By Brodie Cowburn Photos Supplied A long journey for Tahlia Fellows has brought her back home. Tahlia lives in Skye, and began her footballing journey as a junior in the south-eastern suburbs…
Tag: Local Interest
By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons Phoebe McShane is the founder and director of Ausome Hoops – a basketball program specifically designed for young people with autism. A remarkable achievement indeed for…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Husband and wife team, Glenn Birchall and Heidi Adams help their clients live an optimal life. Both focus on health and fitness, but they practice differently.…
By Peter McCullough This story is based on ‘Buckley’s Chance’, a biography written by Bob Stevens in 1998 and republished several times. Its subject is Ben Buckley, the legendary bush pilot from…
By Ilma Hackett, Balnarring and District Historical Society When Victoria’s new Governor walked down the gangplank of H.M.S. Cathay on a ‘cheerless’ winter day in 1926 a ripple of surprise ran through…
By Liz Bell Photos Gary Sissons Tucked away on the fringes of suburbia between Mornington and Frankston is a natural wonderland where visitors can see some of Australia’s most remarkable and precious…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Donkey Love Therapy is an idyllic 6.5-acre property in Balnarring. It’s a place where people go to escape, learn and heal. It’s a place where people…
By Malcolm Gordon Since thoroughbred racing became an organised sporting pastime, a combination of climate, pastures and proximity to Melbourne have made the Mornington Peninsula a much favoured horse breeding and training…
By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons Table tennis; it’s one of those activities many people consider a pastime more than an organised sport. Originating in England around the mid to late 1800s,…