Arts

The powerful work of Baluk Arts

Baluk Arts is an Aboriginal art centre based in Mornington that is really making a name for itself throughout Australia. Incorporated in 2009, this non-profit Aboriginal owned social enterprise supports Aboriginal artists…

Gobel’s Art Resonates

It was some sage advice from a friend three years ago that motivated artist Mitch Gobel to change his life, and the result is an inspirational story. For young, peninsula born Gobel…

The call of the music

By Melissa Walsh   Photos Yanni Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life…

Illustration changes children’s lives!

By Melissa Walsh   Photos Yanni Nicky Johnston is an educator, speaker and author/illustrator of children’s books. She is passionate about promoting emotional resilience in children and raising awareness of mental health…

Lifes a Stage

Photo Yanni By Melissa Walsh All the worlds a stage’ and it certainly has been for Cindy Pritchard, a veteran of the theatre for more than three decades. The bubbly thespian has…

A love of Tapestry

By Melissa Walsh It is five metres wide and three metres tall made of wool and fine silk applique on linen, completely hand-embroidered and depicts the 1629 historical shipwreck of the flagship…

The art of travelling

By Keith Platt Sometimes, a glimpse of a bunch of plastic-topped pins as he climbs the stairs can spark memories and inspiration for Brian Kewley. The stairs lead to his studio and…

The weird & wonderful world of Stephen Mushin

By Melissa Walsh  Stephen Mushin has an unusual way of tackling the big issues with his latest Cowship Project Plan A/Plan B at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery offering solutions to serious…

Two Strings to their Bow

Photo Yanni By Melissa Walsh Since 1962, Mornington Peninsula audiences have been enjoying chamber and orchestral music that one might only expect to see in the city. Yet most of us are…

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