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admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:11:14 +0000

Australian Men’s Mid Amateur Golf Championship

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:11:09 +0000

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.”

What: 2009 Australian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship

When: 20 – 22 January 2009

Where: The National GC, Victoria

Format: 54 holes stroke play (max 120 players)

Courses: The Old Course, Moonah and Ocean Courses ( 1 round on each)

Handicap Limit: 7.4

Location: 10 The Cups Drive, Cape Schanck (Mornington Peninsula), Victoria

Entry Fee: $150.00 (on-line); or $170.00 (mail, fax, or e-mail)

Entries Open: 28 October 2008

Entry Close: 5 January 2009

Golf Australia Championship Entry Form

The Bay

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:18:44 +0000

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.
Scuba dive, snorkel and kayak There’s some of the most amazing diving in Australia to be had around Sorrento and Portsea. ”The big difference is there’s always a choice of so many restaurants and cafes and it’s so much more cosmopolitan.

smh.com.au Travel

Slow sales hit hard at Martha Cove

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:30:48 +0000

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.

In his report, managing director Phil Sullivan, who also heads CP1’s biggest single shareholder City Pacific, blamed the global financial crisis for slow sales at Martha Cove.

The annual report also reveals a planned sale of four large marina spits at Martha Cove was shelved in August because offers were “unacceptable to the company and the financier”.

news.com.au

Bypass may entice drivers

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:22:36 +0000

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.

theage.com.au

obvious Paul Mees doesn’t live on the Peninsula and have to rely on public transport, a bus every hour and dam near nothing on a Sunday. While it maybe a viable option in the metro area to use public transport here on the peninsula unless you have lots of time on your hands forget it ain’t going to happen.

Road tragedies spark .02 plea

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:37:36 +0000

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.

news.com.au

Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:29:54 +0000

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.

In 2009, the inaugural Pinot Garden Showcase will also be held. On Sunday 8 February 2009 from 11am - 4pm at Lindenderry at Red Hill visitors can relax with a regional selection of Pinots and local fine food in the beautiful Sunken Garden setting. A Burgundian masterclass will be conducted during the day.
Address
Lindenderry at Red Hill
142 Arthurs Seat Rd
Red Hill VIC 3937
Phone
03 5989 237
0409952948
Web
www.mpva.com.au

Flinders

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:52:50 +0000

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

Walk the Bushrangers Bay Trail – one of the best short coastal walks in Victoria. Starts at the car park at Cape Schanck and walk through fern gullies and eucalypt woodland to Bushrangers Bay Visit Greens Bush in the Mornington Peninsula National Park,(PDF) an oasis of native forest and wildlife, including kangaroos, wedge-tailed eagles, swamp wallabies, possums and bats

Enjoy an ocean beach trail ride on Gunnamatta Beach with Gunnamatta Trail Rides Wander along the beautiful coast around Shoreham and Somers Catch a wave at Point Leo.

Out of the Square

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:04:36 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:45:08 +0000

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.”