By Joe Novella Photos Yanni & Supplied The Briars Historical and Conservation Park is a much-loved treasure for the residents of the Mornington Peninsula. It’s a place where the local community and…
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By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni According to Kylie Robertson, Managing Director at Conservation Collective, an indigenous plant nursery in Somerville, it is possible to regenerate the local environment and mitigate biodiversity…
By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni Twenty years ago, Maree Strong had a vision of how she wanted to run outreach groups for children and young adults, ‘I was shy, so I told…
By Joe Novella Photos Yanni All over the Greater Frankston and Mornington Peninsula regions, there are individuals and groups of people doing amazing things. One such group is the Women’s Spirit Project,…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Stephanie Exton, CEO of charitable organisation Mornington Peninsula Foundation (MPF), quietly goes about working with donors and community partners using a model of place-based philanthropy to…
Scott Carson By Cameron McCullough Photos Gary Sissons It is a simple enough mantra, ‘I hope you are smiling’, but it has become the mission of a couple of blokes who have…
By Muriel Cooper Photo Gary Sissons Multiple award-winning natural history filmmakers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook love the Mornington Peninsula so much that they’ve decided to make it their permanent home. From…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Dating is a tricky business. It brings up all kinds of questions about self and other. It challenges a person’s confidence. Am I good enough? That…
By Joe Novella Photos Yanni People become famous for all kinds of crazy reasons in this modern day and age. Being a dab hand on the BBQ is not one of them;…