Tag: sport

Field of dreams

By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons If you find yourself going past CB Wilson Reserve, Mornington, in the upcoming summer months, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve somehow ended up in suburban…

Sisters of surf

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Last year Sarah Wanat and a small group of women started a grassroots group called Peninsula Surf Sisters. Its vision is to connect, support, and empower…

Proud peninja

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Zak Stolz is the 2021 Australian Ninja Warrior champion. The 22-year-old gymnastics coach from Rye was furthest and fastest on a course that, this year, seemed…

Captain courageous

By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons Ollie Walker-Peel began his life in England in 2004 and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in 2006. I’m guessing many of you reading this, like…

Wrestling with Tokyo

By Joe Misuraca  Photos Yanni Mount Eliza local, John Boyle, 86, not only ran a liquor shop on Main Street in Mornington in his working days, but he was also an Olympian…

From Rye to a pie

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…

Basketball for all

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…

Tokyo ahoy!

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…

All the soccer ladies

By Joe Novella Photos Yanni Gone are the days when mums took a back seat, making sure the household worked like a well-oiled machine while hubby played a round of golf. No…

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