Red Hill Truffles

Food & Drink
Australia, Dog, Eat, Experience, Farm, Gather, hunt, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Produce, Red Hill, Taste, Tours, Truffle Tours, Truffles, Victoria, Walk
It’s a sunny, chilly autumn afternoon and Jenny McAuley of Red Hill Truffles is preparing for the busiest season of the truffle calendar. ”The truffle season starts at the beginning of June and runs for 12 weeks,” explains Jenny. “The truffle starts growing in the ground in the first week of December and it takes until the first of June to grow and ripen. The fungus grows on the root of tree, and the tree likes the fungus because the fungus kills the grass around the tree that competes with it for the sugar, water and elements it needs to thrive.

South Beach Project

Food & Drink
Beach, Cafe, Children, Coffee, Eat, Events, Family, Food, Kitchen, Local, Love the Pen, Mornington Peninsula, Restaurant, South Beach Project, Swim, Village, Volpino, Walk, Weddings, Weekend, Wine
Going out for a brunch of avocado on toast and a perfectly brewed flat white is a weekend ritual for many down Mt Martha way but the eclectic menu also includes dishes such as Fried Noodle Omelette, Mexican Grain Salad, Cauliflower Cous Cous & Korean Fried Chicken Burgers. As a region, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to exceptional cafes and South Beach Project fits neatly into this bracket.

Quiet Beachside in Pt Leo

Beautiful Homes
Beach, Garden, Home, Love the Pen, Mornington Peninsula, Point Leo, Property, Real Estate, Retreat, Victoria
Totally relaxed, unhurried and stress-free, embrace quiet coastal living with this light-filled home just an easy walk from the beach, surf lifesaving club, boat club and general store. Set on 1 acre of lush rolling lawns and landscaped gardens that regularly play host to the local koalas, this is the ultimate sea change with the sounds of the waves in the background.

Tully’s Corner Produce Store

Food & Drink, Gourmet
Bread, Butcher, Cafe, Coffee, Deli, Fish, Food, Fruit, Grocer, Healthy Food, Herbs, Juice, Local, lunch, Mornington Peninsula, Produce, Smoothies, Stockfeed, Vegetables
Originally the Tully’s site was an apple orchard however today the business is driven by three generations of the Brancatisano family who have been providers on the Peninsula since the late 1950’s. While respecting the history of the site, Tully’s appreciates that supporting & promoting local regional lines - most of which are sourced directly from growers – is integral to the business and the community it serves. The family are also passionate about delivering quality fare and a family friendly experience built on service.

Wild Man comes to McClelland

Latest Scoops
Art, Exhibition, Love the Pen, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Weekend, Wild Man
Ron Mueck's hyperreal sculptures replicate the human figure in minute detail, with a haunting accuracy designed to challenges the viewer’s perception of reality. Despite their apparent truthfulness to life, Mueck’s figures are not life-size, rather their gargantuan or miniature dimensions accentuate an ambiguous relationship between expectations, visual perception and accepted truths. Theyare imbued with psychological traits, such as vulnerability or physical exhaustion, to elicit empathy between the viewer and the subject.