. The Big Picture Fest has transformed the city’s buildings and laneways into an epic display of colour, creativity and movement. Regular Street Art Walking Tours (bookings essential via discoverfrankston.com), including twilight tours commencing in November, reveal the city’s evolving arts and cultural edge as local guides share the artists’ reflections on moments in history, childhood characters and messages for future generations.

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The experience doesn’t end with street art.

Powerful, whimsical and playful sculptures are dotted throughout the city’s open spaces, foreshore and bushland reserves. Some stand tall and some you might need to look a little closer to find. For more open-air art and culture, visit McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery and explore more than 100 sculptures within 16ha of native bushland, or the iconic Cruden Farm. Pack a picnic, discover and enjoy.

When the sun shines, so does Frankston’s foodie scene. The sidewalks, streets and neighbourhood shopping strips hum as outdoor dining is revived; fairy lights go up, music plays and people arrive with a new energy to enjoy these moments together.

Among the city’s growing restaurants and café scene, creators and crafters can be found. A trail of boutique and award-winning beer, cider and spirits is emerging and each stop promises a discovery worth writing home about. If gin is your tipple, take a tour with That Spirited Lot Distillers to discover the inspiration behind their flavours.

More people are realising that Frankston is a destination drawcard for those yearning for more. More than just the beach holiday. More than just an escape to nature. More than just an inner-city experience. Frankston embraces its regional connections while celebrating its revitalisation into a metropolitan destination full of fun, fresh and authentic experiences across the year.

Discover more in Frankston including Street Art Walking Tour bookings and download the Beer and Spirits Trail map at discoverfrankston.com

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Unlock skills to improve your mental health and well-being Education and training are the key to reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness and drug dependence, according to You-Group Victoria.

Owner-director Deb Mulqueen, pictured, leads a training team of professionals with a broad range of qualifications and years of experience in the justice, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and community welfare sectors.

We aim to reduce the educational gaps and are passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and skills to improve and advance their overall health and well-being.

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training, which teaches members of the public how to provide initial help to a person who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem, or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional help is received, or the crisis resolves.

You-Group is also accredited with VicRoads to deliver the Drink and Drug Driving Behaviour Change Program, which is designed to help you identify the underlying reason for your drink and/or drug-driving offence and identify ways to reduce the risk of reoffending.

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Make life easier with serviced apartments Serviced apartments within a retirement village are ideally suited to older people who would like to live independently with some help to make life easier.

They are typically located within the village community centre where there is always someone to talk to and a relaxed community atmosphere to enjoy. There are many benefits of serviced apartment living at Long Island Retirement Village in Seaford and they include extra support, the benefits of visits from health professionals and allied health services, and activities to suit every lifestyle and ability.

Daily meals are freshly prepared by a chef and are full of flavour, and you can enjoy the social side of eating in the dining room or have your meal delivered to your room if you prefer.

The extensive range of social activities includes morning teas, music and other entertainment, art, craft and hobby groups, board games, movies, seasonal events, swimming, shopping, and day trips in the village bus. You can join in as much or as little as you like.

Safety and security are paramount, with emergency call buttons in every unit and nursing staff at the village to provide additional peace of mind.

You’ll also be freed up from cleaning and laundry – your assisted living apartment will be cleaned for you every week, and laundering of bed linen and towels will be done for you.

If you thought you couldn’t afford a serviced apartment, think again. Centennial Living’s Long Island Village has serviced apartments with an entry price less than you might expect, ranging from $140,000 to $210,000. When you move in, you just pay a monthly service fee. Contact us to find out more about the costs.

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Sail away to a world of fun Welcome to Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, where sailing dreams do come true.

The Tackers program might well be something for the kids to enjoy, but at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, where family, friendship and sailing are our focus, we understand that whole families share a dream of learning to sail. So these summer holidays when the kids are off having fun in a Tackers course – a fun, introductory games-based sailing program – why not learn to sail yourself.

BYS offers opportunities for both adults and youth to discover sailing through handson learn-to-sail experiences. We are a fully inclusive club and are proud to have been named the Australian Sailing Victorian Inclusive Club of the Year 2020. We offer a sailing experience for everyone and include specialty programs for women and people with disabilities.

Safety and enjoyment are the squadron's priorities both on and off the water in a COVID-safe environment.

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Victor Kumar and Kris Bolam load a shipping container with goods bound for Fiji.

Council provides humanitarian aid to Fiji

Frankston City Council is extending a helping hand to Fiji to provide critical humanitarian assistance, particularly with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aid came after an approach from the Victorian Multicultural Sports Association. “Noting that we are in the process of forming into a (Friendship City) relationship with Suva and highlighting the situation in Fiji with COVID, they requested urgent support,” Mayor Kris Bolam said.

Cr Bolam reached out to business and community contacts, raising $8400 within two weeks on top of a $6000 contribution from the council. “There’s been significant corporate stewardship with community organisations and individuals providing support. It’s been a marvellous effort with many providing items and businesses providing discounts for the purchase of essential aid for what is an important cause.

“We are looking at a Friendship City relationship and when a friend is in need you do your best to support that friend. They are our friends. We have signified our intention to enter into an agreement with them. This is the right thing to do given the growing Pacific Islander population in Frankston City and it will be greatly appreciated.”

Association president Victor Kumar welcomed the assistance. “This vital support will make a huge difference in Fiji, particularly to mothers and babies,” Mr Kumar said. “It means a lot to the people of Fiji during these difficult times.”

The aid includes $5500 for hospital beds to help Fiji’s response to the pandemic, as well as sanitary products for women, baby products, children’s clothing, sanitiser, and personal protection equipment.

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The final pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place Village Glen, one of Australia’s largest and most well-appointed retirement communities, has embarked on a major renovation that will offer residents all the lifestyle and facilities they’d expect to find in a 5-star hotel resort.

The last piece of the jigsaw occurring at The Hub includes a 125-seat Palms restaurant and dining, a 48-seat gold class-style movie theatre, Jakes bar for that catch-up with friends, a residents’ lounge offering light snacks and a coffee shop, a brand new and repurposed library adjacent to the residents’ lounge, and a repurposed billiards room.

The Hub of the Village has always been where residents meet for a chat, shop at the general store or visit the hairdresser. Now with the added amenities it really will become a destination for conversation and relaxation in a beautifully appointed and furnished people precinct.

Surrounding this precinct are the one-bedroom

Terrace apartments and the brand new twobedroom Lakeside apartments.

In 2022 the jigsaw will be complete and the magnificent Mornington Peninsula will be the home of reputably Australia’s largest and most well-appointed retirement community comprising 50ha (120 acres) of botanically landscaped gardens. It will contain 14 one-bedroom villas, 215 two-bedroom villas, 341 two-bedroom-plus-study villas, 42 one-bedroom Terrace apartments and 16 two-bedroom Lakeside apartments, a nine-hole par-3 golf course, a health and wellness activity centre, an eight-rink turf bowling green, a croquet lawn, a very extensive craft activities building, a fully appointed workshop, and complimentary caravan and boat storage.

There has never been a better time to explore what is on offer and how you can join our wonderful community for your secure retirement years.

Visit www.villageglen.com.au or call for a brochure or appointment on 5986 4455.

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Volunteers needed to save koalas The koala population on the Mornington Peninsula is under threat, and to protect these native marsupials, volunteers are needed to help with a very specific task: collecting koala scat.

Kelly Smith, from Federation University, is conducting a genetic study of the Peninsula’s koala population and is looking for volunteers to help collect scat. “By analysing koala scat we can easily find out information such as the gender, presence of disease, genetic diversity and the ancestral origin of each koala,” Kelly said.

This type of genetic sampling is more ethical because it is not bothering the koalas and is very cost-effective. The aim of the study is to protect the genetic integrity of koalas in the region and conserve them as an insurance population.

Individuals could be used for genetic rescue of populations where genetic diversity is low.

The Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group is already heavily involved in this Citizen Science project but more people are needed to find koala scat, particularly in the Arthurs Seat State Park, in bushland reserves at Mount Martha and Mount Eliza, and farmland around Moorooduc, Hastings, Baxter and Pearcedale. “It’s really important to find volunteers who can help with this project because more than 70 per cent of koala habitat is on private property

and therefore most koalas are located on private land and difficult to access without permission,” Kelly said.

The original Peninsula koala population crashed after European settlement, mostly due to habitat clearing and koalas being hunted for their fur. To reintroduce the marsupials to the Peninsula, koalas were taken from French Island. The current population on the Peninsula is thought to be entirely derived from French Island koalas, which have very low genetic diversity.

However, there is evidence suggesting some koalas from the original population may still remain on the Peninsula.

If you have koalas visiting your property and/or regularly see koalas while out bushwalking and would like to be part of this exciting project, contact Kelly on 0432 530 443 or Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation on mpkoalatreeplanting@outlook.com for more information and to obtain a collection kit. You can also make contact or follow the project on Facebook @Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation and Instagram @mp_koalas

Ever wondered what assisted retirement living would be like?

Take the First Step at our upcoming Freedom Dromana Care Community Open Home event An Open Home is a great way to see how you can live independently in a community that has a range of care and support options to call on.

So come along and feel one step closer to finding what’s right for you.

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To ensure the health and wellbeing of residents and staff, we are conducting the Open Home in accordance with the required COVIDSafe plan. Aveo are requesting that all attendees to Aveo events are vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect the residents and staff in our communities.

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Frankston mall shines with national award Frankston’s Station Street Mall has cemented its status as a beacon of pride and a symbol of the city’s transformation in winning the Civil Landscape category at the 2021 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects National Awards.

“This project is a beautiful refurbishment of (the) mall,” the AILA said. “Its careful consideration of minor and major constraints, fine detailing and opportunistic creativity all contribute to this clever piece of water-sensitive urban design. Brilliant elements such as the central connecting swale and non-prescriptive spaces combined with a wonderfully designed and executed timber decking and soft lighting provide the industry with a great civic design precedent and give Frankston locals and visitors a special space to enjoy.”

The mall earlier this year received the Award for Excellence in the Civic Landscape category at the AILA’s Victorian awards.

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and helping to organise different activities in the mall,” Mr Cantillon said. “The timber deck is designed to support the activities of the adjacent businesses while also providing ample public seating around the circular garden beds. Public lighting has been upgraded to improve safety at night with suspended festoon lighting that hangs Frankston’s Station Street Mall has from centrally located light poles.” been recognised with a national award. Photo: Steve Brown Robinsons Bookshop CEO Susanne Horman said the revitalised mall had brought people back to the city centre and was now a meeting place for people coming in to the CBD. “As the owner of a business that has been in Station St for over 30 years, it is exciting to welcome people back that we haven’t seen for years,” Ms Horman said. “On a sunny day under the yellow umbrellas of the local cafes, it feels like you are on holidays and you can relax for a bit and watch the amazing people of Frankston walk by.”

Cr David Asker acknowledged major contributions of $360,000 from the State Government and $100,000 from Vicinity Centres for the upgrade.

said the mall’s upgrade included timber decking with public seating, outdoor dining, planting and lighting. “A range of smaller and larger spaces are framed around vibrant garden beds, offering something for everyone

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Community is the heart and soul of Hastings I am proud to have been the local member for the Hastings electorate for 15 years now, and I am well aware of what a special and unique part of the world this is. The community is the heart and soul of Hastings, and it is always an honour to serve as your elected member.

Our community has faced a great deal of challenges over the past 18+ months, and as we head towards the road to recovery, I am greatly inspired by the resilience and tenacity the community has demonstrated through these difficult times.

I have been thrilled to see the way the community has rallied around one another and placed such a strong emphasis on supporting each other’s mental health. This is an issue I am particularly passionate about, and I would

like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that my office is available to assist you with any issues you may be having.

I know that problems don’t keep office hours, and neither does our mental health, so you can reach me 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 5977 5600, and I’ll do all I can to help.

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The home of comfort food Kitchen open Wednesday to Sunday 12noon-8pm except public holidays.

Takeaway, delivery within 10km, dining, good times

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Gluten free goodness Coffee, milkshakes, beer, local wine, cider, local spirits & cocktails.

Come taste 4flour fried chicken, the best gluten free fried chicken in the universe

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It’s been a long year, there’s no doubt about that, and we’re all ready to feel some joy. With lockdown behind us, now is the time to turn our thoughts to preparing for an extra special Christmas. And the best place to start is shopping locally and supporting small businesses that bring our coastal townships character and charm.

From decorations for the tree to gifts for all tastes and budgets – and of course wonderful food and wine – we’re incredibly lucky to have so many amazing retailers and producers here on the Peninsula, so let’s celebrate them and support them in any way we can.

We’ve spent enough time online, so make your list and check it twice then head out the door to enjoy visiting shops and talking to people face to face. We can finally be together with our nearest and dearest and make this a Christmas to remember.

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Gift shopping made easy Mornington Village Pharmacy is here to help with your health and beauty needs.

At the top end of Main St in Mornington, the pharmacy boasts an extensive product range, from prestige cosmetics, skin care and fragrances to comfort footwear from Homyped, Scholl and Lorella, health foods, vitamins and all your pharmacy needs.

An onsite café offers a chance to enjoy something sweet with a loved one in a quiet, relaxed environment or a coffee while waiting to collect your prescriptions.

You’ll also find all your Christmas and gift needs right here, with a large selection from exclusive brands Chanel, Dior, Lancome, Estee Lauder,

Shop 3, Mornington Village Shopping Centre 241 Main St, Mornington P: 5975 4344 F: 5976 3012 E: mv.pharmacy@yahoo.com

Clinique, Loccitane and Jurlique. Touch, feel and find something for everyone!

Mornington Village Pharmacy has a strong focus on delivering professional health advice and medication services. Qualified pharmacists can administer the flu, Boostrix or whooping cough vaccines and COVID-19 vaccinations at any time without an appointment; simply walk in. Our pharmacists will happily review your medications and help make taking them simple and easy. Free local delivery is also available if you’re unable to come in for your medication needs.

Visit Mornington Village Pharmacy for an unforgettable experience and find everything you need in health and beauty this Christmas.

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Think outside the box this Christmas Sometimes the stress of choosing the perfect gift takes away some of the joy of Christmas.

Experience gifts are the answer.

Experiences give the recipient joy on so many levels: the anticipation, the sharing of time together, and the formation of lifelong memories.

Why not think outside the (gift) box this Christmas and consider the happiness you can bring by giving the people you care about most a gift that they will remember for ever? Something that shows how much you care. The memories they will make are so much more valuable than mere ‘stuff’.

Escape rooms are the perfect shared experience. They involve getting together

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with a group of people and entering an immersive, themed room with a story. Team members will have to work together to solve the mystery of the room by finding hidden objects, solving cryptic clues, and unlocking secret places to reveal even more.

At Mornington’s Locked in Escape Rooms, the team of game masters are there to assist you on your journey and provide hints and support to make sure you have an enjoyable experience, whether you are an armchair detective or a bumbling beginner. Gift vouchers are available in store and online.

LOCKED IN ESCAPE ROOMS A: 2/2 Carbine Way, Mornington T: 0413 010 431 W: www.lockedinescaperooms.com.au FB: Lockedinescaperooms INSTA: lockedinescaperooms

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Face life’s challenges with confidence Despite COVID-19 and all the other challenges in our lives, we still want to look good, right? Cosmetic Injectables Victoria realises this and is here to help.

"Most people want to look the way they feel, but unfortunately most look older and less attractive than they feel," says Cosmetic Injectables Victoria founder Viktoria Andreeva.

"Most clients tell us they just want to look 'younger' or 'fresher' but what they really want is a plumped-up flawless face without any wrinkles, brown spots, broken capillaries, enlarged pores or any other signs of ageing."

Viktoria says the goal is the same for all ages. "The only real difference between the generations is in the type and number of treatments – and therefore the time and money – that they will need to look flawless."

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Cosmetic Injectables Victoria, which recently won the Australian Consumer Choice Award 2021 and Client Experience Award 2021, is a world-class cosmetic clinic that offers all the treatments you would expect from an advanced aesthetics specialist, including muscle relaxants, dermal fillers, PDO mono-threads, laser resurfacing, facials and other skin procedures.

Irrespective of the chosen treatment(s), Viktoria believes the skin-first approach ensures that her clients always get the best possible results from injectables. For more information, visit www.cosmetinjectablesvictoria.com.au COSMETIC INJECTABLES VICTORIA A: 11 Foot St, Frankston T: 9782 4481 W: cosmetinjectablesvictoria.com.au FB: cosmeticinjectablesvictoria INSTA: cosmeticinjectablesvictoria

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Cellar door open Saturdays and by appointment

Just the place for a premium pinot Creadon Farm, home of awardwinning Sedgley & Sons Pinot Noir, is the perfect stop-off for those in search of some gems for the cellar. The wine is exclusively from our vineyard and is a coolclimate pinot noir from clones MV6 and a Davis clone.

Call Michael on 0428 178 849 to arrange a time to taste or purchase Sedgley & Sons award-winning pinot noir.

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Winemaker Rick McIntyre of Moorooduc Estate is known for his meticulous production of fine pinot noir wines.

Matured in new and old French oak barrels before bottling, the elegant complexity is apparent.

Our wine has a typical pinot nose, and is perfectly balanced to a lasting finish with complex savours of cherry, strawberry,

ginger, black olive and cloves, and a hint of oak lifting to a delicious pepper.

We have only two acres of vines. They are 24 years old. Initially irrigated, the vines have now found their own aquifers and are self-sufficient, producing not more than 1.5 to 2.5 tons per acre.

Purchase for $32 with a 10 per cent discount for a case of 12, which includes home delivery to the Peninsula. The cellar door is open most Saturdays and by appointment.

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Get your skates on With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to support local businesses – especially those that have been heavily affected by lockdown. One of these is the beloved family-owned entertainment venue Sk8house.

You may already know Sk8house as a fantastic place for a family-friendly day out, an outstanding kids’ party venue or the perfect place to learn a new skill and grow your confidence at a skate class, but did you know Sk8house also has an online skate shop?

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Visit www.sk8house.com.au and search the menu for the online shop to support this wonderful local business today.

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Olieve & Olie wants you to love local this Christmas All we want for Christmas is a jolly community where Santa sacks are filled with locally made products and our nearest and dearest are delighted to receive gifts from small businesses – especially if they’re all about self care.

Where they can, Olieve & Olie source their ingredients directly from the producers to ensure that they’re natural, chemical-free and harvested sustainably while also actively supporting our local farmers and producers.

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Olieve & Olie have welcomed three delightful additions to their luxurious range of natural skincare and candles. In keeping with their existing candles, the new Christmas candles scents are also handmade here on the Mornington Peninsula using natural soy wax, high-quality fragrant oils and lead-free cotton wicks that have a 60-hour burn time.

Choose from Pine Needle & Eucalyptus, Plum & Juniper Berry, and Orange and Cedar Leaf.

The stunning matte black box that it comes in adds the perfect finishing touch.

To add an extra splash of luxe to gift-giving this festive season or some luxury to your own bathroom, you can’t go past the Limited Edition Soap. They’ve only completed a small run, so they won’t last long.

They’re available until Christmas unless sold out beforehand.

Explore their complete range at their factory shop front at 7/16-18 Henry Wilson Drive in Rosebud. They’re open Monday to Friday from 9am4pm or Saturday 10am-2pm, and closed Sundays and public holidays.

You can shop online or find your nearest stockist of Olieve & Olie products at olieveandolie.com.au

Similar to their popular handmade bar soaps, these golden bars are completely natural and free from artificial ingredients, just with an added touch of sparkle thanks to the swirls of gold mineral powder.

Infused with essential oils of nutmeg, clementine and cedarwood, they’re heaven in a bar.

Please join Olieve & Olie in making this silly season a jolly Olie Christmas!

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Foster a love of learning in your child Explorers Early Learning Mornington offers high-quality early learning, kindergarten and care for children from six weeks to school age. We are excited to announce that our newest Explorers Early Learning Centre in Mornington will be opening next month at 102 Strachans Rd, with high-quality learning resources, large light-filled classrooms, and architecturally-designed outdoor play spaces to encourage and challenge children’s development.

Our passionate team of educators use a unique Reggio Emilia curriculum focusing on interest and play-based learning. Our goal is to embrace children’s curiosity, challenge their thinking and facilitate their eagerness to learn and understand.

Sustainable practices are embedded in our programs, with worm farms, a pet program, compost bins,

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community gardens, natural play spaces, recycling stations and more. Our four-year-old Kinder School Readiness Program prepares children for school and beyond, and both our three and four-year-old kindergarten programs are taught by Bachelor-qualified teachers.

Our Indoor/Outdoor Program gives children free choice in exploring their learning environment, and we provide an Explorers Enrichment Program to complement your child’s learning with speech therapy, music and movement, language and art classes.

Places are limited and filling fast, so please register your interest at https:// bit.ly/ExplorersMornington or contact us on 1300 000 335. To find out more, visit www.eel.com.au EXPLORERS EARLY LEARNING MORNINGTON A: 102 Strachans Rd, Mornington T: 1300 000 335 W: www.eel.com.au FB: ExplorersEarlyLearning INSTA: explorersearlylearning

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Helping kinder children transition back to ‘normal’ Many children have had limited social contact with peers during lockdown over the past two years, with family and community opportunities also reduced.

Oral language development for some children have been hindered too, with children’s ability to observe the mouthing of words restricted by facemasks. Talking to deli staff at the supermarket while a toddler is in the trolley, getting to know and see a swimming teacher, and the range of different experiences in parks and playgrounds are other examples of community contact that children have been missing.

Our teachers and staff have been trained in understanding the unique needs of the students and the challenges they have faced in 2020 and 2021. “We have been working with our team on programs to support increased social development

and language acquisition to cater to the needs of this class group,” says Kinder@Flinders educational leader Jo-Anne Morel. “Our teachers and educators will support children in small groups to encourage social play and communication in our purposebuilt rich learning environment. The use of visual aids with puppets, songs and stories will support language and social development alike.”

Our staggered start is planned to gradually increase the kinder children’s introduction to being part of a class group. Our intentional teaching in planned group times is fun and interactive to give language experiences that support a child’s optimum development given the recent challenges.

For more information about our Kinder@Flinders for three and four-year-old children, please visit www. flinders.vic.edu.au or call our Enrolments team on 5973 2000.

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Camp needs your help The Portsea Camp has launched a GoFundMe page in a bid to continue providing its services to young people. A recent Headspace survey found three-quarters of young people were reporting their mental health had suffered since the outbreak of COVID-19, which means organisations such as The Portsea Camp are more vital than ever.

Established in 1946, The Portsea Camp provides camps and naturebased outdoor education programs for at-risk children and their carers. These include LGBTQ+ children, children with a range of neurodiversities, those with developmental trauma, others who have gone through bushfires, and those affected by regional and rural disadvantage. It is a non-denominational and registered charity that receives no government funding.

"The camp provides an invaluable service to the children of Victoria, providing lasting memories, building strength and resilience, and above all letting children have fun,” said chairman Mark Betts. “We must all work together to see that The Portsea Camp can continue to deliver its mission and allow many more generations of children and their families the opportunity to be nurtured by this unique organisation.”

You can donate at www.gofundme.com/f/ the-portsea-camp-needs-your-help

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Aiming for a return to live music

Singer-songwriter Aimee Francis hasn’t always called the Mornington Peninsula home.

Originally from Melbourne, Aimee’s music career has taken her to LA, Sydney, and the UK before basing herself here. She has been an International Songwriting Competition finalist twice and supported an impressive slew of artists, including Pat Benatar, Steel Panther, Daryl Braithwaite, The Black Sorrows, Baby Animals and The Superjesus. Aimee took a break from her new rock project Sunset Drive to talk to Nikki Fisher.

Tell us about yourself and what you do.

You can find me playing at all your favourite local hangs – when we aren't in lockdown. I am also a producer and write songs for other artists and film/TV. When did you know you wanted to be a musician?

As cliched as it sounds, I don't know a time where I didn't want to be a musician. I've always been obsessed.

Tell us more about your writing process and where you find your inspiration.

A lot of the time it's such a release to be able to write what is going on in my head; other times it's a co-write with someone else with what is going on in their life, and then other times it's for an ad/film brief where they paint the story and I write to that.

Isolation has been rough for everyone in Victoria these past 18 months. What have you done to sustain your mental health and well-being?

I have thrown myself into multiple courses, music production being the main focus.

What’s on the horizon for you in 2022?

Crossing all my bits and pieces that touring becomes a thing again – live shows, what are they? HANGING. FOR. IT. You can find Aimee on Facebook @aimeefrancismusic and on Instagram @ aimeefrancismusic Aimee Francis is a member of the MP Music Network.

For further information about musicians, events or to get involved in the network, visit the MPMN Instagram page @ mpmusicnetwork or its website at www.mpmusic.com.au

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Great art available in Mount Eliza, Flinders & Sorrento Established over half a century ago, the acclaimed Manyung Gallery Group has a gallery in each of the must-go-to hotspots on the peninsula.

At the gateway to MornPen is the brand new Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza launching in November.

Here you can see quality contemporary paintings and sculpture in a large, high ceiling, industrial chic environment.

A huge range of Australian artists to view, and friendly discussions to be had !

Manyung is also launching in Strathmore during November!

At the southern ends of the peninsula are Manyung’s other galleries in the seaside hamlet of Flinders on Western port Bay, and amidst the bustle of bayside Sorrento.

All in all, over 150 artists can be accessed at these sites.

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Festival delivers trial for blood cancer patients Thanks to five years of amazing community support, more than $250,000 has been raised as part of the MY Mount Eliza Run & Fun Festival. Since 2020, 100 per cent of all funds raised have gone to the Snowdome Foundation to fund a cutting-edge three-year clinical trial into multiple myeloma and related disorders.

Clinical trials are the gateway to accessing new treatments, but not all myeloma patients are created equal when it comes to trial eligibility. One such patient is festival director Geoff Nyssen, who says more funding is required to change this.

“Current statistics suggest that, on average, patients who access clinical trials live longer,” Geoff said. “This alone motivates us to raise funds for blood cancer research so that more people can access trials.”

As such, planning is currently underway to host the festival on March 20 at the Mount Eliza Regional Park. It will again comprise 12km, 8km and 4km run events, as well as the popular 4km All Paws Walk. Those who can’t attend can participate in a virtual capacity.

To support this event, contact Geoff for a sponsorship prospectus at geoffnyssen@mymounteliza.org.au or 0423 838 374. To read more on the clinical trial, visit https://www.snowdome.org.au/science/ opening-up-clinical-trials-for-myeloma-patients/

Seaside-inspired art, a feast for the senses Mark and Cherie Poulter are reopening their delightful Veraison Restaurant in Tootgarook after the easing of Victoria’s lockdown restrictions and are ready to welcome you back with open arms. And while you’re there enjoying Mark and Cherie’s wonderful hospitality and delicious food, you’ll also find Miffy Pittaway’s 10 evocative, limited-edition ‘showstoppers’, which are on display to be viewed and purchased.

With shells Miffy’s collected over four decades from dead sea creatures that are neither critically endangered, threatened nor exotic, Miffy creates stunning works of art like this driftwood sea-crab decor wall art that evoke memories of happy times spent at the beach over spring and summer enjoying the calming and restorative effect the ocean has on all of us. With the countdown to Christmas just around the corner, this would be perfect on display in your home.

The ‘wow’ factor of Miffy’s seaside-inspired artworks won’t just lift your spirits, they will delight your guests as well. With a gorgeous piece of Miffy’s art in your home, you’ll feel as though you’re right by the seaside every day. If you’ve been searching for a unique piece of seaside-inspired art, look no further – you have found

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Raffle could have you riding high If your current two-wheeler is a little dated or you’re keen to hit the road and get fit after so long in lockdown, you could soon be in luck.

The Lions Club of McCrae is giving you the chance to win a $5000 voucher from the Chain Brain bike shop in Dromana with its Spokes for Folks bike raffle.

You could choose a road bike, an e-bike, an off-road bike or even set up the family with bikes for Mum, Dad and the kids. You could also sell your present bike and buy a new one and some trendy riding gear to set the fashion among your friends.

All proceeds from the raffle will go to helping the Lions support the needs of the local community, which has been very demanding since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lions Clubs have been committed to making Australians’ lives better for nearly 75 years and worldwide for more than 100 years.

Just scan the QR code on this page to buy your tickets, and the lucky winner will be drawn on Australia Day next year.

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Back to the Picnics at Balnarring Welcoming the spring season, free kids’ entertainment, Balnarring Picnic Racing Club, gates open at 10am; purchase tickets from www.balnarringraces.com

Wedding Expo Over 60 wedding suppliers ready to help you on your big day; Mornington Racecourse, 320 Racecourse Rd, Mornington, 10am-3pm; free event but bookings essential.

Moorooduc Station Market 460 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc; 10am-2pm; 60-stall boutique handmade maker and street food market at historic Moorooduc station; great family day; www.unrivalledevents. com.au/moorooducstation-market

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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 Devilbend Fun Run & Walk Rescheduled date; 7km, 12km and 21.1km distances available; Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, Graydens Rd, Tuerong; register here www.devilbend.com.au

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Soul Night Market 555 Old Moorooduc Rd, Tuerong; 60 boutique street food & drink trucks, handmade makers and live soul music; 5-9pm; SHOP.EAT.DRINK.SOCIALISE www.unrivalledevents.com. au/soul-night-market

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Vine Hop Festival Sunday Sessions @ The Briars; 15+ Mornington Peninsula brands, beer, wine, cider, and spirits; live music and food trucks; family-friendly event www.vinehopfestival.com.au

A Very Merry Christmas Variety Special A brilliant mix of Christmas carols right through to classic songs, Frankston Arts Centre, 10.30am & 1.30pm; tickets $19-$21; 9784 1060, www.thefac.com.au

Chelsea Bicentennial Park, Scotch Pde, Chelsea, 10am2pm; 120+ makers and food stalls set around a beautiful walking track www.unrivalledevents.com. au/the-5ifth-market

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Council grant for musos hits the right note The new Frankston Music Community Network has welcomed a $28,000 grant from Frankston City Council, with Frankston Music Festival past director Robert Thurley describing it as a “huge boost” for the industry.

Comedy and Connection for seniors A popular series of comedy workshops for seniors is set to return to Frankston Arts Centre in 2022. Launched as an antidote to the portrayal of older Australians as being lonely, unhealthy or sources of amusement, the series premiered last year after Melbourne’s second lockdown.

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beneficial for seniors.” Jackie added: “I can’t wait to get back here each week to connect and feel the joy.

Can’t believe how liberating it is.”

Designed to encourage older participants to build connection, mental stimulation and well-being through creativity, the workshops run over a series of weeks. Facilitated by Laura Trenerry, a Melbourne-based comedian, musician and actor, the workshops focus on creating a fun environment for all to enjoy.

Programming & Engagement team leader Heidi Irvine explains. “We really want to encourage people who feel like they want to gain more confidence. You don’t need to have

been to an acting class before, nor do you need to know how to sing or dance. However, you do need to be willing to get up with the group, have a go, and enjoy having a laugh at yourself as well as others.”

Comedy and Connection workshops are back from Monday, February 7, at 10am at Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre. Join the free taster session on Monday, January 24, at 10am to see if you like it. More info at thefac.com.au FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE A: 27-37 Davey St, Frankston T: 9784 1060 W: www.thefac.com.au FB: FrankstonArtsCentre INSTA: the_fac

“The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought a terrible impact on our beloved live music scene,” Mr Thurley said. “The lockdowns have hit our previously vibrant music community hard and this grant from Frankston City Council will provide a huge boost at a time it’s needed the most. Council’s grant is a huge assistance going forward.”

Mr Thurley said the network would become an active member of Music Victoria, and the grant would be partly used to maintain the network’s website. “Maintaining an online register of venues and performers is valuable to venues and musicians alike, and when anyone is looking for a suitable performer, there is much better transparency and a much wider range available depending on price and genre sought. The music market is much better served.”

Cr Liam Hughes said music was an integral part of Frankston City. “Live music enhances our lifestyle and brings joy, connection and community for residents and visitors in Frankston City,” Cr Hughes said. “We’re proud to support our talented musicians with this grant to help establish the new Frankston Music Community Network, which will develop local talent and performance opportunities.”

For more information about the network, visit www.musicfrankston.org/

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What is bridging finance and how can it help you?

Bridging finance, or a bridging loan, is a short-term loan that is typically taken out ahead of a longer-term financial

solution. It is a common way to finance the purchase of a new property before you’ve sold your current home.

For example, if you’re already a homeowner and you want to upgrade or move, chances are you’ll need to use the proceeds from the sale of your current home to pay for the cost of the new one. This can be a problem if you want to buy before you sell.

A bridging loan ‘bridges the gap’ that exists in this scenario – it provides the funds when you essentially own two homes while you wait for the other one to sell.

At Capital Bridging Finance, bridging loans are designed to provide fast and flexible solutions. Traditional banks or lenders typically take longer, while they may also be more restricted with what they can lend and to whom.

Bridging finance is about providing quick financial solutions for people that are buying and selling properties, or have business opportunities, construction projects or general challenges, and they don’t fall into the traditional boxes required by the banks.

We aim to understand what the borrower’s requirements are when they come to us. We understand urgency, price point and flexibility, and primarily only paying for what funds are utilised. Not all other lenders – in particular in the private finance world – will do that.

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Legal advice built on experience As a Frankston resident, Kelvin Oldridge has situated his legal practice in Sandringham to provide accessibility for clients from the city, bayside and the Peninsula. In response to the pandemic, KO Construction Law also provide video conference meetings.

With qualifications in building and law — B.Build (RMIT) and LL.B (Hons University of London) — Kelvin’s advice is complemented by his building experience and his understanding of the needs of clients from the building and construction industry.

Kelvin regularly provides a legal and advisory service to construction and project management businesses, property developers, contractors and insurance companies, including drafting and amending contracts, standard forms of construction and development contracts in Australia and including the Australia Standards suite of contracts. He also provides commercial advice and support to clients in arbitration, litigation and the defence of insurance claims.

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Liberty Adviser Sarah Hudson has lived on the Peninsula for most of her life. She loves being an active member of the community where her children participate in many local sports.

Sarah’s passion lies in educating on financial independence – both as a broker and by running workshops for women on money management and financial literacy.

As a single parent and business owner, Sarah knows the empowerment and peace of mind that comes with financial security.

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Whether you’re looking to buy your first home, refinance or consolidate your debt, Sarah can help you make sense of your options. Contact Sarah on 0412 584 557 today.

Happy customers Mike and Sandra say: “From the initial consultation where Sarah listened to our story and financial position, to finding the best product to suit our requirements, Sarah provided excellent service. We would definitely recommend Sarah and use her services again.”

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Man, what a day Friday, November 19, is International Men’s Day, a day created to promote a unified celebration of manhood and the positive contribution that men make to society. This year the theme is Better Health For Men and Boys.

Men often carry their burdens silently and many have been under increased stress due to the pandemic.

International Men’s Day is a good reminder and opportunity to check in with the men in our lives.

There are resources and programs available to men on the Mornington Peninsula to support their health and wellbeing. For Indigenous men, Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association in Hastings hosts a weekly men’s group on

Tuesdays from 10am-2pm, where they participate in cultural activities. Lunch is provided and friendship and camaraderie are fostered. For more information, call 0403 528 034.

An online program open to all men is Breathe:Brother, a breathwork program that promotes good health and connection for men. Breathe:Brother is hosted by Peninsula resident Dingo Spender, pictured, who is a qualified breathwork teacher. Dingo came to study and practise breathwork through healing his own gut health issues, ongoing depression and grief. The next program runs from November 15-19. To register, go to www. bothyoga.com/breathe-brother For more, go to www.internationalmensday.com NIKKI FISHER

Relocating to a new Frankston location mid November

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For more than 30 years Anny’s Manufacturing Jewellers has specialised in designing quality custom-made jewellery in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula. Anny’s is an award-winning family-owned and run boutique jewellery store that prides itself on personalised service and commitment to quality craftsmanship.

If you’re looking to create a stunning engagement or wedding ring, you will be in excellent hands at Anny’s.

“Jewellery is our profession and passion; it’s not just a job for us,” says owner and master craftsman Harry Ozkoch.

“I have been making jewellery for a very long time. I always listen to what my customer wants and bring their imagination to life — my customer’s smile when they see their finished piece is always a very rewarding moment.”

Anny’s invites you to come into the store and speak to their knowledgeable staff to create your dream custommade engagement ring. You can also view thousands of natural GIA-certified diamonds and certified lab-grown diamonds online from all over the world on Anny’s

website. Each diamond has its own 360-degree video, so you can hand-pick the perfect diamond for your perfect ring. You start by choosing the shape you like, then the colour, carat, cut, price, and clarity. With the click of a button, all diamonds in Anny’s system that match your search criteria appear with their details and corresponding prices.

If you have a piece of jewellery that you love but could do with remodelling, Anny’s can assist. Transform your favourite piece or family heirloom into a bespoke piece that will be treasured for generations to come.

With Christmas coming, take a look at Anny’s bountiful selection of wonderfully unique ready-made pieces – rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings – that will make the ultimate gift for your loved one. With so many options to fall in love with, there’s something for everyone.

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Tai Chi Classes Resume in November Enjoy the calmness and stillness of tai chi while gently exercising the body and the brain.

Classes held in Mt Martha, Tyabb, Somerville and Mornington.

Beginners welcome.

For more information call 0418 566 216 or visit www.risingmoontaichi.net

Breathe. Relax. Enjoy.

Rising Moon Tai Chi welcomes you The end of lockdown gives us the opportunity to reassess our health and well-being choices.

It’s the perfect time to try something new, to get out in the community and enjoy the company of like-minded people sharing a common goal. Learning a new skill is fun, challenging and rewarding.

With this in mind, the Rising Moon Tai Chi community is looking forward to welcoming new students. Learning tai chi helps with balance, co-ordination, and leg strength but it also improves posture and cognitive function as well as enhancing a sense of well-being. If you’re new to tai chi or wish to resume your practice, we’re sure you will enjoy the camaraderie and positive learning environment our face-to-face classes offer.

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These assorted aromatic essential oil soaps have taken Kis My Body 10 years to perfect. Without the harsh chemicals found in some soaps, they can be good for sensitive skin.

Our soap is made using organic coconut oil and organic olive oil. Using this creamy soap keeps your skin moisturised, while the essential oils can help you feel refreshed and invigorated. Their subtle colours are achieved by using a little Australian clay, which is also good for cleansing the skin. They are also sold singly and available at your local health store or online.

Why not buy this soap in bulk for yourself, or as a Christmas gift that everyone can enjoy? Using another

Melbourne business to manufacture their food-grade plastic buckets, we also offer refills in recycled paper, or the bucket can be reused endlessly to keep your condiments fresh in your pantry.

Our unique essential oil scents are made by an aromatherapist with more than two decades of experience. Yin is relaxing, yang is joyful, unisex uplifting, and lavender calming. See us for other great Christmas ideas, including organic perfume and refreshing flower mists. All Kis My Body products use organic and vegan ingredients, and are palm oil-free.

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Aries: November is a fiery month for many and you are Leo: likely to be at the forefront of any challenges. Embrace change in a positive way, take the lead when necessary but make sure that you are not acting rashly. Act like the shepherd who cares for all of their flock.

Taurus: November issues a cautionary notice for

the Bulls of the Zodiac. It’s time to pull in your horns and resolve any conflict with your primary personal or business partner. Visible in the dawn sky, Mars warns you to listen, even if your partner is riled up, and to calm the waters.

Gemini: Do you feel like time is running out on

a personal or work project? Have you gone into hyperdrive? If so, you need to make sure that you have not bitten off more than you can chew. While it’s good to be busy, you need to ensure that you don’t burn out.

Cancer: The Doors song Come On Baby Light My Fire could be your theme song for November. The feisty planet Mars is in the romance sector of your Solar Chart, highlighting passion. This could be someone new and exciting, or the desire to spark some ardour in your existing relationship.

You are like an action man or woman when it comes to your home and family this month. Something needs to change and you are just the person to lead the way. This could be solving family conflict, or it could be changes in your household. Your abode may require some maintenance jobs.

Virgo: You can be known for having a sharp mind, and sometimes a sharp tongue. Both of these attributes are highlighted this month with the feisty planet Mars in your communication sector. You don’t suffer fools easily at the best of times. November sees you less patient than usual.

Libra: Librans are known for the ability to sit comfortably on the fence seeing things from all people’s points of view. But this month you are asked to get off the fence and put your money where your mouth is. The planet Mars is challenging you to rethink your values and to back them.

Scorpio: Your ruling planet Mars has been secretly wreaking havoc during October. Now it’s obvious to everyone what has been going on behind the scenes.

Your role is pivotal because you have known the truth all along. Now it’s your job to take the lead. Speak your truth.

Sagittarius: You are coming to the end of an 18-month period of making adjustments or letting go in key areas of your life. November sees you reflect on this period with a view to making sure that you are heading in the right direction. Prayer, meditation, contemplation, or quiet reflection can be helpful.

Capricorn: November sees you rethink your

friendships and affiliations with groups or clubs. You are likely to feel a real burst of enthusiasm for something that reflects your own hopes, dreams and wishes. As a result, you view some of your associates in a different light. You can break free of unconstructive influences.

Aquarius: It’s time to forge ahead with your professional goals. You may be given a leadership role or promotion that demands more focus on your public life.

Or you could be feeling more ambitious this month. You need to make sure that your ambition does not get out of control.

Pisces: As a Pisces you are gifted with helping others to see the ‘unreal’ things in this world. Just because it can’t be seen with the human eye does not mean that it doesn’t exist You need to find a way to communicate to others through teaching, publishing, or artistry.

Get your life back on track The past two years have been extremely challenging for many of us, with anxiety and depression leading to weight gain and increased alcohol consumption.

Hypnotherapy could be just what you need to get your life back on track.

Eileen has 14 years’ experience in the field of hypnosis, which is a great tool to help create a change in mindset. A session with Eileen will provide you with comfort and relaxation while helping you quit snacking, stop smoking, cut down on drinking and regain control of your health.

And if it’s a change of career you have in mind, Eileen is a fully qualified hypnotherapy trainer and can get you started in this exciting profession. Call her today to find out how.

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Return to school, work and play cautiously November has been deemed ‘freedom month’ for metropolitan Melbourne – and with good reason. Melburnians are on track to see the return of students to the classroom, individuals to the workplace, sport devotees to the field and fitness enthusiasts to the gym.

Frankston-based organisation The Sports Injury Clinic (TSIC) is urging people to remain vigilant when returning to school, work and play as restrictions continue to ease. TSIC is an experienced team of physiotherapists, myotherapists and exercise physiologists, and their advice on returning to our normal routines is simple: be cautious and take it slow.

Our everyday routines have been hugely interrupted over the past three months. Placing importance and care on your and your children’s health when returning to your busy schedules will help avoid common injuries.

According to TSIC, here are some things to look out for: schoolbag weight and appropriate school shoes; work desk set-up; untrained bodies returning to sport; and lifting weights that are beyond our strength.

Simply being aware of these actions will improve your enjoyment out of lockdown.

To see more insightful resources from TSIC on safely returning to school, work and play, visit their brand-new website. If you need to see a professional for an injury or discomfort, contact TSIC to book an appointment.

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For inclusion online and in print, please email market details to publishing@mpmag.com.au by the 15th of each month. unrivalledevents.com.au/soul-night-market EVERY WEDNESDAY Main St, Mornington: 9am-3pm between Cromwell and SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 Albert streets Crib Point Community Market: second Saturday of month, 9am1pm, Crib Point Community House, 7 Park Rd, Crib Point EVERY THURSDAY Rosebud Community School: second Saturday of month, Nepean High St, Hastings: 9am-1pm, 40+ stalls, everything Hwy, the old carnival site on Rosebud Foreshore (opp 7-Eleven), homemade, home-grown & crafted 120+ stalls, handmade and new items, produce and plants Plaza Palooza: 9am-4pm, Langwarrin Plaza, Langwarrin Somerville Saturday Market: second Saturday of month, 9amEVERY SUNDAY Bittern: 8am-1pm, 70+ stalls, Frankston-Flinders Rd, Bittern 1pm; crafts, bric-a-brac, cakes, plants and vegies; 2a Eramosa Rd West, Somerville. station SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 Frankston: 8am-1pm, Sherlock & Hay carpark, Young St, Mornington Racecourse Craft Market: Racecourse Rd, 9am-2pm; Frankston 300+ stalls with animal farm and face-painting for the kids SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 Moorooduc Station Market: 460 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc; 60 stall boutique handmade maker and street Boneo Community Market: third Saturday of the month, 8amfood market at historic Moorooduc station; great family day; noon; cnr Boneo and Limestone roads www.unrivalledevents.com.au/moorooduc-station-market Emu Plains Market: Emu Plains Reserve, Balnarring Racecourse, Balnarring, 9am-2pm, www.emuplainsmarket.com.au FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12 Mornington Racecourse Twilight Craft Market: Racecourse Rd, Soul Night Market: 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington; 60 boutique street food & drink trucks, handmade makers and 3-8pm; 300+ stalls with animal farm and face-painting for the kids live soul music; 5-9pm; SHOP.EAT.DRINK.SOCIALISE www.

Pearcedale Market: third Saturday of month, 8am-noon, 710 Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 Point Nepean Portsea Market: Portsea Quarantine Station, Point Nepean National Park, 9am-2pm SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27 5ifth Market: Chelsea Bicentennial Park, Scotch Pde, Chelsea, 10am-2pm; 120+ makers and food stalls set around a beautiful walking track www.unrivalledevents.com.au/the-5ifth-market Dromana Community Market: fourth Saturday of month, Dromana Community Park, Pt Nepean Rd, Dromana. 8.30am-1.30pm; familyfriendly w fresh & seasonal produce & locally crafted products Little Beauty Market: Beauty Park, High St, Frankston, 9am-2pm; www.littlebeautymarket.com.au Mornington Racecourse Twilight Craft Market: Racecourse Rd, 3-8pm; 300+ stalls with animal farm and face-painting for the kids Point Nepean Portsea Market: Portsea Quarantine Station, Point Nepean National Park, 9am-2pm Tootgarook Market: fourth Saturday of month, Tootgarook Primary School, 7 Carmichael St, 7.30am-noon; handmade crafts, local and fresh produce, gourmet foods, plants, bric-a-brac SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28 Mt Eliza Farmers’: fourth Sunday of month, Mount Eliza Village Green, 9am-1pm Mount Martha Briars Market: 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, 9am-2pm SUNDAY DECEMBER 5 Moorooduc Station Market: 460 Moorooduc Highway, Moorooduc; 10am-2pm; 60-stall boutique handmade maker and street food market at historic Moorooduc station; great family day; www.unrivalledevents.com.au/moorooduc-station-market

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Nothing says summer on the Peninsula quite like fish and chips on the beach. But where to find the best? Well, how about you tell us?

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When chef Crystal Dumais and her partner chef Grant White decided to quit cooking in restaurants and wineries and set up their own food business at local markets, little did they know they’d have a hit on their hands in a short time.

They started out selling paleo breads and other gluten-free items and then decided to “give arancini a go”; they were selling out within two hours of setting up.

Arancini 4 All was born. Their gluten-free risotto balls are rolled in rice crumbs and packed with flavour, such as portobello mushroom, cream cheese and thyme, or roasted butternut pumpkin, danish fetta and rosemary.

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and I’m Mediterranean-trained,” says Crystal. “Our whole focus is quality and flavour.” They pride themselves on all ingredients being from Victorian farmers and producers, and all packaging is biodegradable.

Crystal’s sister Rainbow also works in the business and their late mum Karen is a major inspiration for what they’re doing.

“Mum had a gluten allergy; she instilled drive in us and was pedantic about flavour.”

See their website for stockists.

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While we can’t travel to France right now, we can enjoy magnificent traditional French pastries, exquisite fruit-based mousse cakes, and excellent coffee right in the heart of Mornington.

Tucked up a side street off Main St, you’ll find Chocolat of Mornington, the destination for those who appreciate carefully crafted plain and almond croissants, doughnuts, escargots, florentines, and macarons in every colour of the rainbow.

If you prefer your temptations to be savoury, there are top-notch sausage rolls, pies, quiches, and baguettes filled with ham or chicken.

Every piece of deliciousness is made by hand on site by owner and head pâtissier Ross Saunders

and his dedicated team. They use only the finest natural ingredients – butter, eggs, flour and fresh fruit – in their items, which are made fresh daily. The recipes Ross uses honour tradition and express the creativity and passion that has fuelled his work in this profession for more than two decades.

Whether you’re craving a dose of pastry heaven for morning tea or have the task of finding an out-of-this-world celebration cake, Chocolat of Mornington is the place to go.

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Local food and wine heroes just It is one of the best little food stores in the nation and it sits in Red Hill South between the old train line and a thriving fruit orchard. Red Hill Cellar and Pantry is owned

by Joe and Dee Caligiuri. This husband-and-wife team loves food and wine and met in Europe in the late 1990s.

They travelled through that part of the world and Dee’s home in Israel before living in Australia. Joe was studying winemaking and working at Pizzini in the King Valley. Dee was working at another vineyard. “I grew up by the sea and could not imagine a life where I could not walk to the beach,” she says. “Our family holidayed on the beach at Blairgowrie,” says Joe. “So we started looking at food businesses around the Mornington Peninsula.”

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The Red Hill Store dates back to the 1930s. For decades it was a licensed store selling bread, milk, and beer but was given an overhaul in the 1980s when new owners captured the excitement around food as Australians discovered such delights as Italian sun-dried tomato and locally made blue cheese. By 2003 the store had run out of steam and was desperately in need of new blood. Joe and Dee arrived at the right place at the right time and took over the business.

“We love food. We love wine,” says Joe. “When we opened, we were on the lookout for food that we love, food that we would have in our kitchen,” adds Dee. “Which was good,” says Joe with a laugh.

“Because 18 years ago, people were not buying buffalo mozzarella, and we had ordered loads. Luckily we love Caprese salad.” Their store features cheeses from around the world but with a large selection from Red Hill Cheese and Main Ridge Dairy, both of which are a few kilometres away as the crow flies.

The pair’s dedication to helping local growers, producers, farmers, brewers and winemakers is second to none. “When we first came here, we drove the backroads trying to track down farmers to sell us their produce,” says Joe. “We still do that,

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but the word of mouth network has people coming to us.” Dee starts grinning. “It is almost cherry season,” she says excitedly.

They stock more than 600 locally produced preserves, bread, meat, vegetables, cakes, cheeses, beers, spirits and wines. More than 60 per cent of their wines come from the Mornington Peninsula. Remarkably, they also stock fine wines from France and Italy and cult drinks such as vermouth and sherry from Spain. “We also deliver around the Peninsula and Australia,” says Dee. “We have put together special MP wine packs of three, six, and 12 to send as gifts to people who love our wines,” says Joe. “And we do picnic packs in a little drawstring satchel with beautifully packed seasonal foods, meats, cheese and bread,” adds Dee. “People order these then go for a wander down the old railway line,” continues Joe. “And that’s what we love about where we live,” says Dee. “Good food and wine, but also beautiful places in which to enjoy them,” she says. “Life’s about those small celebrations.”

Red Hill Cellar and Pantry is at 141 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South; www.cellarandpantry.com.au RICHARD CORNISH Richard Cornish is a freelance food writer filing regular food news stories for newspapers and magazines across Australia and now each month in Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

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Taste the delights of Greater Dandenong

Discover the vibrancy and diversity of Greater Dandenong and enjoy the region’s rich array of culinary delights on one of the city’s acclaimed food tours.

Join other food lovers for an authentic celebration of food and culture in one of Melbourne’s most celebrated and thriving food heartlands. A visit to the City of Greater Dandenong allows you to travel the world without the need for a passport.

Now officially recognised as Australia’s most culturally diverse community, Greater Dandenong provides a rich tapestry of cultural experiences that will awaken the senses and leave you

wanting more. The perfect way to get your first taste of the city is on a Food Lovers or Cultural Tour. Explore Afghani culture in Dandenong’s Afghan Bazaar precinct or travel to South-East Asia in Springvale.

Greater Dandenong’s celebrated twohour tours provide generous samplings of a rich array of cuisines and conclude with a delicious meal. Book one of the scheduled tours today or contact the City of Greater Dandenong to tailor one for a group of your closest family and friends.

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Who doesn’t like dumplings and desserts and on this tour you can indulge in both.

You will be treated to a variety of dumplings along the way and finish with fabulous desserts.

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Small business making a big impression Dromana’s TWØBAYS has made a pretty significant impact on the brewing world during its relatively short history, and being named Xero’s Small Business of the Year is just the latest example of how far it has come.

Since opening their taproom in December 2018 and packaging their first beer later that month, TWØBAYS is now the largest independently owned gluten-free beer brand in Australia, and this award is testament to the fantastic team they’ve built and their drive to continue improving and innovating.

In 2020, a report in the Medical Journal of Australia said a quarter of Australians are regularly avoiding gluten, and for that reason TWØBAYS launched a second gluten-free beer brand in September named GFB. Earlier this year

they also started doing Australia's first gluten-free beer tap takeovers in pubs and hotels across the country.

Even though they are a relatively small business, they still look to give back where they can. Earlier this year they collaborated with Queensland band Ball Park Bloom – who have two gluten-free members – to brew a special beer and raise money to help support musicians in need. They were blown away with the response from the market and ended up raising more than $10,000 for SupportAct. TWØBAYS also spend a lot of time and money investing in ways to reduce their impact on the planet, including installing a 33.54kW solar system and buying all of their remaining energy needs from registered green power suppliers. They have completed a carbon assessment of major parts of their business and have purchased carbon offsets for the emissions that they are unable

to offset. All spent grain after brewing is collected by a farmer who uses it to feed their livestock; food scraps from their taproom are sent to a farm to feed chickens and goats; and they use aluminium cans instead of glass bottles because it’s better for the beer, it’s lighter and stronger for transporting, and it's fully recyclable, taking 95 per cent less energy to make a can from recycled aluminium than from new aluminium.

TWØBAYS might be a small business, but it’s making a big difference.

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Hougtons Fine Food store is Mornington’s hidden gem

Owned by on-site chef Douglas Gray and wife Rhonda, their ongoing vision is to provide the Peninsula with a wide selection of high quality, healthy and fresh foods.

With Doug’s remarkable cooking and Rhonda’s wealth of knowledge on local and imported products, they are renowned for their comforting take-home meals.

Our gourmet meals make cooking effortless, nutritious, convenient & even freezable!

Using fresh seasonal ingredients we create dishes including: Casseroles • Salads • Quiches & Tarts • Pies • Burgers • Desserts

Amazing array of local, Australian and imported providore Cured Meats • Antipasto • Cheeses • Mornington Peninsula Wines • Chocolates & Sweets • Savoury Biscuits • Tea • Oils • Jam & Chutneys and much more!

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property home garden Designs on record coastal property sales Coastal Agents is launching this month on the Mornington Peninsula. Despite being a new business, owner Liz Todd is well known to many locals, not only as a successful real estate agent but also as a sought-after interior decorator and property stylist through her other business, Style Temple.

“I love everything to do with real estate,” Liz says. “I’ve been involved in the industry for years, since having my first experience while I was at university. I loved it.”

Over the years that followed, Liz has developed a perfect skill set for real estate with experience in sales and business management across several industries.

She has also been able to gain a greater understanding of the industry through her own experience, having bought, renovated and sold numerous homes. After making the decision to return to the real estate industry several years ago, she has established herself as a go-to agent with numerous record sales under her belt.

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Agents and look forward to offering the best of that knowledge and experience to all of my new clients.

More importantly, I understand how it feels to be a vendor as well as a buyer and believe the integrity, professionalism, transparency and decency of the agent is paramount.”

With her corporate and design background, Liz is planning to bring a fresh perspective to the real estate industry. The premise for Liz and Coastal Agents is simple: Good people. Great results. “I’m so excited to be launching Coastal Agents, and what an incredible honour it is to be launching the business with the sale of one of Mornington Peninsula’s most incredible luxury homes, 13 Caraar Creek Lane, Mornington.”

Offering a rarely available location, spectacular views, extraordinary amenity and luxury finishes, this home sets a new benchmark in coastal living.

Watch this space as Coastal Agents also sets a new level of service and professionalism in Mornington Peninsula real estate.

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After a raft of accolades in 2021, leading commercial real estate agency Nichols Crowder was recognised for excellence by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria at its recent 2021 Awards for Excellence and Commercial and Industrial Marketing Awards events. The agency received seven awards, which are the culmination of what has been a highly successful 12 months for the agency.

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Its Carrum Downs/Mornington office was a finalist in the Commercial Agency of the Year award. The office had a tremendous financial year, with a 17.5 per cent increase in sale transactions and a 5.4 per cent increase in leasing transactions, along with increased success across their marketing efforts with more local area clients engaging with the business.

Nichols Crowder was also a finalist in the Commercial & Industrial Gold Award for Overall Marketing Excellence and a finalist in the Best Website Award, which recognises an agency’s excellence in its online marketing and communications through its website.

Nichols Crowder director Michael Crowder said these awards were a direct reflection of the agency’s strategic planning, creativity, and resilience over the past 12 months. “These achievements are testament to the expertise of the entire Nichols Crowder team and their dedication to clients and the industry.”

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Open the louvres to stream light into rooms and close to insulate, offering you a more energy-efficient home through summer.

Their PVC shutters have the added benefits of being UV, water and moisture-resistant, making them ideal for all high-use areas and wet areas such as kitchens, bathrooms and laundries. Extremely practical, you will have excellent control of light and airflow and also peace of mind with no cords, making their shutters child and pet-safe.

Adding shutters across your home’s front windows can also make a huge impact to your home’s façade and kerb appeal. Along with these aesthetic benefits, shutters also add sound insulation from outside road and traffic noise. dollar curtains + blinds has specialised in manufacturing custom window coverings for more than 50 years. Ensure you opt for true custom-made shutters like those from dc+b, which are designed, and handcrafted specifically to fit your window dimensions for a high-quality, durable shutter that will last for many years to come.

Contact their Mornington or Moorabbin Airport teams today for your free design and measure and quote. Both stores are open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm, and Saturdays 9am-5pm. Book yours today. If you’re building a new home, dc+b can also provide expert advice and a free quote off your house plans. The shutter sale is on now.

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Bring your home to life this summer

Summer is here! There is something so distinctly beautiful about summer homewares. Natural fibres, breezy fabrics, muted colour tones, and boho influences associate with the warm weather to create a sunfilled home. While we love decorating and updating our homes at the turn of each season, there’s something about summer that feels bright, cheerful and filled with hope especially now. Here are a few ways to bring your home to life this summer.

Say goodbye and pack away snuggly accessories like heavy knit throws, fluffy rugs and cushions and introduce light and airy fabrics and home décor like cotton, linen, rattan, and jute to make any space feel airy and summery. These elements' light hues bring an elegance without the heaviness more commonly associated with winter fabrics.

During summer, we feel more in tune with our senses. By spending a fair amount of time outside, our sense of touch becomes more apparent. Therefore, embracing natural fibres and soft-touch textiles to style loose linen sofas is a great way to add texture. It might be in the shape of a jute rug that’s slightly rough underfoot, a few wicker baskets that remind you of a picnic in the park, or rattan stools to give a tropical feel.

Adding white to the space not only adds a contemporary freshness to an interior, it can also bounce light around and make any colour and texture pop. The most effective way to introduce white into your interior is through white textiles and homewares. Aim for big pieces for a stronger impact, such as loose linen sofas, buffets and coffee tables to centre a room. The reverse is also possible – with a white foundation you can create a striking contrast with the Whitehaven loose linen sofa in skye shark.

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The Mornington Peninsula has experienced a positive period of growth despite being locked down since the end of July. The REIV quarterly report for September shows days on market for the Peninsula are lower in many areas compared with metropolitan Melbourne – 34 days – while sold prices are still trending up. There are some reports that many properties are selling sight unseen and others before they go online. Ones that do go online are met with multiple offers from buyers trying to secure their piece of Peninsula paradise.

Mornington, Rosebud and Rye were three of the 20 suburbs listed by the REIV as top growth suburbs for September. Between June and September, Mornington saw an average sale price increase of 27 per cent, Rye 20.01 per cent and Rosebud 15.4 per cent.

The market is currently experiencing high buyer demand for properties on the Peninsula because if COVID has brought any good news, it’s that many of us do not need to work in the CBD anymore and are choosing to work from home. Combine this change in office workers’ mentality with a lack

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The recent announcement from Australian Prudential Regulation Authority outlined changes to the way lenders assess a new borrower’s ability to service a mortgage. Essentially, banks would be expected to test whether a borrower could repay a mortgage rate if that rate was three percentage points higher than the product rate on offer. This is a subtle change to lending conditions and is unlikely to move the market into negative territory as we saw back in 2017. APRA estimates the typical maximum borrowing capacity would only be reduced by about 5 per cent. Jade Murphy, from RateOne Home Loans in Mornington, estimates that “this may reduce a client’s maximum borrowing power from anywhere between $40,000-$50,000”.

But it’s not all doom and gloom for buyers. As the weather warms up and Melbourne is lifted from the clutches of Lockdown 6.0, we should expect to see an increase in homeowner confidence and in turn an increase in the number of properties for sale. That means we should expect a more level playing field for buyers over the next three months.

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Andrew and Helen sold their Peninsula property to an inner-Melbourne buyer who paid a premium price to secure it two weeks before the proposed auction.

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Plush – Think Sofas celebrate their 21st birthday Plush – Think Sofas are celebrating their 21st birthday with huge savings of up to 50 per cent off all sofas this month. With more than

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All Plush sofas are handcrafted and feature Plush’s 10 Year Peace of Mind Warranty® and Love It or Your Money Back Guarantee. With a variety of styles, configurations, and covers to choose from, it’s easy to build your perfect sofa in three simple steps. You can even view the sofa in your home with Plush's Augmented Reality feature – check out www.Plush.com.au for more information.

If you’d rather chat to someone ‘face-to-face’ and can’t make it into a showroom right now, you can book a virtual consultation with one of the Sofa Specialists through www.plush.com.au/virtual-appointment to get the full service of a showroom visit in the comfort of your own home. Ask the team about Plush Shield® to protect your sofa from accidental spills, and Breatheclear®, offering your family long-lasting protection against common asthma and allergy triggers.

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Well, finally things are starting to normalise.

Restrictions easing, the sun shining, soils warming. The perfect antidote for a few quiet months and the perfect time to get more plants into the garden.

Now that plant nurseries are open again and we can wander through the outdoor aisles of our favourite retail, the opportunity to give our gardens a boost has arrived. Click and collect was OK – doable – but we really want to touch and feel before we buy. And select the plants ourselves rather than just pick-up at the door. In saying that, though, the contactless purchasing from our local nurseries has been one of the few pleasures we have been able to enjoy during the constant restrictions here in Victoria.

And this new-found freedom has come at the perfect time for us gardeners. The summer vegetable planting season is upon us and we will need to get a wriggle on if we want to get the most out of our edible gardens this

going.

With these longer sunny days we are seeing substantial growth in our gardens – just look at those weeds go!

– and keeping up with it all can be overwhelming for some. However, if you plan well for the season and understand how the cycles work in your own garden, you can prepare and stay on top of the maintenance of your food crops. The important things to keep in mind over this warm period are maintaining soil moisture, watching out for pests and diseases, and consistently harvesting your crops.

If your soil has been prepared adequately during lockdown with plenty of nutrient and organic matter, a lack of water is really the main issue that will impede strong growth and healthy crops during these warmer months. Consistent soil moisture is very important to deliver food and water to your plants. A well-functioning drip irrigation system covered with a thick layer of straw mulch is going to make maintaining moisture in your soil easy.

As well as attending to your soils, make sure you keep

year. Assuming that the additional time afforded us by lockdown has served to help get garden beds prepared for this moment, it is now time to hit the nurseries and grab all of your warm-season favourites. Lettuces, greens, beans, spuds, tomatoes, watermelon – it’s well and truly time for them all to go in the ground and get

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watch for pests and diseases over the season. A few bugs in the garden are fine and a little damage is nothing to worry about, and as long as you catch them before any serious infestation takes hold you will be right. In the event of an outbreak, consider using ‘organic certified’ sprays over the harsher chemical alternative. You can also find recipes online to make your own.

Failure to keep up with harvesting your fruit and vegies can lead to all sorts of problems, so be sure to keep track of which plants are producing, and when (this will help in subsequent seasons). Regular harvesting will encourage your plants to continue to produce in most cases and will prevent rotting vegies attracting flies and bugs. You may also end up with dry, split or oversize vegetables if you leave them too long. Nibble as you wander to check how they are going.

The best way to stay on top of these things is to ramble through the garden a few times a week, sticking your fingers into the soil, checking for bites and bugs, and filling your harvest basket with goodies. It’s all part of enjoying an edible garden.

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You’ve excelled in your spring cleaning, including completing the dreaded deep shower clean, so we almost don’t want to tell you the next bit.

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The health benefits of getting a good night’s sleep can’t be underestimated. From improving your mood and boosting your immune system to increasing productivity and improving your memory, sleeping well is literally life-changing. And it all starts with a high-quality mattress made by experts.

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For more than 40 years, Makin Mattresses has been Australia’s largest independent mattress manufacturer. With 10 stores Australia-wide and six manufacturing sites, Makin Mattresses has a range of mattresses to suit everyone.

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Promoting a clean, green peninsula

The Dolphin Research Institute has recently released a catalogue of Port Phillip common dolphins, the culmination of 15 years of painstaking work. As reported in the August edition of Mornington Peninsula Magazine, a unique community of normally oceanic common dolphins has colonised a small section of the Mornington Peninsula coast – Mornington to McCrae – in Port Phillip. This amazing little group of dolphins has grown in numbers from a humble 13 animals in 2006 to an estimated 70-80 individuals in 2021.

With the help of local communities and businesses, the Dolphin Research Institute has been photographing dorsal fins from this common dolphin community since their discovery in 2005. Why photograph fins? Well, each dorsal fin is as unique to a dolphin as a fingerprint is to a human. Using overall fin shape combined with other features such as colouration and nicks and notches in the fin, researchers can identify individual dolphins and assign names and codes for inclusion in a fin identification catalogue.

Catalogues such as this are usually kept in-house by research organisations, but the institute decided to make this catalogue publicly accessible to reinforce the importance and vulnerability of this community of dolphins. It also provides a tangible outcome for the many who have contributed to the catalogue and supported the institute’s work over many years.

The institute deliberately made this public version of the catalogue to be discoverable, accessible and

easily interpreted by any reader. Behind this are the detailed methods that were refined over the past three years and layers of data on time, location, associations, skin health, life histories, calving rates and calf survivorship.

The 70 individual common dolphins presented in the catalogue are only those dolphins that can be identified from both conspicuous and subtle markings on their dorsal fins. The researchers know that there are dolphins missing from the catalogue – especially calves, because they lack markings. With time, interactions with other dolphins and other things in the environment will make identification possible.

The catalogue is a living document that will be updated as new animals are identified and/or new features appear on existing catalogued animals.

The story of Port Phillip’s common dolphins is truly a positive one that leaves no room for complacency if we are going to ensure the future of these wonderful creatures, particularly in a rapidly changing world threatened by a changing climate and human population growth, and also at a time when dolphin populations around the globe and elsewhere in Australia are being lost.

Thanks to the work of many, we now have a solid foundation to set the compass towards greater protection for these unique and important residents of the Mornington Peninsula.

The catalogue fills an important gap in the understanding of this unique community of dolphins.

Stay tuned as the work continues.

NOTE: Victorian Government regulations prohibit vessels from approaching dolphins closer than 100m (300m for jetskis).

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