Southern Peninsula

2022 Upcoming Monthly Meetings

Thursday 12th May – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 9th June – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 14th July – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 11th August – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 8th September – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 13th October – Rosebud Country Club

Thursday 10th November – Blue Water Room Rye Hotel, 2415 Point Nepean Road Rye.

Thursday 8th December – Christmas Lunch.  Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

Please click here to access May 2022 Newsletter

Other Events

Wednesday 25^th May – Beleura House and Garden Tour Mornington. Cost $50 includes morning tea, house tour, lunch and garden tour.

Monday 6^th June – Ferry trip to Cowes Phillip Island at 10:45am returning 3:20pm. Cost $17 for seniors. Check the latest newsletter for more details.

Friday 29^th July – ‘Second Hand Rose’ Bazaar 1:30 – 4:30pm.  Planning in progress for a clothes swap afternoon.  Venue to be advised closer to the date.

Date to be advised – Make, Bake, Grow auction evening.

November – Garden Party.

Regular 2022 Events

Connect@Coffee social get togethers 10:00am or 1:30pm at rotating café locations. Please note: Connect@Coffee’s may be subject to venue change as some places are having difficulty with staff levels. We will keep members updated.

Tuesday 17^th May 10:00am, Rusty’s Café 3293 Point Nepean Road Sorrento.

Monday 30^th May 1:30pm, Indulge by the Bay 2871 Point Nepean Road Rye.

Tuesday 14^th June 10:00am, Blue Bay/ Wildflower Café 665-667 Pt Nepean Road McCrae.

Monday 27^th June 1:30pm, The Hideout 887 Pt Nepean Road Rosebud.

Tuesday 5^th July 10:00am, Laneways Espresso 167 Pt Nepean Road Dromana.

Wednesday 20^th July 1:30pm, Wombat Café 230 Boundary Rd Dromana.

Book Club regular meeting is scheduled for 3^rd Friday of the month at Seawinds Community Hub.  The current book is ‘Scrubland’ by Chris Hammer.

A Friday Soiree

Our regular members ‘soiree’ is usually scheduled for 4:00 – 6:00pm 3^rd Friday of the month at a designated members’ home.

Our next soiree will be held on Friday 20^th May at Sue Purnell’s home.  Check out the newsletter for location information.

Movie Days are back at Rosebud Cinema located in Rosebud Parade, Rosebud.  Check the latest newsletter for more information.

Wednesday 19^th May, 1:30pm ‘How to Please a Woman’.

Monday 27^th June, 1:30pm ‘Elvis’.

2022 April

Southern Peninsula VIEW Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

On Saturday 30^th April the Southern Peninsula VIEW club ran their annual Sausage Sizzle at Rosebud Bunnings. 

Thanks to the many volunteers who braved the cold and windy weather. 

Southern Peninsula VIEW Friday Soiree

A group of members gathered for the monthly soiree at Wendy Eastons home. 

Beautiful view of Port Phillip Bay from the terrace in the background.

2022 March

Members celebrated our third birthday at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.  The theme was Black and White and everyone who attended really got into the spirit of the day to celebrate.

Fantastic raffle prizes, a trivia quiz and entertainment from Southern Peninsula Choir.  The location was fantastic as was the weather.

Please click here to access March 2022 Newsletter

Birthday Celebrations

2022 February

On Thursday 10^th February the Southern Peninsula VIEW club held its AGM at the Rye Hotel.  Lyn Geer managed the formal proceeding and welcomed the new committee members for 2022.

In addition a group of six new members were inducted to the club and received their badges.

                             Welcoming our new Members

Annual General Meeting

Photo above of new 2022 Committee

Please click here to access February 2022 Newsletter

Connect@Coffee 

There was a great turn out for our two Connect@Coffee get togethers during February.  Our members were so keen to see each other following the long lockdowns of the previous two years.

We met on Tuesday 15^th February at Blue Mini Café in Rosebud and on Monday 28^th February at Aqua Blue Café in Rye.

Open Gardens Delgany Portsea

On Friday 25^th February a group of our members visited the beautiful gardens surrounding the Delgany private estate in Portsea. 

Delgany was built around  1925 as the holiday residence of Western District grazier Harold Armytage (of Como Toorak).  It was built of local and Mount Gambier limestone and set in 3.6 hectares of heritage listed gardens.

Tootgarook Primary School

Pictured opposite are the books purchased in February by the Tootgarook Primary school library from the $50 donation from Mornington Peninsula VIEW club.

2022 February Outings

Photo shown above and below of the beautiful Portsea Estate

Lunch At The Pig & Whistle 

A group of our members took advantage of the opportunity to get together to have a lovely lunch at The Pig and Whistle in Main Ridge on Thursday 13^th January.

Please click here to access January 2022 Newsletter

Packing Library Bags In January 2022

On Wednesday 19^th January a group of our members convened at treasurer Sue’s home to pack the wonderful library bags which Southern Peninsula VIEW members had sewn during the extended COVID-19 lockdowns in 2021.  The bags have been distributed to preps at Boneo Primary school while a book voucher has also been donated to Tootgarook Primary school.

2021 December

A fabulous time was had at our Christmas lunch meeting on Thursday 2^nd December which was held at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. There were many winners of the fabulous raffle prizes and $1,017 was raised from the raffle and other activities on the day (Check the newsletter for further details).

We were entertained by SPUkes (Southern Peninsula Ukelele Club with Christmas carols and the members joined in with gusto.

Christmas Celebrations

 Please click here to access the December 2021 Newsletter

2021 November

A group of our members met in person for our final soiree of the year on 19^th November in the Gazebo Room at Rye Hotel.  It was fabulous to meet in person after such a long period of time in lockdown.

Monthly Soiree

   Please click here to access the November 2021 Newsletter

October 2021

During October we continued to meet remotely via Zoom when we were able.

Monthly Meeting

We met virtually via Zoom for our general monthly meeting on Thursday 14^th October.  We welcomed our speaker Dirk Jensen (Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation Group) who spoke about the local koalas, their habitat and how we can help in protecting them on the Mornington Peninsula.

Monthly Soiree

A group of our members met once again on Friday 1^st October for a soiree via Zoom.  We’re looking forward to meeting in person in November. 

Please click here to access the October 2021 Newsletter

Christmas in July 2021

A large group of members attended the Rye RSL to celebrate Christmas in July on Tuesday 13^th July.  A merry time was had by all with some fantastic raffle prizes.

Enjoying the Day

Monthly Meeting in July 2021

Due to a repeated Covid lockdown in Victoria we only managed to have a small number of activities during the first half of July. 

We met for our monthly meeting at Rosebud Country club on Thursday 8^th July, and welcomed speaker Teresa Gillespie, who is the Team Leader of Advanced Care Planning, Peninsula Health.   Teresa provided an excellent overview of the advance care planning process.

 Please click here to access the July 2021 Newsletter

Mordialloc/Chelsea Evening VIEW 30^th birthday dinner

A group of our members attended the rescheduled Mordailloc/Chelsea Evening VIEW Club 30^th birthday dinner at Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc on Tuesday 6^th July. The theme was Pearls and everyone got into the swing of things and thoroughly enjoyed the music and comedy from DJ for the evening.

June 2021

Unfortunately, due to limitations on numbers following the most recent Covid lockdown, we were not able to meet for our regular monthly meeting or our Friday Soiree in June.

To make up for this, once lockdown was lifted, many of our members attended Connect@Coffee at Café Jett in Dromana on 15^th June.  In addition a special evening get together was organised by Faye and Mandy at McDaids Irish Pub in Rosebud on 23^rd June, in place of our regular soiree, as numbers to attend homes was restricted under Covid rules.

Please click here to access the June 2021 Newsletter

Life after Lock-Down 

Celebrating Second Birthday  

On Thursday 11th March the Southern Peninsula VIEW celebrated its second birthday at Rosebud Country Club.  The theme was Movies and TV shows from 1950s – 80s and many of our members dressed as some of their favourite characters from those decades.

We were delighted that our local Victorian Legislative Assembly Member Chris Brayne, who holds the seat of Nepean, could attend the celebration and Chris got into the swing of things drawing the many raffle prizes.

Please click here to access March 2021 Newsletter

Two Mouseketeers (Mickey Mouse Club)

                                     Two Sandy’s  (Movie Grease)

2021 March

Miss Marple & Mary Poppins

                                                      The Flying Nun

Wednesday & Morticia Adams             

May 2021

On Thursday 13^th May, at our general meeting, we were delighted to welcome Angela Knox Carter (Family Partnership Coordinator) from the Smith Family Frankston hub.  Angela gave a very informative presentation on the work undertaken by the Smith Family in the local Frankston area and to thank Southern Peninsula VIEW for providing stationery filled library bags for the prep classes of Mahogany Rise primary school Frankston North and Kananook primary school Seaford. 

In addition, we welcomed Stephen Edmund (Deputy Chairman) Rye & District Community Financial Services (Bendigo Bank) who accepted our thanks to Bendigo Bank for supporting Southern Peninsula VIEW with a generous grant to allow us to make and fill (with stationery items) library bags for the Frankston hub prep classes of 2021 and book prizes.

We also celebrated Mother’s Day with a raffle for members. The lucky winners are pictured with their prizes.

Winning ladies

 Please click here to access the May 2021 Newsletter

May Speakers 

                             Bendigo Bank speaker Stephen Edmund

Australian Ballet School

On Friday 21^st May a group of our members attended a performance by The Australian Ballet School at Frankston Arts Centre.  Program Officer Mandy has written about the experience.

What can I say? BRAVO!

Where do I begin? The music was uplifting. The dancing was precise, athletic, and most inspiring.

The choreography ranged from traditional to the most modern. The costuming was beautiful for the ballerinas and virtually non-existent for the male dancers…Sets were limited which only made the atmosphere more electrifying.

As an audience, we were provided with nearly 2 hrs of entertainment that showcased the talents of our Australian Ballet School. All I have to say is BRAVO!

Thank you to Faye for organising the event and for such great seats- FRONT ROW DRESS CIRCLE-perfect view!

May 2021 Friday Soiree

On 21^st May the Southern Peninsula VIEW ‘Friday Soiree’ was held at Delegate Jude’s home.  Program Officer Mandy has written about the experience. 

Again, a great gathering! Jude’s place had all the trappings for a relaxing soiree: multiple decks to lounge upon: a crackling “open fire”; a panoramic view of our lovely Peninsula and last but not least, a sunset to gasp in awe of!

Our lucky members who attended were provided with, yet again, a sumptuous feast of hors’douvres and nibblies and a variety of beverages to complement the occasion… Conversation was light and invigorating and some members were brave enough to rug up [thanks Jude for the RUG collection] to make the most of the late autumn weather on the front deck.

2021 April

Visit to Mulberry Hill

On Tuesday 27^th April a group of our members visited ‘Mulberry Hill’ a national trust home in Langwarrin South.  Program Officer Mandy has written about the experience.

As you venture through the front door of Mulberry Hill you are taken back to a bygone era when life was quite genteel and, in many ways, surreal. As the home of Sir Daryl [artist] and Lady Joan [writer/artist] Lindsay, the home had its beginnings as a farmer’s cottage prior to them purchasing it in 1926. After extensive restoration and extension, it became their primary home and studio. As a mecca for artists and” Melbourne’s Cultural Elite”, Mulberry Hill gained quite a reputation in artistic circles. The house itself, though modest in proportions, highlighted many innovative home designs of the times such as having an “ensuite bathroom “connected to the guest bedroom. Our guide did tell us that Dame Nellie Melba had been a regular visitor to the property.

Every room was laden with art of the era and you can imagine that groups of artists spent leisurely summer days painting the local scenery and posing for portraits in the studio. Joan Lindsay, famous for penning PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, did much of her writing at Mulberry Hill in her upstairs retreat whilst husband Daryl painted in the studio directly below. Our guide alluded to the fact that the couple often communicated by tapping coded messages on the floor and ceiling. The outside “walled garden” and surrounding areas are a testament to the work done by the owners in creating a uniquely beautiful and inspiring landscape. Much of the artwork displayed captures the natural beauty of the surroundings.

The home is a time capsule full of treasures of this bygone era-1920-1980. It is a glimpse into how a very “special group of talented artisans” lived, worked, and played. I am sure our members who attended gained much insight into the life of this couple and the contribution they made to their local community and to the wider Victorian community. 

Well worth a visit!

Please click here to access the April 2021 Newsletter

Mulberry Hill