By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Mount Martha is embedded in the DNA of musician, Sam O’Connell. He’s lived there all his life. He loves the local beach and the small-town feel…
Arts
By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons They 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…
For 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…
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…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Merricks 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…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Rick Boland & Yanni It’s been just over 12 months since two peninsula ladies put their heads together to create Poets Corner and the results have been outstanding.…
Cecilia Martin grew up as an only child, and with Spanish as her first language, she was communicating with her friends through movement before she could communicate verbally. Surrounded by sport, music…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Yanni The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s National Works on Paper was established in 1998 and incorporated the former Spring Festival of Drawing and the Prints Acquisitive which began…
By Melissa Walsh Photos Gary Sissons With looks like a mature Daniel Craig and a twinkle in his eye, local artist Eric Shepherd is still producing diverse works of art, from portraits…