By Melissa McCullough Photos Damien Wyer & Supplied Caitlin Parker, a Dromana boxer, has been chosen to represent Australia at the now-2021 Tokyo Olympics. She was just 13 years of age when…
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By Brodie Cowburn Photos Supplied Ellie Cole was just 16 years old when she waved goodbye to her Frankston High School classmates and jetted off to the Beijing Paralympics. By the time…
This year Australian Ninja Warrior Sarah Blackmore joined an elite group of Peninsula-based athletes, also known on the show as the ‘Peninjas’. She was the only woman in the group and one…
By Andrea Rowe Photos Yanni Karen Catalucci has rolled with the punches. She’s an inspiring Southern Peninsula boxing coach and fitness professional who exhibits strength beyond the ring. And while she won’t…
By Joe Novella Photos Yanni Pétanque. Ever heard of it? No, that’s ok because neither has the vast majority of the population I’ll wager. And yet, unbeknownst to me and possibly to…
For most of us mere mortals, dreaming of sailing the seven seas is about as close as we come to doing it, but for Sophie Ciszek, a professional yachtsperson, the spirit of…
By Joe Novella Photos Gary Sissons Rosebud’s Maxine Wauchope has helped shape the sport of netball on the peninsula like no other. The current Head Coach of Mornington Football Netball Club and…
Richard Everist was a Hastings football legend and businessman, and his passing on 14 January, at age 81, left a scar not only on his family, but the entire town of Hastings.…
David Brideoake has represented Australia at the Olympics and trained multiple Group 1 winners, but the Mornington-based horseman ranks winning this year’s Ladbrokes Mornington Cup (2400m) with Self Sense as one of…