Jason Vaux doesn’t live on the Mornington Peninsula, but for the past two years, it’s become his second home. Three times a week, the 33-year-old makes the 25-minute drive from Berwick to join a community that’s helped transform his life – the Olivers Hill Run Club in Frankston.
Sport
Dawn Nelson-Furnell OAM first picked up a bow at 12 years old, following her father’s footsteps into the world of archery. Back then, she was unaware of the legacy she would leave on the sport.
The sea serves as solace and salvation for Barry, a decorated Victoria Police Sergeant of over 30 years, who founded Operation Soul Surf (OSS) — a surf therapy program helping police, fire, ambulance, and defence personnel use the healing power of the ocean to manage work-related PTSD.
Growing up in a football family – his father Nathan played AFL for Hawthorn and Port Adelaide, his uncle Ryan played for Collingwood, and cousin Oscar is also making his mark in the sport – meant footy was never just a weekend activity for River Lonie. “I was naturally drawn to footy and then also sort of forced to do it, but I loved it either way,”
Peter Mitchell doesn’t use a pen or a paintbrush for his art medium. His medium is his Global Positioning System (GPS). He combines creativity and physical activity with technology to produce huge images drawn on parks, sand dunes, or anywhere there is space to roam.
Spring brings a softness to the air that’s welcome to both horses and family alike at Jason Warren Racing Stables in Mornington. There’s excitement in the air, as the Spring Racing Carnival gets underway.
At just 20 years old, Mackenzie Eardley is already making waves in the AFLW after being drafted by the Hawks at the age of 18 from Dandenong Stingrays.
Mornington Peninsula women of all ages are riding a wave of success in surfing competitions and their accomplishments are something to be celebrated.
Brock Batty’s journey to the Paris Olympics as a trampoline gymnast began with a backyard trampoline in Frankston, jumping for fun and teaching himself flips.