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MICHAEL Leeworthy, centre, and friends at the launch of his book about walking trails from Red Hill South. Picture: Yanni
Artist’s books are already taking a walk RED Hill artist Michael Leeworthy is pleased to see his books “walking out the door”. A keen bushwalker, Leeworthy has self-published a book detaining 12 walking trails that he says have previously gone undocumented. Each of the tracks has a starting point at the Red Hill Post Office (based inside the red Hill Wine Cellars at the corner of Point Leo and Shoreham roads) and individual times and distances have been measured by Leeworthy. The book also includes 20 of his illustrations, including paintings of what has become known as the Mornington Peninsula’s hinterland area.
“The book is already on sale at the post office and is walking out the door, which I’m very pleased to see” Leeworthy said after its official launch by Cr David Gill of Wednesday 28 April. “Although it has been a labour of love, it has taken me a lot of time. “I have always been heavily involved with bushwalking and while living in Red Hill for 36 years, I have discovered many tracks that have never been documented. This came about simply by walking out my front door.” Leeworthy said he was grateful to publisher and poet Jai Thoolen, of Picklepoetry, “who
waved a magic wand over the book and made it look very appealing”. Encouragement for him to publish the book of lesser known tracks also came from members of Red Hill Lions Walking Club. Leeworthy’s time spent in lockdown also resulted in him making 10 short “how to paint” videos which are available free on YouTube. His 12 Walks From Red Hill South Post Office is the first in a trilogy covering the peninsula’s coastal and wetland walks and “hidden walks”. Keith Platt
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Mayor’s Short Story Writing Awards Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Peninsula Writers’ Club invite local writers to apply for the Mayor’s Short Story Writing Awards! The Awards aim to encourage and support Mornington Peninsula writers of all abilities, celebrate our diverse talent and showcase local stories and voices. Applications are currently open and close Sunday 1 August 2021 at 5pm. Applications will be judged by authors Gary Disher, Paul Kennedy and Danielle Binks alongside Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Despi O’Connor.
Award categories and prizes 8 – 12 years 500-word limit / short creative fiction only $500 prize and bookstore vouchers 12 – 17 years 1000-word limit / short creative fiction only $500 prize and bookstore vouchers 18+ years 2,000-word limit / short creative fiction only $1,000 prize and two-week Police Point Artist Residency
HOW TO APPLY AND LEARN MORE mornpen.vic.gov.au/writingawards
Southern Peninsula News
5 May 2021
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