Stories

Captain courageous

By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons Ollie Walker-Peel began his life in England in 2004 and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in 2006. I’m guessing many of you reading this, like…

Timeline to happiness

By Andrea Louise Thomas  Photos Yanni Imagine if you could travel back in time and eliminate all of the negative emotions attached to traumatic life events and thereby heal yourself from hurt.…

Wrestling with Tokyo

By Joe Misuraca  Photos Yanni Mount Eliza local, John Boyle, 86, not only ran a liquor shop on Main Street in Mornington in his working days, but he was also an Olympian…

And that’s a wrap

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Supplied Portsea couple Julia and Jordy Kay are eco-entrepreneurs. Their goal is to eliminate petroleum-based plastics. They are producing Great Wrap; Australia’s first fully compostable cling wrap…

Perch & pose

By Andrea Rowe Photos Supplied Animals have long been a source of inspiration for artists. Sketching and painting bird life helps learn about their remarkable features, abilities, and habitats. The Mornington Peninsula’s…

From Rye to a pie

By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons & AFL Photos Our beautiful Peninsula is full of great people, produce, fantastic eateries and spectacular scenery; we all know that. But how many of us…

Basketball for all

By Joe Novella Photos Yanni As a community, we spend a lot of time following and celebrating sports heroes, the players and athletes that give us joy through their exploits. We admire…

Population boost

Orange-bellied parrot Orange-bellied parrots are being released into the wild as part of a ground-breaking trial to help boost the endangered species population, thanks to funding from the Andrews Government, the Commonwealth…

Come sail away

By Amy Newman Photos Gary Sissons For over 40 years, the Wooden Boat Shop has been a Sorrento icon. The family business – founded upon a demand to share in the romance…

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