glassy sign...

I have never seen a for sale sign displayed quite like this before...
It is in the window of a resort unit at The Nepean, Dromana...
Reflections add the graphics...


glassy reflection
a transparent sale
maybe


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

old and new...

side view of St Mark's Anglican Church and The Nepean, a newly opened resort...


sacred and progress
discordant 
neighbours


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

The Nepean is growing...

at last a glimpse of blue skies after days of rain...
This is evolving The Nepean - a new resort in Dromana...


a resort is growing
offering sugary
lifestyles


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

uneasy connections...

view of a Dromana street with the emerging The Nepean Resort on the left -
right close by old St Marks Anglican Church...


uneasy connections
lifestyle spars with
sacred old worlds


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

scaffolding shadows...

Construction worker taking a break from building the new The Nepean resort on Dromana's foreshore.


scaffolding shadows
uneasy hints of
progress


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Q is for Questions...

Q is for questions...
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

The Mornington Peninsula is a delightful world for summer holidaymakers.
So many attractions by the sea and so many hinterland points of interests.
But in the wintry months, the residents are still there and enjoying the secret beauties of the peninsula - not to mention the lack of bustling crowds.

However, there are many questions about how the peninsula should be effectively managed.
Residents are carefully watching developers plan resorts here.
The questions are:
1. Can the peninsula support a range of resorts?
2. Do the peninsula holidaymakers want resorts? (Many love camping by the sea!)
3. Do the residents agree with the burgeoning idea of resorts?

Already we have plenty of places like the one in the above photo in Dromana.
There's a newish hot springs resort at Rye on the southern end of the peninsula and there are plans to turn parts of historical Point Nepean (mentioned in last week's post) into a resort area.


And above is what is happening right now in Dromana main street.
The Nepean advertises apartments built above new shops - according to the above sign.
But the Stockdale and Leggo real estate website view is quite different.
No shops!
So far, the builders have just moved the post office that was here and turned over the dirt.
But that is not the ultimate.


Just a couple of doors down from the previous photo is what may be Pearl Beach Resort!
The photo was taken 26.2.12.
The sign advertises the 3rd real estate to handle the selling.
Notably, the old restaurant on the site is still there and the old home next door + 2 small shops have simply been vacated.


sometimes the questions
just generate more questions
with curly answers



And the above photo was taken 16.12.10
Are the developers and agents themselves asking questions?

Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - Q is for questions

The Nepean

The Nepean Apartments are another resort lifestyle evolving on the Nepean Highway, Dromana.
(It replaces the Dromana Post Office mentioned in last week's post!)
This is just a few properties away from the evolving Pearl Beach Resort.
I don't know if this is all good for the Dromana seaside world.

New ways of living
New glossy standards near old
New survival skills

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