Mornington Peninsula Magazine June 2019

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GEORGIA MORRISON

Casual chats with Peninsula people by Kate Sears Georgia Morrison spent a few months volunteering in Kenya, and then in Cambodia. Through this she became even more passionate about the development needed in these areas, but she remained sceptical about development organisations considering the corruption that she had witnessed first-hand.

It was after this that fate served Georgia her next step in life. While working in a café in Mornington, she served Nicky Mih, the managing director, founder, and board member of Free To Shine. After an enthralling chat with Nicky, Georgia became a volunteer for Free To Shine in 2013. Six years later, Georgia’s now a board member. She talks about her role, the organisation’s work and its next fundraiser.

Tell us a little about your journey with Free To Shine.

I left that meeting (with Nicky) with a newfound appreciation for nongovernment organisations, blown away by the earnest transparency that she offered me, the thorough research that the organisation was founded on, and the scope and rational optimism of Free To Shine’s vision. After a number of years, my involvement grew to the point where I was asked to join the board of directors and it has easily been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I have held — working with the most incredible people who genuinely want to make a real impact.

Free To Shine is an organisation that empowers with education to prevent sex trafficking. What does Free To Shine’s work entail?

At Free To Shine, we dream of a world free from sex trafficking, and there are three main goals that we are working towards to get us there: creating communities that are safe for children, getting girls in school and keeping them there, and creating women leaders.

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Free To Shine existed, Nicky Mih was in Cambodia working with survivors of sex trafficking, and all of those young women had the same wish — they wanted nothing for themselves; they wanted someone to prevent girls from being trafficked in the first place.”

Georgia Morrison started volunteering with Free To Shine in 2013 and is now a board member.

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From there began two years of research that eventuated in Free To Shine. Nicky had found that the survivors of sex trafficking had something in common — they weren’t in school when they were trafficked. We found that, critically, children in the most marginalised communities with the lowest levels of education, or none at all, are the easiest targets for traffickers to manipulate because they are more likely to accept the false promise of lower paid and unskilled work, such as construction or domestic servitude. Once granted access to education, girls are physically protected by sitting in the classroom, and by becoming more self-assured and empowered through their academic achievements they become more able to make decisions, critically evaluate situations, and exert control over their own lives. Evidence suggests that even keeping children in school until age 16 dramatically reduces their likelihood of being trafficked and will significantly improve their standard of living.

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The impact of Free To Shine has been amazing, with 753 girls enrolled and kept safe from trafficking thanks to your team. How has this been achieved?

Keeping girls safe would not be possible without the support of our generous donors and over 300 sponsors who individually support a girl through until she finishes high school. Along with our two main campaigns, Shine & Dine and Luna Workshops, we are able to employ over 20 people in Cambodia to run and maintain our program. Our team workshops every difficult situation with our social workers to ensure we come up with the best plan for keeping girls safe, in school and with their families.

Tell us more about the upcoming Shine & Dine event.

Food brings people together — couples, families, friends, even strangers. So in July we are hosting our annual Shine & Dine campaign. It’s an opportunity for Australian cafes and restaurants to help prevent sex trafficking in Cambodia simply by doing what they do best — serving you great food. The venues nominate a dish to be their Shine & Dine dish for the month, and $5 from each sale directly supports Free To Shine. It’s an easy and delicious way to support Free To Shine.

We hear that the dishes are chef-designed, so could you give us an inside scoop on what diners can expect?

Commonfolk Cafe is our headlining venue this year after raising over $1600 in last year’s campaign. For the rest of the line-up you’ll need to keep an eye out on our socials as we unveil them in the lead-up to July — lots of your Peninsula favourites are in there. Each venue has the option to design their own dish or choose from one of the dishes that our chef, Luke Hagel from Commonfolk, has created. There are a bunch of Cambodian-inspired recipes on the list, and trust me, they’re all worth trying.

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Pork bao bun is one of the items on the Shine and Dine menu

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OUR COVER

Left: Fabulous new seasons outfit from Kiwi House as Mornington comes alive with Mornington Winter Music Festival see pages 70-77 Top row: Meet Panda & Bentley of Panda Blairgowrie pages 36-37; Mediterranean and middle eastern delights from Guildfords Restaurant in Seaford see pages 128-129 Bottom row: Underdog On page 14 read about this new collection of 12 short stories. Annual Winter Wine Weekend everything to see and do (including sampling wine from Ten Minutes by Tractor) pages 108-117

News & Interviews 3-55 Socials 40, 42, 46, 64, 86, 95, 126 & 130 Peninsula Parenting 56-57 Arts, Events & What’s On 58-69 Mornington Winter & Jazz Fest 70-77 H Health Beauty Fashion & Stars 78-95 The Business 96-101 102-107 H End Of Financial Year 108-117 H Winter Wine Weekend Food & Wine, Markets 108-130 Property Home Decor 131-148 PUBLISHER, EDITOR Lisa Walton lisa@mpmag.com.au CHIEF SUB Geoff Scott geoff@mpmag.com.au CUSTOMER RELATIONS & SALES Molly Mitchell 0407 225 261 molly@mpmag.com.au Belinda Timmerman 0419 135 900 bella@mpmag.com.au Anna Georgiou 0401 598 613 anna@mpmag.com.au JOURNALISTS & FEATURE WRITERS Liz Rogers, Kate Sears, Drew Cooper, Tom Portet, Stephanie Johnson, Maurie Hutchinson SOCIAL MEDIA Kate Sears & Jasmine Ward DISTRIBUTION Archie and his band of helpers DESIGN Lisa Walton, Jasmine Ward PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY Tanya Fry, Ricky Capo

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Global superstar Didirri to perform at Peninsula Grammar SPONSORED EDITORIAL

Didirri’s challenging and thoughtful writing, combined with on-stage charisma and relatable depth, has continually won over listeners around the world. He’s an artist with something to say, with his uninhibited lyrics that tug at raw nerves and his charming melodies that soothe your heart. Don’t miss his live performance at Peninsula Grammar’s Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, June 20, at 7pm.

The singer-songwriter, whose name is a homage to the Indigenous meditative word for “deep, quiet listening”, was raised by a painter mother and children’s entertainer father. After spending his teens in bands and partaking in theatre performances at school, Didirri undertook a degree in jazz at Victoria University.

Fast-forward to 2014 and Didirri had moved to Melbourne, playing his first solo show under his own name at Melbourne’s Evelyn Hotel. Soon his gigs became renowned not only for his songs, but for the hush that settled over the room as he talked about

their meaning. Just one of the reasons Triple J included him in their 10 Best Live Shows Of 2017. Even though these songs are only now appearing packaged together as an EP, the three most recent singles — Blind You, Formaldehyde, and I Can’t Get Last Night Out Of My Head — have each enjoyed high rotation on Triple J and have collectively been streamed more than six million times globally.

Word has spread overseas, with Didirri recently returning from a run of international festivals including SXSW, The Great Escape and Primavera Sound, a tour on which he sold out his first London show at The Shacklewell Arms. He’s also performed at recent Australian festivals such as Fairgrounds, Boogie Fest, NYE On The Hill and Splendour In The Grass, not to mention a sold-out headlining tour of the country. Not bad for an artist only just releasing his first official EP. Tickets are $38 (including GST) from www.eventbrite. com.au/e/peninsula-grammar-presents-didirritickets-56403079128 For more information about the Peninsula Grammar Presents concert series, visit www. peninsulagrammarmusic.com/

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Underground tale finds a home in Underdog The inaugural collection of 12 short stories titled Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories was launched in March.

Since then, it’s received an amazing response. Underdog Books is an independent, one-man publishing company established in 2017 by editor Tobias Madden. The stories included explore the dynamic and everchanging nature of Australia’s culture.

Kate Sears speaks to 24-year-old Balnarring author Karolina Stamer-Squair who, under the pen name KM Stamer-Squair, contributed Remnants, which was selected from more than 100 online submissions. Remnants is set in a not-too-distant future where the environmental crisis has forced Melody and her family to live underground, just like the rest of the world’s population. Melody loves piecing together information about the past, but then her grandma goes missing and her family is plunged into distress.

When did you start writing creatively and

why?

I’ve been writing since I was taught how.

As a kid I would write short stories for my friends’ birthdays, or create poems inspired by fairytales. I was brought up in a family that loved books, and their words and stories. It’s unnatural if I’m not writing.

How did you get involved in Underdog?

I was interning at Ford Street Publishing when I first became familiar with the #LoveOzYA movement. When Underdog had a call for short-story submissions, I happened to have a story I’d penned on my train rides into the city.

It was the first creative piece I’d written in a few years, just after finishing my thesis. I found out it had been selected when I was in Italy, one of my favourite places. Some things are just meant to work out.

Where did your short story idea come from?

I’d spent a year researching environmental criticism and studying dystopian texts, which definitely influenced my headspace. The idea for the story came in summer when I was walking on the beach. It was fairly late into the evening, and yet I was alarmed to realise my skin was burning. UV levels are extraordinary in

Australia, and they are still increasing.

The panic I felt when I tried to imagine stepping outside at noon in 20 years’ time created the story.

What do the next five years look like for you?

Hopefully doing some travel/ freelance writing, with my novel out and published in the big wide world.

And probably studying — I don’t feel I’ve finished learning yet. I have too much curiosity.

What is your connection to the Mornington Peninsula?

I was born and raised here. It wasn’t until I spent a good time overseas and came back that I realised how

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phenomenally privileged I am to live where I do. We need to protect and cherish where we live — it’s beautiful.

Do you have anything else to add?

It’s been a really exciting project to be involved in. It feels wonderful to be connected with so many new and diverse writers; to have your own work sitting next to ones you admire.

And working with Tobias Madden was great. I can’t wait to see what he does next; he’s so talented.

You can find Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories at all good bookstores, or visit www.underdogshortstories. com

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Exhibition a perfect fit

Shifting Surrounds is an exhibition for the ages. It’s the first major solo exhibition by Yandell Walton, part of CLIMARTE’s biennial Art+Climate=Change Festival at Newport’s The Substation and the culmination of more than two years’ work by the Melbourne-based artist. While we continue to look to our elected representatives for leadership on limiting the worst effects of climate change, Shifting Surrounds explodes into the political vacuum like a supernova, exposing the results of our inaction in a blinding light.

But a little perspective first: Yandell is the daughter of Mornington Peninsula Magazine publisher Lisa Walton and was born on the

Mornington Peninsula. Her work encompasses projection, installation, and interactive digital media; she has exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and non-traditional public spaces including the Light City Festival in Baltimore, Digital Graffiti in Florida, Experimenta Speak to Me in Melbourne and Brisbane, the Melbourne Festival, Sydney’s Vivid Festival and Melbourne’s White Night Festival.

Through works that meld architectural space with the projected image, Yandell has become recognised for her public projection works that merge the actual and the virtual to investigate notions of impermanence in relation to environmental, social and political issues. Her distinct aesthetic and interest in innovative practice are underpinned by a deep concern with contemporary ideas that aim to shift audiences’ thinking and immerse them in a unique new world. Her art is expertly executed and profoundly engaging.

Bronwyn Johnson is the festival’s director and the executive director of CLIMARTE, an independent charity harnessing the creative power of a broad alliance of arts organisations, practitioners, administrators, patrons and academics to inform, engage and inspire action on climate change. “In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that we have 12 years to act to limit global warming to no more than 1.5C,” Bronwyn says. “In Australia, bushfire, flood, cyclones and drought are ravaging our country like never before. Nine of Australia’s 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2005. The climate emergency has arrived and is happening now.

“How do we make sense of the impact of global warming? What is the role of the artist in these challenging times? CLIMARTE believes that contemporary art has the intellectual and creative capacity to be a powerful and persistent change agent. Shifting Surrounds is an inspired and luminous representation of what is happening to our planet now. Shifting Surrounds invites us to do no more harm to our planet and demand a just and sustainable future for all life on Earth.”

Arts writer Emma McRae says: “In Shifting Surrounds, Yandell Walton presents a series of six new site-specific installations that examine the continual process of change and adaptation that is the nature of life — in

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the planet, its ecosystems, and us. The scenarios presented in Shifting Surrounds are speculative; they sit within a discourse of science fiction and use metaphor to suggest the extent of the impact humans are having on Earth. In the exhibition we travel from the sewers beneath our feet to Earth’s outer atmosphere, visit a digital forest and an industrial wasteland, and experience the alarming intensity of a tidal wave engulfing the building — all while observing the steady countdown towards a world that is 1.5C warmer thanks to human activity. These works express the vulnerability of the planet we live with — the planet we are part of — and therefore underscore our own vulnerability.

“Our time is running out. The ice caps are melting, the seas are rising, the rubbish is accumulating and the insects are dying. The realities of climate change are here, yet awareness of climate change is not new. We are now in the year that marks the 40th anniversary of the first World Climate Conference, and climate change has finally come to be recognised as the most urgent issue of our time.”

Shifting Surrounds is on until July 20 at The Substation, 1 Market St, Newport. Go to www.thesubstation.org.au for exhibition opening times, and see it before it’s gone.

Pictured left: Artist Yandell Walton Above: Traces; Below: Uprise Right: Connecting Systems

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Loving local footy

BY LIZ ROGERS

Woodleigh School graduate Harrison Scott just loves putting boot to ball and letting the oval soar. Playing with the Mount Eliza Redlegs since he was eight years old, this Western Bulldogs supporter was awarded the Anzac Day medal at the end of April for best player on the field, which came as a surprise to this modest young man. He explains: “I had no idea. I kicked four goals and took a few marks against the Mornington Bulldogs on the day but didn’t think anything of it. After the game finished, we went into the clubrooms to have a few beers and it was announced.

It was great because the award is given at the umpires’ discretion. It was a real surprise.”

Harrison Scott takes a screamer against Frankston YCW. Photo by Craig Barrett Photography.

Once Harrison started playing footy, he got hooked quickly. Now 21, this Bachelor of Exercise Science and Business student at Deakin University in Burwood continues to revel in training twice a week and playing every Saturday throughout the season. Sure, he comes from a sporty family where footy and cricket were big ticket items and went to a game with his mum and grandfather every weekend as a kid, but you can hear from the tone of his voice that being part of the Redlegs team means more to him than just being on the field.

He continues: “I started off in the under-9s, then went through to the under-17s, then under-19s and now play in the firsts for the seniors. It’s been a big part of my life and I love being part of the club. My girlfriend Shania plays footy too. Training at the gym twice a week, doing my course and working at the St Kilda Football Club as high-performance assistant for the junior academy takes up plenty of time. The Anzac Day medal was a real bonus.”

Will this sports-keen footballer keep playing once he’s through his degree and hopefully working as an exercise physiologist focusing on rehabilitation and chronic illness? Sure thing. He concludes: “I’m pretty happy playing with the Redlegs. If an opportunity to play at a higher level came up? I might have a go, but I’m happy where I am.”

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A home by the sea

It may be a bit tricky to find, but when you do finally walk through the gates at Willum Warrain, you’ll discover the wait was well worth it. This is a place pulsing with connection to country and the First Peoples of Australia who inhabit it.

It is a sacred space where culture and healing intrinsically weave with birds chirping, frogs chanting and wide saltwater skies smiling. A kookaburra calling in the distance. Ballee trees swaying while symbolising children grown up by community rising from the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung earth.

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BY LIZ ROGERS Here everyone is wominjeka.

The name Willum Warrain means “home/ house by the sea”. Established in 2014 with the support of the Mornington Peninsula Shire and funding from the Department of Health, this special gathering place was given its name by Parbin-ata Carolyn Briggs and opened after 15 years of campaigning for an Indigenous place where people could come together to create new beginnings. The executive officer of the Willum Warrain Association and past director of Indigenous education at Woodleigh School, Peter Aldenhoven, explains: “Compared to other countries, there are relatively few numbers of traditional owners living on the Mornington Peninsula. The Bunurong/Boon Wurrung people were impacted by disease, invasion and abduction and this is why we see an unusually high number of Koori Victorians and Aboriginal diaspora from across the country now living in the region. I come from Stradbroke Island and my clan is the Nughi Clan as an example. We are Quandamooka people or the people of Moreton Bay. There are many relatives of those ancestors who were abducted who have now returned.

Two of the vital anchors for Aboriginal people are kin and country. Every week we see new Aboriginal people walk through our gates to find connection with their culture and each other.

From an Aboriginal perspective, white people are like birds without a nest. For us, if you were born in a place, that’s where you stayed. Willum Warrain offers that place to belong, where we all can all come together.”

Not only is the atmosphere calm, creative and conducive to celebration of Aboriginal authenticity at Willum Warrain, it is also brimming with ideas, education and the possibility of learning from the past. Of working towards a brighter future. Peter continues: “We have 350 Aboriginal adult members and over 1200 extended family members at Willum Warrain. Non-Indigenous people can be associates of this ‘destination for reconciliation’ too. Ceremony at sacred sites right across Australia are vitally important to Aboriginal people because ceremony is immanent with deep potent spiritual power. Our Welcome Baby to Country ceremony, for example, run in conjunction with the Bunurong Land Council, is all about connecting our young to country.

Aboriginal parents and grandparents now bring their children to our bush playgroup to allow them to grow up in culture, while our Deadly Kids program for upper primary school and young teenagers teaches Indigenous principles, values and connection.

“We have many cultural immersion programs

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Photo by Ken Beaumont including men’s groups, the men’s shed, women’s groups, community drop-in groups and there’s a kids’ dance group in development. Our Aboriginal Youth Summit proposed for later in the year will focus on leadership, while the Koori plant trail currently under development and bush tucker trail walks explore Indigenous foods. Our plants are still providing food and shelter. Plants like the cherry ballart (ballee) tree, where the fruit is eaten and the sap from the leaves is used as an antidote for snake bite. The wood is used for spears, tools and shields, while

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the leaves are used in smoking ceremonies All these things can be learnt at Willum Warrain and all programs are offered for free, even the big mob cook-ups.”

There is too much to do and see at Willum Warrain in Hastings to mention here. Peter is also an executive officer of the Koondee Woonga-gat Toor-rong sub-Fund, which works with philanthropy to encourage greater investment in Indigenous Victoria, but that will also have wait until another day. Reconciliation Week may just be wrapping up but NAIDOC Week is just around the corner

running from July 1-7 so you’ve got no excuse not to find out more about this living and breathing not-forprofit Indigenous paragon we have shining in our own backyard. Log on to www.willumwarrain.org.au to find out more.

Mornington Peninsula Magazine acknowledges the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people, the traditional owners of the land, waters and skies of the Mornington Peninsula where we live.

Azza holds a didgeridoo for Sally to listen to.

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Get your tech fix at tech fest Whether you’re a casual gamer or you’re contemplating a career in information and communications technology, Tech Games Fest is for you. The fifth annual TGF will be held at Chisholm’s Frankston campus from June 29-July 1 and is an opportunity for secondary school students, their parents and the public who are interested in gaming and technology to learn and network with other like-minded people and industry representatives and get information about a career in the ICT industry.

TGF is free to attend and will cover gaming, networking, programming, virtual reality, ethical hacking, pop culture, card and board games, e-sports tournaments and video games. There will be talks from industry sponsors, and one of the highlights is sure to be the popular cosplay competition.

“TGF is a place where anyone can go to find out about the latest technology, feel part of a community and get ideas of where they could go in their career or what they could be connected to,” said TGF co-ordinator Andrew Owen. “Chisholm is the ideal place for TGF because of its courses, and its feel and approach to ICT-related fields.”

There are also opportunities for students to participate in TGF as volunteers or placement for work experience.

TGF is on from 10am-6pm each of the three days at Chisholm TAFE, Building D, Fletcher Rd, Frankston and registration is essential. Children under 14 need a parent or guardian with them to attend. Further information and booking details are available at www.chisholm.edu.au/tgf

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So, what will you be doing to celebrate this winter solstice? Will you be soaking your body in a hot bath surrounded by yuzu citrus fruit bobbing up and down like they do in Japan, or dressing up as half-demon, half-goat Krampuses like they do in Austria? Boo! Not your cup of tea, or in our case on the Peninsula, glass of wine?

The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs at 1.54am on Saturday, June 22. People have been celebrating this mid-winter wonder for thousands of

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years when the day is so short you can blink your eyes to the morning light upon rising, then blink again and the dark has arrived with disarming speed. The solstice itself doesn’t last very long but cultures throughout the ages have been marking the shortest day of the year with festivals, fires, feasting and generally getting together and having a blast for ever. After all, it marks a time when the days begin to stretch their sunny legs and grow longer again, while the dark cloak of night rolls itself up to welcome shorter spurts of moonshine.

Whether you’re preparing to bathe in holy water like they do in India or are setting up a Yule altar in preparation to perform a pagan ritual to welcome the re-birth of the

sun, there are no hard and fast rules to celebrating the winter solstice. Yes, the southern hemisphere will be directly titled away from the sun, which is impressive, but none of this really means we should get together and party. It’s just that ritual and celebration go hand in hand for all peoples who walk this land and have done so for a very long time. The Wurdi Youang rock formation at Mount Rothwell in Victoria is thought to have been used

by Indigenous peoples to mark solstices thousands of years ago.

See? Happy winter solstice. The sun, she’s coming.

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Back to normal for kerbside recyclables Material from the Peninsula’s kerbside recycling program is being processed again after being sent to landfill for the past three months.

Mornington Peninsula Shire began temporarily storing recycled material in February after the EPA served shutdown notices on two of the four SKM processing centres that receive half of Victoria’s

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kerbside recyclables. However, the shire was later forced to dump the recyclables after its storage reached capacity. At the time, Mayor David Gill described the situation as “extremely disappointing”.

“Sending recyclable material to landfill was always our last resort,” Cr Gill said.

“Much like SKM and other councils, the Shire is held to regulatory limits around the amount of material that can be stored and for how long. With no certainty on the availability of a suitable alternative, we are left with no option but to divert all household recycling to landfill until further notice.”

While he was delighted SKM was again able to receive the Peninsula’s recyclables, Cr Gill said the future of the recycling

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program would rely on a combined effort, including policy change from all levels of government and correct recycling habits from the community. “It’s great to have our recycling back on the right track, but as a community we can’t become complacent.

“The message from council is to recycle right. We need everyone to do their bit in ensuring the correct items are placed in all kerbside and public recycling bins, which are sent to a materials recycling facility where contractors sort items into material types. We’re working closely with SKM to avoid any future disruptions and we are advocating to all levels of government for urgent short and longterm solutions along with reviewing our

own processes with a shire-wide waste review.”

Cr Simon Brooks, the shire’s Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Forum representative, said the council would continue to advocate for industry change and support the Municipal Association of Victoria’s Rescue Our Recycling Action Plan, which sets out key actions for all levels of government, including a welldesigned container deposit scheme.

Meanwhile, we can take action in our own homes by understanding the waste we generate, how we can avoid it in the first place and how we can reduce our impact on the environment. Learn more about what you can and can’t recycle at www. mornpen.vic.gov.au/recycling

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Say g’day to music school’s songsters

BY LIZ ROGERS Cheryl Beattie, left, and Max Rowe, right, will accompany these students from The Music Industry School of Music in Rosebud to Los Angeles. Photo by Tanya Fry.

We love a cultural exchange story here at Mornington Peninsula Magazine and this one’s a ripper. Students from The Music Industry School of Music in Rosebud will spin their own unique brand of Mornington Peninsula lyrical magic in La La Land this September and it’s going to be big. Camp LA will run for nine days from September 19-28 with a four-day songwriting camp thrown into the mix. How could this happen, you may ask?

Well, let’s begin here.

Singer/songwriter and Music Industry owner/operator Cheryl Beattie has got contacts and credentials. Once signed as an artist to Warner Brothers UK and BMG NYC, she now nurtures her own band of songwriting musicians from her music school. As a passionate teacher of talented kids flocking to her school from Western Port through to Port Phillip Bay, Cheryl’s songs sung many years ago have come in handy for this group of very lucky, albeit artistically endowed kids.

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She explains: “When I was in London I met a songwriter called Pam Sheyne and we became wonderful friends.

Pam had already had a couple of hits in London when we met, but during our friendship she went on to write Genie In A Bottle for Christina Aguilera and Irresistible for Jessica Simpson among many others, including songs for the Disney film The Princess Diaries. I spent 10 years in New York and London singing and writing with some of the best in the business too, but back to Pam — I went to visit her last year in LA. We got to chatting about my school and she suggested we bring the kids over so she and songwriter Richard Harris could teach them the fundamentals of writing great songs. At the end of the camp the kids will be introduced to A&R people who scout for talent and will get to perform in front of them.

There’ll also be a visit to Capitol Records, meetings with industry insiders and seeing the sights in LA. It’s very exciting.”

Now that’s an opportunity and a half. The lucky eight musicians who have been songwriting for the past two years at The Music Industry are working hard to raise the money to experience this Los Angeles trip of a life time.

Fourteen-year-old Lachie Clue, 15-year-old Lily Clancy

Dillon and Hannah Milner, 16-year-old Matilda Pearl Muir, Taylah Logan, Grace Plumbridge and Peppa-Rose Nettlefold, and 17-year-old Andrew Leonard are raring to go. Seven of the kids play piano, two play guitar and two play the ukulele. They all sing and write songs.

Max Rowe, who is a teacher and mentor at The Music Industry, also plays a large role in organising Camp LA and will be joining Cheryl and the students on their trip.

Cheryl continues: “The students are raising money by busking at local festivals and in the street. They are even selling chocolates. We are putting on a concert at SPAC on June 22 and holding a trivia night on July 27. Our local radio station, RPPFM, and the Rosebud Chamber of Commerce have been very supportive too.”

If you’d like to find out more about this exciting adventure, any of the events associated with it or more about what’s on offer at The Music Industry School of Music, go to the Go Fund Me page at www.gofundme. com/camp-la or log on to www.themusicindustry.com.au to say g’day.

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Hidden gems of the Peninsula One is tucked away at the end of a suburban court in Frankston South; the other, down a long driveway on a rural Peninsula road. Though they may initially seem hidden, once explored, visitors to both of Woodleigh’s Junior Campuses, Minimbah and Penbank, find environments where all students are encouraged to reach their full potential. A broad and enriching range of programs encourage students to develop an inquiring mind, initiative, independence, character and personality.

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Both Minimbah and Penbank are purposely small. This is done in the belief that sound education can only take place in an environment where every individual feels known, valued and respected. It is this environment that encourages students to engage in learning with increased enthusiasm and confidence.

Being known by students other than those in your immediate cohort encourages a school-wide culture of cross-age interaction between students. This sees strong mentoring relationships develop between younger and older students, particularly those who share passions and interests.

Multiple touchpoints with teachers across the Camps, Activities, Sports, Arts and Homestead Programs (not just teaching and learning) means Woodleigh School staff interact with students in a variety of settings and contexts. In this environment, all students are able to be seen as successful learners and positive contributors to school life.

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Cutting-edge program helps spirits soar

Suzy is one of the first women to complete the Women’s Spirit Project, which was founded by Frankston South resident Jodie Belyea in 2018.

She talks about her experience with this cutting-edge health and wellbeing program.

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What was your life like before joining the Women’s Spirit Project?

I was feeling quite lost and unsure about what to do with my life. I haven’t worked for quite a long time due to mental health challenges. I was lacking purpose and meaningful connection to people in my community who were actively participating in their life and working toward some of their dreams.

What made you decide to apply for the Women’s Spirit Project?

I was very attracted to the fact that it had a big focus on physical health and well-being because it is an area of my life that has needed attention for quite some time. A four-day, three-night trek is something I would never have done on my own, so being presented with the opportunity to do something so unique as part of a large, supportive group was something I didn’t want to miss out on. I also really wanted to connect with women in my community who have also faced adversity and be part of a group that supports, understands and encourages each other. It has been hugely beneficial for me.

How do you think your life has changed now that you have completed the program?

I feel much more inspired about my future. Being surrounded by amazing, capable, resourceful women can’t help but have a positive impact on me and I really feel like my involvement with the project has helped to pull me out of a rut and put me on a much clearer path. I’ve recently started some volunteer work, which is something I have wanted to do for a while.

What is your goal now?

To continue with my fitness journey. Even though I have come a really long way, I would love to keep making great improvements for my overall benefit. I will continue with my volunteer work and next year I would like to enrol in a Diploma of Community Services. And I really hope The Women’s Spirit Project is able to run again next year, which I’d love to be involved with to help and support the new women who are lucky enough to do it.

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Carrie, inset, has been a member in the choir since its inception five years ago. She adores singing and enjoys the company of people of all abilities. The choir was inspired by the Choir of Hard Knocks and Jailbirds. A community movement emerged to support the vision of founding chairwoman Janet McCahon to provide a similar opportunity for the people of Frankston. In the past five years, singing in this choir has provided a ‘voice’ and given a new sense of purpose to dozens of marginalised people.

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BY KATE SEARS “This choir ticked all of the boxes for me,” Carrie said.

“My most memorable moment was performing This Is The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman in the Melbourne Convention Centre. Our choir shared the stage with prominent soloists, dancers and Circus Oz performers. It was such a thrill for us all.”

Anyone living on the Mornington Peninsula is able to join this not-for-profit group, which focuses on encouraging and increasing its members so that more disengaged members of the community can benefit from its inclusive environment. It’s a musical and social group that provides a supportive and safe space for the singers to be ‘real’.

It’s all about social inclusion, where everyone is invited to come together and unite through their life challenges, whatever they may be, and of course their love of singing. Nurtured mutual respect enables members to develop new strengths to face adversity, meet new challenges and of course create lasting friendships.

With skilful nurturing and encouragement, their experienced choir leader, Kerry Gerraty, is able to bring out the very best in each of the singers, regardless of their singing abilities. Past performances include shopping centres, schools, the Frankston RSL, the Mornington Choral Festival, Melbourne International Singers Festival and the 2019 Rotary Conference in the Melbourne Convention Centre.

High Street Uniting Church in Frankston has generously provided a home for rehearsals where members meet at 9.30am every Wednesday during school terms. Carrie encourages anyone to visit and join the fun. Any inquiries about joining, booking or financially supporting the choir should be directed to the secretary, Trudi, on 0406 678 261.

“For me, singing True Colours really sums up the purpose of the choir — where we can all show our true colours,” Carrie said.

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New Bass Strait ships for Toll Those who keep an eye on shipping in Port Phillip might have noticed the Toll ships on the Tasmania run seem a little different. Painted the same shade of green and retaining the name ‘Toll’ in white on the sides, two new ships have replaced those previously on the run.

The identical pair, named Tasmanian Achiever II and Victorian Reliance II, are the largest RoRo (roll-on/roll-off) ships ever used for domestic trade outside of Europe and the United States. The first of these was the winner of the 2018 Shippax RoRo Technology Award, announced on March 13 soon after the new ships began their service across Bass Strait. The Shippax Awards were launched in 1999 as a means of stimulating innovation and to promote noteworthy design features on newly delivered ferries, RoRos and cruise vessels.

The 210m, 20,000-ton Victorian Reliance II is one of two new ships built by CSC Jinling Shipyard at Nanjing, China, for the Bass Strait trade. Photo courtesy of Paul Finnigan.

Purpose-built for the Bass Strait trade, the ships have space for 700 twenty-foot containers, including facilities for 260 refrigerated units, 3500m of lane space for trailers, three decks, a car tween deck and wide access ramps. At 210m, they are 27m longer and can carry 40 per cent more cargo than the ships they

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The new ships are also kinder to the environment. Built to comply with strict standards on sulphur emissions, they have sophisticated on-board scrubbers to filter emissions and while in port they

will connect to the local power grid, eliminating the need to have their diesel engines running to generate power.

Built by CSC Jinling Shipyard at Nanjing, China, the combined cost of the pair was in excess of $300 million. In addition to this expense, Toll is building bigger, wider and heavier shore ramps at its terminals at Webb Dock and Burnie to provide faster loading and unloading.

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Brothers in bacon

BY KATE SEARS

Before we begin, can we please just take a second to bask in the soulful eyes of these two beautiful boys.

They’re a pair of cheeky, bacon-loving old english sheepdogs who get up to mischief just like any other siblings — they’re technically brothers, just from separate litters. These two fluffballs are as loyal as you’ll find, and with such an amazing temperament it’s easy to see why they’ve become the mascots of Panda Blairgowrie cafe.

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puppy he had a very prominent black spot near his eye, almost like a panda. After an unfortunate illness as a little puppy, his elbow dysplasia resulted in him waddling like a panda.

His brother Bentley is four. With his wise and ‘old soul’ eyes, you could almost imagine him with a gentleman’s hat and a distinguished English accent.

They even have their own private chef . . . or so they think.

Owners Nicole and Jim Johnston opened their café and named it Panda Blairgowrie because their Panda eats everything, even with his sensitive stomach. Panda Blairgowrie regularly has these two studs visiting, and when they do the head chef makes special dog burgers with extra bacon for their weekly cheat meal.

Ordinarily, their dog bowls get filled in the morning, and their

meals can sit there all day until the men are ready for a feed. Who wishes they had that self-control?

Don’t fret, though. Nicole promises they don’t play favourites, and Bentley will get his day too. Watch this space for a rumoured Mr Bentley venture set to even out the sibling rivalry. Nicole boasts that Bentley is a very smart furry friend because he just wants to please his parents. “Bentley is loyal, obedient and truly amazing with kids,” she said.

Panda is obedient too, unless there is food, then he just forgets everything he’s ever learnt. He was beyond spoilt for his first Christmas, yet it won’t be happening again after he destroyed his presents within three minutes of receiving them. He must have used some Kung Fu Panda-style moves for that one! Now this big softie is on a strict regimen of only rope-based toys because they are indestructible . . . so far.

From a young age, Nicole and Jim’s fluffy giants were taught to be gentle, whether it’s playing with friends or taking a treat from your hand. They’re groomed once every three weeks, get a few big trims in the warmer months, and are brushed regularly because they don’t moult. Of course, their favourite activity is a walk around Blairgowrie back beach. You’ll also find these beach boys off the lead on an oval rounding up other dogs as if they’re sheep, which their four-legged friends find puzzling to say the least.

The brothers are like chalk and cheese — “Mmmmn, cheese!” says Panda. “When I was going through IVF my hormones were everywhere, and when I’d cry Panda would run and hide in the bushes,” Nicole said. “Yet Bentley would always jump on me to see what was wrong. Even now, if I fake cry they still carry on the same way.

It’s a great party trick!”

The 30kg or so teddy bears sleep on the couple’s bed, and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Paige Peirce receives her Certificate III in Individual Support at Village Glen.

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His experience and maturity shows. Chas understands what senior Australians want and has spent the last 40 years of his life helping to create arguably the best retirement village in Australia. Over the years, Chas and his team have worked together to create a village that offers its residents the best of the best, with a wide array of villas and apartments and world class facilities. They have also developed the systems necessary to service residents in the way they deserve.

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Goodbye to the couch: Peninsula residents will be leaping at the chance to get active after the May 4 reopening of the Somerville Recreation Centre. Hundreds checked out the centre’s $9 million redevelopment during the family fun day, taking the opportunity to inspect the multi-sport indoor courts and change rooms and to buy a sausage to support the CFA. The centre offers a wonderful range of sports and activities, including basketball, netball, badminton, group fitness, Pilates, meditation, tai chi and yoga. Photos by Tanya Fry.

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Tee off to help Peninsula Home Hospice Fancy five days in beautiful northern Victoria exploring the delights of the Yarrawonga Mulwala region and getting in a few rounds of golf? Then the 27th annual Peninsula Home Hospice Golf Tournament is definitely for you. The tournament will be held at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Resort from June 2-6 and is expected to attract more than 150 people — not all of them golfers — while raising more than $28,000 to help PHH continue providing its vital services.

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In Frankston, the Noah’s Ark team recognises that families play an important role in your child’s heath and development. Their team of specialists – known as Key Workers – have backgrounds in speech pathology, occupational therapy, education, physiotherapy, psychology and social work. Our Key Workers work with you to make sure you have the information, resources and support to help your child learn and reach their goals.

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PHH is a not-for-profit community palliative care organisation delivering specialist palliative care and practical support to people living at home with a life-threatening illness. Its services are provided free of charge to people of all ages who live within the Mornington Peninsula Shire, from the youngest child to the oldest adult. More than 850 people are cared for every year.

The PHH care team includes specialist palliative care nurses, counsellor case workers, palliative medical consultants, a spiritual care worker, art therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist, client resource advocate and trained client care volunteers. More than 70 volunteers help support the team.

The golf tournament includes a 4BBB medley, four-person aggregate and four-person drop-out ambrose as well as a hole-in-one competition There will be a welcome dinner, wine tasting, a grand presentation dinner and a gala auction as well as plenty of non-golfer activities. Accommodation is available on and off-site.

So grab the clubs and the family and head north for five wonderful days of country golf, sightseeing and fun activities while helping Peninsula Home Hospice continue its work. For details, phone Pat Randall on 0417 314 622, email patrandallgolf@gmail.com or go to www.peninsulahomehospice.com.au/news/ charity-golf-classic-yarrawonga-mulwala-golf-club-resort

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Show me the bunny: Fillies and form guides made way for Easter eggs and all-ages entertainment when the Cranbourne Turf Club hosted the Melbourne Easter Show on April 19-22. Thousands of show-goers delighted in monster truck battles, amusement rides, a rodeo and Get carnival, reptile shows, an animal farm, skate stunt displays . . . and ofthe digital file of your pic, whether printed or not at course a cracking Easter egg hunt. Photos by Tanya Fry

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Video puts your business in the public eye Every minute of every day, 400 hours of video are added to YouTube. As BSDA’s Brett Stone says: “If there’s a more obvious statistic for you to start using video in the promotion of your business, we’re yet to find it.

“When it comes to content marketing for your business, video is king,” Brett says. “Nothing else gets the same type of engagement, recall or interest. Video allows you to tell the story of your business and share knowledge and ideas that will help your customers or clients. Video always catches the eye.

“We can tell you first-hand that some of our most popular content is video, and it doesn’t seem to matter what kind. We can run a live video while we interview a business owner as part of our podcast, we can share a behind-the-scenes video of what it’s like being at a photo shoot for a client’s new ad campaign and we can produce a beautifully crafted video as part of an ad campaign. The results for video always exceed other mediums.

“If you are already advertising with Mornington Peninsula Magazine, a great way to reach more people is to add a video ad to form part of your digital advertising strategy. One of the great parts of running with a video is that it has the ability to be in multiple places, such as Mornington Peninsula Magazine’s online publication with around 10,000 views per month and the Mornington Peninsula Magazine website with around 8000 unique views per month, where your editorial is featured with video embedded.

“We have already worked with some incredible local businesses, such as Anny’s Jewellers and Fiona Milne Cosmetic Physician, where their video ads have featured in previous editions of Mornington Peninsula Magazine.

Our speciality is small to medium-size local businesses because we love helping them to become more visible

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Get down to the Daintonfest

BY KATE SEARS

You are invited to the inaugural Daintonfest at Dainton Brewery and Tap House at 560 Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Carrum Downs. This live music and craft beer festival is on Sunday, June 9, as part of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. In fact, the Dainton crew are so excited that they have already announced their intention to make it an annual event.

So gather together your fellow beer-lovers or those social butterflies who are keen to be immersed in the atmosphere as bands hit the outdoor festival stage complete with lights so the crowd can continue into the night. Dare we say it, but this could be Carrum Downs’ first music festival — and who wouldn’t want to be a part of history? This is the real deal, folks, and get ready as Dainton Brewery is set to make some noise.

From the image on this page, you might have already guessed that the headline act is none other than Melbourne’s own rock legends, Dallas Crane. Dainton Brewery describes Dallas Crane’s unique sound like this: Issue 91, JUNE 2019

if you created a hypothetical musical legend baby from Credence, Cold Chisel, The Kinks and You Am I, you’d get a sound almost as good as these guys. There, they said it.

Supporting this, urgh, newborn offspring of the latter musical legends are many more favourite Melbourne bands and acoustic sets throughout the day on the tap house stage. It’ll be a day to remember with Echo Del Tusker, The Barebones, Ben Mastwyk, Ghost Towns of the Midwest and more. Food trucks will also be in attendance, with Mr Alex’s Low ‘N’ Slow Smoked Meats and — in true Dainton Brewery style – truckloads of beer. There will be 18 taps plus an additional ‘can’ bar featuring even more Dainton beers.

With tickets going for only $35, why not get your Sunday session in full swing as you rest easy in the knowledge that there is a public holiday the next day. It makes sense to prepare for your Monday off at Daintonfest.

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Synonymous with the Mornington Peninsula is Trigger Brothers — a surfing powerhouse with its roots originally in Haldane St, Bonbeach. In the ‘50s, the Trigger Brothers’ name adorned the family’s grocer in Queenscliff.

Smashed-up Queen Anne tables were treated as bodyboards in the surf with flippers. After moving to Queensland and then to Bonbeach, they began shaping boards in their backyard in 1968.

Surfing messy ‘bay waves’ at Bonbeach and The Hump at Point Leo were some of their surfing firsts. “In those days, the Suicide Savages at Point Leo terrorised the local surfing community — they’d run you over in the surf and push you off the rocks,” Phil Trigger recalls.

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Trigger Brothers surf shop began in Chelsea in 1972. Later entrants were sent into the Victorian title race, where the agro east versus west Victoria hostility led to smashed-up boards and abuse.

“I ended up buying an FJ Holden; we took local kids surfing that went on to win Victorian titles,” Phil says. “We were very competitive coming in and we stacked a Surfing Victoria meeting to get an even balance, so that events could be held on the Peninsula at Gunnamatta and Point Leo.” The sea of people taking up surfing pushed them to charge down the coast from Quarantine to Cape Schanck away from the crowds. “It became territorial.

My brother, Paul, had all four of his tyres let down, but that didn’t stop us.

We were always looking for the best wave. Quarantine is one of the best lefthanders, and when Bells is on we get 40 boats out there and the pros come over.”

The brothers’ Peninsula-based surf shops have become a platform for

giving back, from running surf groms for kids to donating boards to the Mornington Peninsula Disabled Surfers Association. “Surfing is one of the great pleasures,” Phil says.

Phil has this advice for beginners: “Cheat — and by cheat I mean start with a big board.”

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Bring on the board talk

BY LIZ ROGERS

The snow season is here and Mitch Randall is ready to carve it up. At 18 years old, this Mount Martha resident likes going hard and fast. Likes to push the boundaries and then draw a new line in the sand or snow and sail over.

Since graduating from Mornington Secondary College last year, where he was school captain, this self-confessed surf and snowboard addict can’t wait to hit the slopes and slip into the fun times that snowfield life delivers.

What does he love about being on a board? “Well, I’m trying to think of an answer that is appropriate,” he chuckles.

Mitch continues: “Snowboarding is definitely more social than surfing. You can hang out as a group more and carry on, but both of them are about going fast and doing adventurous things, I suppose. Whether it’s up to Mount Baw Baw for a day or to Mount Buller to hit the freestyle park, it’s all about going as fast and as high as I can. I love the ramps and rails because it’s all about the balance. It’s even

fun when you can’t see ahead of yourself. I remember boarding during a full-on whiteout one day. It was super windy so I was being pushed across the slope. Going diagonal. Once when I was on the mogul run at Mount Buller, where you’re supposed to go from left to right,

I picked up speed and just went straight down with a can of drink in one hand and ended up flipping four or five times. Ha! I lost the can and my goggles on the way and had a pretty bad headache for a day or two, but it’s all part of the buzz.”

I ask him if his parents ever worry about his antics. “I can’t help loving extreme experiences, but I do text them to let them know I’m OK, especially after I’ve come out of the water after a surf,” he replies. “And I always wear a helmet when I’m snowboarding.”

Mitch’s sense of humour and laid-back attitude contribute to his philosophical approach to life. Experiences are there for the taking. Adventures are just around the corner. In 2017, Mitch, his twin sister Liv (and yes, it’s just a coincidence that Mitch’s girlfriend Paige is a twin as well) and their dad Brendan took a trip to the Mount Everest base camp and hiked through the Himalayas. “It was completely surreal being in an environment like that. You feel small. The whole experience taught me to appreciate life and what you have. It brought us closer together. Surfing and snowboarding are different.

On a surfboard your weight is on your back foot. On a snowboard you need to position your bodyweight centrally. One thing’s the same, though — you’re outside in the elements, which is what I love.”

The first time Mitch jumped on a snowboard he hit a pole with his head and became disoriented. But he kept laughing. Whether he is surfing at Gunnamatta or snowboarding on the Victorian slopes, this bass guitar-playing and surfboard-making young man is gonna just keep moving. As fast as he can from board to board.

Pictured:Above: Mitch Randall grabs some air on the slopes.

Left: Mitch Randall, second from right, hiked through the Himalayas in 2017 with his twin sister Liv and their dad Brendan.

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Let’s blossom together

BY KATE SEARS

The Blossom Program does just as it sounds — it’s a program and published book designed to empower and build resilience in young people in order to help them blossom. Hayley Roper has designed the program to be centred around bullying and social media, and it consists of 15 other modules that cover the typical issues that young people are facing today — from peer pressure to self-esteem and body image.

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It was a challenging process for the Mornington Peninsula resident to write. Yet this second published book of Hayley’s was a non-negotiable venture as she herself encountered difficult times during high school.

Her early high school years saw her suffering from low self-esteem, which unfortunately made her an easy target for bullying.

“I could never understand why people were so nasty to each other, so I decided to find out,” Hayley said. “Lots of time, research and a whole lot of heart has gone into developing the program.”

The 17 modules have a worksheet at the end of each module, and took her an impressive three and a half years to write. However, she feels it was a lifetime in the making. Hayley paused the writing process to complete a Certificate in Adolescent Counselling at Monash University. As a health professional, she believes that this book is why she’s here.

“My goal and passion in life is to shut down bullying in all forms. I believe that if I can help young people to be happy with who they are, they will not feel the need to bring each other down. I want to make the school ground a friendly place for all young people.”

In one way, Hayley feels that she has written the program for her 13-year-old self. It’s been a chance to share the wisdom that she has now that she wishes she had back then. Simply put, she never wants a young person to feel the way she felt during her high school years. During the writing process, she’s always said that if she can help just one person with her program then it will all be worth it for her.

“One of my first readers was a 13-year-old girl and the program helped her very much. In that moment, the time and effort that went into developing the program was worth it for me.”

Continually striving towards making a change, Hayley speaks at many events and workshops aimed at empowering young people and adults, including a recent event at Lululemon for International Women’s Day, and ultimately aims to have her book distributed throughout book stores — it’s currently available only via www. theblossomprogram.com Hayley’s goal is to implement and teach the Blossom Program in schools. “I just really want to make a difference.”

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Call for container deposit scheme Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has called on the State Government to implement a container deposit scheme as a matter of urgency. Mayor David Gill said the Peninsula community had sent a “loud and clear” message to a recent waste forum that immediate action was needed to ensure plastics and glass were recycled. “We are in full support of a container deposit scheme as part of the Municipal Association of Victoria’s Rescue Our Recycling Action Plan; it is an important measure and will help bolster community education,” Cr Gill said.

The shire’s representative on the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Forum, Cr Simon Brooks, said: “Council will continue to advocate for industry change and support MAV’s Rescue Our Recycling Action Plan, which sets out key actions for all levels of government, including a well-designed container deposit scheme.” (See separate story in this edition) The Shire will proceed with a submission to the Government inquiry into recycling and waste management with particular reference to container deposit schemes.

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Watch your waste line Here’s something to chew over: the average Victorian food business produces 5.6 tonnes of food waste every year. While that might be hard to digest, there is something you can do about it. Sustainability Victoria’s free Love Food Hate Waste program is designed to help businesses reduce their food waste by identifying where it’s occurring and advising how to prevent waste before it happens.

According to Sustainability Victoria, takeaway venues waste 91kg of food a week; cafes and restaurants waste 97kg, and bars and pubs waste 137kg. “What is lost is not just food and profits, but also purchasing costs,

staff time and disposal costs,” the organisation says. “By preventing food waste before it happens, you can save on unnecessary purchasing costs, increase staff efficiency and increase profit from your food supplies. There are also options for many businesses to divert food waste from going to landfill through donating or composting any unavoidable food waste.

“Good food belongs in bellies, not rubbish bins. We all love our food, and yet globally one-third of the food we grow for human consumption goes to waste. By preventing food waste, you will ensure good food doesn’t end up in landfills and you’ll help conserve natural resources like water, energy and soil that are used to grow, process and transport food.”

To register your business, go to www.lovefoodhatewaste. vic.gov.au/business

Become a member to be on our VIP invite list.

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Photo from The Sporting Globe, April 5, 1939.

It’s 1939 and a young railway clerk from Ballarat is lining up in the 20th heat of the world’s richest footrace — The Stawell Gift. It’s a race that has become famous throughout the land and attracts competitors from all over the Commonwealth as well as huge crowds to the otherwise sleepy country town of Stawell.

Len Sprague, the Ballarat Flyer, was up against one of the hottest favourites for the race in years, a New South Welshman by the name of R.C Auswild. No one in the 22,000-strong crowd at Central Park that day gave the young Sprague any hope of progressing past his heat; all the attention was on Auswild — and so too was the money. A late betting plunge saw Auswild’s odds shorten to unbackable favouritism, and the predicted speed of his victory would be matched by the bookmakers silly enough to take on the red-hot favourite as they bolted from the bookies’ ring in a hasty exit.

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Sprague caused the biggest boilover of the day by holding off the favourite to win his heat, with the loudest cheers coming from the bookmakers. He went on to win the Gift over 130 yards and did it under duress, suffering from fallen arches on both feet that required extensive bandaging before each race, and then went on to win the 75-yard Sprint Handicap to prove his Gift win was no fluke.

In 1941, Sprague set a world record time of 21.1 sec for the 220-yard Steward’s Purse at the Stawell Gift meeting before serving his time in the RAAF as a sergeant instructor. In 1946 this future Stawell Gift Hall of Famer was invited to participate in one of the biggest athletics carnivals the Mornington Peninsula had ever seen to be held at Alexandra Park. He accepted and the Peninsula was abuzz with excitement.

The town of Mornington and the organising committee went all out to make sure that Alexandra Park would be a fitting venue to stage a race pitting Sprague, the Australian Professional Runners Champion, winner of the Stawell Gift and Port Fairy Gift and many more, against the best young athletes the region had to offer.

The main race of the day was to be The Mornington Gift with a first prize purse of £52, making it one of the richest foot races of its day, enough to attract runners from all corners of the state and country.

The whole Peninsula community got behind the organising committee headed by Mornington Football

Club president A.C. Campbell, with advertisements placed in the Frankston and Mornington Standard newspapers. The winner’s sash, donated by J.H Livock of Main St, would be presented by shire president and Toorak MP Cr R. B. Hamilton and his wife.

Five thousand people were expected to attend the big day, with provisions for more than 2000 cars being made at Alexandra Park in what one scribe at the time described as “one of the greatest events in Mornington’s history” and “the most splendid advertisement the seaside town has undertaken”.

The athletics carnival held at Alexandra Park on Boxing Day 1945 was a big deal for the region, a chance to show the rest of the state that the Mornington Peninsula was not a backwater but a thriving community capable of organising and holding major events. And the day did not disappoint.

History will show that the great champion Len Sprague won the blue-ribbon event of the day — the Mornington Gift — by a whisker from O’Brien with unnamed runner just a heartbeat behind. Other events on the card included the Beleura and Peninsula Handicap, the Mt Martha Mile and the 180-yards hurdle. The Victorian Ex-Servicemen’s Brass Band played and everyone had a great time — with the possible exception of the bookies because on this occasion the favourite did win the day.

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Much hard work, community support, and fundraising by parents and friends culminated on Monday, March 13, with the opening of the library at St Joseph’s Primary School in Sorrento.

Parish priest Ian Mackintosh blessed the library, which was opened by Nepean state Labor MP Chris Brayne, before guests enjoyed a lovely morning tea in the parish hall and were treated to performances by the school choir and some of the school’s talented piano students.

Pictured: Chris Brayne cuts the ribbon to the library with school captains Thomas McInnes and Shanti Kowalczyk.

Workshop inspires Peninsula ballet students Peninsula Ballet Ensemble students got a unique insight into the life of a professional dance company recently when the Sydney Dance Company’s teaching artists held a workshop at the school’s Somerville studio. The workshop was designed to support the students’ experience of the company’s latest touring work, Bonachela/Nankivell/Lane, and allowed them to experience the process used by the company to create and perform new and original movement.

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PBE teacher and former company principal and soloist Andrea Mercurio said: “The workshop provided students with an opportunity to learn about the creative process in their own space with an experience that was real and personal. It also provided students with inspiration to continue exploring, growing and achieving.”

The PBE is a not-for-profit community performing arts school staffed by a team of highly qualified and talented teachers who all have extensive dance and performance experience. The school offers classes in ballet, jazz, tap, acrobatics and drama using internationally-recognised Cecchetti Ballet Australia and Australian Teachers of Dance Limited training methods. For further information, phone 0421 574 659, email info@ peninsulaballet.com.au or visit www.peninsulaballet.com.au

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Enrol now for your child’s future

BY KATE SEARS

Frankston House Sanctuary of Early Learning is accepting enrolments now. Frankston House has opened its doors so it’s the perfect time to book your tour and secure your child’s place in the fouryear-old government-funded kindergarten program, which includes bush kinder, a limit of 78 places, and a commitment to providing a home-like environment where each individual child can thrive.

Frankston House is a family-owned and operated long day care provider and currently runs Mt Eliza House Sanctuary of Early Learning at 41 Baden Powell Place, Mount Eliza. It believes that all children have the right to grow and learn in their own way and at their own pace, allowing them to gently unfold to reach their full potential.

On your tour, you’ll discover natural outdoor play spaces and four inviting rooms. Here the children will spend their days exploring the world, creating positive friendships and developing empathy and respect. The curriculum reinforces connections with nature and encourages self-reliance, problemsolving and creativity.

The environments at Frankston House are especially designed to encourage young ones to become curious, confident, and caring decision-makers.

Frankston House highly values family input and works collaboratively within its team and the community to provide best practice and continual improvement.

To book your tour or enrol, please visit frankstonhouse.com.au, and for further information, contact info@ frankstonhouse.com.au FRANKSTON HOUSE SANCTUARY OF EARLY LEARNING A: 1-3 Vera St, Frankston South T: 9783 1117 W: www.frankstonhouse.com.au

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Lip Bombs bring it on

When you first listen to the Belair Lip Bombs banging out their brand of surf/punk, you might be forgiven for thinking you were held up in some 1980s downtown dive where the lights are low and the music makes you high.

This is the stuff that takes you back to Blondie, The Cramps, Iggy Pop and The Slits, then kicks you up the posterior into the future for a glimpse of 20-something rock that shocks with a whack of pure guitar grunt. Mornington Peninsula Magazine got the ‘goss’ from Lip Bombs guitarist Mike Bradvica about what they’ve been up to.

How long have you guys been together?

A bit over a year now. Mike, who plays guitar, and Liam, who plays the drums, are Frankston boys, while Jimbo on bass comes from Seaford. Maisie on vox used to live in Frankston but has just moved to Ascot Vale. We’ve pretty much played all the major venues in Melbourne now but there’s a few more to go. The MCG would be sick — ha ha!

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we thought yeah, why not?

How would you describe your sound?

We all love heavy punk and grunge but we also love melodic and slow music too. We always show each other what we are listening to, which I think is pretty cool.

We’ve been described as punk/surf/grunge rock but we’re not influenced by anyone really except ourselves.

Have you always been into making music?

We’ve all been making music since we were young. I personally don’t know what else I’d be doing with my life if music didn’t exist.

What does a Belair Lip Bombs crowd look like?

When we first started our audience was pretty much just our own mates and whoever happened to be there.

Now we’ve started to get a bit of a following, which is sweet. Mostly teens and young adults. We’ve had some pretty sick gigs so far. Our 2am Yah Yah’s headline in Fitzroy went pretty wild. Recently we were asked to sign someone’s shirt for the first time, which was a kinda strange feeling.

Who writes the tunes?

Maisie writes most of them but she throws out her ideas when we rehearse and the rest of us add our stuff and flesh it out.

Tell us about your EP, Songs To Do Your Laundry To, which was launched May 25.

We recorded it with our ‘sick’ mixer mate Max over two

days in Frankston in January this year. We thought “Nah” to releasing a single because there were only three songs and it was better to release them all in one bang.

So what’s next?

We are playing a bunch of gigs in town throughout June and are thinking of starting to record a full-length EP or LP. Overseas gigs would be great too — but baby steps.

Follow them on Facebook @lipbombz to find out where they’ll be playing next.

Cigar boxes and the green wedge at Oak Hill The Chairman and board of Directors invite you to the opening of Biannual Cigar Box Exhibition Come and see the selected entries from the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 2019 Green Wedge Exhibition Exhibition Sunday, June 2 until Sunday, June 30. Open daily 11am - 4pm visit www.oakhillgallery.com.au facebook.com/OakHillGallery 100 Mornington-Tyabb Rd Mornington 5973 4299

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Every two years, Oak Hill Gallery presents its Cigar Box Exhibition. This month, the gallery is combining its exhibition with a selection of the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 2019 Green Wedge Exhibition entries.

The Cigar Box Exhibition is the interpretation of the 1889 Heidelberg School’s 9 x 5 Cigar Box Lid Exhibition by artists such as Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts and Charles Condor. This year the gallery’s Cigar Box Exhibition artists have drawn inspiration from the Mornington Peninsula Green Wedge and are presenting a variety of outstanding paintings, presented in cigar boxes, on what this pristine area represents to them. All entries are for sale. See ad for full details.

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Man of metal Russ Brebner is like a bowerbird. He just loves to collect, convert and create. Finding some old metal in his shed in 2005 and then purchasing a welder, this Mornington Peninsula artist has been making “all kinds of metal creatures, including animals, birds, robots, ray guns and everything in between” ever since.

Russ continues: “Every piece contains many ‘found’ recycled metals. I work across four main areas, including recycled metal art, letterboxes and numbers, gates and screens, and garden sculptures. Collecting the metal is half the fun and I design and manufacture each one-of-a-kind piece from start to finish. My first sculpture created from that first piece of metal was a robot called Bert. He gave me the inspiration to create more characters with other scrap metal I had lying around. I ended up selling lots at a local market. That’s when I bought a bigger welder, made a bigger workshop and began making bigger sculptures.”

The rest, as they say, is history. Russ began to have great success selling his art at markets across the Peninsula and started entering his work in local art shows. He won the Best Sculpture Award at the 2012 Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition and was selected as a contributing artist for the Mali in the City program at the Royal Melbourne Zoo in 2012, where he created his piece Rusty Mali. He then collaborated with Frankston City Council to design and construct decorative sculptures for the festive Christmas program in 2015 and recently won the Highly Commended Sculpture Award for his piece entitled Tic Toc at Art Red Hill 2019.

Check out his terrific metal masterpieces at Blue Mini Café in Rosebud West or go online at www.rustysculptures.com.au to take a peek. His showroom in Carrum Downs is open 10am-2pm Monday-Saturday and other times by appointment.

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Cheryl Petersen lands in Milgate

BY LIZ ROGERS She explains: “We specialise in large modern artwork here. I’ve been painting since I was a kid. I’ll never forget the day when my parents caught me drawing nudes on brown paper bags on the bedroom floor. I think I was in Grade 1.

There were six kids in my family and we had to entertain ourselves so I took to drawing pretty quickly. It was something I could do to trance out. I loved the form of the body, but my parents told me off. Ha

Artist Cheryl Petersen may be pocketsize but her artistic vision is anything but Lilliputian. Having recently moved from her gallery digs in Somerville to a light-infused space where high ceilings, giant concrete walls and artist studio sensibilities reign, this creator and curator of eclectic art brings bold brush strokes with a serious dollop of diminutive detail to Mornington’s industrial landscape.

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Cheryl has more than 20 years of producing diverse art with gregarious grunt under her belt. Since enrolling as a mature-age graphic design student at Monash University in 1998, she has put her expansive creative brain’s pedal to the metal and driven her own artistic race to land in Milgate Drive, where size really does matter. She continues: “I love painting big canvases. I’m currently working on a commission piece that is over 4m long and 3m high. This new space has so much natural light that we only require one artificial light even on an overcast day, which is ideal for creating art. We can hang incredibly large works and can showcase a wide variety of artists. The move to the larger premises in Mornington also means there’s plenty of room to view, curate and deliver art workshops on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the year too, which is exciting.”

Cheryl appears to have boundless energy.

She’s not short on ideas either. From working as a jewellery designer for 20 years to illustrating books and magazines and now painting with acrylics on super-large canvases, this 50-something Peninsula resident represents 10 artists at her studio/gallery, providing alternatives

that transcend classic coastal offerings.

Her own award-winning funked-up acrylic, mixed media and gold leaf works bring vibrant velocity and layered depth to the local art-lover’s palette, while working closely with interior designers to create generation-to-generation pieces ensures both domestic and commercial creatorto-client satisfaction guaranteed. She concludes: “I’m inspired by all mediums, styles and methods, from brightly coloured florals and Asian art to bold abstracts and quirky subjects. We have something for everyone and our sales include serious reductions.”

If you’d like to take a look at Cheryl’s new studio/gallery space and the work that springs from its walls, then call her for a private viewing. Or drop by on June 8 or 9 to view artist demonstrations, listen to live music and indulge in some creative conversation with the Peninsula’s art makers and shakers at the grand opening of her new premises. Inaugural sale on too.

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Manyung Gallery Group’s Mela Cooke is a ‘people person’. Having worked in various sculptural mediums including marble, this lover of personality, character and fluid form has fallen under the spell of working with clay.

She explains: “I have arrived at a point in my life where my love of the serenity of working with clay and my appreciation of the beauty and timelessness of bronze has resulted in me now solely working in this medium.”

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Manyung Gallery Group offers personalised in-home and office art consultancy to help you find the best artistic fit. They will be open at Flinders and Sorrento over the Winter Wine Weekend from 10am-5pm. Pop in and see the large variety of unique, original artworks.

Art and vino? Perfect.

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Workshop a drawcard: A workshop by children’s book illustrator Prue Pittock and music by Balnarring’s Marty Williams were among the highlights of Art Red Hill from May 3-5. More than 1000 works by more than 300 Australian artists attracted large crowds over the three days, with visitors treated to wines, beers and ciders from Peninsula producers and food from Red Gum BBQ. Photos by Tanya Fry.

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Over more than 40 years, Flinders resident David Wright has established himself as one of the world’s leading architectural glass artists with large commissions for educational, religious and public buildings the world over.

Parallel with this have been the regular travels that David and his partner and wife, Sue McPhee-Wright, have taken to some of the most unseen parts of Australia. Kitting out a ‘snail house’ on the back of a 4WD ute, David continuously sketches the differing landscapes in both their grand scale and intimate detail, reworking these later in his studio into more formal imagery of prints and paintings.

“I realised that over 40 years I had built up a substantial body of work and wondered if it would make for an interesting exhibition,” he says.

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A world less seen are outlined against a black ground, as though clinging to the edge of the world; brilliantlyhued flowers bloom against a red earth; a flock of white geese circle the receding waters of a soon-to-be-dry lake; crocodiles all but blend with their watery camouflage; and a keen-eyed water bird broods over mudskippers as they are swept downstream.

“With wit, insight and great fondness, David shows us that these lands are far from the barren deserts of popular belief.”

David Wright | Prints & Paintings will be opened at 2pm on Saturday, June 8, by critic and artist Ronald Miller and runs daily until July 2. David will give a talk on Sunday, June 23, at 2pm. RSVP June 21.

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Take a journey with award-winning artist KERRIE WARREN EXHIBITION ‘A Journey in Flow‘

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Celebrating six months on Main St, Mornington, Nissarana Galleries has swiftly ignited an alluring sparkle across the Peninsula art world and beyond.

Directors Philip Ayres and Valerie Pasquale dare to exhibit artworks that touch upon the deeper meanings of human existence, universal truth and harmony. Culture and spirituality are explored in each artist’s individual expressions and stories, whether it is knowledge coming from their Indigenous ancestors or inspiration sourced in spectrums of sacred nature. The brave curated collections intimately invite each viewer to let time suspend and coax them closer to their own inner sense of freedom and fulfillment.

This month sees Nissarana Galleries Mornington launch its inaugural solo exhibition A Journey in Flow by awardwinning Victorian artist Kerrie Warren.

Kerrie is an intuitive, multidisciplinary visual artist who explores abstract expressionism, action painting and installation, as seen by her spectacular The Bonfire gracing the façade of Frankston Arts Centre. Kerrie says she “strives to evoke a sense of pause within a visually perceived momentum in order to explore life’s delicate balance, its vulnerable fragility and sublime impermanence”.

Kerrie’s artworks unleash sensations of chrysalis transformation and healing, with their rhythmic transference of energy, like sensing sanctuary inside a storm. Reviewer Maureen Flynn wrote in

Gallery and Studio Magazine New York that Kerrie’s paintings “seem to undergo a magical metamorphosis from the material to the ethereal and emit actual light”.

A Journey in Flow is on from June 15-July 7. You can catch a preview on Friday, June 14, from 10am-4pm ahead of the opening celebration on Saturday, June 15, from 2-4pm.

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The Queen celebrates twice When my kids were little, birthday celebrations could go on for a week. Visits with the grandparents, parties with their mates. But we’ve never celebrated anyone’s birthday twice a year.

Once on the actual date and then again a couple of months later.

We celebrate Queen’s Birthday on the second Monday in June each year, but The Queen’s birth date — April 21, 1926 — is observed privately with family. Most of us associate the milestone with a longweekend reprieve from the working week

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and the beginning of the snow season, but we thought you’d like to know a bit more about why there’s a double act.

The Queen has just turned 92 and is the longest-serving monarch. She became queen in 1952 and has celebrated two birthdays each year over the many years she has reigned. Why? Because of tradition. A tradition that began with King George II in 1748. His birthday was in November, a time when the weather was turning towards long days of overcast skies, snowy squalls and endless drizzle in the UK. This kind of weather wasn’t suitable for the public to celebrate his birthday, according to him, so he decided to publicly celebrate the occasion during

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the Trooping the Colour ceremony, which is held in June each year. Hence the double observance.

Whether you’re heading up to the snow or taking it easy by the seaside with family and friends in Victoria on June 10, a public holiday is the best excuse to celebrate anyone’s birthday. Sixty-seven years is a long time to dedicate yourself to your people, so why not raise a glass to a woman with staying power and give thanks for the annual break. Schools and select organisations and post offices will be closed. Western Australians celebrate the event on Monday, September 30, and Queenslanders will be toasting Her Majesty on Monday, October 7.

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The Great Tenors open daytime concert series Frankston Arts Centre offers regular daytime concerts to those who enjoy professional music and quality theatre experiences in one of the best performing arts venues in outer metropolitan Melbourne. These shows are aimed at more mature audiences, delivering quality performances at an affordable $21 a show, along with great service, complimentary morning or afternoon tea and an optional lunch for those wanting to make a day of it to catch up with friends.

The 2019 Series 2 will include a diverse program perfect for enjoying with friends every month. First up will be Caruso to Carreras, a fitting tribute to all the great tenors. This will be followed by Sherlock Holmes and a Woman’s Wit, a unique radio theatre experience recreating the

Sunday night radio play.

WaltSing Australia will celebrate 100 years of Australian singers, while From Figaro to Phantom is a glorious tribute to famous songs from musicals and operas. Finishing off the series will be Spirit of Christmas to get you in the festive mood. There’s also the very popular Christmas lunch to accompany the show.

Visit theFAC.com.au or phone 9784 1060 to book tickets to the shows. Discounts are available for those booking four or more shows in the series.

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The Hustle is a modern-day remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) and Bedtime Story (1964). The Hustle takes the conman story and flips it by casting the two leads with female actors. It’s a chick flick with edge that feels like a mash-up of Anne Hathaway’s character Mia Thermopolis from Princess Diaries with Rebel Wilson’s rough character Fat Amy from Pitch Perfect.

In The Hustle, Rebel Wilson plays Penny alongside Anne Hathaway’s character Josephine Chesterfield. The pair of scam artists are chalk and cheese, one low rent and the other high class.

Once united, they team up to take down the men who have wronged them.

The unlikely pair bond over their mutual understanding that women make great con artists because men don’t often believe that a woman is smarter than them.

Together they’ll do anything in their power to take advantage of small-minded men and give these dirty rotten men a run for their money. And they do just that — run with their money. They use every female strength to score big, from wowing suitors with their looks to evoking sympathy by crying on cue and

playing the damsel in distress card. Even a ‘crazy ugly sister’ play ups the ante and sees Josephine’s (shallow) lover fleeing with no thought for the diamond-loaded engagement ring he’d given her — which

goes straight into her safe. Anne’s repertoire of accents is perfect, as is her ability to cry on cue to manipulate her character’s male suitors. Rebel’s spontaneous outbreaks of crazy antics, classic one-liners, quirky facial expressions and clumsy behaviour evoke a lot of laughs in this sure-to-be-a-hit movie.

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FRIDAY JUNE 7 – MONDAY JUNE 10

Mornington Peninsula Wedding Inc Wedding Expo: Showcasing everything the region has to offer from venues to ceremonies, celebration ideas, huge receptions or intimate gatherings; free entry; Mornington Racecourse, 10.30am-2.30pm, www. peninsulaweddings. com.au

Biannual Cigar Box Exhibition — Sponsored by Southern Buoy, Sunday, June 2, from 2-4pm; exhibition will continue through to Sunday, June 30, open from 10am-4pm daily, Oakhill Gallery, 100 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington, 5973 4299, www. oakhillgallery. com.au

Mornington Winter Music Festival — Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend, local emerging and national artists, free live music all weekend long, over 20 venues & street entertainment, www. morningtonmusicfestival. com.au or www.facebook. com/morningtonwintermusicfestival

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Winter Wine Weekend Celebrations — Join Petit Tracteur Bistro for a Winter Wine Weekend celebration serving a bespoke threecourse menu over lunch & dinner with matching Ten Minutes By Tractor wines, 1208 Mornington-Flinders Rd, Main Ridge, www. petittracteur.com.au

Visit www.peninsulaweddings.com.au to register your FREE entry.

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Cheryl Petersen Studio & Gallery — Drop by to view artist demonstrations, listen to live music and indulge in some creative conversation with the Peninsula’s art makers and shakers in the grand opening of Cheryl’s new premises. Inaugural sale on too, Factory 12/33 Milgate Drive, Mornington, www. cpgalleries.com.au

FRIDAY JUNE 28 Peninsula Paper Craft Fair — Come down and see what these stalls have to offer; 10am-3pm, entry $5, kids U16 free, Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington, www.peninsulapapercraft. com.au

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Fenian Wines presents John Lillis — Join Fenian Wines and Irish acoustic musician John Lillis, Sri Lankan street food by La Foodies available, 295 Dunns Creek Rd, Red Hill, 0449 221 213, www. fenianwines.com.au

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Children of Ghana Charity Ball 2019 — The Rotary Club of Frankston Sunrise’s ninth annual Children of Ghana Charity Ball this year adopts the theme of a glitzy and glamorous masquerade ball; Frankston Arts Centre, 6.30pm, tix $145pp, 9784 1060, www.thefac.com.au

Mt Martha South Beach Market: Boutique beachside market with more than 70 of Melbourne’s most creative makers, food and drink, art, beauty, fashion, homeware, pet products and much more; 10am-3pm; free entry. Mount Martha House Lawn, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha www. unrivalledevents.com.au

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FRIDAY JUNE 7 – MONDAY JUNE 10 Whopper Winter Wine Sale — Live music 1-4pm Saturday, Sunday & Monday, Friday evening sneak peek from 5-8pm, Hickinbotham of Dromana, 194 Nepean Highway, Dromana. www. hickinbotham.biz

FRIDAY JUNE 7 – TUESDAY JULY 2

SATURDAY JUNE 8 Winter Wine Fest — The fest will launch the three-day Winter Wine Weekend program, which is full of activities at participating cellar doors as shown on brochure; 150-200 wines and 50 Peninsula wineries all come together, Red Hill Reserve and Showgrounds, 11am-4pm, 5989 2377, www.mpva.com.au

David Wright Prints + Paintings — 40 years of outback travel in limited edition prints and paintings, open daily 10.30am-4pm, Everywhen Artspace, 1/39 Cook St, Flinders, 5989 0496, www. mccullochandmcculloch. com.au

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Sunday School @ Prancing Horse Estate — Join Prancing Horse Estate for enlightening monthly wine education series, suitable for all wine lovers and enthusiasts, “Burgundy Inspiration – Intro to Burgundian Wines” $75pp, 11.30am-1pm, bookings essential, 39 Paringa Rd, Red Hill, email Jane for bookings info@ prancinghorseestate.com, www.prancinghorseestate.com

Martha Bay by RCA Villages Official Launch — Join special guest Tony Barber and friendly team for insightful presentation about Martha Bay, followed by drinks and a two-course lunch, Mornington Golf Club, Tallis Drive, Mornington; RSVP

by June 11, www. rcavillages.com.au/ martha-bay-landingpage

FRIDAY JUNE 14 – SUNDAY JULY 7 Kerrie Warren Exhibition ‘A Journey in Flow’ — Preview Friday, June 14, 10am-4pm; opening night Saturday, June 15, 2-4pm, 211 Main St, Mornington, 5976 8877, www.nissaranagalleries.com.au

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TUESDAY JULY 16 The Sapphires — Multiple wins as a play, film and soundtrack album, make sure you come and see the show-stopping national tour, Frankston Arts Centre, 7.30pm, 9784 1060, www.thefac.com.au

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Guru of Chai — The contradictions of modern India with its iPhones and ancient gods come alive in this outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful production, Frankston Arts Centre, 1pm & 7.30pm, 9784 1060, www.thefac.com.au

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BY KATE SEARS

The Mornington Winter Music Festival dances into town for the Queen’s Birthday weekend, from Friday, June 7, until Monday, June 10. Proudly supported by the Mornington Chamber of Commerce, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Main Street Mornington, the three-day festival program includes free street entertainment, and venues offering ticketed and free performances. Check out the festival program in our special music festival feature to discover the participating venues, bands, times and prices to plan your long weekend.

In preparation for the colder months ahead, make sure to stop by Kiwi House to pick up some Possum Merino Clothing and accessories — there’s nothing warmer than this 40 per cent possum, 50 per cent merino and 10 per cent nylon blend. Complete the look at Amicus Hair & Beauty, where Donna and Maria’s team will have you stepping out with a new contemporary look. Or you could brighten up your winter wardrobe with stylish new frames from Main Street Eye Care. Continue your wander through Main St to visit Organica Eco Salon, where you’ll find the highest performing certified organic hair colouring system.

Why not add new items to your home to evoke a warm atmosphere with one-of-a-kind homeware pieces by local and Australian artisans from Ideas by the Bay. Or pop into Page8, which offers perfect gifts from its curated range. Browse the extensive collection at Rivette & Blare in Barkly St to find a new winter fashion staple item.

AMT Legal in Mornington has a team who can expertly serve the needs of their clients in most areas of law, including family law, international family law, relationship law, wills, and powers of attorney. Speaking of experts, the Victorian Oral & Facial Surgeons treat conditions of the mouth, face and jaw. Prestige Home Care in Mornington are a caring team who provide the care that your loved ones need at home. Or why not leave your home for a little holiday in the sun planned by Mornington Travel?

Dine after the festival or on any occasion at Swordfish Wine Bar & Tapas.

Swordfish is Mornington’s newest wine bar that offers local wine and craft beer. Meanwhile, Publican’s all-new winter menu will have you delighted and feeling warm from head to toe.

Whatever you’re after, from music to services, and fashion to food, it can be found here in Mornington’s bustling Main St.

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Simon isn’t standing still

BY KATE SEARS

Simon Imrei is back with a new single, Stand Still, which he launched at Merri Creek Tavern in Northcote on May 18. It’s the first new music to come from the talented Mount Eliza singer since his two-part sophomore album The Sum of Scenes was released last year to wide acclaim.

Stand Still came about after Simon won the 2018 Band Prize of a day of free studio time at Head Gap Studios in Preston as part of the Triple R Radiothon. Simon was ecstatic to work with Rohan Sforcina (Ali Barter, Oh Mercy, Fraser A Gorman) and to have a chance to embrace a fresh approach to the recording process.

“I kind of thought, ‘Well, you came into this project unexpectedly through the RRR prize, so why not keep yourself outside your comfort zone, just to see what happens?’,” Simon said. “As a songwriter you often write music with an eye on the arrangements, then get the band together to flesh it out in the studio. I decided to work with Rohan one-on-one and play almost every track myself, figuring it out as we went. It was a really unique experience and a credit to Rohan for having the overall vision and holding it all together.”

Stand Still is a melancholy Americana daydream about heading down the coast with someone, living out of an old suitcase and sharing the quiet in among the craziness

of life’s day to day. It’s a subtle acoustic folk-pop tune tinged with vintage tape tones and the deft finishing touches of guitarist/pedal-steel gun for hire Matt Dixon (Emilee South, James Kenyon).

You can catch Simon at Assaggini on Saturday, June 8, as part of the Mornington Winter Music Festival over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. For more details on Stand Still and upcoming gigs, visit www.simonimrei.com

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Sustainable salon initiative at Amicus Donna and Maria and their team at Amicus Hair and Beauty are well known for creating contemporary looks and treating your hair with care. They are also keen supporters of ethical hair salon practices. Donna explains: “We work closely with the group Sustainable Salons, which recycles up to 95 per cent of all salon resources. They provide customised bins for resource separation and pick it up from our salon every fortnight, which makes recycling easy. All proceeds are donated to OzHarvest and KiwiHarvest to distribute meals to people in need.”

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Underarm hair is not the pits

BY LIZ ROGERS

What’s the big deal about women having hair in their armpits anyway?

I mean, it grows there naturally so there has to be a function, right?

There’s nothing new about it, although plenty of people would have you believe

otherwise. Rock legend and poet Patti Smith graced the cover of her Easter album with arms up in the air and plenty of exposed hair in 1978, while Julia Roberts wasn’t shy about exposing her unshaved armpits pouring over a glamorous sequined number at the premier of her movie Notting Hill in 1999.

Screen siren Sophia Loren preferred to remain au natural well before any of the aforementioned, while bad-girl-turnedgood-wife Miley Cyrus coloured hers pink in 2015. There. It happens.

Whether you choose to keep the hair and preen your pits or remove it completely, the fact is underarm hair can keep sweat away from your skin, aid in ventilation and help keep odour-producing bacteria away from the skin too. Which brings me to my next question: are deodorants or antiperspirants the same? No, they are not. Deodorants can prevent body odour by killing bacteria and antiperspirants can prevent sweating.

And then, are they necessary? Well, that’s up to the individual.

There’s been plenty of talk about why you shouldn’t be using aluminium-based antiperspirants. Do they cause cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney problems or prevent toxins being released? Then there are the parabens, triclosan, phthalates and synthetic fragrances. As with all keen and green movements, the push to reduce

the number of nasties we put in and on our bodies is big — and with good reason.

Why add more toxins to the mix if you don’t need to? There’s a range of natural deodorants now available on the market, including anti-bacterial and anti-fungal armpit masks that draw out impurities too, so if you do choose to use then at least you’ll be clear about what you’re putting on and in your body.

The debate over whether or not underarm hair should be removed or whether deodorant and antiperspirant should be used will undoubtedly continue. If you’re not sure, do some research to find the right solution for you. Many women I know don’t remove their underarm hair or use deodorant, and they don’t smell. They believe it’s because their pores remain unclogged, cleaner and ultimately greener.

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Non-surgical facelift with no downtime How would you like to enjoy all the benefits of a facelift without surgery, needles or downtime? With high-intensity focused ultrasound, you can. HIFU is a non-surgical facelift treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound to lift and tighten loose and sagging skin on the neck and face without any downtime.

A HIFU treatment stimulates the body’s natural healing process, lifts and tightens the face, neck and eyebrow areas, reduces wrinkles and nasolabial folds, and causes no damage to the surface of the skin.

HIFU maximises comfort with a smooth handpiece delivering focused ultrasound energy, which safely heats up subcutaneous tissue at three different depths. The full-face treatment usually takes about 3045 minutes and patients will experience some lifting after the treatment. Two weeks after your treatment, collagen remodelling occurs, at which point your skin will feel firmer and tighter, with optimal results able to be seen after about two months. These lifting results will normally last for up to a year, depending on your lifestyle and diet.

Right now, Joanne O’Connell at Jo Skin Fitness in Mornington is offering the HIFU treatment, which usually costs $2400, for the special price of $999. Joanne is a renowned skin professional who champions the concept of clinical beauty — the idea that the best of modern clinical treatments can be combined with the tradition of ‘old-school’ beauty to create new and modern approaches to skin health.

To find out more about HIFU, call Joanne at Jo Skin Fitness and get started on your journey to firmer, younger-looking skin today.

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Not-for-profit group celebrates grant and milestone

BY LIZ ROGERS Donna Cartwright began donating nappies and maternity clothes to Mums Supporting Families in Need while at home looking after her young children. Six-and-a-half years later and she’s the vice-president of this not-forprofit organisation, which has just celebrated receiving a $5000 RACV Community Foundation grant and the helping of more than 20,000 families since its inception.

Donna explains: “I was at home with my newborn son and kinder-age daughter and thought I’d really like to do something else with my time. I became a volunteer for the MSFIN Langwarrin drop-off point, then the warehouse supervisor and am now vice-president.

We help around 150 families per month with food and toiletry hampers and clothing. We also make sure disadvantaged kids get presents at Christmas. Last year, 3502 children received gifts. The RACV Community Foundation grant, which we received in April, will be used to purchase single and double prams. We had a cake to celebrate the 20,000 milestone too.”

Mums Supporting Families in Need currently has 35 drop-off points around Melbourne where people can donate their good-quality unused clothing; you can also drop off items at the warehouse in Seaford. Working with community groups to aid the homeless, women escaping family violence, parents coming out of prison, refugees, migrants and those in transitional and foster care or with mental health or substance abuse issues, the group’s dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to support those less fortunate.

Donna continues: “People in need are referred to us once they have been assessed by social workers. You know, there are so many children out there who are not sleeping or travelling safely. They are hungry too. Last year a kinder in Frankston North reported that at least half of the children were turning up in thongs and light clothing in winter. They were freezing. Now, a four-yearold can’t do anything about a situation like this — but we can. We supplied as many gumboots and coats as we could but there weren’t enough, so the kinder had a roster. Half the kids went outside in the gumboots and coats, and when their turn was over they came inside and gave the boots and coats to the other half.”

Mums Supporting Families in Need currently has 30 volunteers and four sponsors and only takes donations that the donors would use themselves. Donna continues: “Our aim is to help people recover with dignity, so we want to provide things of quality. If you wouldn’t use it yourself, then it’s probably not great for donation.

One recipient described our help as ‘a parcel of hope’.

I remember a woman last year who was fleeing from domestic violence with her three children. She had to start again with nothing. The kids didn’t even have school bags or lunch boxes, which meant they didn’t look like everyone else. That’s important for kids. We made sure they did.”

For more information on this Peninsula-based charity, go to www.msfin.org.au, or follow it on Facebook @Mums Supporting Families in Need Inc

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The facial fat-reduction injection permanently dissolves stubborn double chin fat, resulting in a contoured neck and jawline. The compound in the injection can also be used in the cheeks.

The injections work by dissolving the fat cells and starts to work almost immediately. This begins the process and, over time, your body will naturally expel these fat cells. While the treatment is quick, the results will appear slowly over time.

To achieve desired results, four to six treatments are recommended, which occur approximately six weeks apart. Please note the number of treatments may vary between individuals.

It is important to remember that while these injections permanently remove existing submental fat, unhealthy lifestyle choices will see its return.

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When your family is complete At Eramosa Vasectomy Clinic, you’re in safe hands. Dr Joshua Honig has 25 years of GP experience, with extensive skills in minor surgery and complex skin cancer removal. These surgical skills, in addition to specialised training in vasectomy, have allowed Dr Honig to perform hundreds of successful vasectomy procedures.

If your family is complete, Dr Honig can discuss your options with you. If you decide that vasectomy is right for you, the initial consultation with Dr Honig will start with an examination and a discussion of the procedure. You will find Dr Honig is compassionate and patient and will answer any questions you may have about vasectomies. If you choose to go ahead, your 20-minute procedure will be scheduled for a later date, and you can rest easy because no preparation, such as shaving, is required. The ‘no scalpel’ method and an ‘open-ended’ technique is used to minimise pain and complications, and the use of local anaesthetic means you can drive yourself home afterwards. No stitches are needed so follow-up appointments are not usually required, which also means that recovery is generally quite quick, with most men having the procedure on a Friday and returning to work on Monday.

Dr Honig is passionate about working with families and welcomes partners to sit in for the consultation and procedure.

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Your face is in expert hands Cosmetic physician Dr Fiona Milne has more than 16 years’ experience in nonsurgical enhancement and rejuvenation. A member of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Physicians, Fiona’s emphasis is on a global approach to beautification.

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“The whole face must be taken into consideration; it must be harmonious,” Fiona says. “Sometimes I am simply augmenting lips but frequently I am considering age-related restoration, which is multi-faceted. Changes in skin, bone and fat loss, and facial proportions all need to be considered.”

Fiona’s area of expertise is injectables. “Safety and risk minimisation are paramount. Shopping around for the cheapest product in a largely unregulated industry risks a poor aesthetic result and dangerous complications. I fix a lot of poorly injected lips, for example, where anatomy, product choice and proportions have not been well considered. This can be unnecessarily painful, increase downtime, and is more expensive than it should ever have been.”

Fiona has opened spacious new rooms at 60 Cranbourne Rd, Frankston, and has been joined by cosmetic nurse Tara and dermal clinicians Peta and Jayde, who are university educated in skin treatments and skin care.

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Fiona’s approach is holistic and tailored to each patient’s budget, goals and lifestyle. “Skin quality is integral to getting a good result with injectables. We aim to educate patients in quality skin care and treatment which is not complicated and is time-efficient, whether your skin concern is acne, pigmentation, rosacea or age-related.”

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A Boundary Road Fundraiser: The Mother’s Day VIP Event: Boundary Road Fundraiser was on Thursday, May 9 from 6pm - 9pm, with a percentage of sales from the evening, donated to the Pink Ribbon Foundation. The exclusive event had special offers from Effloresce Beauty Salon, Artful Blooms, and Hair on the Pen, with Tegan Sarah Makeup Brushes available on the evening. There were prizes up for grabs, nibbles, and even gift bags for guests. It was a night to socialise and shop for special Mother’s Day gifts. Photos: Tanya Fry

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“Meditation feels like a mental superpower. I could not be happier with the lifestyle results. Since January my mind has been a lot freer. I feel like I have room to breathe mentally. Any stress that I encounter feels very low priority. I feel very in control over my emotional and mental state. In terms of creativity workflow, I am satisfied. There are times when I am laying by the pool and I will have ideas just come into my thoughts.

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Vedic Meditation Course: Monthly (see website) one session a day of 90 minutes each over four days The Garden 100A Young Street Frankston.

Tim Mitchell has returned to his home town after ten years teaching in Europe.

He brings a wealth of wisdom and experience on how to enjoy life more richly and fully.

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The doctor’s back in town Dr David Edis (MBBS, FRACS [Ortho], FAOA and AFRACMA) is an orthopaedic and spine surgeon who moved back to Melbourne more than a year ago to open his rooms in Frankston and Mornington. After studying at the University of Melbourne and training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dr Edis pursued further training in spine surgery in New Zealand.

His passion for improving patient care included developing minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques for eight years in conjunction with surgeons in Australia and overseas. He is currently working with a pain management and multi-disciplinary team in Frankston to help solve complex pain issues.

In addition to this, he spent five years developing allied health and pain management programs in regional Tasmania over his 10 years spent living in the beautiful island state.

With a special interest in the areas of adult spine surgery, hip and knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy and orthopaedic trauma, Dr Edis now also offers oblique lumbar fusion surgery, percutaneous screw fixation and deformity correction for adult scoliosis.

He believes in a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care and is passionate about working closely with primary carers, physiotherapists, pain specialists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, myotherapists and nurses to achieve evidence-based contemporary care for his patients with spinal conditions.

Dr Edis will also be holding a conference in the next six months in order to engage with local providers, share expertise with each other and ultimately collaborate with them. Any practitioners who are interested in participating are welcome to contact his rooms.

Dr Edis invites new referrals for any orthopaedic conditions. You can find Dr Edis at The Bays Hospital, Suite 15, Ground F, Main St, Mornington; and at his Frankston rooms at 93 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Frankston.

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Dr David Edis Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon Special Interests in treatment of Adult Spine Surgery Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Orthopaedic Trauma We can also help with: Degenerate Scoliosis Spondylolisthesis Spinal Stenosis Sciatica Facet Joint Arthritis Traumatic Lumbar Spine Fractures All orthopaedic fractures and dislocations Failed back surgery Adjacent Segment Disease Spinal Tumours Spinal Infections Sagittal Imbalance Syndrome Osteoporotic Compression Fractures Cauda Equina Syndrome

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Don’t sacrifice a healthy diet over winter Winter is officially here. With the colder weather and comfort food, it is easy to fall out of routine and find yourself straying away from your typical flow. The days are shorter so there is a greater tendency to stay indoors, be less active, and eat heartier meals.

Before you get too far into the slump of winter, adjust your approach and hit the reset button!

metabolic markers and cardiovascular risk factors such as your blood fat profile, including cholesterol levels.

Be Fit Food recommends undertaking one or two weeks of the Be Rapid meal program every three to four months for a metabolism reset. This is not only the perfect approach for staying on track and starting each season as the healthiest version of yourself, but it also allows you to reset your metabolism after a period of indulgence such as Christmas or Easter.

The cold weather can also make getting out of the house less appealing. Rather than getting takeaway or fast food delivery, have Be Fit Food delivered to your doorstep. You can use Be Fit Food meals for healthy convenience. Store the food in your freezer, and on the nights you want to avoid comfort eating or just need something easy, simply heat and enjoy a warm Be Fit Food meal.

Cycling Be Rapid with your regular diet for two weeks each season can help you to lose a couple of quick kilograms as well as increase insulin sensitivity and stabilise blood sugar levels. It can improve

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Winter can also bring the increased risk of coughs, head colds and the flu. Eating nutritious foods can help to keep a strong immune system. Be Fit Food meals contain food from each of the five food groups and contain four to 12 vegetables in each serve. This provides you with antioxidants and essential micronutrients to help you to maintain optimal health throughout winter.

Kate Save is an accredited practising dietitian, exercise physiologist and codirector of Be Fit Food in Mornington.

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Yoga For Cancer during and after treatment Scientific research tells us that yoga, including breathwork and meditation, provide many physical and emotional benefits during and after cancer treatment. Yoga may help to ease the fatigue and nausea you feel, as well as increase your range of motion and help you rebuild your physical strength.

Healing Through Yoga is offering an eight-week program of specialised yoga courses to support you during and after your cancer treatment, no matter how long ago you completed treatment. You will be safely guided through each class, which is designed to: Reduce stress, anxiety, fatigue and pain; Improve quality of sleep; Improve quality of life and outlook on life; Help rebuild physical strength; Increase range of movement in chest, shoulders and neck; Improve balance; and, Help rebuild emotional resilience.

Silva Mirovics, the owner of Healing Through Yoga, is a qualified and registered Hatha yoga teacher who has completed post-graduate yoga therapy training in Yoga For Breast Cancer, and Yoga for Cancer and Palliative Care. The next Yoga For Breast Cancer 8 Week Program will be held in Balnarring commencing Saturday, July 6. To find out more, or to book, go to www.healingthroughyoga.com.au/events/ HEALING THROUGH YOGA W: www.healingthroughyoga.com.au FB: healing.through.yoga.silva Issue 91, JUNE 2019

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Peninsula quinella for Puffing Billy runners

Puffing Billy passes over the Monbulk trestle bridge as runners make their way towards the finish line in the Great Train Race. Photo by Kahla Webb

When it comes to racing trains, it seems Peninsula athletes have plenty of puff after runners finished first and second in the women’s section of last month’s Puffing Billy Great Train Race. First-time runner Kiah Fry, of Blairgowrie, was the first female across the line in 49 min 57 sec, with Mount Eliza’s Gemma Maini hot on her heels in 51 min 13 sec.

The race was won by Tynong North runner Ben Kelly in 45 min 01 sec.

Coincidentally, Ben — also a first-time Great Train Race entrant — and Kiah have the same running coach, although they train with different clubs.

Puffing Billy made it across the line in 1:05:19, which was more than 12 minutes slower than in 2018, possibly the result of wet conditions.

Billy was beaten by 486 of the 2258 runners who set out on the 13.5km course from Belgrave to Lakeside station at Emerald Lake Park and which took them through forests, under rail bridges, up three hills and finally on to a soft downhill trail for the final 3-4km.

Shane Thiele, from South Yarra, won the veteran male category in 51 min 03 sec; Tracey Austin, from Kew, won the veteran female category in 57 min 48 sec; Brody Thrum, from Lancefield, was the under-18 male winner in 52 min 50 sec; and Jaimee-Lee Code, from Narre Warren North, was the under-18 female winner in 54 min 14 sec. Two blind runners also took on Puffing Billy this year with the support of their guides. Kevin Murfitt finished in 1:34:54 with Francois Jacobs getting home in 1:38:51.

The Great Train Race, which celebrated its 38th running on Sunday, May 5, is a major fundraiser for the Puffing Billy Railway, a not-for-profit organisation run by more than 600 volunteers.

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Pictured: Blairgowrie’s Kiah Fry, the first female runner across the line in last month’s Puffing Billy Great Train Race, poses with race winner Ben Kelly and race train driver Gary Pallister. Photo by Dean Gifford

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Cosmetic injectable treatments cater for a range of cosmetic concerns such as wrinkles, volume loss, ageing and dehydrated skin. Let’s take a look at cosmetic injectable treatments available at Skinastute.

Platelet Rich Plasma – for people seeking a more natural method to ageing, PRP regenerates using your own cells. PRP is used successfully to rejuvenate skin tissue and slow down the ageing process. A brilliant treatment for any area on the body where there are signs of ageing, dehydration, loss of volume and skin laxity.

Anti-Wrinkle Injections – a treatment option for those areas where repeated muscle movement is causing your ‘dynamic’ lines to turn into more permanent ‘static’ wrinkles. It is a natural purified protein that targets specific muscles involved in wrinkle formation to make a visible difference, leaving you with a refreshed, relaxed and natural look.

Dermal Fillers – rejuvenate and enhance facial features with natural looking and feeling results. It is injected below the skin’s surface to ‘fill in’ wrinkles, ‘plump up’ small areas such as the lips, and ‘re-volumise’ large areas like cheeks.

Permanent Removal of Double Chin – an individually-tailored, injectable treatment that permanently destroys fat cells under the chin. A common misperception that fullness under the chin only appears in those who are overweight, when in reality it can occur in any body type and may be related to ageing, genetics or weight gain.

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your june stars

Stephanie is an experienced Astrologer and regular contributor to

by Stephanie Johnson

ARIES: Communication is the key word for you this

month. The Sun is in the chatty Sign Gemini and in the 3rd House of communication in your Solar Chart.

Messages, announcements, consultations and all forms of connection are likely to keep you busy. You may also consider a short journey.

TAURUS: June is a wake-up call for security-loving

Taureans. It is time to move out of your comfort zone.

Someone or something is shaking things up. If you have become stuck in the mud, which is a cow-like tendency, then you need to pick up your hooves and get a move on.

GEMINI: Your own health and happiness is the focus

for June with both the Sun and Mercury in your 1st Solar House. You are at your charming best and so are well able to promote your self-interests. You may also be keen to do some personal development.

CANCER: June is a month of contradictions with many

social engagements but also a real urge for some alone time. The trick is to have a balance. You may also decide that your social life can be based at home with close friends and family. That way you can indulge in both.

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LEO:

SAGITTARIUS: As the lucky planet Jupiter continues

VIRGO:

CAPRICORN: Sometimes things move so slowly it is as

LIBRA:

This month sees the birth of something or someone new in your life. However, the process may take you by surprise. It is the ideal month for a new creative project, one that excites you and gives you an outlet for any pent-up emotions. Try thinking outside the square.

SCORPIO:

It is time to find the right balance between your professional and private life. Family-oriented Pisceans need to focus a little more time on home life. Perhaps one or more family members need your attention now. Single Pisceans may need a little more private time. Take any revelations in your stride.

Your daily life changes as your social commitments increase in June. Your diary fills up with fun outings connected to groups, clubs and friends. It is time to review your own hopes, dreams and wishes and make sure that your circle of friends supports these. You need common ground.

It is time to shine in your professional arena.

If you have built a good reputation then you may reap what you have sown by way of promotion or awards.

Unassuming Virgos usually avoid leadership roles unless they have other planetary influences. However, now you can step into the limelight.

Your ruling planet Venus indicates a fortunate gift or inheritance this month. The planet of love also heralds the start of a new intimate relationship, or a sexual surge in a current one. Cultural events, overseas travel plans, higher learning and sporting events are also highlighted.

Do you feel like you are in a holding pattern, a bit like an airplane going around and round waiting to land? If so, this is your month for a breakthrough, particularly in the area of personal relationships or business partnerships. It is time to land and then broaden your horizons.

to wend its way through your Zodiac Sign, growth continues to be the key theme in your life. Opportunities abound for you to embrace self-expansion through work projects, relationships and hobbies. The trick is to know yourself. What sparks your passion?

if you are going backwards. This is your theme with two key planets Retrograde in your Zodiac Sign. This is likely to be an illusion. You are, in fact, moving forward and are about to reach the summit of your ambitions.

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Rainbow of diversity: Representatives from Elisabeth Murdoch College, Frankston City Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Out On The Peninsula, Patterson River Secondary College, Peninsula Pride Youth Group and Rainbow Connections were loud and proud on Friday, May 17 while raising the rainbow flag at Frankston Civic Centre in recognition of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

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Priscilla’s expertise includes illustrating and designing stamps for Australia Post and designing some of Australia’s iconic packaging and corporate identities.

With this experience underpinning LogoLogix, clients receive a service that is a mix of both visual appeal and marketing nous.

In addition to logos, LogoLogix offers a comprehensive design service spanning business stationery, brochure design, signage, packaging, application to apparel and subsequent print management catering to all sizes of business.

Feel free to contact Priscilla for an appointment.

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Digital Reprographics was one of the first to adopt new technology as it became available, especially in the large format printing of posters and banners. When the first Xerox digital press came to Australia in 2009, Digital Reprographics installed one to deliver a wide range of printed products. It has since added a second digital press as well as a second large format printer which uses eco-friendly latex inks.

“Our experience in the pre-press, colour management and quality of print gives us the leading edge in keeping our clients happy,” George said. “We are proud to have done work for large organisations and small businesses throughout the Peninsula, Melbourne Metro, Australia-wide as well as internationally.

“A lot has changed in the past two decades and a lot will change in the next five years, and adaptability to technological changes will be a No.1 requirement for Digital Reprographics. We are looking forward to what lies ahead, but with our experience and motivation we will take the journey together with our valued customers.

“As a BITE Business Conference exhibitor/sponsor, we will love to see you there on June 20 at Frankston Arts Centre.”

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Digital Reprographics was started in 1999 by George Metallinos, working from his home office with one computer doing desktop publishing and pre-press for other printers on the Peninsula. Over the years the product line offered has expanded to digital printing of flyers, brochures and booklets to meet a ten-fold increase in customer demand.

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Great excitement surrounds the 9th Annual Children of Ghana Charity Ball Red Carpet event to be held Saturday 29th June 2019 at the FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE.

By supporting and attending this wonderful night, you will enable this charity to be able to carry out this much needed work in Ghana.

This year’s event will be themed as a glitzy and glamorous Masquerade Ball. Pre dinner entertainment will be a tribute to Hugh Jackman, partner to our great supporter Deboora Lee Furness. The most spectacular THE GREATEST SHOW will be one of the most exciting corporate shows ever seen.

Tickets are $145 per head which includes a glass of sparkling on arrival followed by drinks at bar prices, a sumptuous four course meal, fabulous pre dinner entertainment and an internationally acclaimed SHOW BAND.

Now is the time for your support for this fantastic event which will this year raise funds for fresh drinking water for the children of Ghana with the help of Disaster Aid Australia, (something every child deserves), education fees for senior children at the Offinso School Kumasi and support to the Buruli ulcer prevention team working on the ground in in Ghana.

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Please take the time to consider sponsorship and or donations to help support these awesome projects abroad.

Get a table together for a fabulous fun night, perfect for team building or family and friends.

The event is proudly associated with Rotary Club Frankston Sunrise District.

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With 15 years of experience in the disability sector and two years with Nepean Industry Edge Training, trainer Carol is helping produce passionate students ready to work in disability support positions. Carol’s got countless stories to tell, which is a priceless asset because she’s discovered that her students learn greatly from relatable stories. It’s easy for them to engage with her real-life experiences.

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Carol teaches Certificate IV in Disability and Certificate IV in Leisure and Health, and suggests that students undertaking Certificate IV in Disability enrol in both courses as a Dual Certificate IV, because there is an element of leisure and health knowledge required when clients are taken for outings and activities. The relatively small class sizes are ideal too. “The fact that there is a smaller number of students means that it is a more comfortable and cohesive environment,” she said. “My students are more likely to talk, open up and contribute

to the group activities. It’s an engaging and intimate atmosphere.”

Through a mixture of theory and practical learning, assessments, videos, case studies, research projects, discussions and work placement, students become immersed in the area. As a trainer, Carol must also observe all of her students within the work environment during their placement.

“It’s the most rewarding aspect of teaching. It’s satisfying when I go to a workplace and I observe a student and I get to see them using the theory that I’ve taught them.”

Carol’s passionate about making sure her students are well prepared and trained with extensive background knowledge because her students’ future clients are generally quite vulnerable, with complex needs ranging from physical ailments to communication or behavioural issues.

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The end of the financial year is looming so now’s the time to get your personal and professional business sorted.

Whether you’re after an accountant who can deliver ripper returns or are on the hunt for a super sale, June 30 is the date to remember.

So how to make the end of the financial year easier?

Take a look through this feature to find close-to-home accountants like Carroll Accounting Services, Sphere Accountants, Better Accounting Solutions and Illumin8 Partners. Or find Atlas Webster and Bayside Comfort Solutions to solve all your heating and cooling problems while searching for a furniture deal from Plush Think Sofas or The Teak Place. Woodworking machinery masters Woodtron and KB4 Travel & Cruise also make EOFY transitions effortless.

Heating and cooling solutions for life For the past 60 years, residential and commercial property owners have turned to Atlas Webster for their heating and cooling requirements.

Based in Langwarrin, this family-owned company services the Bayside and Mornington Peninsula with a team of professionals who live in the area and have the experience and expertise you look for in a heating and airconditioning specialist.

Atlas Webster works closely with architects, interior designers and builders to deliver complete heating and cooling systems that integrate with their customers’ house

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designs, with ongoing service, repairs and maintenance of their systems. Michael Ellis, from Michael Ellis Architects, has worked with Atlas Webster for more than 10 years on numerous projects and is full of praise for the team.

“Working together to design solutions that are purposebuilt, align with design concepts, aesthetics of the space and allow for the best air quality and temperature control (leave) clients satisfied every time,” Michael said. “The partnership between Atlas Webster and Michael Ellis Architects has delivered clients with beautiful and functional homes, as Reyner Banham would describe in Architecture of the well-tempered environment.”

Installing, servicing and maintaining all major heating and cooling brands, Atlas Webster is keen to build ongoing

relationships with Peninsula builders and designers and maintain the fantastic relationship it has with its residential customers.

And don’t forget to get your investment or commercial property maintained before the end of the financial year so you can claim a tax deduction immediately for your service.

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Booking your holiday is meant to be cruisy KB 4 Travel & Cruise is celebrating the end of the financial year — and you can reap the rewards. Passionate owner Kylie has opened a new office in Chelsea Heights and is running a giveaway for one lucky customer to win a cruise just by entering via her website.

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Booking with a specialist can save you both time and money. Kylie has travelled extensively and knows the best places to stay and what types of places would best suit you. She has excellent knowledge of the travel industry and a friendly, welcoming nature — no wonder the ratings on her service are always five stars.

Being independent, Kylie has access to a range of travel suppliers. There are always sales in the travel industry and she can arrange the best deal for you — even those that are not advertised. Not only will Kylie find you the cheapest fare, she’ll also find the quickest way to get you where you’re going. No one wants their 24-hour flight to become 34 hours due to a 10hour stopover. Kylie will take the time to build a flight route from scratch and find the best flight for you on all accounts. After all, not every available flight comes up on an online search.

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BY LIZ ROGERS

Ready to get your Winter Wine Weekend on? This year sees three days of all things wine, dining and merriment brought to you from the Mornington Peninsula, where winemaking and tasting have become second nature through dedication and love of the grape.

Let’s face it, we are spoilt for choice down south. When it comes to producing some of the best pinots and pinot gris on the planet and providing delicious bites to complement them, the Peninsula’s hinterland delivers the goods. Get ready to experience what’s on offer from June 8-10 during the wine event of the season, which will be launched with the Winter Wine Fest on Saturday, June 8, from 11am-4pm at the Red Hill Showgrounds.

The three-day Winter Wine Weekend program is packed with activities, entertainment and tastings, while the festival brings 50 Peninsula Wineries together under the one roof to celebrate and showcase some 200 premium wines produced in the region. Amazing! Throughout the weekend there will be live music, street art installations, antipasto, wood-fired pizzas, a smoke and fire event, the latest biodynamic releases, wonderful wanderings around wineries, cheese platters galore and chef-prepared deliciousness.

From Portsea to Mornington to Hastings and Flinders, the Winter Wine Weekend brings the best of the Peninsula’s wine industry to your tasting table. Flick through the following pages to find out all about Crittenden Estate, Eldridge Estate and Fenian Wines. Then explore more about Merricks General Wine Store, Myrtaceae Winery, Nazaaray Estate Winery and Paradigm Hill — plus Petit Tracteur Bistro, Prancing Horse Estate, Sedgley & Sons, Ten Minutes by Tractor and Tucks Winery.

Check out Weeping Elm Wines (Dromana Estate) and Yabby Lake Vineyard too.

The Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association is proud to present this year’s Winter Wine Weekend and Winter Wine Fest. Just for you.

Enjoy!

Look for Barmah Park wine and delicious dishes at Winter Wine Fest on Saturday June 8 Photo taken for EatDrink by Willow Creative

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WINE FOOD ART PRODUCE WEDDINGS & EVENTS Merricks General Wine Store is country at its best on the Mornington Peninsula. Between rolling hills and beautiful coastline, this much loved general store is inspired by the rustic charm of farm life.

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Raise a glass to our winemakers and food producers Fifty Mornington Peninsula wineries, more than 200 premium wines, eight chefs and a cheesemaker will come together at Red Hill Showgrounds on Queen’s Birthday weekend for the annual Winter Wine Fest.

Part of the Winter Wine Weekend, the festival is a celebration of the Peninsula’s wine and food producers, with the wines matched to menus created by the chefs using regionally sourced produce.

Throughout the weekend, vignerons will welcome visitors to warm cellar doors to taste new-release wines, visit old favourites and experience the seasonal offerings of the region. It all begins with the festival on Saturday, June 8, from 11am-4pm. Book your tickets at www.mpva.com.au until June 7 or at the door until sold out.

2019 Winter Wine Fest Menu Alatonero Spit-roasted lamb Greek snack box Chocolate mousse, baklava crumble, berries & mystika Barmah Park Smoked pig cheek parcel, brussels sprout remoulade Local chèvre dumplings, roasted pumpkin, pomegranate molasses, walnut granola Epicurean Epicurean burger: salmon & quinoa burger, tartare, shaved baby cos, squid-ink bun Harvest slider: pulled slow-cooked lamb shoulder, barbecue sauce, baby cos, smoked paprika bun Lindenderry at Red Hill Infinity blue barramundi, tsukemono, dashi sushi rice, chives & chilli Beef brisket, smoked eggplant, pure Tuerong Farm grains Many Little Chicken liver parfait, Even Keel rose jelly, parsley, lemon Steak wrap, sauerkraut, wasabi aioli, cress Tucks Mac & cheese croquettes, truffle aioli Soft tacos, beef cheek, salsa verde, caramelised onion Paringa Estate Local mushrooms, fried rice, horseradish tofu, baby turnips Mount Macedon duck leg with fermented grains, pickled radicchio Petit Tracteur Tartiflette of potato, Mountain Man cheese, lardons, caramelised onion, cream Lamb Navarin: slow-cooked shoulder, pomme puree, roasted vegetables Rare Hare ‘Duck Dog’: duck sausage, caramelised pinot onions, brioche roll Milk chocolate brown butter tart, crème fraiche & citrus Red Hill Cheese Cone of cow and goat cheese with prosciutto, local olives, caramelised onion and grissini

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Producers of cool, climate, single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Experience Unique Riedel Rolling Glasses

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Things are a little different at Myrtaceae Winery. There’s a new label, new signage and a sensational new piece of sizeable art to marvel at when you step inside the cellar door. Myrtaceae’s elegant fresh look has an Art Deco-inspired style, with a stylised golden flower placed against the backdrop of teal. The deceptively simple logo represents the Myrtaceae or myrtle family of plants and works wonderfully with the new colour palette.

Julie explains. “We were ready for a refresh. I’ve always loved the Art Deco period and our feature wall beautifully captures the elegance of that era. The new branding, which includes a beautiful label, now appears on two vintages of chardonnay and pinot noir. More landscaping has been undertaken in the last year which further adds to the ambience and visitor experience.”

Myrtaceae is also home to the Selwyns Fault Rosé, which was the highest scoring Rosé at the 2018 International Cool Climate Wine Show.

If you’d like to experience some Art Deco magic this Winter Wine Weekend or any time throughout winter, visit Myrtaceae Winery, where history, flavour and the ‘wow’ factor walk hand in hand.

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winter wine weekend ELDRIDGE ESTATE of Red Hill Queens Birthday Weekend A very rare occasion... 2011 PF Sparkling Wine Tasting.

Also producing single vineyard Sparkling wine, Chardonnay, Fumé Blanc and Pinot Noir of excellence.

Ask about our specials under the bench.

Open 363 days of the year, 12-4pm.

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Sessions wholly about wine The organic and biodynamic winemaking pioneers at Prancing Horse Estate have developed a fantastic new inspiring and ‘enlightening’ wine education series to be held each month for the rest of 2019. And it’s called Sunday School because, let’s face it, wine is pretty close to a religion for many of us.

Sessions are held at the stunning Prancing Horse Estate on Paringa Rd in Red Hill in a spacious, private cottage named The Coterie overlooking rolling vineyards across to Western Port Bay. They run for 90 minutes and are packed with information, wine tastings and nibbles and represent extremely good value for money.

While each session has a

theme, it is also an opportunity for attendees to ask the experts any burning wine questions they may have.

The Sunday School team includes owner and longtime wine connoisseur Tony Hancy; wine consultant, sommelier and owner of The Recreation in Fitzroy, Mark Protheroe; brand ambassador and WSET Diploma graduate Jane Gordon; and biodynamic viticulturist Shane Strange.

The sessions are: June 9 - Winter Wine Weekend, Burgundy Inspiration — Introduction to Burgundian Wines, $75pp; July 14 - Bastille Day, Celebrating the Cote de Nuits, $75pp; August 4 - Happy Birthday Horses — The Pony 2018 range release, $50pp; September 8 - Champagne — Celebrating All Styles, $90pp; October 20 - Biodynamics — In the Vineyard and in the Glass, $50pp; and, November 24 - Food and Wine Pairing, $65pp.

Bookings are essential, so email info@prancinghorseestate.com or phone Jane Gordon on 0437 353 288.

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Winter Wine Weekend is celebrated at the Winter WineFest on Saturday at Red Hill Showgrounds and also at wineries and restaurants throughout the Red Hill area.

These stunning dishes were taken at Ten Minutes by Tractor and Petit Tracteur.

See opposite page for details of what’s on offer for the Winter Wine Weekend and sample some tasty offerings from Petit Tracteur at the Winter WineFest on Saturday June 8.

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LE VIN D’HIVER Join us for a Winter Wine Weekend Celebration!

We will be serving a bespoke menu over lunch & dinner Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June

LE MENU 3 Course Sharing Style Menu $90 with matching new release Ten Minutes by Tractor wines 10X & Estate wine pairing $35 Single Vineyard wine pairing $60 COMPLIMENTARY CELLAR DOOR TASTING FOR ALL GUESTS

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Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend Special Delicious light lunches with Paradigm Hill wines

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Join our family operated winery and cellar door for a fun and relaxing day, open all weekend.

Yabby Lake Cellar Door and Restaurant Open 7 Days Single Block and Single Vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Relaxed menu by Chef Simon West.

Single Estate espresso by Market Lane.

Sunday June 9 - Irish acoustic musician John Lillis Roast n’ Roll available Saturday Sri Lankan street food by La Foodies on Sunday.

Cheese platters available all weekend.

Have a tasting of our Pinot Gris, award winning Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Be one of the first to try the 2018 Chardonnay. Enjoy a wine by the fire in this picturesque rural setting.

No Bookings

Open 7 days from 10am to 5pm 86-112 Tuerong Road, Tuerong cellardoor@yabbylake.com 03 5974 3729

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PINOT NOIR

Sunday June 9 Tiffin Time Buffet Lunch & Bollywood Dancing 12-2pm $80per head Book online: www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=484612& Or Email: nazaaray@gmail.com or phone 0407391992

• Take part in a thirty minute bollywood dance clnic with Mohit of Rasila.

• Lunch includes six dishes, a glass of wine for adults but excludes desserts.

Chef on board through winter every Saturday & Sunday between 12 noon to 2 pm. Try some

NEW tantalizing lunch platters with a subtle Indian twist with a glass of excellent wine.

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The grapes grow at our two acre vineyard - “Creadon Farm” 181 Coolart Road Hastings, Mornington Peninsula. The wine is exclusively single vineyard and is a cool climate pinot noir from clones MV6 and a Davis clone. Winemaker Rick McIntyre of Moorooduc Estate used nine French oak barrels for 10 to 11 months; ratio old:new 25% 2018 has a typical pinot nose, and is perfectly balanced to a lasting finish with complex savours of cherry, strawberry, ginger, black olive and cloves, and a hint of oak lifting to a delicious pepper. It features an elegant balance of sunshine (fruit) and tannin. 2015 was the first harvest featuring Sedgley & Sons’ label. Previously the grapes were part of Stonier’s Pinot Noir.

Our vines are 20 years old. Initially irrigated they have now found their own aquifers and are self-sufficient, producing not more than 1.5to 2.5 tons per acre. The Australian Pinot Noir championship and the Mornington Peninsula wine competition 2018 both scored us a bronze.

Sedgley & Sons dates back to a Sedgley family business in Gawler, South Australia in the late 19th century.

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Olivia Barrie, the incoming chief executive of the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association, loves her vino. Having taken over the position from Cheryl Lee, who was at the helm of the association for 20 years, Olivia knows she’s got big shoes to fill but is up for the challenge.

She explains: “Cheryl has done a wonderful job at the MPVA, which represents the wineries and vignerons of the region. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the amazing committee members, professionals, vignerons and merchants on the Mornington Peninsula. The quality of the wine here is outstanding. The pinots are fine, elegant and sophisticated and the microclimate has its own fingerprint. My family and I have been in Mount Eliza since the beginning of the year and love the lifestyle. Coming to work every day in Red Hill is pretty special.”

Olivia has impressive wine industry, marketing and branding credentials.

Cutting her teeth as the UK regional account manager at Brown Brothers’ Milawa vineyard for eight years, where she was taken under Ross Brown’s well-wined wing, she then worked as global marketing manager of Grant Burge Wines for six years, at Yalumba Wine Company in South Australia for five years and then as marketing manager in the Barossa Valley for Casella Family Brands for three years after that. She also studied wine marketing at Roseworthy College and holds a Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma, which reads well on anybody’s résumé. Fast-forward to March 2019 and she has planted her feet firmly in MPVA winemaking soil where her role includes branding, marketing, advocacy and biosecurity concerns.

She continues: “I’m a northeastern Victorian girl. I grew up in Benalla on a large property where I fell in love with seasonal produce. I originally began my career in hospitality at William Angliss Institute where I was inspired to take my career into wine by one of my lecturers, who introduced me to the world of champagne. Landing on the Mornington Peninsula, which has such a multi-layered history of producing food and wine, is a real privilege. Mine is a broad ambassadorial role at MPVA. I’ll be working closely with Wine Victoria and Wine Australia to advocate our region’s position on industry policy and promote our region’s vignerons and their wine and will be focused on evolving the marketing and positioning of the MPVA, including events, promotions and our digital media presence. I’ll also be working with the technical committee on awareness and prevention of phylloxera, which is a small nematode that feeds on the root of grapevines. We don’t have it here on the Peninsula and we certainly don’t want it. Our water and soil health is incredibly important as well. There’s a lot to do but the only way forward is to break it down into chunks, bit by bit.”

No stranger to getting her hands dirty, Olivia is ready to roll up her sleeves, meet and greet the Peninsula’s wine producers and carry on the great work done by the MPVA. She concludes: “I’m excited to be part of MPVA and the legacy that Cheryl has left behind. I’ll be spending my downtime with my family foraging at local markets, walking some of the many trails on the Peninsula or popping in for a wine at one of the many excellent wineries.”

Pioneers of the Peninsula and passionate about wine, the Crittenden family established Crittenden Estate in 1982 and are known for making exemplary quality cool climate wines. Their modern cellar door is open daily and offers a wide range of alternative and traditional wines. An essential part of your Peninsula itinerary.

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MARKETS PENINSULA & FRANKSTON

EVERY WEDNESDAY Main St, Mornington: 9am-3pm between Cromwell and Albert streets.

EVERY THURSDAY High St, Hastings: 9-1pm; 40+ stalls; everything homemade, home grown & craft.

Plaza Palooza: 9am-4pm, Langwarrin Plaza, Langwarrin EVERY SUNDAY Bittern Community: Bittern station, Frankston-Flinders Rd, Bittern. Over 80 stalls selling new and used goods, crafts, plants, fruit and vegetables.

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

SATURDAY JUNE 1 Redhill Community Market: First Saturday of month, 266 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill 8am-1pm Rosebud West Outdoor Market: First Saturday of month 8.30am-12.30pm; Eastbourne Primary School, Allambie Ave,

Rosebud West.

Rye Foreshore Rotary Market: First Saturday of month, runs all year, opposite Rye Post Office at end of Lyons St, 22572319 Point Nepean Rd, Rye, 7am-1pm.

SUNDAY JUNE 2 Rosebud Lions Club: First Sunday of month, Rosebud Village Green 7am-2pm SATURDAY JUNE 8 Crib Point Community Market: Park Rd, Crib Point; every second Saturday 9am1pm; market@cpch.org.au Main St, Mornington: Special produce market to celebrate the Mornington Winter Music Festival - 9am-3pm between Cromwell and Albert streets.

Rosebud Community School: Second Saturday of month, Rosebud Primary School, cnr Pt Nepean & Jetty roads.

Somerville Saturday Market: Second Saturday of month, 9am-1pm; crafts, bric-a-brac, cakes, plants and vegies; 2a Eramosa Rd West, Somerville.

Growing fruit trees at home can be incredibly rewarding and give us access to many fruits that are either not readily available at your local grocer, or are expensive. It is one of the great pleasures of food gardening to plant an apricot, avocado or pomegranate and watch it grow in the first few years in eager anticipation of large harvests of fresh, clean fruit.

Good harvests don’t just happen, though. A moderately healthy fruit tree will generally produce fruit on its own each year, but to get good-quality fruit we need to care for our trees. And heading into winter is an important time in our trees’ annual cycle, particularly for our deciduous trees.

Once our deciduous trees have fruited and are heading into their dormant period, a good feed will provide the tree with vital energy used to produce your harvest. It is also important to keep the irrigation systems active until the trees have become dormant so they access this food and reduce the risk of fragile growth drying and dying.

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SUNDAY JUNE 9 Bonbeach Farmers’ Market: Second Sunday of month, 8.30am-12.30pm, Bonbeach Primary Mornington Racecourse Craft: Second Sunday of month, Racecourse Rd 9am2pm. Over 300 stalls with animal farm and face painting for the kids.

SATURDAY JUNE 15 Boneo Community: Third Saturday of month, cnr Boneo & Limestone roads.

Frankston Makers Market: Third Saturday of each month, 10am-3pm, Young Street, Frankston Pearcedale Farmers Market: Third Saturday of the month, 8am-1pm, Pearcedale Community Centre, BaxterTooradin Rd, Pearcedale SUNDAY JUNE 16 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 SATURDAY JUNE 22 Dromana Community Market: Fourth Saturday of month, 8am-1.30pm, no entry fee, 359 Point Nepean Rd, Dromana, in parklands behind information centre.

Sorrento Makers Market: Fourth Saturday of month, 9am-2pm, no entry fee, Ocean Beach Rd. Tootgarook Primary School: Fourth Saturday of month, 7.30am-12.30pm.

SUNDAY JUNE 23 Mt Eliza Farmers’: Fourth Sunday of month, Mt Eliza Village Green, 9am-1pm SATURDAY JUNE 29 Rosebud Trash N Treasure Market: Fifth Saturday of the month, Rosebud Primary School, 7.30am til noon SUNDAY JULY 7 Mt Martha South Beach Market: 10am3pm, free, Mount Martha House lawn, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha

Checking for pest and disease problems at this stage is also a good idea, and an organic maintenance spray such as pyrethrum or eco-oil wouldn’t go astray, especially if aphids or pear and cherry slug are hanging around. Picking up any fallen and rotting fruit will help reduce the risk of further pest and disease problems.

Now is also a good time to prune your deciduous trees — in particular your stone-fruit, which can be susceptible to fungal problems. Pruning after fruiting and prior to dormancy will help to avoid this.

Looking after your fruit trees makes a big difference in both the quality and size of your harvests. And you can always find space for another tree or two.

HAPPY GARDENING! Drew Cooper, Edible Gardens ediblegardens.com.au

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Hail all truffle lovers

BY LIZ ROGERS

It’s that time again when Peninsula lovers of the earthy and exquisite truffle are in their element. The truffle festival is in full swing from May until August at Red Hill Truffles, and Jenny McCauley and her faithful sniffer dogs Thomas and Maddie are on the hunt for the biggest and best.

Alternatively, if you’re looking to add mushrooms to the mix, then Red Hill Truffle’s Focus on Fungi on Sunday, July 7, is just for you. Hunt for truffles and learn how mushrooms are grown and harvested with Jessie from Mushroom Forestry. This informative session lifts the lid on the different varieties of mushrooms, including ways to store and cook them, plus offers a luscious lunch of mushroom and truffle delights with more wine from

This truffle season, Red Hill Truffles is hosting two truffle FARM and degustation lunches that ooze adventure and FREE RFRESH fabulous flavour. First you’ll set off on a truffle hunt for EGG ANGE WHOLSE AT ‘black gold’ with Jenny and her canine pals at the only ALE PRICES producing truffiere on the Peninsula. Once the hunt is S! done, warm up by the bonfire with a glass of something satisfying before indulging in an eight-course degustation lunch prepared by Michelin Star chef Romuald Oudeyer.

Romu is a truffle expert whose understanding of the COME A delicate form and flavour of the truffle is unsurpassed, SEE TH ND CHICKE E which means this lunch will be brimming with sensory ROAMINNS stimulation. All dishes are matched with Elgee Park FREE G wines. Book now to secure your place at a most exclusiveV I L L E table where seasonal produce and artistic creation reign.

To be held on Sunday, June 30, and Saturday, July 20, with a limit of 20 guests at each, the Truffle Degustation Lunch is not to be missed.

Barn doo Monday r sales to 8am - 4 Friday :30 & Saturd pm 8am - 12 ays :30pm

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Elgee Park. Again, places are limited so be quick to book.

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Sicilian executive chef, restaurateur and author Carmela Amato D’Amore has just launched her second book, The Heart of the Table.

The event was held at her family’s restaurant, Sorrento Trattoria, on April 28 and was filled with happiness, light and love. The ever-generous and effervescent Carmela explains: “It was a beautiful afternoon spent with friends and family.

We all stood together and closed our eyes as I spoke. I really wanted everyone to feel the connection of what food is all about, so I asked everyone to close their eyes and remember the times we truly connected with family at the table.

Keeping that spirit alive in us. Our lives have become so fast. Fast food. Fast relationships. Fast everything. How do we get young people to communicate with us and not their phones? The kitchen table is the heart of the home. It is where love resides. My first book, Carmela’s Cucina Povera, has lots of recipes, but this book is an exploration of the connection between food and family. It talks of healing through cooking and creating memories that last a lifetime. The launch was just that. A connection with each other. An event where family, friends and passion collided.”

Let’s set the scene for the afternoon, which celebrated life, food and friendships with a serious spoonful of Sicilian gusto. Imagine musicians Alvira Andreoli and Phil Carroll singing Italian melodies in the background against spirited conversation. Then imagine

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speeches from Rose Farfalla, from Happiness First; artist Rosetta Pavone, from Florence Tours; Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor Antonella Celi, who came to share her sister Elizabeth’s recipe from their mother Giuseppina; and restaurateur Caterina Borsato, who wrote the foreword to The Heart of the Table, proud of Carmela’s multiple achievements. This lover of life is a mother of four, a nonna of three, a teacher of Sicilian food and a storyteller of Sicilian recipes. She’s also the president of the Lady Chefs within the F.I.C Delegation of Australia. Men, women and children came together over food and wine prepared with love as they shared stories with one another throughout the afternoon.

Carmela continues: “Everyone has challenges. This book encourages people to remember how important it is to take time out in our busy schedule and the importance of sharing laughter around our table.” There was plenty of that at the launch. There are some recipes in chapter nine, ‘The Women of Sicily’, too. Here, these women share their journeys and a recipe that is dear to their heart from their mother or nonna with the reader.

Everyone who does a Sicilian cooking experience in Carmela’s Cucina cookery classes receives a signed copy of her book.

Sorrento Trattoria is Carmela’s favourite place that she shares with you. The wonderful aromas emanating from the space carry you from the Mornington Peninsula to Sicily and back, while her zest for life finds a place in your heart and stays. Her passion for premium produce

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and the importance of storytelling through food have found a home in many of her admirers’ hearts. Open yours by reading her new book, The Heart of the Table. You can purchase a copy by dropping by Sorrento Trattoria and staying for a chat or go online to

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Grape Expectations Australia are passionate about what they do. But what exactly do they do? “We do wine tours, for sure,” says Grape Expectations Australia’s Michael Aveson, “and we do them really well. But we’re not just about the average wine tour.”

With Grape Expectations Australia it seems that no two tours are the same. The focus is on the individual requirements of each group. “It’s just like wine itself — some people are partial to a pinot, others prefer a shiraz.

We know every group is different, so we tailor our tours accordingly.”

And it seems not all wine tours are, well, wine tours.

“The region has fabulous wine estates and we are proud to have nurtured some great relationships with some of the best. However, this area also boasts some of the very best breweries, cider and gin distilleries along with some amazing cheese factories and fruit farms. We love sharing these gems with our clients too.”

Grape Expectations Australia will create a bespoke day that can combine any of the treats our region has to offer. The challenge will be fitting it all into one day. So pick a date, choose a tour, grab some friends and get on board!

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Burger bar a blast at New Atrium The New Atrium Restaurant and Function Centre in Safety Beach has reinvented itself yet again with the revamp of its sports bar. Launching mid-June is a brilliant burger bar offering some of the most delicious burgers around, and you’re invited to drop by and say hi while sampling some of the best local bites you’ll find.

Always at the forefront of innovative ideas, The New Atrium’s burger bar contributes to solidifying its status as Safety Beach’s premium family and friends gathering place. Combine its reputation for delivering service with a smile, offering A-plus event accommodation and plenty of space for the kids to roam free, the new burger bar brings a slice of quick and tasty offerings to your weekly table. And it’s just around the corner.

Get down to this family-first venue for a hunger-busting burger throughout winter, or try some super southernfried chicken ribs that will leave your mouth watering. It’s cosy and warm indoors at The New Atrium and the

authentic tucker will keep you coming back for more.

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GOOD FOOD GREAT VALUE! OPEN 7 DAYS AND NIGHTS A WEEK

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Winter Wine Weekend is here, celebrating wine, local food and crisp days and nights over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. The main event is the Winter Wine Fest at Red Hill Showgrounds on Saturday, June 8, with tickets on sale until sold out . . . and they will. On Sunday, June 9, winery cellar doors will throw down the welcome mat and showcase a more personal side of their craft. You can even visit us at the Wine Collective and meet the personalities behind smaller, hard-to-get wines and the winemakers of this glorious wine region — those that don’t have cellar doors. Here are some wines pouring at the Winter Wine Fest that are also built for winter nights.

Montalto Pennon Hill Tempranillo 2017 $34 Tempranillo is a delicious variety that hails from Spain, but it also pairs wonderfully with foods thanks to its savoury style. The medalwinning machine that is Montalto winemaker Simon Black offers a mineral core to the mulberry, raspberry and cherry-driven wine. It’s distinctively tempranillo but has a Mornington Peninsula tempo that will give a lively blast to your winter feast.

the foggy hinterland of Red Hill and Main Ridge. There is a warmth on the lower slopes, perfectly expressed with Yabby Lake’s single-vineyard syrah — a variety that expresses itself wonderfully on the estate. It’s traditionally made, aged in larger 500-litre oak casks and then perfumed.

It’s spicy and will drink lusciously under a starry night and in the company of good friends.

Elgee Park Estate Chardonnay 2016 $60 In the spring of 1972, Sidney Baillieu Myer AC planted Elgee Park, establishing the Peninsula’s first commercial vineyard. A pioneering investor of viticulture in the region, his chardonnay today is built full of life, and that will suit a burning bum in front of the fire. It’s got crunch to match its concentrated punch, with plenty of stone fruit character that just keeps going. When it’s chilled it still delivers a lush fruit but will refresh even the warmest of faces.

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BY LIZ ROGERS according to seasonal sensations Why not make the Queen’s at this unique dine-in and Birthday long weekend one to takeaway destination, which also remember with a visit to That offers delicious desserts including Pizza Shop in Dromana. Open rocky road and apple and apricot until 9pm seven days a week, crumble pizza. It’s licensed too, so this haven for flavour provides you can take your time to gather the perfect spot for grazing and with friends and family while tasting, whether you’re after sampling a selection of stellar a twice-cooked lamb, cheese, wine, beer and home-style food roasted potato and pumpkin like Mexican meatballs, chicken ‘Sunday roast’ pizza or a bowl wings, croquettes and other of sweet potato chips with sour delectable treats. Cheers to that! cream salsa or fries with the kids.

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IT’S TIME FOR HIGH TEA It’s time to relax, indulge and share the classic tradition of high tea at Woodman Estate. and cream, luscious slices, decadent cakes and desserts, with tea, coffee, espresso and hot chocolates. Of course, there’s no need to save room for dinner!

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World’s tastiest game of hide & seek Truffle Melbourne is back for its sixth consecutive year and includes a weekend of free activities at Queen Victoria Market on June 22-23. The largest weekend truffle festival outside Europe is all about demystifying the truffle, making it accessible and informing people about how to source it, store it and savour it. As well as the most ready-to-eat truffle dishes ever assembled in Melbourne, there will be music, truffle cooking demonstrations by some of Melbourne’s top chefs and mock truffle hunts with talented truffle dogs Spice and Arrow.

The Queen Vic Market weekend is just one event in a program of more than 70 throughout Melbourne from June until September, including Red Hill Truffles’ truffle festival that’s on now until August — see separate article in this edition.

“If social media is anything to go by, interest in truffles is on the rise,” said Truffle Melbourne director, founder and truffle farmer Nigel Wood. “It’s hard to believe but just six years ago when we started we had to explain that our festival was about celebrating the fungi variety

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“Some people can initially be put off (by the) price tag, but the reality is that truffles are an accessible luxury — 2g per person per dish is about right, so $80 worth of truffle is the right amount for a decadent dinner party for six guests with enough left over to shave over scrambled eggs the next morning.”

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After Relocating from the Manyung Gallery site on Nepean Highway, Rob spent 12 months in the UK with Raymond Blanc and David Moore touching up his cooking skills.

Licciardo’s famous high quality modern Australian cooking with a relaxed brassierie style have been back for several months in Mount Eliza which has been going gang busters!

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Winter warming dishes are coming, look forward to lamb schancks, braises, puddings and Portuguese seafood catplana. Also on offer for something lighter is the BBQ teppanyaki lamb and spinach cesear salad with tempura mushrooms. Try one of our soufflé’s for dessert.

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Marissa Hoszylek-Church has been cooking on the Peninsula for 20 years.

Please describe your menu selections at Guildford’s Restaurant.

We have a huge selection of Mediterranean-style food, specialising in dishes highly sought-after by the local Mediterranean and Middle Eastern community, with sweets and savouries reminiscent of home. We attract every culture and have a menu full of variety where you can try something as exotic as our homemade borek and menemen or enjoy a simple kebab and homemade chips, or try some of our exotic teas or some of the finest Turkish coffee. We are also vegan and vegetarian-friendly.

What’s your go-to trend to serve up that customers are loving?

Our tapas are extremely popular with the locals coming in with their friends to enjoy a few drinks and the chilled atmosphere.

For those who aren’t familiar with

your café, give us some insight into what makes you different?

As the largest venue on the Seaford foreshore shopping strip, we offer 120-seat dining, fully licensed with an outdoor beer garden surrounded by a natural garden setting, in addition to a florist and a huge selection of giftware from the Mediterranean and Middle East, including Turkish lamps, teapots, jewellery, candles, handbags and giftboxed Turkish Delights.

Please tell us a little about your professional background?

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restaurant gives me the satisfaction of knowing that our menu is popular.

What is your style in the kitchen?

I enjoy taking control of the production process to ensure that dishes are plated on time and customers’ expectations are exceeded. This includes the quality and presentation of the meal in addition to overall service expectations.

What do your customers like about your menu/venue?

The cosy rustic atmosphere and fresh homemade foods, coupled with a décor that provides a constant source of inspiration for the aesthetically conscious, is what brings the locals back every day for a cuppa. The venue has been set up with different areas where you can dine or relax by the fireplace on the couch or even chill with a glass of wine with tapas in our garden setting. We have plenty of dedicated space to cater for weddings and functions.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Restauranting and going for long walks with my dog.

What do you love most about what you do?

I love watching people eating. It gives me so much satisfaction to be able to sit back and watch people enjoying themselves with dishes that I have prepared.

What’s your favourite food dish/food item?

It would definitely have to be the scrumptious chicken kebab — they walk out the door.

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Easter art: Appreciative art-lovers were treated to some stunning works at the 10th annual Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron Easter Art Show on April 20-22. Caroline Giedl’s Tranquility was judged Best In Show, while Vanessa Kelly took out the People’s Choice Award for The Jetty. Other winners were Claire McCall — Best Oil, Summer Day; Hugh Evans — Best Acrylic, Back Beach; Brigitte Shaw — Best Pastel, Mountain of the Sea; It Hao Pheh — Best Watercolour, 6th Day - Hobart Harbour, Tasmania 3; Ronald Tan — Best Photography, Swell; Jo Felstead-Hill — Best Sculpture, Awash; and Gabrielle Young — Best Other Media, Winter Day Beach Boxes. Photos by Tanya Fry

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The art of gardening with Robert Stark

BY LIZ ROGERS succulents, ivy and other examples of Robert’s passion for plants. “People came into Crittendens for advice. I knew about soil conditions and correct fertilisers.

It’s where Andrew began his association with plants. He came to the nursery every day after school. His mum and my wife, Marcia, who we lost to liver cancer, worked there too. We worked hard but enjoyed the relationships we had with the customers. I loved experimenting with growing. I cross-pollinated a dwarf white agapanthus with a tall purple agapanthus and the result was stunning. I still enjoy propagating but always find the time to enjoy a glass of wine and tinker with the

Robert Stark’s frontyard in Mount Martha is gorgeous.

Paved meanderings. Central water feature. Lilly pilly hedges, perennials. Gigantic, colourful ceramic pots filled with sculpted greenery all designed and created by his renowned garden designer son, Andrew.

Move through to the back of the property around the quaint weatherboard house where he’s lived since 1972 and this is where propagation is in plain sight.

This is where Robert is in his element.

With a wealth of retail and wholesale horticultural experience behind him, it’s obvious that this 75-year-old Dookie Agricultural College graduate and companionable green thumb feels at home in the great outdoors. After all, he’s had 43-odd years “standing at the end of a hose”, he laughs.

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the family were vegie growers from 1855 until the late 1950s. I was born in Brisbane, moved to Redcliffe and then to Burwood, where I was raised on a market garden. I was out digging spuds at the age of 10 and milking cows every morning and night. We grew cauliflowers, cabbages, beetroot. It was great. I met Garry Crittenden (Crittenden Wines) at the Keith Turnbull Research Institute where we were researching vermin and noxious weeds. That was my first job out of school. Crittendens Nursery in Mount Eliza opened in 1968 just after the 1967 drought and I bought into it in 1973. It was one-and-a-half acres (.6ha). We kept the retail nursery in Mount Eliza Way and opened Crittendens Wholesale Nursery in Mount Martha after that. We grew up to 40 per cent of our own product. That’s what set us apart from other nurseries — having the horticultural knowledge behind us.”

We are standing out back of his property where the growing is good. There’s the vegie patch where broad beans, tomatoes and spring onions flourish plus trays of

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Robert is modest about his achievements and is deeply committed to the region where he’s made a life for his family.

He remembers Mount Martha having just one service station and needing to do the weekly shop in Mount Eliza or in Mornington, which was half the size it is now. There was a railway station there too. He concludes: “Hawker Beach used to have 20m of sand back then. I used to take Andrew down to explore the middens. It was a great way to bring up kids.”

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Exceptional space in a quiet court PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

Spacious and sparkling, this renovated four-bedroom residence in a quiet court presents a magical indoor-outdoor lifestyle minutes from the beach. This immaculate home at 10 Boronia Court, Mount Martha, is set on a game-changing 959sqm (approx) flat allotment — a prized size for space-seeking children and alfresco entertaining, with off-street parking galore.

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Winter collections to warm the heart

Look no further than OZ Design Furniture Mornington’s new-season winter collections for your interior renovation. Boasting styles that ensure comfort and trend are at the heart of your home, OZ Design Furniture has something for every living space this cooler season.

For those seeking a relaxed style, Salotto is the perfect living room addition. Its slip cover, cloud-like cushion and casual design offer homes a place for their guests to feel like there is no place like it.

It’s easy to dress and can be styled up to suit seasonal trends and temperatures.

With a range of homewares that follow world trends, your interior can be updated with ease. Rattan is hot this season and can be found in a range of buffets, entertainment units, coffee tables and homewares items in-store. Add greenery mixed with rattan to create a casual, boho, layered or relaxed glam feel to your space.

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BY KATE SEARS If you look up, you’ll also find Nathan Wild winter weather is on its way so tending to difficult situations and we sat down with Nathan Walker from removing large trees. Nathan and his Tree Walkers to find out exactly what five-man crew at Tree Walkers offer a precautions we should be taking in full range of services from consultations our gardens during these cold winter to stump removals and timber milling. months. Nathan, who has 22 years’ As the director of Tree Walkers and experience in the tree industry, advised the head climber, Nathan also provides us that now is a good time to check free quotes and advice. Tree Walkers’ our trees because ferocious storms are services include long-term maintenance, becoming more frequent, or use Tree service wire pruning, hedging, possum Walkers’ qualified arborist to report on guard installations, transporting logs, the tree in question. mulch and firewood sales, onsite “Rain also puts extra weight on to chipping, advice on diseases and disease branches, which can cause trees to fall treatments, and so much more. and branches to snap under the added For emergency call-outs across the whole weight,” Nathan said. “Another area of southeastern region, phone 0404 709 particular interest is to be aware of your 595 or 1300 MR TREE (1300 678 733). drains and gutters. It’s best to prune trees away from houses to try to prevent TREE WALKERS drains and gutters from becoming W: www.treewalkers.com.au blocked, or even prune trees that are FB: treewalkers blocking natural sunlight from getting T: 0404 709 595 into your home.”

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It’s amazing what a difference a coat of paint can make. It’s powerful — and so is Sam Elaridi’s knowledge. Through his business, Bayssour Painting & Decorating, he has more than 30 years of experience. Sam specialises in transforming homes and proprieties inside and out, whether the job involves a new building, a renovation or a refresher.

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Offering an oasis of luxury and tranquility, the Lakeside Villas at Crittenden Estate present the ultimate vineyard escape. The three boutique villas are constructed entirely over the vineyard lake, providing a sensation of floating among the vines.

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Would you like to use your outdoor entertainment area all year round? With a custom-made Ziptrak® blind solution from Camerons Blinds & Awnings, your pergola, alfresco area or balcony will be protected from the icy weather this winter.

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Now in its 34th year, Camerons Blinds & Awnings comes to you, offering a free no-obligation expert measure and quote at your home or business. Products are then custom-made for you by Camerons’ specialist manufacturing team and you are able to choose from a huge range of colours and transparencies to control the elements while still retaining your view with magnificent sunscreen mesh fabrics or marine-grade clear PVC and tinted PVC. Whether you’re searching for rain or sun protection for your home or business, Camerons Blinds & Awnings manufactures and installs an extensive range of outdoor and indoor solutions that are custom-designed to protect your windows, doors, glass roof and alfresco areas.

With quality finishes and designer fabrics, Camerons also specialises in automation systems so you really can control the weather with their motorised options.

If you would like to try Camerons Blinds & Awnings’ Ziptrak® range, along with the huge product range of custom made-to-measure awnings, blinds, canopies, shades and shutters, you can visit the showroom in Carrum Downs from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, or Saturday from 10am to 2pm.

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We all know that Huddo’s Electrical Services have accreditation under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target to swap old halogen downlights for LEDs at no cost as part of this State Government rebate scheme. That means you make big savings because LEDs last up to 20 times longer than halogen downlights. But did you know that this team of highly trained and experienced electricians also deliver an extensive range of other electrical work in a time-efficient manner?

Owner/operator Peter explains: “We always find the best solutions for all your electrical requirements. We can replace lights in both residential and commercial installations including fluorescent, hibay and spotlights, plus install all new lighting as well. We can also install power-points and sweep fans and perform switchboard upgrades. No job is too big or too small for Huddo’s and we pride ourselves on being on time every time.”

Whether you’re searching for an experienced team of professional electricians to rewire an existing property or to wire a new build, or if you’re dissatisfied with existing electrical work, Huddo’s Electrical Services are your go-to guys. Known for delivering exceptional service, Huddo’s Electrical Services are on call to help you when you need it, and because the person who picks up the phone is the person who carries out the work, you know you’re in safe hands. Peter continues: “We are proud of offering exceptional electrician services to home-owners and commercial proprietors on the Mornington Peninsula.”

Give Peter a call if you’re on the hunt for an experienced and friendly electrician who delivers quality workmanship and stellar service.

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Warm up and save this winter with DC+B Cellular blinds by Dollar Curtains + Blinds are more than your average blind, and to make sure your home is kept warm this winter, DC+B is offering 20 per cent off their range of cellular blinds until June 30.

Their unique cellular construction creates its own layer of insulation by allowing air to be trapped within each cell, resulting in savings of up to 32 per cent on heating costs compared with a standard roller blind. Not only can you enjoy these insulation benefits and energy savings through winter, DC+B’s cellular blinds help keep the summer heat at bay, saving you up to 32 per cent more on your cooling costs.

Along with their energy efficiency benefits, DC+B’s cellular blinds have no visible seams, and their slimline hardware minimises light gaps when closed and maximises views when drawn open. They are also available in a variety of easy-to-use and child-safe operating systems and specialised shapes, including a

skylight system, providing the ideal solution for your windows.

DC+B has specialised in manufacturing custom blinds for more than 50 years, and all are made in Melbourne.

Call to book your free in-home measure and quote or to arrange a complimentary in-store consultation at DC+B’s Mornington and Moorabbin Airport stores to view their large range of indoor and outdoor window coverings. Both stores are open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm and Sundays 10am-4pm.

Make sure you don’t miss DC+B’s 20 per cent off cellular blind sale, which ends on June 30.

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Promoting a cleaner, greener peninsula

by Kate Sears

Rye project takes aim at plastic pollution Environmentalist and anti-litter campaigner Josie Jones is ever so passionate about the state of our planet, regularly touching base with Mornington Peninsula Magazine to update her litter observations and her journey to clean up our environment through awareness. After receiving the Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award this year for the Mornington Peninsula area, she’s continued her work auditing the Rye Pier through The Rye Pier Biodiversity Project, a project initiated by Mechelle Cheers of the Rye Community Group Alliance and supported by marine biologist Fam Charko of the Eco Centre in St Kilda In her advocacy for cleaning up our beaches and marine environment, she’s been actively using the iNaturalist website for the past year to monitor the area and ultimately create data.

There was no audit to be found when the Mornington Peninsula Shire announced its plans to extend the boating facilities next to the pier, completing construction work and increasing boat and jetski traffic. It was suggested that this may have a negative effect on the marine life beneath the pier, and with its beauty valued by residents and divers, they took action.

Via the iNaturalist website, she’s joined people all over the world as they register marine species to their relative areas. The Rye Pier Biodiversity Audit has 13 passionate volunteer divers who have compiled an impressive list of more than 400 observations, which includes identifying 121 species that live under the pier. It’s no surprise that Josie is at the top of the leader board with 160

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observations and 45 species identified. This project now serves as a source of evidence of the amazing sea life under the pier, which includes species that are listed as ‘vulnerable’, such as the big-belly seahorse, and ‘near-threatened’, such as the weedy seadragon, both protected species.

In relation to this impressive task, she’s also undertaken a litter audit of Rye for the past five years. As the tide runs high, more than 8000 cigarette butts have been pulled out of the sand in two weeks after peak season. “Despite the tractor run, we are actually finding that the catcher on the back cuts up and buries a lot of waste, creating microplastics. I have compared my data with those around the world with swept beaches and rake devices and it is the same feedback. I have asked the shire to assist in addressing littering on beaches and offer reusable beach bins that educate visitors on the marine life and rules around smoking and littering.”

Josie believes in education and creating a

conversation around the issue. “Despite the clean team, large amounts of high-ticket litter items are being found. You cannot beat hands but we need to do more to educate on what risks we are placing on our environment through awareness, education and enforcement. We are working hard to try and engage the shire also to put up signage on the freeway entry to communicate our environmental ethos through slogans such as ‘Butt It, Bin It’, ‘Enforcing Littering’, ‘Say No to Single Use’, ‘Take Your Rubbish Home’ and ‘Recycle Right’.

Josie is currently working with Surf Life Saving Victoria to join The Only Butt campaign with Mayor David Gill and chief executive John Baker to raise litter awareness. “David and John are a wonderful support and understand that, working together, we can solve our issue of plastic to the oceans.”

To view or contribute to the Rye Pier audit, visit www.inaturalist.org/projects/rye-pier-biodiversityaudit, and join The Only Butt campaign at www. instagram.com/theonlybutt/

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