For centuries - especially in Europe - cafés are considered social hubs for community to gather, discuss ideas, share stories or take five from the rigours of life. For many, the words Sisters Café at Sorrento ...
We want to tell you about an accommodation facility that’s not open to the general public because, well, this place embodies the basic community spirit that we want to celebrate and preserve on the Peninsula. Since opening in 1989, Presentation Family Centre in Balnarring has given accommodation and support to tens of thousands of people including victims of domestic violence, financially disadvantaged families, those suffering physical or mental ill health, and refugees.
Justine McNamara’s paintings capture idyllic moments; images that are immediately accessible to anyone who has lived or holidayed on the Mornington Peninsula or, indeed, any bay or coastline. Striking and lucid, yet dreamlike imagery evokes strong memories of, yearnings for – or both – simple luxuries.
According to Marcus Coggin, Nobbies View Nursery has “arguably the best position of any nursery anywhere”. Of course, he would say that; it’s his nursery, and his wife Belinda’s family property, where gardening has been a family activity for many years.
Nestled in the heart of the magnificent Mornington Peninsula hinterland, just over an hour’s drive from Melbourne via the Monash, Moorooduc Freeways, Eastlink, Peninsula Link, or the scenic Nepean Highway, lies Pitchingga Ridge Alpacas.