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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Mornington carpenter Jake Alexander is not your typical tradesman – he’s one out of the box. In addition to his day job, he’s an entrepreneur who…
By Joe Novella Photos Yanni There’s a lot more to the Reverend Father Geoff McIlroy than a life of prayer and preaching. Sure, as the Parish Priest at Saint Macartan’s in Mornington,…
By Amy Newman Photos Gary Sissons & Supplied For Sorrento locals and brothers, Will and Sam Phillips, representing Australia at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics culminates a lifelong passion for sailing on the…