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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Underlying reasons for intergenerational disadvantage and what we can do. Intensely focused grass roots engagement in areas of disadvantage on the Mornington Peninsula over the last five years is leading to greater clarity regarding the underlying drivers of...