Last year, the Balnarring Picnic Racing Club celebrated the 160th anniversary of popular Emu Plains Racecourse.
Tag: Local Interest
That Gary Turner, a radio announcer, media and communications advisor, a Master of Ceremonies, and an actor, should get throat cancer was a cruel twist of fate.
Snakes, ferrets, fish, frogs, frilled-neck lizards, axolotls, and even spiders! Dr Michelle Sutherland has treated them all. Michelle, a vet specialising in exotic animals at The Unusual Pet Vets in Frankston, became…
Mel Barker, CEO of Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation in Hastings, wants people to be aware of the significance of the UNESCO listed biosphere reserve in our own backyard. “Awareness and connecting…
Rosebud couple Jack Van Der Zwart and his wife Arina had no qualms about becoming foster parents – even about their first foster child having special needs. At two months of age,…
The Mornington Peninsula Masters Swimming Club (MPMSC), aka the Seadragons, like so many great community initiatives, was started by a passionate individual who wanted to provide an opportunity for like-minded people to…
By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni Tony Barber OAM, describes his house in Flinders as “God’s Half Acre.” During the change of seasons and especially in autumn the foliage contrasts with the pine…
By Joe Novella Photos Yanni Mornington local, Karen Brooks, is a champion fly fisher with a list of achievements that would be the envy of any elite sportsperson in Australia. Karen has…
By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni Julie Saunders, canteen manager at the Crib Point Football Netball Club, must be the most decorated canteen manager in the country, with a lasagne that’s been called…