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Last month, YMCA Victoria and Bayside Youth Services hosted the second heat of the South Eastern Skate Park Competitions. Nicole Daff, brought her son down to have a scoot and watch the competition. She says, “these events are great, they’re all great kids and they’re pretty respectful. It’s good ex
NAME: Gully Steelhead. AGE: 14 LIVES: Rye & Bali SPONSORS: ShedNine, Carve, Zion, Vanda, 3D Fins and Mum n Dad. BEATS: Old School Hip Hop OTHER INTERESTS: Skating, Travelling, Girls PEARL: Tell us about growing up on the Peninsula, surfing and skating? STEELHEAD: Growing up on the Peninsula has been
Showcasing artists who work with or on paper traditionally or in novel explorations, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s biennial National Works on Paper exhibition unfolds May 23. One of Australia’s most prestigious awards and acquisitive exhibitions of its type, this year the gallery recei
GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS In front of an adoring crowd on Sunday March 30, Geoff Achison and the Souldiggers celebrated their 20th anniversary concert at the Greyhound Hotel in St.Kilda. Geoff Achison, Mal Logan (keys), Roger McLachlan (Bass) and Gerry Pantazis (drums) came together to film a
Travelling to McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery are two exhibitions that illustrate and celebrate modern Australian identity through art and images from post-Second World War to present. From Rockhampton Art Galllery is the cream of the crop in their collection of Australian modernist paintings
Savage social observations and acerbic wit abound in Michael Dalley’s cabaret satire Mademoiselle. Together with co-deviser, Paul McCarthy, they embody a pair of bitchy effeminate butlers gone made when their boss, Mademoiselle, goes out for the evening. It’s a show so hysterically caustic that some
The annual Flinders Art Show has featured the finest painters, printmakers and illustrators from the Mornington Peninsula and beyond every Queen’s Birthday weekend for 47 years, yet it improves on every showing. Over 350 entries vie for numerous specialist prizes. Entries are judged by some of the f
TIN STAR Lindi Ortega (LAST GANG RECORDS) Canadian singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega has released her latest album, Tin Star, earning her another gold star on her list of achievements. At first glance you assume the album will be as country as can be. However, when you get into it, you realise that it’
Fusing contemporary dance, acrobatics and circus skills, award-winning Australian group Circa, perform breathtaking physical feats that boggle the mind and capture the imagination keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz creates incredibly imaginative visual na
“Improving the health and well being of children and young people living on the Mornington Peninsula.” Did you know that according to the 2012 Healthy Neighbourhoods Schools Survey, 25% of young people on the Mornington Peninsula have depressive symptoms? 1/3 of students surveyed reported being rece
THE BIRDS OF SATAN The Birds Of Satan (SHANABELLE/KOBALT) Old school rock has been reinvigorated by The Birds Of Satan and their self-titled debut album. Originally forming as a cover band, The Birds Of Satan consists of none other than Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters fame as well as Wiley Hodgen and
Grabbing your slightly dubious friend by the wrist, you say; “Trust me. It’s just down here past that dumpster.” It sounds like the start of a grizzly horror film but in actual fact, it’s something heard on the streets of Melbourne all the time. On an average night, you could be navigating the alley
