Steam
Rye between Christmas and New Year is super busy - not just Chadstone in the lead up to Christmas busy but Chadstone Christmas Eve and Boxing Day Sale busy all rolled into one neat, jam packed strip of bay coas...
Ocean Eight
From the moment you drive into Ocean Eight you are guided by a feeling of symmetry - you can’t help but sense that the people behind this project must be operating on a supreme level in order to have achieved s...
Antipodes Bookshop and Gallery
Antipodes prides itself on the very special (and increasingly rare) opportunity to browse, imagine and discover the tactile world of books and the community is always at the heart of the store. It is this complete experience that makes Antipodes our favourite literary destination on the Pen – and one that is so precious in this digital age.
MP Experience
Ever wondered what it would be like to be treated like a superstar or how it would feel to get the royal treatment for a day? we’ve used a little poetic license and made slight changes to - Steppenwolf’s song -...
The Sisters Cafe
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 ...
Saltbush
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
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.
Harts Farm
Before visiting the Peninsula you should be aware that you may never want to leave. Just ask Penny and Graeme Hart, for whom a weekend in Red Hill at Lindenberry inspired the decision – or perhaps, realisation – that they wanted to establish a rural Bed and Breakfast of their own in the region.
Nobbies View
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.
Pitchingga Ridge Alpacas
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.