By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Gary Sissons & Supplied Entrepreneur Kagan Williams and cosmetic scientist Ayla Shepherd collaborated to create a unique toothpaste – Peg Paste. Kagan wanted to make a product…
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By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni When Charles Reis discovered that Parks Victoria was planning to demolish the first 180 metres of the Flinders Pier, he thought it didn’t make sense because, as…
By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni The pearl signifies a 30th anniversary, and Yvette O’Dowd is proud of her award for 30 years of volunteering as a counsellor and educator with the Australian…
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…
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…