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Iconic • A Journey Of Self Discovery • Finding Their Voices • Reminiscing Over Five Rocking Decades Cut Above The Rest • The Long Wait For Recognition • A Flower To Love • World Less Seen Wonderful World Of Wine • Beer For Everyone • The Unsolved Mystery Of The Body In Kananook Creek

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There is one particular boat, because of its clever design, load capacity, ease of handling in all weather and overall seaworthiness that has stood the test of time and lived to tell the tale and that’s the classic Victorian couta boat – a hand-crafted open wooden boat. These iconic boats are nowhere else in the world, even today.

14. A Journey Of Self Discovery

Peter Aldenhoven is a proud Indigenous (Nughi) man. He dedicates his life to the improvement of cultural connections and the welfare of Aboriginal people both on the Mornington Peninsula and across Victoria.

18. Finding Their Voices Writers: Melissa Walsh, Andrea Louise Thomas, Cameron McCullough, Peter McCullough, Photography: Yanni, Gary Sissons, Andrew Hurst Publisher: Cameron McCullough Advertising: Brooke Hughes, 0409 219 282 or brooke@mpnews.com.au Marg Harrison, 0414 773 153 or marg@mpnews.com.au General enquiries: essence@mpnews.com.au Registered address: 2/1 Tyabb Road, Mornington 3931 Phone: 5974 9000 www.peninsulaessence.com.au /peninsulaessence / peninsulaessence

Hannah Swinnerton and Jesse Crosse who met accidentally and have formed a special bond and run a campaign to help youth speak out about bullying called "Speak Up For Change "

20. Reminiscing Over Five Rocking Decades

When you’ve been more than five decades in a career and still love your work, you must be doing something either right, or well. Glenn Shorrock who, at 74, is still entertaining crowds, and headed to the peninsula shores this month.

22. Cut Above The Rest

Jaki Wilkinson, owner of Salon Envy in Mornington has spent years giving back to the local community through programs such as the Saint Macs cafe in Mornington and has now spread her wings further, becoming one of the qualified hairdressers to donate they time and services to Hair Aid.

28. The Long Wait For Recognition

Paul Stock has had a long wait for recognition for his Vietnam War service. The Somerville resident, along with other members of the highly secretive 547 Sig Troop, attended an award presentation on 27 March 2019 at Borneo Barracks in Cabarlah, Queensland, where they were presented with the “Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Palm Unit Citation”.

40. A Flower To Love

Love Flower is unveiled on the Peninsula Link Cranbourne Road exit. The sculpture

by John Meade and Emily Karanikolopolous will replace Gregor Kregar’s sculpture Reflective Lullaby.

46. Sounds Like A Winner

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Sound Bar is one of the favourite haunts of locals and visitors alike with a simple philosophy – to bring an eclectic mix of music to the area.

48. L’amante Anglaise: The Lovers Of Viorne

Based upon an actual event, L’Amante Anglaise is a beautifully poignant and emotionally powerful portrait of lost passion.

50. David Wright’s World Less Seen

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.

55. Style File: Winter Fashion 66. How To Break Into The Peninsula Property Market

Tara Vandeligt, from Janice Dunn Estate Agents gave us her insight into how to find property bargains on the Mornington Peninsula.

74. Recipe 76. Paringa Estate Wins Chef Simon Tarlington

When Simon Talrington is becoming entrenched in the amazing food and wine of the Mornington Peninsula and discovering incredible local delights to add to his diverse menu.

78. Wonderful World Of Wine

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Lindsay McCall started out as a geography teacher and became one of the peninsula’s best winemakers and viticulturists, passing on the love of wine to his son, Jamie.

Picture: Yanni

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86. Focus On Somerville 96. The Unsolved Mystery Of The Body In Kananook Creek

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QUEENS BIRTHDAY RACE DAY

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June 7 - 9 Held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th June, the festival program features events and workshops from renowned and emerging Australian and international talent, performing in over 20 venues across Mornington.

The annual festival is predominantly a free community event that gives music lovers the opportunity to enjoy world class music, with a focus on local and emerging talent. www.morningtonmusicfestival. com.au

June 10 Head to the pristine surrounds of Mornington Racecourse to enjoy a relaxing day at the races. Experience first class racing action at one of the most picturesque racecourses in Victoria.

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June 8 It’s time to head back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Back by popular demand, following the huge success of their 2017 debut Australian tour and direct from London, Puttin’ On the Ritz is returning to Australia this May and June.

Come and enjoy the all-singing, all-dancing celebration.

Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston Ph 9784 1051 www.artscentre.frankston.vic. gov.au

June 9 Join us for our quarterly Tiffin Time Buffet and try matching these single vineyard, handcrafted wines with the spices of various delicious courses.

Meet the wine maker and take the rare opportunity to try and buy old vintage stock. Our Tiffin Time Lunch Buffet includes a choice of 6 different dishes (excludes dessert) and a glass of wine for adults (juice for under 18s).

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June 8, 15 and 29 Jenny McAuley and her super sniffer truffle dog Thomas will lead you through the oak and hazelnut trees of this private Red Hill Truffiere.

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Jenny will discuss growing, harvesting and cooking with truffle before you enjoy a light lunch of truffle produce and dishes.

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My couta boats are built with exactly the same traditional techniques that were used in the 19th century

Iconic

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Rod Martin and supplied

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atthew Flinders once said of Bass Strait, “I have seldom seen a more fearful section of coastline.” Both boat and sailor would have to be pretty hearty to sail along the southern coast of Victoria or through the heads of Port Phillip Bay.

There is one particular boat, because of its clever design, load capacity, ease of handling in all weather and overall seaworthiness that has stood the test of time and lived to tell the tale and that’s the classic Victorian couta boat – a hand-crafted open wooden boat. These iconic boats are nowhere else in the world, even today.

While beautiful to behold as a sailboat, the couta boat was originally developed for the fishing industry in and out of Port Phillip Bay and off the southern coast of Victoria. They operated as traditional fishing boats from the 1870s to the 1930s and some carried on as commercial fishing boats until the 1950s. continued next page...

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Couta boats are so named for the catch they used to chase, the barracouta. This fish was popular because it was plentiful and available virtually year round. It was the first choice for fish and chips in and around Melbourne.

It was not just fishing and tourism that the couta boat set its sails out for, but also racing. From the very beginning the couta boat was keenly raced. The first organized couta boat race took place in Queenscliff in 1894.

Because fisherman had to travel out through the treacherous heads of Port Phillip Bay, commonly known as “The Rip”, their boats had to be fast to stay competitive and to flee storms, but also strong to withstand rough seas. Fishermen’s lives and livelihood depended on it.

Nowadays, the couta boat is used exclusively for racing and pleasure cruising. All the qualities that made it the quintessential fishing boat: speed, seaworthiness and capacity, also make it the perfect recreational sailing boat. On the Mornington Peninsula, the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club is serious about racing, but also offer training, coaching and social events.

Quotas were established by the fishing cooperatives to control prices. This fueled the need for faster boats. Couta fishing was very competitive!

Fishermen would set out before dawn racing to be the first at the fishing grounds. They caught their quota then raced madly back to be first at the pier to unload their catch to get the best price.

Fishermen would set out before dawn racing to be the first at the fishing grounds

In terms of being a working boat, the couta boat had reached its peak by the 1930s though some were still utilized until the Second World War. It’s design naturally changed with the addition of the diesel engine after the war. Very few fishing boats powered by sail after the engine came in.

The advent of the steam train from Melbourne to Queenscliff was greatly advantageous to the local fishing industry because it meant fishermen could send greater quantities of fish to the city making their trade more lucrative and the competition even fiercer.

Couta boats may have been forgotten altogether, despite their distinctive place in Victorian maritime history, if not for the keen interest of a group of dedicated enthusiasts starting in the late 1970s. They sought out, restored and brought these boats back into the water.

Tourism was also a boon to the couta boat fishermen. Paddle steamers brought large numbers of holidaymakers from Melbourne to Mornington, Dromana and Sorrento. Couta boats were then in demand as pleasure craft. While they often carried more passengers than what would be considered safe by modern standards, the sturdy couta boat was up to the task and no lives were lost.

Lynchpin in this renaissance was Sorrento boat builder, Tim Phillips. His unwavering commitment to the preservation and restoration of wooden boats, combined with his dedication to passing on the knowledge and skills that were passed on to him by previous generations of boat builders, saw the enthusiastic resurgence of the beloved couta boat.

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What started out in 1981 as a small purpose-built backyard site for fixing up old couta boats has grown into a thriving business, The Wooden Boat Shop, with five factories in two separate locations (Sorrento and Queenscliff) wholly dedicated to the maintenance, restoration and construction of hand built wooden boats. Their team of shipwrights and apprentices work exclusively in the traditional manner.

"My couta boats are built with exactly the same traditional techniques that were used in the 19th century. We believe it is vitally important that we retain their historic integrity. That's one of the great attractions in a couta coat, the sense of being an integral part of a heritage that goes all the way back to our beginnings as a maritime nation.”

At the Wooden Boat Shop, couta boats are still made from scratch.

It takes a shipwright and apprentice 1500 hours to make one. It’s a meticulous and laborious process costing upwards of $150,000, but for the purist, this is the ultimate investment.

Despite its ‘humble’ beginnings, the couta boat is now a highly prized and sought after craft for racing and cruising. It is arguably one of the most beautiful boats ever made –a true embodiment of the charm and romance of a yachting lifestyle.

The Wooden Boat Shop, 129 Hotham Road, Sorrento www.woodenboatshop.com.au

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A JOURNEY OF

Self discovery

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By Cameron McCullough Photos Yanni

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eter Aldenhoven is a proud Indigenous (Nughi) man. “It was a profound and powerful experience to learn about my He dedicates his life to the improvement of cultural roots. It was wonderful. And it opened up a portal of understanding connections and the welfare of Aboriginal people both on the for me,” said Peter.

Mornington Peninsula and across Victoria.

It also joined unexpected dots for a man who had been searching

But this community leader has actually spent more than half his life for identity, not unlike many Aboriginal people who have been adopted or removed. oblivious to his roots.

“I was adopted at a young age and grew up in a loving family, totally “The strange thing is that even though I had no idea about my Indigenous roots, I was well read on Aboriginal culture and history. unaware of my Indigenous background,” said Peter.

It was just something I had always been drawn to.”

“It wasn’t until the age of 34 that I lodged a Freedom of Information Request to get documents on my birth mother. It was at that time I Peter, a school teacher, was so moved by his experience that he decided to go back to school himself and do Indigenous studies to discovered a new world, and my journey began.” further his knowledge, before returning to his teaching career.

Unbeknown to Peter, he had a birth family. A big one at that. And a “I have been Head of English at Dromana Secondary College birth mother, Adena, who he could now meet and get to know. and Woodleigh. I was also Director of Indigenous Education at “It was fantastic to meet her. She was actually working as a teacher in Woodleigh before finishing my time there last year.”

Melbourne at the time, and she told me about the circumstances that led to my adoption, and of the ‘mob’ on Stradbroke Island who were In fact, Peter initiated Woodleigh's Indigenous Exchange Programs with the remote communities of Dhaliny, Garrthalala, Irrultja and my soon-to-be-discovered relatives”.

Ampilatwatja in the Northern Territory.

In fact, of the 1100 Indigenous people living on Stradbroke Island, continued next page... many are relatives.

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“It is an interesting paradox. Many of the Woodleigh kids had privileged upbringings. But many were also culturally impoverished in terms of knowing Aboriginal peoples and cultures.”

“I came to realise, through my work, that connecting different cultures was very important, and that both sides had much to gain from the experience.”

Peter’s desire to create connections and cohesiveness led him to becoming a founding member of the Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association when it formed in 2011. He subsequently became President when the Association opened a gathering place in 2014.

Willum Warrain is now a “safe cultural space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gather on the Mornington Peninsula”, and regards itself as a place of hope and healing, culture and connection, being and belonging, and also a destination for reconciliation.

Peter goes on to explain how colonisation, detribalisation and assimilation have had a devastating effect on Aboriginal identity.

“There are 1304 people living on the peninsula that identify as Aboriginal according to the last census in 2016,” said Peter. “But the vast majority of them are living ‘off country’.”

“Between 1910 and 1970, around 50 percent of Aboriginal

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“Many of the 340 adult Aboriginal members of Willum Warrain don’t know who their ‘mob’ is, and those that do come from all corners, and have their own cultural mores.

“In many ways, Willum Warrain is a “multicultural”Aboriginal organisation. We share our cultures. We pay respects to the Traditional Owners of the land but also celebrate the richness and diversity of other Indigenous cultures.”

There are 1304 people living on the peninsula that identify as Aboriginal according to the last census in 2016

“I see Willum Warrain as an essential part of providing connection for those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage; to provide wholeness.”

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children in Victoria were removed from their families, creating enduring damage that Willum Warrain works to repair.

With the loss of ‘connection to country’ comes other losses too. The loss of language has been catastrophic.

“It is thought that there was between 500 and 900 separate languages and dialects in pre-European times. It is accepted that for a language to still be considered viable, it needs at least 1000 speakers, which means we are down to just 13 Indigenous languages.”

For all the challenges, Willum Warrain has cemented itself as an integral part of the community.

From the bush play group getting the kids involved in learning Aboriginal culture in a fun setting, right through to the men’s group, women’s group, Deadly Kids youth group, gardening group, and community engagement work, the staff of Willum Warrain are kept busy.

“Interestingly, there are 400 kids on the peninsula who identify as of Aboriginal heritage, making the Mornington Peninsula the second fastest growing catchment in the state,” said Peter.

“We have a wonderful opportunity for our kids to grow up with the culture that we were never exposed to as kids.”

“This is a game changer,” said Peter, who is the Executive Officer of the fund.

Peter’s experience as a representative of an Victorian Aboriginal Community organisation, saw him spending increasing time engaging with philanthropy and speaking at various conferences nationally and internationally promoting Indigenous investment.

“Indigenous philanthropy is a new paradigm; a new way of doing business. We have the opportunity to engage in philanthropy from a shared-world view which we can translate into a traditional context.

“We became aware of a philanthropic organisation, Towards a Just Society that had funded projects and initiatives in the Aboriginal community for the last 14 years,” said Peter.

“But over time, it had been decided to ‘pass the reigns’ of the philanthropic work to an Aboriginal controlled organisation. This resulted in the launch, in March this year, of ‘Koondee-Woonga-gat Toor-rong’ which is the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led philanthropic fund to be established focusing exclusively in Victoria”.

Koondee Woonga-gat Toor-rong operates as a sub-fund within the Australian Communities Foundation and aspires to become a significant player in this state’s Indigenous philanthropic scene over time by providing mainstream philanthropy with a more direct vehicle to invest or co-invest in projects identified, endorsed and promoted by the fund.

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“Supporting Indigenous causes, individuals and communities has long been a priority for many philanthropies, but it is not always easy to grant successfully in an intercultural context.

“Some of these challenges relate to the need for collaborative partnerships and culturally responsive approaches to granting, as well as a legitimate concern about doing no harm.

“Koondee Woonga-gat Toor-rong sidesteps these complexities because there is innate trust between the grant-maker and the individuals and communities it seeks to invest in, with both starting from a shared Indigenous world view”.

Peter has now stepped down as President of Willum Warrain, and taken on a part-time Executive Officer role at the Gathering Place as well as continuing on his philanthropic work.

“I see so many positives,” said Peter. “Always was, always will be.

The past, present and future are all here right now, and we have a wonderful opportunity to make a huge difference.”

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FINDING THEIR Voices

By Melissa Walsh

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ften friendships can form from the most unlikely places and that’s true of two locals, Hannah Swinnerton and Jesse Crosse, who met accidentally and have formed a special bond.

Hannah and Jesse run a campaign to help youth speak out about bullying called Speak Up For Change and already have over 600 people following them.

For Hannah, who was bullied at school, and Jesse who had suffered his own mental health issues, this is a project very close to their hearts. Peninsula Essence talks to Hannah and Jesse about their own personal struggles and a motivation to help others.

“I met Hannah by chance at a seminar for suicide prevention,” said Jesse who works in mental health at Frankston Hospital.

“We started talking and didn’t even realise we lived so close to each other.”

Hannah, who has been an advocate for anti-bullying since high school, had already started work on the speak up for change campaign and it was a natural fit for Jesse to take up the torch as well.

“I was always bullied at school which was horrible. People would take my photo and put an animals head on the top of it, but one day I decided to fight back. I was in year 12 and wrote a speech about what it felt like to be bullied. I read it out to the whole school and realised I just needed to speak up. This was how the idea for the speak up for change campaign came about. I realised if people spoke up we could change things,” said Hannah. “When I told Jesse about it, he wanted to be involved as he had been bullied also.”

People don’t realise how powerful their words are and how they can affect someone.

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For 32 year old Jesse and 24 year old Hannah, helping others get through similar issues they themselves have faced is most important and both have since found their calling in mental health.

“I work in mental health in a psychiatric ward helping people through their mental health diagnoses,” said Jesse, who had dealt with his own issues and was on both ends of the scales with bullying and being bullied as a child. “I really did struggle myself through a mental health diagnosis, became involved in alcohol at a young age and drugs and found my way back thanks to health professionals and the support of my family. Now I am so thrilled to be helping with the Speak Up For Change campaign and we have a lot of good projects in the pipeline.”

Since December when the campaign started, the pair have already taken enormous steps towards helping others with get togethers and some fundraising events on the calendar.

“We had a great beach workshop a couple of months ago which raised awareness about bullying in the community and allowed us to see how many people wanted the forum to speak up for themselves. It was fantastic. Now we have a fundraising night with the local Lions Club to raise money for our other programs,” said Hannah, who is organising weekends, workshops, and self-esteem raising programs.

“People don’t realise how powerful their words are and how they can affect someone. Your words can lift up of put down. It is up to you,” said Jesse and Hannah.

To find out more about the Speak Up For Change campaign, check out Facebook Speak Up For Change Campaign.

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REMINISCING OVER FIVE

By Melissa Walsh

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hen you’ve been more than five decades in a career and still love your work, you must be doing something either right, or well.

Both can be said of legendary rocker, Glenn Shorrock who, at 74, is still entertaining crowds, and heading to the peninsula this month.

Peninsula Essence talks to Shorrock about life, music and longevity.

We had a great time touring the world, and really took off in America

“I have to be honest. I never dreamed I would be doing this in my 70’s although when I started out at 18 I did make it an ambition do be performing well into my 50s,” said Shorrock with a laugh. “It’s funny you think 50 is so old when you are that age.”

For Shorrock, performing, singing and writing songs was a natural progression from the first time he did a gig in Adelaide when he was a kid.

“I started in South Australia where I was part of a migrant family from England,” said Shorrock. “There was music in my street that I got involved with Then an opportunity arose for me to sing with somebody else and it all went from there. I stated my own vocal group with my mates when we were about 17, did gigs around the area and became mates with our musicians.”

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With a love of rock and roll that began after hearing Elvis’s Heartbreak Hotel, Shorrock dabbled in more upbeat music.

“I was a fan when I first heard Elvis Presley when I was 14 and found out about this new rock and roll music in America. I had only heard the crooners that my aunties used to play and then I discovered this,” said the former lead singer and songwriter of the internationally popular Little River Band. “In my early 20's I turned professional and moved to Melbourne, where I carried on my career.

The Little River Band came about in 1974 so I had a good ten years of experience before that.”

Shorrock says appearing on Countdown from 1975 was the catalyst for a huge leap and the band soon found themselves receiving interest from the American market.

“We had a great time touring the world, and really took off in America,” said Shorrock, who spent about 15 years living out of a bus. ”I loved touring but never bought a place and never really put any roots down. I wanted to live in Australia more than anywhere else.”

Shorrock’s philosophy is that you must keep learning and be open to different opportunities and he has always done that over the past 50 years.

Rocking Decades I have spent my “You don’t plan for these eventualities; whole life doing From stints in the ’60s with pop band The Twilights you take the opportunities when they come, what I love and I and rock group Axiom, Shorrock said it was a natural transition to become involved with Little River Band and because of that I have been hooked up with a lot of great writers and musicians over don’t think there’s and then eventually branch out on his own. the years,” said the man who took his own a lot more you “As a teenager who loved rock and roll, it was a songwriting inspiration from the likes of lot simpler then. I had rhythm and could sing, so can ask for Lennon and McCartney. “They are still an working in the industry was the next step,” he said. inspiration to me and are timeless. I would never put myself in the same class as them but I am delighted that some of my songs are still known.”

Even on his passport, for "Career" Shorrock writes "entertainer", instead of "singer songwriter"; a deliberate description which still applies to the legendary performer.

“I know I have a good history and large body of work but I have always just wanted to sing and entertain, nothing more. I have been so lucky over my life to front bands like The Twilights, Axiom and of course Little River Band," said Shorrock whose hits include Cool Change and Help is On Its Way.

“It is a lot different these days; more of an industry.”

For Shorrock, these days, life with his wife Jo is a little quieter, but there is always a gig or a tour.

“We live in Sydney and I still love making music, but now I do it for the love of it,” he said. “I have spent my whole life doing what I love and I don’t think there’s a lot more you can ask for.”

Glenn Shorrock performs at the Publican in Mornington this month.

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aki Wilkinson, the owner of Salon Envy in Mornington, is a glamorous, blonde stylist who prides herself on running a modern salon where clients can enjoy full pampering and beauty. Yet there is so much more to this bubbly hairdresser than meets the eye. Jaki has spent years giving back to the local community through programs such as the Saint Mac's Cafe in Mornington and has now spread her wings further, becoming one of the qualified hairdressers to donate their time and services to Hair Aid. Peninsula Essence speaks to Jaki about her experiences with Hair Aid and how being involved with the charity has changed her life.

“I first heard of Hair Aid when I was at a hairdressing expo in Sydney a couple of years ago, but it was brought to my attention a year later and thats when I decided to do it,” said Jaki. “I learnt about the organisation and the incredible woman who started it and it felt right to be involved so I immediately started working out how to raise the money to go. The next thing myself and my co-worker, Maddi were on our way.”

Hair Aid was started by a Queensland woman, Selina Tomasich, who was holidaying in the Philippines in 2010 when she met two nuns living in Manila.

Starting up a conversation with Sister Kate, a fellow Australian, and Sister Claudia from Canada, Selina heard about the work the sisters did with children abandoned on the streets of Manila whose parents were too poor to feed them. The story touched Selina's heart and motivated her to help. The sisters explained that children who were found abandoned on the streets were taken to a secure safe location where the children's physical, spiritual and medical needs were looked after. Once the children were safe, the sisters' goal was to reunited them with their parents, who were usually living on continued next page...

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We were stationed in one of the best locations compared to the other hairdressers and yet we were teaching hairdressing on the top of a dump

the street or in a slum. Most parents had abandoned their children because they had no income and could not buy food to feed them. The sisters' mission was to teach the parents a skill that they could turn into a job. This whole concept instantly resonated with Selina - but when she asked what skill they taught the parents, they said, “Oh, we’re no good at that part, but our dream is to one day start a sewing centre.”

“The fact that this woman was able to use her own skills to help other people was something that spoke to me. She first started out using sewing to help the women. She went over there with some volunteers and one day she asked what other skills they could use and the locals said hair cutting. That is when Hair Aid began in 2013; it has now grown and is established world wide,” said Jaki.

“We went over in March this year and plan to go back every six months. There were around 16 other hairdressers from different countries and we literally hit the ground running.”

For Jaki and the other hairdressers, the experience was intense but, as Jaki explains, life changing and inspirational.

“We were stationed in one of the best locations compared to the other hairdressers and yet we were teaching hairdressing on the top of a dump.

“Nothing can prepare you for what you will find there. There are two parts to the project. The first part is an induction period where we go to Destiny Rescue, and see first hand the work that is being done over there. Then we go to the areas where we are to teach the cutting. First of all you wonder how you are going to teach with the language barrier but, by the second day, everyone is understanding each other. The way they learnt is miraculous. They are so delighted to be having the opportunity to acquire a new skill that they learn things in a week whereas most people would take six months. Hair Aid is a five day project that teaches people of the community how

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to do hair. They get a certificate, and it can change their life. One man we were teaching was a scavenger and this allowed him to go into his community and cut hair instead.”

For Jaki, who had been to Bali and Thailand before, this was a life-changing experience.

“I know we are changing their lives immensely but it has changed mine more. I am a better person for doing this.

You are there for two weeks, hit the ground running, and don’t have a lot of time to reflect on what you are doing until you get back. You are not there for a holiday. We left at 8am, went to bcd at 5pm, later had a debriefing, meal, and crashed, ready for the start again the next day,” said Jaki who has booked to go back in February. “Every six months Hair Aid goes back to the location; you get new recruits and old ones who want to update their skills. Hair Aid now has seven international projects a year, and does trips to the Philippines and Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand.” www.salonenvy.com.au www.hairaid.org.au

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undreds of people attended ANZAC day services and marches across twelve Mornington Peninsula towns to pay tribute to those who served and died in war.

Traditional dawn services, marches and additional remembrance services later in the day were attended by young and old alike with this year’s Anzac Day marking the 104th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing in 1915. The spirit of Anzac continues to play a role in the community through the qualities of courage, mateship and sacrifice, being a time for reflection, gratitude and remembrance of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli.

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THE LONG WAIT FOR Recognition

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aul Stock has had a long wait for recognition for his Vietnam War service.

The Somerville resident, along with other members of the highly secretive 547 Signal Troop, attended an award presentation on 27 March 2019 at Borneo Barracks in Cabarlah, Queensland, where they were presented with the “Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Palm Unit Citation”, an award presented by the Australian government, in the name of the now defunct Republic of Vietnam government.

“It has been 50 years, which is a long time to wait for recognition,” said Paul.

“In fact, due to the secret nature of what we did in Vietnam, many of the men I served with have never spoken about their service. Many had parents who died not knowing what their sons actually did at war.”

Paul joined the Australian Army in 1965. “I did it in anticipation of being called up. I thought if I joined up voluntarily, I’d have more options as to what I could do in the army.”

Paul, the fifth of eight children, was the first member of his family to join the armed forces and recalls a father who was, at worst, ambivalent or at best, quietly proud, and a mum who didn’t want her son to leave.

“It was the first time I ever saw her cry”. continued next page...

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Paul was sent to Kapooka, near Wagga, for 12 weeks of recruit training, before being sent to the School of Signals at Balcombe to basic signals training.

“I was aptitude tested for high-speed morse code. We received further training in Sydney, then were sent on to Borneo Barracks at Cabarlah for Operator Signals Training”.

The intelligence was not given the credibility it should have been by the taskforce headquarters

Meanwhile, as the Vietnam War intensified, the commitment had been made around May 1966 to add a signals intelligence component to the growing Australian presence in Vietnam.

The 547 Sig Troop was raised and, in June 1966, found itself in Vietnam.

“547 Sig Troop was fresh on the ground and dealing with very primitive conditions. They had old World War Two era equipment, based in tents, and found themselves having to risk life and limb rigging 100 metre antennas up masts,” said Paul.

“They were intercepting enemy radio transmissions, and with the assistance of the US ARDF (airborne radio direction finding), they were able to estimate the direction of movement of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces moving towards the Australian taskforce at Nui Dat in August 1966.

“The intelligence was not given the credibility it should have been by the taskforce headquarters. On August 17, the taskforce was heavily mortared by Viet Cong. As a result, elements of 6 Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) were deployed to seek out enemy activity.

On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, D Company came under massive sustained attack from in excess of 2500 enemy infantry men.

“D Company numbered in the order of 100 members. That was what came to be known as the battle of Long Tan.” Eighteen Australians were killed in the battle, and 24 wounded.

“547 Sig Troop was left disappointed that the credible intelligence we provided was not seen to be acted upon as well as it could have or should have been,” said Paul. “In the future, we were taken with more credibility. After that time, not many commanders went into the field unless they tapped into the 547 Sig Troop’s intelligence source.”

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The skill of the Australian intercept operators in Vietnam cannot be overstated

“During my first stint, living and working conditions were fairly primitive with no paths (no fun during the wet!) and accommodated in large, World War Two era canvas tents. I was employed during those months as in intercept operator. It is worth noting that during that time enemy activity was still fairly high in Phuoc Tuy, the province for which Australia had responsibility.

During those months, several rocket attacks were carried out on the Australian taskforce on Nui Dat. The only casualty was the rubbish dump.”

It was a relatively uneventful tour for Paul, who was “grateful to get out of the stinking, enveloping heat of Vietnam.”

Paul went back to Singapore to complete his posting. There, he met his wife, Sue, married, and returned to Australia in February 1970.

“It must have been tough on her. I basically left her with my parents and headed back to Vietnam in May 1970,” said Paul.

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May 1970 to April 1971 was to be Paul’s longer tour. Once back in Vietnam, he did two weeks of familiarisation on the sets to get a feel for the communication methods of the enemy. Then went straight into the flying team, carrying out ARDF missions against enemy radio transmitters.

“The skill of the Australian intercept operators in Vietnam cannot be overstated,” said Paul.

“Within days of arriving in country, to be working in hot, humid conditions often using World War Two era radio sets, they had thrust upon them the responsibility for accurate intercept and recording of all enemy radio transmissions.

“Their skill at recognising not only the radio transmitters assigned to particular enemy units, but also the physical sending characteristics of individual enemy radio operators was nothing short of astounding.”

Paul recalls one time when one of the enemy transmitters that had been silent for some time suddenly burst to life.

Paul returned to Australia in 1970, served in Singapore between 1971 and 1974, and eventually left the army in 1985.

“Chau Duc is up,” was yelled by the intercept radio operator.

Chau Duc being the name of a local Viet Cong battalion.

After that, Paul worked at Dookie Agricultural College, and then in various businesses, before retirement.

Paul was on ARDF duty that morning and was sent out in a Pilatus Turbo Porter PC6 to try and locate the radio transmitter.

Paul stays in touch with what is now a reducing number of his 547 Sig Troop colleagues.

Making numerous runs across the landscape, Paul and his team managed to pin-point the enemy radio transmitter in a swampy area known as the Rung Sat.

“We figure that of the 280 plus personnel that served in Vietnam, 70 or 80 have passed away. Many of the remaining attend an annual reunion each year in Queensland.”

“Once we had a fix on the transmitter, it was hurriedly taken to Task Force by our Operations Officers, but was not well received by the Commanding Officer of the Australian Battalion which was operating in the same area as the fix. He doubted the accuracy of the information we provided,” said Paul.

“He was ‘encouraged’ to go out there to see for himself if the enemy was there. His helicopter was fired on by enemy troops, shot down, and he copped a bullet in the left buttock for his trouble“.

As for going back to Vietnam, Paul hasn’t done it yet, but is not against the idea.

“Maybe when my wife retires, we will,” said Paul.

“When we were stationed at Nui Dat, the makeshift toilets were literally a trench cut unto the ground with concrete pad over the top. After it was no longer required, fresh concrete was poured over it, and one of the 547 Sig Troop wags scratched into the still wet concrete ‘Here lie the remains of 180 members of 547 Sig continued next page...

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Troop who served in Vietnam between 1966 to 1970’. I think that would be worth going over to see.”

That has made life difficult for those who served, and created stress not only on the soldiers, but also on their families.

Although they have received the “Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation”, the troop has never received formal recognition for their covert work from the Australian government.

Perhaps the last word should go to an unknown officer who once told a batch of signal corps recruits:

“The Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal does not consider 547 Sig Troop’s outstanding achievements in South Vietnam worthy of a meritorious conduct award,” said Paul.

“Not only do you not exist, you never will have existed. You will remain for always unknown and unacknowledged. There will be no awards, no glory. There will be no medals for this unit.”

Let’s hope that the members of the 547 Sig Troop, and our own Paul Stock, get the recognition they deserve.

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Also, shoppers came from far and wide to join in celebrating the grand opening of Coles supermarket located at HomeCo Mornington.

Wednesday 19th June Brenda Jones and Dale Bartrop Wednesday 26th June Nicholas Young plays ‘The Rach 3’ Friday 28th June Trio Moirae

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DANCE THE Magic Students from Peninsula School of Dance recently returned from an epic ten day dance tour with Dance the Magic USA. Their whirlwind tour came after six months of rehearsals and several years of planning. It featured performances on Hollywood Boulevard, Universal Studios and Disneyland in Los Angeles, California.

The highlight was of course dancing in the Australian Dance Spectacular parade down Main St in Disneyland where they joined with other dance schools from across Australia. In between performances they managed to fit in dance workshops

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at Disneyland and the prestigious Millenium Dance Studio, as well as shopping excursions and a baseball match at Dodger Stadium.

Dancers and their family members enjoyed five days discovering everything that Disneyland is famous for including heart stopping rides, photos and breakfast with Disney characters, and buying the “perfect� set of ears! Studio Principal Ms Melanie Gard was beyond proud of how these dancers represented the Mornington Peninsula and is definitely open to the idea of going again.

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A FLOWER TO Love

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n John Meade’s words he is “not afraid of beauty”, and it shows in his sculptures which reflect the magnificence of nature, the human spirit, and the human form. This year, the peninsula is lucky enough to witness one of Meade’s stunning works when Love Flower is unveiled on the Peninsula Link's Cranbourne Road exit. The sculpture

by John Meade and Emily Karanikolopolous will replace Gregor Kregar’s sculpture Reflective Lullaby.

The monumental and enchanting new sculpture is part of unique and award-winning commitment to public art, with Meade and Karanikolopolous recipients of the $250,000 2018 Southern Way McClelland Commission. Peninsula Essence talks to artist, John Meade, about his magnificent sculpture and the collaboration with fellow artist, Emily Karanikolopolous.

“I believe Love Flower will be installed around September - October and it has been a long process involving collaboration with Emily to get it to this point,” said Meade. “Currently it is being constructed by a Brisbane company off the coast of Singapore, but I will be going over there towards the end of July before it is shipped over.”

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With around 67 proposals submitted, Meade said he was thrilled to be chosen as his family has a connection to the Langwarrin area as well as the Mornington Peninsula.

“I felt like it was a wonderful tribute to my parents who are no longer with us, but lived in Langwarrin for many years. I still have family on the peninsula and surrounding area as well,” said Meade, who was inspired by his love of ikebana, a type of Japanese floral arrangement. “There are different types of ikebana but this is sogetsu ikebana which is a more modern take. Decades ago, in the 1980’s I was interested in the flower arranging art form. I was living in Sydney and had seen work by some of the masters. When I moved to northern NSW for a while, I found a teacher and did some initial courses there. I guess that was the preliminary step towards the sculpture as I kept on the look-out for it as time went on. About three years ago I found a work

by Emily who is from the Melbourne ikebana chapter, contacted her and went to meet her at her home. That is when the process of the sculpture began.”

I do a lot of different sculptures but I always like the piece to be aesthetically engaging

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“Part of my development in terms of my own artistic history has been the art of ikebana, and Emily has been practicing and teaching it for many years. Our Love Flower is based on the agapanthus flower and she has many of them on her property; she ties the stem, then dries them and sprays them white. She uses them after they have lost their petals and they are beautiful.

Love Flower is an evolution of that in sculpture form,” said Meade of the plant that is often seen as roadside foliage and creates a beautiful abstract form. “Love Flower is like an ikebana arrangement with two stems of agapanthus, ten metres high. At the end point we have a star burst of flower with fibre optic cable lights that will look like fireworks in the night.”

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“The reason it is called Love Flower happened just a couple of days before I submitted the proposal. I was thinking about the agapanthus and I looked up the root of the name. It is from Greek etymology and is divided into two words. One is agap which means God’s love and the other is anthos which means flower so it is like a platonic love,” said Meade, who didn’t begin his working life as an artist. continued next page...

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These days, Meade tries to incorporate beauty as much as possible into his work.

“I do a lot of different sculptures but I always like the piece to be aesthetically engaging. I am not afraid of beauty and try to incorporate some forms of beauty into the things I make. This sculpture is a little different from my usual style but still has the element of having a light touch which I try to achieve.”

“I actually didn’t get into sculpting until I was 35. I was a bit of a drifter, did a bit of window dressing and so I always had that artistic side. It’s funny. When I told my friends and family I was going to study art, they said ‘It’s about time’,” he said with a laugh.

As for inspiration, Meade says it doesn’t stop. “I look around through my day and notice things online or on the street. I passively collect things but more consciously than I used to. If I have an idea and the idea persists, it usually presents the possibility of a sculpture.

Sometimes that can be a long process. Love Flower definitely was; from the first meeting at Emily’s and proposing it, taking a whole year of growing agapanthus and bending them, and then putting together the dried pieces into a sculpture format, to the building of the sculpture, it has been a lengthy process,” said Meade. “The good thing is the actual sculpture hasn’t changed much from the original form.” Even with sculptures that have been displayed as commissions or exhibitions, Meade says he believes he can always do better, and it’s more about the viewer’s appreciation than anything. “One of the best sculptors ever is Bernini, and of his baroque sculpture, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, he said it is ‘his least bad work’. That is how I feel but I do see it as a gift to the viewer which is wonderful to be able to do.”

A travelling exhibition organised by Institute of Modern Art (IMA), toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Federal, State, and Territory Governments. Queensland venues are further supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. The IMA is a member of Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA). Ross Manning is represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane.

Ross Manning, Spectra XIII 2017, fluorescent lights, fans, timber, acrylic paint, and steel cable, Installation view, Dissonant Rhythms, Institute of Modern Art, 2017, Photograph: Carl Warner

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A JOURNEY OF PURE Inspiration N

issarana Galleries at 211 Main Street Mornington is presenting its inaugural solo artist exhibition celebrating the fabulous and inspiring work of ethereal local artist

Kerrie Warren. Kerrie has a long history as an exhibiting artist and has numerous qualifications in her field. Born in Melbourne in 1968 she has completed a Diploma of Transpersonal Arts Therapy, a Diploma of Arts in Ceramics, and in 2016 was awarded the degree of Masters in Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. In this outstanding exhibition Kerrie will present both her spellbinding landscapes, full of movement and earthly grace and her elegant ceramics of majestic expression.

The exhibition has taken its naming from the principal work ‘ A Journey in Flow’. This work of imaginable magnanimity traverses the dominant wall in the main chamber of the gallery and expresses Kerrie’s intrinsic emotional connection to the environment as it takes us through clouds of intricate hue and non-repeated pattern that is one of the hallmark characteristics of these remarkable creations. Pondering for some time it is easy for the viewer to see the myriad of opportunity that lies in each work.

“Like Ian Fairweather and Jackson Pollock, Warren paints standing up and looking down upon the artwork from above unencumbered by specifics of location, time and dimension, evocative combinations

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and distillations of impression, sensation, memory and reflection are synthesized in a process within which spontaneity, intuition, power, balance, extravagance and restraint all play a part.

While working within the abstract expressionist tradition, whimsical figurative interventions lap playfully at the edges of several works, providing a sense of fleeting solidity. Rhythmic and undulating, these artistically charged works evoke a state of lively flux, somehow reassuring in their inconstancy, and at one dynamic and at rest.” Dr Ewen Jarvis -Curator Yering Station Gallery Nissarana Galleries Curators and Directors Valerie Pasquale and Philip Ayres are honored to invite you to this wonderful uplifting exhibition. They feel it is rare for an artist of such dynamic quality and calibre to prepare an exhibition incorporating the disciplines of both painting, large and small and ceramics. The exhibition will have its opening celebration on Saturday 15 June at 2pm with a preview for collectors the day before on Friday 14 June.

‘A Journey in Flow’ Kerrie Warren Solo Exhibition at Nissarana Galleries Mornington 14 June - 7 July Preview: Friday 14 June 10am – 4pm.

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We have managed to keep to the same ethos we stated with. All ages and all types of music will be welcome here

t was a love of music that inspired Erin Moore and her dad to start a live music venue on the peninsula six years ago and the local girl hasn’t looked back since. Sound Bar has since become one of the favourite haunts of locals and visitors alike with a simple philosophy – to bring an eclectic mix of music to the area. These days, Erin’s dad is not so involved and the young mum runs the successful bar with her partner, Nick.

“Dad and I started it together six years ago,” said Erin, who has lived on the peninsula all her life. “My father is into live music and couldn’t find anywhere down here to see live bands that suited a wide variety of age groups so we found this venue and opened it.”

With Erin’s dad a builder, the Capel Sound venue was open within a few months and by the first weekend they had live music booked.

“Our first act was Andy Phillips, an amazing blues musician.

Since then we have been booked out every weekend and have been able to showcase incredible musicians from across Victoria and the peninsula,” said Erin, who opened the doors on October 13, 2013. “We changed the bar, put in the music system, stage and have slowly added our own eclectic taste to match the style of the Sound Bar.”

seeing other people get up on stage. We have our own instruments here or you can bring your own.

One night we even had a drag queen performing and she was amazing.”

Other performers that have graced Sound Bar’s stage are Tash Sultana, Josh Cashman, The Dead Amigos and Siltman, and Nick Martin to name a few.

“We have great food and drinks here as well and have become known for the best parma on the peninsula,” said Nick and Erin.

“It is largely pub-style food with cocktails, local wines, and good coffee from Little Rebel.”

And the reason for their success Erin says is very simple.

“When we first started out Capel Sound was like a ghost town at times during the week, but even if there were only two people in the place, we would make sure they had the most amazing time.

Our aim, whether the place if full or not, is to bring great music, excellent chilled atmosphere and make everybody feel welcome.”

Sound Bar is at 1625-1627 Point Nepean Rd, Capel Sound.

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Sound Bar is perfect for all age groups and Erin and Nick say they have customers from 18 to seventy years of age.

“We have managed to keep the same ethos we started with. All ages and all types of music will be welcome here. Our common theme with regulars and our staff is a love of music,” she said.

For Nick, a musician and bar manager, who walked into the venue 18 months ago, the Sound Bar became more than just a workplace, meeting Erin and starting their own family together.

“Nick runs the place now, especially with our new baby arriving,” said Erin, a mother of three.

“I loved the place the moment I walked in and the people are fantastic. We have started regular weeknight events like our rockeoke and open stage nights,” said Nick, who is the perfect person to run the music venue. “I am a musician myself and love

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DAVID WRIGHT'S world less seen

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ver 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.

Yet a little known part of his artistic practice, to be revealed this month, stems from the long-time 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 has enabled the pair to travel to very isolated spots with David continuously sketching the differing landscapes in both their grand scale and intimate detail to be reworked 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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Everywhen Artspace gallerist Susan McCulloch believes so, describing the works as “an amazing body of work — like so many graphic jewels”.

In delicate line and meticulous hand colouring Wright has captured the timeless nature of these lands from their expansive horizons to the intimacy of bird, fish, plant, amphibian and insect life. The Kimberley’s famed boab trees are outlined against a black ground, as though clinging to the edge of the world; brilliantlyhued flowers bloom against a red earth; the bones of a road kill animal are picked clean by eagles swirling in a maelstrom-like sky; 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.

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

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FLINDERS ART SHOW CONTINUES TO Inspire

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t’s a permanent fixture on the peninsula’s cultural calendar, and now celebrates its 52nd year. The Flinders Art Show has stood the test of time, from its small beginnings in 1967 to the annual event that has raised in excess of $300,000 in the past ten years.

Flinders Art Show president, Christine Haydon, says the art show has continued to grow and raise money for the local community.

“The art show was started as part of an effort to reinvigorate the ladies committee of St John’ s Church of England, Flinders, to raise funds for parish work but very quickly grew too big for the church premises and has since been held in the community hall,” said Ms Haydon. “We are heavily dependent on the goodwill and hard work of the local traders and community from which the committee and volunteers are drawn.”

The Flinders Art Show has always distributed profits to local charities and community groups on the Mornington Peninsula.

For Ms Haydon, who has always been a collector of art, becoming involved as the president was a natural progression.

“It is wonderful to be involved in helping raise money for the community and promoting our brilliant artists on the peninsula,” said Ms Haydon who took over the presidency four years ago. “We have mainly local artists but some from towards the city and other regional areas are entering their works.”

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The Flinders Art Show provides the opportunity for artists to market their works, and with the revenue generated, gives financial assistance to sustain community needs on the Mornington Peninsula.

“It is really about the community and has become an iconic event over the past 52 years, being held every Queens Birthday weekend,” said Ms Haydon. “Anyone can enter so you don’t have to screen the work before it comes in. Normally we are restricted in numbers by the size of the hall but can accommodate around 300 pieces of art.”

Flinders Art Show is a mixed bag of work with oils, watercolours, pastels, drawings, photographs and small works of art.

“We have awards for every category and a people’s choice which has become very popular,” said Ms Haydon. “We have donated to the Flinders Cricket Club, CFA, Flinders Pre-school, Frankston Peninsula Carers, Hastings Police Senior Citizens Register, Southern Peninsula Food for All, and the Southern Peninsula Community Support and Information Centre to name a few.”

Funds are raised via individual donations, major sponsors, commission on the sale of paintings, entry fees and advertising which all go towards staging the annual Flinders Art Show.

All profits raised are distributed to local charities and community groups on the Mornington Peninsula.

Flinders Art Show is on the Queen’s Birthday weekend, opening on Friday June 7 and closing on Monday June 10. www.flindersartshow.com.au

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HOW TO BREAK INTO THE

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f world-class wineries, beautiful beaches and bushland, a caring community, and access to Melbourne in under an hour is what you’re after then the Mornington Peninsula is your place.

It’s no wonder then that the property market on the peninsula is highly competitive. However, it’s still possible to buy a home on the Peninsula if you have some savvy know-how and determination.

What to look for Tara Vandeligt, from Janice Dunn Estate Agents gave us her insight into how to find property bargains on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tara is a serial renovator and is always on the lookout for the next best-value buy, in order to achieve a ‘dream home’ on a realistic budget.

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For a competitive edge, Tara suggests a proactive approach. ‘Start your search 6 months in advance. Initially cast your net wide. Check out a variety of areas and property types to get a good idea of what the peninsula has to offer. Visit at least 6 open-for-inspections every Saturday. Seeing properties back to back helps the ‘right one’ really stand out!’

We asked Tara which suburbs she would recommend for first home buyers: ‘You can secure a fabulous house under $600,000 in Rye. The median house price for a 3 bedroom home there is $660,000.

Other good options are Rosebud, Capel Sound and Dromana.’

If you have your heart set on one of the blue-chip locations (e.g.

Mount Eliza or Mornington, and close to the water) but your budget is tight, Tara suggests considering a well-appointed villa or an older

Peninsula Property Market townhouse. She adds that these types of properties could prove to be a good first renovation ‘flip’ opportunity, because when finished they are likely to appeal to the wealthier downsizing market.

Be careful when you’re bargain hunting to make sure you are in fact getting a good deal. ‘The cheapest house may not be the most affordable. If a home has major structural defects or is inhabitable you will need cash available to fix this immediately. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck paying a mortgage on an empty house. Obtaining lending for such homes can also be difficult, so always get a building and pest inspection before bidding at auction, or subject to the terms of purchase,’ Tara explains.

Once you’ve decided the peninsula is definitely for you, you should secure your financing arrangements; houses move quickly in this area and you’ll need to be ready to buy when you find the one you want.

Sorting out the finance One of the biggest challenges for families looking to buy a home is coming up with the deposit.

If you already own a home or have a home-loan on your current property you may be able to use the equity in that property to help you secure a new home loan.

If you’re buying your first home, you may be eligible for the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) and the First Home Super Saver Scheme to help you get that deposit together.

Most banks prefer a 20% deposit. However, saving a 20% deposit isn’t realistic for everyone when they’re paying rent and have a family to support. Some lenders will accept as little as 5% deposit but be mindful that for deposits under 20% Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) will apply.

LMI provides protection to the bank in case your home loan goes into default. It protects the bank, it doesn’t protect you.

Another option to consider is a Guarantor Loan. A Guarantor Loan is when someone else, usually a close relative such as a parent, uses the equity in their property to help you secure yours. This option isn’t right for everyone. There are some risks involved for the Guarantor. It’s smart to speak to a professional before applying for this type of loan.

It’s important to note that the deposit isn’t the only upfront cost you’ll need to prepare for. There are other costs associated with purchasing a property such as conveyancing and in some cases stamp duty. Just as you shop-around to find the right property, you could potentially save money by researching different loan options.

A Mortgage Broker can help you shop around, or you can do it yourself. Just be mindful that if you take the DIY option, every time you enquire about a loan directly with the bank it may be recorded on your credit file, which could jeopardise your chances of securing a loan. Entering the Mornington Peninsula property market might not be easy, but it is possible. Start by finding the perfect property that you can afford and then wrangling the finances to purchase it.

Jo and Carl Violeta are the husband and wife co-founders of the award-winning business, Violeta Finance.

They are passionate about empowering their community with financial education and helping families achieve their homeownership and financial dreams. www.violetafinance.com.au

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Chief's Son Distillery 25/50 Guelph St Somerville This vibrant, family owned and operated small batch distillery, hand crafts a range of unique Single Malt Whiskies. The Distillery Door offers a full range of bottle and cask strength tastings whilst overlooking the copper still, barrel stores and busy distillery floor

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2018 Hickinbotham Rose

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Rose a light style with lovely strawberry fragrance and a savory palate. Yum!

Mr Little Cider

HANDCRAFTED CIDER

20 Brasser Ave, Dromana

Made in Dromana

Mr Little Cider is a small family owned business born and bred on the Mornington Peninsula. We produce artisanal ciders with locally sourced 100% real Australian fruit. We incorporate a blend of traditional and modern techniques, exceptional produce and years of experience to craft our award winning ciders .

With a great range of flavours available at the cellar door we put the fun and creativity into cider.

Mango Lime Apple Cider

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Sweet tropical and exotic mango is balanced with tangy lime to create a richly flavoured and refreshing, summery cider. GF V

Spiced Apple Cider 330ml

Subtle cinnamon, nutmeg and clove flavours with a medium body and gentle warming finish. Great balance & finesse. GF V

Come in and sample our entire range

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20 Brasser Ave, Dromana open Friday - Sunday 11am - 5pm

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Peninsula's Craft Distillers Original Spirit Co. www.originalspiritco.com Our family-run distillery combines old and new techniques to produce smooth and sophisticated spirits. Above all, we strive to respect the ingredients we work with and to showcase their natural flavours and qualities. Even though we currently don’t operate a cellar door, we would love to invite you to come down to your local craft market for a tasting.

Classic Dry

Our internationally acclaimed ‘Classic Dry’ gin brings the palate to life with vibrant hints of juniper, fruit and citrus. Best enjoyed with a splash of tonic and garnished with a slice of your favourite citrus.

GINFUSION Lemon Myrtle & Elderflower Tonic

GINFUSION Blood Orange & Japanese Yuzu

Combined with our ‘Classic Dry’ gin, Australian grown blood oranges and Japanese yuzu citrus provide a deep, rich and textured cocktail mixer.

Best served with ice, a splash of soda and garnished with rosemary and a sprinkle of sea-salt.

Subtle lemon myrtle and elderflower flavours provide a floral and blossomy sweetness that perfectly complements the tonic’s tangy bitterness.

Best served with ice, a splash of soda and garnished with lemon peel or mint.

Made on the Mornington Peninsula Original Spirit Co’s GINFUSION ‘Blood Orange with Japanese Yuzu’

Available at

www.originalspiritco.com & selected bottle stores

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Peninsula's Top Winter Drops Hickinbotham

Mr Little Cider

2016 Hickinbotham Coffee Rock Merlot is an absolute cracker of a wine. This is a real winter warmer to get the taste buds going! Mocha and rich berries abound, the best for any cold night.

Our flagship cider, made with 100% local apples. Crisp & refreshing with rich apple & vanilla flavours, fruity aroma and a lingering citrusy finish.

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8 hour slow cooked lamb shoulder. Melt in your mouth!

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Original Spirit Co. GINFUSION Blood Orange & Japanese Yuzu Spritz Featured at RACV Cape Schanck Resort Available at leading local bottle stores or online at www.originalspiritco.com

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Perfect with natural oysters

20 Brasser Ave, Dromana

Crispy Skin Pork Belly, Asian Slaw, Chilli & Ginger Caramel Sauce

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165 Baxter - Tooradin Rd, Baxter 2018 TRE AND Miss Em Pinot Rose Delicate Pinot characters of cherry & plums give a nice hint of peaches and a dry finish makes this a fabulous wine for any occasion.

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Twice cooked pork belly, mild chilli caramel & pea

Chief's Son Distillery

Tucks Ridge

Our 900 Standard is a full and complex whisky with a sherry, balanced oak, sweet barley and a late taste of caramel.

This whisky is full of sweet fruit, roasted nuts, baked toffee & warm butterscotch.

Made to share with family and friends. Available at Bottle and Cask strength.

Tucks Pinot Noir 2015 Drink in the pretty and playful aromas of red fruit and Christmas cake (let’s be honest, we had you at Christmas cake). Then sit back and let the good times roll, as deeper savoury characters enter stage left and take up the curtain call.

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Eat & Drink

Recipe BOAT SHED BLACK PEARL, HAY BAKED PEAR, CUMIN & ROSEMARY GRISSINI GRISSINI DOUGH Ingredients 250g baker's flour 112ml water (room temperature) 2.5g fresh yeast 10ml olive oil (extra virgin olive oil) 2g caster sugar 25g sea salt flakes 5g cumin seeds 3 sprigs fresh rosemary

Method Pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees celsius. If possible, turn off oven fan or down to the lowest setting.

In a small bowl, mix the yeast, warm water, extra virgin olive oil and caster sugar. Allow to sit for 10 minutes in a warm spot until the mix starts to lightly bubble on top.

Using a stand mixer (Kitchen Aid) with the dough hook or paddle attachment, mix the flour and salt for one minute until combined. Add in the yeast mix, then on the lowest speed mix for a further seven minutes until the dough starts to form and becomes smooth and bound together.

Remove the bowl from the Kitchen Aid and place a damp clean tea towel over the top of the dough and set in a warm place in the kitchen for 1 hour to allow the dough to prove. The dough should double in size, if the dough has not doubled in size leave for a

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further thirty minutes. Once the dough has risen, wrap tightly in cling film and place in the fridge for three hours.

While the dough is resting, make the cumin and rosemary salt mix. Toast off the cumin seeds in a pan over a medium heat. Leave aside to cool for five minutes. Pick the fresh rosemary off the stalk and place an even layer on a plate and microwave on high for two minutes and allow to cool for three minutes (this process brings out a strong rosemary flavour and preserves the colour). Place rosemary in a food processer with half the sea salt and the cumin seeds and blitz together for one minute. Remove from the food processor, mix through the remaining salt, and set aside until needed.

Lightly dust with flour on a clean flat bench surface.

Using the rolling pin, roll the dough out to around 8mm in thickness. Once this is done, roll through the pasta machine on the second lowest setting.

Cut the dough into long, rectangular strips at 15cm by 1.5cm. Place on baking paper and lightly brush with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with rosemary salt mix.

Place in the oven and bake for 9 – 12 minutes.

The grissini should be a nice golden-brown colour when they are cooked.

Store in an air tight container or use right away.

HAY BAKED PEAR Ingredients 4 pears (Packham pears variety) Fresh hay 1 bottle Paringa Iced Viognier wine 200g caster sugar 10g earl grey loose leaf tea

Method Set your oven to 120 degrees celsius Place the fresh hay into a baking tray and set aside.

Peel the pears, cut into half and remove the core and seeds with a melon baller.

Place the pears on top of the hay and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.

While your pears are baking, make your syrup.

Start with making a caramel for the syrup base.

Place a quarter of the sugar into a large heavy based sauce pan on a medium heat. When the sugar starts to colour (a light golden brown), add in the remainder of the sugar. Take the caramel to 160c Once the temperature has been reached, add in the bottle of Paringa Iced Viognier. Be careful when adding liquid as hot caramel may spray out of the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and add in a handful of fresh hay and the earl grey tea. Wrap the top of the pot with cling film and let the liquid infuse with flavour for 10 minutes. Strain out hay and tea through a fine mesh strainer.

Once the pears have come out of the oven, allow to cool to room temperature. Place the baked pears into a jam jar with a lid. Pour the Viognier & hay syrup into the jar to cover the pears, then set in the fridge for at least four hours before serving.

The pears will keep preserved in syrup up to three months.

BoatShed Cheese is found in various locations on the Mornington Peninsula. All their cheese is made by hand, using traditional French and Italian methods.

They source their goat’s milk from local producers.

The cheese is made and aged in their own facility so that they can manage the quality from the farm to the consumer.

Black Pearl is one of Boat Shed's most striking cheeses. This delightful cheese is hand-shaped, and the rind features a wonderful wrinkled texture, dusted with French vine ash to give it its dramatic colour and appearance. The interior is fresh and light when young and becomes stronger and more robust (as well as oozy) as it ages.

At Paringa Winery and Restaurant, the cheese is baked in the oven for 2 minutes with some fresh rosemary at 220 degrees celsius. After removal from the oven, drizzle over some tangerine oil. It is then ready to be served with hay-baked pear and cumin and rosemary grissini.

PARINGA ESTATE WINERY & RESTAURANT 44 Paringa Road, Red Hill South. I Phone 5989 2669 I www.paringaestate.com.au June 2019

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PARINGA WINS

Simon Tarlington

By Melissa Walsh Photos Yanni

W

hen Simon Talrington became head chef at Paringa Estate Winery and Restaurant he was not particularly familiar with the Mornington Peninsula, apart from visiting the odd winery over the years. Now the 28 year old is becoming entrenched in the amazing food and wine of the area and discovering incredible local delights to add to his diverse menu.

“I was thrilled to be working at Paringa and bringing my experience to the restaurant which has always had an excellent reputation,” said Simon, who began at Paringa in April of this year. “I also have a team of new chefs and an experienced sommelier, Eric Wagnon, who I worked with at Highline.”

The Simon Tarlington résumé includes working at some of the top venues in London and Sydney, including Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, Pied à Terre, Restaurant Gordon Ramsey, and Quay. “I was a national finalist in the Appetite for Excellence Young Chef Awards in 2014,” said Simon whose most recent triumph was the creation of the award winning fine dining restaurant, Highline, above the Railway Hotel in Windsor, which closed in March.

“My culinary focus is fresh flavours, and seasonal, sustainable, predominantly Victorian, produce, and I am now sourcing local produce from the peninsula as well, having just discovered the fabulous Boat Shed cheese and other incredible produce,” he said.

“We have introduced a four or six-course degustation and a-la-carte is still available at lunch. To start there are dishes like lard-brushed vegemite scrolls, a ham and egg mousse served in the egg shell, and lamb bacon-wrapped prunes soaked in Paringa pinot,” Produce is Victorian focused with everything from Western Plains pork to Mount Martha mussels. Wines are matched to the menu in two new tiered wine matchings.

“The important thing with this restaurant is the quality. It is not about fitting a lot of people in, it is quite small and intimate. The food needs to match the high quality of the wine and that is one of the things we love in the kitchen,” said Simon. “I do source local ingredients but also insist on maintaining the quality so use the sea

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urchins and cod from Lakes Entrance, with locally grown vegetables and wild ingredients from local foragers.

In an understated elegance and intimate setting, the restaurant looks out over the vines that the owner planted decades ago.

Sommelier Eric Wagnon has quadrupled the choice of wines on the list, with a well-chosen selection of over 180 different bottles from around Australia, France, Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Diners can choose from over thirty wines by the glass.

“Our variety of dishes, whether a la carte or degustation, has been matched beautifully with wines from our own Paringa Estate, locally and international,” said Simon.

Paringa Estate is at 4 Paringa Road, Red Hill South.

Phone 5989 2669. www.paringaestate.com.au

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WONDERFUL WORLD

of Wine

By Melissa Walsh

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e’s a school teacher with an economics degree who ended up with his first teaching post in Rosebud and has since become a local legend as the owner of Paringa Estate, one of the first wineries on the Mornington Peninsula. Peninsula Essence finds out how Lindsay McCall started out as a geography teacher and became one of the peninsula’s best winemakers and viticulturists, passing on the love of wine to his son, Jamie.

“I grew up on a farm milking cows but my father said there was no future in dairy farming so I did my economics degree and became a geography teacher,” said Lindsay, looking out over his vines of Paringa Estate. “I discovered wine after being introduced to it by a teaching colleague but it was a 1980 Seville Estate Shiraz that changed everything. I started to wonder if I could grow Shiraz in a cool climate, and make a similar style of wine, and the peninsula is the perfect climate.”

A decade after Lindsay started teaching in Rosebud, he bought a derelict orchard in Red Hill South, cleared it, and began planting the ten acres with vines.

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“I had discovered Main Ridge Estate which had just been planted, or was in the process of being established, and suddenly I thought this could be a great wine region. I wanted to be a farmer and not a school teacher so bought the property and had my heart set on planting Shiraz even though I was given the advice that it would not ripen in the cool peninsula climate. I thought I would plant it in the warmest spot and it worked well,” said Lindsay who would continue teaching full time to bring in the money regularly while establishing the vineyard and making wine. “We did the picking on the weekends and stayed up a lot of nights pressing grapes in those days.”

Along with Shiraz, Lindsay planted Cabernet which is now a Pinot Gris block, and eventually Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.

“In the mid ’80's, we didn’t know what was going to grow well on the peninsula, so it was a bit of trial and error as well as advice from more worldly people like Nat White who thought that pinot and chardonnay would do well here,” said Lindsay, who would go on to be being awarded the 2007 “Best Winery in Australia,” in the ‘James Halliday Wine Companion. “After that, we didn’t look back and Paringa Estate has continued to go from strength to strength.”

With the Mornington Peninsula becoming a popular wine destination today, Lindsay says it was great being part of the founding group of vineyards.

“When we opened the cellar door we were one of only six. Now there are over sixty cellar doors down here.”

For Paringa Estate, which started as simply a place to make and sell wine, the evolution has been a natural process, with the focus always on attention to detail and the highest quality in their wine and food.

destinations in the region, when the restaurant was awarded a Chef’s Hat in The Age Good Food Guide. It has achieved this every year since. It was also awarded “Best Restaurant in a Winery in Australia at the Savour awards in 2014.

When we opened the cellar door we were one of only six others. Now there are over sixty cellar doors down here

“By the late nineties our wines were winning numerous awards, and getting excellent reviews from the media, so we decided it was time for us to open a restaurant with food that would match the quality of our wines,” said Lindsay, who opened The Paringa Restaurant in 1999, overlooking the undulating slopes of the home vineyard.

Lindsay’s philosophy worked and, in 2013, Paringa Estate confirmed its position as one of the premier food and wine

These days Lindsay is joined by his son, Jamie who joined the winemaking team as assistant winemaker in 2012.

“Ahead of the 2017 vintage Jamie was put in charge of winemaking at Paringa Estate,” said Lindsay, the proud dad of the estate’s next generation winemaker.

Paringa Estate now has 20 hectares of vineyard growing predominately Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but with smaller quantities of Pinot Gris and Shiraz; a small family vineyard with a big reputation.

Paringa Estate is at 4 Paringa Road, Red Hill South.

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Must try

Dishes

Zucchini fritters and poached eggs on a bed of pickled veg and beetroot hummus

Mount Macedon duck, radicchio, fermented grains, parsnip enjoy with 2016 The Paringa Pinot Noir.

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Paringa Estate Winery & Restaurant

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Potato gnocchi / butternut, with leeks and smoked ricotta.

Tucks 37 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South Ph 5989 8660 www.tuckswine.com.au

44 Paringa Road, Red Hill South Phone 5989 2669 www.paringaestate.com.au

Benny's Bene Slow smoked pastrami, free range pulled pork shoulder on a fluffy yet crisp cheddar, corn & jalapeĂąo waffle, local free range poached eggs topped with a tangy spiced hollandaise.

Panda

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2871 Point Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie Ph 5988 8261 www.pandablairgowrie.com.au June 2019

Four flour fried chicken with house made pickled slaw (Gluten Free) Ed's Hastings 2 Olivia Way, Hastings Ph 5979 4126

Minted pea risotto, served with pea sprouts, pea shoots, crumbled Danish fetta and grilled lemon.

Peppers Moonah Links Resort 55 Peter Thomson Drive, Fingal.

Ph 5988 2000 www.peppers.com.au

BEER FOR Everyone

Story & Photos by Andrea Louise Thomas

T

wo Bays Brewing Company in Dromana is a one-of-a kind place making a unique product; gluten free craft beer. In fact, they have the only dedicated gluten free taproom in Australia. This is a watershed moment for Mornington Peninsula craft beer lovers with coeliac disease or those who avoid gluten because, previously, beer was definitely off the menu.

Like other craft breweries, Two Bays offer a wide variety of beers with different flavour profiles, but the real beauty of Two Bays is that their beer is so good that all lovers of craft beer will enjoy it, not just those who can’t have gluten in their diets. This is exactly what Two

Bays proprietor, Richard Jeffares wanted. He put a lot of effort into making this a reality.

After his diagnosis as a coeliac, a serious autoimmune system disorder, he was saddened at the thought he’d have to give up his beloved beverage of choice. There were a few brands of gluten free beer on the market, which was great, but he missed the variety of the wider craft beer market.

This drove him to a steely determination to right the situation. So in 2017, after doing some research that pointed him in the right direction, he set off on a pilgrimage to try out the world’s best gluten free beer, which just happened to be in America. continued next page...

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On his quest, he journeyed from California and the Pacific Northwest to the Colorado Rockies, Midwest, Eastern seaboard and Quebec in Canada.

While he found the brews of the Pacific Northwest the best, he learned something from every brewery he visited.

I want my customers to take their taste buds on a journey

From this overseas sojourn, he was able to source the finest ingredients to make his Two Bays beers. It didn’t take him long to get cracking on building the brewery from the ground up. He started with brand new equipment so that there could be no possibility of cross-contamination from used equipment. From dream to reality took just under two years. Two Bays Brewing Company opened in December 2018 and has proven very popular with all kinds of customers from coeliacs and vegans (it’s also a totally vegan product) and everyone in between.

Any craft product comes down to a few key values: using the very best ingredients, making small batches and being uncompromising on quality. However, this doesn’t come cheap. The malts they use at Two Bays are six times the price of barley, but Jeffares and his team are not trying to target a price point, they want to make the best possible product. It helps that they also have arguably the best brewmaster on the Peninsula, Andrew Gow, on their team.

So what makes a great beer? Jeffares describes the perfect beer as a ‘happy beer’. It’s one that has just the right balance. It needs to have well-constructed flavour that activates the senses. It has to look, smell and taste good, but it must also have a great mouthfeel. A perfect beer has depth and leaves the customer curious about what went into

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making that great beer. “I want my customers to take their taste buds on a journey,” he says.

To make his tasty beer, Jeffares sources his grains from California (rice) and Colorado (millet and buckwheat). These grains are grown in Australia, but no one is malting them here yet. The imported grains come from gluten-free certified grain farms. The overseas grains are also malted in dedicated gluten-free malt houses.

Like most craft beer drinkers he has many reasons for loving beer. “ I love the flavour profiles of beer. I like the exploration experience.

Like wine, beer pairs well with food, has interesting chemistry and has a dedicated following which brings with it camaraderie amongst beer lovers. On top of that, it’s refreshing!” he explains.

“My goal is to get our beer into every restaurant, venue and bottle shop in Australia. There’s a desire and need for great gluten-free craft beer everywhere. With Two Bays we have created choice in the market,” Jeffares says.

Peninsula residents are especially privileged to be able to visit the new brewery and taproom with its cool industrial design appropriate to their location in an industrial estate. Recycled timber, murals and a blue and black colour palette complement the concrete architecture.

Order a paddle to explore the flavours, then pair it with a delicious gluten free wood-fired pizza, relax, and stay awhile.

Two Bays Brewing Company 1/2 Trewhitt Court, Dromana www.twobays.beer

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Somerville

Somerville is a township and coastal rural locality in Victoria.

53 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district, it is a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Somerville, Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, and Tyabb.

The population of Somerville was 11,336 in 2016.

The size of Somerville is approximately 38 km².

Originally an orchard town, Somerville has experienced significant population growth over the last twenty years. The town was known during the early 1900s up until WW2 for the fruit which was produced in its orchards. A harvest festival was held once a year and special trains ran from Flinders Street Station to the town during the festival.

An avenue of honour was originally located on Eramosa Road East where the road was lined with plane trees in 1917. Each tree represented a resident from Somerville who fought in WW1.

These trees were removed by the local Shire and footpaths laid in their place in the 1970s. In early 2013 a new avenue of honour of ornamental pear trees was planted along Station Street.

The township was once located on Lower Somerville Road, with several original buildings still there today. Somerville Post Office opened there on 21 November 1870 and closed in 1893.

The Somerville Fruitgrowers Reserve once held annual festivals every year to celebrate the local fruit growers in the area. Following World War 2 the people of the area donated a period cannon to the community reserve. In recent years the local Shire sold this cannon for scrap.

The railway came to Somerville in September 1889. The station was a mile or so from Lower Somerville Road and the town centre moved from there to its current site during the 1890s.

Somerville Railway Station Post Office opened on 15 August 1890 and was renamed Somerville in 1907. In August 2009 two teenagers burnt down the original station.

The Somerville Hotel was built in the early 1900s as well as a Mechanics' Hall which formed part of the Station Street shopping strip. The north side of the Station Street lining the railway had historical buildings which were burnt down in 1987 in an act of vandalism.

The Somerville war memorial was unveiled on November 4, 1923 at the intersection of Frankston Flinders Road and Eramosa Road. With the increasing population and traffic, the memorial was moved from this busy intersection to Clarinda Street in 1966. In April 2015 the memorial was moved from Clarinda Street to the Fruit growers Reserve. The cenotaph was restored with markers surrounding it telling the residents the history of the area. Trees were also planted surrounding the memorial, remembering the lost soldiers.

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The Mechanics' Hall is a popular venue for local bands to play and do small school plays.

On January 7, 2015 a massive storm ravaged Somerville and neighbouring town Tyabb ripping off the roof of the hall. The roof was restored in the following week.

A clay quarry is owned and operated by The Bayport Group on 9 Pottery Road Somerville, digging to a depth of 30 metres over 60 acres. This was the original site of Peninsula Pottery which operated from 1901 to 1991, making bricks for some of the historical buildings in Somerville including St. Andrews Anglican Church, and the Somerville Hotel in 1901, but all historical kilns and the chimney were knocked down and removed in 2004.

Inghams has a large factory north of Somerville that employs a large number of the town’s population.

The median house price in Somerville is $627,500.

The Somerville Police Complex opened in 2016, located on the corner of Coolart Road and Eramosa Road West.

Coffee Safari Fresh brewed coffee is a must have for weekends away and the Mornington Peninsula is second to none with great coffee haunts around the towns.

Here are a few to check out when you head down to this beautiful part of the world.

Ducky Brown Café 17 ERAMOSA ROAD WEST

With fabulous coffee and a great selection of hot and cold food, Ducky Brown Café has a relaxed vibe and plenty of tables.

Family Retreat Mini Play Café

18/49 ERAMOSA RD WEST A perfect mums’ getaway, this café is set up for mums to relax with a good coffee while the children play amongst the toys.

Miss Moose Tuck Shop 1/25 GRANT ROAD

A great place to have breakfast and a coffee in a casual, trendy setting.

Vesbar

3/80 STATION STREET Great atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Enjoy a coffee and dessert or a casual meal.

What to do There are plenty of places to eat from kid friendly venues like the Family Retreat CafĂŠ and the renovated Somerville Hotel, to international cuisine with Indian, Thai and Chinese restaurants all within a few kilometres of each other.

Enjoy horse riding at the Willow Lodge Riding Ranch. Pay a visit to the recently re opened Somerville recreation centre.

As for shopping, there’s plenty to satisfy the shopaholic with two main shopping centres, Somerville Plaza and Centro Somerville, as well as delightful specialty shops with arts and crafts and clothing stores Photography: Yanni

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FARM FRESH "Googies" S

omerville Egg Farm is a third generation family-owned and managed farm that has been producing quality eggs on the Mornington Peninsula for 40 years. The Napolitano family, together with their loyal, hardworking staff, are all passionate about the welfare of the hens, the environment and delivering excellent produce from their egg farm straight to your plate.

As well as selling free-range and cage eggs wholesale they have a barn door open six days a week. Customers are welcome to come along and see the free-range chickens in their natural surroundings and buy truly farm-fresh eggs with lovely golden yolks.

Our customers are not just people in a revolving sales door.

We appreciate that people go out of their way to visit us and our farm�

Visit this free-range egg farm to experience premium eggs today.

220 Eramosa Rd West, Moorooduc.

Open Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm, Saturday 8am-12.30pm.

Phone 5977 5405.

Not only are their eggs fresh, they are hormone, chemical and antibiotic free, so you can be assured that you are receiving only the essential vitamins and minerals that eggs provide for your diet.

The owners take pride in the fact that many of their customers are familiar faces that have been buying their eggs from the farm shop for years. “We always try to greet our customers with a smile and a warm welcome and often a chat.

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Tired of stale tasting supermarket eggs? Our farm is family owned and managed. We have been producing quality eggs for 40 years, supplying many cafes and restaurants and other businesses on the peninsula. Eggs are collected 365 days a year so you can be assured that you are buying the freshest eggs with the best yolk and flavour from our barn door.

Come and visit our Free Range hens roaming in their paddocks!

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INDIGO FASHION AT SOMERVILLE There’s a fabulous new shopping destination at the Somerville Central Shopping Centre with Indigo Threads, the leaders in style and up-to-the-minute fashion. Whether it is for work or play, the Indigo Threads range is fun and affordable. Garments are carefully selected for women of all shapes and sizes, who like to be sophisticated, have a keen eye for fashion and are young at heart. With a wealth of experience, the staff at Indigo Threads are always on hand "if needed" to style you from head to toe. They will create the perfect outfit that is flattering for your body type and fills you with confidence. Designed to create the ultimate shopping experience, Indigo Threads is the epitome of luxury with bath robes available in each changing cubicle to enable a quick dash back into the store without the hassle of redressing. Holding regular VIP nights and events, Indigo Threads is already a hit with locals. Be sure to call in for a visit and view the current winter range.

Indigo Threads is located at Shop 11, 49 Eramosa Road, Somerville.

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IT ROSE FROM THE Ashes

By Melissa Walsh Photos Yanni

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here’s life around the Somerville Recreation Centre again after three years of lying dormant since the tragic fire burnt down the stadium and devastated the surrounding community. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the centre is back better than ever and opened its doors in May this year. It was a $9 million project funded by Council, the state government through the Sport and Recreation Victoria’s Better Indoor Stadiums Fund, and insurance covering the fire at the original building to bring the project to fruition.

AIn an event that celebrated the reopening milestone, Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Councillor David Gill and Watson Ward Councillor Julie Morris joined Martin Pakula MP – (Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events), to open the centre to the public in a free family day that saw about 1,000 community members coming through the doors.

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The Somerville Recreation Centre has basketball, netball and badminton skills clinics, as well as a range of group fitness activities.

With the rebuild commencing in 2018, the centre includes four multi-sport indoor courts, female-friendly change rooms, an umpire change room, ‘Changing Places’ accessible change facilities, a first aid room, tournament office, storage and car parking.

Rosemary Ackland, who works for the Mornington Peninsula Shire as the progress coordinator has since become centre manager and is thrilled to be back on her old stomping ground.

“Since the fire happened the various centres on the peninsula were taken over by Belgravia Leisure and I was granted the position as centre manager,”said Ms Ackland, who took over the role on January 1 this year. “I live in Bittern and had an association with the centre as I used to work here prior to it burning down and used to teach classes here. For me, it is so exciting to see it rising from the ashes.”

For Ms Ackland her role is to be responsible for the overall running of the centre, including customer service, and community engagement.

“The new facility has a focus on wellness and not just fitness,” said Ms Ackland, of the facility where only the brick walls remained three years ago. “We have kept the basic shell and improved it from there with so many extra features for the community. This is the heart and soul of the community, which was devastated when the centre burnt down as we have a thriving sporting and fitness community here.”

The Somerville Recreation Centre now has a focus on the wellness program as well as basketball, badminton, and netball.

“The cafe is part of the healthy eating program and we have four courts, a ticket office, first aid area and lots of facilitates that we didn’t have before,” she said.

“So now we have the option to host state games which is so exciting. We also have a great child car facility which can be used for occasional care as well, a function and multi purpose area as well as gym and specified fitness classes.”

The rebuild of the Somerville Recreation Centre has provided the community with a modern, integrated sport and recreation, fitness and wellbeing facility to enjoy for generations to come, and the staff could not be more proud.

“We have given back the heart to the community and are thrilled to be involved in this new era for Somerville and surrounding areas,” said Ms Ackland.

To learn more about what the Centre has to offer and how to purchase a membership visit

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RUSTIC & Charming T

HIS enchanting mud brick beauty presents a golden opportunity to buy into the magnificent peninsula treechange lifestyle where sweeping views across the countryside are yours to enjoy forever. Paddocks, ponds and a natural bush setting frame this relaxing oasis that is privately set down a long driveway that culminates at a large four-car garage.

The superb 1.90 hectare block encompasses wetlands, four paddocks and a small dam, whilst the rustic main home is resplendent with native timbers used to tremendous effect throughout, particularly the striking vaulted ceilings. Entry is to the main lounge with tiled floors, air-conditioning and a wood heater.

Two bedrooms with built-in robes that also share the main bathroom are in this east wing, as is the separate laundry. The splendid family zone is where all the fun happens with timber bi-fold doors and gas strut servery windows gliding and lifting their way in stunning fashion to connect this area with the fantastic full-length verandah that looks across to the salt-chlorinated and solar-heated lap pool.

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The grand country-style kitchen features solid timber benchtops and stainless steel appliances including a 900 millimetre freestanding cooker with a ceramic hob. It overlooks the adjoining dining and living spaces where an open fireplace adds enduring ambience during the colder months.

There is also air-conditioning to this end of the home and the master suite in the east wing has a large walk-in robe and ensuite with spa. The property does lend itself towards keeping a small amount of livestock; the paddocks are well-fenced and there is room to house feed and machinery in the shed complex, which continues to add that extra dimension to the property by also providing a fantastic games room and bar where you can sit outside with a tranquil ale enjoying the still, countryside, atmosphere.

ADDRESS: 15a Gerards Way TYABB FOR SALE: $1,450,000-$1,540,000 DESCRIPTION: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 car AGENT: Eddie Brown 0437 766 629, Eddie Brown Property, 289 Point Nepean Road, Dromana, 5971 0300

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THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF THE BODY IN KANANOOK CREEK

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ne hundred and sixty-four years have elapsed since the body of a woman was found in Kananook Creek. The press reports of the time were both confusing and spasmodic and the two key questions were never resolved: ‘Who was the woman in the creek?’ and ‘Who killed her?’

First Report Under the headline ‘Suspected Murder’ The Argus of 10 February, 1855 informed the residents of the colony of Victoria that "The Government have offered a reward of 100 pounds to anyone giving information as will lead to the conviction of the murderer of the woman whose dead body was found , on 10th ult., in the Canakoke Creek, about two miles and a half from the Frankston Hotel. The description of the body as published in the Government Gazette is as follows: ‘Much decomposed; height about 5 feet 4 inches; age 30 to 35; hole in the skull as if made by an ounce bullet.’"

A Charge of Murder On Thursday 22 March, 1855 The Argus reported that John Davey had appeared in the District Police Court "…charged with the murder of his late wife." The account that follows is rather confusing: first we are informed that Davey had "again married",

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The evidence tional only forthcoming, the and submitted for that |tl)o. appeared prisoner, on this occasion' was' that of a boy nanied however, inasmuch casecould not be into, as gone Mr. William of the jprisoner's, but Daney, a nephew in his Smith, zeal in the theexeoution Sub-Inspector advance whose evidence did not at all matter of his had overlooked the Necessaries of duty, no of additional evidence an The Bench, prospect seeing The infovmaiion aud a proscoutor. snb-inspeo'tor, the being adduced, discharged prisoner. was allowed to rectify the however, omission;a by Assaulting James a Constable.

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This case was then remanded and tlio third reading printed, while day. evidence was soughtnext. as to whether John Davey had in fact for Tuesday DA.RWON. OF later, THE married Amelia Smith.SURVEY Three days on 17 April, The Argus the had table appeared a survey General reported The1 that the brother of the accused,laid JamesonDavey, Surveyor river that Barwon. in court he had been a witness at the marriage of of to the testify WILLIAMSTOW.V. SALES Smith.

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The Bench concluded ultimately on the case to remanding Monday, to enable a certi fied of the first copy of the certificate marriage to be and for the production, of collateral proved, evidence the Bail for the' of second marriage. prisoner's liberation was refused. ^ CITY

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Stopped for bitten severely hy a dog .bout three weeks, and then recommenced ; while tho a few delivering papor when mornings ago, défendant them and said he stopped he is now unaor at a houso off Myors-street have the work -would'not completed at all.

Medical treatment.

As wc do not wish to expose The defendant offered to pay then £130 as a evenue leavo it to those subscrisuch risks, we hoys to balance.

The balance due wxt to them tho last unchained to devise some bers who keep dogs £109 2s. 7d. for work actually done, and £40 d mails of their papera. safe means of taking delivery for profits on the comhave made 4d. be they would Geelong Advertiser. the pletion of the contract, besides the loss of time ds, two MURDER.-The 'abori- when SUSPECTED tho works were serious stopped. of having Alfred Smith, the architect of the gines, Benjv and Toby, suspected mprovebuilding, whoso was recently murdered tho woman body Office deposed to the fact of tho work being well done, perforated and discovered in tho Kananook Creek, er the This ended according to the specification. yesterday brought up the case. hy gunshot wounds, wero high plaintiffs' at the District Court.

Benjy for examination a Bor the defence, Mr. Calvert was comcalled, but admitted approver, and his evidence was rewas did not appear. resumed medium of an the interpreter, ceived through £109 2s. o abso"Verdict for plaintiffs, 7jd. residing at Prahran.

Mr. Lacy, a builder, Benjy it SMITH V. TORE. is, a named John I Suspected Murder man Davoy. .deposed : I know Mr. M'Dormott for the plaintiff; no e that, a tho prisoner Toby since ho waa Under headline The Argus of 19 May appearreported: "The two have known an ance for the this defendant. of m his but himsolf, I do not know , Benjy and Toby, suspected of having murdered the email boy. house, TheAborigines advanced £180 certain tend to plaintiff on goodi, I was at James Davey's house about throe consisting woman of whose body was recently discovered in thej Kananook in his hand through pieced paperhangings, blacks There wero there a; months only perforated gunshot wounds, were yesterday brought up ago.

A auction, for Creek, sale ate. by public by They realised only At They were spearing eels. the time, that £140 for the by the Court," remu; examination wero Benjy, £89who gave evidence, of District the sale expenses 15s., I heard something about John Davoy's time much £60 was of definite: which was "I saw for Johnadvertising Davey shoot hisinlubra while news- I was spearing the John Davey it.

I saw shoot his Wife.

I saw and erwise. bills, The eels…Davey then took his wife up and threw her in papers posting plaintiff nowthe creek."

There wore a lubra whilo I was spearing cols. uld not claimed £129 15s. on tho transaction, His Honor Toby, the blacks there at the time. great many thought that Possibility £60 wai an Another ugh the unwarrantable There chargo there, spearing eels too. for the a prisoner,'waa the of been for small Little credence seems to have givenparcel to Benjy’s advertising expenses of evidence with a. pock- marked was white man named a Jem, of (say) the jury In this view goods. coincided, andHunter River but on 2 June, 1855 The Maitland Mercury and ducks.

It was about twelve lound nose, there, shooting wland for £00. a verdict General Advertiser provided its readers with a summary of the case.

Davey was drunk at the o'clock in tho day. John ve imrvBSs v.

Admittedly, it is hard tonioni.TT. see the connection between the Hunter with a I did pistol. time.

Ile shot tho woman Mr. Michie, Mr. Ireland, and Mr. M'Darmott, h there River and Kananook Creek. However the account concluded: have anything to do seo the prisoner Toby not , be a Mr. Fellows and Mr. Wood for for the plaintiff; "A clue to the mystery has now been obtained. About the time with it.

After Davoy shot his wife I went to would the defendant. nt Kananook.

The left of the murder Davey put up at a public house in Prahran, with a another station.

I Toby than was an action of trespass, to recover This another female for whom he represented to be his wife, and in the morning man Jem was close bjr.

Thoro was an damages illegal and violent seizure mads A boy named Willy Baw what she was heard sobbing bitterly, and upbraiding him for not having there. white man the item the defendant, ns agent for Captain Dane, o a by previously her that he was a married man.

In the course of the happened.

(On tho question being repeated, the goods andtold chattels nt reof tho plaintiff, the well his The the witness qualified unswer.)

Daveyconstable prevailed onofhertheto district drink to excess, and then drove off in 1853 knownday chief of Emeral! and told it. mo of boy only henri it, Bill.with her to his own residence in the dray. The police are using every the body in the crock.

Ho The boj' showed me exertion to discover who thethe female was."said that the 1853 to Mr. in stating Michie, case, Tho boy told mo nodid not say who it was. ease of would perceive by the evidence, that this jury (Tho witness then made thing at dinner-time a case stated was ofof more than ordinarily aggravated cirCleared Bigamy Hie following statement voluntarily to the intor In a reportOnon the court24th proceedings The .last, Age, on cumstances.

In 20 theJune, 1855, February without any previous interrogations :-) of the ofalmost that diy, tho plaintiff, stated, as an aside: "John Davey, charged evening who owed with notbigamy, was snvv iiretcr, he year Davey shoot his wife with the pistol, one discharged." rent to any one, suddenly found farthing of ho shot her, he ran away to his house. his house invested After ted to the bailiffs ; and, notwith«. by Davey put the body into tho creek. (The witnoss standing £17,475 the remonstrances of the plaintiff, every Conclusion a circumstance of prior occurere F' skurrik" here wont back to of his furniture swept off,-not oven is, a Nothing further can be found in the newspapers regarding the then took his wife and resumed :) Davey rence, whereas which is usually accorded to a respectable) mat,mystery.

Was the woman conveyed in the dray from Prahran the and her into the creek.

I never saw threw of the np in this colony, dog excitable been left for his wife having do with the matter.

At Amelia Smith, or was it a third woman? Was the testimony s.

3d. ; Toby have anything to and five little children to lie on. daya of Benjy not considered reliable enough toFivo pursue John Davey a of this witness's evidence, Inspector ex the conclusion the a-fterwords the defendant discovered that he had be bit harder?

And what of Davey’s first wife (named in evidence as Smith for a as he hoped to applied e total romand, a made and then great mistake, returned the another black mon whose Mary Finn); why wasn’t she produced in court to clear up lingering able to bringfonvnrd colony these gooda lurniture.

The premises in which that ot lionjy. would corroborate suspicions that she may have been the body in the creek? A cold case 5a. Od. ; evidence were seized did not belong to Captain llano at to this day.

The case was accordingly remanded that will remain unsolved! increase »11 ; but the plaintiff held other premises under which GEELONCÍ. Captain Dane; but even THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS, on those he owed no ia the Manv vory rent. persons engaged in this formirly and now lucrative occupation are complaining, The learned counsel then called 853, aro without the trade is 1851 at not reason, that perhaps Johnivess, the plaintiff, who deposed to the sei 11s. 4r). overdone, inulsoriminato rnahttor sure, on tho 24th of February last, of thegoods at chiefly by the 6 14s. licenses have boon granted during these last two lis residence, at Emerald Hill, held by bim under in the "Water invariably finds its lovel, Messrs. Brown and Stewart.

Witness had other or three years. llaneous to will the trado of licensed victualling, and will premises at Emerald Hill under Captain Dane. no rent Owed no doubt only eventually rectify itself.

At the same to Captain Dane at that time.

9s. lid. rather severo that old-establiahod Bad paid all rent, due to Captain Dane on the time, it seems should bo hard 22nd of Februury. bouses Paid it into the Bank of Vicor rather swamped, ret, e course as instructed by alctter from Captain Dane. by undue and unnecessary competition.Geelong toria, . (3d in When tho bailiffs came Advertiser. to make the seizuro, witId. ; 3s. ness said " it must be a joke ;" when THE one adverof them BRITISH: AMERICANS.-Our showed increase the warrant, and the announcement witness found it tising columns contain that 15s. 5d. was no Witness that ho explained it a of British Americans, held at joke. meeting no occupy Book into owed that and Ihe the Hotel on rent, the boase was next issue Exchange Thursday it evening, the fornot the houso decided that 153 their dinner belonging to Captain Dane, which was contemplated Call Marg on 0414 773 ho last, half a mile distant. One of the bailills, hownext.

Tno was should take placo on "Wednesday for the said ho was instructed to seize, and seize he ever, tickets are to bo obtained at the house in 5s. 3d. must.

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