Dolphin Research Institute

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Australia, Balnarring, Bay, Beach, Boat, Care, Children, Dolphin, Dolphin Research Institute, dromana, environment, Flinders, Hastings, Iseeicare, Jetski, Local, Marine, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Pollution, Protect, Sea, Shoreham, Sorrento
The Dolphin Research Institute is based at Hastings, on the shores of Western Port. DRI’s efforts are focused in the south-eastern region of Australia, especially Port Phillip, Western Port and the Gippsland Lakes.

Batavia Tapestry

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Art, Artist, Australia, Batavia, embroidered, Exhibition, Fine Arts, Gallery, imagination, Maritime Museum, masterpiece, Melinda, Mornington Peninsula, needles, Shipwreck’s Gallery, tapestry, textile
Melinda spent over a year researching the facts of the Batavia, the events leading up to the tragic ship wreck and the subsequent tales of misery, debauchery and murder. She had started her Masters of Fine Arts and this work of passion would form her thesis. The writing of the thesis took almost two years, getting completely immersed in the story and reading through archaeological and scientific papers about the burial digs on the islands where the Batavia was shipwrecked and where the surviving passengers lived until their rescue, or death.

Open your eyes to an ancient practice

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Australia, Balm, Body, Butter, Buy, Cream, enjoy, Lip, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Oil, Olieve & Olie, Olive, Products, Rosebud, Shop, Soap
It’s the caring people that change the world - the ones that want to improve things. Jude and Sarah are the people we’re talking about - the driving force behind Olieve & Olie, a hand made soap and olive oil skin care range originally started in their studio in St. Andrews Beach and now located at a purpose built production facility in the heart of Rosebud West.

The Heart of Merricks

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Artist, Australia, Beach, Buy, Cellar Door, Coffee, Exhibition, Food, Gallery, Horse Riding, Local, lunch, Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Restaurant, Shop, Vineyard, Weekend, Wine
In 1924, Merricks General Wine Store (MGWS) opened, to serve a variety of needs to the local community. To this day, the well preserved building offers a glimpse into the past as a typical example of the rural general stores that were once such a central hub of community life. The charming rustic building, with gable bays & verandah, & a tree-shaded deck with outdoor fireplace, provides the kind of setting that somehow seems to infuse itself with the tastes on offer. Serving contemporary breakfast, lunch and snacks, the store is a popular meeting spot for many that also includes a produce store, selling a range of locally harvested jams, relishes and sauces.

A way of life at Manyung

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Art, Artist, Australia, Buy, Exhibition, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Eliza, Shop
Art is a way of life for gallery directors Sharyn and David Wemyss-Smith. It’s their day long joy, obsession & torment. They pride themselves on showcasing contemporary art by artists from across Australia (& the Pen) from three gallery spaces in Sorrento, Mornington and Mt Eliza. Manyung Gallery Group offers collectors an opportunity to comfortably view an ever-changing selection of Australian artworks.

Exquisite choice of food and wine

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Accommodation, Australia, Cellar Door, Coffee, enjoy, Food, Garden, Kitchen, Local, lunch, Mornington Peninsula, Red Hill, Restaurant, Retreat, Stay, Victoria, Vineyard, Walk, Wedding, Weekend, Wine
Once you settle in at Lindenderry Red Hill you may well lose yourself in this picturesque, European styled luxury estate. The hotel is created as an intimate world of its own with everything you need either within the property or in the acres of gardens which surrounds you but the other advantage is that it’s smack bang in the middle of Red Hill and the exquisite choices of food and wine experiences or it’s ‘alfresco activity’ – you can walk, crawl or ride to anywhere and back from here.