Market Day Mornington
Nov 19th, 2008 by admin
Australian Men’s Mid Amateur Golf Championship
Nov 19th, 2008 by admin
Golf Australia says the National is a fantastic golfing facility and a one of its kind in Australia that will provide a fantastic challenge for players from all parts of the country.Trevor Herden, Golf Australia Director of Championships, said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for the golfers in this demographic to test their skills against their peers over three championship courses at one of the best facilities in the country.”
Throw in a couple of great golf courses, one of Australia’s most interesting national parks that is full of war-time memorabilia (and even a beach where we famously lost a prime minister), some of Victoria’s fanciest real estate, a hectic social scene, a variety of aquatic attractions and cafes and restaurants for every hour of the day and you can see why Portsea and Sorrento are right up there as Melbourne’s favourite summer escapes.
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Slow sales hit hard at Martha Cove
Nov 12th, 2008 by admin
CP1, which boasts a board including construction industry heavyweight Daniel Grollo, has been hard hit by slow sales at its 1100-lot Martha Cove marina development on the Mornington Peninsula.
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Bypass may entice drivers
Nov 11th, 2008 by admin
The environment effects statement found free-flowing traffic conditions on the new road would cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars by 500,000 tonnes a year. RMIT transport planning lecturer Paul Mees said that taking account of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while ignoring the extra car trips the road would generate was immoral.
Road tragedies spark .02 plea
Nov 9th, 2008 by admin
TAC data shows under-21s have been the victims of almost one in seven road fatalities this year, with 38 of the 261 deaths. Alcohol-related road fatalities were slashed by almost half when Sweden lowered its level to .02, Mr Munro said.
Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration
Nov 9th, 2008 by admin
The Celebration includes Pinot Noir from around the world tasted alongside national and international wine media, producers and consumers from the US, France, New Zealand and Australia, during two days of serious fun! Guest Wineries will represent France, Canada, Oregon, California, New Zealand, Australia and of course Mornington Peninsula.
Activities and attractions Hunt for curios, antiques and artworks in the main Flinders shopping precinct Enjoy a relaxing meal at one of the many cafes and restaurants Play a round of golf on the stunning cliff-top course overlooking Bass Strait Take a dip in the sea at Flinders Ocean Beach Take the self-guided Blowhole Walk over huge bluestone boulders to the ocean Explore the Cape Schanck Lightstation in the Mornington Peninsula National Park and then take the boardwalk out to the beach and rock platform
Out of the Square
Nov 6th, 2008 by admin
Three of the last four prestigious RAIA ‘Robin Boyd awards for residential architecture’ have been presented to homes on the Mornington Peninsula and McBride Charles Ryan have recently been awarded the State’s highest honor: the Harold Desbrowe-Annear Award for their radical Klein bottle house in Rye. While there may be something in the air, the Peninsula has long been considered a fertile breeding ground for innovative architecture in Australia.
From the 1920s, modern movements in architecture have been played out on the shores and hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula by the likes of Walter Burley Griffin, Roy Grounds, Robin Boyd and McGlashan Everist and numerous younger architects around the millennium including Sean Godsell, Jackson Clements Burrows, Kerstin Thompson and John Wardle.
Out of the Square: Beach Architecture on the Mornington Peninsula, MPRG, November 13 to February 22.
The Klein Bottle House in Rye
Oct 31st, 2008 by admin
The award-winning Klein Bottle House. Photo: John Gollings
A spiralling avant-garde house on the Mornington Peninsula has won one of Australia’s most prestigious architecture awards.
The Klein Bottle House in Rye, inspired by a mathematical theorem, has tonight been named a winner in the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards residential category.
The accolade has topped off a big year for Prahran designers McBride Charles Ryan; the distinctive house also won the state’s highest award for residential architecture in July.
National jury chair Alec Tzannes said the house was based on the Klein bottle mathematical theorem, which describes complex surfaces and the way they distort when changing shape.
“The house is designed around the stairway that rotates in the middle of the house,” Mr Tzannes said.
“It’s a very strong field…what gave it the edge if you like is it explored ways of making space and ways of relating buildings to the site.”
Mr Tzannes said the unconventional beach house had been designed with a difficult sloping site in mind.
“It sort of nestles into the site without disturbing the land very much at all,” he said.
“It’s like hand to glove, it’s an amazing fit.”
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