I have found Heathmont Kindergarten to be an excellent Pre-school. The teachers are relaxed and creative, children are always stimulated and the environment is light and bright. I especially appreciate the way the kindergarten facilitates friendships between families and makes connections with the community. An excellent kindergarten.

Great, yummy, fresh food. This has become my new favourite place for take away and the occasional eating out

Approximate cost: $15

We tried this place as it is a bit of a novelty to be able to drive through a bakery. Now we keep going back. Love their sausage rolls. Pies are good too. Great prices, great service. Fantastic to grab a quick lunch without getting little kids in and out of car seats.

Approximate cost: $2.50

Moving from the Inner City, we were thrilled to find this fabulous little cafe in the burbs. Great food, consistently warm and friendly service, great options for kids and cute presentation of some favourites (fish and chips wrapped in newspaper cones). Amazingly good value too. The only thing wrong with the cafe is that it is not open for dinner. :-)

Approximate cost: $14

Not happy with our local chains we checked out a couple of small local pizza places. Villarosa is certainly the best! Generous toppings, yummy pasta, tasty gourmet pizzas and quick delivery. They also gave me a great deal on a bulk order for a school group. This is our new local. Love it.

Approximate cost: $11.50

I have been seeing Jane from WLN for a few years now and decided to follow her when she moved her practice to Whole Life Naturopathy in Frankston because she is so good.

I have seen her to help me through two pregnancies - and found that her help, advice and vitamin/herbal prescriptions made a really big difference to my energy levels, ability to combat colds etc and general sense of wellbeing. (Whenever I forgot to take my supplements I was amazed at how much worse I felt). She was then able to help me with my newborns, helping iron out digestive issues that were causing grief and lack of sleep.

I have also seen her a few times when diagnosed with one of those annoying viruses that you 'can't take anything for'. Jane has always been able to provide herbal and nutritional supplements to help me feel better and get over things quicker. She seems pretty happy to work alongside your doctor's advice and prescriptions which was important to me as a diabetic.

Overall I find Jane to be really helpful, knowledgeable and good at getting to the heart of an issue. I'd recommend her highly to anyone looking for a naturopath in the Mornington Peninsula.

Approximate cost: $65

We know it's hard to find a good real estate agent so just wanted to provide some WOM after recently selling our East Melbourne apartment. We were really happy with our decision to sell with Nathan Gibson of Harcourts. We decided to sell though him because of his detailed knowledge of our area, diligence in updating us on recent sales, networks of potential buyers and strong and confident manner. Throughout the campaign, he involved us and kept us informed at every step of the way. Nathan was terrific in negotiating and liasing with our tennants and leasing agents; working to keep all parties satisfied. He kept us informed with the state of the market and offered solid advice when required. We found him to be very knowledgable, willing to go above and beyond the call of duty and really easy to work with. We would recommend him highly to any potential sellers.

We have been ordering nappies and baby products from Hello Charlie for a 18 months and are always really happy with their service. Their ordering is easy, the delivery is prompt and we value being able to order eco-friendly disposable nappies at a reasonable price.

We get Umago for delivery and it is always fantastic, hot, fresh food. After trialling a few places around our area this is definitely one of the best places to go for great Pizza, Pasta and Main Meals delivered to your door.

We have started to use Coles Online and are very happy with the service offered. Our deliveries have been on time and accurate, the fresh food is good and there were no hassles getting a refund on a package of tacos that was out of date. It certainly beats shopping with kids!

Approximate cost: $9-15 extra