The exhibition Max & Olive focuses on the work of two photographers who shared their lives and studio for much of the 1930s and 1940s before going their separate ways. Max Dupain and Olive Cotton contributed enormously to 20th century Australian photography with Dupain ultimately being regarded as ‘Australia’s most respected and influential black and white photographer’ of this period. His famous 1937 work Sunbaker features in this exhibition. Looking at their work together between 1934 and 1945 provides an insight into the creative process of this unique partnership. Often shooting the same subjects, or pursuing subjects and pictorial effects…
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From Burlesque Blues To The Icons of Australian Jazz, The 2017 Mornington Winter Jazz & Blues Festival Has It All…. With the Mornington Winter Jazz and Blues Festival now just weeks away excitement is starting to build as Mornington gets set to welcome some of Australia’s finest musicians and artists to the Peninsula for one very special long weekend. As always Mornington bars and restaurants will come alive with the sound of swingin’ jazz and smooth blues from Friday 9th June to Sunday 11th across the Queens Birthday Long Weekend. In addition this year sees a return of the ever…
With less than two months now until the Frankston Dolphins Football Club present their case to AFL Victoria in their mission to regain their VFL licence for 2018, Frankston Council is urging people to sign up for a membership before the 30 June deadline. Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial bought a membership last week. “We’re a sports loving city here in Frankston and football tops the list as a way for people to come together, to have fun and be social while being active,” Cr Cunial said. “The Dolphins have a rich 150-year history, providing a pathway for footballers to…
POLICE are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person involved in the hit-and-run death of Frankston woman Jennifer Moller outside Karingal Bowling Club five years ago. Ms Moller was waiting to cross Skye Rd, Frankston, 1.30pm, on 27 April 2012, when she was struck by a car, believed to be a 2011 white Mercedes Benz sedan. The 54-year-old was treated at the scene by paramedics but later died. The driver fled the scene. Detectives believe the reward will entice someone with key information to come forward. Husband John Moller, 53, said: “It’s…
A MAN was hit on the head with a beer bottle during a fight on a Frankston-bound bus, 8.20pm, Sunday 7 May. Police said the victim, 38, was on the 901 bus from Dandenong station to Frankston train station when he got into an argument with another man and his girlfriend who boarded at Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Carrum Downs. The offender is said to have pulled the victim up by his clothing when the bus was passing near Kananook station and hit him with the bottle. The driver stopped the bus at Frankston station and alerted protective services officers but the…