AROUND

Grand Hotel Mornington Keeps

the Galleries

P e n i n s u l a D r a g o n F l y s O n T h e Wa t e r

Grand Hotel Mornington, the

The Peninsula is renowned for its numerous quality

hotel at the heart of Mornington,

commercial and fabulous regional galleries. Take the

is helping to keep the Peninsula

time to explore and you will discover many treasures

DragonFlys Dragon Boat team

and be doubly rewarded with a warm welcome and

on the water through funding the

genuine hospitality. For all about the galleries and local

purchase of a new international

artists this summer on the Peninsula see our feature

class dragon boat for the team.

section pages 56-67

The clubs' new

With free entry throughout the

dragon boat, the

Summer holidays, the McClelland

`Bernie J Taylor', will

Gallery + Sculpture Park Survey

be officially launched

gives you the chance to see

at Peninsula

the work of thirty five leading

AquaFest on January

The hotel was this year

sculptors along a sculpture trail

12, 2008.

recognised as a joint National

that includes the winner of the

winner of the Outstanding

"Peninsula

$100,000 McClelland Award 2007

Community Service and

DragonFlys typify

and the winner of the $20,000

Achievement Award in the 2007

the spirit and

Frankston City Award.

AHA Awards for Excellence and

determination that

also won the Victorian state award

The Rotary Club of Sorrento is holding the 24th Annual

is needed to survive breast cancer

which it also won in 2003, 2005,

Art Show early January, 2008 at the Sorrento Community

and succeed in a gruelling Dragon

2006 and 2007.

Centre, David MacFarlan Reserve, Sorrento. The event,

Boat event. Our team at the Grand

which is eagerly awaited each year by residents and

are proud to be associated with such

The hotel has also provided financial

visitors alike, has come a long way since its inception in

a dedicated and committed group."

support to The Bays hospital for the

1985 when it raised $350.

said Bernie Taylor, Grand Hotel

development of maternity facilities

Mornington Proprietor.

and is the presenting partner of

Each year there is a different well-known artist judging the

Peninsula AquaFest 2008 on January

over 650 entrant works which will be on show. Last year

"Support from the Grand Hotel

12 and January 13, 2008.

$32,000 was given to community services and projects.

has made it possible for us to

Demonstrations will be held during the show with Rodney

enter an exciting phase in our

About Peninsula Dragon Flys

Symmons, Lyn Mellady, John Bredl and Fiona Pilsbrough

new club's history," said Patsy

Peninsula Dragon Flys is a survivors

demonstrating various media at 2pm on January 5th,

Blair, Chairperson of Peninsula

and supporters team and is a

6th,9th and 12th.

DragonFlys. "We look forward to

member organisation of Dragons

rowing the `Bernie J Taylor' to victory

Abreast Australia which comprises

A raffle will be held during the weeks prior to the art show

for many years to come".

breast cancer survivors of various

with the major prize being a painting donated by Len

ages from a great variety of

The Peninsula DragonFlys are one

Pawlyk. Tickets will be sold by the members of the Rotary

backgrounds, athletic abilities and

part of the Grand Hotel's active

Club of Sorrento, and will be on sale in Sorrento and

interests. Competitive outcome is

role in supporting the Mornington

Blairgowrie. The show will run from Saturday 5th January

secondary ­ we are winners simply

community.

until Saturday 12th. Open hours are from 10.00am until

by being here and able to paddle.

4.00pm. Entrance is $3 and children under 12 are free.

More details on page 64

Relax, Unwind, Enjoy

Meet

This summer when the temperatures soar Peninsula Hot Springs will be

the Artist...

filling some of the very relaxing pools with cool mineral water. Under the Hot

Springs property in the Cups in Rye are two aquifers of mineral water.

Robert Knight was born

A must try experience this summer at the Springs is "Dine & Bathe".

in Melbourne. For three

For $45 you can warm up or cool down in the pools before and after a lovely

decades he worked as a

dinner at the Springs Café. Arrive from 6pm, pools close at 10 pm. Dine &

professional signwriter,

Bathe will available this summer 5 nights a week, Wednesday ~ Sunday.

which gave him a thorough grounding in composition,

Bookings essential.

draughtsmanship and paint application.

Today he is a full time artist painting across a range of styles

See pages 52-53 for many other opportunities to 'relax unwind and

& subjects including landscape, cityscape & portraiture. His

enjoy' this summer on the Peninsula.

composite abstracts of the Australian landscape, especially

his eucalypt forests, are fast becoming his trademark.

"I don't paint reality but attempt to capture a mood or

rhythm of the landscape. I like to live it & then paint it.."

Robert has been the recipient of many awards

and commendations, not least of which is his 2004

Australian Art Excellence Medallion Award - the

coveted annual national award of the Australian

Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA).

He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions and his

work has been exhibited in the ACT, Art Melbourne, the

Affordable Art Fair in London and Art Ireland in Dublin.

Robert's work is held in corporate and private

collections in Australia & overseas. To see a selection on

the Peninsula visit McGee's Gallery in Mornington.

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Peninsula Visitor . . . Summer 2007-08