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Bianca on the Block • It’s All About Amphora • The Curious Case of Astrophotography Guardians of the Bay • Sewing to Success • A Rainbow in our Midst • Model of Success • J’Aton Couture – A Class Act • Brilliant Batch of Beer • HMAS Goorangai – Lost with all Hands

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contents 7. Events 8. Peninsula Styles 10. Bianca on the Block

Bianca and her former teammate and building partner Carla Dziwoki have swapped netballs for toolkits by signing up for Channel Nine’s renovation show, The Block.

14. It’s All About Amphora

Amphora is alive and well and being used exclusively in the Mornington Peninsula’s own Trofeo Estate, which has revived the 6000 year old tradition and is using it solely to produce their full range of wines.

18. The Curious Case of Astrophotography Writers: Melissa Walsh, Brodie Cowburn, Andrea Louise Thomas, Daniel Failla, Cameron McCullough, Peter McCullough Photography: Yanni, Gary Sissons 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: 5973 6424 www.peninsulaessence.com.au

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Greg Walton has always been curious about how things work and the retired engineer still has a passion for learning. Most days Greg can be found at the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society, where he teaches astrophotography and has two of his own designed telescopes on display.

22. Guardians of the Bay

It’s 3am and Jeremy West is asleep at home when the pager goes off to alert him that someone needs help in Western Port Bay. The Flotilla Commander, VF4, Jeremy is in charge of the Western Port Coast Guard, and has his hands full as this is the busiest Coast Guard flotilla in Victoria.

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Sewing to Success

‘You can’t keep a good woman down’ and the ladies at Mount Eliza Neighbourhood House are proving that with their fabulous work on the Boomerang Bag program.

32. A Rainbow in our Midst

With buzz words like anxiety and stress being bandied about these days and self-help gurus offering cures for all your woes, it’s refreshing to meet a woman who walks the talk of her path. Kim Norton is a holistic counsellor who is on a mission to help adults and children find peace and calm in their lives as the owner of Rainbow Light Therapies.

38. Model of Success

As a child Joanna Rhodes was always making things so it’s not surprising that she became a sculptor. It was what happened between that quiet childhood in England and her quiet life as a sculptor on the Mornington Peninsula that came as a surprise.

One of the many pleasures of living on the Mornington Peninsula is discovering its hidden treasure. As well as spectacular scenery, the Peninsula is rich with creativity.

Down a lush bushland gully in Red Hill resides a real hidden gem, the Marion Rosetzky Gallery.

43. A Bright Spark in Dance

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When Alexandra Dellaportas started Spark Youth Dance Company three years ago, she could not have dreamed it would take off as it has, with the director and choreographer in the process of producing her third annual production.

For this young woman, who started dancing at two and a half, dance is her life but she also has a strong sense of purpose to educate through the arts.

57. J’Aton Couture – A Class Act

Their dresses are synonymous with luxury and exclusivity. And with a global following and clients like Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Kim Kardashian, J’Aton Couture are one of the world’s most desired brands.

60. Style File 74. All Aboard the Q Train

What better way to experience Queenscliff than on board the Q Train, feasting on local produce as you journey through the very land from which it came.

82. Brilliant Batch of Beer

Independent craft brewers across the Mornington Peninsula have united to brew up a storm with a new collaborative limited-edition beer which is being released this month.

87. Crossword 88. Focus on Main Ridge 90. History: HMAS Goorangai – Lost with all Hands

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Saturday 1 September Join The Diggers Club for this extremely popular all day intensive and practical workshop, and get started with the right garden know how for an ongoing happy harvest.

All Day Workshop runs for approx 5.5 hours, including Fork to Fork Cafe lunch box and drink.

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September 22 A stunning selection of flowers and a guaranteed workshop full of inspiration, creativity and most of all fun! All materials are provided as well as afternoon tea, so just bring yourself and your friends!

Set within the amazing indoor market Attic and Barn, where you will find all sorts of goodies.

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21 September – 18 November JamFactory's Icon series celebrates South Australia's most influential artists. Catherine Truman's practice is renowned for its diversity and incorporates contemporary jewellery, objects, digital image and film installation with a focus upon the parallels between artistic process and scientific method.

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Saturday 1 September Salmon is one of the most versitile of readily available fish.

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Also learn the perfect pairing of ingredients to create delicious dishes at home.

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MAINLY MUSIC

Anglican Centre Mornington Tuesdays at 10.00 am Each weekly session is a combination of music and action.

Provides parents, grandparents parenting their children, and nannies/ caregivers a chance to connect with their child through the music and to form friendships with others from the local area.

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BIANCA ON THE

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ormer Australian netball captain Bianca Chatfield has already forged an impressive career for herself as it is. Her list of achievements on the court is bigger than most would accomplish in a lifetime. She’s a Commonwealth Games gold medallist for her country, a six time championship winner for her club, and a former captain and leader of both. Now retired and with her netball legacy cemented, Bianca has chosen a different path to further that long list of achievements.

Bianca said she has had her eye on competing on the show for a couple of years now, and was partly inspired to give it a go by her dad, who works as a builder on the Mornington Peninsula.

Bianca and her former teammate and building partner Carla Dziwoki have swapped netballs for toolkits by signing up for Channel Nine’s renovation show, The Block.

Bianca had little experience when it came to building prior to joining the show, but said that a keen interest in real estate helped her come to the decision to take the leap and sign up.

“I have grown up having a builder for a dad, so I’ve always been around renovating. I’m also a huge fan of the show; I used to watch it and I wondered if I could ever do it. We applied last season and were shattered to miss out, so we had another crack at it and here we are. I was so shocked when we found out we were on, I felt so excited, scared, and nervous. It’s just been one of the craziest things I’ve ever put myself up for,” Bianca said.

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BLOCK “I had renovated two small apartments and mainly just given them a facelift and helped the tradies that were working on them. I did as much as I could, but I don’t have a trade. However, I did take a lot of interest in real estate and some Saturdays I would just wander around different houses in the city that were open for inspection just to have a look. Carla and I would do it together and just spend our whole Saturday wandering around these properties almost dreaming of ones that we could buy. She renovated her first place a couple of years ago and I helped her a little bit with it, so I said to her that we should do something crazy and try The Block,� she said.

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difficult task, to restore and work on the infamously derelict Gatwick Hotel in St Kilda. The run down building was first opened in the 1930s, and has previously been known for the high rate of vicious crime committed within its walls. The building shut its doors in July of last year after being purchased

by Channel Nine.

many opportunities to get active and I think that’s where my passion for playing sport came from.”

“There were so many challenges that came with working on the Gatwick Hotel. The building is iconic in Melbourne, but not always for good reasons. The minute we walked in we were overwhelmed by the smell and the saturated carpet; it stank and was really gross inside. To think people used to live there too; it had a really sad feeling about it. We didn’t know how they were sorting out who got what apartment and it was all a complete surprise,” Bianca said.

While at the Phoenix, Bianca was made the youngest ever member of the Australian Diamonds squad when she was called up to represent her country at just 18 years of age. She would go on to earn 59 caps for her country, and was part of the side that won the World Championships in 2007.

Despite the confronting scenes and challenges laid out before her and Carla, Bianca said the duo never had any doubts about following through with the job.

“Funnily enough I never thought that I didn’t want to do it.

I think being an athlete, what you do is you look for all the information so you can know more about the problem and get cracking on it. That’s what Carla and I were like when we walked in. We never had a thought of not wanting to do it, we just wanted to get started. The minute we went into the first room we just needed to throw everything out and start demolishing,” she said.

Bianca’s leap into the world of renovation is just the latest chapter in what has been an incredible life journey that started on the Mornington Peninsula. As a young girl she attended Flinders College in Tyabb, and it was on the peninsula that she first fell in love with the sport in which she would later become a star.

“I loved it down on the peninsula. My family is based in Somers, my parents and my two sisters all live there. It’s really one of the most beautiful places in the world. Every time I get an opportunity to go down there, especially on the warm days, I’ll be out on my paddleboard in the water,” Bianca said.

“That’s where I discovered my love for sport. Growing up down there you spend all of your weekends playing netball, basketball, and riding horses. You have so

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Bianca’s foray into her sporting career started young, as she was signed to the Melbourne Phoenix in 1999 at only 16 years of age. During her time at the now 'defunct netball side', it won four premierships across just six years.

In 2008 her Phoenix side, which she was now captain of, merged with the Melbourne Kestrels to create the Melbourne Vixens. Bianca was appointed as co-captain for their inaugural season, and before long she was crowned champion again when her side won the 2009 Grand Final. She went on to captain the Vixens to another Grand Final triumph in 2014.

In that same year, she ended her international career on a high note after claiming a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal as part of a Diamonds side that defeated New Zealand in the final.

She retired from all competitive netball in 2015.

While her latest step into renovation is a far cry from her previous life, Bianca said it has been an incredibly rewarding change of scenery.

“It’s one of those things you just say 'Yes' to and worry about later. I think sometimes people get caught up in the fear of doing something they don’t know how to do, but now I’d encourage anyone who is thinking about doing something like this to give it a go,” she said.

“It's been hard, but it’s been one of the best experiences of my life.”

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Amphora

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By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons

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ince the days of Ancient Greece, man has used clay vessels for storing wine. Terracotta amphorae, arriving with the Greeks and widely distributed in Italy by the Etruscans, were the first true containers for fermented grape juice. The extraordinary thermal insulation capacity of terracotta is that which forms the natural pathway closely linking it to wine, and the clay from Impruneta, with its distinctive and now famous chemical and physical characteristics, allows for the perfect storage of wine. The amphorae have been endowed with special airtight caps enabling the complete isolation of the wine from oxygen. continued next page...

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Amphora is alive and well and being used exclusively in the Mornington Peninsula’s own Trofeo Estate, which has revived the 6000 year old tradition and is using it solely to produce their full range of wines. Harking back to the past, the use of terracotta embodies the artisan desire to make wines in a natural idiom that is very much a part of the Trofeo philosophy. Using the terracotta vessel that dates back to the very start of wine, Trofeo Estate is the largest producer of terracotta wine in the southern hemisphere.

Peninsula Essence talks to chief winemaker, Richard Darby about his foray into the age-old method of wine making.

“I got into winemaking in 2003 when I decided to change career direction from studying to be a chef. I was working front-of-house at different places and got a taste for wine that overtook my interest in beer,” the young winemaker says with a laugh. “That was back in New Zealand where I was born and so my career in wine began in a similar climate to the peninsula.”

For the gypsy winemaker, settling on the peninsula at Trofeo Estate was a no-brainer as this well-seasoned traveller has always loved the area.

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Richard says amphora is brilliant as it doesn’t impart any flavour allowing more natural flavours to occur.

"Harking back to the past, the use of terracotta embodies the artisan desire to make wines in a natural idiom that is very much a part of the Trofeo philosophy".

It was three years later that Richard took himself off to Australia and spent the next few years travelling and seeing the world.“I spent years travelling Australia and worked in the west doing lots of harvests, but always found myself coming back to the peninsula in between,” said the winemaker who chased vintages travelling through Chile, France and Portugal making wines. “There was a winery in the south of France I worked at where nobody spoke English. We ate a block of chocolate and two bottles of wine for lunch and got on amazingly after that.”

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“It was great to plant my roots here and love that the winery introduced the amphora to me. I had never used anything apart from tanks and barrels, so when the owner Jim said he wanted to start using terracotta it was great. About four containers of the amphora turned up over a period of time and we started using them. That was in 2013 and now we are solely amphora, and the largest terracotta user in the southern hemisphere.”

“It puts no extra flavour into the wine but still has the same properties as a barrel and allows for oxidation to occur. Because we use the terracotta, the winemaking has changed to a certain degree. There are other things you can do, like ferment skins of red wine in amphora which is great. Because terracotta breathes, it assists in amplifying aromatics and flavours,” says Richard, explaining that there are some challenges too. “Each amphora is different shapes and sizes and so will behave completely differently with each wine. This means that, while you might pick the same grapes from the same time, the fermenting and maturation may be slightly different.”

With Trofeo specialising in pinot noir, chardonnay and a small amount of cabernet, as well as white pinot gris and a late harvest of rose and sparkling, the winemaker certainly has his hands full but loves every moment.

“It is the best place to work as a winemaker; it is sociable and fun and we have the best wines and food to go with it,”

says the easy-going winemaker. “I like that we have employed organic principles from the start and the amphora is part of the philosophy here to keep everything natural. We have sheep in the paddocks to keep the grass under control and use natural organic principles throughout the vineyard.”

With more than 50 acres under vine, Trofeo Estate is motivated in the sustainable care of the vines. “We believe in nurturing our vines by employing the very best organic and biodynamic management strategies to improve our soil and vine health. We use cover crops of legumes, oats, vetch and compost from the vineyard’s organic waste,” said Richard. “It is our belief that you can only make great wine from great fruit, and great fruit comes from healthy vines. Our vines are completely hand tended from pruning through to picking, ensuring each vine is treated individually. It is the care, hard work and commitment throughout the year in the vineyard that forms the backbone of our wines.”

www.trofeoestate.com 85 Harrisons Road, Dromana, Victoria 3936 Phone: 03 5981 8688

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF Astrophotogrpahy

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reg Walton has always been curious about how things work and the retired engineer still has a passion for learning. Most days Greg can be found at the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society, where he teaches astrophotography and has two of his own designed telescopes on display. While his father showed little interest in astronomy, it was under the wing of his great grandfather that a love of the stars and planets began. continued next page...

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“My great grandfather was a sailor and, spending a lot of time on ships, taught me how to navigate by the stars,” said the astrophotgrapher, who became involved with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society nearly two decades ago. “I live in Chelsea, but this is the closest society as there is only another one in the city. I had always wanted a telescope and a friend of mine found a mirror out of a telescope one day that was going to get thrown out. That was when I built my first telescope and I was hooked.”

hundreds of thousands of light years to reach earth.

The self-taught astrophotographer read seventy books on building telescopes and astrophotography by the time he showed up to his first meeting at the Astronomical Society, held at the Briars.

At the astrophotography workshop topics include Introduction to Wide Field Astrophotography, Time Lapse Photography Aurora Photography, and Deep Sky Imaging.

“I took my telescope along and they couldn’t believe how big it was and that I had built it myself,” said Greg, who still constantly reads about planets and deep sky objects.

It was when digital imaging came in about eight years ago that Greg started taking the astrophotography seriously.

“I used to shoot images on a film camera which was great but digital cameras allow you to do so much more, “he said. “All you need when you do astrophotography is a digital camera, a tripod and warm clothes.”

Greg and his partner love going to the outback and setting up their cameras to shoot time-lapse astrophotography.

“We go out camping or sleep in the car, set the cameras up and let them run all night. Once you blend the images together it is all condensed into about 20 seconds of film.”

With astrophotography you can shoot images that have taken

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“We take photos of everything from auroras, to nebulae, deep sky objects and galaxies that are thousands of light years away.

As an engineer it is wonderful to be able to confirm something you have read about for yourself,” said Greg, explaining it is the science of it all that intrigues him. “The fact that this light has travelled such a long way and that you can actually see it is incredible, and that these objects were discovered hundreds of years ago and catalogued.”

“We hold an astrophotography workshop each year in September. We will be canvassing and introducing concepts which will assist both the amateur and the professional photographer. The day will have a series of lectures given by experienced and acknowledged astrophotographers. Practical hands-on session will also be held during the evening at our observatory,” said Greg.

“We have people of all ages and backgrounds attending the workshops. Most of the people who come along are total beginners, but they pass me in a couple of years’ time,” he said with a laugh.

The MPAS Astrophotography Workshop is on September 8 the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society. www.mpas.asn.au

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By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons

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t’s 3a.m and Jeremy West is asleep at home when the pager goes off to alert him that someone needs help in Western Port Bay. The Flotilla Commander, VF4, Jeremy is in charge of the Western Port Coast Guard, and has his hands full as this is the busiest Coast Guard flotilla in Victoria. For Jeremy and the sixty other volunteers at the Hastings flotilla, this is not even their full time job.

It takes a special kind of person to join the volunteer Coast Guard; with the chance they are putting their lives in danger every time they get a call out.

“We all do this on a voluntary basis and have people of all ages and backgrounds who are hands-on helping on an average of 160 incidents per year,” said Jeremy, who has been Flotilla Commander for three and a half years.

During the day, Jeremy works in IT at Deakin University, and the rest of the time he oversees the running of the Western Port flotilla.

He works alongside a group of volunteers from diverse backgrounds who have all joined to help those in the community.

“We have someone with a PhD, accountants, tradies, even an eighteen year old, one ex-navy and one current navy and a member who is just shy of eighty who has been in the coast guard for 50 years.

We complete 160 activations each year, largely because we are the only

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Coast Guard flotilla in Western Port with an area from Cape Schanck to Western Port, down to Refuge Cove near Wilsons Prom, with a huge stretch running up to ten nautical miles off shore,” said Jeremy.

“We cover a large piece of coastline with Bass Strait and a couple of treacherous parts leaving Western Port.”

This particular night there is a rescue call that someone has drifted into Bass Strait. The swell is high and the boat hits bad water causing it to free fall two metres and hit the water. The skipper has been doing this for 35 years and assures the Coast Guard rescuers that all will be fine.

“Sometimes it can be pretty bad and you don’t know what you’re going to get. A couple of years back the Hastings Channel was so foggy that we couldn’t see anything. When that happens the radar doesn’t work and the compass struggles so you rely on your eyes,” said Jeremy, who has been rescuing vessels and people for almost six years in the Western Port area. “On this occasion, one of the guys went out on deck and couldn’t see the water. When it’s minus three degrees, everything freezes on the boat so a frequently we ring the police and the disabled vessel to find out their situation. If they are okay we hang back to see if it clears. If not, we contact other services to get there before us.” continued next page...

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jackets. They make all the difference to survival. If you don’t have one there is only about five to ten centimetres bobbing out of the water. With one we have your shoulders and head and the colour of the jacket which makes it easier to locate. “For the Western Port Coast Guard, education is a major part of avoiding marine incidents. “We educate all people on the importance of life jackets, current flares, and safety procedures. The water in Western Port is more high risk than Port Phillip Bay. It is known for its high tidal flow; it’s shallow in places and can be choppy.

The tide can run out of Western Port at 10 knots which is very fast. With an incoming or outgoing tide, the person falling in will start to move very quickly,” he said.

Rescues tend to vary, depending on the time of the year.

“At the end of September, it is often people being stranded running out of fuel. Winter means a lot of flat batteries and mechanical failure particularly if the boat hasn’t been serviced for a while. Then you get the more unusual things like the motor getting stuck in a shallow part of the bay, picking up swing moorings and those who fall off the boats,” said Jeremy who says the flotilla experiences about one fatality a year. “We were lucky this year as we had a potential fatality. It was a bad storm and the person was kayaking. Fortunately we were able to rescue them.”

Jeremy says the most common fatalities in winter occur with older gentlemen who have been out on the boat and become very cold.

“They lose track of the time and have been seated for a while. When they stand up their legs are numb and they may fall over or even have a heart attack.”

With six years of rescues under his belt, Jeremy says you learn to gauge quickly what might be a difficult operation.

“It all depends on location, and the information we get initially.

Some people ring up and don’t know where they are. We had one six months ago who said he was in one location but was actually 17 miles from there. We get them to describe their surrounds and landmarks and it turned out he was in Bass Strait. We can get approximate locations by the spotting of flares as well or people calling in to say they have seen something suspicious,” he said.

As for dealing with fatalities, Jeremy explains there is good welfare plans in place for the members. “We are very lucky to have a chaplain here and we have excellent support networks for our members if there is a fatality. One time there were three in a short space of time and that was hard to handle but that is very rare,” said Jeremy, explaining that it is all about preparation when you go out on the water. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a boat, a jet ski or a kayak, you must have life

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For the members at the Western Port Coast Guard there have also been some unusual rescues. “We have picked up a fridge in the bay, people floating around on flamingos, and rescued a koala from Warneet that was hanging on to some moorings. We have towed hovercrafts built for a Tokyo airport, helicopters, a propeller that had fallen off a light aircraft that landed in the mangroves, and attended a fire on Sandstone Island.”

For the dedicated members of the Coast Guard, it is all par for the course, yet funding is desperately needed.

“This is the first year we have any government funding but still have a shortfall of around $15,000. Each member does fundraising throughout the year and we hold things like trivia nights and raffles to raise some money. We also have a great sponsor with Sealite which we are very grateful for,” said Jeremy of the organisation that plays an extremely important role in the safety of mariners around our coastline, and far out to sea.

Each year the Western Port Coast Guard volunteers perform hundreds of activations. Rescues range from assisting sinking vessels, vessels with flat batteries and other mechanical problems, vessels that have run aground and often towing these disabled vessels back to safe harbour. As well, when emergencies arise, Western Port Coast Guard is often called upon to perform Medivac responses from hard -toreach islands and beaches and to provide crucial search and rescue functions for persons who may be lost or missing at sea or in other waterways.

“Our vessels must be maintained to commercial standards and be ready to respond 24 hours a day. It takes a great deal of dedication from our volunteers to fund-raise and be actively involved in operations. It is a wonderful social community to be a part of and we are always looking for more volunteers.” www.coastguard.com.au

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ou can’t keep a good woman down and the ladies at Mount Eliza Neighbourhood House are proving that with their fabulous work on the Boomerang Bag program. It’s what happens when the group gets together for sewing bees to create the handcrafted bags that are helping to save our planet and getting rid of the need for all plastic bags.

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One of the women of the Boomerang Bags Mt Eliza is Eliza Foster, the woman behind the successful business, Made in the Shade, which she launched back in 1980.

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“I decided to use my factory and my sewing ability to help with the Boomerang Bag project as I am a firm believer in preserving our planet and think plastic bags need to go,” said Eliza from the Seaford factory she has run for the past few decades.

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“I know I might have retired but I am certainly not one to sit and do nothing. Now I am a part of the Boomerang Bags Mt Eliza where a group of us get together to make the bags for sale. We use donated manchester and all bags are lovingly handcrafted by the local community members at sewing bees or from home using donated recycled materials,” said Eliza of the community program that has now made over 800 bags. “Our aim is to eliminate the use of plastic bags, which end up in our marine environment and endanger wildlife, litter our pristine environment and take up space in landfill. Your donation goes towards meeting the costs such as machines, thread and labels.”

Eliza uses her heavy duty machine to sew the bags and then takes them to the community house to have them finished by the other volunteers.

“We can accept all sorts of materials from recycled doona covers, sheets, drapes, basically anything that could be strong enough for a bag,” said Eliza, who works alongside a group of other driven women with their sewing machines, stitching and ironing boards at the ready.

“I think it is very important for the environment to get rid of plastic bags and this has been proven as a great way to do it. If you take a look around, you start to realise that much of what we eat, drink, or use comes packaged in plastic – a material made from petroleum which is designed to last forever, yet is usually used only once before being thrown away,” she said of the Boomerang Bags which are the brainchild of two women from Brunswick Heads in northern New South Wales who wanted to restrict the use of plastics. Since 2013 the idea has gone global, and there's now more than 700 registered Boomerang community groups around the world making re-usable shopping bags.

“Some plastic has its benefits but there is also an inconvenient long term truth about plastic,” said Eliza of the environmental damage plastic bags can do. “They contribute to millions of tonnes of waste each year that is not recyclable. It is not going away any time soon as plastic lasts for thousands of years.”

The women at the Mt Eliza Neighbourhood House are making sure there are plenty of Boomerang Bags to go around so this unnecessary destruction to the environment doesn’t occur.

“This is our way of making sure we reduce the amount of plastic bags needed to be produced by offering an alternative. It is like going back to the old days when they used to take a basket or string bag to the shops. It is a simple and successful solution and we are slowly getting rid of plastic one boomerang bag at a time.”

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ith buzz words like anxiety and stress being bandied about these days and self-help gurus offering cures for all your woes, it’s refreshing to meet a woman who walks the talk of her path. Kim Norton is a holistic counsellor who is on a mission to help adults and children find peace and calm in their lives as the owner of Rainbow Light Therapies.

“I love what I do and my clients say I am calm and reassuring, putting them at ease and getting to the core of their stress and anxiety quickly,” says Kim who started her journey to holistic healing when her son was diagnosed with autism. “My son’s autism diagnosis rocked my world and was the catalyst for the greatest and most important journey of my life. It was 2007 and upon hearing the words I had suspected were true, I came to the realisation that the best way I could help him, and others who suffered similarly from stress and anxiety, was to teach him how to manage this himself. Long term medication could simply not be the only option open to our family.”

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For this holistic counsellor who runs her workshops and sessions in Langwarrin, life has been tumultuous and Kim is the first to admit she has learnt the importance of inner peace from personal experience.

“I had a childhood that was pretty stressful and left home at 17 to do HSC. I have attended counsellors and psychologists over the years to sort out some issues from childhood but it wasn’t until I started looking at holistic therapies that it all fell into place,” said Kim, who started studying alternative therapy when her son was three and a half and continues to this day. “Everything I had done previously had led me to this point. I had been a marketing assistant, PA, and personnel consultant. These skills and my holistic training all came together one day which is when I decided to start my own business and help him and others like him.”

With Kim finding the autism diagnosis a stressful time and specialists giving a negative forecast for her son’s future, it turns out the holistic healing helped both of them.

“The catalyst for alternative therapy was because the only option every medical person gave us was long term medication, and nobody offered anything natural at all. The diagnosis with his autism and learning difficulties was he would need strong medication and that there was not much hope for his future. With the alternative therapy he is in year eight at mainstream school now and is still not medicated,” said Kim, who believes there is a place for western medicine alongside holistic therapy.

With the business running for four years now, Kim has helped parents and children with their stress and anxiety and explains her motive is to let every family live in a calm and peaceful environment, creating calmer kids and happy families.

“I am a holistic counsellor, reiki master, and work with energy healings, bush flower essences and heal the mind, body and spirit. I do one on one , small group and family sessions as well,” says the holistic counsellor who works within the community with referrals from doctors and psychologists.

“In a typical session with kids I would do yoga which helps to calm, and can be a great tool to use at night for kids who have trouble sleeping. I use hand exercises (hand mudras) for kids who like to fidget a lot, breathing techniques and counselling activities so that they can understand where the anxiety is in their body,” said Kim, explaining that everything revolves around stress and anxiety. “I tailor everything back to stress and anxiety management. Anger is quite often a result of stress and anxiety, and for some, it can be as simple as changing your sleep routines. Quality of sleep is important and we usually start that in the first session. The therapy also

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For Kim, the mission to finding alternative methods for her son has not only led to a fulfilling career but helped her own anxiety as well.

“When my son was diagnosed I was stressed and anxious, on blood pressure and cholesterol tablets, and not coping and now I am off all that medication, so I have been through it as well,” she said. “My son is now 14 and is doing well with the reiki, a lot of breath work, and empowering him to understand what is going on and have some control to create peace.”

As for the name Rainbow Light Therapies, Kim says it relates to the seven colours of the rainbow.

“The seven colours of the rainbow are the colours of the seven main chakras. The butterfly logo is all about transforming and change. Evolving is what we need to do and it’s what I have done all my life which is why I am trying to help others. For me it helped to get off medication, get more understanding of myself, and understand how to be a good parent and partner as our children will always reflect our behaviours. I am passionate about working with both children and adults to heal, by inspiring them to manage their stress and anxiety in a natural, holistic way. I use holistic counselling and other complementary therapies to bring the traditional and alternative together, in a unique, intuitive and personalised therapy approach.”

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Wednesday Market Personalities Mount Martha local, Ian has been selling a range of personalised pet products for over 8 years. Collars and leads are embroidered on the spot with the pet’s name and owner’s phone number – peace of mind if your pooch ever gets lost. There are lots of different colour combinations and sizes to choose from for both dogs and cats. "My Golden Retriever Dexter is the perfect ambassador for Personalised Pets", said Ian. "Come along to Main Street, bring your four-legged friend too if you like, and choose a fantastic new personalised collar"!

Ever wondered about the secrets to a healthy garden? Chat with David our local Crib Point producer of worm wee. About 5 years ago David realised the by-product of his natural Wormsmart biological waste treatment system was high in nitrogen, potassium and Phosphorous essential for a healthy garden. Since then David has been selling his worm wee and has been a part of the Main Street Market family for just on a year now. “It's an enzyme in the worm’s digestive system that helps all the nutrients to become water soluble and ready for use”, highlighted David, “just dilute with water and your garden will love you”.

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The Shields grow around 40 lines, including heirloom and heritage vegetables, contemporary hybrids and some vegetables which vanished off most supermarket shelves many years ago. Rain, hail and shine you can find Bruno (pictured here) and the Peninsula Fresh Organics team at the market each week.

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In a more formal setting, the tea and scones were flowing at the stunning Beleura House and Garden for the Brown and Breen Piano Duo.

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erricks sculptor, Joanna Rhodes was born in Shropshire, England, but grew up on a farm outside of Bath. She’s always been surrounded by spectacular scenery.

She enjoyed a quiet childhood with her family, dogs and horses amidst lush rolling countryside. Her father worked as a civil engineer, but he also loved to draw and paint in his free time. Her mother worked for a big American firm as a spatial designer. As a child Rhodes was always making things so it’s not surprising that she became a sculptor. It was what happened between that quiet childhood in England and her quiet life as a sculptor on the Mornington Peninsula that came as a surprise.

Concerned that her daughter hadn’t found what she wanted to do after high school, her mother sent a photo off to a modeling agency. It wasn’t long before the shy country girl was thrust into the bright lights of the fashion industry, travelling the world for

photo shoots and catwalks. It gave her a chance to live in new and exciting places like New York and Paris. Rhodes became an in-demand model gracing the covers of Vogue, Elle, Glamour and Mademoiselle as well as featuring in international television commercials during the 1980's and 90's. “It was an amazing time in the fashion business because the supermodels were the celebrities of the moment, almost bigger than actresses and pop stars,” she says.

After retiring from the fashion industry, Rhodes was travelling in Europe when she met and fell in love with a charming man from Western Australia so she moved to Perth. There she studied furniture design for three years. Once she got to the end of the course she realized it wasn’t as exciting as she thought it would be. She hoped it would be more creative, but found it was more about engineering and less about creativity. It was then that she decided upon a career in sculpture instead, making her first sculpture in 2005. continued next page...

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Her previous study proved useful however, because as she explains, “It’s all those skills that I learned in furniture design that I use in sculpting.” Even her experience in the fashion industry was helpful in the sense that it developed her eye for proportion and shape. Working with her hands has always provided great satisfaction. When she was living in Paris and the stresses of modeling work got overwhelming, she would go down the road to get her hands on some clay making pots with the old Parisian women. Sculpture just comes naturally to her.

Rhodes ended up on the Mornington Peninsula because it reminded her of living in Gloucestershire with the green rolling hills and peaceful bucolic setting. She enjoys the sense of community on the Peninsula, but she can then retreat to the isolation of her acreage in Merricks. Proximity to the city is also a bonus. She feels the Peninsula offers the best of both worlds. She finds inspiration in the bird life, the colours and blissful quiet.

Animals are the focus of her sculptures from monumental kangaroos, bears and bulls shaped from rolls of corten steel to shimmering bronze koalas and large layered plywood rabbits in all manner of poses. Her sculpture of a horse rolling on its back shaped in corten steel band won the People’s Choice Award in

the 2012 Montalto Sculpture Prize. This sculpture, ‘The Roll’ was inspired by her own horse as he delights in rolling on the beach after a long ride. Rhodes loves animals for their sweet, funny, quirky individual characteristics. She captures them perfectly.

Many of her sculptures are built on a grand scale, but they all start their lives as a small clay maquette. She feels that scale has a huge impact on a piece, but she is just as happy creating something small. Moving forward, she would like to work in kinetic sculpture. She can imagine her wedge-tailed eagles or owls taking off. If the engineering were right the result could be magic.

Some of her biggest sculptures end up on large properties on the Peninsula. They fit perfectly into the landscape. In fact the only way to get hold of a Joanna Rhodes sculpture is by contacting the artist directly. She works by commission only. Regardless of scale, all her sculptures are made by hand and are one of a kind.

Any fan of sculpture could not fail to appreciate the talent of this unique sculptor who, after a decade in the field has found her groove and the artistic love of her life.

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A BRIGHT SPARK IN DANCE

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hen Alexandra Dellaportas started Spark Youth Dance Company three years ago, she could not have dreamed it would take off as it has, with the director and choreographer in the process of producing her third annual production.

For this young woman, who started dancing at two and a half, dance is her life but she also has a strong sense of purpose to

educate through the arts.

“It is always important to educate people when we write our productions. The first year we premiered the contemporary dance production, The Nutcracker where I decided to combine my history knowledge with love of dance. The story is about propaganda, with the father a solider in the war who sends his daughter a doll, the nutcracker, for Christmas. Our second production in 2017 was Shatter, a work about the Suffragettes, which brought the issue of women’s rights to the stage," said Alex who is now presenting their third annual production, Ariadne, the tale of the famous Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, retold from a different perspective.

“This production has been created and directed entirely by a creative team of under 25’s, and tells the tale of Ariadne, the keeper of the labyrinth on the island of Crete that houses an angry Minotaur by giving him a piece of thread to navigate the labyrinth.

Seeing her chance to escape, Ariadne helps the Greek hero Theseus to succeed in his quest to kill the Minotaur by giving him a piece of thread to navigate the labyrinth. Ariadne learns that while she can escape an island, she cannot escape from herself. The work is a powerful and intense rollercoaster that delves into the ideas continued next page...

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of self-acceptance and what it means to find oneself, using the metaphors of the labyrinth and the thread to open up discussions about mental health and how the Minotaur is a representation of our innermost self, the part we hide from the world,” explains Alexandra, who was inspired to write Ariadne after spending some time in Greece with her grandfather and learning all about the Greek mythology. “I think it is important to talk about mental health and open up discussions with kids and adults as well all can relate to these issues.”

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MCCLELLAND SCULPTURE PARK + GALLERY: WHAT'S ON?

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cClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery, celebrated as the home of Australian sculpture, is located 45 minutes from Melbourne at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula.

With a wide-ranging collection of more than 100 sculptures, the park comprises eight hectares of designed landscape and vast areas of indigenous bushland.

The exhibition program focuses on the development of modern sculpture and various forms of spatial practice, and encourages contemporary artists to develop and address challenging issues current in Australia and a global context.

The exhibition Black Paintings, by local Karingal-based artist Sanné Mestrom, presents a series of free-standing woollen tapestries on steel frames accompanied by a suite of gouache paintings. The works celebrate the textural qualities of the painting surface and reference a series of canvases by American artist Frank Stella from the 1960s. Stella’s Black Paintings occupy a pivotal place in art history, and embody many of the

contradictory impulses within late modernist artistic practice.

As endearing objects encountered in the gallery space Mestrom’s tapestries act as mirrors, not for reality but for the viewer’s self as a curious and complex perceptual being.

Also showing, Annette Warner’s Atlas of Memory: (re)visualising Gordon Ford’s natural Australian garden presents research by Annette Warner, School of Ecosystems & Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne. The exhibition comprises diverse archival material relating to the influential practice of mid‐to late 20th Century landscape designer Gordon Ford. Ford was recently recognised as a person of National Significance for his contribution to an Australian naturalistic approach to landscape design. Historically he is linked to the development of the Eltham creative movement and significant figures such as the architect Alistair Knox, photographer Sue Ford and other well‐known artists, writers and designers of this time.

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A LABOUR OF LOVE

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hen John Tallis died in 1996 and bequeathed the family property, Beleura, and its considerable contents to the people of Victoria, he left behind a treasure to be nurtured, trusting that his wishes would be honoured.

That is something the volunteers at Beleura House and Garden have very much taken to heart as every day they treat the Mornington property as a labour of love. One of those volunteers is Jan Cleveland who has lived on the peninsula for twenty years, and been working as a tour guide for the past twelve. Along with forty other dedicated house and garden guides, Jan ensures that every visitor will be able to unravel how we lived in the second half of the 20th century, an astonishing legacy.

“I was originally introduced to the property through my association with the Mornington Gallery. We came to do a tour here and Anthony Knight OAM, director and trustee of the Tallis foundation, took us through the house which was completely empty at that stage as they were preparing it to be opened to the

public,” said Jan, sitting in the grand Beleura homestead. “The year was 2000 and I was immediately hooked. “ Anthony Knight has been known to say ‘Once Beleura gets you, you’re gone’ and this could not be more true for Jan and her fellow tour guides.

“It becomes like a second home here and, when you do your research before becoming a tour guide, you feel like you know the family,” said Jan, whose favourite part of the home is the library.

“I love the whole place but I could spend hours in that library. All the books have been put back exactly where John Tallis had them.

Everything in the home belongs to the Tallis family. Sometimes it feels like they are still there and I half expect John Tallis to walk into the library and get a book,” she says with a laugh.

To become a tour guide, volunteers need to read a lot about the home and gardens, and go through the house often to get a feel for it. There is also a fabulous archival section where all the Beleura questions can be answered. continued next page...

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THIS PLACE REALLY DOES GET TO “ YOU. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE FEELING OF WALKING INTO THE HOME AND SEEING THINGS JUST AS THEY WERE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,” SHE SAID OF THE PROPERTY WHERE EVERY PERSON CAN HAVE AN INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN THE 20TH CENTURY.

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“When we start the house tour we always begin at the back door as this is the door Mr Tallis always used. He never answered the front door and only opened it if he was going out to do a spot of gardening,” said Jan. “It is a custom of Australia for country houses that the back door is used and this one is accessible through the winter garden where we explain to guests that the family never wasted anything. The back door goes into the French kitchen where we talk about entertaining, then onto the archival room and another small kitchen towards the guest bedrooms. Along with the oak dining room, this is the part of the home that Mr Tallis preferred to be. It is at the other end of the home with the library and we take the tour group through this section also.”

Speaking about the property, there is a fondness in Jan’s voice of the family and its history that is more than just a job.

“This place really does get to you. There is nothing like the feeling of walking into the home and seeing things just as they were all those years ago,” she said of the property where every person can have an insight into life in the 20th century.

The property was built in 1863 by James Butchart and, after his death in 1869, was described as the finest mansion in the colony and sold to Charles Edward Bright who married Anna Marie Georgiana Manners-Sutton, daughter of Sir John MannersSutton, Governor of Victoria 1866-1873. Beleura thus became the unofficial summer retreat for the Governor and his family.

Subsequently owned by a succession of rich, powerful and successful families, Beleura was purchased in 1916 by Sir George Tallis but held in his wife Amelia’s name, and again used as a summer retreat. Sir George was the first owner to add land to Beleura, giving it an estate sufficient to support a fine house. Lady Tallis died in 1933 and Sir George, who in retirement farmed Beleura and a splendid property Braehour at Wagga Wagga, continued to use Beleura as a summer retreat. Sir George died at Wagga Wagga in 1948. In 1950 John Tallis took Beleura by family agreement saying at the time that it was a momentous decision, and not wholly a wise one. His life from then on was dedicated to the preservation of Beleura, and the dedication continues with the hard work of the volunteers and staff at the magnificent stately home and garden where time stands still.

If you are lucky enough, you might even catch a glimpse of John Tallis sitting on the old garden bench catching the sun’s rays where more than one sighting has occurred over the years.

If not, the sheer history and elegance of the home is astonishing and the gardens are a magnificent reflection of the life and legacy of the Tallis family. www.beleura.org.au

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or Catherine Truman, art is a combination of her creativity and what she sees through the microscope.

The South Australian artist and jeweller is presenting an intriguing show of objects, installations, images and film including several brand new works spanning the 20 years of her research at the nexus of art and science. The exhibition, No Surface Holds, is showing at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery from September 21.

Her work is renowned for its diversity and incorporates contemporary jewellery, objects, digital image and film installation with a focus upon the parallels between artistic process and scientific method. Investigating Truman’s twenty years of collaborative practice at the nexus of art and science, this exhibition will be an important retrospective of the multiple engagements Truman has had working with scientists over this time as well as featuring a new body of work.

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An accomplished artist, Truman has a love of research flowing in the undercurrent to all of her practice; a practice that is of and about the body as much as it is intended for it.

“The interior of the body is a concealed territory – the less we see the more we imagine,” said Truman. “I’m interested in how we reveal and conceal the unfamiliar, the unaccustomed, and the invisible.”

The artist explains she has a curiosity of the very nature of the human body which has always been a potent resource for her work and choice of medium.

“My current interests lie in the ways in which the human anatomy has been translated through artistic processes and scientific method – how the experience of living inside a body has been given meaning,” she said.

With a diverse practice that explores the parallels between art and science, Truman is renowned for her meticulous carving skills, and in 1990 she was awarded the Japan/South Australia

Cultural Exchange Scholarship sending her to Tokyo to study with contemporary Netsuke carvers.

“I am qualified in the Feldenkrais Method and maintain a deep interest in explorations of anatomy and human form in artistic and scientific contexts,” said Truman, who has collaborated with neuroscientist, and poet Ian Gibbins since 2007 in numerous projects exploring themes of touch, gesture and the study of anatomy.

Last year her carvings and jewellery was the subject of a major survey exhibition shown at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Truman’s sculptural objects and jewellery, made primarily from carved English lime wood, are a reflection of her ongoing interest in the ways which knowledge of human anatomy has been acquired and translated through artistic process and scientific method.

With her artwork becoming more immersed in scientific areas,

the artist says her studio is more like a laboratory.

“I am very much into my research and have discovered that the process of art and science are quite similar,” she said. “As an artist I have learnt that making things with my hands leaves me with much less of a sense of dislocation from the world I live in - and this, I feel, is an interesting premise from which to examine the world of science. As artists and scientists, we both create images of the things we see and the more we see, the more we understand what we don’t know.”

Catherine Truman: no surface holds is showing at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery from September 21 to November 18. www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au

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A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE IN A Uke

By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons

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hey might have a strange name but the Spukes pack a hell of a lot of fun into their days with the ukulele group bringing people of all ages together to enjoy a few hours of ukulele strumming, singing and friendship. The community group located in Rosebud has people from all over Victoria meeting on the second and fourth Saturday of the month and alternate Mondays.

“We have people from Shepparton, Vermont South and Blackburn, as well as peninsula locals,” said Alan and Karen

Blythe, the two passionate musicians who began the Southern Peninsula Ukulele Group. “We started the group five years ago down at Dromana at the old shire offices. There wasn’t a ukulele group here and the first session we had 10 people. Now we have over 100 on our books.”

The happy sound of the ukulele has become a therapeutic haven for the members of Spukes, who burst with excitement and enthusiasm at each of their practice gigs. continued next page...

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“Our songs are very easy to play, and you only need four strings.

You can walk in and forget what’s going on in the outside world, and just be in a joyful environment with like-minded people,” said Alan and Karen, who like to encourage singing and the harmonies as well. “The interaction is hilarious and one person even said this place is like medicine; you can walk in and feel happy straight away as soon as you start playing.”

Parade and other community based fundraising events.”

Saturdays are the busiest days for Spukes with over 80 people filling the hall with ukulele strumming, and a colourful vibe with lay wearing, extravagant vests and bright clothing reflecting the mood of the ukulele players.

“After I had made a few, I decided to learn to play the instrument and now I am a regular at Spukes with a few of the musicians there actually using my own handcrafted ukulele,” said Chris.

“When we perform at places like the Village Green, there are even people who get up and dance with their Zimmer frames,” they said with a laugh. “Throughout the year we play at various events such as the Rosebud Kite Festival, Buskfest, Christmas

Southern Peninsula Ukulele Group - Meet 2nd and 4th Saturday each month at Rosebud Memorial Hall Rosebud.

Contact Karen 0408 391 408. www.spukes.melbourne

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They even have their own ukulele luthier with Chris Dovey utilising his fine woodworking skills.

It was Chris’s brother that encouraged him towards the ukulele and for this tradesman it was not long before he was trying to make them himself.

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heir dresses are synonymous with luxury and exclusivity; and with a global following and clients like Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Kim Kardashian, J'Aton Couture are one of the world's most desired brands.

said Mercedes-Benz Mornington Dealer Principal Chris Thoday.

"J'Aton represent only the best, and we believe that reflects our brand well".

Mercedes-Benz Mornington recently played host to J'Aton Couture when they teamed up to launch the all new A-Class vehicle.

Lush velvet draped the showroom walls, with colourful lighting and special effects setting the mood. Veiled vehicles sat waiting beneath the spotlights while invited guests sampled fine wines from Pt. Leo Estate.

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The catwalk models showcased their French lace sheer gowns, Italian tulles and corsetry from J'Aton's new exclusive collection.

But nothing outshone the revealing of the all new A-Class vehicle,

by Mercedes-Benz Mornington Ambassador Brodie Harper. All present were visibly impressed with the all new A-Class for good reason.

"The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is sportier than ever before on the outside, and smarter and safer from the inside, with new advanced technology", said Mr Thoday.

"From the futuristic touchscreen driver display, voice recognition and smartphone wireless charging raise the bar on every level".

"The new A-Class obeys you like never before. But it goes much further than that: It understands you and talks to you. Two words are all it takes: 'Hey Mercedes'. And right away the new A-Class is all ears".

The all new A-Class Mercedes-Benz has been recognised for a design philosophy of sensual purity. Surfaces are even more puristic, details even more striking. The interior of the new A-Class looks completely different and you will see things in a new light as a result".

"The interior literally embraces the occupants. Smooth transitions between instrument panel, centre console and door trims create a pleasant wrap-around effect," said Mr Thoday.

"This is just as unique as the selection of trim elements and indirect lighting to show everything in the best light".

The new A-Class caters to you more than you could have ever imagined. Protective instinct, cutting edge. You can trust its senses like no one else’s.

With the new A-Class, a little bit more is always possible – you can not only adapt the ambient lighting to your mood, but the display styles in the instrument cluster and the central monitor as well.

At the touch of a button, Dynamic Select offers different drive modes, which predetermine the settings for engine, transmission, suspension, and steering, for instance.

With the Individual Mode, you choose all the respective parameters yourself. This means that you can select a sporty setting for the powertrain and at the same time set the suspension to comfortable.

Simply drive as you prefer.

"We're really proud of the all new A-Class, and know our customers will love it. Judging from the launch night with J'Aton, it is going to be extremely popular," said Mr Thoday.

To find out more or to test drive the all new A-Class visit MercedesBenz Mornington today or go to www.mbmornington.com.au Win a custom-made gown by J’Aton Couture, valued at $15,000* For your chance to win a custom made gown by award-winning J’Aton Couture, valued at $15,000 test drive a new Mercedes-Benz at Mercedes- Benz Mornington before 29 September 2018. Exclusive to Mercedes-Benz Mornington. *Terms and conditions apply, visit showroom for details.

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Spring has Sprung

By Melissa Walsh Photos Yanni

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to The Diggers Foundation (formerly the Diggers Garden and Environment Trust) in 2011.

When you enter the historic gardens and homestead in Dromana, you are entering a privileged space. The gardens at the Gothic revival house in Dromana date back to the 1860's and are home to heirloom seed supplier, the Diggers Club.

On October 7, Heronswood is holding an All-day IntensiveSpring Vegie Patch, demonstrating how to get a backyard vegetable patch started properly. In the full day 'start to finish' workshop, you will be instructed on how to start growing all your own food at home.

laude Monet said “My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece” and one cannot help but think that Clive and Penny Blazey must feel exactly the same, after spending years creating their stunning property, Heronswood and then gifting it as a legacy and tribute to their love of gardening.

With the spirit firmly anchored in gardening, education and heritage buildings, Clive and Penny established the Diggers Garden and Environment Trust to ensure that the good work continues, and gifted ownership of their highly successful garden company, along with family-owned properties Heronswood and St Erth,

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“We established The Diggers Foundation to ensure that the work we’ve done over more than 30 years in preserving historic gardens and houses as well as the best garden traditions through education will continue forever,” said Clive.

Heronswood is at 105 Latrobe Parade, Dromana.

Phone 5984 7321. www.diggers.com.au

NORDIC INSPIRED INTERIORS

Nordicspace is boutique interior design studio with a contemporary nordic aesthetic, based on The Mornington Peninsula.

Founder Jessica Enander Dunne, Sweden, has recently moved to the Mornington Peninsula after living in Sydney for the past 15 years, working as an interior designer for leading architecture and design firms.

“Moving to Mornington Peninsula was a lifestyle decision for me and my husband, as we loved coming here for holidays and enjoying both the beaches and the countryside. We were ready for a slower pace and we love our new home, its such a beautiful place and a great community.

I'm very excited to set up Nordicspace down here, and work with local clients creating beautiful interiors for homes and businesses. The design ethos of my work is all about the simplicity, quality and timeless style of my nordic heritage, which I think fits so well with both the coastal and country settings.�

Nordicspace Design The Nook Studios, Mornington info@nordicspacedesign.com www.nordicspacedesign.com 0404 796 929

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Nordicspace is a boutique interior design studio with a contemporary nordic aesthetic, based on the Mornington Peninsula. www.nordicspacedesign.com | info@nordicspacedesign.com | 0404 796 929 | the nook studios, mornington September 2018

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PENINSULA KITCHEN DESIGN TRANSFORMING PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES

Renovating a kitchen can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What sort of appliances should you buy?

Which kitchen company? And how much is it all going to cost?

Introducing a new service - "Peninsula Kitchen Design" It's like having a best friend to guide you through the maze!

Normally you would call in a few kitchen companies, each of whom will send a representative to give you a "free design and quote". Each person will give you a different opinion and a different price. No one will leave you with any paperwork, so you have no way of knowing whether you are comparing apples with apples. Even subtle differences can affect the price, which may not be evident until after the kitchen is installed. There is a better way!

Peninsula Kitchen Design will visit your home to measure your space and discuss your options. Working together, we will formulate a design concept which is

perfect for you, your lifestyle and your budget. We'll talk about appliances ... colour schemes ... materials ... and strategies to give your kitchen visual appeal.

We will then supply you with preliminary plans for your approval.

On acceptance you will receive fully detailed plans and elevations, which you can then submit to as many suppliers as you wish, to obtain an accurate quotation, confident in the knowledge they are all pricing the same concept. Most importantly, we can also give you an estimate of the likely costs.

Remember, a well-designed kitchen will not only transform your lifestyle, it will also add thousands of dollars to the value of your home.

Go to www.peninsulakitchendesign.com.au for more information or call 0414 311 767 to make your appointment.

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FROM OLD TO NEW WITH TEMPO KNOCKDOWN HOME REBUILD Local builder, The Tempo Group, specialises in knockdown home rebuild projects on the Mornington Peninsula. They provide a one-stop-shop for replacing your old home from site evaluation, design, planning and construction of a beautiful new home. If you're thinking about a home rebuild on the Mornington Peninsula, there are many things you’ll need to consider before you start, for example planning regulations, street frontage, setbacks, easements and overlays. The orientation of the home to take advantage of natural daylight, landscaping opportunities, as well as the impact on neighbours, are also important items on the list of things you will encounter on the journey. Then there’s the exciting step involved in planning and designing your new home from the ground up to suit your lifestyle needs – the selection of colours, finishes and fittings – as The Tempo Group builds your perfect dream home.

The benefits of Home Rebuild with The Tempo Group are clear, you can: • Move into your dream home where everything is brand new • Continue living in your favourite street and suburb • Keep your children at their current schools • Stay close to your local amenities, shops and services • Enjoy a brand-new home designed to suit your lifestyle • Enjoy lower maintenance and improved energy efficiency, which means your power bills will be much less

• Keep the equity in your land, and avoid stamp duty and selling costs • Increase the value of your property when you’re ready to sell.

The Tempo team provides a personalised service throughout each custom build with their proven 5-step process, getting you from your old home into a brand new, custom-built home with ease. They’ll help you through the process every step of the way. With more than 10 years’ experience building custom homes on the Peninsula, they walk you through each step of the process in detail. If you'd like to know more about knocking down and rebuilding on the Mornington Peninsula, the Tempo Home Rebuild team undertake FREE site evaluations of existing old homes and are planning to run no obligation Home Rebuild Information Sessions to provide you with what you need to know about rebuilding your old home. With extensive experience with knockdown and home rebuild projects and their long heritage on the Mornington peninsula, The Tempo Group can help you with all aspects of replacing your old home with a new one.

The Tempo Group, 28 Diane Street, Mornington.

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LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN

Together we will create your vision into reality All timber and stone structures Rock walls, steps and cladding Concreting Paving Bricklaying Decking Fencing Retaining Walls For all your garden and design needs call Tim for a free consultation and quote

0433 643 566 www.landscapesinspire.com.au

SMALL SPACE SOLUTIONS

GET INSPIRED

Inspire Landscapes is the ultimate in professional landscaping and design, with a mission to create your vision into reality.

Owner and professional landscaper, Tim McCoid, takes great pride in creating fabulous outdoor living areas for his clients.

“We do a lot of pool landscape design and construction, all timber and stone structures, rock walls, steps and cladding. We also create great concrete areas, paving and bricklaying, as well as decking, fencing and retaining walls.””

Tim will go to a property and do a consultation first and then design the garden space for the client.

“I do everything from clearing the yard to start with a blank canvas, then designing a garden space and creating that area for the client,” said Tim, who started landscape design eight years ago.

“I work all over Victoria with no job too big or too small.””

For all your garden and design needs call Tim for a free consultation and quote.

Phone 0433 643 566.

For houses a little pressed for space or small apartment buildings the team at Fold out Furniture have some wonderful small space solutions.

Managing Director, Fold out Furniture, Sue Frendin, says one way to increase your space that you mightn’t think of, is a bed that folds away onto the wall.

Fold Out Furniture offers a range of wall bed solutions to the peninsula, and we have both DIY and Italian wall beds on display in Frankston,” she said. “We help you to make the most of your space, using your furniture in a more clever way. It’s great for downsizing or for young people moving to a small house, and creates multi functional rooms, allowing you to turning your desk; lounge or bookcase into a guest bed when needed.”

Visit the website at www.foldoutfurniture.com.au or have a look at the displays at Frankston Power Centre, There is also a larger showroom available by appointment at the Home Ideas Centre, 1686 Princes Highway, Oakleigh East.

Call Heidi at 0499 999 931 for a consultation or for more information.

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LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CREATE

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Would you prefer that spare room to be a study, sitting room, yoga space or home office when it’s not accomodating friends or family?

Reclaim your space - install a wall bed!

Fold Out Furniture specialises in DIY and customised wall beds and small space living solutions, with displays now open in Frankston at the Home Innovations Centre and in Oakleigh East at the Home Ideas Centre.

See our full product range at www.foldoutfurniture.com.au, or call us on 0499 99 9931 for more information. Reclaim your space in 2018!

WESTERNPORT FLOORING XTRA - CUSTOMER FOCUSED FLOORING SPECIALISTS

Long-time resident of the Mornington Peninsula, Karen Gay knew that she wanted to run her own business in the area for some time. Having insight into the region, local knowledge and a community-minded approach, she believed that she could bring something unique to customers which other businesses may not be able to.

The opportunity came about when the flooring business she worked for came up for sale. Having worked in the flooring industry since 1996, Karen felt confident that this was the right time and place.

Luckily for Peninsula locals, her industry knowledge and passion for providing superior customer service came to fruition under the new business, Westernport Flooring Xtra. Since 2008 Karen has been at the helm, helping customers decide on one of the biggest choices in any new home build or renovation.

The showroom is beautifully presented, with hard and soft flooring ranges for customers to peruse. There’s also a stunning range1 of24/8/18 rugs available, as well as Westernport_AdAUG18.pdf 14:18

window treatments and wallpapers to compliment any interior design scheme. The whole package is available and Karen, alongside her knowledgeable and helpful team, are there to assist Monday through to Saturday.

“Meeting and working with customers to achieve their desired outcomes is my favourite part of the job,” Says Karen. “Friendly customer service is our mantra!”

With ample parking directly out the front in a handy location on Frankston Flinders road in Hastings, the showroom is a must visit for anyone working building a new home all the way through to those who want to freshen up one small room of an existing home. The team welcome you in store!

Westernport Flooring Xtra.

2/2023 Frankston Flinders Rd Phone 5979-1712 westernport@flooringxtra.com.au www.flooringxtra.com.au Monday to Friday 7am- 5pm. Saturday 9am-12pm.

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SHOP THE LOOK

ASHTON 3 seater sofa | VALENTINO coffee table, side table + buffet | PABLO designer chair SEED POD cushion in linen blue | MIRA velvet cushion in ink | OASIS planter.

PH: 8560 1137, Showroom D4, Peninsula Home 1128-1132 Nepean Hwy VISIT US TODAY!

OZ DESIGN FURNITURE MORNINGTON

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OZ DESIGN PORTO

If comfort and style are at the heart of your home, OZ Design Furniture Mornington is the perfect place for your next interior update.

Offering a range of living styles, unique in design and great in comfort, you’ll find what your interior desires each new season. The Porto buffet, a piece from the wider Porto range, stands boldly in a league of its own.

It’s multi-coloured drawers propose an innovative design, defining it’s unique characteristics.

With ranges that are versatile and on trend, you’ll find what you need at OZ Design Furniture Mornington, Showroom D4, Peninsula Home, 1128-1132 Nepean Hwy, Mornington VIC 3931, Phone 8560 1137.

Commercial, Industrial & Domestic Electrical Specialists

Ecofit is a trusted Mornington Peninsula based company.

The team have expertise in all aspects of electrical, varying from architectural design homes, refurbishment works, factories, commercial offices, shop fit-outs.

For further information about our services please contact us on 0408 012 731 or visit www.ecofitelectrical.com.au

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Eat & Drink

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ueenscliff is beautiful. The buildings are beautiful, the rugged coastline is beautiful, and the food and wine is beautiful.

Even better, it is so close to the Mornington Peninsula. Literally a 40 minute ferry ride and you are there.

It is a perfect example of what we all want. To feel we are a million miles from home on that great mini-break... without the long drive or flight that we all dread so much.

Queenscliff and the Bellarine Peninsula have been fast building a name for themselves with some of the best produce around, and the landscape around Queenscliff is dotted with rolling hills, vineyards, and olive groves.

What better way to experience it than with The Q Train? Feasting on local produce as you journey through the very land from which it came.

To say that The Q Train has created a buzz would be to understate it. Since beginning last year, they have been recognised with business and culinary awards alike.

The ethos is simple. Showcase local food, wine, beer and cider from Geelong, the Otways, and the Bellarine Peninsula. It was a simple idea. A couple of railway enthusiasts teamed with a culinary expert, and The Q Train was born. Then came the long and loving restoration of Queensland Rail "Sunlander" carriages to host the moving feast.

And a feast it is. A degustation that, on our journey, consisted of Manzanillo olive oil, beetroot, ricotta, golden beets, beetroot jam and corn bread crouton. The next course was Sage Farm Tataki Beef, followed by Great Ocean Duck.

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labneh, prune, date, quinoa and mint.

By the end of this course, we had arrived at Queenscliff and after a short break, we were on the way back to Drysdale.

The return journey commenced with the fifth course, Barongarook pork with Geelong fungi.

Finally, the dessert was white chocolate orange honey mud cake, chocolate coconut parfait, honeycomb, candy zest, sumac sherbet, red gum honey coconut gel.

The wine and cocktail list that accompanied the journey was extensive and offered the perfect opportunity to sample wines of the region matched with the faultless food.

A part of the wonderful experience The Q Train offers is the attention to detail that you would expect from only the best restaurants. The ability to replicate this in the confines of rail carriages is testament to their extraordinary planning and execution.

Suffice to say, that at the end of the 2.5 hour journey, you'll have had an experience that will leave you raving.

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The best way to experience The Q Train, is to book a Sail, Rail and Dine package that includes your ferry journey and a bus to take you to the train at Drysdale. Afterwards, you'll be returned to the ferry terminal for your return ferry ride to Sorrento.

Even better, indulge in the Sail, Rail and Stay option that adds overnight accommodation at the wonderful Vue Grand Hotel in Queenscliff.

This hotel is a Queenscliff landmark whose amenity matches its majestic persona. There is no better way to unwind from your Q Train experience than a stay at the Vue Grand Hotel.

With the busy lives we all lead, The Q Train is a perfect way to escape and enjoy a social and culinary experience close to home.

It goes without saying that the experience is very special indeed, and one that everybody should try. Book your Q Train experience today. You'll love it! www.theqtrain.com.au or call 0474 968 309 for information and bookings.

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GRAB A BITE

By Brodie Cowburn

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im and Nicole Johnston are a peninsula pair aiming to provide a fresh new dining experience to the people of Blairgowrie through their new restaurant, Panda.

Co-owner Jim, an experienced hospitality professional, said that the husband and wife duo moved away from similar ventures in other parts of Victoria in favour of creating something new for people on the peninsula.

“I grew up in Melbourne and had a couple of bars and restaurants in the St Kilda and Brighton areas. I married my wife Nicole, she’s a Rye girl and wanted to come back closer to her family down here, so we sold our places there and came home. We’ve been waiting four years for the right venue, but finally we found the right fit. In June this year we opened Panda, naming the restaurant after one of our dogs,” he said.

In opening a new restaurant in Blairgowrie, Jim hopes to create a personalised experience for local residents to enjoy. To do so, Jim

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said he aimed to source food and beverages from local areas as well as draw inspiration from the local region for some of the dishes on the menu. The home grown inspiration is especially noticeable in the beverage list at Panda, with a number of drinks available sourced from some the peninsula's most prominent wineries and breweries.

“We want to really focus on the locals at Panda Blairgowrie. We really want to get to know them and look after them when the busy months come. We want to provide a focus on service and high quality that we think Blairgowrie is ready and really looking for. We hope we can get a bit of a food precinct going in the area and create something the locals will love,” Jim said.

“Our menu is shaped around the idea of sharing, and consists of modern Australian style cuisine. Our mains and burger section is packed full of awesome foods you wouldn’t cook at home. We used peninsula inspired organic and free range foods wherever possible when putting together our menu. Our beverage menu

is also full of great local drinks from places like the St Andrews Brewery. We also have a great range of apple ciders sourced from the Old Apple Shed in Boneo.”

“We’ve been open for a couple of months now after a seven week renovation period. The property actually used to be an Indian restaurant before we took it over. The last owner owned it for

Jim said that in the short time they’ve been open, customers have been raving about the food that can be found inside Panda’s doors, in particular about one of their locally-sourced seafood dishes. In addition to their mains and entree sized dishes, Panda also has dessert offerings on their menu.

close to 15 years before we took it over and got to work on some

“People can’t get enough of our Salt and Spice dish. It’s a calamari dish which is absolutely flying out the door. Another popular one is the Vitello Grande dish, which is a veal schnitzel with its own hot mustard slaw which has really got a bit of a bite to it,” Jim said.

to do that. We now have banquet seating, a bar and cafe area, and

“They also love that we really focus on making our food sustainable. For example, our coffee can be made with organic milk and organic sugar.”

Jim said that one of the challenges of opening the restaurant was taking over an old space and revamping it to create a more modern and youthful look. Now after a long period of renovations, Panda has opened its doors to the people of Blairgowrie.

renovations,” he said.

“The restaurant was dated with very blue ceilings and bar fronts, the last owners did not make use of courtyard areas and we intend our operating hours are going to expand to be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We’re hoping to move soon towards being open seven days a week as well.”

Panda Blairgowrie opening hours are currently from 11:30am until late Thursday-Sunday. The restaurant is at 2871 Point Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie.

Their menu and booking information can be found on their website www.pandablairgowrie.com.au

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Recipe

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30 ml Baileys 30 ml Butterscotch 15 ml sugar syrup 30 ml cream Shake

Serve in a chilled martini glass Sprinkle with crushed chocolate honeycomb

Panda is at 2871 Point Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie Phone (03) 5988 8261 pandablairgowrie.com.au

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Must try

Dishes

Selection of mouth watering tacos, served on housemade and individually pressed tortillas.

5 spice fried chicken, ginger vinegar, sancho pepper, daikon

The Milbri

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1183 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud Phone 5982 3901 www.themilbri.com.au

The Winey Cow

A dish for the senses, flavours of apple. Smoked apple, chestnut, caramel and calvados Polperro Winery 150 Red Hill Rd, Red Hill Ph 5989 2471 www.polperrowines.com.au

Kingfish sashimi, fermented jalapeno, edamame, yuzu, shizo

Grain Salad: ancient grains, roasted root vegetables & salsa verde

Treacle tart with creme fraiche

The Winey Cow

St Andrews Beach Brewery

39A Main St, Mornington Ph 5976 4018 thewineycow.com.au

160 Sandy Road, Fingal Phone 5988 6854 www.standrewsbeachbrewery.com.au.com.au

945 Moorooduc Hwy, Moorooduc 5978 8049 www.barmahparkwines.com.au

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BATCH OF BEER

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ndependent craft brewers across the Mornington Peninsula have united to brew up a storm with a new collaborative limited-edition beer which is being released this month.

The new beer will be a Red XPA (eXtra Pale Ale) at 5.5% ABV with the recipe designed from six craft breweries across the Mornington Peninsula including Mornington Peninsula Brewery, Red Hill Brewery, St Andrews Beach Brewery, HIX Brewery (Hickinbotham of Dromana), Jetty Road Brewery and Mr Banks Brewing Co. Peninsula Essence talks to Matt Bebe, CEO of Mornington Peninsula Brewery about this innovative brew and the growth of the craft beer industry on the Mornington Peninsula.

“There has been a significant growth in independent craft breweries in the last two years across the Mornington Peninsula. It

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is great that in an increasingly competitive world we are all coming together to not only raise awareness of the region but also the independent craft beer movement,” said Matt. “A group of us got together to discuss putting all our skills in the one basket and come up with a beer that reflects the peninsula. So we have created our new collaborative craft beer and are just looking for a name for it now.”

The beer which was brewed early August when all of the breweries united at Mornington Peninsula Brewery will be released on September 7 at a degustation dinner.

“It is great to have everybody in the same industry working together. The industry here is growing so much and we have a unique opportunity to create something brilliant with all our minds put together,” said Matt of the industry that collaborates

For all the brewers, the opportunity to swap notes and techniques is a brilliant opportunity to improve their own craft beers as well.

“Craft beer is a growing industry here,” said Matt who opened Mornington Peninsula Brewery eight years ago.

“When we opened there was only one other brewery, Red Hill Brewery, and now we have six and there is room for all of us. It is great that we can all get together for the same cause, to create the best beer around.”

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rather than competes. “We all help each other out. If something isn’t working at one brewery, they can ring up and use another brewery's equipment for instance. It is a great team environment and I love the fact that all the breweries can come together for the one cause. After all beer is a social drink and we need to keeps the community momentum going.”

A Little Italy in Mornington.

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2 courses $25 includes a glass of wine, tea or coffee Bookings Essential - Please mention this offer Manhattan specialises in traditional and 5976 4867 modern Italian (03) cuisine encompassing everything Mediterranean from fresh seafood, pizzas and Shop 2, 55 Barkly Street (corner Barrett Lane) pastas to specialty entrées, soups and desserts.

TOP: Matt Bebe, CEO of Mornington Peninsula Brewery BOTTOM + LEFT: The brewers behind the Red XPA

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GREEK RESTAURANT BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER | OPEN 7 DAYS - 7AM-11PM PH (03) 5910 0540 | 889 POINT NEPEAN ROAD, ROSEBUD

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A GREEK TREAT

By Melissa Walsh

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t’s been eight months since Ari Rigogiannis opened her dream business with Pier Café in Rosebud and the pastry chef could not be more proud of the response.

“We have even more Greek food and a big variety of cakes, coffees and favourite drinks and are now fully licenced,” said Ari who has two decades of hospitality experience from Greece as well as some of the best establishments in Melbourne.

The fully renovated and fitted out restaurant is on a convenient corner of Rosebud with an inviting modern-Greek décor with outdoor and indoor seating.

Providing its own unique dining experience with indulgent Greek classics; The Pier Café has delicious fresh seafood dishes and, of course, some decadent home-made cakes and desserts.

“Don’t be surprised if we also feature some ‘themed nights’ showcasing exquisite food from other cultures! If it tastes great, we’ll do it,” said Ari.

“When we opened last Christmas to a baptism of fire, we were instantly busy which was great. These days we still get a good range of customers and excellent feedback on our cuisine and desserts,” said Ari, who along with other chefs, hand makes the desserts.

“We have everything from baklava, lemon melts, panacotta and macarons.”

In authentic Greek tradition, The Pier Café has plenty of seafood with delicacies including prawn saganaki, fried calamari, fried whitebait, and king prawns.

“You can also have a set menu with seven courses and a great selection of Greek food, with marinated octopus, seafood platters, pier meat platters, saganaki to name a few,” said Ari. “Then enjoy a Greek coffee or espresso, or choose from the diverse selection from the bar menu.””

The Pier Café is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week at 889 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud.

Phone 5910 0540.

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Main Ridge is a locality in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area of Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria. Main Ridge is 78 km (48 mi) from Melbourne.

Main Ridge has a population of 471 residents, with an average income of $980.

The median price for houses is $1,996,746.

The average house in Main Ridge is rented for $1,265 per week.

The area was originally known as Main Creek.

The district consists of the western spine of Arthurs Seat and the southern hinterlands.

The southern part of the locality, alongside Main Creek, is part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park called Greens Bush, a native bushland area first set aside for conservation in 1974 and supporting the largest population of eastern grey kangaroos on the Mornington Peninsula.

Several walking tracks provide access to the area.

Despite its natural beauty, and attractions, Main Ridge has relatively fewer tourists, and retains a sense of quiet charm.

In the east, you can also visit the Main Ridge Nature conversation reserve off Mornington-Flinders Road that serves as a green belt, for the town as it slowly develops. There is also a short walking trail on the west side of Main Ridge called Baldry Crossing Circuit Walk. It is only a few kilometres long, but features streams, ferns and gullies.

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Main Ridge is known for fresh produce, meandering gardens, and some stunning properties.

Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm is at 244 Shands Road, and you can visit between November and April to pick fresh strawberries.

The Main Ridge Dairy is at 295 Main Creek Road, and according to their website they are "the only large commercial dairy operating on the Peninsula". If you are a lover of fine cheese, then this is the place to visit. They are open Thursdays to Sundays.

Drum Drum Farm has beautiful gardens, and offers a range of blueberry-based products like jams and ice cream toppings.

They are at 28 Davos Road in Main Ridge.

Red Hill Lavender is at 284 Main Creek Road and is set on a beautiful property with a lavender farm, and some gardens to explore.

Most people don't realise that Main Ridge is a wine region, and you don't need to go all the way to Red Hill to enjoy a fine drop with a hearty meal. Morning Sun Vineyard, Green Olive Wines, T'Gallant Cellar Door and Pizzeria are a few of the wineries in Main Ridge.

COFFEE SAFARI Fresh brewed coffee is a must have for weekends away and Main Ridge coffee is second to none with great coffee haunts around the town. Here are a few to check out when head down to this beautiful end of the world.

MAIN RIDGE HARVEST 284 Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge A hidden treasure, tucked away in Main Ridge with great coffee and menu and a beautiful view from their outside decking.

MAIN RIDGE DAIRY 295 Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge Great share plates and desserts to go with coffee or try the renowned hot chocolate.

SUNNY RIDGE STRAWBERRY FARM 244 Shands Rd, Main Ridge A good place to spend with kids for strawberry picking, then enjoy a quick snack or coffee on the outdoor tables.

Chocolate fondue, ice cream sundaes and Devonshire Tea served in a cheery dessert cafĂŠ with a great coffee to go with it.

RED HILL LAVENDER FARM & DISTILLERY 284 Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge Great farm with fantastic view and all food and coffee is so delicious. There are a lot of toys for kids outside and you could do a little picnic with them or enjoy a coffee in the serene setting.

WHAT TO DO?

With Main Ridge known for fresh produce, meandering gardens, and some stunning properties, there is always something to do there.

Checking out the strawberry farm or main ridge dairy is a great day out, or the wonderful lavender gardens and, of course, the plethora of wineries.

Enjoy a fine drop of pinot noir or chardonnay with a hearty meal at wineries including Morning Sun Vineyard, Green Olive Wines, T'Gallant Cellar Door and Pizzeria.

Go for a pleasant stroll along the walking trail on the west side of Main Ridge called Baldry Crossing Circuit Walk, where you will come across streams, ferns and gullies. Or wander into the Mornington Peninsula National Park called Greens Bush, with the largest population of eastern grey kangaroos and several walking tracks.

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History

HMAS GOORANGAI -LOST WITH ALL HANDS

By Peter McCullough

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MAS Goorangai was the first Royal Australian Navy ship lost in World War II, the first RAN surface ship lost in wartime, and the first RAN surface ship lost with all hands.

What makes this tragedy of special interest is that it occurred inside Port Phillip.

Origin

THE Goorangai was built in Newcastle in 1919 for the New South Wales government, then sold in 1926 to Cam and Sons where it was refitted as a fishing trawler. At the outbreak of war the Goorangai

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was one of 35 privately-owned vessels requisitioned by the RAN as auxiliary minesweepers. Eight of these vessels had belonged to Cam and Sons and some of the fishermen had stayed with their vessels; in the case of the Goorangai, the RAN persuaded 16 of the fishermen crew to sign up including the skipper David McGregor, who was given the rank of commissioned warrant officer.

HMAS Goorangai was 223 tons in displacement, had a single boiler, and a maritime fit of a 12 pounder gun, four depth charges, small arms, and Oropesa sweep gear.

Left: HMAS Goorangai Above: The crew of HMAS Goorangai

The collision Minesweeping routine in November, 1940 in Bass Strait required the ships to enter Port Phillip for resupply. After being anchored initially off Queenscliff on the hot afternoon of 20 November, 1940, at about 8pm. The Goorangai began a short move to a more comfortable anchorage at Point Nepean near the Quarantine Station.

On her way to Sydney carrying 65 passengers and both general and perishable cargo was the MV Duntroon. About 8.45pm she struck the Goorangai forward of the funnel on the port side and cut her in two while she was crossing the South Channel. HMAS Goorangai sank in less than a minute resulting in the loss of her whole ship’s company of 24: three officers and 21 sailors.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Duntroon displayed only dimmed wartime navigation lighting while the Goorangai displayed bright harbour navigation lights. The captain of the Duntroon believed he was overtaking Goorangai but instead he was on a collision course as Goorangai was actually crossing Duntroon’s path.

After the collision the Duntroon eventually stopped, put on all its upper deck lighting, signalled that a collision had occurred,

and lowered two lifeboats to search for survivors. After an hour of unsuccessful searching the lifeboats were retrieved. The minesweeper had sunk in 15 metres of water and only the masts were visible. The Duntroon then returned to Williamstown to have her bow repaired.

This was the first RAN vessel lost in World War II, the first RAN surface vessel to be lost in wartime, and the first RAN surface ship lost with all hands.

German activity in Bass Strait The German armed raider Pinguin and its auxiliary, Passat, laid six minefields in Australia between 28 October and 7 November, 1940. Passat minefields were laid east and west of Bass Strait. These minefields quickly claimed merchant ships Cambridge (British) at the eastern end of Bass Strait and the City of Rayville (American) at the western end on 7 and 9 November, respectively. Both ships lost one sailor while abandoning ship. The casualty on the City of Rayville was the first American sailor lost in World War II through hostilities.

The Passat minefield of approximately 100 mines closed Bass Strait to merchant shipping but was cleared by auxiliary minesweepers, continued next page...

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Above: Loading stores at Queenscliff

including HMAS Goorangai.

Navigation hazard Because the wreck of the Goorangai was within the shipping transit zone, she was perceived as a navigation hazard and a quick method of clearance and salvage was deemed essential. During the salvage operations the remains of just six of the sailors killed were recovered, as well as confidential books, the 12 pounder gun, and minesweeping gear. The plan to salvage or remove the hull was abandoned as it was ascertained that one of the depth charges had been armed and its accidental firing would have spelt disaster for the salvage crew.

As there was the urgent need to clear the navigation hazard, it was decided to achieve this by dispersal of the wreck using explosives rather than raising and recovering it.

Investigation The initial Court of Marine Inquiry found both ships to be at fault for the collision and the captain of the Duntroon was asked to “show reason” to retain his master’s certificate and Port Phillip pilot exemption.

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At the “show reason” hearing the perceived poor positioning of side navigation lights aboard Goorangai was identified as the main cause of the collision. The fact that there were no survivors from one vessel led to what many thought was a “friendlier” verdict in favour of the surviving vessel and her crew, with the captain of the Duntroon being exonerated at the inquiry.

Chinese whispers The news of the collision quickly reached media outlets ashore which believed the normal wartime censorship provisions did not apply as the loss of the Goorangai was not due to enemy action and did not involve aspects of security; they claimed the right of immediate publication. The Naval Board, however, secured a censorship ban.

As could be expected, rumours soon began to circulate. The most common story was that the Duntroon was sailing through the South Channel with full navigation lights showing when she struck the Goorangai which was blacked out. The Duntroon continued to sail to Sydney without stopping as she was transporting troops for the war effort. Details as to the number of bodies recovered varied almost

Above: Crew members of HMAS Goorangai on the morning of the collision

daily, including the claim that one body was buried at sea.

The end result The blasting operations in January, 1941 reduced the remains of the Goorangai to large and small sections of steel plating which still protrude from the sandy seabed. A small cylindrical boiler (2mx3m) is lying at the northern end of the site. Broken machinery and boiler sections are scattered around the site and occasionally wartime relics such as gas masks can be seen.

The remains cover about 200 square metres of the seabed and a considerable length of hull plating stands proud of the sand to a height of about two metres. The remains of the hull have been colonised by a diverse assemblage of colourful encrusting organisms, such as bryozoans, sponges and soft corals. This in turn provides an ideal habitat for both free swimming and sedentary fauna, including many fish species, cuttlefish, sea horses, nudibranches and starfish.

The abundance and variety of marine life, in association with the shipwreck, makes the HMAS Goorangai a popular destination for

sport divers. The ship was recognised under the Historic Shipwrecks Act on 16 November, 1985.

In 1981 a memorial to HMAS Goorangai was unveiled at Queenscliff, and a memorial plaque was placed at HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point, in 1997.

M V Duntroon The M V Duntroon was a passenger ship built for the Melbourne Steamship Company by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne, and entered service in 1939. She was designed for the East-West Australian coastal passenger service.

At the start of World War II the Duntroon was requisitioned for conversion into an armed merchant cruiser, but was found to be unsuitable. Following the collision with HMAS Goorangai the Duntroon was used to relocate captured officers off the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran from Fremantle to Murchison tn Victoria. continued next page...

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Above: Exploring the wreck. South Channel, Port Phillip Above right: The 10,364 ton M V Duntroon

In February, 1942 the Duntroon was then requisitioned by the Australian army for use as a troopship. It was involved in a second fatal collision in November, 1943 when travelling between Milne Bay and Gona. This resulted in the sinking of the USS Perkins with the loss of nine Americans but a court of inquiry found that the captain of the Perkins was accountable for the incident. In 1945 the Duntroon carried former prisoners-of-war back to Australia. Her army service continued until 1946 when she was chartered by the RAN for transport duties with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.

Duntroon was returned to her civilian owners in 1950. In 1961 the ship was sold to Kie Hock Shipping Company and renamed Tong Hoo. She was sold again in 1966 to Africa Shipping Company and renamed Lydia. The ship was laid up in Singapore in 1967 and sailed to Taiwan for scrapping in 1973. The ship’s bell, which was removed when the Duntroon was sold in 1961, was subsequently installed on the parade ground of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in Canberra.

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Lucky Jack Before the Naval Board could implement its censorship ban, the local papers were able to carry some news items. On 22 November, The Argus informed its readers of the good fortune of Ordinary Seaman Jack Kenny who suffered “violent seasickness” and was replaced that day by the not-so-fortunate Ordinary Seaman F R Hack. It was Frank Hack’s first day at sea. He was 17.

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741 - 743 Point Nepean Road Rosebud PARKMORE - CIRCA 1891

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irectly opposite a long sandy stretch of beach, this historic 1891 Victorian mansion has been renovated and refurbished to the highest standard to deliver one of the most spectacular homes on the Mornington Peninsula. Set on over 4000sqm behind tall hedges and electronic gates, with showpiece gardens including a fountain, inground pool and a gorgeous selection of alfresco options, the sixbedroom heritage-listed home built by Albert Holloway has been sympathetically renovated by building specialist Steve Smith.

Quentin McEwing, Director of McEwing and Partners says the property cannot be replicated and is priced very reasonably.

“It is built in the late 1800s and offers an amazing location and amazing value, priced in the low threes whereas in any other suburb it would be five million,” said Mr McEwing. “It was a gift by a ships captain to his wife in the 1800s. He drove her down from Melbourne to see it and she didn’t like it so he had to sell it straight away. “ Since then the property has had a number of incarnations, it was a caravan park for many years, then restored and fully renovated in 2007 by a previous owner, to name a few.

“It has a very coastal contemporary feel inside with a historic Victorian façade on the outside which makes it an easy place to live. You have the modern conveniences inside the façade of an old Victorian mansion,” said Mr McEwing. “The biggest interest we have at the moment is for a holiday house or main residence, but we have also had people look at it for commercial endeavours.”

The home offers 60 squares of contemporary luxury exquisitely fashioned in the style of the original home. Gazing across McCrae to the great rise of Arthurs Seat, Parkmore has a grand floorplan with high ceilings, sash windows, numerous open fireplaces, sparkling chandeliers, Baltic pine flooring and multiple sets of glass doors opening to the gardens that imbue this sprawling residence with all the romance of yesterday. A short walk to the McCrae Plaza, the yacht club, restaurants and cafes, the home includes three living and dining rooms, a modern kitchen with stone tops and premium appliances, wine cellar and cantina, six bedrooms and 3.5 indoor bathrooms, along with a glorious array of verandas and patios.

The seaside mansion has been refurbished to perfection and is just waiting for the perfect buyer to come along and enjoy everything a building of this calibre and history can deliver. continued next page...

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