Attractions

An Aladdin’s Cave of Treasures

As you wander along the glamorous Sorrento shopping strip, you simply have to visit Marlene Miller Antiques, an Aladdin’s cave of unique and unexpected treasures. Marlene has owned her antique shop since…

All the beauty and grandeur at Pt Leo Estate

By Cameron McCullough   Photos Yanni Pt. Leo Estate is a living, breathing exemplar of grandeur. Set on over 330 acres, with sweeping views over Western Port Bay to Phillip Island, its…

Blues at the Briars

Fresh off the back of 2017’s epic festival, Blues At The Briars returns on February 24 for its sixth celebration of blues and roots music on the Peninsula. A combination of great…

Rock ‘N’ Roll Festival in Rosebud

Photo Yanni With Rosebud’s long history as a great place to enjoy summer beach holidays, what better place to revive the fun filled ’50s and ’60s lifestyle? This rock and roll festival,…

Time will tell

By Melissa Walsh  Photos Yanni Theodore Roosevelt said “the more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future”, and this philosophy is the catalyst for the members…

The glory of gardening

By Melissa Walsh   Photos Yanni When Nick Smith was driving home from his parents' holiday house in Sorrento 20 years ago, a simple decision to take the scenic route through Red…

In hot water

It was a moment of serendipity that led Charles Davidson to create his multimillion dollar business, The Peninsula Hot Springs. Peninsula Essence talks to Charles about the journey that began with an…

5 per cent is Treasure

By Melissa Walsh   Photos Yanni He’s been a schoolteacher, photographer, author and journalist, and now runs one of the last stores that specialise in used film photographic equipment and the like.…
Skating at Sorrento

Sorrento’s Winter Wonderland

This winter the Sorrento foreshore will be transformed into a winter wonderland with the construction of an ice skating rink between the Baths and the rotunda. In a partnership between the Sorrento…

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