Western Port Community Support – making meaningful connections
A key element to the success of place-based philanthropy is the connections made in communities between various organisations that are often nearby but working in isolation. Since the Western Port Learning Guarantee was formed in 2019, powerful connections between...
Sorrento Writers Festival
MPF is on the same page as Sorrento Writer's Festival when it comes to early years reading. From Cradle to Grave: How To Inspire Children to Become Lifelong Readers, features authors Jane Godwin, Sally Rippin, and illustrator Megan Hess in conversation with Corrie...
Southern Peninsula Community Support needs volunteer Community Support Workers
Our community partner, Southern Peninsula Community Support (SPCS) is calling for specialist volunteers to assist with their work. As the weather cools and demand grows for emergency relief and intervention, SPCS CEO Jeremy Maxwell and his team need more volunteers in...
The Science of Learning
Effective education is a key focus of our work Since MPF started in 2017 it's become clear that effective education for children and young people is key to achieving our mission to support communities on the Mornington Peninsula to break the cycle of disadvantage. The...
Congratulations Toby
Stories like Toby’s are why we do the work we do. Toby is in Grade 3 and has completed the No Limits program supported by MPF. As a baby and toddler Toby had significant speech delays and behavioural issues. His mum Kerry had him assessed and learned Toby has autism,...
Rosebud Secondary and teaching behaviour
At some point along the way we seemed to forget that children and young people need a roadmap, to know what's in and out, a set of rules they can fit in with, or reject. Covid remote learning didn't help any of this, but there was still the gradual decline in clarity...
WPLG expanding
Western Port Learning Guarantee has come on leaps and bounds since its humble and inauspicious beginnings in 2018. With very significant donor support and courageous educational leaders who are not afraid to be wrong, the work has grown momentum that is powering...
In Tune WithU
When we first discussed In Tune WithU with Musician, Singer Songwriter, Cheryl Beattie of The Music Industry in Rosebud, we talked about engagement and the fact that it seemed that so many young people in the local area were struggling to be engaged. By this we meant...
MPF Music in Schools
Music in Schools is in four Western Port primary schools and is a part of the Western Port Learning Guarantee, a community driven initiative aiming to support all children and young people in their educational journey through to successful completion of year 12....
MSO players support MFP Music in Schools with fund raising concert
MSO Associate Principal Wendy Clarke is joined by colleagues and friends in concert at Mount Martha House to support Mornington Peninsula Foundation’s Music in Schools program. The concert will be held in the beautiful front room of Mt Martha Community House, 466...
MPF is a Public Benevolent Institution with Deductible Gift Recipient Item 1 tax status. All donations are tax deductible. In 2017 the George Hicks Foundation made a ten year commitment to fund the operational costs of the MPF. Projects are funded with donations from our wide range of donors.