Rental stress continues to rise

Figures shared this month by Mornington Peninsula Shire state 12% of homeless residents are sleeping on the streets every night and 35% of residents are facing rental stress. Laura Sutton, Housing Support Case Manager at Western Port Community Support (WPCS) says,...

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Momentum is building for a reading revolution

The Grattan Institute’s recently released report, ‘The Reading Guarantee: How to give every child the best chance of success’ concurs with the work we support that's being led by principals and teachers in schools on the Mornington Peninsula. The report states: “For...

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Inaugural MPF La Trobe Oration

Professor Mark Scott’s Oration about the future of teacher education in Australia couldn’t have been more fitting for the inaugural MPF La Trobe Oration held at Mornington Yacht Club on Wednesday 4th October. Professor Scott’s encouraging commentary about the role...

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Classroom Mastery with Dr Tim McDonald

Principals and staff from our Western Port and the Southern Peninsula partner schools came together this month to learn about the theory and practical application of the Science of Learning, with respect to classroom behaviours. Classroom Mastery expert, Dr Tim...

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Meet Nikki Fisher, MPF Communications & Projects Manager

Nikki joined the MPF team earlier this year bringing over 20 years of experience working in media and communications. As a journalist Nikki was a regular contributor to ‘The Age’ for over a decade. In addition to working as a journalist Nikki completed a Graduate...

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Street Requiem on the Ridge

Together with Flinders Fringe Festival and Uncommon Folk we invite you to Street Requiem on the Ridge on Saturday 21 October 2023, 5pm – 7pm. A unique musical and multimedia event, which includes selected movements of 'Street Requiem' by Dr Kathleen McGuire, Andy...

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Mid-year concert Western Port Learning Guarantee

The music program in Western Port brought three primary schools together last month to perform for parents and friends. Music teacher Adrian Allen says, "There was real excitement around this concert. The standard is constantly improving and perhaps what is most...

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