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It’s almost here – the Arthurs Seat Eagle grand opening weekend is on December 3 and 4.

Tourism industry leaders assembled at the Upper Station on September 5 for the official name launch and the Arthurs Seat Skylift team is now preparing for the first official flight.

Adult return tickets will cost $24 and children will ride return for $15, trips will take about 15 minutes each way.

Organisers are planning an official opening ceremony on December 3 with additional family fun and entertainment on December 4. There will be a charity auction, with the winner enjoying the first gondola ride. Funds raised will go to local schools. There will also be a special, sentimental touch - the first two members of the public to ride the Arthurs Seat Chairlift when it opened in 1960 (two 16-year-old girls, now aged in their 70s) have been invited. When the chairlift reopened in 2004, they were once again the first to ride and they will be in the first lot of gondolas to depart on December 3, rounding out the trifecta.

Construction on the $20 million project started 12 months ago and at the brand launch Arthurs Seat Skylift CEO Hans Brugman recalled the “much loved” chairlift as a kid, swinging his feet and kicking his thongs off mid-air. “The old chairlift was described as ‘much loved’ and we hope to get back to that. Our aim is to become an integral part of the community,” he said.

The new eight-seat, state-of-the-art gondolas are designed for safety and all-abilities access, and holders of Carers and Companion Cards will ride for free with their companion. The name Eagle has been chosen to represent strength, vision and that all important bird’s eye view of the bay and the peninsula, across to the city and further afield.

The Eagle is set to bring more than 60 new jobs to the area and will have 24 gondolas. It will be open seven days a week from 10am-8pm in the summer season (early December – March 31), last gondola departing at 7.30pm.

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The who’s who of the Peninsula’s tourism industry enjoyed a bird’s eye view of the Mornington Peninsula’s long-awaited new state-of-theart gondola - the Arthurs Seat Eagle – at Arthurs Seat on September 5. Guests gathered inside the Upper Station for the official unveiling of the new name and the arrival of Eagle No1. Arthurs Seat Skylift CEO Hans Brugman was in attendance. Photos: Jonathan Pritchard More pics at photos.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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There is no better afternoon’s entertainment during the Melbourne Cup long weekend than Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup at Mornington Race Course on October 30, 2016.

This year is shaping up to be the biggest and best with the announcement of local Peninsula act the Pierce Brothers playing live on course. Experience the buzz of great racing and fashion in a picturesque setting and indulge in the

course’s array of entertainment options on offer.

There is something for everyone on Ladbrokes Peninsula Cup Day. There is an array of dining options starting from $70, children’s activities, the new fashion stable precinct and live music throughout the day.

For those looking for a fine dining experience there is the Schweppes Chairman’s Marquee which overlooks the mounting yard at $185 a head or for those looking for party central, the Highview Accounting Cider Marquee

is the place to be with all inclusive hawker style food, beverage package and music for just $145 per head.

A bumper crowd is expected on Sunday, October 30, at Mornington Race Course where the Spring Racing Carnival comes to the Peninsula.

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Hamish hits top gear One of the bright young stars of Australian motorsport has just added to his already impressive list of achievements.

Hamish Hardeman took out the 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge with a win and two seconds at Phillip Island in the final round of the 18-race series on September 10-11.

It follows his open-wheel Formula Ford wins in the Victoria and South Australia state championships in 2013 and his fifth place in 2014 in the national championships.

The 23-year-old Rosebud carpenter’s journey began as a 10-year-old accompanying his dad on car club outings; at 15 he got a CAMS licence so he could drive his dad’s car on the track; at 17 the “bit of fun” turned

serious when he bought a Porsche 944 and began racing.

“It’s a long way to get to where I am today, but it’s kind of like that in motorsport - if you’re brought up lacking the funds to go racing it always makes it a challenge. I’m always chasing sponsorships to make it happen. I was able to get a couple of sponsors behind me this year to see the rest of the year out, which was good. “(My parents) have poured their heart and soul into it, but it’s got to the point where this year was the last year they could fund it.

Working’s just a part of being able to pay for it all – the end goal is to be able to take the nailbag off and be a professional driver somewhere. Next year I’ll stay in Australia and try to race in the Porsche Carrera Cup – a

few ex-V8 Supercar drivers come back to Carrera Cup so I could be racing Steven Richards, Craig Baird and Alex Davison. Hopefully I do a good enough job that I’m able to prove myself and a team from V8s or Europe are interested in having me as a driver.

“My personal goal is to be able to race overseas in Europe and do the world endurance championship – that’s what Mark Webber’s doing at the moment – but if not and it all goes in a different direction, V8 Supercars would be a good category to be in.”

PICTURED: Hamish with fellow drivers Shane Barwood (Class B) and Tim Miles (Elite Class); Top: Hamish powers around the track (photo: Anthony Gilbertson)

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In the heart of summer there are a few things we can’t get enough of, and music festivals are definitely on top of the list.

On Saturday, February 4, 2017, the heart of Mt Eliza Village is where you and your friends can gather and enjoy the Mt Eliza Music Festival. The event takes place throughout the village - in cafes and restaurants, three outdoor stages and eight busking locations, where more than 70 musical acts will perform.

Expect bands, soloists, DJs, family entertainment, buskers and much more, day and night! The first line-up announcement tells us we can expect artists such as Josh Cashman, Reuben Stone and the beautiful Thando Sikwila (the 23-year-old from ‘The Voice’, pictured) and the major musical production Dreamgirls. More are to be announced.

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The Zimbabwean Thando moved to Melbourne only five years ago, from Canberra, to pursue her career and passion. “It’s the feeling of making a genuine difference in someone’s life and seeing people through tough times and celebrating the great ones.

I’m lucky to be a performer and experience bringing that kind of joy to people,” Thando says.

She’s never been to the Peninsula and is looking forward to experiencing a new part of Victoria.

“And of course to perform! You guys can expect an energetic set reminiscent of Aretha-style belts, a sassy backing vocal section and a groovy band that plays for the Gods. You’ll find it hard not to bop along with us.”

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Students rise to the challenge Students at Toorak College are encouraged to dream big and “give it a go”.

Over the past month, many students have had the courage to do just that and be judged in competitions - not an easy thing for anyone to do.

A team of four Year 7 girls, with encouragement from their maths teacher, created a video titled Geometry Around the World that was entered in the national Choosemaths Awards.

Of the 600 videos entered, Team Toorak Spirit’s entry was named the Junior National Winner by Bernie Hobbs, from ABC TV’s The New Inventors, winning a $2000 prize.

Students are also challenging themselves in languages other than English. Recently, junior and senior students competed in the Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria Speech Contest, the Frankston Susono Friendship Association Speech Contest and the German Poetry Competition. Many hours were dedicated to practising their set passages with many students being awarded first and second places. Learning a language other than English enriches students intellectually, educationally and culturally.

Visit Toorak College’s YouTube channel to view the winning Choosemaths entry and students talking with principal Kristy Kendall about their competition preparations on The Daisy Chain. You can learn how Toorak College inspires students to be brave and follow their dreams by visiting the open day on Thursday, October 13.

Scholarships for 2018 are now open, with a limited number available for Year 4 to Year 9.

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A day in the navy Once every two years HMAS Cerberus opens its gangway to the public during its open day. HMAS Cerberus trains about 6000 personnel annually on their 1517 ha ground, which makes it the navy’s primary and largest training establishment.

Visitors to the 2016 open day on Sunday, October 23, will have a rare chance to witness more than 30 impressive military displays and demonstrations by Navy and Army aviation squadrons, Army heavy vehicles, RAAF and Army communications specialists, the Royal Australian Navy Band, Peninsula-based organisations, police and the CFA, plus the time-honoured Naval custom of the Ceremonial Sunset parade.

HMAS Cerberus Commanding Officer Captain Stephen Bowater explains: “The open day is a great opportunity for the public to see the range of training we offer and speak with our people about life in the ADF.” For action lovers, one of the Navy’s Seahawk helicopters will offer wet winching and fast roping demonstrations, the Australian Federation Guard will showcase precision drill maneuvers, the RAAF Roulettes and several vintage war planes will conduct flyovers, plus Commando skydivers will drop in to wow the crowds. Entry is free and the open day is on Sunday, October 23, 10am and 4pm, entry via South Beach Rd.

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With general admission just $10 and children under 18 admitted free when accompanied by an adult, the picnic races are a fun and affordable day out for the whole family.

There are loads of kids’ activities, including a playground, jumping castle and themed face painting, and the tasty food and wine stalls and a well-stocked public bar mean you won’t go hungry or thirsty.

For those who fancy a punt, you’ll be right among the action with on-course bookmakers, Tote, punters’ club and plenty of room by the mounting yard to give you a good view of the runners.

Set among the stringybarks in beautiful Peninsula wine country, the Balnarring Picnic Racing Club is an idyllic spot for a wonderful day out. Gates open at 10am and there’s ample parking, so make your plans now.

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BY ELINE COX Every year it’s a surprise as to what the teenage ‘fashion designers to be’ of the Mornington Peninsula will present at the annual Peninsula Teenage Fashion Show & Art Exhibition. The fashion entries of this year’s event, to be held at Dromana College on Monday, October 24, will be judged in three categories: casual, special occasion and fantasy wear. Visitors will be surprised with creations of general day wear, sports wear, after five wear and spectacular wearable art. All high school students can enter the competition and the show presents an opportunity for them to develop their talent, self esteem and self confidence while expressing their creative abilities. Winners will be awarded on the evening.

Tickets can be purchased at Dromana College, by phone, or on the evening ($22) and include entry to the Art Exhibition (6.30pm start), wine from Trofeo Estate, finger food prepared by the College’s Vocational Education and Training students plus the parade and fashion awards at 7.30pm.

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Next chapter for ‘Moondah’ revealed – a retirement village ‘Moondah’ Estate’s next chapter has been revealed as a retirement village, but it will continue to operate as a Melbourne Business School conference venue until December 2017.

The sprawling 8.9hectare waterfront property stretching from Kunyung Rd to Moondah Beach has been bought

by New Zealand’s largest retirement village operator, Ryman Healthcare, for a reported $40 million. Once settlement is completed, Melbourne Business School will continue its operations at the Mt Eliza camps until December 2017 under a

lease-back arrangement.

Moondah Estate was built by James Grice in 1888 as an opulent Victorian residence of 42 rooms and later owned

by Sir Reginald Ansett who turned it into a luxury hotel. Melbourne Business School has owned it for the past six decades and put it up for sale this year after deciding to move its executive education programs to new state-of-the-art facilities at its Carlton campus.

Ryman Healthcare managing director Simon Challies has announced Ryman will preserve ‘Moondah’s’ historic features.

“This is an outstanding site in terms of its natural beauty and it is going to make an absolutely stunning place to live for

retirees who love the peninsula,’’ he said.

“We think it has great potential and we are also conscious that ownership of such an historic site is also a privilege. It will be great to see Moondah Estate get a new lease on life as a beautiful home for retirees.’’

Mr Challies said the company’s research showed there was a shortage of retirement living options in Mt Eliza and on the wider Mornington Peninsula. The new village will include independent living apartments and aged care, including specialist dementia care, and Ryman will employ more than 100 staff.

“We hope that our plans will provide a comfort to older peninsula residents with

concerns about the future that they can stay in the area they love and get the care they need,’’ Mr Challies said.

Ryman has promised to work closely with the peninsula community to design a village in keeping with the surroundings.

Ryman operates an integrated care model, which includes independent living apartments, assisted living and aged care on the same site. Ryman Healthcare opened its first retirement village in Melbourne in 2014 and Moondah Estate is its fourth site in Australia. ‘Moondah’ is subject to a restrictive covenant that only allows it to be used for education, religion, religious-based aged care or primary production.

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Michael O’Sullivan’s award winning building company opens its new office in Mornington Originating as Michael O’Sullivan & Associates, building company Icon Synergy has a 30 year history on the Mornington Peninsula. With projects spreading from Portsea to Mt Eliza, Icon Synergy is responsible for some of the Peninsula’s most coveted homes. The launch of their Mornington Headquarters is an exciting new move for Icon Synergy.

From his first steps into the industry, Michael’s drive for innovation, excellence and extreme attention to detail have made his commissions highly sought-after. The relaxed weatherboard beach house in ‘Adelaide St’, Blairgowrie was recognised in 2001, (viewable on Icons website) winning the Master Builders Excellence in Housing award. An earlier contemporary example of Icon’s work is the long-line ‘Royston’ project in Mt Eliza, (above) boasting magnificent views across the bay.

Michael took on several projects across Melbourne, including ‘Kew House 3’ (bottom right) – a home that scored international fame, including a write up in The New York Times. In 2013, Icon Synergy’s major renovation in Eaglemont, ‘The OCTOBER 2016 (59)

Eyrie’ (viewable on Icons website) won the Master Builders Excellence in Housing Award for Best Renovation over $1m.

With work continuing on the Peninsula, the latest from Icon Synergy includes the ‘Shearwater’ (middle right) project in Mt Martha and ‘Sorrento House 1’ (top right). 15 years on from Adelaide St, Sorrento House 1 is a re-invention of the classic beach house. The home is causing a stir, taking out the 2016 Residential Design Award and Most Innovative Kitchen Design. Icon Synergy’s latest project is a family home in Mornington, which has just begun construction.

Michael also knows about design, having been the Managing Director of multi-award winning Vibe Design Group since 2005. Uniquely, Icon Synergy offers you the opportunity to be guided through the design and build process, by the one experienced hand. There are no templates or cookie cutters here. The team at Icon Synergy makes the process straightforward, accessible and enjoyable for all their clients.

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Putting the heart back into homes

With a love of federation houses, a deep desire to restore period homes to their glory years and a desire to give back to the community by increasing the longevity of heritage buildings, Michael Woods decided to go back to TAFE and learn about carpentry.

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A mature-age student studying a Certificate III in Carpentry at Chisholm Rosebud, Michael’s appreciation for antiquity started years ago when he restored old furniture. “It’s here that my appreciation of aesthetics started, coupled with a need for sustainable practices. It’s through this work that I

could see the value of recycling what’s already here and spending the time to give it a new lease on life, rather than replacing those items with new pieces.”

Michael’s journey as a mature-age student shows that it’s never too late to make a change, pivot, and do what inspires you. “I have a strong sense of self, can draw on life experience in learning, and know what it is that interests me specifically so that I can focus on specialising in that area.”

Making the transition takes commitment and is at times a juggling act. Michael spends some days in the trade school and also works as a furniture removalist the rest of his time. He has spent some of his working life as an unskilled worker, so he’s excited to learn everything there is to learn about carpentry and apply

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In the future, Michael’s aim is to have his own business restoring homes and old churches in the community he calls home.

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Owner Anthony Hansen is one of Australia’s leading diamond merchants and he says to expect prices about half that of a retail store! Despite the low prices, Anthony is passionate about diamonds and refuses to sell inferior diamonds found in so many retail stores.

As Anthony puts it, his diamonds are his business card to the world, which is why more than 80 per cent of his business comes from repeat customers and referrals.

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BY LIZ ROGERS

Are you ready for something fresh?

Somers local Amber Jones and Merricks girl Georgie Debenham travelled to the Chumkriel Village of Kampot in Cambodia to teach English at the Chumkriel Language School in 2012 and noticed something other than a language barrier. They were blown away by the poor condition of children’s teeth and felt the urge to do something about it.

“Once we knew we could commit to the project for a minimum threeyear period we began raising money to buy each child and their family members a toothbrush and tube of toothpaste,” explains Amber (the Toothbrush Project provides children with a new tube of toothpaste and toothbrush every three months, access to a local dentist twice a year and soap and water). “Within a few OCTOBER 2016 (59)

weeks we managed to raise enough money to take them to the dentist as well,” she continues. The Toothbrush Project also pays for local Khmer woman Saophorn to run the project and go to university.

The Toothbrush Project comes from a place of change and education.

Ex Woodleigh students Amber and Georgie don’t want to be seen as the girls who flew to Cambodia, made a small difference and then left. They believe real change comes from community-led education. That’s why they have locals Mt T (Nget Sothy), Saophorn and the other dedicated staff at Chumkriel Language School at the helm of the project on Cambodian soil. “It’s vital that the project comes from the locals. We’re the instigators, but the Khmer people who are distributing the products and running the classes are the ones who make it happen,” continues Amber.

“We’ve helped raise money to buy families pushbikes to get into town to find jobs and we’ve paid for petrol so locals can get to the dentist. Saophon also teaches children how bad dental hygiene can affect their overall health and she offers weekly classes covering all aspects of hygiene.”

So where to now, I ask. “We are aiming to get more children into school”, says Amber. Now that’s something to smile about.

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Jessica’s Wonderful Ride

BY ANDREA KELLETT

Jessica Martini has had a whirlwind year since she was crowned Miss International 2016 last November. The Peninsula girl, 28, recently returned from the US where she represented Australia at the prestigious Miss International Pageant.

Mornington Peninsula Magazine spoke with her

about that event, her year and what happens after she crowns her successor next month.

Tell us about your Miss International 2016 experience: In July this year I travelled to Jacksonville, Florida, where I represented Australia against 88 other compassionate, intellectual and beautiful women.

The pageant was held over seven days, which included interviews, hours and hours of rehearsals, blanket making for the Wolfsons Children’s Hospital, a group tour of the Jacksonville football stadium and local historical attractions, photo shoots and gala dinner nights, just to name a few!

Unfortunately, no win or top 10 placing for Australia this year, but I look forward to working with my successor who I will be crowning in November, to help ensure she is fully prepared for when she heads over to compete next year.

What were the highlights of the pageant?

One of the highlights for me would have to be the amazing friendships that were formed!

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pageant, you begin to click with certain people and from that point it didn’t matter about the crown because the women I was spending my time with were the most beautiful and faithful women I had ever met and we couldn’t help but just have fun and laugh! And thanks to the wonderful world of social media we can keep in touch even now that the pageant is over!

Tell us about your outfits – who made them and how did you transport them?

Packing for the international pageant was a hefty task! How does the airline expect a girl to pack her wardrobe into a 23kg suitcase?!

When competing in such a prestigious competition, you have to look your absolute best at all times. This means smart business dresses, 6inch heels and full hair and makeup every day!

And yes, doing dance rehearsals in heels for hours and hours on end will give you blisters on your blisters!

For the onstage component of competition, I had to supply two of my own outfits, one being a fun fashion outfit and the other an evening gown. My fun fashion outfit was designed and made by an Aspendale Gardens woman named Arlene D’monte. Arlene created a gorgeous light blue, fully beaded, two-piece dress that has flowing chiffon attached to the back so when I walked across the stage it appeared I had wings! I felt so confident and happy in the outfit and I couldn’t be any more grateful to Arlene for her help.

My evening gown was designed and made by a Sydney designer named Ruth Fattal. Ruth designed this gorgeous ivory and black strapless fitted gown

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with a huge black silk skirt and a beautiful train. This masterpiece weighed a ton, and lugging it across America in a dress bag almost made me lose my fingers ha ha!

When I found out the gown was mainly black it made me nervous as black isn’t your usual pageant gown colour, and I was worried it wasn’t going to sit well with the judges. However, once I put the gown on I felt so beautiful and so elegant that I didn’t care what the judges thought. I felt amazing and I let that come through on stage. It was such an honor and privilege to wear two Australian designers on the world stage.

What does this pageant represent?

The Miss International Pageant represents women with compassion, intellect and beauty.

It has a strong focus on platform and community work and has no height or size restrictions and instead of swimwear they have a fitness round. As a woman of God myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the faith that is a part of this system. The director prayed with us when we first arrived and also before our all important interview. I absolutely loved how open we could be with our faith and that no-one was going to judge us for it. It was truly a beautiful experience.

When do you hand over your crown?

My reign sadly comes to an end on November 4, when I will be handing my crown over to my successor. It has been a wonderful year and I feel I have been a good titleholder for the organisation. Between now and November I’ll be out and about in the community making appearances and volunteering my time where I can. As an

ambassador for the Cancer Council Australia, I’ll be working with them to advocate for Pink Ribbon Day and their Girls’ Night In campaign, which all takes place in October.

What happens after you hand over the crown?

After I hand my crown over, I will still be a busy woman! I’m a volunteer committee member for the Western Port Festival and also run the Miss Western Port Pageant, so it will be full steam ahead with that as the Festival weekend takes place in February 2017!

I will also get to focus more on the Face Of The Globe Australia Pageant that I run. I’m coming into my 3rd year of running the pageant and now having more time on my hands I can focus on really growing and expanding the system. So, even though my time as a competitor in pageants is almost over, I will always be heavily involved in pageantry. I really enjoy being on the other

side of it and helping other women achieve their dreams and goals. It is such a satisfying job for me and I couldn’t be anymore in love with my life.

Can you sum up your Miss Australia International experience?

To sum up my Miss Australia International journey, I would have to say it has been just what I needed. It has opened doors for me that I never knew existed, it has helped me gain a greater understanding of who I am, my purpose in life and it has shown me what really matters.

Pageantry is a life changing sport, and despite the negative stigma that is often associated with pageants, I will continue to push it and help change the lives of our young women.

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Marlene Miller Antiques and JeWellerY

by Liz Rogers and thought Sorrento needed more galleries and I also loved doing up buildings. I sold my partially renovated house in Brunswick and holiday house in Sorrento - left my really good job which I loved and have been here ever since. The art passion turned into a passion for antiques.

Why live near the sea?

Probably because of the relaxed atmosphere, fresh air and the lovely people who live here and visit the area.

How does Sorrento compare to other places here and overseas that you’ve been to?

Extremely well. It is a beautiful place to live and has everything I need here.

Do you have any favourite spots to eat on the Peninsula?

We take turns to eat at our fabulous restaurants. We are very spoilt with such good food, coffee and ambience.

How would you describe your style (if you have one)? Do you think there is a Peninsula style?

Maybe a bit edgy so I am told. I think Peninsula people are rather casual in their style.

What sets Marlene Miller apart from the rest is her eye – an eye for spying a history-laden find to add to her already eclectic array of wonderful antiques in Sorrento. This southern tip of the Peninsula person has been collecting for around 30 years and her store on Ocean Beach Road takes you to a world where craftsmanship and detail take centre stage and age is a thing of beauty.

I’ve had a few chats with the marvellous Marlene in the past and have found out one thing for sure; she likes to laugh a lot.

Did you find things as a child and bring them home?

The only time I did find something was when I picked up a toy from the Doherty’s lawn (they were a big family who lived down the street). I took it home and got into a lot of trouble for it. I had to go and confess! I have not ‘picked’ up another thing since.

What makes you want to collect?

It is just so lovely to be surrounded by beautiful things and preserve history at the same time. I think it is really important for our future generations as well.

Is there a history of collecting in the family?

Not really, but my grandmother had very beautiful things.

I am lucky enough to have some of those things now.

What’s the oldest piece of furniture you’ve

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I have a lovely old Georgian Oak drop-side table at the moment which is close to 200 years old.

What is the most interesting piece of jewellery you’ve found?

I love the Gold Rush jewellery and do have quite a lot of it, but one of the most interesting pieces I have is a beautiful 15ct brooch/necklace (with love tassels).

It has the photograph of a lovely lady in the back and she is wearing the necklace. You the lift up piece at the front and there is a photo of her husband. It’s probably dated around l860. Another great piece is a black cameo necklace made from the lava from Pompeii c.1830.

What’s the oldest book you’ve got and what is it about?

So many old books have come down from the book room upstairs over the years. Some of them go back to the 1700s. I’ve just gone up to find one called ‘The Horse, in the Stable and Field’ printed in 1875. There are lots more but the book room is a little messy and it takes a while to find things!

How long have you been in Sorrento and what do you love most about the area?

I grew up having holidays houses in the area, but in 1985 I noticed a derelict building (106) in the street for sale.

Whilst waiting for the ferry to Queenscliff one day, I signed up to buy it. I was pretty much into art back then

Do you have a favourite period of design you keep being drawn back to? What’s your favourite period in history?

Design wise I do not think you can beat the 1920s. I do not think there has been anything like it before or after.

How has Ocean Beach Road changed since you opened? (When was that?)

Ocean Beach Road was very country when I opened in 1985. You could see the tumbleweed rolling down the street at weekends. I do like the way it has evolved and think the buildings blend really well.

Do you think there is a future in collectables? How has the collectables business changed?

Antiques have been out of fashion for a while, but teenagers are now starting to love them. Girls are buying the old cups/saucers for their friends for birthdays and loving the old books because they are interested in the history. The beautiful old furniture will again be appreciated, but it’s getting harder to find as there are not many antique shops left. It is much harder to find good antiques these days for some reason. You would think it would be easier as they are out of fashion - but it’s not.

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Sunshine, sailing and play overlooking the bay Summer is coming and the Ranelagh Club in Mt Eliza is ready to welcome its members with open arms. Spend long sun soaked days at the beach with family and friends, or serve up an ace on one of the club’s six tennis courts while onlookers lounge beneath the new shade area on the deck next to the cabana.

The club’s ‘Member Only’ Beach Boxes are being given a fresh funky look for the summer and sense of belonging is the focus in this idyllically placed space.

The Ranelagh Club is a members club run by members and the beauty of its position is shared by everyone. There’s space to store your paddles boards and kayak, or why not sail through the season at the Ranelagh Yacht Club? Members have access to secure storage for Motor Boats and Jet Skis with exclusive use

of the clubs winch and boat ramp for launching. Members also enjoy the benefits of a fully licenced restaurant and bar, live music and family nights with free entertainment for kids, or simply enjoy a refreshing drink on the balcony.

The Ranelagh Club welcomes memberships from across the Peninsula and beyond. For further information on how to apply please contact the Ranelagh office on 9787 0265, Ext. 1 or visit www.ranelagh.com.au today.

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If sailing appeals to you but you’re not keen on getting your feet wet, land sailing could be just what you’re looking for. Victorian Blokart Association vice-president Tim Vance says the sport is perfect for families, young or old, able-bodied or wheelchairbound, and the association is on the lookout for new members.

Tim, from Langwarrin, had been sailing Hobie catamarans for more than 25 years when illness forced him in 2010 to turn to land sailing. He found the New Zealand-designed blokart – lightweight, manoeuvrable, perfect for urban areas – ideal, and with former Frankston resident Russ Whitehouse and Brian Campbell, of Mt Dandenong, they established the VBA. “We have had family members come along and have such great times. Parents find it amazing to sail alongside the children and have fun chasing one another. The kids love beating mum or dad around the track, and both the parents’ and kids’ faces say it all.

“The blokart is also open to people who are wheelchairbound, giving them the opportunity to sail a land yacht and race against able-bodied people on an even level.”

The blokart packs down into a suitcase-size bag and weighs less than 36kg fully rigged. There are two classes: Production, which is straight out of the box, and

Performance, which includes extras such as a carbonfibre mast. A Production-class blokart starts at $3900.

With the majority of its members living in the southeastern suburbs, the association has been keen to find land to establish a local track – but despite approaches to Frankston, Casey, Kingston and Mornington Peninsula Shire councils, it has been frustrated. Finally it turned to the western suburbs, and Melton Council came to the party with the offer of

a parcel of land at its MacPherson Park sports ground.

Now the VBA can concentrate on events such as the 2016 Victorian State Championships, which it will host at Melton, and growing its membership. As Tim says: “The future of blokart is just taking off.”

If you’d like to give land sailing a go, the VBA has blokarts for hire at its Melton track. Visit victorianblokartassociation.com.au or facebook.com/ groups/Victorian.Blokarts/

U3A Mornington celebrates the ancient Art of Tai Chi U3A course coordinator Susan Kershaw said: “U3A Mornington currently offers a total of eight Tai Chi classes at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, led by six U3A instructors/tutors”. And the demand just continues.

Information about U3A courses and opportunities for tutoring senior learners in other areas from arts to sciences and social activities: www.u3amornington.com. au. Phone 5975 9773.

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A celebration of the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi attracted well over 100 people to the Peninsula Community Theatre on September 5.

Tai Chi is a well known form of peaceful, gentle exercise that benefits the body, mind and spirit.

Margaret Lester, Tai Chi instructor, said: “It is wonderful to see and feel the positive energy generated by such a large group of people all moving gracefully together.” Christine Ying-Goon and Naomi Toy - two of the U3A tutors leading

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Guest Jenny Harrison - a well known Tai Chi leader from Rising Moon Mt Martha -demonstrated ‘The Sword’. This is an explosive form of (Chen) Tai Chi using a weapon and controlled movements that represent attack and retreat.

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The Melbourne Cup has always attracted passenger ships, because as well as transporting the punters to Melbourne, they also provide accommodation. Four cruise ships will be in the Port of Melbourne for this year’s race. The P&O vessels Pacific Pearl, Pacific Jewel and Pacific Dawn will be joined by Carnival Spirit bringing nearly 8000 visitors. The first two ships will arrive on October 31 and leave on November 3, while the others will arrive on the morning of Cup Day. Carnival Spirit will also leave on November 3 but Pacific Dawn will leave the day before.

It is also a tradition for ships of the Royal Australian Navy to be in port around the Spring Racing Carnival. One very significant year, for visiting RAN ships, was 1938 because it was the year before the start of WWII. The three ships in port that year were HMAS Canberra, HMAS Vampire and HMAS Voyager. Not one of them survived the war.

The Canberra was one of the two heavy cruisers of the RAN. During the early years of the war she escorted convoys around Australia and in the Indian Ocean, including the first convoy with Australian troops to the Middle East. In September 1942 she was sunk after the Battle of Savo Island following the invasion of Guadalcanal.

The Vampire and the Voyager became famous for their contribution to the war in the Mediterranean as units of the ‘Scrap Iron Flotilla’ and the ‘Tobruk Ferry’. HMAS Voyager returned to Australia at the end of September 1941 but was lost just one year later. While preparing to land troops in Timor she ran aground and was bombed by Japanese aircraft.

After leaving the Mediterranean, HMAS Vampire was based at Singapore. In December 1941 she was one of the three escorting destroyers with the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. When those two ships were sunk by Japanese bombers off the coast of Malaya she picked up many of the survivors. Vampire was lost off Sri Lanka in April 1942, when escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. The two ships came under attack by

aircraft from a Japanese carrier force. After sinking the carrier the aircraft concentrated on her.

The winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1938 was the eight year old gelding, Catalogue, which started at 25 to 1.

Trained in New Zealand by a woman, it won by three lengths.

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Computer giant Microsoft has named The Peninsula School’s Director of Learning Technologies and Innovation, Dean Pearman, one of the world’s most innovative educators.

Mr Pearman joins only 4800 educators worldwide in the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert program, whose members share ideas, try new approaches and learn from each other as a global community dedicated to improving student outcomes through technology.

“It was humbling to be selected among so many inspirational educators from across the globe,” Mr Pearman said. “My goal has always been focused on helping our students and staff use technology in ways that empower learning. To be recognised for something you are passionate about is truly an honour.”

Mr Pearman believes that, when used well, technology has the ability to be transformative, and Principal Stuart Johnston agrees. “At The Peninsula School our use of technology must enhance the learning of students; it must make functional improvements to learning and seamlessly integrate into the curriculum,” Mr Johnston said. “Mr Pearman is an excellent leader in innovation and technology and we’re extremely proud of his achievement.”

The school’s technology program is specific to each year level and gives students the correct technology tools that allow them to create amazing learning. Contact The Peninsula School for more information.

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Years 5 and 6: smaller class sizes 2017 Smaller class sizes means targeted teaching to meet the individual needs of each and every child. Limited places available. Come and hear more at our Open Day on 19 October.

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More from our series by Jess Jones of Soar Collective. To bring some helpful tips for your business and talk about the exciting innovations of Soar Collective.

In a world of instant online connection, it’s easy to forget how important it is to connect with people offline too and, for some businesses, meeting face to face is actually more effective.

worthwhile and empowering thing you can do for yourself and your business.

I believe part of the fear comes from people not being 100 per cent clear on their own pitch or purpose. The sooner you can perfect your pitch and feel comfortable delivering it in person though, the better.

1. Networking events are an excellent way to meet other business owners, just as attending workshops are. Now I know some people seem to have a fear around attending networking events. But if you can break through that barrier, get some practice and gain some confidence, it’ll be the most

2. Spending some time at a coworking space like Co.Co Place or a local library is another great way to connect with other business owners. Even working from a café is a great opportunity to meet other business owners, particularly if you’re very observant or

have great listening skills and can tune in on what they’re working on!

3. I f you’re a product-based business, having a stall at a local market could be a great opportunity to get yourself and your business out there. Even if you’re serviced based, there are plenty of business expos to exhibit at. Besides potential sales, exhibiting allows you to deliver your pitch over and over, and you’ll soon learn if it hits the spot with prospective customers or not. jessjones.com.au soarcollective.com

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Friday November 11th 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Mornington BMW Showrooms 181 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington VIC 3931 Hosted by Soar Collective, the Soar Awards were created to give amazing women in business the recognition they deserve for their dedication and commitment to making a positive change through their business and community.

Nominations for the awards are already open and close October 16th, so get in quick to nominate your favourite local businesswomen. The Soar Awards cocktail event is expected to sell out so book now!

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When it comes to finding new employees, SkillsPlus is the first port of call for Tarrion Kitchens owner Eddie.

SkillsPlus has already supplied Tarrion Kitchens with an excellent employee in Joshua, who will be training a new candidate from SkillsPlus to work in the Mornington cabinetmaker’s warehouse.

“Joshua has shown real initiative and is committed to his job,” Eddie said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better candidate.”

Damian Paul, from SkillsPlus, said the organisation worked closely with Peninsula businesses to help them find candidates who were ready to work. “We also provide a range of support when employers, like Tarrion Kitchen, employ a new staff member through us.”

Eddie said SkillsPlus, which was recommended to him by the Salvation Army, made it easy for him to find good new staff for his booming business. “It’s easy to give Damian a call. I don’t need to advertise or look through hundreds of job applications - Damian does it all for me.

“I would describe SkillsPlus as a well-organised employment provider and would definitely recommend their service to other local businesses.”

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Born to Lead

BY ANDREA KELLETT

Lauren Wild isn’t your average 25-year-old.

While her peers are partying, studying or travelling, this young Mornington woman (a licensed real estate agent) is navigating the business world with a team of 14 staff under her direction at Harcourts Real Estate Mornington.

Twelve months ago, Lauren jointly bought the agency and, in doing so, became the youngest business owner in the Harcourts Real Estate Network, Victoria. Three months later she bought another and amalgamated the two.

In 12 months she has doubled the size of her team and doubled the results, steering the business to become one of the leading agencies in Mornington.

It’s little surprise that she is now a contender for the Young Business Leader

of the Year Award at the Optus My Business Awards 2016. The prestigious national awards recognise the best businesses and individuals across Australia.

But there’s more to her story than meets the eye. She has a savvy business sense, a remarkable drive and a compassion that hints at her extraordinary background.

Lauren is a volunteer with Fusion Mornington Peninsula – the not-forprofit youth and community organisation in Mt Martha that offers supported accommodation for young people.

The connection? Adversity. She lost her parents at a young age and has stood on her own two feet ever since. “I know what it is like to be orphaned and to grow up in less than desirable circumstances so I hope to be able to guide and support these young people as a role model and mentor,” she explains.

Suddenly, the drive makes sense. “I never regret anything that’s happened because it leads me to where I’m going.”

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Pricing for maximum profit

How often do you worry about your pricing? Take the guesswork out of your pricing strategy and in just two hours learn how to find the right approach to increase market share and profit. Discover the elements that make up an effective pricing strategy and the secret to finding the balance between profits and increasing market share. Learn how to avoid the five most common mistakes of pricing and equip yourself with the skills and tools to achieve your business objectives. Then implement your new strategy with the support of a free one-hour follow-up mentoring session with an experienced small business mentor. It’s at the Mornington Peninsula Shire Rosebud offices, 90 Besgrove St, on Tuesday, October 25, 6pm – 8pm, cost $20. Book online at www.trybooking.com/214816 or call 5950 1446.

Small business mentoring workshops Mornington Peninsula Shire is offering free advice for small businesses on the Mornington Peninsula. The Shire invites businesses to book into a one-on-one business mentoring session with a professional business mentor. During the free 45-minute sessions the mentor can provide you with general business advice and assist you in the initial steps you need to take to overcome an issue or information gap in your business. The last sessions for 2016 are on October 18 at the Mornington office, 2 Queen St, Mornington. Bookings must be made via www.sbms.org.au/events or phone the Economic Development Unit on 5950 1446 for inquiries.

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Spring was in the air at Mornington Racing Club on Thursday, September 22, with the annual Fields of Fashion Spring Charity Race Day & Luncheon. Attendees enjoyed a fashion parade, gifts, raffles, silent auctions, live auctions, three-course luncheon and more. The event raises funds for the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Photos: Jonathan Pritchard.

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Hair’s to a new you

Vescape Hair Design might be a small boutique salon, but it’s big on talent.

Views, vines and quality wine Nazaaray Estate @ Flinders is Mornington’s southernmost vineyard and is set on 20 hectares with sweeping views, wildlife and superb sunsets.

This ‘secret alleyway’ of the Peninsula produces exceptional quality wines because of the long ripening of the fruit which is hand-picked and made into small batches of flavourful wine.

Tucked away from the larger vineyards on the Peninsula, you’ll be excited by what you find at Nazaaray Estate. The cellar

door experience is unlike any other and their mission to prove that Indian food does partner with wine as ‘Tara Tari’, provides an innovative Peninsula taste sensation! They serve reasonably priced modern Indian warm snacks with a glass of wine from noon to 2pm. Bookings essential.

Their bimonthly Tiffin Time buffet lunches are not to be missed either!

NAZAARAY ESTATE WINERY A: 266 Meakins Rd, Flinders T: 5989 0126 W: www.nazaaray.com.au

Located in the gorgeous seaside community of Flinders, Vescape is staffed by highly qualified and experienced stylists and colourists whose pleasure it is to create a hairstyle you’re going to love.

Vescape specialises in colour design, short and long hair styling, gentle flowing hair-up creations, and hair extensions and treatments. As owner Vanessa Vance says: “Be it classic or contemporary, funky or sophisticated, elegant or natural, great style is always individual, never imposed.”

Phone or go online for an appointment – and if you mention Mornington Peninsula Magazine you’ll receive 15 per cent off your next service with stylist Abbey Baker.

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Set on 50 acres in Flinders with sweeping views, wildlife and superb sunsets. Nazaaray is like the ‘secret alley ways’ of the Peninsula... everyone knows the big players but there is the excitement of your own find tucked away.

This is a cellar door experience unlike any other!

Wines are made in small batches. Also available to taste with Indian cooked snacks between 12-2pm most weekends. Bookings essential.

Their bi monthly buffet lunches are not to be missed.

Nazaaray Estate Winery 266 Meakins Road, Flinders • T: (03) 5989 0126 cellardoor@nazaaray.com.au • www.nazaaray.com.au

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Flinders Hotel – dine, stay, indulge

There are so many reasons to visit Finders Hotel right now that an overnight (or longer) stay is virtually in order to savour the experience.

This award winning venue in the heart of Flinders is a red carpet destination for festive season functions, weekends away or for a special midweek meal with family and friends in scenic surrounds. There’s

casual dining in The Deck Bar & Bistro, stylish accommodation in Quarters – a 40-room boutique hotel - and tailored fine dining in the Terminus dining room.

Indulge in a ‘Stay and Bathe’ package that will take you to Peninsula Hot Springs; a ‘Stay and Cook’ package with Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery, located opposite; or a sophisticated ‘Wine, Dine and Stay’ package, offered in conjunction with their monthly wine dinners.

In January, Flinders Hotel launches Saturday night ‘Farm Dinners’, offering local farmers produce which will prepared by the team awarded four consecutive Chefs Hats by The Age Good Food Guide.

Terminus is the perfect venue for private or corporate dinners and this festive season the Terminus team are also going mobile, catering offsite for private functions.

If you haven’t yet opened your calendar

to plan a visit, here’s another reason to do so – Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine has just awarded Flinders Hotel 2 Glasses and a Top 3 placing, nationally, in its ‘Best Pub Wine List’. What are you waiting for?

FLINDERS HOTEL A: Corner of Cook and Wood Streets, Flinders W: flindershotel.com.au T: 5989 0201 FB: /flindershotelvic

Celebrate your end of year with us!

Reward your hard-working team with a dining by design celebration to remember. Experience our award-winning fine food and service in a stylish venue with flexible spaces to suit your requirements.

Contact our events coordinator to book your festive event at Flinders Hotel.

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There’s something seriously good going on when a Peninsula cooking school announces pop-up dinners and they book out months in advance.

Welcome to Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery in Flinders, where it’s all about putting fresh, local and seasonal produce on the plate. The team here handpicks the best regional farmers, dairies, orchards and vineyards and serves simple, delicious food. They also teach you to cook with it. It’s paddock to plate in a stunning purpose-built venue opposite Flinders Hotel.

Georgie Bass Cafe & Cookery opened late last year and is now serving up top quality cooking classes (numbers limited to 12 per class to ensure everyone receives personalised tuition) and five-course, ‘Pop-Up Patch’ dinners. The cooking classes, with industry leading chefs including award winning head chef Michael Cole, can be booked for sensational private group experiences – gather your friends, family or corporate colleagues for an event to remember!

Try your hand at Italian cooking with the ‘Just like Nonna used to make’ class on Saturday, October 22, or Japanese cooking with ‘I think I’m Turning Japanese’ on Saturday, November 5.

The ‘Patch to Plate’ class on Saturday, November 19, is likely to book out quickly but there’s plenty more to choose from.

Check out their website and book online.

GEORGIE BASS CAFÉ & COOKERY A: 30 Cook St, Flinders T: 5989 0031 W: georgiebass.com.au

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Cook up a storm at Georgie Bass!

Fresh from the farm, straight from the sea, or decadently indulgent; our private group classes can be tailored to suit your individual needs, or jump on board with one of our fortnightly scheduled classes.

Led by our industry-leading chefs and cooked with premium Miele equipment, you’ll receive personalised tuition throughout each class.

So build your team like Bass and Flinders and see the website to book a scheduled class or to plan your own.

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Swing into Safety Beach Whether you swing a club or a racquet, the Safety Beach Country Club is everything you could wish for.

The 18-hole resort-style golf course will challenge and excite with its 21 beautiful water features and delightful walking paths. There’s also an 18-hole mini-golf course that offers fun for the whole family.

And if tennis is more your style, four courts are available day and night seven days a week.

After all that exercise, there’s nowhere better to relax than the clubhouse for a cool drink and a snack or a full meal in the Atrium restaurant. Whether you’re a club member or a visitor, you’ll be made to feel right at home.

SAFETY BEACH COUNTRY CLUB A: 10 Country Club Drive, Safety Beach T: 5981 0100 W: safetybeachcountryclub.com.au

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Devil of a good deal There’s never been a better time to join the Devilbend Golf Club.

This relaxed, friendly golf club is on a drive to increase its membership from 360 to about 550 and is offering 50 per cent off its pro rata rate for anyone who joins between now and January. As well as membership of the club through until March 31 next year, you’ll receive a golflink handicap and the chance to play in club competitions. You will be able to watch your handicap drop as you play in more competitions and your game

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Devilbend has weekly clinics and lessons, a practice fairway, nets and a putting green to warm up on before you tee off, and a rustic clubhouse in which to relax after walking 18 holes around the beautiful course. Phone or swing by the club for more details.

DEVILBEND GOLF CLUB A: Loders Rd, Moorooduc T: 5978 8470 W: devilbendgolf.com.au

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The Mornington Peninsula community united at the Mornington Golf Club on Friday, September 9, to raise funds for the family of Jarrah Smith, who was hit by a car and seriously injured on August 10 in Mt Martha, while on his way home from school. The ‘White Light Charity Night’ included live music, auctions, prizes and giveaways. Photos: Jonathan Pritchard

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Spring has sprung at Fiona’s of Mornington with a store full of new arrivals! New season Olga Berg clutches are now in store with literally hundreds to choose from! This seasons Olga Berg millinery is nothing short of spectacular as are our amazing headpieces by Caitrin O’Rourke, designed exclusively for Fiona’s of Mornington. Our favourite is the rose gold metallic and leather flowers!

We are excited to announce that Trelise Cooper is back at Fiona’s this season – eeeekkkk!!!!!!

We have a huge range of frocks available now which are being snapped up for the upcoming Spring Racing, black tie, Christmas party and wedding seasons. Designers include THURLEY, SACHA DRAKE, VERY VERY, GINGER & SMART,

MOSS & SPY AND JOSEPH RIBKOFF! As usual, Mela Purdie has produced an amazing range with deliveries constantly arriving – we are lucky enough to have a huge Mela Purdie following now and are happy to take individual orders from customers if we don’t have their size or style in store. Come in and visit Erica, Victoria and Suzie who are happy to take you through the latest styles and assist in dressing you for your upcoming events.

Love Erica x

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Pictured left: Christopher Esber designs; above: Handmade Pakaria Powell gypsy prayer beads; below: Pakaria Powell accessories

BY ANDREA KELLETT

There’s a new boutique in Mornington and Smoke & Vanilla is raising the bar when it comes to style.

Corporate health coach turned boutique owner Raluca has opened the doors on a stunning space in Main Street stocking high-end artisan fashion, accessories, home décor and fragrances. It’s feminine, edgy and gorgeous. A Spring grand opening weekend celebration was held on August 27-28.

Smoke & Vanilla is the place to shop for special occasions; when you simply want to spoil yourself; and for those head-turning outfits (perhaps a stunning Christopher Esber dress, a fun Cecelia body-suit or an elegant silk pant suit) that will have your friends desperate to know more.

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collaborations. Among Smoke & Vanilla’s brands are IRO, alice McCALL, Pakaria Powell, Dion Lee, Paige Denim and Christopher Esber.

“It’s high end, often edgy, often one-off pieces,” Raluca explains. “I try to support artisans, people who are skilled in textiles, pottery, metals, wood and leather.”

Raluca can also assist with personal styling.

If you are a fan of denim, a dressy shirt and heels, for example, she has the perfect Dion Lee Neck Tie Sleeveless Shirt and BLANKNYC Secret Box jeans in store now.

It’s also Spring and that means Spring Racing Season and weddings – two perfect reasons to check out Smoke & Vanilla for some seriously stylish inspiration.

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European style Pictured clockwise from left inset: Inoa Washable Silk Playsuit $199; Daniela Dallavalle Elisa Cavaletti dress, jacket, necklace and bag; Inoa Washable Silk Caftan $199; Bag from Patrizia Pepe spring/summer collection 2016; Patrizia Pepe Italian Lace Dress $449.

Hatinator $65; Patrizia Pepe Italian Leather Jacket $959, Patrizia Pepe Italian Leather Handbag $329. Scarf $269. Hatinator Jade $199.

Euro Collections 72-74 Mt Eliza Way Mt Eliza P: 9775 4022 5/59 Barkly St Mornington P: 5976 1633

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Nicole Fendel jewellery comes in 3 metals and is worn by Offspring’s Nina Proudman.

Above: Alexa Pendant $89; Alexa Long Pendant $129; Celeste Earrings $89 In advertisement: Loobies Story Positano Dress $369; Luxe Denim Jacket $229 Below: Geneva Earring $129; Bar Pendant $89; Assorted bracelets $70 -$149 Color Your Blues 1021 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud P: 5981 1656

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Boutique Market designed to appeal

Boutique Design Market will bring more than 70 of the best designers and creators together at the Kingston City Hall in Moorabbin on Saturday, October 15.

As well as homewares, art, babies’ and kids’ goods, handbags, shoes, vintage goods, jewellery and everything in between, there will also be a cafe, food, music, kids’ activities, a free photo booth and lots of fun.

The market is open from 10am-2pm and entry is just $2, with kids admitted free. It’s all indoors, pram-friendly and there’s plenty of free parking, or you can leave the car at home because it’s right next to Moorabbin station.

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Samantha Auld (a.k.a. Samantha Glam) was always destined for a career in fashion. Some of her most vivid childhood memories are sitting by her mother’s feet as she sewed the garments Samantha designed and putting together a runway show for the school talent quest.

Formally trained in garment production and fashion design at RMIT’s school of fashion in Brunswick, some of Samantha’s biggest achievements are designing the dress that came first runner up in Myer Fashions on the Field at the Melbourne Cup and later winning first place at the Adelaide Cup. She has also worked as a senior stylist at Collette Dinnigan.

With more than 15 years’ experience on the bridal and race wear scene, Samantha has taken the same sensibilities to create Glam Empire, a label all about feeling unashamedly glamorous and feminine. The pieces are classic, timeless confections dreamed up

by Samantha in her home studio and exclusively manufactured on the Mornington Peninsula and in Bayside suburbs by seamstresses with the same eye for detail and quality.

Samantha’s biggest influence comes from different cultures around the globe. “The current collection, ‘Pink Skies Over Paris’, is all about romance, haute fashion and getting lost in the city of love. Our next collection will be a nod to my heritage, but I’m keeping that under my fez for now,” she says.

Glam Empire features plush fabrics, custom-made trims and delicate hand-finishes. The philosophy that more is always more resonates strongly with Samantha, who says one can never underestimate the power of dressing impeccably. “The more glamorous you are, the more unforgettable you’ll be,” she says.

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Fire it up!

Benitos Restaurant & Reception Centre is getting fired up.

The Mt Eliza venue is holding a ladies’ night on November 19 to raise funds for local fire brigades in Mornington, Mt Eliza and Mt Martha. The night includes champagne on arrival, tapas finger food, fashion, mini pampering, stalls, exclusive offers, prize giveaways and more. It’s a bit of fun, for a great cause.

Get your tickets for the ultimate ladies’ night out ($25) via www.facebook.com/ fireitupladiesnightout or on the night, Wednesday, November 19, 7pm, at the door ($30).

Benitos Restaurant & Reception Centre is at 1196 Nepean Highway, Mt Eliza.

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Over the years we have constantly updated and expanded our unique jewellery collection and we are still going strong in sales, repairs and remodelling.

The latest addition to our jewellery collection

is the Blush Pink Diamond Jewellery range.

This range is crafted from 18 carat gold with an exquisite blend of fine white diamonds and Australian natural pink diamonds and is available in rings, pendants and earrings.

These pink diamonds, which are mined from the Argyle diamond mine in East Kimberley, WA, are the rarest and most precious diamonds in the world, with the supply of these diamonds becoming even rarer.

Gouzlan is now an exclusive stockist for Blush Pink Diamond Jewellery on the Mornington Peninsula, in fact, we are one of only a handful of stockists in Melbourne.

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In August 2005 I was looking to establish a unique new jewellery business in Mt Eliza when I met the late John Richards, of Hall & Hall Real Estate. John leased me a small shop in Ranelagh Arcade, where I remained for the next five years before I moved out in October 2010 to our current location. So Gouzlan has now been established more than 11 years in Mt Eliza.

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“With the arrival of spring there’s no better time to think about how you can look and feel your best,” says Total Face Group chief executive Jo Hannah (pictured). “We’re committed to helping our clients through personalised, long-term treatment plans carefully created by medical professionals to achieve effortless looking improvements.”

The result is a considered, realistic and gentle journey to looking your absolute best.

“We’ve all seen those people who turn heads for the wrong reasons, because everyone can clearly see the work they’ve had done,” says Jo. “At Total Face Group, we are the antithesis of this. Our clients turn heads because we ensure each treatment plan is perfect for the individual, making them look and feel amazing.”

Total Face Group’s Peninsula clinic offers a range of cosmetic treatments including anti-ageing injections, skin rejuvenation and CoolSculpting treatments overseen by Aesthetic Nurse Consultant Michelle Bird.

Jo’s final advice to those who think the world of cosmetic treatments isn’t for them is to carefully think about how wonderful it feels to receive a sincere compliment.

“When we look good, we feel good, and wouldn’t it be wonderful to feel good more often?”

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BY SUE VERHEYEN naturopath if you have concerns about any If you are experiencing clogging (milia medication,” says Sue Verheyen. “But this for simplicity this looks like small white oral natural product has blown me away golf balls under the skin) then you are and assisted with quicker results, even in using an ingredient that is mixing with cystic acne in many cases. I am currently your oil and causing a plug. Yes, it can be testing their skin products, which some that simple. Hormones do create the oil I find may not be helpful for milia, but (TRUE), but hormones do not cause the certainly assist cystic spots. TRUE.” clogging.

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Complete your Spring Racing look at Amicus

You’ve spent time and money finding the perfect Spring racing outfit and accessories, but who are you trusting to complete your hair and makeup?

Amicus Hair & Beauty in Mornington are experts in special events hair and beauty and the team are ready to help you with all your Spring Racing needs.

Donna, Maria and the team can finish your glamorous trackside look from top to toe hair, makeup, spray tan and gorgeous lash extensions, all in the one venue.

Amicus Hair & Beauty uses natural, plant-based products (Aveda, Kevin Murphy and Mr Smith are favourites), they do trials and they cater for men too. The salon has had a recent make-over and the result is a gorgeous space to put your feet up and enjoy a little race day pampering. Book now for your race day beauty needs.

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Totally Toned turned two years old on October 6 and you’re invited to celebrate.

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The Totally Toned exercise program works on core strength and building muscle. All sessions are done on a Totally Toned toning

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Nestled in magical gardens in the heart of the picturesque Mornington Peninsula, The Wellness Manor is the ultimate relaxation retreat. From the moment you enter it feels like the secret garden has come to life encased in this magnificent 1867 historical elegant manor. Each guest has an array of decadent treatments to choose from, ensuring your individual pampering is just perfect for you. Post treatment the relaxation space welcomes you all to embrace your time out together and enjoy a glass of bubbly and heavenly tapas together. Whilst you are floating on cloud nine and feeling fabulous we will capture a photo of your glamorous group as a gift to the Bride to be.

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Dr Tom Jaunay joins surgical team Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons has welcomed a new specialist to the team.

Dr Sam Verco is pleased to announce Dr Tom Jaunay (pictured) has joined the team as a specialist medically and dentally qualified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Dr Jaunay specialises in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of defects, injuries and diseases of the facial skeleton and its associated structures.

He has special interests in wisdom tooth removal, dental implants and orthognathic surgery.

He is committed to teaching the next generation of Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons and maintains a teaching appointment at both the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and Monash Medical Centre. He stays up to date with the latest advancements in dentistry as a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Australian Dental Association and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

The philosophy at Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons is to provide patients with the highest standard of care with expertise, integrity and compassion. They use the latest surgical techniques based on sound scientific evidence. “We understand that undergoing surgery can be a stressful time for our patients and we strive to reduce anxiety with our caring and gentle approach,� Dr Verco explains.

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Dr Sam Verco is pleased to announce Dr. Tom Jaunay has joined the team as a specialist medically and dentally qualified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons. Tom completed his specialty training (FRACDS(OMS)) in 2008. Tom has a special interest in wisdom tooth removal, dental implants and Orthognathic surgery.

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Mornington’s leading underwear and swimwear retailer, Michelle-Ann was launched 49 years ago by John and Lois Mitchell.

Their daughter Michelle-Ann joined the business nearly 30 years ago and together they still enjoy completing the task of buying and stocking their huge store in Mornington with the latest cutting edge designs of bras, swimwear and breast forms, including Australian and imported bras from A cup to J cup.

Seventeen years ago, ‘The Pink Room’ was incorporated at Michelle-Ann and it is an area of the business Michelle-Ann is very passionate about as it specialises in catering for women who have experienced breast surgery including mastectomy and lumpectomy.

Michelle-Ann is one of the largest stockists of breast forms and mastectomy bras in Melbourne; they have five specialty fitters who have trained extensively with many years’ experience, headed by Veila Maclean, a breast cancer survivor herself.

The team provides a very caring experience, making sure their special ladies complete their visit to the Pink Room feeling comfortable and providing them with a feeling of renewed confidence.

Feel free to call into Michelle-Ann for the latest in designer swimwear and bras.

Michelle-Ann A: 147 Main Street, Mornington P: 5975 3649

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Time to Thrive

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Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mindset coach Gayle Dwyer focuses on shifting her client’s outlook through hypnosis and other techniques to retrain the brain’s thought processes which transform their lives.

Weight loss client Maureen says; “I can’t believe how much better I feel. I am now leaving food on the plate and not craving chocolate. It’s a revelation for me; I’m so excited about my life now.”

Gayle’s program is so much more than just hypnotherapy – by changing your mindset and old thoughts and beliefs you can become empowered to make the change you desire.

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It’s your health, your body

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BY ANDREA KELLETT

There’s nothing glamorous about plastic surgery or cosmetic treatments when something goes wrong.

It’s an industry crowded with mixed messages about overseas plastic surgery holidays, Botox parties and discounted injectable treatments, but what about the all-important results and patient care?

Mornington plastic and reconstructive surgeon Mr Mathew Lee is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. He knows the importance of selecting a qualified practitioner focused on patient care and the risks of cosmetic and plastic surgery ‘holidays’. He is a fully trained Plastic Surgeon with a special interest in reconstructive and cosmetic breast and nose surgery.

In addition to his private practice at the CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre in Main Street Mornington, he has appointments at both Frankston and St Vincent’s public hospitals. He has seen first-hand what can go wrong when patients compromise on quality.

“It’s Russian roulette,” he warns on overseas plastic and cosmetic surgery. “You don’t know who is going to perform your surgery, their techniques, the sterility of the surgeon or the operating facility, or even whether the water supply is clean for the team to wash hands before your operation. There is no guarantee of the quality of any implants used, which implant is used and whether the surgeon has a vested interest in a breast implant

company.… there are so many things that you just don’t know,” he explains.

Mr Mathew Lee’s philosophy is all about tailored, personal treatment, excellent results and patient care.

Use of the Vectra 3D camera located in the practice applies the latest imaging technology to ensure patient expectations are met. This allows people to see how surgical changes may translate into physical results.

In addition to plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, the CANVAS Plastic Surgery Centre offers ‘Clear and Brilliant’ laser skin treatment and anti-wrinkle injections (Botox), performed by experienced plastic surgery and injectables nurse Tara Whitaker. Downtime is minimal and patients can return to work within 24 hours.

Also located at CANVAS Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Physician Dr Fiona Milne provides specialist cosmetic injectable services including lip enhancement/ rejuvenation, wrinkle reduction, facial contouring, hand rejuvenation and more. Cosmetic clients are guided through the process of how injections work and how to achieve their goals in the safest, most cost-effective manner. Skin types and needs are assessed and treatment and maintenance plans are devised. Call for a consultation.

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

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Stephanie is an experienced Astrologer and regular contributor to Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

For more info go to seeingwithstars.net or ph: 0411 2555 77

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Aries

Leo

Sagittarius It is time to reach out to friends and

You are never one to do things by half measure and this month sees you moving forward full steam ahead with your own objectives. You are independent, a battler. Now you are keen to improve your status and have the energy and the application to carry out your aims.

Communication is the essence this month. How do you like to connect? Via the phone, snail mail, driving your car, the internet and social media, chatting with siblings or neighbours? The choice is yours and whichever way is your way reaps rewards this month.

Romance is in the air. It is time to date, mate and relate. If you are in a committed relationship then it is time to show your loved one how much you care. The returns are worth it. If you are single then this may herald the arrival of someone special.

Taurus

Your financial fortunes take a turn for the better this month. You need to take care that you earn more than you spend. You may have been saving for a large purchase. If this is the case then you know that it is within your budget.

However, spontaneous acquisitions could be costly.

October is a busy month. If you are a mountain goat then your career takes off. You are climbing the ladder and your efforts are rewarded. If you are a domestic goat then it is possible that someone in authority, possibly a matriarch, is demanding your attention.

Gemini

Libra

All good things come to those who wait, or so the saying goes. October is your month to reap some rewards.

Good-living Librans now take a step towards good health and happiness. This is your month to boost your wellbeing.

Beauty treatments and fashion may help.

Aquarius It is time to see the big picture. What helps

Cancer You are a true homebody. Even if other

After a short period of retreat it is time for you to enjoy yourself. This month sees you continue to take stock of one or more areas of your life. You are preparing for something positive, but also biding your time. It is time to make the most of your resources.

Scorpio

Pisces Joint resources are likely to receive a boost this

Spontaneity is the name of the game during October. As long as you have caught up on your paperwork and other chores, you are now free to go out and play. This is a light-hearted time during which you may birth something new. Creativity can flow. astrological influences propel you out into the world you are likely to pack your photos and some other home comforts in your suitcase. You may be pleased to learn that this month heralds a focus on home and family.

Virgo

colleagues so that you can better pursue your own hopes, dreams and wishes. Connections with others bring benefits.

You may join or start a new group, link with others on social media or socialise more in your current circle.

Capricorn

you do this? Perhaps you need to take a trip, travel to a foreign land. Alternatively, you may broaden your horizons through study, religion, law or spiritual pursuits. The choice is yours but the time is ripe to break into new frontiers.

month. This means anything connected to shared income and bank accounts, joint plans and investment returns. You are reassessing how you invest your time and money and coming up with some positive plans for the future. Change is afoot.

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Suriya Lotus Spa and Gallery is a Thai luxury spa whose therapies are based on the ancient Thai and Ayurvedic healing principles.

The spa offers a large variety of body-healing and pampering beauty treatments from the famous traditional Thai massage to revitalising organic herbal body scrubs and the famous Thai gold facial therapy. As winter turns into spring the experienced staff recommend a luxurious 90-minute aromatherapy massage or soothing hot-stone massage therapy to clear out the blockages caused by the cold weather, improve circulation and increase energy and stamina. Having emerged from your blissful treatment you can relax with a cup of delicious Thai lemongrass or herbal tea to restore your equilibrium and rejuvenate your inner wellbeing.

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SUNDAY 27 TH NOVEMBE R BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS (USA) ALPINE PIERCE BROTHERS JULIEN BAKER (USA) JORDIE LANE & THE SLEEPERS & MANY MORE

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BY ANDREA KELLETT

The Bellarine Peninsula is set to ignite when the Queenscliff Music Festival returns for its 20th year on November 25-27, and Mornington Peninsula residents are invited to join the party.

The 2016 event is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet, with an “all killer, no filler” line-up of more than 80 local and international acts. There’s craft beer, regional produce and accommodation from beachside B&Bs and historic hotels to camping. For Peninsula residents, there are special ferry deals, check out www. qmf.net.au Australian ‘90s indie pop darlings Killing Heidi will reunite at the festival for their first show in 10 years. A festival goer herself, Ella Hooper says: “We’ve been asked to perform live many times over the years and have always declined. But it just goes to show – never say never. To join such a stellar line-up at this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival is the perfect way to return to the stage for us.”

The artist announcements have been flowing, including news that international stars Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals will bring the band’s first new album in eight years ‘Call It What It Is’ to Queenscliff. Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen will present songs from a new collaboration and Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos will play songs from Garrett’s forthcoming

solo album ‘A Version of Now’ featuring an all-star band including Abbe May, Martin Rotsey (Midnight Oil), Mark Wilson (Jet) and Peter Luscombe (Rockwiz, Paul Kelly).

The legendary Australian band george will reform to play their first shows in 11 years; musical comedy trio The Doug Anthony Allstars will bring their new show Near Death Experience; the Pierce Brothers will perform songs from their Top 10 Aria Chart EP Into The Dirt; and Melbourne’s Jordie Lane returns from LA with a new record and his new band The Sleepers.

There’s Sweet Jean, Eilen Jewell (USA), Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers and many more.

Festival director Andrew Orvis says: “Turning 20 is a major milestone and we’re really excited about the festival this November. We’ve assembled a fantastic program to celebrate the occasion.

Queenscliff is more than just the music though... It’s about great shows, comfy surrounds, a family friendly vibe, yummy food and drinks, all in the beautiful historic Queenscliff. This is a 20th anniversary party you don’t want to miss!”

Organisers are predicting a sell-out, so head to www.qmf.net.au to book your tickets.

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MAIN STREET MORNINGTON FESTIVAL The Main Street Mornington Festival returns for the 21st time this year!

This free, family-friendly event runs from 11am - 5pm Sunday, October 16, and Mornington Peninsula Magazine is a proud sponsor.

Festival director Christina Nolan says: “It’s such a pleasure to bring this event, that is extremely popular with locals and visitors from afar, to the community each year and we really appreciate all the ongoing support provided by our sponsors, local businesses and organisations, community groups and volunteers.”

Mornington’s Main Street will once again transform into a stage showcasing local arts, culture, food and wine. The Festival celebrates the best of the Peninsula’s gourmet produce, boutique wineries, artists, musicians, dance troupes, singer songwriters and performers. There will be a diverse range of stallholders and performers and the program is available on the Festival website.

For the kids there’s animal petting, mini golf, dancing, face painting and more. Nova Star Productions stilt walkers will hover above the crowd and Go Go Entertainment mascots will roam the Festival.

Performance spaces and stages will feature a mixture of up-and-coming artists and seasoned performers. The EastLink stage will feature acts such as Sarah Rzek, who recently signed with Molly Meldrum’s label LUXOR, and reggae band Ras Jahknow. You will also see cover bands, singer songwriters, school bands and more on the other stages.

Other highlights include a Totally Wilde Magic performance and a drum workshop by Dudlee Djembe. There will be fresh seasonal produce growers, delicious food and a large selection of Australia’s best wine makers, showcasing what the Peninsula has to offer. Pencil the Festival into your diary for Sunday, October 16, and tag your posts with #MSMF! The annual event is produced by the volunteers of Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism Inc. Major Sponsors are EastLink and the Mornington Peninsula Shire. More: www.mainstreetfestival.com.au or Facebook: /MainStreetMorningtonFestival SEPTEMBER 2016 (58)

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Brooklands of Mornington is fast becoming the live entertainment place to be on the Peninsula.

At just $79 per ticket, ‘ring ring, why don’t you give’ [them] ‘a call?’ Doors open 6.30pm.

This October the Australian and international sensations TUSK Fleetwood Mac and SOS Abba tribute bands are coming to Tanti Avenue for ONE SHOW (October 28) and you’re in for some serious fun in a venue where sophistication blends beautifully with groove and good times.

There’ll be stunning costumes, audience participation, Swedish accents, lots of laughs and all the songs you know and

love. A two-course dinner including entrée and main (chicken breast or slow cooked beef cheek) seal the unique Brooklands of Mornington entertainment deal.

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(Also watch out for their Faulty Towers shows on December 6, 7 and 8 where improvised comedy, a 70s inspired threecourse meal and Basil Faulty gags reign supreme.)

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Dromana puts on a show The fabulous Dromana Art Show is back.

This 42-year-old collaboration between Dromana Primary School and the Dromana Rotary Club is bigger and more exciting than ever in 2016.

This year’s event runs from October 28-30, showcasing contemporary and traditional works across a range of mediums.

Opening night on Friday, October 28, promises live music by Andrew ‘The Wiz’ Farrell, delicious local food and Elgee Park wine. Tickets cost $25 and can be pre-purchased or bought at the door on the night.

Saturday, October 29, is the general exhibition from 10am - 5pm, with live music and a wine bar. Entry costs $5 and incudes live music from noon by Heidy Luckhurst.

Sunday, October 30, the general exhibition continues from 10am - 5pm, along with the children’s Art Club and wine bar.

Entry costs $5. Art Club is a supervised, interactive activity space for children over 6 years old (gold coin donation).

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Let your friends know you’re busy on October 23 because you’ll be at the Somers Art Fair at Somers Primary School from 10am to 5pm.

This wonderful day out for the whole family has been running for 14 years and keeps going from strength to strength.

There’s something for everyone at the Somers Art Fair. Kids are entertained with activities, music, and yummy food, while mum and dad can peruse a dedicated art space where work by prominent, collectable and emerging artists is on show. There will be an auction of selected pieces including totem poles (displayed in many of the gardens in Somers), sculpture and paintings by award winning artists later in the day after the family has had their fill of gourmet food, baristamade coffee and local wines, creative workshops, rides and games.

The Somers Art Fair is an annual community event held to raise funds for the Somers Primary School. Class upgrading, school programs, playground equipment and ground maintenance are some of the areas marked for improvement.

Head to Somers this October to experience the best of what the Peninsula has to offer.

There are market stalls showcasing the region’s handmade wares by local artisans and show bags for the kids too.

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Sea shell statements Mornington Peninsula She Shell Art artist Miffy Pittaway will showcase her dramatic-style statement creations at her own market stall for Craft Markets Australia on Sunday, November 27. All of her uniquely Australian creations will be available for purchase on the day for that special someone in your life or just because you can, and should, spoil yourself with a beautiful handcrafted, shell-encrusted creation from the sea, pulled together with beach, tide and coastal finds. This is an event not to be missed.

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With Rosebud’s long history as a great place to enjoy summer beach holidays, what better place to revive the fun-filled ‘50s and ‘60s lifestyle?

This new festival, Foreshore RockFest, will run over three days from November 25-27 and will involve a series of different music, dance, movie, car and vintage shopping events. In its first year, all activity will be based in Rosebud.

The fun starts on Friday evening with a beach party in the Rosebud Scout Hall. A new show added to the program is the Mark Andrews Legends Show at GPO Hotel from 7pm. Mark is a renowned Elvis impersonator and his show will focus on Elvis, Austen Powers and Tom Jones, among others. On Saturday morning the town centre will rock with hot rod and ‘chrome bumper’ cars on show, ‘50s performers and dancers along the footpath and a ‘50s and ‘60s market running at Rosebud Primary School.

The market will include clothing, food, DJs, live bands and dance demonstrations, with a gold coin entry. The vintage shops in town will pump with music, fashion and bargains while the cinema will feature a classic Audrey Hepburn movie.

Saturday evening will provide fans of the ‘50s and ‘60s with multiple dance venues hosting live bands, including the Lincolns, Fender Benders and Honey B and the Stingers, along with a special Elvis double feature at the Dromana 3 Drive-In. Sunday will see a pre-1970s hot rod and classic car show on the Village Green, featuring hundreds of cars and vintage caravans, with live music. For the fashionistas from the era, a vintage clothing and ‘pin up’ contest will also be held in the Memorial Hall next to the car show.

The market will continue at the Rosebud Primary School on Sunday from 10am. All events will culminate at 3pm.

Tickets are available online and are essential for many events. Don’t delay because they are selling out rapidly.

For tickets and full details, check out foreshorerockfest. com.au or Facebook Foreshore Rockfest.

- Rock’n’Roll and Rockabilly Dances - Retro Market - Beach Party - Classic Cars & Rods - Pin Up Competition - Drive In Movies

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…AND THE WIND BLOWS INTO SPRING

BY CATHERINE GODONY

Five stunning young musicians from our shores, forming the Arcadia Wind Quintet, gave life to a mix of French and Australian compositions on September 4 at the accessible Peninsula Community Theatre, hosted by the Peninsula Music Society.

Their brilliance captivated the audience, warming it with virtuosity and rhythmic spontaneity.

The opening, Ibert’s Trois pièces brèves, exploded into hues and textures of wind combination. Ravel followed, with Le tombeau de Couperin (1917) depicting the memory of fallen friends of World War II, reminiscent more than nostalgic, yet melodious and vital.

This gave way to a picturesque rendition of

Debussy’s Quatre mélodies — his musical reflection focussed on Paul Verlaine’s poetry.

Then the excitement of To Ash from Embers, by young Australian Gabriella Vici, commissioned under Musica Viva for the auspices of the Hildegard Project, in support of women in composition.

The evening finished with Francaix, with Wind Quintet no. 1, a plethora of colours and articulations, through which the instruments once again blended gently, in sounds transporting the imagination.

The softly lit grey backdrop provided a subtle ambience for a performance met with tumultuous ovation.

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All nature is but art…

18th Century English poet Alexander Pope from his Essay on Man Master print maker and artist Dianne Fogwell likes to build nests around her. Her home is a creative place - Dianne’s son Jack and his funk band are playing in the music room and her husband Mark is working in his studio while we chat on the phone about the sensory pleasure of artist books, studio solitude, pollination (in nature and of ideas), shimmering surfaces disguising the deep and artists being the grand observers.

All is as it should be.

It is easy to see how this Canberra School of Art student (graduated 1980), lecturer in foundation, printmaking and Graphic Investigation studies 1981-1996 and finally lecturer in charge of the Edition + Artists Book Studio ANU School of Art from 1996-2005 gets things done.

She’s not afraid of an intense dialogue with ideas. This Wollongong girl (who was brought up with five sisters) has a full-bodied creative catalogue of printed and painted works.

She has been exhibiting since 1979 and has no intention of stopping. “I’ve been in my studio 10 years after retiring from academia in 2006. There’s no hiding from the work when you are alone. It’s either a good success or a good fail!” she says.

Fogwell has created hundreds of linoleum blocks. Her “alphabet of images” is “archived into different draws”. She’s worked with installations, musicians, prominent artists such as Magaret Olley and Robin Wallace-Crabbe and has been invited to international biennials for print and the artist book in Poland, Belgium, Belgrade, France, London and South Korea.

Her next exhibition Elegance in nature at Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza explores themes of ugliness and beauty, resilience and strength in nature and trees as our guardians. Both prints and oil paintings (on traditional Italian Gesso board) will be on show from early October onwards.

Elegance in Nature – Dianne Fogwell – Solo Show at Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza 60 Mount Eliza Way, Mount Eliza Manyung Gallery Group Mt Eliza. Malvern. Sorrento. Mornington T: 9787 2953 W: manyunggallery.com.au OCTOBER 2016 (59)

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Peninsula artists show their talents 21-23 OCT 2016

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The work of many Peninsula artists will be featured alongside a diverse range of artwork from around the state during the 38th annual Mt Eliza Art Show this month. It provides visitors with a unique opportunity to discover and purchase original and affordable art in a relaxed, community-based setting.

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Jeweller Frances Cook, painter Debbie Mackenzie, photographer Tash Carah and sculptor Paul Mutimer are the feature artists exhibiting at the art show at Mt Eliza North Primary School. One of the longest-standing art shows on the Peninsula, it is the school’s major fundraising event of the year.

The gala opening night on Friday, October 21, from 7.3010pm is catered by the local Lounge 387, with wine by The Online Wine Shop. Darcy Fox, a contemporary folk singer, will be performing on the night and a live auction hosted by Hall and Hall Real Estate Agents will be a great chance to bid on some artwork and other products.

The show continues on Saturday, October 22, from 10am5pm and Sunday, October 23, from 10am-4pm; and café d’Art is open Saturday and Sunday serving morning and afternoon teas as well as light lunches.

The Mt Eliza Art Show is at Mt Eliza North Primary School, 6 Moseley Drive, Mt Eliza. Entry over the weekend is $5 for adults with children admitted free.

Tickets are available at the door. For more details, go to www.mtelizaart.com or phone 9787 6611. For opening night tickets, go to www.trybooking.com/MWCS

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arts events leisure Once again the Peninsula Studio Trail (PST) group of artists are opening their studio doors and welcoming the public into their creative space. PST’s open studio weekends are an annual event held over two consecutive weekends on November 12, 13 and 19, 20, from 10am – 5pm.

The Peninsula Studio Trail is a journey into the studios of a diverse and gifted group of artists, where you have

the unique opportunity to see demonstrations and to purchase artwork and hand crafted items directly from the artists. To plan your trip, pick up a trail map from the Frankston or Mornington Peninsula tourist information centres or download a map from the PST website.

Peninsula Studio Trail artists produce a range of artwork including paintings, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and prints. “This is a very personal and informal way to meet an artist, see them at work and hear about their unique journey” the group’s president, Bryan Baldwin, explains. “We are keen to highlight how

special the Mornington Peninsula is as an important art destination, and for the many talented artists living and working here.”

Look out for the new PST logo outside each artist studio along the trail. It’s time to come and explore the Mornington Peninsula and to be inspired by some of the best artistic talent the Peninsula has to offer.

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Take time out from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and indulge in the beauty of the Peninsula and its superb creative energy.

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There’s nothing quite like a gorgeous animal story to put a smile on your face and leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy. Or furry.

Ros Almond has collected 50 or so delightful tales of Australian animals for A Wombat In My Drawer (Affirm Press). You’ll meet Bazz the labrador, who sniffs beehives for the presence of a disease that destroys the insects’ larvae – all while wearing a custom-made beekeeping suit to protect him from stings.

You’ll read about Winston the python, who literally bit off more than he could chew when he swallowed the barbecue tongs his owner was using to feed him his usual meal of rats. And Swino, a wild pig who consumed 18 tinnies at a Port Hedland camping ground and went on a drunken rampage before passing out under a log.

There are incredible stories of animals’ attachment to us humans. When Lulu’s carer, Len, was knocked unconscious by a falling tree branch, the 10-year-old western grey kangaroo began “barking” to alert Len’s family (Skippy would have been so proud). And when an elderly farmer broke his hip on his Benalla property and was unable to move, his pet goat and his dog stayed by his side for five days – the dog lying next to him to keep him warm at night and the goat allowing him to drink her milk so he’d remain hydrated.

There are also animals that form unlikely interspecies friendships – such as Iris, a retriever-mastiff cross employed by Taronga Zoo staff as a companion for a cheetah cub called Siri after she was rejected by her mother; and Samson the poodle, who has helped raise kangaroo and wombat joeys and dingo pups at Geelong’s Jirrahlinga Sanctuary.

Sometimes it seems as if our intolerance of each other’s

differences is increasing. Perhaps we should look to these animals as an example of how to get along.

Mornington Peninsula Magazine has four copies of ‘A Wombat In My Drawer’ to give away this month.

Competition entry is open to existing and new Mornington Peninsula Magazine members. Join at www. morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au/membership.

Award a tribute to Haydn Godony An up-and-coming performer at the Main Street Mornington Festival is about to get a welcome career boost.

The $500 Haydn Godony Music Award is an initiative of Willochra Enterprise in memory of its founding director and former journalist and photographer Haydn Godony. It consists of a recording opportunity offered by Haydn’s close friend, Don Wallis, and will be presented by Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Graham Pittock.

Willochra will also donate $250 to the Peninsula Folk Group and the Balnarring Musicians.

Haydn’s sister and current Willochra director Catherine Godony said the organisation’s involvement in and sponsorship of the festival was “a way of encouraging, inspiring and supporting music and musicians on the Mornington Peninsula while promoting the memory of Haydn, who dedicated a lifetime to passionately working in the interests of music and musicians on the Peninsula”.

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FUNDRAISING ART EXHIBITION & SALE November 11–13 at Woodleigh School Paintings, carvings, barks, weavings, artefacts and ceramics by new and established indigenous talent.

Carnegie coup for Peninsula choir From Leonard Bernstein to The Beatles, New York’s Carnegie Hall has hosted some of the biggest names in music. In three months the Mornington Peninsula Chorale will join them.

The choir has been invited to take part in a performance of Welsh musician and composer Karl Jenkins’ Requiem on January 15 as part of Distinguished Concerts International New York City’s Concert Series.

Fifty-one of the choir’s 100 members will spend five days and four nights in New York, performing at Carnegie Hall and in a church in Manhattan, in what choir convenor Judi McKee says will be a once-in-alifetime experience.

The choir has performed several of Jenkins’ works in the past after seeking his permission to do so, and Judi believes he probably put the choir’s name forward for the Requiem performance.

“We got a call from DCINY inviting us to audition for the performance – Carnegie Hall is very discerning.

Our audition was fantastic – we performed something

from Elijah, which we did this year, got an audio-visual contractor in, sent it to DCINY and they were impressed.”

DCINY artistic director and principal conductor Dr Jonathan Griffith described the choir as “wonderful musicians deserving of the community’s recognition and support”.

Judi says each choir member will have to find a “bare minimum” of $4500 each, which includes rehearsal costs as well as travel and accommodation expenses, but it’s an experience that far outrivals anything in the choir’s 30-plus-year history. “To walk in the steps of some of those famous singers who have performed at Carnegie Hall will be incredible.”

Karl Jenkins found fame as a member of the highly influential jazz-rock ensemble Soft Machine before releasing a string of vocalise-style albums, movie scores, and compositions for the likes of Kiri Te Kanawa and the London Symphony Orchestra. He received the OBE in 2005 for services to music.

To donate to the choir’s expenses, visit australianculturalfund.org.au/projects/ mornington-peninsula-chorale-new-york-tour/

WHISTLEWOOD A R T C O N S U LT A N C Y + P R I VAT E G A L L E R Y

For the last eight years, Woodleigh School’s Indigenous Education Program has promoted ‘two-way learning’ for indigenous students from Ampilatwatja in the central eastern deserts of the NT and Miwatj communities of northeast Arnhem Land, enabling them to travel to Melbourne and experience life on the Mornington Peninsula. Elders in both communities want their children to have these ongoing experiences but, without significant funding support, these life changing opportunities cannot continue.

Profits from LITTLE BIT LONG WAY will be used to fund the travel costs of visiting students and elders from two Yolngu homelands of Dhaliny-buy and Garrthalala in Miwatj (North-East Arnhem Land) and two Alyawarre communities; Ampilatwatja and Irrultja (Central Australia).

Presented by McCulloch & McCulloch, the exhibition comprises more than 80 works from 25 leading Aboriginalowned art centres of the Central, Western and Eastern Deserts, Utopia, the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and the Pilbara. It also features works of Baluk Arts - indigenous artists of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.

With this diversity and quality of works, LITTLE BIT LONG WAY adds an important dimension to Woodleigh School’s indigenous program. With your generous patronage and support, this program will continue to make a significant difference to the lives of indigenous children in remote communities.

FEATURED ARTWORK (below): Maringka Baker, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa, acrylic on linen, (detail) 200 x 120cm.

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Aboriginal Art from around Australia Open every Sunday 11am - 5pm Other times welcome by appointment

McCulloch & McCulloch presents LITTLE BIT LONG WAY Fundraising art exhibition + sale NOVEMBER 11-13 70+ Aboriginal art works Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Gallery Woodleigh School, Langwarrin 642 Tucks Road, Shoreham. T: 03 5989 8282 E: whistlewood@mccullochandmcculloch.com.au mccullochandmcculloch.com.au

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OCTOBER 2016 EVERY SUNDAY Heritage steam train trips Mornington Railway; 460 Moorooduc Hwy, Moorooduc; www.morningtonrailway. org.au; 1300 767 274

Eliza; 9am-2pm; www.primrosefair. com.au Georgie Bass Austrian Cookery Class Georgie Bass Bistro, 30 Cook St, Flinders 2-4pm; 5989 0201

UNTIL OCTOBER 14 Exhibition of Paintings by Nglaire Johansen-Cooper An exhibition of landscape and abstract paint-ings at the Mornington Library, Vancouver Street, Mornington

SAT & SUN OCTOBER 8 & 9 Circus Oz circus skills and live music, Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; $17 - $49; Oct 8 at 1:30pm & 7:30pm; Oct 9 at 1:30pm; artscentre. frankston.vic.gov.au

UNTIL OCTOBER 15 “Out of the darkness” by Insingane at Bear & Cub Café 37 Armstrong Rd, Seaford; www.insingane.com.au

SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 Awakening: Montalto Celebrates Spring 33 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South; 10am - 5pm; 5989 8412

UNTIL OCTOBER 17 Melange Exhibition Merricks General Wine Store, 3460 Frankston Flinders Rd, Merricks; 8.30am- 5pm; 5989 8088; E: admin@mgwinestore.com.au

Spotlight On Peninsula Artists Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Civic Reserve Dunns Rd, Mornington; 1pm – 5pm; 5950 1580

UNTIL NOVEMBER Spirit Appreciation Nights The Milbri - Espresso, Restaurant & Bar; 1183 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud; 5982 3901; www.themilbri.com.au; www.facebook. com/themilbri UNTIL NOVEMBER 20 Salon des Refuses Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Dunns Rd, Mornington;10-5pm; 5950 1580 Portraits: Sullivan & Bilbrough Refuses paintings by Peninsula portrait artists Vicki Sullivan and Fiona Bilbrough, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington; 10-5pm; 5950 1580 Daryl Gordon Balnarring photographer; MPRG, Civic Reserve, Mornington, 5975 4395 UNTIL DECEMBER 23 Friday Night Fish & Chips at The Long Table 159 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South; $20; 5989 2326; www. thelongtable.com.au

SUNDAYS OCTOBER 9, 16, 23 & 30 Learn to Play Lawn Bowls – fun for all ages Free 4-week coaching program; no need to book with free sausage sizzle! David MacFlaran Oval, Hotham Rd, Sorrento 10am–2pm.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 U3A Southern Peninsula Free Seniors’ Morning Tea Dromana Community Hall, 359 Point Nepean Rd, Dromana; 10am - 12noon; 5981 8777 West Rosebud Croquet Club Open Day West Rosebud Croquet Club, 66A Elizabeth Ave, Rosebud West; 1pm – 4pm; 5986 8616 Positive Play and Behaviour ages 1-3yrs Montague Park Maternal and Child Health Centre, Bentley Place, Frankston; 10am – 12noon; free; bookings essential; 9784 1756 Better Questions For a Better Life Workshop Frankston Arts Centre, 27–37 Davey St, Frankston; 10am 12noon; 1300 322 322

OCTOBER 7 – OCTOBER 21 “Elegance in Nature” by Dianne Fogwell Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza, 60 Mount Eliza Way, Mount Eliza, Ph. 9787 2953, www.manyunggallery.com.au

WED-SUN OCTOBER 12-16 The Food Truck Park presents Seaside Street Food Festival Pier Promenade, Frankston Waterfront, Frankston; Wednesday 5pm-10pm, Thursday to Sunday 11am-10pm; 1300 322 842

SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 Primrose Fair, Spring Market Edition Toorak College, Old Mornington Rd, Mt

WED OCT 12 & WED NOV 16 Woodleigh School Campus Tours Penbank ECC – Y6: 9:30am; Minimbah

COMEDY / DRAMA

Thursday 13 October, 7.30pm

“Simply a marvellous play” The Sunday Times Starring Helpmann Award winner Colin Moody and Francesca Bianchi as Rita.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 Educating Rita Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 7:30pm; $29-75; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Toorak College Open Morning Tours at 9am and 10am; www.toorakcollege. vic.edu.au; 9788 7234 THUR OCT13 & THUR NOV17 Woodleigh School Campus Tours Woodleigh Y7-12; 9:15am; Bookings required; www.woodleigh.vic.edu.au FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 Close to You The Carpenters Story Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 10:30am; $18 - $20; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 Boutique Design Market Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin; 10am–2pm; $2. www. boutiquedesignmarket.com.au Emu Plains Market 9am-2pm, Balnarring Racecourse, Coolart Rd; $4 onsite parking; free entry; www. emuplainsmarket.com.au Building with Hempcrete Eco Living Display Centre, The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 10-3pm; 5950 1259 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 8pm; $46 - $52; artscentre. frankston.vic.gov.au SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 Main Street Mornington Festival Main Street, Mornington; 11am - 5pm; info@ mainstreetfestival.com.au

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19 Red Cross Community Wills Day; Make a Will for $75; Benton’s Square Community Centre, 145 Ben-tons Road, Mornington, 10am – 4pm The Nutcracker Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 8pm; $77 $87; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au FRI – SUN OCTOBER 21 – 23 Mount Eliza Art & Design Show Gala Opening Night Friday 7:30pm – 10pm; Tickets $25 (strictly limited) Book online www.trybooking.com/MWCS; Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.

Entrance fee: $5, children free! Tickets available at the door; Mount Eliza North Primary School, Mount Eliza.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 Tootgarook Pre-School Ladies Night Rye RSL, Nelson St, Rye; 7:30pm – 12pm; cost $55; Sarah 0419 130 219 Wallara Australia Colour the World Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 2pm; tickets $5; artscentre. frankston.vic.gov.au SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 Mornington Community Garden Open Day Mornington Community Garden, Mitchell St, Mornington; 10am-4pm; free; 0412 963 409 Fresh Pasta Making Cooking Experience at Green Olive at Red Hill, 1180 Mornington Flinders Rd, Main Ridge; 9am - 1pm; 5989 2992 You be the Judge panel conversation moderated by portraiture expert Dr Vivien Gaston, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery; 5pm drinks and nibbles, 6:30pm moderated panel conversation; 5950 1580

Peninsula Pregnancy, Bubs and Kids Expo 2016 Flinders Christian Community College, 100 Ballarto Rd, Carrum Downs; 10am-4pm;

SAT-SUN OCTOBER 22 - 23 Westernport Quilters Show Tyabb Community Hall, 1535 FrankstonFlinders Rd, Tyabb; 10am–4pm; $5; 0417 557 681

MONDAY OCTOBER 17 Post Baby Core Strength Frankston South Community and Recreation Centre, 55 Towerhill Rd, Frankston; 10am - 11am; 92937122

Photographic Exhibition at Sorrento.

The Sorrento Photography group invite local photographers to exhibit. SAC 823 Melbourne Rd Sorrento, $2 entry; 0409 645 616

MON-SUN OCTOBER 17 – 23 Aussie Backyard Bird Count Eco Living Display Centre, The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 9am - 5pm; 5974 3686

SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 Somers Art Fair Somers Primary School, 87 Camp Hill Rd, Somers; free; 10am–5pm; Somers Primary School on 5983 5546

TUESDAY OCT 18 & TUES NOV 15 Young at Art for pre-schoolers, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery,

Community Kinders Plus Family Fun Day Overport Park, Overport Rd, Frankston; 11am - 2pm; 9773 3931

CLASSICAL MUSIC

MENDELSSOHN, MOZART & HAYDEN

Saturday 15 October, 8pm

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Brett Kelly and featuring Sophie Rowell, returns to Frankston.

Tickets: $30 – $52

HMAS Cerberus Open Day HMAS Cerberus Navel Base, South Beach Rd, Crib Point; 10am – 4pm; 5931 5697 Mount Eliza Farmer’s Market 9am – 1pm; Cnr Mt. Eliza Way & Canadian Bay Rd. www.mtelizafarmersmarket.com.au; 0403 889 559 THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 Declutter your home - for seniors Eco Living Display Centre, The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha; 10am – 12noon; 5950 1259 Halloween Cabaret Rosebud Over 50s Social Club, 121-123 Ninth Ave, Rosebud; 1:30pm – 3pm; Rosebud Over 50’s Social Club on 5986 1923 FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 Russell Morris & Band at The Grand Hotel 124 Main Street Mornington; 8pm, Tickets: $30 + bf Online & $35 at the door (unless sold out) 5975 2001

SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 Halloween Adventure with the Mornington Railway 460 Moorooduc Hwy, Moorooduc; departs 11am, 12:15, 1:45pm, 3pm; 1300 767 274 Peninsula Cup Day at Mornington Race Club all welcome, all price tix available; www.mrc.racing.com MONDAY OCTOBER 31 Intimate Evening with David Hobson Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 7:30pm; $54 - $59; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au FRI-SUN NOVEMBER 4 – 13 Eric’s Homecoming Rosebud Memorial Hall, Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud; 2-4pm; $25; 0401 853 940 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 Balnarring Picnic Racing Club Race Balnarring Racecourse, Coolart Rd, Balnarring. www.balnarringraces.com

Fleetwood Mac and Abba Tribute Shows at Brooklands of Mornington Doors open 6:30pm; Tickets $79; includes 2 course dinner and live show; 99 Tanti Ave, Mornington; 5973 9200

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 Arthurs Seat Challenge Fun Run Arthurs Seat, Purves Rd, Arthurs Seat; 8:30am - 12:30pm; cost adult $50; child $30; 0412 947 609

Stiletto Sisters The Red Hill Baker Show 7pm; Café open 5:30pm; $35 tix bookings essential; 1/3000 Frankston Flinders Rd, Balnarring; 5931 3125

Peninsula Chamber Musicians Peninsula Community Theatre at 2:30pm www. peninsulachambermusicians.com.au

FRI-SUN OCTOBER 28-30 Dromana Art Show, Dromana Primary School, McColloch Street, Dromana

FRI-SUN NOVEMBER 11 – 13 Little Bit Long Way – Aboriginal Art from around Australia 11am–5pm, 642 Tucks Road, Shoreham. 03 5989 8282 www.mccullochandmcculloch.com.au

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 Psychic & Wellbeing Festival Mt Eliza Community Hall, 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza; 10am - 4:30pm; cost $10; 0435 020 032 Handmade Sausage Cooking Experience at Green Olive at Red Hill, 1180 Mornington Flinders Rd, Main Ridge; 9am - 1pm; 5989 2992 Rose Wine Dinner at the Flinders Hotel corner Cook and Wood streets, Flinders; 7pm - 10pm; 5989 0201 Pro Raw Powerlifting FAC, 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 3pm; $65; artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au Eco-Makeover Your Home guided tour of a sustainably retrofitted house; The Briars Park, 450 Nepean Highway, Mt Martha; 10am; www.frankston.vic.gov. au/EnvironmentalEvents SAT OCT 29 – TUES NOV 1 Spring Art Show Peninsula Arts Society, 159 Overport Rd, Frankston South; 10am - 5pm; Free Entry & Parking 9775 2640

SAT & SUN NOV 12 – 13 Garden Design Fest 2016 – Rotary projects and proceeds go to local charities 10am – 5pm, Peninsula Locations: Flinders, Mornington, Rye & Mt Martha. www.gardendesignfest.com.au info & tickets (and at the door) SAT & SUN NOV 12 &13, 19 & 20 Peninsula Studio Trail- Come meet the artists! Information: http:// peninsulastudiotrail.org/ SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 Queenscliff Music Festival 11am – 5:30pm; Tickets at www.qmf.net.au; Ferry packages available.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 - 27 Foreshore Rockfest Rosebud 50’s – 60’s Festival; Rock’n’Roll & Rockabilly Dances, retro market, beach party, classic cars & rods, Pin Up Competition and Drive-In movies; www. foreshorerockfest.com.au MORE LISTINGS ON OUR WEBSITE morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au

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B# BIG BAND

Friday 4 November, 10.30am & 1.30pm

B# re-creates the magic of the original swing era.

Featuring a 10-piece band and two vocalists, discover the lush, addictive sounds of swing!

Tickets: $18 – $20

Tickets: 03 9784 1060 thefac.com.au

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THURS-SAT OCT 13 - DEC 10 Marion Parker New Solo Art Show “Living in Two Worlds” FAC; 27-37 Davey St, Frankston; 9-5pm

Dunns Rd, Mornington; 5950 1580

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The charming comedy Educating Rita is coming to Frankston Art Centre for a night of entertainment and quick-witted humour.

Premiering in 1980, Educating Rita has delighted audiences young and old alike, quickly becoming a classic. It is universal in its themes as though it was written only yesterday, yet it still offers comedic relief.

Frank is a cynical, burnt-out English professor who drinks far too much whiskey. Rita is a hairdresser and a bit naive. She has, however, a wonderful and indeed desperate thirst for knowledge and she chooses Frank of all people to introduce her to culture.

Frank soon discovers that Rita has a lot more common sense than the so-called educated class within which he moves. He begins to fall in love with Rita for her zest for life, her almost child-like qualities and her simple, natural intelligence. Two very different worlds then collide, merging to produce a charming human comedy.

Educating Rita is on Thursday, October 13, at 7.30pm. It contains strong language and is recommended for people 15 years and older.

Tickets: members $46/full $52/concession $49/groups of 10 or more $49. To buy, phone 9784 1060; for pre-show dining, phone 9784 1074.

FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE A: cnr Davey and Young streets T: 9784 1060 W: artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

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Jordie Lane thinks Mornington Peninsula Magazine’s call waiting music is “pretty funky”.

That’s rather cool, considering this globetrotting muso’s impressive bio (he’s performed at major festivals around the world including the US, Canada, the UK and Australia).

The Aussie artist has phoned in from Nashville, Tennessee where he’s been performing at AmericanaFest and co-writing songs. He’s preparing to jet back to Australia to kick off a two-month tour with his new album GLASSELLLAND (pronounced Glas-Sell-Land) and new band The Sleepers. It’s his first full-length studio album in five years.

The Jordie Lane & The Sleepers GLASSELLLAND Australian Tour will see him sweep across Australia’s major capital cities and key regional venues this October and November, ending with a gig at the Queenscliff Music Festival on November 25-27. Growing up in Melbourne’s northern suburbs in Thornbury, Lane has a soft spot for the festival, having holidayed in the seaside town “heaps” and performed at the festival twice. “It’s one of the best festivals in Australia. Coming from Victoria I love driving down to that part of Australia… and having a festival that’s kind of out of a town is always the best I find,” he says.

So what can Queenscliff Music Festival goers and Jordie Lane fans expect from this artist at Queenscliff? “A whole bunch of new songs a whole lot more rocked up,” he says. “It’s a brand new band so I feel like we’re going to have a lot more energy.”

There’s 13 tracks on the new album and one of them explores the sounds of an ice-cream truck (yes that’s right, an ice-cream truck). But don’t expect that in his live show. On a personal level, he can’t wait to get back home and play his new songs for Aussie audiences. Catch Jordie Lane at the Queenscliff Music Festival, November 25-27. Festival tickets at www.qmf.net.au OCTOBER 2016 (59)

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

Red Hill: First Saturday of the month, September-May, RH Showgrounds, Arthur’s Seat Rd, Red Hill 8am to 1pm. Over 300 stalls of gourmet produce, fresh fruit and vegetables, art and craft.

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

Mornington’s Main Street: Every Wednesday 9am - 3pm between Cromwell and Albert Sts. Mornington Racecourse Craft: Second Sunday of month, Racecourse Rd 9am-2pm. Over 300 stalls with animal farm and face painting for the kids.

Mt Eliza Farmers’: Fourth Sunday of month, Mt Eliza Village Green. 9am - 1pm Oak Hill Community Arts Cooperative’: Artist Inspired, 1st Sunday of month, 100 Morn-Tyabb Rd, Mornington Pearcedale Farmers Market 3rd Saturday of the month from 8am-1pm at the Pearcedale Community Centre, BaxterTooradin Rd, Pearcedale Primrose Fair Designer Market Saturday, October 8, and Saturday November 26, 9am 2pm at The Cloisters Toorak College, Old Mornington Rd Mt Eliza

Rosebud Trash n Treasure: Fifth Saturday months, Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd. 7.30am till noon

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Mornington Farmers’: Second Saturday of month, Mornington Park Schnapper Point Dve, 8:30am-1pm

Rosebud Lions Club: First Sunday of the month, Rosebud Village Green. 7am till 2pm

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9.00am - 1.00pm Cnr Mt Eliza Way & Canadian Bay Rd (Mel Ref: 105 F1)

Karingal Uniting Church 2nd Saturday of month, 8am-1pm, cnr Karingal Dve & Lindrum Rd, Frankston

Rosebud Community School: Second Saturday of the month, Rosebud Primary School Cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty Rd

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

Big Bayside & Peninsula Design Market, Mermaid Sorority, Friday Dec 16 Frankston Basketball Stadium, 90 Bardia Ave Seaford. 90+ brands, food trucks, live music $2 entry Boutique Design Market, Saturday October 15, homewares, art, babies’ and kids’ goods, handbags, shoes, vintage goods, jewellery and everything in between, there will also be a cafe, food, music, kids’ activities, a free photo booth and lots of fun. 10am-2pm Kingston City Hall, 985 Nepean Hwy Moorabbin. boutiquedesignmarket.com.au Bittern Community: Every Sunday at Bittern railway station.

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

Boneo Community: Third Saturday of month, Cnr Boneo & Limestone Rds. Dromana 3 Drive-in, 113 Nepean Hwy, Dromana 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month between October and May from 8am 1pm. In January, the market runs every Sunday.

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

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Rosebud West Outdoor Market first Saturday of month 8:30am -12:30pm. Eastbourne Primary School, Allambie Ave, Rosebud West

The MOrnington Peninsulas Freshest Market An independent market showcasing Melbourne and the Peninsula’s very best makers, creators, growers and collectors. 200+ stalls, kids entertainment, live music, workshops, gourmet food & local fresh produce!

3rd Saturday of month 9am to 2pm 2016 market dates - Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17, 2017 market dates - Jan 7* & Jan 21 (both twilights 3pm-8pm), Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 8* (* not our usual 3rd Sat of the month)

Rye Pre-Loved Childrens Market, Saturday October 22, 102pm, Rye Beach Community Centre. 27 Nelson Street, Rye. Lots of goodies to be scooped up! Baby goods, Childrens clothes, Toys etc. Market entry $2 P: 5985 4462 Seaford Farmers’: Third Sunday every month, 8am-1pm Broughton St Reserve Station St Seaford Seaford Handmade Homemade Third Sunday of month, 10am-3pm, Seaford Scout Hall, Seaford Somerville Anglican Church: Second Saturday of month 9am-1pm, Stalls can range from bric a brac to plants, fruit & vegies, 2a Eramosa Rd West, Somerville The Top of the Hill Twilight Market Friday 18 Nov 18 at Red Hill Recreation Reserve to raise money for the Red Hill Cricket Club www.redhillcc.com.au.

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Tootgarook Primary School: Fourth Saturday of the month 7.30am-12.30pm.

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

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Mornington Peninsula Magazine joined Samantha Baring and Simon Monk at the grand opening of The Big Shed Balnarring, on September 10. They have brought together more than 20 stockists from around Australia to make up this ‘designer haven’. You’ll find it at 2996 Frankston Flinders Rd, Balnarring (behind Paton Estate Agents) - “up the crunchy gravel path bordered by apple crates brimming with flourishing olive trees”.

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Specialising in free range, ethically farmed Pork, Lamb & Beef, organic fruit & veg, small goods & gourmet artisan made condiments.

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Cnr Eramosa Rd West & Binnak Way, Moorooduc

5977 5405 Enter via Binnak Way Barn Door Sales: Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm •Saturday 8am-12.30pm

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Woodman Estate.

Classic traditions since 1998.

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

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

Award Winning Woodman Estate Fine Foods.

Classic traditions from our table to yours.

Our delicious preserves received many awards at the 2016 Australian Food Awards, including a gold to our Rhubarb & Ginger.

With an abundance of fresh produce on our door step, you can be assured of the premium quality and taste of all of our products, that are prepared here in the Woodman Estate Kitchen.

Our collection of preserves and condiments are the perfect gourmet gift or simply a treat to savour with family and friends at home.

Available online at www.woodmanestatefinefoods.com and through many fine food and tourism destinations.

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Tapas café/Informal Restaurant/Cellar Door Huge outdoor decks looking over the vineyard Open Thursday to Sunday Dinner Friday and Saturday PIER 10 10 Shoreham Road, Shoreham E. restaurant@pier10wine.com.au P. 5989 8848 | pier10wine.com.au

Pier 10 Restaurant in Shoreham has re-opened after a winter renovation and if you thought this magnificent venue couldn’t get any better, think again.

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The family owned and operated vineyard, restaurant and cellar door has updated and consolidated from two kitchens to one, servicing both the restaurant and cellar door and the team are ready to roll for Spring/Summer.

Expect more streamlined service while you relax and enjoy Pier 10’s fresh food (just about everything is made in-house), quality estate-made wine and, of course, that fabulous view.

Both the restaurant and cellar door retain their relaxed, family friendly menus and vibe – enjoy reasonably priced a-la-carte dining in the restaurant or graze on tapas while you sample the estate wines in The Cellar.

It’s also the ideal venue for functions - from weddings to cocktail parties and everything in between. This is the place to linger and enjoy the warmer weather with the whole family (throw out a picnic rug and enjoy Pier 10’s full-size bocce pitch while the children run around on the beautiful lawn!).

Pier 10 Restaurant is open Thursdays - Sundays for lunch and Friday and Saturday evenings for dinner; the Cellar door is open Thursdays - Sundays for wine sales and tastings; and the Cellar cafe is open Saturdays and Sundays for lunch. Relax and unwind at Pier 10.

PIER 10 RESTAURANT AND CELLAR DOOR A: 10 Shoreham Rd, Shoreham, T: 5989 8848 (Restaurant) W: pier10wine.com.au

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Licciardo’s Gallery Bar & Grill Licciardo’s for Christmas! It’s coming!

Spring has blossomed, Christmas is approaching and Licciardos Gallery Bar and Grill in Mt Eliza is the place for beautiful festive season functions.

It’s all here - off-street parking, alfresco courtyard dining, drinks on the deck under the stars, flavoursome meals, fabulous finger food, tapas and pintxo trail (Rob’s runaway success), home-made bread rolls and a London-style wine bar!

Rob’s famed vacherin dessert with honeycomb and meringue is the perfect finish to a beautiful meal on a balmy evening.

As Rob says, Licciardos Gallery Bar and Grill in Mt Eliza moves to its own beat.

Here you can also have a relaxed indoor-outdoor wedding with Rob and his team’s creative canapes or linger over a beautifully prepared sit-down menu and follow with photos under the stunning National Trust listed Oak. Rob’s $21.50 lunch special continues and Licciardos Gallery Bar and Grill has a new website! Check it out at www.licciardosgallerybarandgrill.com.au

Keep cosy by our open fire

Breakfast Sat & Sun | Lunch Wed - Sun | Dinner Wed - Sat

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Montalto will host an exciting lineup of conversations, music, cooking demonstrations and children’s activities at its inaugural Awakening: Montalto Celebrates Spring Festival on Sunday, October 9.

Radio National host Michael Williams and horticulturist and permaculture expert John Ferris will speak, and Montalto’s chefs will harvest and prepare produce from the garden.

Musicians Maxon (Maddison Wilson), Francesca Gonzales, Eric Parker and Matt Katsis will perform throughout the day, and Montalto’s winemaker Simon Black will conduct several tastings of his new-release summer favourites.

It’s on from 10am-5pm. Tickets: $40 adults, $20 children (under-5s free) from trybooking.com/225451 or at Montalto.

MONTALTO A: 33 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South T: 5989 8412 W: montalto.com.au

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With winter behind us and spring in the air, thoughts are invariably turning towards Christmas – and whether it’s a pre-Christmas get-together, work break-up or a delicious Christmas Day meal with the family, Mornington Hotel has you covered.

The hotel’s two function rooms have recently been renovated and are all ready for the festive season.

The Stratton Room is perfect for work functions or break-ups, with a three-course menu available, while for Christmas Day you can choose between a sit-down four-course meal in the bistro or a seafood/ carvery buffet upstairs in Room 10. Check out the menus on the website or Facebook page.

But why wait until Christmas? Mornington Hotel is the perfect venue for birthdays, weddings, engagements, high teas, farewells, wakes, seminars and corporate events. And there are plenty of kid-friendly offers too. As well as eating free all day Friday, youngsters get to enjoy entertainment every Saturday from 6-8pm, and there are two playrooms with heaps of activities to keep them amused for hours. Why not book your next kids’ party there, or enjoy a ‘Mummy and me’ high tea with your mothers’ group. There’s also a kids’ club to join for exclusive offers.

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Eat, Drink, Mingle on Main Dr Fox is turning up the heat in Main Street this Summer, unleashing a new menu to complement a funky refurbishment and rebranding.

This Café and Bar down the water’s end of Main Street is the place to eat, drink and mingle in Mornington. It is bursting at the seams with new ideas, flavours, cocktails, craft beer, hand-picked wines and extended evening opening hours over Summer. It’s top shelf all the way, including a full service cocktail bar! (there’s no lining up for drinks here).

“I don’t have bottom shelf in my bar,” owner Ben Townsend explains. “I have mid shelf and top shelf and you’ll get mid shelf at the price you would pay for bottom shelf elsewhere.”

Ben took over the café two years ago and has been crafting the perfect vibe ever since.

He has Mornington Peninsula Brewery lager on tap, super tasty liqueurs made with real fruit, fresh produce sourced daily and three different loyalty cards (beer, coffee and cocktails!).

It’s a funky venue for intimate functions, catering for up to 45 people, and a great spot for breakfast, lunch and lingering with friends. They’ve got the passion, the location and one of the best bars in town. Dr Fox at 37 Main Street - #yourpoisonisourpassion

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Meet Joel Mielle, a qualified chef, filmmaker and Peninsula local with the online presence of an international celebrity.

This Mt Martha man can make a chicken breast cooked with cheese and sundried tomato so appealing that 31 million people view in on Facebook. He has made 230 of his online cooking videos, and counting. He started doing it for fun and isn’t completely sure why his Chicken Mozzarella went viral, apart from the fact that he knows how to cook and how to make food look good. His Chicken Francaise did the same, only he posted that one three times and reached about 100 million pairs of eyes. “It’s crazy, crazy that the videos go viral,” he says over a coffee in Mornington. “I think I have

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better recipes (than the Chicken Francaise) and they don’t rate even close and it’s gone ballistic and I can’t pinpoint why.”

Joel’s business is called Recipe30 and while he still produces and posts the free video tutorials, he is talking to Mornington Peninsula Magazine about his next big thing, a travel and cooking VLOG series showcasing world chefs and their recipes. He started the series while in Italy recently and now plans to feature Mornington Peninsula restaurants and wineries. “We have so many worldclass wineries and restaurants here,” he explains.

Joel is essentially a man who has turned something he is passionate about – cooking and filmmaking, into a success. The French-born entrepreneur quit his day job as a chef to pursue a career in advertising, video production and filmmaking. “But I never thought I’d sharpen my knives like this again,’’ he says. His Recipe30 videos are a hit internationally, currently featuring on a Lebanese TV station (NBN TV) daily and

on supermarket video screens across the US. “My potato is on a plasma screen in New York,” he says. “It’s insane when you think about it!” And the reason he’s not instantly recognizable like the Jamie Olivers of the industry? Joel’s face doesn’t appear in his video tutorials. He doesn’t even do voiceovers. He uses video, music and text to tell the story and he believes cooking should be “simple, fun and tasty”.

“I’m not on camera, it’s just the food and my hands,” he says (the new VLOGS, however, are a different format and do feature Joel). And he does it all himself, the cooking, filming and editing, from his home in Mt Martha, for now.

Find Joel’s video recipes and VLOGs at the sites below (Mornington Peninsula VLOGs coming soon): FB: @recipe30 W: www.recipe30.com INSTAGRAM: /recipe30 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/ user/recipe30 PINTEREST: /recipe30

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The champagne was flowing and it was smiles all round at the official opening of the Frankston Yacht Club and Frankston Foreshore Precinct Redevelopment on September 16.

Frankston Mayor James Dooley, councillors, staff, Members of Parliament, yacht club representatives, the design team and members of the wider Frankston community celebrated the milestone.

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The official launch of the 2016 Main Street Mornington Festival was hosted by Merchant Lane Mornington on Thursday, September 22. The event was attended by Dunkley federal MP Chris Crewther, Mornington Peninsula Shire chief executive Carl Cowie, Deputy Mayor Bev Colomb, festival sponsors, Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism members and the festival organising committee. Guests enjoyed superb food and service and a lucky dozen took home a bottle of Yabby Lake wine, donated by the local winery. The launch celebrates the festival’s collaboration with sponsors, including Mornington Peninsula Magazine, local businesses and supporters. The event is in its 21st year and is on Sunday, October 16, 11am–5pm. Photos Jonathan Pritchard.

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Located in a secluded and peaceful precinct of Mt Eliza, this magnificent four-bedroom beachfront home at 17 Earimil Drive, Mt Eliza, epitomises quality and family living. Just 90m from Ranelagh Beach, the incomparable design of this five-year-old builder’s home is strikingly evident - from the rustic stone walls to the cleverly designed zones for privacy. Spread over three levels with an internal lift, it has a six-car basement garage, grand foyer, solid timber floors, rumpus and TV room, fully integrated theatre room, spacious balconies, a dazzling 20m lap pool and landscaping by Colin Hyett Design, making this home a true masterpiece.

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A spacious formal dining and lounge with a traditional wood fire place for those cold winter days and nights. A separate family room, casual dining with hostess kitchen, overlooking a tranquil paved and tree lined setting through French doors. Other great features include central heating, double lock up garage with extra storage room.

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Marklew Housing win major awards Marklew Housing has scooped the pool at the 2016 HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards.

The company won the Custom Built Home ($700,000-$1 million), Best Bathroom, Best New Kitchen and Kitchen of the Year categories for a three-bedroom house it designed and built in Mornington.

The area it had to work with was only 320 square metres, but the architecture embraces the complexities of boundary setbacks and building height controls, culminating in a visually impressive, contemporary and well-proportioned house that pushes the boundaries in a bold but gentle manner.

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It includes two precision folded metal floating staircases, the second of which leads to a rooftop deck accessed by a hydraulic lifting roof section. Here you are treated to 270-degree panoramic bay views without looking into neighbouring properties, thanks to its clever design. The house also responds uncompromisingly to passive solar design principles.

“Nothing about this home is ordinary,” said director Brian Marklew. “Every detail is special, yet there is a peaceful warmth and simplicity that exudes from its understated style.” (see advertisement page 19)

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Merrigal Premium Homes is proud to announce the opening of its new display home, Kallara.

Kallara has been carefully designed and developed to flow with the landscape of its surroundings. Many curves and textures have been incorporated to represent the beach and coastal feel of Rye. This house has four beautiful bedrooms, two bathrooms and a powder room, and a study with a view. Both

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bathrooms are oozing with luxury and are fitted with travertine tiles and specialty Marc Newson Caroma tapware. The open-plan living is emphasised with the spacious layout, light timber floors and classy furnishings.

Kallara has thought of everything, with ducted heating, ducting vacuum, airconditioning, a walk-in butler’s pantry, in-built curtains and a beautiful daybed at the rear of the property. Merrigal Premium Homes promises that Kallara will not disappoint. If you love luxury, natural colours and

the beach, this display home will leave you feeling in awe and inspired.

Kallara is at 113 Weeroona St, Rye, and is open on Saturdays from 11am-2pm. Please note this property is for sale. To book a private viewing, phone 5975 6670.

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Mornington’s Aquarius Pools has made a huge splash at the Swimming Pool and Spa Association’s 2016 awards.

The family-run business, which has operated on the Peninsula for more than 30 years, took out Australian Pool of the Year and picked up gold awards for Best Lap Pool and Most Innovative Pool at the national SPASA awards in Queensland. This follows

the company’s Pool of the Year triumph at the 2016 SPASA Victorian awards.

The company’s award-winning lap pool forms part of the ceiling in the living area and kitchen.

Three windows in the bottom of the pool are visible from these rooms, and their clever positioning not only provides light into the rooms, it gives the occupants a view of the swimmers above them, creating a visual link between interior and exterior living.

It required complex engineering to suspend the pool, which weighs about 50 tonnes when full, within the ceiling of this home, but the stunning result was well worth it.

The pool is able to be controlled from the living area and even using an iPad or iPhone - from the office or the golf course.

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Property Home Garden Bailey & Co Antiques’ latest container of genuine Antique and Vintage French furniture and collectables has arrived. As well as a huge selection of amazingly priced furniture, you will also find many rare and unusual smaller items. As most of their items sell before they get a chance to be photographed, hurry in so you do not miss out on that special piece.

Eden Gallery was conceived when owners Martine and Manny discovered the skill and craftsmanship

of an exceptional group of furniture makers in Central Java. Generations of woodcraft expertise creates impressive, reclaimed timber pieces that are not mainstream. If you are looking for organic statement pieces, Eden Gallery is the destination.

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Life is sweeter when one’s home and heart are full of beautiful things and Style Temple is the place to find them.

The stunning palms out the front are a hint but once you enter Style Temple you know you are somewhere special! The brain child of design duo Liz Todd and Frank O’Leary, Style Temple has hit its straps since relocating from Mt Eliza to Mornington late last year, with incredibly beautiful things in store for all budgets and styles.

Already the ‘go to’ place for unique and interesting gifts, Style Temple has expanded its amazing range of homewares, furniture, lighting, rugs, antiques, art and more, to become THE design destination on the Mornington Peninsula to shop for unique statement pieces. With their incredibly customer focused staff, Liz and Frank are clearly enjoying flexing their design muscles in the larger space of this exciting location.

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customer seeking an individual look for their home, from classic to eclectic. “I’m always looking for quality, for things people can’t find anywhere else and I’m also conscious of buying across all price points,” she explains.

Soft knits share space with the crisp clean lines of contemporary and classic furniture, dreamy bedding displays, creative lighting and gorgeous accessories.

Style Temple is the perfect place to browse for Christmas gift shopping and for spring/summer inspiration for your home.

New stock is arriving constantly.

Style Temple continues to work on plans for their next exciting development – an instore café, coming soon. With ample onsite customer parking, Style Temple has it all! A must visit!

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A one stop spot for heating, cooling and plumbing Southside Plumbing has merged with All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning to create a company that gets things done.

All work is completed to the highest of standards with owner Peter Dwyer, a plumber for over 30 years, urging his team to ‘do the job like you’re doing it in your own home. It’s got to be right.’

This family-owned business prides itself on workmanship. Repairs and maintenance on all heating and cooling appliances plus general plumbing services (hot water service or air conditioning

installations, ducted heating maintenance and carbon monoxide testing of gas appliances to mention a few) means you can make one call and know you’re covered. The girls in the office are friendly and helpful and organise things fast, and because Peter’s seven plumbers are on staff, you know they are going to be on time, every time.

All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning offers a 10 per cent discount on all labour charges for pensioners and is constantly updating its Facebook page

with information in regards to special deals. Did you know there are significant Government rebates when converting electrical appliances to gas? They do, and are happy to let you know all about it!

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Garden DesignFest returns Garden DesignFest - Australia’s premier open garden event - returns to the Mornington Peninsula on November 12 and 13.

Held biennially since 2004, the event opens professionally designed, private gardens to the public across Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and regional Victoria. It is conducted by Rotary and all funds raised are donated to charity.

The 2016 event includes 45 gardens across Victoria and six of them are on the Peninsula. It’s an opportunity to draw inspiration for your own garden and to have a wonderful ‘sticky beak’. The distinction between Garden DesignFest and other open garden events is that all the gardens are designed by professional garden designers.

The Peninsula gardens, open on the weekend of November 12 and 13, 10am to 5pm, are: • Flinders - Musk Cottage, 371 Musk Creek Rd, designed

by Rick Eckersely • Sorrento - 187 Ocean Beach Rd, designed by Ben McDonald • Mornington - 14 Tallis Drive, designed by Steve Taylor • Mornington - 25 Morell St, designed by Eugene Gilligan • Rye - 7 Douglas Crt, designed by Clive Abben • Mt Martha - 33 Deakin Drive, designed by Clive Abben Musk Cottage in Flinders (1 & 2) is a large garden over several acres in a rural setting. Rick Eckersely blended the previous European garden with native plantings to create a harmonious, natural flow. There are wetlands and forests - some quite formal in the French manicured style and others completely natural. The garden balances broad vistas with intricate detail and there is a surprise around every corner. The garden architecture and furniture blend with the sweep of the land and a jetty

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5. over the lake appears to be a natural extension of the landscape.

The Tallis Drive garden in Mornington (5), designed by Steve Taylor, is Steve Taylor’s family home. The house is set back from the street and is a bold, modern example of well proportioned architecture. The garden, in contrast, is organic and free flowing. For his planting, Steve used a combination of cuttings, left over plants from other projects and new plants. The colour palette is silver blue, lime green and dark green, with an emphasis on foliage.

The use of architectural features shows how good design enhances liveability in a garden.

The Morell St garden in Mornington (3) by Eugene Gilligan is within walking distance of Mills Beach. The contemporary residence has bay views and city glimpses at night. The client had just purchased the property when Eugene Gilligan became involved in the redesign of the front and rear gardens as well as the overall refurbishment of the exterior architecture. The beautiful timber cladding of the house became the foundation

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of the materials and plants’ colour palette. It is a contemporary take on the relaxed family garden.

The Clive Abben garden at Rye Back Beach (6) – A coastal-style retreat with an informal feel and strong design features. Natural materials and indigenous plantings have been used to achieve a relaxed haven.

Dry stone walls are used extensively as the retaining on a steep block, while timber fencing and decking complement the walls.

The Clive Abben garden at Mt Martha (4) - An elegant retreat that has a structured garden towards the street with a sweeping driveway, an open lawn with deciduous trees and an entrance courtyard with pergola and cottage-style planting. The planting is a mix of natives and exotics. A Japanese-style courtyard is, in contrast, minimally planted with some feature rocks surrounded by silver birch.

The Ben McDonald garden at Sorrento – This garden features an alfresco dining area with a pizza oven, a recycled timber dining table, an olive grove, shared tennis court and a tree swing. A stone stepped pathway boarded by native plants, topiaried lavenders and a cleverly

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to the Peninsula pruned enormous cypress tree makes the beach house not only a landmark in Sorrento area but a sightseeing stop for many garden appreciators.

Entry to Musk Cottage is $12 and to each of the other five gardens is $8. The charities to benefit in 2016

will be the Monash Children’s Hospital Foundation, Sporting Chance kids cancer Foundation and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. More at www. gardendesignfest.com.au

Industrial Hemp Association of Victoria member Neil Garrett will present Building With Hemp, a workshop at Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Eco Living Display Centre on Saturday, October 15, from 10am-3pm.

Hempcrete – a generic term for a mix of lime, hemp and water - reportedly has great insulation and soundproofing qualities and can also buffer changes in temperature and humidity and prevent mould growth.

Neil has built his own house from hempcrete and will discuss its benefits as well as demonstrate how to make it and how it can be used in your home or garden.

The workshop costs $30 a person with lunch provided.

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The best way to prevent problems with fruit trees is to make sure the tree is in good health. A healthy tree is naturally more resilient to pest and disease problems than a weak tree. That means we have to get our soils right, in particular drainage and pH. Most fruit trees prefer well drained soils and so soil preparation before planting is important. Both drainage and soil pH issues may be remedied with the addition of organic matter.

We also need to pay attention to the way we manage our fruit trees. A number of factors may affect the pest and disease status of your orchard, including variety, irrigation methods, feeding, mulching habits and pruning techniques.

We probably all know by now that drip irrigation is the preferred method of watering our gardens, and your fruit trees should be no exception. Overhead irrigation can lead to mildew and fungal problems in warmer periods and can also waste a lot of water. Installing drip irrigation isn’t expensive and you will be rewarded with cleaner fruit.

At this time of year, removing rapidly growing grasses from the base of your fruit trees, feeding well with composted manures and mulching heavily will give your trees some protection as they enter the hotter months of the growing season. Summer pruning can also be done now to remove excessive spring growth, overflowering and overcrowding of new shoots. This is a particularly important time to prune the excessive new growth on your espaliered fruit trees.

The above simple methods should be enough to keep your trees healthy year after year.

As a last resort however, and if our trees are suffering or have suffered recently a major pest or disease issue, we can remedy this promptly to reduce infestation and spread by using organic sprays. There are a number of multi-use sprays that you can either prepare yourself

or purchase to tackle the majority of common fruit tree problems we find on the Peninsula including horticultural oils, white oil, lime-sulphur, milk sprays and Bordeaux to name a few. For your deciduous trees, winter is the time to consider applying your fungicides to combat last season’s disease issues, so don’t do it now. The horticultural oils and pyrethrum-based sprays will clear up unwanted pests, but be mindful of harming beneficial insects at the same time. It is well worth researching companion planting to bring in predatory insects that will assist in keeping pest insects at manageable levels.

Most problems that the home orchardist faces can be overcome without the use of harsh chemicals and success can be achieved with less fuss than many expect. If you are observant and treat your fruit trees well you can have plentiful supplies of fresh organic fruit for much of the year. And won’t the kids love that!

Happy gardening.

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In bathrooms, ensuites and toilets we will: Scrub the grouting, getting rid  Tidy and fold towels of any surface mould  Clean rise and dry shower including tapware & shelving Clean the mirrors making them streak free and shiny  Scrub the bath getting rid of any soap scum build up Clean the vanity and basin Sanitise and hygienically clean   Rinse and clean the the toilet and surrounds

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Leading interior designer Fiona Parry-Jones has a series of workshops to help you decorate your home with colour.

The director of Mornington design studio Von-Haus will teach you the fundamentals of colour and design and give you realistic ideas and advice on taking the next step with

an interior decorating project.

The first workshop, Colour Your Home, is on Saturday, November 12, from 9.30am-12.30pm at Co.Co Place, 5 Bennetts Rd, Mornington. Tickets are $150, which includes morning tea and all materials (bring a source of colour inspiration and a photo of a room or a floorplan to tackle). Bookings: 0410 191 054.

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Kingston Electrical Services, a locally owned family business with over 30 years’ experience, can fit your LED lights for you at no cost – it is part of the Victorian Government rebate scheme.

They can also change your dimmable halogen lights.

You can save up to 88% on your electricity bill by making the switch.

WHAT’S THE CATCH? There is none, the LED lights and their installation really is free! No strings attached.

Plus, you can have unlimited replacements of halogen downlights and a 12 month warranty.

So call Peter at Kingston Electrical Services today to book in your appointment.

You will encounter friendly, reliable and prompt service – they guarantee it!

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Book your appointment to make the switch today it’s FREE! Offer provided as part of the Victorian Government’s VEET. Available to Victorian residents with home that have existing MR16 halogen downlights. Surcharge applies for ceiling heights above 3.2m.

Homes requiring fewer than 5 LED downlights attract a $30 call out fee.

Call Peter today: 0411 316 180

Exceptional Carpentry in Mt Martha specialises in period window restoration and rot repair, but that’s only the beginning.

This locally owned and operated business also provides an exceptionally extensive range of high quality carpentry services for people on the Peninsula and in the east and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne (think custom furniture, Heritage restoration, glass and acoustic upgrades, glass brick windows and walls, fascia boards, fencing and timber deck repairs.)

The team at Exceptional Carpentry is dedicated to their craft and pride themselves on delivering professional and cost-effective service. They are also fully insured and get the job done on time. Call today.

EXCEPTIONAL CARPENTRY Mt Martha T: 5977 1519

will leave your guests in awe.

Stunning outdoor spaces with established gardens, he explains, need to be designed, built and planted now in time for Christmas.

Andrew Whyte is a peninsula local and has been project managing and crafting custom outdoor spaces for more

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Entertain at home this Christmas Alfresco Christmas entertaining at home in the outdoor oasis of your dreams – it’s possible, if you start designing your new space now.

Landscape designer Andrew Whyte, of Andrew Whyte Landscape Design, can work with you to create a dream outdoor transformation that

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than 20 years. The key to a beautiful result, he says, is the design, and the role of the landscaper designer is to bring all the elements together with precision.

“The design starts with a wish list – and that might be a pool, cubby house, entertaining area – and then we expand on that,”

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he explains. “We talk about structure and function. We always talk about the size of the table and the number of chairs required on a weekly basis and a yearly basis.

Andrew Whyte Landscape Design specialises in contemporary outdoor spaces.

The team can advise on swimming pool design, from shape and location to intricate tile selection to suit the space,

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slope, the client’s personality and lifestyle.

If alfresco entertaining at home is on your Christmas wish list, contact Andrew Whyte Landscape Design now, and make it a reality.

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Keep your cool with cellular shades In recent years the cellular shade has fast become the quiet achiever in the window-covering world. It’s easy to see why it’s now the top blind product for energy efficiency. With summer fast approaching, cellular shades become much more popular as we all start thinking about how to keep our homes

cool during the warmer months.

Whisper cellular shades from Dollar Curtains & Blinds are constructed using a fabric that is cellular/honeycomb in shape, providing superior insulation. This unique shape traps air and helps to create a more constant indoor temperature, keeping you cool in summer as well as warm

during the winter months. The unique construction of DCB’s Whisper cellular shades results in savings of up to 32 per cent on a home’s energy cost.

If you’re interested in cellular shades, or curtains, shutters or awnings, make sure you book your free in-home measure and quote soon to ensure pre-Christmas

installation. Contact the DCB Mornington team or drop by the showroom – it’s open Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm and Sundays 10am-4pm.

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Sure signs of this are damaged door frames, plaster boards and wet carpets adjoining the bathroom’s shower.

In some cases, showers leak due to poor installation and ill fitting screens as well. So why not have the shower recess serviced just like you do a car by giving it a full ‘rejuvenation’? This means replacing the grout and all the seals, polishing all surfaces so the shower gleams again like new and gives you many years of use again. All this can be done in most cases in a day and your shower is back in action 36 hours later for a fraction of the cost of a full replacement.

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Property Home Garden For spring/summer home and garden inspiration, head to The Garden Of Quasimodo in Moorooduc. There is so much in stock right now you’ll lose yourself in this outdoor shopping destination.

Quasimodo is excited to welcome Art and Soul Living and their amazing artwork, eclectic home wares and furniture. This is Art and Soul Living’s second store on the Peninsula – the first is in Main Street Mornington. The Garden Of Quasimodo is full of new stock for spring and, as usual, ‘unusual’ and interesting statement pieces. Check out their massive spring discounts on all stock!

Here, you will find the revolutionary vertical natural stone walling system PENTABLOCK (as featured on reality television show ‘Shark Tank’).

The Garden Of Quasimodo is offering trade discount on Pentablock to the public in October, so head in and view the display.

Qscape landscape and construction continues to build award winning gardens and has a full display centre onsite at Quasimodo. Qscape welcomes new structural landscaping projects and invites clients to pop in and say hello.

The friendly staff can help you navigate the wide range of products so you can get the best out of your garden this spring/summer. You’ll be surprised at what you might find.

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NEW VIBES AT QUASIMODO WITH ART AND SOUL LIVING NOW IN STORE Come down to Quasimodo for some incredible spring specials across the whole range and check out the amazing ART AND SOUL LIVING showroom & range. Also now at Quasimodo is the Shark tank featured PENTABLOCK & VEGEPOD .

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