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Welcome to the Coast Summer is here! Time to relax, unwind and enjoy what the coast has to offer‌ While you are visiting, please be mindful that you are holidaying in an environmentally sensitive area, and water conservation is highly valued in our community. Phillip Island and surrounding townships play host to thousands of visitors daily during the summer, so protecting our regions precious water resources and essential services is vital, and must be shared by everyone.
Guidelines for a low impact holiday Cooking up a BBQ? Please do not pour greasy waste and other chemicals down the sink or gully trap. Washing down your boat or vehicle? Please do so on a grassed area and use a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or use a bucket. Garden needs a drink? Use a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle anytime or by means of a watering system between the hours of 6pm – 10am daily
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As a 7-year-old, I remember asking my bemused mum, ‘Why oh why does it take so long for Christmas to arrive?!’ She told me to stop wishing time away, that time would speed up soon enough and I would get to an age where I wished the years would not slip away in a blink . . . and she was right! It only feels like yesterday that I was putting up my tree and watching my eager toddler devour fistfuls of Christmas cake.
publisher/editor Maria Reed sub editor Anne Roussac-Hoyne
It’s the silly season yet again, a wonderful time to be by the coast. A time to slow down and reflect, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy simple pleasures like building a sandcastle on the beach, or reading a good story with the sand squishing between your toes.
words Katie Cincotta, Maria Reed Sue Webster, Sally O’Neill
In the words of 96-year-old Percy Hinton, “This world is a wonderful place: you’ve gotta get out there an’ enjoy it!” Hear, hear,” we say! Winning the title of ‘Mr Perfect 1947’ in bodybuilding, this incredible gentleman has an amazing story to tell of a life well lived, and the secret to happiness. We talk to two remarkable people, aboriginal actor Tony Briggs and his equally talented mother Laurel – one of the original Sapphires. They talk of their life together, music and shared love. This story is a real gem. Then we go on a journey with inspired film-maker Richard Kickbush, and see the world of adventure through his eyes. Filming everything from cane toads to extreme surfers, it’s not a life for the faint hearted. In a similar vein, we talk to screen writer Kelly Lefever about her colourful life behind the small screen.
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Coast Life
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Eye of the storm - Cinematographer Richard Kickbush
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2 Coast People - Tony Briggs & mum Laurel
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Surfer profile - Kelly Laity
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Arts & events guide
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Artist profile - Kerry Spokes
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15 minutes of fame - Darren Froggatt
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Brave heart - Felicia Di Stefano
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Artist profile - Hometown hero Ricky Swallow
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Lyn White - Animals Australia
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Drama queen - TV scriptwriter Kelly Lefever
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Book Reviews
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Mr Perfect - Percy Hinton flexes his muscle
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Where to eat guide
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Heavy metal and the art of glass
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Cafe review - Dalliance
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Summer attractions
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My favourite recipe - Old Dalyston Deli
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Dine out - a fresh take on tapas at Youki’s
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Coast property
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Building & Renovation feature
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Lifestyle review - our story is our home
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coastlife summer
marco @ mingara gallery Molten rock and monumental cliff edges have inspired new work from Melbourne-based artist Marco Luccio. Known for his striking and bold cityscapes made on rooftops from New York to Paris, Luccio’s focus has shifted from the built environment to the natural. An exhibition titled The Island will open on 10 February at Mingara Gallery in Cowes. The Island is an exciting body of work including paintings, drypoints and drawings inspired by the monumental and awesome beauty of the rugged coastline of Phillip Island. The key to the creative intensity of The Island is the time Luccio spent on the Island over the last 12 months, spending up to a week at a time painting in situ. You can view his spectacular work from 3 Mar – 1 April 2013, opening at 2.30 pm with an artists talk. All welcome at Mingara Gallery, 242 Thompson Ave, Cowes
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hot lee jeans to win! Look cool like these phillip island locals in Lee jeans this summer. One pair of guys and one pair of girls Lee Jeans to give away. Visit www.facebook.com/sarsaparillaboutique for details.
win mossvale tix They say the soul is the principle of life: An irreplaceable element of one’s being. In the majestic surrounds of Mossvale Park, South Gippsland, amongst the grand old trees lives a single stage awaiting its friends to come and join this search for soul. This setting is the home of the 2013 ‘Summer of Soul’, proudly presented by Lyrebird Arts Council. Sharon Jones & the DapKings, Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, Saswatch, Chris Wilson, Los Coronas, Steven Smyth and M.C. Sarah Howells . . . need we say more? To win one of 4 double passes to the festival, email us at editorial@coastmagazine.net telling us why you want tickets to the coolest festival in town.
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old dogs banish the blues When Suzanne McCourt’s beloved old dog became frail and needy, she caught a glimmer of her own demise. Would she age so well? So bravely? With such love and trust and dignity? Old Dogs – lessons in loving and aging is a funny, wise and wonderful book that deals with all the big issues. It will make you laugh and make you cry. It’s a tribute to every funny, lumpy, grumpy, devoted old dog you’ve ever known, and a dollar from the sale of each book will assist the Black Dog Institute in their diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression and bipolar disorder. Available at Turn the Page, 40a Thompson Ave, Cowes 5952 1444
sea symphony @ churchill island Revel in the classics this summer when the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time at Phillip Island on February 2nd, 5pm - 7pm. Churchill Island Heritage Farm is set to delight visitors with an outdoor concert set against a backdrop of stunning bay views. Conductor Benjamin Northey will lead the 70-piece orchestra through classics from Rossini, Puccini, Tchaikovsky and more with selected pieces by soprano Antoinette Halloran. Gates open at 3:30pm at Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Phillip Island www.penguins.org.au
beautiful art prints & stock photos Coast master photographer Warren Reed is excited to announce his new online gallery at www.warrenreedphotography.com.au or www.coastmagazine.net and click on the link. Now you can purchase that beautiful image for your home, or a perfect gift for a loved one. Photos can be purchased framed or unframed, and there is also access for business and commercial usage.
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one less homeless hound. . . We folk at coast magazine love a happy ending. We featured a story about HOMELESS HOUNDS homelesshoundsrescue.com and the valuable work they do to save thousands of unwanted animals by placing them with temporary foster carers. See story on pg 38 at this link issuu.com/coastmagazine/docs/ coast_aut_12_online_magazine. We would like to introduce Ernie and Diesel the staffy. Ernie was heartbroken after losing his staffy to cancer, and read the story about the amazing work done by the dedicated volunteers at Homeless Hounds in Coast Magazine (Ed 26 Autumn 2012). The two met, and have been inseparable since - a perfect match. If you would like to volunteer as a foster carer, help or donate, please email homelesshoundsrrr@gmail.com or pet rescue log onto http://www.petrescue.com.au/ or you can pop into Leanne Piasente’s shop, Garden of thoughts, in Wonthaggi.
COOL ART @ Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Without Pier gallery is hosting its 4th annual Art Exhibition, Cool Art @ Coolart, at the (you guessed it…) Coolart homestead in Somers. Over 25 artists from the gallery’s stable, including local artist Stewart Westle (pictured), will exhibit paintings and sculptures at the homestead. A regular feature of the exhibition is work by indigenous artists from Utopia and the Western Desert. There will be art demonstrations by popular and wellknown artists. Entry is free. 11- 28 January 2013. Enq 9583 7577 www.withoutpier.com.au
a world vision It’s on again – The 2013 Gala Charity Fashion Show presented by the Phillip Island World Vision Club. Its 2012 show was a sell-out success, and they are looking forward to a night of gorgeous gowns and fine fashion on 22 March at the Cowes Cultural Centre. For tickets or more information , call Gail on 59521763 or Nance on 5956 9176
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WIN songs of love, loss and politics Rob Gray’s emotional journey was featured in the Spring 2012 edition of Coast Magazine. We are excited to announce that the first 10 new subscribers to Coast will win a copy of Songs of Love, Loss and Politics for the Emotionally Disenfranchised – by Rob Gray (Sundog). If you’d like to grab your own copy, you will find it stocked at all good cafes around Phillip Island.
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This thrill seeking, South African hairdresser met Tad Hendry from “Bryn’s School” charity whilst cutting his hair in San Remo. She was so moved by Bryn’s story and his legacy (the charity builds schools for underprivileged children around the world) that she wanted to help. Bec and her friends are undertaking a Mongol Rally, driving 10,000 miles plus from Järna (45 mins from Stockholm) to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to raise money and awareness for this local charity. If you would like to help them raise funds for Bryn’s school you can donate at www.brynschool.net. If you would like to follow their action packed adventure look up – Rebecca Trollip’s Mongol Rally on facebook.
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tony One of my earliest memories was holding onto Mum’s trouser pants and walking into a room full of music. I remember red lights and funky, soul music. I would have been about three. There was always music throughout my childhood and I remember watching Mum rehearsing with The Sapphires in St Kilda in the very early 1970s. She was a very young mother and very beautiful, with her long dark hair. I recall a feeling of comfort around Mum, a feeling of warmth. She still has that caring, warmth and gentleness of spirit that I always sensed as a child. Our Aboriginal culture was always there in our lives. I grew up with my cousins and we were all raised together by our mothers and aunties and uncles . But overall, my mother raised me and was always there for me and still is to this day. Mum often told stories of growing up in an Aboriginal community with an Aboriginal mother and father and grandmother. We still have the Yorta Yorta language in our lives – even though Mum’s family was not allowed to speak their language for many years. It was more like an accident that I learnt about Mum and The Sapphires. I slowly pieced the story together by talking to a lot of people over a long time. It was hard work putting it together.
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I thought it was an important story to tell because it was a positive, light-hearted view of the life of Aboriginal people. It was different from what I was seeing on stage and screen at the time. It was an uplifting story that I wanted to share, and I also found humour and adventure in it. There are several stories in the lives of The Sapphires that I wanted to tell, but of course the play and movie are only snippets of the real adventure. It’s been a wonderful gift to be able to tell my mother’s story and to leave that as a legacy for my children, grandchildren and hopefully great-grandchildren. I love the way the Australian public has embraced the story. As a filmmaker you pray that people like your work as much as you do, and it’s so uplifting that Australians have responded so positively – and I have Mum to thank for that. I admire Mum’s ability to raise me the way she did. Now being a father of three, I realise how difficult parenthood is and how much you sacrifice. I can honestly say that I am absolutely grateful that she is my mother. I feel that she passed on the gentleness of spirit and caring nature that make me a better person. I don’t have a big enough vocabulary to sum Mum up in a single word, but I think I will just settle on ‘gentle’.
Actor and writer Tony Briggs has always found inspiration in his mother’s stories. It was a Sunday morning chat on the veranda that gave Tony the idea to write about one chapter in her life, and ‘The Sapphires’, now a hit stage play and movie, was born. In ‘real life’ this mother and son have a bond that goes beyond stories and into their everyday lives…
laurel I grew up in Shepparton, Victoria. I had a lovely childhood – being one of eight sisters and one brother was a lot of fun. My first memories are of playing in the orchard where I grew up. Dad was the manager and many other Aboriginal families also worked there. We lived with our extended family and were all very close – we stuck together all the time. I left school early because I couldn’t handle the racism any more. I went to work with Dad in the orchard packing sheds and doing the bookkeeping. I enjoyed it, but was out of a job when the season ended. I couldn’t get work in town because of the racism, or that’s what I put it down to – I just seemed to miss out every time. I went to live with my cousin Beverly in Melbourne and worked with her as a telephonist: I really loved that. Beverly, Naomi and I used to sing in clubs. We worked during the day and sang at night. I was only sixteen when I singing and if my parents had known, I would have been sent home for sure! Two years later I had Tony and, when I was nineteen, we had the offer to go to Vietnam. It was actually Lois and I who went. It was a scary, happy and wonderful experience – the soldiers were such gentlemen and really looked after us. I had a lot of help from my sisters bringing Tony up – I didn’t have the faintest idea what I was doing at first! My sister looked after him while I went to work around the corner in a biscuit factory and I’d race home at lunchtime to see him. It was very hard: there were no benefits or support like there are today. We even had to get some money from the poor box a few times. It was so degrading… we’d never had to do anything like that before.
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He rang me constantly asking questions, and my sister and cousins were always open to his calls. Then one day he rang and said: ‘It looks like it’s going to happen, Mum.’ He had walked into the Melbourne Theatre Company with the script and they loved it. I flew down to Melbourne for the first reading of the play. I didn’t know what the heck they were talking about… ‘a reading’… but I went. On the opening night of the play, we just all started crying. We couldn’t help it! And now the movie is out… does it depict our lives? Well… yes and no. There was lots left out of the film, but we are very happy with it. It’s been a nice little journey for Tony and he’s not finished yet. Tony has been my pride and my joy – I’ve never looked back since I had him. He has made me very, very proud. When Tony and I are together, he is very caring and aware that I am getting on in age. He is very attentive and he includes me in his family. Today I work with the Aboriginal Medical Service. I am a Home and Community Care Worker. I drive the elders, help them attend appointments – anything that needs doing, I do it. I sometimes feel that we, as Aboriginal people, are continually going in circles, but I see a lot of stronger, younger ones that have the fire in their bellies to keep our culture going. Like Tony…
Watching Tony grow up was such a joy. He is an achiever. Everything he touches turns to gold and I hope it continues. When he said he loved acting, I was uneasy. But he started getting jobs and Neighbours was his first big role. I was very proud of him. Then he started writing and I thought, ‘Oh no!’ I asked him: ‘Son, when are you going to get a proper job?’ I actually apologised to him for that recently. If he had got a ‘proper job’, none of this would have happened – the Sapphires’ story would never have been told. We were sitting on the back porch one Sunday morning and he started asking me questions about my time in Vietnam. Then he asked what I would think if he wrote a story about the experience. I said I couldn’t really remember much, but then it all started coming back. The original Sapphires
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Photography by Warren Reed – Coast Magazine When: Nov 25 – Dec 20 Where: Meeniyan Art Gallery, 84 Whitelaw Street Who: 5664 0101 www.meeniyanartgallery.org.au
Kongwak Market When: Every Sunday Where: Kongwak General store Who: Jane: 0417 142 478
Gooseneck Pottery Kiln opening & Christmas exhibition When: December 1 & 2 and December 8 & 9 Where: Gooseneck Pottery, 60 Kardella-Fairbank Rd, Kardella Who: Rob 5655 2406 www.gooseneckpottery.com.au
Exhibition: COOL ART@ Coolart When: Jan 11-28 Where: Coolart Homestead, Somers Who: www. withoutpier.com.au
‘A little melencolia’ - Martin King prints and drawings. When: to December 15 Where: Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek Who: 5683 2481 www.geckostudiogallery.com.au
Kustom Nationals When: Jan 4-6 Where: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Who: www.kustoms.com.au
‘Letting go’- New works by Kerry Spokes. When: December 16 to January 19 Where: Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek Who: 5683 2481 www.geckostudiogallery.com.au Twilight Market When: Friday 28th December Where: Old Dalyston Deli, 74 Glen Forbes Rd, Dalyston Who: 5678 7377 www.olddalystondeli.com Gold and Silversmith’s Guild of Australia’s National Exhibition When: 21st December to 2nd February Where: The Goldsmith’s Gallery, Bridgeview Arcade, Shop 3/157-159 Marine Parade, San Remo Who: 5678 5788 www.goldsmithsgallery.com.au Pyramid Rock Festival When: 29 Dec – 1 Jan Where: Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island Who: www.thepyramidrockfestival.com Kongwak Market When: Every Sunday (except 20th Dec) Where: Kongwak General store Who: Jane: 0417 142 478 Inverloch Community Farmers Market When: Last Sunday of the month Where: The Glade, Inverloch Foreshore Who: 0448 327 637 www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au
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Lyrebird Arts Council presents Ben Sollee When: Jan 11 Where: Meeniyan Town Hall Who: Call 5664 9239 www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au Trevor Festival When: Jan 12 Where: Churchill Island Who: www.moshtix.com.au www.whoistrevor.com.au Bass Coast Agricultural Show When: Sat 12 Jan & (equestrian) Sun 13 Jan Where: Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve Who: Rosemary Loughnan, 5672 3259 www.basscoastagshow.org.au Summer of Soul - Mossvale Park When: Sunday 6 January Where: Mossvale Park Rd, Berry’s Creek Who: www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au/mossvale True to Life - Helen Wilkinson & Grant Flather When: January 20 to February 16 Where: Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek Who: 5683 2481 www.geckostudiogallery.com.au
20th Australian Motorcycle International Island Classic When: Jan 25-27 Where: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Who: www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au San Remo Channel Challenge When: Jan 27 Where: San Remo foreshore Who: www.basscoast.vic.gov.au Kilcunda Lobster Festival When: Jan 27 Where: Kilcunda foreshore Who: Call 0400 045 130 kcda@waterfront.net.au Inverloch Community Farmers Market When: Last Sunday of the month Where: The Glade, Inverloch Foreshore Who: 0448 327 637 www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au
february Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Performs When: Feb 2 Where: Churchill Island Heritage Farm Who: www.penguins.org.au Lyrebird Arts Council presents Ash Grunwald & Mia Dyson When: February 8 Where: Leongatha Memorial Hall Who: Call 5664 9239 www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au Phillip Island Superbike World Championship When: Feb 22-24 Where: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Who: www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au
march preview Lyrebird Arts Council presents Tim Rogers and The Bamboos When: March 2 Where: Leongatha Memorial Hall Who: Call 5664 9239 www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au Marco Luccio – The Island (paintings & prints) When: March 3 - April 1 Where: Mingara Gallery, 242 Thompson Ave Cowes Who: 5952 3722 www.mingaragallery.com.au Phillip Island & San Remo Rotary Art and Photographic Show When: 8 -11 March Where: Stan Watt Pavilion, Wynne Road, San Remo Who: 5678 5348 www.sanremoartshow.org.au Lyrebird Arts Council presents Ruthie Foster & Jordie Lane When: March 16 Where: Meeniyan Town Hall Who: Call 5664 9239 www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au Inverloch Food and Wine Festival When: March 16 Where: The Glade, Inverloch Who: www.visitinverloch.com Inverloch Jazz Fest When: March 8-11 Where: Inverloch Town Who: www.inverlochjazzfestival.com
Prints – etchings and lithographs by Jim Pavlidis When: Jan 20 to Feb 16 Where: Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek Who: 5683 2481 www.geckostudiogallery.com.au Foster Agricultural Show When: Feb 23 Where: Foster Showgrounds, Station Road, Foster Who: Denis O’Neill 0425 565 649 fostershow.wordpress.com Kongwak Market When: Every Sunday Where: Kongwak General Store Who: Jane 0417 142 478 Inverloch Community Farmers Market When: Last Sunday of the month Where: The Glade, Inverloch Foreshore Who: 0448 327 637 www.vicfarmersmarkets.org.au
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Darren Froggatt is a fit 40-year-old with energy to burn – and he’s not showing any signs of slowing down. A thrill-seeking adrenaline junkie, he wakeboards, snow skis, snowboards, windsurfs and waterskis. “That’s when I’m not flying, sliding down massive hills or being towed on a surfboard,” he laughs. Counterbalancing his need for speed, enjoying Island time is one of his favourite pastimes. words alison hill photo supplied - darren at right
fifteenminutesoffame Competitive by nature, Darren’s sheer determination has helped him make it to the top in various sports including semi-professional snow skiing and wakeboarding as well as being a qualified instructor in both. He also runs, cycles, surfs, fishes, speaks French and German fluently (plus a bit of Belgian) and is a qualified pilot. Born in the UK, as a youngster he was sent to boarding school. He saw it as an escape from the tension and bickering of his parents who eventually divorced when he was about 15. “I was lucky to grow up with mates from all over the world in a school that introduced me to lots of different sports.” Apart from a good education, he wasn’t given any other assistance from his parents. He got used to being fiercely independent and fending for himself, qualities that have helped him get to where he is today. “I’ve been in Australia for about 8 years now essentially to have a better life.” Darren has focused on building a business. Zerothree was the result, and he has now become Apple Mac’s leading online re-seller in Australia. The secret to his success? He will go to any length to provide service to his customers. One of his clients lived in Kyneton (and he wasn’t happy to charge $318 delivery fee), so he flew down personally from Brighton to Kyneton Airfield, computer in hand, just 2 hours after the customer had placed the order. A few years down the track, Darren met his (now) fiancée Kristy on Elwood beach. Playing Frisbee with a friend, he laughs, “I was attracted to her Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses - but really, she was cute, and the fact that she liked the beach was the clincher!” He describes Kristy as, “a beautiful girl. She’s very lively, cool and happy; a fun girl who keeps me on my toes.” Theirs wasn’t a conventional proposal. “Kristy proposed to
me when we were flying to the Island in November last year; we were over Western Port Bay at two and a half thousand feet when I said yes!” He and Kristy escape to the Island nearly every weekend. They have a permanent van at a Holiday Park in Cowes, which is set on five acres of bushland - 100m from the beach and 2km from Cowes’ main street. ‘Maverick’, their beloved fat-faced, short-haired British Blue cat, also loves coming down and happily wanders around the campsite. Most people know him. “He’s part of the family and full of personality; he’s just nuts,” laughs Darren. Their typical Island weekend involves “getting there as fast as we can on a Friday”, sometimes chartering a light plane so they can be there in 20 minutes. Their favourite restaurant overlooks the bay at Rhyll. “We go there a lot; we’re pretty much part of the furniture! After that, we’ll see who’s around for the weekend and catch up with friends.” The weekends are a huge contrast to his working week. “Being at the Island is the complete opposite to my work situation. It gives me inner balance. Down here it’s just drifting around; there are no definite plans, we just go with the flow. It’s generally a big sporting, dining and social event (with the odd beer here and there).” Most of all he loves the Island way of life. “People here don’t appear to be bothered about money or status (even though there are some amazing houses down here); it seems they’re more interested in the whole relaxed, beautiful family environment that is the Island. It’s got the most wonderful coastline you could want, beautiful scenery, beautiful walking tracks and stunning restaurants. Every time we come over the San Remo bridge we sigh and say to each other: ‘We’re on Island time now.’ Everything. Is. Just. Slower. . . That’s what I love about it.”
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“I’m not sure what they’re putting in the water in Australia but it is creating some excellent outfits and Saskwatch are the latest edition,” said Craig Charles from the BBC, after the local 9 piece Melbourne outfit wowed audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The powerhouse soul sensations will be one of the cool line up of acts at this year’s Mossvale ‘summer of soul’ festival. We talk to Liam McGorry about all things soulful . . .
SASKWATCH You’re coming to play at the Mossvale Music Festival. What can people expect from the band? With the live shows, we love to have fun and get the audience up and going. Seeing people dancing and enjoying the music - we get a buzz out of it.
You’ve been described as a ‘swirling hurricane of soul’. Can you tell us about the band’s influences? We all grew up around Melbourne and we all dig soul music. The classic influences would have to be James Brown, Aretha Franklin, plus modern bands like the Black Keys and Doctor Dog – there’s a lot of soul influenced acts out there that are really fantastic.
Best gig to date? Tell us a little bit about Saskwatch? We’re 9 friends that met at music school - The College of the Arts in Melbourne. There’s Nkechi, Rob, Sam, Nic, Will, Ed, Tom, Olaf and me. We started busking outside Flinders Street Station just for fun, with a mix of soul, jazz and funk. We were spotted by Vince Peach (3PBS) and invited to perform at ‘Soul in the Basement’ hosted at the famed Cherry Bar. From there we gradually started forming a band and writing our own songs. It’s taken 3 years to get where we are now.
Saskwatch – who thought of the name? Our trumpet player Nic went to Canada for a skiing holiday and he liked the name Saskwatch (a province of Canada) – pity he couldn’t spell! (Sasquatch)
How is it playing in a 9-member band? We’re all friends so we do pretty well. At times it can be taxing physically moving everyone around, but we make it work. They’re a pretty amazing, funny bunch, but underneath, we’re all normal people and just want to enjoy what we’re doing.
That’s a tough one. Personally, I’d have to say the Golden Plains Festival at Meredith. It’s one of my favourite festivals. I’ve been attending as a punter for years, and just to play there was amazing. I never imagined we’d be playing up on that stage. It’s where the legends play. Also Edinburgh. David Bates saw us at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and invited us over to the Spiegeltent at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We played 14 shows and the gigs were packed. It was such a great atmosphere and it was good to start all over again and get known by a new audience.
Your song ‘Delinquent’ just rocks – tell us about it? It’s a bit of a homage to the likes of Mulatu Astatke and The Budos Band (that ethio/afro influenced tip). Somewhat of a ‘Tour-de-force’ by Edward George Crocker on drums, I really love the Farfisa melody and the amazing conga/shekere from our friend Felipe.
Dream gig? To be honest, it’s sounding like Mossvale Park. From everything I’ve heard, it’s an amazing gig, and to be playing alongside the likes of Sharon King and the Dapkings and Los Coronas – pretty cool.
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Cinematographer Richard Kickbush has seen and captured parts of the world that most of us only get to experience from the couch – the South American cane toad invasion across the Top End of Australia, the depths of the ocean in Guam’s 11km Mariana Trench, and the humble beginnings of a children’s choir in Uganda.
After 20 years in the film industry as a cinematographer and 3D pioneer, the son of missionaries has found sanctuary from the film world’s creative chaos on a 5-acre property in Inverloch, which he shares with his girlfriend Kelly Van Den Berg, an investigative journalist turned horse trainer. Richard and Kelly share the paddocks, orchard, and dam with Kelly’s champion dressage horse Royal Russia and Richard’s Kelpie Staffy cross Huxley, who stays sporadically as part of a shared custody arrangement. “I call him Yelpie sometimes. He’s highly intelligent and sensitive to everything going on, and he’ll start whining for anything that stresses him.” For a man who has worked with some of the world’s most accomplished writers and directors, Richard is used to emotions and
egos running high, especially when it came to the titanic narcissism of James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator, Avatar). “He’s interesting,” he offers hesitantly. Richard describes his month of working with the Oscar-winning filmmaker as a pinnacle in his career, but also a lesson in humility. He pushes crews in terms of time and exhaustion. You can say you worked on a James Cameron production, and yes it proves your ability, but the Terminator 2 crew produced a t-shirt that said ‘T3 but not with me’.” As part of the crew on Cameron’s epic Deep Sea Challenger film set to screen in 2014, the exhilaration and exhaustion drew an epiphany from the seasoned filmmaker. “I worked 30 days straight on Deep Dive, 15 to 16-hour days. It becomes a bit of a challenge in the film industry. How>
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far can you push yourself? I saw people who were giving everything of themselves and people like James Cameron keep asking for more, beyond what’s acceptable for any human being. For the first two decades of his film career, Richard admits he was hypnotised by the adrenaline and the creative fervour of storytelling through the lens. “When you’re young that lifestyle is great, it’s exciting, and you’re around a group of people working together where there’s a real frantic passion and energy you get sucked into. Your film crew become more of a family than your own family. It’s satisfying for a short period of time but ultimately it’s unhealthy but it takes years to learn that. I’ve burnt a number of relationships based on the choices I’ve made.” The 40 year old has explored much of the world as a lone wolf on the back of a bike. Before Ewan McGregor did 31,000 km from New York to London, Richard had mapped out his own path aboard a KLR 650 Enduro, travelling on his wits across Russia’s Tran Siberian railway, through Alaska, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco and Asia. His thirst for adventure began as a boy when Richard lived in Gove (also the home of Yothu Yindi) in the Northern Territory’s Gulf of Carpentaria. His parents work at an Aboriginal mission and Richard was one of only three white boys in the town. Out in the bush, he says the culture clash was cinematic. “We were little BMX bandits, roaming everywhere on our BMXs. And the full blood Aboriginals, who didn’t speak English, would be out hunting, wanting to show us if they’d caught a goanna or a kangaroo. “They had no common language but through action, emotion and body language, the boys from different sides of Arnhem Land would share each other’s lives – planting perhaps the first seed of storytelling in Richard’s young mind. Where this travelling cameraman, who dropped out of an engineering degree to study Arts and audio engineering in Perth, has earned his reputation is in 3D documentary film including the cult status Aussie doco by Mark Lewis, Cane Toads: The Conquest. “It was a really tough shoot, especially trying to use prototype gear. They’re dirty, disgusting animals but their big ugly textured faces are really great material for 3D.” The film’s cane toad wrangler travelled with the stars of the show in his own van with dozens of the bulgy-eyed amphibians ready to plonk on set at just the right time. “He was this huge Wookie guy who was about 70 who’d been on the run from the US after he dodged the Vietnam War draft – and he had his own separate van with the cane toad zoo.” Working with prototype 3D cameras and huge laptops was a huge challenge on the stretch of red dust in 45-degree heat. >
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For the third series of Storm Surfers, which followed champion surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones on their search for virgin swell, the weather conditions were equally difficult. “We had to build the gear to get the size and waterproofing right. A lot of it was solving problems, keeping the lens dry and splash free. Getting water on the lens in 2D is not so much a problem, but in 3D you’ve got this blob there that the eye can’t focus on.” Richard admits much of the thrill of documentary making is in the risk and the spontaneity of being in the field. “It’s about not getting killed, and not having the equipment break. One trip to Cow Bombie in Western Australia, Tom Carroll got caught by the lip and went over the wave in a jet ski and nearly hit rock. The gear that took months to build was smashed, but Carroll walked away.” But while Richard agrees having seen the world through a camera lens has been an extraordinary journey, now he has a grounding desire to embrace the Gippsland community and its fight against coal seam gas through the Lock the Gate alliance. That means only choosing film projects that he can justify being away from his loved ones on the coast. The upcoming IMAX film The Hidden Universe, which will showcase unique footage of the world from space telescopes, is one of them. Richard’s face lifts at the prospect of setting off soon for Chile as part of the crew capturing the radio telescopes set high in the Atacama Desert, 5000 metres above sea level. What his careful, curious eye will bring into focus is our galaxy from different angles, and then it is up to us as observers to construct our own view of what we see and value; each of us trying to find our own eye of the storm as we move through the fastest changing landscape in human history.
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goingwiththeflow Kelly Laity is a surfer that pushes herself to the limit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both physically and mentally. We spend time with this driven young lady and discover there is much more than meets the eye.
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Sixteen-year-old surf star Kelly Laity is explaining adenosine triphosphate and phosphocreatine. “The body’s biochemicals affect athletic performance,” she says. “For example, there are times when a surfer relies on anaerobic energy. At other times there are demands on the muscles, for example when you’re paddling the surfboard. Or else there’s the rush when you’re pushing off. It’s that rush that sprinters use, but it only lasts for 10 seconds,” she explains. Biochemistry played a big part in her attempt at this year’s Melbourne marathon. “I collapsed 500m from the end, and I ended up in an ambulance,” she says. “The day before, I didn’t drink and eat enough.” The symptoms started as tingling in her hands and feet but by the time she was crossing the footbridge to the MCG she was gone … “My head was spinning, I threw up and then I passed out.” She smiles sweetly and sips her green tea. Kelly’s training regime includes running and cycling, and she’s a keen skier, visiting Hotham each year. Despite this, she still has time to squeeze in her daily surf, usually after school. Her training paid off this year with a joint win in the Under-18 Victorian Junior Surfing Championships, and she also claimed the title of 2012 Victorian Junior
Champion. She took out the East Coast open titles and placed third in the Phillip Island Open. She will be competing in the Australian titles in Tasmania in December but admits that the nationals are a bigger challenge. Her last experience in the Australian titles was not great. “I flunked it because I was worked up,” she explains. “I never surf as well in finals as I do in the heats. And sometimes it can be a bit competitive these days when sponsors are involved. I just go… ‘Why can’t we just do it for fun?”. Her coach, sports teacher Derek Bassed, describes his protégé: “Kel comes alive when she takes off on a wave. But,” he adds, “she also does very well at school.” She’ll need to if she wants to achieve her career goal – as a paediatric surgeon. Physiotherapy, architecture, interior design … she has considered them all as career choices. But the certainty came as she watched a surgeon remove a woman’s gall bladder while she was doing work experience at Foster Hospital. It made her hanker for a future as a surgeon. Until then it’s study. Big time. The Year 10 student at South Gippsland Secondary College in Foster knows she’s got some serious work ahead to make her dream into a reality. Next year she will have to do chemistry by correspondence. >
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Surfing’s just so much fun… you get these awesome feelings. It’s so pure … you feel like you’re connected with nature.
Her favourite subject is physical education, but psychology is also proving a mind-magnet. “I love the biology of the brain,” she says. The sport lessons are giving her insights into the mechanical aspects of the body. “You get to use big words and it makes you feel so smart. It’s so fun.” It looks like the world of competitive surfing is unlikely to claim her as a professional in the future. Derek says: “I don’t think the opportunities are huge in women’s surfing.” Kelly snaps back: “It’s not about the money.” Derek shrugs. “She’s prioritising.” But surfing will definitely have its place in Kelly’s future. She intends to spend some time post-school travelling the world with a surfboard. Her dad Gene has offered Kelly and her brother Sam, 12, the choice of a round-the-world ticket or fuel to travel Australia as their 21st birthday presents. Gene is a builder whose craftsmanship is evident in the family house, a sleek, airy open-plan building tucked into the slope of the dunes at Sandy Point. Digby the chocolate Labrador welcomes all newcomers at the stylish front door with doggy good-humour. Young brother Sam is lurking in a distant bedroom. Mum Janine is a nurse. She was
responsible for a major discovery that possibly changed her daughter’s life. Kelly recalls: “Halfway through grade six, I started missing a lot of school. I was constantly tired and I was getting really bad migraines. The doctor gave me antibiotics.” But her mother doubted the diagnosis and soldiered on until a cause was found. She was gluten-intolerant and, eventually diagnosed as being coeliac, she can now identify the foods that rob her of energy. Kelly seems to have avoided the accidents and mishaps so prevalent among surfers. “I’ve never broken a bone, although I hurt a finger and suffered an overuse injury of my shoulder – a growth plate injury in my AC joint … (that’s the acromioclavicular joint, but you knew that…) Her boards are made by Jamie Gair of Shearwater Surfboards: a 5’9” four-fin fish for the little waves and a 5’11” for the more powerful stuff. Her boyfriend Tye McGannon, a Year 12 student, also surfs. Her perfect wave? “A four-foot left hander because I’m a goofy-footer, barrelling at the start then five re-entries, hooks in the pocket … and then another barrel, and then pull-off. Basically, I like anything I can barrel or take a couple of turns on. “Surfing’s just so much fun… you get these awesome feelings. It’s so pure … you feel like you’re connected with nature.”
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Cape Paterson is a shining jewel in the crown of the Bass Coast region. A small coastal oasis, this sleepy seaside town is an undiscovered paradise waiting to be explored.
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The area has been recognised for its natural charm and has been selected for one of Australia’s first zerocarbon housing projects – an eco-village that will be pedestrian (and echidna) friendly.
As a self-confessed coaster, I have to profess my love for towns like Cape Paterson. The world seems to slow down a notch or two there, and you can’t help but take your socks off, roll up your pants and squish your feet into the soft, warm sand. During my visit I watch an echidna amble across the road into the coastal hinterland without a care. Cape Paterson is a quiet paradise for those permanent residents lucky enough to call it home, including a variety of native animals. In the summer months, however, it becomes a hive of activity as seasonal residents and holidaymakers take to the beaches. Padding barefoot down a sandy track, I glimpse golden sands met by lapping aqua waters. Cape Paterson beaches cater for every age and almost every activity. The main beach is a sheltered haven, perfect for families and swimmers, and even boasts its own ‘swimming pool’-sized rock pool. Further on, the coast offers surf to cater for the keenest boardriders. There’s a shore break on the sandbar, often best in a northerly, and the reef on the eastern end provides a good righthander called ‘Insides’ that works a treat in a large outside swell. Cape Paterson forms part of 17 kilometres of unspoilt coastal Marine Park. Following the coastline from Cape Paterson to Inverloch,
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the Bunurong Coastal Drive is marked by rugged sandstone cliffs, sandy coves, rocky headlands, caves and rock pinnacles. Its steep cliff faces feature a number of rocky outcrops with excellent sea views, including Eagle’s Nest – a large rock structure adjacent to the coastline that resembles the top half of a map of Australia. The drive provides a myriad of photo opportunities and is popular for fishing, swimming, snorkelling, surfing and nature walks. The town itself is tucked into the sand dunes, just 10 km south of Wonthaggi and 131 km from Melbourne. Gorgeous old fibro shacks dot the beachside suburb and take me back to the days of blowup surf mats, sunburn and Sunnyboys. While shiny new homes are starting to appear, the seaside town still retains its natural character and beauty. The area has been recognised for its natural charm and has been selected for one of Australia’s first zero-carbon housing projects – an eco-village that will be pedestrian (and echidna) friendly, encouraging people to walk and cycle rather than using motorised vehicles. Sounds like the perfect fit for this laid-back seaside paradise.
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Kerry is a great visual communicator. A celebrated painter, printmaker and graphic artist, she has now turned her talents to a new medium – photography. “I’ve always been a ‘point-and-shoot’ kind of gal, recording or capturing images to use in my art. Then I got an iPhone, and – seriously – I didn’t even know how to turn it on. Then I started taking photos, looked at some and thought, ‘that ain’t half bad!’ she says. Now she owns an iPad that has over 70 photography apps alone . . . and several thousand photos. “It’s insane, really,” she laughs. Kerry recently won first prize in a contemporary portrait show in Morwell with an iPhone pic of her daughter. “It was so special. She had just got back from travelling overseas. She had jetlag and had fallen asleep on the couch. It was one of the first photos that I took – I had a second look and thought, ‘That’s all right!’ – and it kept me going.” Printed on rag paper, the piece has a painterly quality with a light reminiscent of Rembrandt. “It was a spontaneous, un-staged shot. It’s funny: my daughter said, ‘You’re so creepy taking photos while I’m asleep’,” she laughs. But the shot is undoubtedly a winner. “It’s called ‘Ruby’. I suppose I could have called it ‘Jetlag’”… this is an artist with a sense of humour. Kerry and her partner Michael opened Gecko Gallery over 6 years ago, and the Fish Creek Gallery complements their talents. “My framer retired, and asked if I would like to buy his equipment,” recalls Kerry. “Michael suggested that I could learn to frame . . . and we were offered this shop at the same time. Thinking that if we could combine framing and art, we could make the gallery a viable business, we decided to have a go.” Obviously fate had taken a hand, and Gecko Gallery has been a huge success, staging 69 exhibitions to date. “We are never short of artists: we are fully booked for 2013 and taking bookings for 2014.”>
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Kerry Spokes’ new body of work is much like the artist herself: whimsical, quirky, artistic and engaging. We take a trip down to Fish Creek, the art mecca of South Gippsland, to find out what makes this talented artist tick . . .
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“I see things differently now, probably with a photographer’s eye.“
Together they showcase the talent of local contemporary artists, and bring artists from outside the area to give residents the opportunity to access art they wouldn’t normally experience. “The Fish Creek community loves having Gecko here. Often people will comment on the beauty of the gallery and the quality of the work. The community has embraced us and has been really supportive. We have lots of people coming through from Melbourne; many have holiday homes in the area. They’ve become regulars and always come to view the monthly shows.” The December show will feature Kerry’s own work. Titled ‘Letting Go’, the exhibition sees the artist moving away from more traditional forms of art and exploring photography with collage. “It’s also about letting go of old stuff, and the midlife change we all go through. The kids grow>
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“I’m seeing beauty in everyday things that I probably didn’t recognise before. It has widened my view of the world, which is wonderful.”
up, move on and come back,” she grimaces. “Only joking!” A work titled “Cutting Ties” is a visual exploration of this concept. “It’s a new stage of life,” she breathes, smiling widely. The exhibition reflects the artist’s exploration of photography with collage and the use of mixed media and an ipad to layer her work. The body of work betrays an excitement about new mediums and methodology. “I have over 5000 images on my iPad and I’m crazy about taking photos. I see things differently now, probably with a photographer’s eye. I’m seeing beauty in everyday things that I probably didn’t recognise before. It has widened my view of the world, which is wonderful.” If you would like to see more of Kerry Spokes brilliant body of current work including photos, etchings, lithographs and linocuts, the exhibition runs from Dec 16th – Jan 19th 2013 www.geckostudiogallery.com.au
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Sparkling blue eyes and a gentle demeanour characterise Felicia Di Stefano, a powerful force for good in this world. She has limitless empathy for those less fortunate than herself and has set her mind to raising funds to rebuild a school in Kongor, South Sudan.
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As we sit and chat amid the peace and tranquillity of the hills of Ryanston, it’s hard to imagine a setting more removed from the conflict in war-torn Southern Sudan. But Felicia’s empathy gives her the insight to understand the hardship of others. It is obvious to see, as her arm rests in a sling, that this is a woman on a mission, and even an injured hand will not give pause to her fundraising efforts. “Oh, that,” she smiles. “Nothing really. Just a sore hand.” Her local doctor disagreed: she had been carrying on and working hard for some time with a fractured hand. Felicia and her husband John retired to Ryanston eleven years ago after the sale of their business*. An active and involved personality, she pondered, “What on earth am I going to do? I love people, but I’m just not the kind to do lunch.” She soon became involved as a volunteer at Wonthaggi Hospital, enjoying spending time with patients, running errands and providing company and a chat. Around town she began to notice the Sudanese refugees who were settling in Wonthaggi. “A friend of mine lived next door to some refugees and began to help them out, and that’s how I got involved.” Soon she began to learn of the horrors of life in crisis-torn Sudan, and the daily struggles refugees faced in their new life in Australia. “Many of the men couldn’t get jobs in Melbourne and ended up living in Wonthaggi working at the meatworks. They were separated from their families and it was a very difficult time for them.”
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When she met Jacob, she felt for the young man who was working hard to send money home in an effort to be reunited with his wife and children who were stranded in a Kenyan refugee camp. Eventually Aluel and her children made it to Australia, and with the family reunited, Felicia (an ex-school teacher) began to teach English to Aluel and other refugees. “When Aluel and Jacob asked if we could help rebuild their primary school that was destroyed in the war, we couldn’t say no. A group of us got together in June 2011 to help rebuild Kongor school – and now we have formed a partnership with ‘Door of Hope Australia’ which will coordinate action on the ground while we raise the money for the project. The great thing about this is that all donations to help fund the Kongor school are now tax-deductible.” This remarkable woman has developed a high degree of empathy, and seems to understand the struggles of others through her own experience. “I grew up in Poland. I was a Polish Jew: we were a shunned minority. I was born after the war in 1949, and my parents had suffered very badly. They believed in the ideals of communism. They went to meetings and tried to establish a fairer distribution of wealth in Poland – but it wasn’t to be. They were both very brave, but to live and die for your beliefs is a huge sacrifice,” she reflects. Felicia’s mother was imprisoned for handing out pamphlets, then beaten and tortured. Felicia reflects, “She physically survived the ordeal, but she never really survived it emotionally. The majority of the population >
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was very anti-Semitic.” Her father ended up in a concentration camp, and suffered wounds that Felicia says, “caused his death many years later.” When she was ten, the Polish government started to allow Jewish people to leave the country. “My father didn’t want to go. He was an ardent communist and believed he had to live up to his ideals,” she says. “My mother was an amazing woman, but she was very damaged by her experience and totally devoted herself to her children. She just wanted to feed us and make sure we survived – and that meant leaving Poland. At that point I think she may have been a bit of a disillusioned communist.” They escaped to Australia when Felicia was ten and her sister was twelve. “My father struggled to live in a capitalist country. After all he’d fought for and lost, it seemed pointless – all the dark years they had had to survive.” On arrival they shared a small house in Carlton with two other families. “Our family had one room to share and we felt very lucky. Someone took my mother to the Victoria Market and her eyes lit up – she thought she had died and gone to heaven: ‘All this food for my children and so reasonably priced!” Her father died when she was twelve, but her mother continued to fight for her children. “It was very hard. I don’t really know how we survived.” Her mother was too ill to work and was unable to receive a widow’s pension. A benevolent Jewish man had built two units in Kew and let the family live in one: “I guess that’s how we survived those three years. When we got the pension we thought we were so wealthy!” She continues, “In a way, I think it was a fortunate upbringing. It made me compassionate, grateful for everything we had, and willing to share.”
Her upbringing may have influenced her sense of empathy and equality, but left her free to decide on her own politics and religion. “I was taught all the ideals of communism, but Mum and Dad let me make my own decisions. Communism sounds wonderful in theory, but it just doesn’t work,” she says. Her mother’s experiences made her fearful of people and frightened for her children. To help overcome her anxieties Felicia started to explore Buddhism, and adopted Buddhist practices including yoga and meditation. A yoga class proved a life-changing experience. “The instructor told us to lie back and relax, and he gave us permission to love everybody. This was a revelation – a release after so many difficult years. My mother was a loving person, but in Poland we grew up in a climate of secrecy and fear. We were brought up with a real fear of people that took a lot of time to overcome. To be told that ‘I can love everyone’ freed me. It was a turning point in my life!” Felicia has practised meditation for over 18 years. Having overcoming a brain tumour , she reflects, “You do your best and accept what comes: we all have to die sometime. Unconditional love and total tolerance is what I have learnt. Every day is a learning process, and gratitude is important.” She discovered that peace and tranquillity reside in the mind, and shares a maxim she abides by: ‘Live happily within the troubles of this world, because bad things happen, but if you get caught up in the troubles, you can make yourself very unhappy and unable to help.” The challenge of rebuilding Kongor School is foremost in Felicia’s mind. “South Sudan has been at war for decades and everything there is damaged or destroyed. The only way to help the people out of this>
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cycle of poverty is through education. Education is key – especially for the women, who need to be empowered.” During the dry season the children have classes outside, but when it rains there is no school, and the children are desperate to learn. A classroom will give permanency to their education. “There are 764 girls and 848 boys in this school. If we can provide a school building and separate toilets, girls can continue their education (which normally ends when they begin menstruating),” says Felicia. There are currently 13 local teachers and there are plans afoot to further their education once the school is built. To date they have raised $60,000 – enough to purchase a brick-making machine, and cover some of the training costs and transport costs from South Africa to the new Republic of South Sudan. “We are just helping the people of Kongor with tools and training so they can build their own school. Once the school is finished they can keep making and selling bricks, and the project will be ongoing as the people slowly rebuild their ruined village.” Funds are still needed to buy and transport tools and materials to help the project become a reality. Felicia and John made a personal donation of $10,000. “I read an article years ago by moral ethicist/philosopher Peter Singer. He said if people shared even 1% of their wealth with the needy, there would be much less poverty and hardship in the world.” She says, “I don’t like having money in the bank. If I do, I like to share it around with those less fortunate. What’s the good of money if you can’t do something worthwhile with it?” she asks. Felicia beams at the email she received recently from her friend Abraham in Kongor. “The brick-making machine has arrived and they wanted to express their happiness and thanks to the people of Bass Coast. They are very grateful to have the opportunity to rebuild the school for their children’s future.” If you would like to help rebuild Kongor school for the children of Southern Sudan, or to volunteer your time or donate, please contact Felicia Di Stefano on email sgrar07@ gmail.com phone 03 5678 3294 or find out more at kongorschool.blogspot.com.au
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San Remo is proud to claim Ricky Swallow, an artist of world renown, as one of their own. He talks to Coast magazine about his life and art from his current home in LA.
Ricky Swallow Can you tell us a little bit about your time growing up in San Remo? Indeed! Growing up in San Remo has come up very recently in conversations with a writer here in LA, in terms of the type of impact it had on my art practice. What I was realising was that more so than exposure to painting or sculpture I was exposed to crafts of a different type of tradition – activities and skills behind both the fishing tradition and surfing scene in San Remo. The tasks my father and his workmates would be involved in – mending nets, making craypots or pouring lead net-weights – I observed these things, or rather the meticulous nature of those activities, with fascination. I think something about the ritual of these (very necessary) tasks made an impression. The same goes for surfboard-shaping, for example: I now see it as pure sculpture, and something that requires both concentration and understanding of form. At the time it was just another activity I would see happening, but along with fishing and other trades, like carpentry and building, it left an impression of ‘the importance of a job done right’ – or something to that effect. Growing up there with access to the beach and constant awareness of the horizon line has spoilt me for other living locations that I know many other artists and friends have found appealing. I just feel blocked in when I’m in cities like New York or London, for example. What I love about LA is its proximity to nature, whether that be the forest, the coast or the desert: more than a city, it seems like a real place with discernible (if confusing) geography. I can be in Malibu and imagine Australia on the other side of the Pacific, or that the stretch of coast I’m on was once connected to it.>
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As Australian artistic royalty, can you tell us how a young lad from San Remo became interested in art? I think there is probably a small handful of individuals I’d consider Australian artistic royalty, but they are mostly long-dead and all painters – so let’s edit me off that list. I grew up always building things – contraptions, miniatures and mediocre woodwork. It was always encouraged, and I owe a great deal to my grandfather on my mother’s side, Raymond Rochecouste, who exposed me to ways of painting and drawing, making things from just about anything during my stays with my grandparents during holidays. There was a whole contingent of Mauritians working at the National Gallery of Victoria who were relatives or friends of my grandfather, and he had lots of exhibition catalogues which I devoured long before I ever set foot in the museum itself. Did you have any artistic mentors during this period of your life? Peter Monk at Newhaven College was and still is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first people I knew who was living an artistic life, and he exposed me to so much music and art that shaped – or stoked – my ambition to become an artist. Also Kaz Miller who also taught
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at Newhaven…and my friend Ben Lalor. We both moved from the area to Melbourne to study art at the same time and were constantly challenging each other in our endeavours – and we had a good time doing it. His father Jim, ‘the table-maker’ provided every type of shaped wood (his offcuts) and tools a young ego-maniacal sculptor could ask for. Your father was a fisherman, and you used to go lobster-hunting with your brother. Was there ever a decision to make between fishing and art? If there was a decision it was never one I thought about for more than a second. For a few years in art school I’d work with my brother Pierre cray-fishing. I liked being at sea, and the work was never boring. With cray-fishing the trips are usually daily, so I would come home and draw or paint. There was never anything I wanted to do apart from be an artist, besides which I don’t think I was ever good at much else!
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We hear that you and your dad have a thing for logbooks. What’s that all about? Guys like logbooks. It makes them feel like they are doing something important! My dad probably filled his with the coordinates for his lucky fishing spots and catch records. For years I wrote my studio hours down and made notes about which particular piece I was working on in the margins – to prove I was putting in an honest day’s work, or more. I’ve given up the logbooks, however. Is it true that you’re a bit of a collector of old/discarded objects? Are you a sustainable artist of sorts? I’m a flea-market hound! Some people gamble, do drugs, gamble and do drugs: my addiction is getting up at 5am and going to the fleamarkets. If you get there and you don’t need a torch – you got there too late. In Melbourne I used to go to Camberwell Market. Ben and I would hear about weird old guys with headlamps and flashlights at the break of dawn, going through boxes of records and junk. It seemed nuts, laughable…and now I’m one of those guys! The objects I collect – furniture, modern Californian ceramics, native American rugs and crafts – all inform my art practice in different ways. My house is filled with stuff.
You taught yourself how to sculpt from a craft-store book?! Is this true? When I started working in wood, making carvings of sorts in 2001, I purchased a book called ‘How To Carve Realistic Birds.’ I carved one . . . it’s now sitting under a Perspex box at a friend’s house here as part of his collection. I’ve only ever learnt how to work with a new medium through just trying it. I have no formal sculpture training, just crumbs of information picked up and expanded on through trial and error. I always thought that with these types of technical activities, it’s better to be a pirate, a bootlegger of information to be used in your own way, as opposed to an expert in training. What are you working on at the moment? For the past few days I’ve been making miniatures of my bronze sculptures of the past few years to occupy a miniature model of an exhibition space I’ll be showing work at later this year: it’s sort of a forensic pastime. Over the past three years or so I’ve been making sculptures from cardboard fragments and sections of cardboard tubing which are then cast as unique burnout bronzes. Like the wooden works, they are rooted in still-life objects but they are formally quite different. It’s a process that’s more playful, more intuitive, and I see it as connected to some of my earliest drawings and sculptures from the late 90s. >
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Describe your studio/workspace. A building that’s too hot! But nicely situated close to the foundry I work with. I split it with my wife, Lesley Vance, who is a painter. It’s superorganised with different zones for different activities. It’s in Eagle Rock, LA…there is a bunch of studios on this street. I like being in an area where I’m conscious of other artists working as well. I’d say it’s a pretty peaceful space, especially after 4pm when the carpenters (our studio neighbours) retire. One of the guys is a duck-calling fanatic: he practises his different calls for hours some days. I always thought it was a powertool being tortured by a task outside its capacity, and then I thought it was a gaggle of geese. Then I realised it was just some guy with an insane hobby. What is your favourite piece and why? I don’t really have a favourite piece of my own. I’m more interested in thinking about other artists’ works. One of the few pieces of my own work I actually own is called ‘Flying on the ground is wrong.’ It’s a bronze
casting from a carving that I made of a dead bird – gracefully departed, shall we say. I also have the original, which is carved from box wood, so they sit side by side. I like having this work at home because I made it in France in the summer when I first started dating my wife. She had a painting residency in Monet’s studio/garden in Giverny, and I had a corner to work in. The sculpture reminds me of that time – a souvenir, you could say. Where is home, and what does home mean to you? Home is Laurel Canyon, a beautiful chunk of LA perched between Sunset Boulevard and Mulholland Drive. It’s so quiet there, and so green . . . it’s a special place. The house, like many in the area, is a modest cabin. A lot of Hollywood stars built hunting cabins up there in the first quarter of the last century. Then it was a haven for musicians in the late 60s: the Byrds, the Doors, Joni Mitchell – they all lived up there. In the mornings I hike a fire trail off Mulholland Drive and it takes you down into a smaller canyon filled with giant Eucalyptus trees. The house is>
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Ricky Swallow Flying on the Ground is Wrong 2006 Bronze Edition 12 + 5 AP 14.5 x 5.5 x 4cm Courtesy the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney
something I feel very connected to. I took almost half a year off the studio to work on it, and the work never really stops. I get obsessed with the details, but it’s super-rewarding to live in a structure you worked toward, saved toward and also physically worked on. Home is where I lay my head, where I can imagine growing old. Your wife is a painter and you are a contemporary sculptor and painter. Is there some healthy competition on the home front? We are always pushing each other in the studio: the wall between our spaces is more of a tennis net sometimes, with ideas bouncing back and forth. I think all relationships between creative people can be competitive, even tough at times, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. You should be learning things from your partner all the time and vice versa – I think we have that down pat. We were invited to show our work together this coming November at the Huntington Gardens and Library here in LA. “It’s an interesting proposal to make public a studio dialogue which has been existing for years now.”
One of the most important tools an artist has is ‘editing’, and we are both pretty hard on each other’s practice when discussing our works in progress. It makes the work tougher somehow. As Les would say – ‘but does it have teeth?’ Music has been a huge influence in your life. Can you tell us why? I wrote a piece for “This Long Century” called ‘Songs Are The Best People’ I don’t have much to add to that: here’s the link: http://www.thislongcentury.com/?p=798&c=10 What would be the soundtrack for your life’s work? Anything and everything recorded by John Fahey would be a good start. Blind Joe Death, America, Red Cross – they are all so amazing and have always been great studio/working soundtracks for me. It’s at least what I’d like someone to be listening to on headphones whilst walking through an exhibition of my work.
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Awakening hearts and minds to our responsibility to those who share this world with us, and the capacity of our species to not just be human beings but to be humane beings.
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Lyn White is the public face of Animals Australia and is a tireless campaigner for the rights of innocent animals. We talk to Lyn about her passion for animals and her hope for humanity.
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Adelaide and went to Seacombe High School before joining the police force when I was 17. Sport was always the highlight of my school days, though I also loved history and English. Music was a very big part of my life. I played the piano and violin – my three sisters are all classical musicians. Did you have animals when you were young? Yes. I desperately wanted a dog but I wasn’t allowed to have one, so I had two guinea pigs, Rusty and Dusty. They went on holidays with us in the caravan and I made them little jackets. I would collect lettuce from the supermarket every night for them. They were great little pets – sadly, they were eaten by the next-door neighbour’s dog. I was devastated. You are a passionate animal advocate. Can you explain why? I spent 20 years of my career representing human victims before realising that there were other victims in the community who had no capacity to ring 000 to call for help, and that they needed my assistance more. Discovering that animals raised for food didn’t have the same legal protection from cruelty as our domestic pets was life-changing for me. It is an obvious injustice, and I realised that, like me, so few in the community were aware of it. What is your greatest achievement? I don’t feel that I’ve achieved anything as yet – I am simply trying to lead a life of service. For me it’s an ongoing journey: awakening hearts
and minds to our responsibility to those who share this world with us, and the capacity of our species to not just be human beings but to be humane beings. I’m pleased that my work has helped raise awareness of some significant animal welfare issues. We’ve definitely taken some steps forward, but we have a long way to go. Happiest moment? The day I adopted my beloved dog Piper from the poorly-run shelter where she had been born. Free for the first time in her life, she started running figures-of-eight in the paddock with an ecstatic smile on her face. It was a joy to watch. Piper was a unique dog. She had an intellectual disability and needed constant supervision, but being her carer was a joy and a privilege – and coming back to her after some traumatic investigations gave me the comfort and inspiration to keep going. She lived to 21, and sadly died just before I conducted the live export investigation in Indonesia in 2011. It’s as if she knew about the whirlwind I was about to be thrown into, and that other animals were going to need me more. What inspires you? My conviction that we are all here for a greater purpose, that we are participating in an extraordinary journey beyond our understanding. I believe that the destination we are meant to reach is a place where our species will make its decisions always considering the interests of others, and always underpinned by kindness and ethical considerations. I love this world passionately and believe that it deserves better from us, that we are capable of so much more. >
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How did you become involved in Animals Australia? After leaving policing, I was working with an Asian animal protection organisation when Animals Australia invited me to join them. Up to that point, the Australian organisation had primarily focused on political lobbying and providing input to government committees. They had recognised the futility of this approach and their need to transform into a campaigning organisation. I conducted my first live export investigation in the Middle East shortly after joining Animals Australia in 2003. How can people get involved? As a charity, all our work is dependent on donations from those who share our vision for a kinder world. Our volunteers and supporters are the backbone of our organisation, assisting our small team with campaigning, political lobbying, fundraising and raising awareness of animal welfare issues. There are so many ways to get involved, including joining our Action Network, a dedicated team of animal advocates we can call on at a moment’s notice to help us with urgent campaign actions. Please visit our website www.animalsaustralia.org for more information. If you were an animal, what would you be? That’s easy – a border collie! I love their desire to make the most of every moment. I love their joy and their loyalty to those they care about. I love the relationships they have with others. And I share their love of being physically active. If you could have any three people (living or deceased) to dinner, who would they be and why? Dawn French for her sense of humour – she can make me laugh in the
most stressful of times. Mark Twain for his wisdom – he is one of the most perceptive souls to have walked this earth. Robert Redford – he seems to be a beautiful soul inside and out!
If I were Prime Minister for a day . . . I would remind people that we live in the luckiest country in the world, and we have a unique opportunity to lead by example in a number of fields of ethics. That it’s not just about what’s profitable: it’s also about what’s ethical. Dog or cat (person) & why? Dog person. A dog’s inherent desire is to please you, whereas a cat’s is for you to please them! Your wish for the future. For those who live in this world to wake up to the fact that we were given paradise to share with other living beings, and that we can actually live happy, fulfilling and meaningful lives without harming those who share this planet with us. Something people don’t know about you? That I’m no different from them, and I am much more comfortable living life out of the public eye. I was the kid in class who never put her hand up for fear of getting something wrong! But one thing I’ve come to learn is that most people seriously underestimate their own capacity, and that when faced with a need, when called on to assist, we are all capable of doing the extraordinary.
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TV scriptwriter Kelly Lefever blames Mental as Anything for her six-figure spend on a block of land in Tarwin Lower. Seven years ago, she and her husband Henry and friend Gaby saw the Aussie band at the town’s pub, and fell in love with the cinematic landscape of the quiet riverside village. “We went to see Mental as Anything on their 25th anniversary tour and we popped outside for a wander around when it was just on sunset. The sun was hitting the reeds on the other side of the river, a huge flock of egrets swooped really low, and I thought, ‘This land is gorgeous, and it’s for sale’. That was the most expensive gig I’ve ever been to.” The veteran TV writer – who has plotted the trials and tribulations on Prisoner, Home and Away, Neighbours and The Circuit – has been trying to build a Queenslander on the acre lot for the last three years, but hasn’t let council red tape stop her from enjoying the site. When monthly drinks in Melbourne with the Australian Writers’ Guild – which were dubbed ‘Not For Profit, Yes for Gossip’ sessions – fell through, the ‘Wildebeest’ writers’ weekends were born. “We would sleep in a caravan, tents, cars or on banana lounges, and we’d spend the weekend drinking, playing games and planting trees that never grew. Our motto is: Spiritus Educatius Oblivion, which translates to ‘inspirational, educational and hard to recall with any degree of accuracy’.” The spirited 45-year-old guffaws, betraying a rich, resonant voice perhaps born of her time in the theatre as a singer – and you can tell those are weekends to remember; a time for fellow wordsmiths to unwind or recharge from an often solitary profession.
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As a fifth-generation creative – with parents who wrote and performed for television – it seems storytelling is in her family’s DNA. “I wanted to be an archaeologist or a vet, but there was no escape from writing. I finished my first novella when I was eight – about 40 pages, all handwritten. It was about Pegasus, a girl who found an abandoned foal who turned out to have wings.” A gypsy childhood saw the funny and charismatic raconteur attend nine schools as her showbiz parents moved from gig to gig. Roaming was what they did – her grandparents as seasoned performers on the Tivoli circuit in the UK, her mother Coral Drouyn a TV writer who followed in her father’s footsteps, and her father as a comedian in theatre restaurants. “My grandfather came out from the UK and had one of Australia’s earliest variety shows on Channel 7, ‘Time for Terry’. It was pre-Mike Walsh and Graham Kennedy.” Kelly’s parents split when she was seven, and although they continued to perform together professionally, it took almost 40 years for the relationship to heal and become convivial. “Now they go to the theatre together every second weekend as good friends: it’s hysterical.”
Showbiz certainly had its perks when she was young, says Kelly, especially with an uncle who was a tour promoter. “Mum would have The Platters around for dinner, and I’d get to sit on John Farnham’s knee. We were always backstage somewhere.” Like most kids, Kelly and her sister weren’t allowed to watch the AOrated Prisoner and used to sneak up at night to catch a glimpse of the Freak, Vinegar Tits, Lizzy, Doreen and top dog Bea Smith. “We’d crawl behind the couch and my sister would have her head out one end and I’d have my head out the other so that they (our parents) couldn’t see that we were watching it.” By the age of 17, which she says in hindsight was probably too young, Kelly was writing for Prisoner herself, and was one of the youngest TV scriptwriters in the world. I don’t think I was too young to do the work, but I was very lacking in life experience. The politics involved in TV isn’t much fun for a 17-year-old.” Some of Kelly’s favourite memories on set include line rehearsal with the actors in Prisoner, which ran between 1979 and 1986 and was
known overseas as ‘Cell Block H’. “I used to love running lines with Sheila Florence. She was a lovely lady and she was so not her character Lizzie Birdsworth. She was so plummy and she’d be ‘Darling, would you mind terribly reading the script with me?’ and then she’d get into ‘Geez, Doreen!’” A few years later, Kelly’s life took an unexpected turn when in true soapie fashion she fell in love, got married and had a baby. “I met an incredibly hot Englishman, had a baby and stayed at home a while, then came back into TV on Neighbours, and was later headhunted onto Blue Heelers.” Turns out Kelly and I passed through the same doors at Grundy Television on Park St, South Melbourne, but at different times – I on the game show Sale of the Century in the mid 90s, and she on Neighbours some time later. Kelly laughs when she recalls finding her old 50-cent coffee cup, which she’d left at Grundy’s offices when she was 18, still there on the shelf when she returned to the company seven years later. “It was a crappy>
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ceramic cup with ‘I’m on my coffee brake” written on it, and I thought, ‘You guys are tighter than a fish’s wet bits’.” Over her 30-year writing career, Kelly has script-edited screenplays such as the award-winning The Black Balloon, but TV is really where her heart and talent lies. “Working in TV is like continuing a relationship with all your friends. Movies are kind of like a first date, a nice moment in time with characters, but you never get to go any further than that.” So, when it’s time to kill off a character, Kelly admits it’s an emotional minefield. On her SBS program The Circuit, which tracks the magistrate’s court in the Kimberley, Kelly wrote in an Aboriginal suicide in custody, which still brings her to tears. “It was so awful. I had to write the goodbye scene when Clarry was sending his partner away. It took me weeks to get through. Killing Maggie Doyle was also super-hard, but you have to think of what’s best for the show.” While massages were arranged for all the actors going through that ‘tough week’ on The Circuit, Kelly says the same courtesy wasn’t extended to the writers who had to develop those heart-rending scenes. “#%*k the actors,” she laughs. “We live with this shit for months, we can’t think, we can’t breathe.” The sardonic dramatist is currently writing a light murder mystery series called Mr & Mrs Murder for Ten starring Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart, due to air in 2013. “I’ve written crime series like Blue Heelers and City Homicide before, but the reason I wanted to do this new show is that after the serious social justice of The Circuit I thought it might be time for something light and humorous, and there’s certainly nothing quite like this one. Charlie knows everything – he’s very Stephen Fry-esque – and Nicole is quite astute at observing things, so together they’re Sherlock Holmes.”
Not surprisingly, Kelly is a TV and film junkie, proud to declare she often indulges in marathon ‘research’ sittings on the couch. “When everyone else has gone to bed I can sit and watch eight hours of TV and call it work. I often watch The West Wing – start at the beginning and keep going to the end and then start again.” She also loves the world’s sexiest and most likeable serial killer – Dexter – but finds it hard to be surprised, having picked the demise of both Rita and Professor Gellar. “This is the problem with being a scriptwriter. I picked The Sixth Sense twist from the trailer.” Kelly has worked as a receptionist in a brothel, a jillaroo for an Indian prince who lived in Western Australia, and a door-to-door salesperson for a safety boardgame for schools – clearly all great experiences for a TV writer to draw material from. But it is being a mother to her 22-year-old daughter Ally, who was born with a rare genetic condition called Kabuki Syndrome affecting the facial features and intellectual ability which will likely be her most poignant reference for an upcoming series called Care, about the lives of carers.“It’s an important story and I think now might be the time to tell it, especially as I’m caring for my 75- year-old father who is battling long-term cancer.” As for Ally, she might have the IQ of a 10-year-old, but she’s definitely inherited some of her mother’s showbiz flair. “She’s hysterically funny, sings in a band and has been an extra in Home and Away. She’s fabulous to be around.” That ‘television in the blood’ thing – seems not even a wayward chromosome can destroy it.
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mr. perfect
words as told to maria reed photos warren reed
percy hinton
Before beefcake, protein packs and steroids, Percy Hinton could squat more than 300 pounds . . . maybe more. Crowned Mr Perfect 1947, there is more to this sprightly 96-year-old than meets the eye. We talk to him about weightlifting, life on the farm and his love of thoroughbreds.
When Mum had me, I think I was such a big bugger she didn’t want any more! (he laughs). We lived on a farm in Poowong and she loved the place. It had a big house, an orchard and dairy cows. Back then I could milk 5 cows in an hour – maybe 6; it depends how tough they were. I was good at hand-milking and I did what had to be done. I was also good at shootin’ rabbits; I’d get hundreds of them. I’d skin them and take ‘em to Mr Biggs and get sixpence a skin – that was good pocket money back then! I had a .22 and could shoot the eye out of a needle! When a friend got an automatic – a German rifle – well, the rabbits got hell. The bullets went everywhere and nobody worried. As a kid I’d go down to the Bass River and catch eels and blackfish. They put a swimming pool in down one end and I learnt to swim in the shallow end. They had a terrific carnival there one day and all these big blokes came down from Melbourne, showing us what they could do on the two springboards, and in the races and pillow fights and such. Well, they had a race for kids, and damned if I didn’t win it – I got a hell of a shock! Once a week I’d go shopping down the street with my father. Well, one day we bumped into the local headmaster and he said, ‘How old is your boy, Mr Hinton?’ Everyone knew my dad back then (I was seven) and I’d get round in bare feet. He said, ‘It’s about time that boy went to school.’ Well, we had to go and visit Mr Hicks the boot maker and that was that. In those days, we had saddle makers and there were hitching rails all around the town – it was a different world back then. When I first went to school, I didn’t know much about it - I was pretty silly, I think. That first year I didn’t do any good at all and they kept me down, but from there on I started to improve. I used to ride my horse to
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school flat out. I was such a big kid when I started, and the lady teacher didn’t know what to do with me. I could’ve walked around the yard all day and she wouldn’t ‘ve noticed. I used to get the cuts (the strap), and one day I grabbed it and all the kids laughed, so from then I got hit on the legs. But I managed, and eventually became good at most things; I even learnt to dance and roller-skate. When I was 18 I joined the army. I was an instructor teaching blokes how to kill - the guys didn’t even know how old I was. Later I had to go and do the job myself . . . that’s the way it was, I suppose. We were fighting the Japanese back then. They were trying to kill us, and they very near did. Some of my mates got killed, poor buggers. We were just about on starvation diets. I’ve never been so hungry . . . in fact I got a bit weak. The Sarge talked to the CEO and told him we were all going on strike. He said ‘You can’t: you’ll all be bloody court-martialed! Anyway, what’s this all about?’ He said, ‘The men are bloody starving!’. Well, the next day a bullock loaded up with food arrived. That’s what he could do! With a big feed, I could feel the strength coming back into me arms. We fought way up through New Guinea to Borneo on a starvation diet! It was pretty tough but we managed to get through. After the war the farm was a hell of a mess. Father was getting old and there were millions of rabbits, fences all down, cowshed condemned. I decided to take it on: I built a new shed right on the side of the road and it was the best damn shed in the district. The yard could hold 100odd cows, and with a concrete race and plenty of hot and cold water (to hose out the yard), it was the cleanest shed in the district. I got rid of thousands of rabbits, fixed the fences, and in the end I got the whole place cleaned up. I had wonderful horses back then to work the paddocks. Then tractors started coming in and I learnt to drive >
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The Annual GSGA National Exhibition will in be San Remo once again over Christmas!
Exhibition will be open from: 21st December until 2nd February 2013 Official opening weekend Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th December 10am–5pm Unique Jewellery | Watches | Repairs | Classes | Rethreading | Commissions | Ear Piercing Regular Classes & Exhibitions visit: goldsmithsgallery.com.au
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“The world is a wonderful place. You bring your kids into the world to spend time with them – and I’m really proud of my girls. I like to be friendly with people. I feel like I grew up in a good time. Tough times come along for everyone, and you’ve gotta learn how to handle them. I found that out. I didn’t think I was very smart, but I have a go and everything’s turned out right.”
them down the side of a hill without tipping ‘em – ploughing one way and back the other – terrific steep stuff. I’d grow turnips with great big tops, and I had to put in electric fences, as I’d have over a hundred cows on their knees trying to get at the stuff. With the turnips I could make the cows milk for an extra month or so! Then I got interested in horses and thoroughbreds. I’d breed the thoroughbreds, handle ‘em, you know, get ‘em working, but I paid someone to train them. They were wonderful little horses as long as you didn’t get kicked or bitten. One of the ex- thoroughbreds loved working, and I used to plough the farm with him. It’s a long way from the Poowong to Loch Road and I’d ride him down there with no bit in his mouth. Then I’d just whistle and say, ‘We’re goin’ home’, and we’d ride flat-out across the flat and walk up the steep bit. Then we’d be off again at a gallop – it was all bareback. And away we’d go! It was a pretty good life, really. It’s funny: I don’t think I was that bright, but whatever I took on I seemed to do well at. I ran in the Stawell Gift and I reckon I could’ve won it if I had proper training. I joined a gym, and 3 nights a week I did bodybuilding. A lot of my friends at that time were weightlifters. Well, they had a big competition and you had to get on stage with all these people. You had to do two poses, so I practised (because you didn’t want to make a damn fool of yourself ) and damned if I didn’t win it! They gave me that great dirty big cup over there (points to the mantelpiece) with my name carved on it. And that’s all you got . . . and the honour of being Mr Victoria 1947’s ‘Perfect Man’. I could’ve gone to the Olympics I s’pose, but those times were tough, you see, and nobody had the money. Ten shillings a week back then was a lot of money. I was married and had kids, but when my girls were grown my wife
decided she wanted to live on her own. Her mum did the same thing. It was a hell of a shock at the time and it hurt, but I got over it eventually. When we sold the farm I moved up to Hervey Bay QLD to semi-retire. I used to get the big shells that came off the trawlers (the deckies would eat the insides and make a few bucks by selling the shells) and I’d turn ‘em into lamps, bowls and stuff. I’d sell ‘em to shops and go to the markets and come back with all these people’s money. I have shells from all over the world. (He blows an enormous conch shell in my ear) – I can’t remember the name of it; when you get old you get silly, you see (he laughs). There’s always ways to make money – even in hard times. We lived through the depression on the farm and got through. I’ve travelled all over the world, but I came back to Korumburra to be near my kids. One daughter lives in Korumburra and the other lives in Melbourne. My granddaughter is 6 foot tall, she doesn’t drink or smoke and she’s overseas at the moment. I hope she comes back before I kick the bucket! I had a heart problem a couple of months ago and now I’ve got a pacemaker. Before that I’d go swimming twice a week, and up and down that bloody hill outside my house – and I’ve got weights, I do fifty of those and do some floor exercises. I can do 50 pushups now. I’m completely self-sufficient and I look after myself. When I get sick of my own cooking, I go down for a pub meal for a change. The world is a wonderful place. You bring your kids into the world to spend time with them – and I’m really proud of my girls. I like to be friendly with people. I feel like I grew up in a good time. Tough times come along for everyone, and you’ve gotta learn how to handle them. I found that out. I didn’t think I was very smart, but I have a go and everything’s turned out right.
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’ whatsnew new gallery for wonthaggi The opening of the new Wonthaggi Artspace Community Gallery was a great success, with over two hundred people crammed into the gallery. Nearly $5,000 worth of art was sold in three hours, showing the local community has embraced their new art facility. The gallery is now open from Thursday to Monday 10am to 4pm and longer hours during summer and tourist seasons. Wonthaggi Artspace Gallery, 7 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi www.bassarts.org.au
somewhere over the rainbow Rainbows has expanded! A browsers paradise, get lost for hours in a relaxed ‘retro market’ atmosphere. Margy’s Cafe has opened and offers great coffee and home made food. Occasional live music - there’s also a pianola for a bit of fun! Vintage, Retro, pre and reloved items. Rainbows Bazaar 223 Settlement Road, Cowes.
a gold star The master has taken an apprentice. Bronwyn Pratt, gold and silversmith from The Goldsmith’s Gallery, is keeping the skill alive with the addition of her newest team member, 19-year-old Julian Valenzi. After finishing his VCE in Queensland (whilst doing a school-based jewellery apprenticeship in 2011 at South Bank, Brisbane) he felt the artistic southern states calling, and moved to Victoria. He worked for a variety of jewellers, but felt his skills were not being extended…not until he moved to San Remo and began work with Bronwyn Pratt at the Goldsmith’s Gallery. Julian says, “Victoria is a little colder than Queensland, but very beautiful. I enjoy the outdoors and photography, and I get to be much more creative with Bronwyn. Just doing what I love keeps me happy.” He will start his 3rd Year studies at NMIT in 2013. If you are looking for an exquisite gift for Christmas or a precious keepsake, visit the creative pair at The Goldsmiths Gallery, Bridgeview Arcade, 157-159 Marine Parade, San Remo www.goldsmithsgallery.com.au.
shade never sounded so cool Invisage Inverloch is pleased to offer a range of alternatives for shade this summer. Markilux, the leaders in sun shading, are revolutionising outdoor entertaining by creating the world’s first awning that can make music. Using concertronic technology, Markilux have developed a unique sound system that creates music through their 6000 folding arm awning, all without a single loudspeaker!. For more information call 5674 6247 www.invisageinverloch.com.au
life begins at 60 Last December Terry Guilford became an empty-nester. She enjoyed her work as a psychologist, and still does, but adds, “I was 60, sedentary and overweight.” She started to do water aerobics classes at an Inverloch gym, and thought the instructor looked like he was having fun. She laughs, “So I decided to become an instructor too.” She studied aqua instruction and then completed her Certificate 3 in Fitness. “The week I became a grandmother, I also became a fitness instructor,” she laughs. She still works as a psychologist and runs water exercise classes at the gym. She smiles, “Throughout the whole process, the staff at the gym were an eversupportive cheer squad.”
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Sculptor Andrew Kasper describes his job as “weird and wonderful.” He and partner Marlene Abela, a glass-artist, have successfully fused their talents, converting a smash-repair shop into their ‘Artfusion Studio Gallery’ in Anderson, just over an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Both are very excited about their new venture.
This isn’t their first gallery. They ran ‘Artfusion Gallery’ in Cowes for 12 months in 2006, representing emerging and established artists. Ironically, while co-running the gallery and promoting other artists, Andrew quite accidentally became an artist himself. After sorting through a trailer-load of discarded metal he thought, “Oh my God, there’s a person in there!” This led to his first sculpture, a lifesized ‘crazy lady’ which is still standing at the old gallery site in Cowes. Before long, he and Marlene were so busy with their own art that they simply didn’t have time to run the gallery – so they closed it. “Our work was selling really well, so we had to step away from the gallery and become full-time artists,” Andrew explains. “It’s virtually impossible to run a gallery and function as an artist yourself. Your own art is compromised, neglected…” Andrew quickly became obsessed with collecting and welding odd bits of metal together to create zany, wacky and quirky sculptures. “I love breathing new life into discarded objects; I‘m pretty big on that. I go and collect all scrap metal and it’s basically like a big jigsaw puzzle. I use clamps and large magnets to hold the bits together and play with them like a child would. It sounds easy, but you’ve got to end up making something that’s gonna work,” Andrew explains. He describes a level of attachment to the conception and birth of each new piece. “To me it’s like a human being, like meeting a new person. As you’re building it’s just chunks of iron… you’re just playing around and then ‘boom boom’ – all of a sudden it comes together and it’s like ‘oh hello!’ You shake the sculpture’s hand, and almost say: ‘How’re you goin’? grins Andrew. “l love it when a new build comes to life and transforms from a thing into a person – it just arrives out of nowhere.” Since 2006 this shy, down-to-earth bloke has created hundreds of sculptures which have been featured in more than 70 exhibitions, as far away as Las Vegas. His work is enjoyed in corporate and private collections throughout Australia and overseas. Not bad for someone who only started sculpting six years ago. Andrew says of partner Marlene, “Opposites attract; she’s bubbly, vibrant and zany whereas I’m more reserved”. Their 20-year relationship has been a merging of artistic souls and their working life has now come full circle with their second gallery, this time with>
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artistprofile
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heavy metal
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Anita Stepano Ross • Artists Studio (Dip. Fine Art/Dip. Education) LARGE ABSTRACTS . SEASCAPES . DRAWINGS & PORTRAITS IN CHARCOAL Commissions welcome Viewing by appointment
Tel. 5678 7346 Mob. 0412 105 841 anitastepano@gmail.com Also represented at Mingara Gallery, Cowes
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“My job, yeah… it’s strange, but it’s just beautiful. I wouldn’t change it for the world.”
working studios and an outdoor sculpture garden. “It’s just a natural progression, a journey,” says Andrew. Visitors will be able to watch them at work from the gallery, demystifying the creative process. “A lot of people don’t feel comfortable with galleries and art,” Andrew explains. “We want people to hang around and watch the work being created.” This self-taught sculptor draws heavily on his background in both the mechanical and marine industries, this experience providing a handy apprenticeship in using different types of metal and welding techniques. Andrew’s signature style has evolved since his first ‘crazy lady’ sculpture. Most of his work now is strikingly contemporary, with spare, clean lines. His preferred medium is corten steel, which has a rusty-looking patina. His 2-metre sculptures can take weeks to complete, starting with visualising a 3D design through to sketches, mock-ups and welding together the finished structure. He has a “nothing ventured, nothing gained” approach to his work. “You have to take risks with your work otherwise you’re never going to grow”. When not designing in his head, he’s “literally on the concrete floor with chalk just drawing and drawing, until the piece comes into view.” He says he is often inspired by the sleek lines found in motorbike, car and boat design, and in architecture as well as random objects. And
the fewer elements that constitute his sculptures, the better. “I don’t like things tampered with too much. I like my work to be raw and simple, so it has to be spot-on. If it’s not balanced properly, it really sticks out: there’s no hiding it.” Andrew describes his perfect day as one with “everything flowing harmoniously”: the ideas, the welder and the feeling of happily losing track of time and space with his senses both meditative and alert. “The subconscious is in control to a certain degree – you end up being a medium for your sub-conscious,” Andrew explains. “The only problem now is burn-out, because I love it so much that I work and work and work and I don’t know when to stop! Being a sculptor is an earthy profession. “Most of the time I’m completely covered in welding soot. It’s not glamorous. The downside of working with corten steel is it’s a grubbier metal than stainless steel. It’s dirty, messy…and fun.” And it’s a problem he’s happy to have. “My job, yeah… it’s strange, but it’s just beautiful. I wouldn’t change it for the world. Art Fusion gallery is open Thursday to Monday from 11am to 4pm or by appointment. 9 Anderson Rise, Anderson. www.artfusionstudioandgallery.com
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Look at doing your Christmas shopping for special and unusual gifts at the Gallery Changing Exhibitions Cnr Michael Place and Mc Cartin St Leongatha - Opposite the Post Office & next door to the CAB & Visitor info centre. Closed; Sunday, Tuesday. Open; Sat 10am-2pm. Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 10am-4pm or when the sign is out. coast ad5662 15/11/12 3:445662 PM 2029 Page 1 email. lacs@live.com.au www.leongathagallery.org.au Gallery; 5370. Contact;
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There is so many things to do this summer. Stay and play by the coast!
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Arty Farty Sculpture Studio www.artyfarty.com.au
Rosebud Kite Festival www.rosebudkitefestival.com.au
Phillip Island Chocolate Factory phillipislandchocolatefactory.com.au
Celia Rosser Gallery www.celiarossergallery.com.au
Trevor Festival www.whoistrevor.com.au
Phillip Island Nature Parks www.penguins.org.au
Cheryl Petersen Galleries www.cherylpetersengalleries.com
Womad www.womadelaide.com.au
Vietnam Veterans Museum www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org
Deborah Halpern www.arthousegallery.com.au
Wonthaggi Coal Mine www.parksweb.vic.gov.au
Fiona Kennedy www.fionakennedy.com
YMCA www.ymca.org.au
Gecko Gallery www.geckostudiogallery.com.au Goldsmiths Gallery www.goldsmithsgallery.com.au Gooseneck Pottery www.gooseneckpottery.com.au Leongatha Art & Craft Society www.leongathagallery.org.au Manyung www.manyunggallery.com.au McClelland www.mcclellandgallery.com Mingara www.mingaragallery.com.au Mosaics by the Bay www.fahnle.com.au Shearwater Studios www.shearwaterstudio.com.au Ursula Theinert www.ursulatheinert.com.au Without Pier Gallery withoutpier.com.au
markets Kongwak Market Main Street, Kongwak (Sundays) Inverloch Community Farmers Market www.inverlochfarmersmarket.com.au Inverloch food & wine festival www.visitinverloch.net
events Bass Coast Shire www.basscoast.vic.gov.au Cool ART @ Coolart Melbourne Symphony orchestra at Churchill Island www.penguins.org.au South Gippsland Shire www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au
accom/travel Atoll Travel www.atolltravel.com Basia Mille www.basiamille.com.au Prom Country accommodation www.promcountry.com.au Quarters at the Flinders hotel www.flindershotel.com.au Quest Apartments www.questphillipisland.com.au RACV Resort www.racv.com.au Ramada Phillip Island www.ramadaphillipisland.com.au Silverwater Resort www.silverwaterresort.com.au Wyndham Holiday Resorts Torquay www.wyndhamtorquay.com.au
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amaze ‘n things No visit to Phillip Island over the summer holidays is complete without a magical trip to A Maze ’N Things – a whole world of optical illusions, mazes and puzzles that will entertain, intrigue and amuse adults and children for hours.
In the one location you can be “shrunk” in our incredible shrinking room, become lost in one of our mazes or fall down the “Look Out” slide. There are activities to test your motor skills, perception and memory. Whatever you decide to do, we know that you’ll be laughing all the way! Our 19-hole Maxi-Mini Golf course will challenge the best and worst golfers. Why not give it a try? After your game of golf, check out our gift shop specialising in unusual games and puzzles. It’s worth visiting in its own right: if you’re planning on giving entertaining, interactive and stimulating gifts this festive season, come in and grab a copy of our hot-off-the-press Christmas catalogue. You might just find the ideal stocking-filler!
Our Puzzle Café serves a variety of light lunches and snacks with great coffee. We have a fantastic selection of brainteasers and puzzles that guests can try out whilst enjoying their snack … perfect for distracting the kids while you kick back and enjoy a coffee. While you’re here, treat yourself to a gelato or some lollies from Lolly Lips, Phillip Island’s premier ice-creamery. All our gelato is made on the premises using fresh ingredients. Come in and let our friendly staff help you choose from a large range of flavours, including our new summer delicacies – mixed berry yoghurt, pineapple cheesecake or coconut sorbet. Open 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm through January.
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Discover Phillip Island’s natural beauty from the comfort of Ramada Resort Phillip Island. Nestled in nature, the resort is set on 65 acres of picturesque natural bushland with a selection of studio, one, two and three bedroom villas. Enjoy excellent facilities including an outdoor swimming pool and spa, a health centre with gym and spa, games room, children’s playground, two tennis courts, two picnic barbecue areas, plus an onsite restaurant, café & bar and pizzeria and seven kilometres of walking and cycling tracks.
Book Now tel: +61 3 5952 8000 • www.ramadaphillipisland.com.au
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Resort Management by Wyndham Pty Ltd ACN 099 634 830 trading as Ramada Resort Phillip Island. WHG6798A
PHILLIP ISLAND
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The Island Classic, a historic motorcycling event, will celebrate its 20th year at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on the 25th-27th Jan 2013. The meet is one of the biggest vintage motorcycle racing events in the world today. Top riders from days past such as Wayne Gardner, Jeremy McWilliams and Steve Martin have all given their best at the Island Classic.
and tickets are on sale now. Agostini will perform parade laps of the picturesque circuit during the three-day event aboard an MV Agusta Grand Prix replica. “I am very excited to be invited and be one of the first to try the new racetrack surface.”
This year will be no different, with the world’s most successful Grand Prix racer Giacomo Agostini attending the event. The 15-time world champion has described the invitation as an honour. “I am very excited to visit Phillip Island again for the 20-year celebration of the Island Classic. It is a beautiful place with a circuit that I like very much. It has been a long time since my last visit and will probably be the last time for me to come to Australia.”
The circuit’s managing director Fergus Cameron adds, “It goes without saying that we are humbled to have such a great man (and great motorcycle racer) visit us again. When we thought about making the 20-year celebration a memorable event, we couldn’t go past Giacomo Agostini, who incidentally will be celebrating his 70th birthday. This is a great chance for motorcycle lovers to enjoy a truly world-class event with one of the best line-ups you are ever likely to see.”
The organisers will mark Agostini’s attendance with a special welcome dinner held at the circuit on Saturday 26th January. For the first time in the event’s history, the dinner will be open to members of the public,
For more information contact PhiIlip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phone (03) 5952 2710 or email info@phillipislandcircuit.com.au www.islandclassic.com.au
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moriarty A bohemian life
This year the WOMAD (World Of Music And Dance) festival promises a memorable lineup of music and performing arts. Moriarty, a maverick band of childhood friends, talks to Coast magazine about joining the fray at the WOMAD festival in Adelaide 2013. It is the wee hours of the morning in America when I talk to Rosemary from French band Moriarty. This will be the group’s third visit to Australia and they are very excited by the prospect of playing WOMAD in March. Childhood friends from America, Peru, Vietnam and Switzerland that grew up in Paris, their music is as diverse as the worlds from which they came. “It’s a bit of a dream, really,” says Rosemary. “I was born and raised in a musical family. My father was a singer, but I never really thought I would be a singer myself. I feel lucky that we can have fun writing our own songs and performing them together. I feel really lucky to be doing that. I know it probably won’t last forever: I want to make the most of every moment so I have stories to tell my great-grandchildren.” “We’ve been on the road since our first album came out in 2007. We did over 200 shows in our first year in France, and have been touring the world ever since.” Of the myriad countries they have visited, including Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, the United States and Europe, Rosemary cites India as the “most interesting experience.” Reminiscing about playing in front of a university crowd, Rosemary recalls, “Indian people don’t normally come and watch bands from western countries as they have such a high level of skill in classical music, but these students were really into us, which was really surprising. We did two shows; one in front of adults (which was not a very lively crowd), and then we played for the students, and they went crazy! We really enjoy that energy, and we feed off it.”
“No two shows are the same, so I hope we can surprise Australian audiences . We try to adapt ourselves to the audience we are playing to, and even the sets will change based on the environment we are playing in. It’s always different. Playing in a church, festival, or more conventional music venue; with the audience seated or standing – all these elements change our performance. It could be acoustic or electric . . . maybe for WOMAD, we will try both.” With a tendency to dress like 1930s Prohibition outlaws, Rosemary (singer, xylophone, thumb piano, spoons, tambourine, scotch-tape trumpet), Zim (double-bass, acoustic guitar, music box, suitcase drum), Thomas (harmonicas, kazoo, Jew’s harp), Charles (electric and resonator guitars), Vincent (drums, double-bass) and Eric (drums) all use the same surname - Moriarty. Their mad, eclectic polyglot of personal tastes surface in the resulting band performances and recordings, from raw blues to The Cure, Debussy, American folk songs, Philip Glass and The Rolling Stones. When asked to describe the experience that is Moriarty, Rosemary laughs, “We’re like the soundtrack to a movie, and you make up the picture with your own imagination. Every soundtrack changes with the crowd and the atmosphere. “We’ve had lots of great experiences in Australia already and we’re really looking forward to WOMAD this year.”
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• Annual cabins For Sale • New and 2nd hand • 4 new jayco’s • Dog Friendly
prices range from $45,000 second hand to $78,000 for Brand New two bedroom Jayco’s
• Youki’s Japanese Restaurant on-site • Heated outdoor pool • 2 min walk to town • 4 min walk to beach 97 Church St, Cowes VIC 3922 Phone: (03) 5952 2548 Email: info@amaroopark.com
www.amaroopark.com
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corner inlet’s natural wonders With national parks, waterways, landscape and coast, the area surrounding Corner Inlet is a place of natural beauty with internationally-recognised environmental values. This diverse combination of natural features makes it an attraction for tourists and the number of visitors from Australia and overseas increases each year. Corner Inlet itself is a world renowned Ramsar-listed wetland, recognised for its wader bird populations, unique barrier islands and tidal mudflats and as home to the most southerly occurrence of white mangrove in the world. Corner Inlet is home to a vast network of coastal and marine ecosystems and is Victoria’s southern most embayment. Its surrounding catchment of 2300km2 stretches from Woodside to Wilson’s Prom, incorporating the scenic landscapes of the Strzelecki Ranges and coastal areas including both the Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal parks. The top of the surrounding catchment is home to the valuable temperate rainforests of the Tarra Bulga National Park, presenting an array of activities for tourists to enjoy, including native bird watching, walks and picnic areas. The highest single span falls in Victoria, the Agnes Falls are another hidden gem within the Strzelecki Ranges, where the river cascades over rocks, down into a 59 metre gorge, and eventually flows through productive farmland into Corner Inlet. Freshwater flows are also provided by the Albert and Franklin Rivers and numerous smaller tributaries contribute to Corner Inlet’s diverse wetland habitats. The wetland’s unique system of mudflats and mangroves provides vital habitat for around 30,000 resident and migratory wader birds.
Beneath the surface of the inlet, fish species are supported by extensive seagrass meadows including the rare broad-leafed seagrass Posidonia australis. The seagrass meadows provide food and shelter to a host of underwater species including large crabs, seahorse, multi-coloured sea stars and tiny iridescent squid. According to Martin Fuller, CEO of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, the health of Corner Inlet is a reflection of the health of the catchment as a whole. “There is a great commitment from the local community to undertake on-ground actions that will protect Corner Inlet. These actions will ensure that the diverse habitats and productive industries associated with Corner Inlet and its catchment stay for locals and visitors alike.” “Work such as restoring local waterways, erosion control, protecting remnant native vegetation, pest plant and animal control, and the reduction nutrient and sediment run-off will translate into real benefits for the community and for the catchment. “This work will benefit the condition of the surrounding catchment, improve the quality of water entering the inlet and protect the ecological values so important to Corner Inlet,” added Mr Fuller. Corner Inlet is also getting the attention of both the Victorian and Australian Governments, who have identified it as a priority area for investment and action. Their natural resource management investment aims to improve practices across the catchment and within the Ramsar site to help reduce the impact of poor water quality and protect the unique values of Corner Inlet.
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summer accommodation guide
Book these and 30 more at www.promcountry.com.au
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse - Aims to improve coastal shipping safety, the current structure was built in the early 1950s
Self Contained 8 Acres Holiday House - Foster: $200-$600 per night Abington Briars Cottage - Foster: $270-$295 per night Bass View Cabins - Yanakie: 2x1BR cabins & 1x2 BR cabin Benaway Cottages - Korumburra: $140 per night Bimbadeen Retreat - Waratah Bay: $140-$170 per night Birchwood Retreat Country Cottages: $140-$260 per night Black Cockatoo Cottages - Yanakie: $140-$210 per night Blithe Spirit - Port Albert: 3 rooms, on the waters edge Buln Buln Holiday Cabins & Boutique Barn: Yanakie Carrelly Garden Accommodation: $150-$245 per night Eagles Outlook - Foster: $120 per night Emerald Hills Cottage - Koonwarra: $145-$205 per night Fish Creek Farmview Cottages: $140-$280 per night Gully Humphrey Cottage - Toora: $180-$230p/n inc breaky Koonwarra Cottages: $130 per night Leongatha Country Cottages: $110-$155 per night Loves Lane Cottages - Mirboo North: $150-$170 per night Oaklane Retreat - Foster: 2BR - 1xqueen & 2xsingle, sleeps 4 Prom Gate Vista Cabins - Yanakie: panoramic sea views The Moilong Express Train - Inverloch: $120 per night Tidal Dreaming Seaview Cottages - Yanakie: Prom views Tindoona Cottages - Foster: $160 per night Top of the Prom - Yanakie: $115-$130 per night Venus Bay Eco Retreat: Advanced Ecotourism Certified Whitelaw’s Rest - Korumburra: $145-$200 per night Zenergie: Villas - Inverloch: $130-$205 per night
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Bed & Breakfast Bentleys - Korumburra: 2 rooms, romantic getaway House on the Hill - Kilcunda: 1xunit & 3 rooms Hudspeth House - Meeniyan: $170-$190 per night Karingal Homestead - Inverloch: $130-$175 per night Percanta - Koonwarra: 2BR - 1xqueen & 2xtwin king Tarra Bulga Guest House & Lyrebird Café: $100-$120 p/n Tingara View Cottages - Yanakie: $140 per night
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Group Lodge Kanga Retreat - Venus Bay: Sleeps 16, $392 per night Prom Coast Holiday Lodge - Waratah Bay: lodge & cottages Waratah Lodge - Waratah Bay: $145-$180 per night
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Walkerville Lime Kilns - You can still see relics of this early industry including kiln ruins
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22 Acacia Street - Sandy Point: $110 per night 60 The Boulevard - Sandy Point: $170-$200 per night A Funky Sandy Beach Shack - Sandy Point: $145 per night Anderson Beach House - Inverloch: $200 per night Blakey’s Losman - Sandy Point: $160-$180 per night Blue Oar Cottage - Port Welshpool: $150-$195 per night Elouera Cottage by the Sea - Yanakie: $150 per night Lanes Beach House - Walkerville: $250-$315 per night Promegranite - Yanakie: Water frontage $200-$250 per night Sandy Point Holiday House: $120-$200 per night Sandy Point Road: $150-$200 per night The Beach House at Sandy Point: $200-$230 per night The Beachfront - Sandy Point: $185-$210 per night The Bothy - Sandy Point: $160-$210 per night The Point - Sandy Point: $170-$200 per night The Quirky - Sandy Point: $150 per night Wilsons Prom Retreat - Yanakie: Fantastic views, sleeps 10 Yaringa Cottage - Walkerville: $150 per night
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Caravan Park Long Jetty Caravan Park - Port Welshpool: cabins & camping Yanakie Caravan Park: 3BR cottage, cabins & camping
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Motel & Unit My Place - Inverloch: motel style unit, sleeps 4 - $120p/n Opal Motel - Leongatha: 13 ensuite rooms, picturesque views Toora Lodge Motel: $99 - $145 per night
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Resort Broadbeach - Inverloch: units, restaurant & more Broadbeach Unit 8 - Inverloch: $275-$350 per night
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Apartment By The Beach - Inverloch: $140-$150 per night
0418 397 739
Rates are for two people. Extra adults and children rates apply at most properties. School/Public Holidays and weekends are a higher rate at some properties. Visit www.promcountry.com.au or phone the property to check the current rate. Minimum stay: 2 nights applies at most properties.
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Daily Tours Daily Tours Garden Street, Wonthaggi Garden Street, Wonthaggi www.statecoalmine.com.au www.statecoalmine.com.au 13 1963 13 1963 coast 97
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NVVM is an award winning museum recognised nationally for its dedication to the preservation and presentation of the story of all Vietnam veterans in Australia’s longest war.
• Vast display of exhibits
Cosy café for light snacks and great coffee, Child friendly – wheelchair access
• Amazing photo and art gallery
25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven, Phillip Island Ph: 5956 6400 Visit our website to view our online shop
• Incredible Sound & Light show • Fascinating Restoration Hangar
www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org
What’s on in Summer Seadays Festival – Toora, Welshpool, Port Welshpool
Celebrate all that is wonderful about living by the sea. 5 & 6 January 2013 Contact Council for details 56629202
Life Aquatic – Exhibition
9 February 2013 – Stockyard Gallery, Foster Contact Council for details – 5662 9202
Mirboo North Idol – Talent Competition
Find out more about the wonderful summer events in South Gippsland Contact Council for more details – 5662 9202 or visit the Creative Gippsland website 2013 Edition Prom Country Art & Culture Brochure available from January www.creativegippsland.com.au
16 February 2013 - Mirboo North Swimming Pool, Mirboo North. Contact Council for Details
Music for the People – Mossvale Park, Strzelecki Hwy, Berry’s Creek 24 February 2013 – Gates open at 10am $10 entry. Contact Council for details – 5662 9202
9 Smith Street • Leongatha • Vic • 3953 • 03 5662 9200 www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au
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Chocolate Desserts The Phillip Island Chocolate Factory the sweetest attraction on Phillip Island
Home of Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate, a unique, interactive & educational celebration of all things chocolate. • Daily hot curry lunch from 12 – 3pm • Hot Chocolate made with real chocolate • Choc dipped frozen bananas
Phillip Island Chocolate Factory, 930 Phillip Island Rd, Newhaven phone 5956 6600 web www.phillipislandchocolatefactory.com.au coast 99
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Over the past five years YMCA Bass Coast has been raising funds to assist local people and groups to access health and fitness programs and services. YMCA Open Doors is an important, community-based intervention to assist people and families experiencing disadvantage, to participate in and benefit from improved health and wellness. This initiative aims to address and reduce health inequalities by ensuring no-one is denied access to YMCA programs and services that strengthen the mind, body and spirit. YMCA Bass Coast has helped many individuals and families to access programs and services associated with their Wonthaggi and Phillip Island sites. Programs that have been offered include, Learn-to -Swim for children with autism, a similar program aimed at new arrivals and local indigenous families, and a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fit for Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program for individuals struggling with long-term health and weight issues. YMCA Wonthaggi has also recently delivered a gym-based program for young people from Wonthaggi Secondary College. YMCA Bass Coast regularly conducts fundraising events to assist this effort, and these have included movie nights, golf days and raffles. The YMCA acknowledges and appreciates facility members and participants for their contributions and support, without which raising funds would be even more challenging.
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In 2011-2012 the YMCA raised approximately $16,000 and, to date, more than half of this amount has been donated back to the local community in the form of swimming lessons, visit passes, memberships and the previously-mentioned programs. YMCA Victoria specifically aims to help build strong people, families and communities. YMCA Open Doors does this by providing access to programs and services that have a positive impact on overall health and wellbeing. YMCA Open Doors is targeted towards people and families whose financial circumstances make them unable, not unwilling, to pay the full fee for programs and services. If you would like to make a contribution, or know someone who is in need of assistance from YMCA Open Doors, please call the YMCA Wonthaggi or Phillip Island for further information.
Enjoy a fire safe summer
In the summer months there’s no better place to be than down the coast or in some of our stunning bush or grassland areas. Wind down and enjoy a fun and relaxing summer break knowing you’ve taken a few simple steps to stay fire safe.
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Away from home checklist Five things to do every time you’re out and about. 1. Save the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (1800 240 667) into your mobile. 2. Know the most up-todate Fire Danger Rating for the area you are travelling to. 3. Find out if a Total Fire Ban has been declared. 4. Listen to ABC local radio (or other emergency broadcaster). 5. Check or download the FireReady app on your smartphone.
FireReady App
Get the latest fire information and warnings direct to your smartphone or iPad. Set the app to notify you when an incident occurs in a chosen area and use it to stay up-to-date with local Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans. Download the app free from cfa.vic.gov.au.
Monitor Fire Danger Ratings to stay safe On days where the Fire Danger Rating is Severe, Extreme or Code Red, it’s better to stay in town centres. Visitors to parks and forests should expect them to be closed on Code Red days.
bans and Ratings: what’s the difference?
Total Fire bans are legal restrictions on open fires, equipment and BBQs that prevent fires from starting. Fire Danger Ratings help you to know when the local conditions are dangerous enough to enact your bushfire plan. That might mean leaving the area early, well before there are any signs of fire – once a fire has started, the chances are it will be too late to leave.
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Code Red days are rare – when forecast they are extremely serious.
Total Fire bans and your bbq Which types of bbq are banned on a Total Fire ban? • Solid fuel BBQs (e.g. wood, charcoal and briquettes). • Liquid fuel BBQs. • You also can’t use camp ovens, wood-fired pizza ovens or kettle-type appliances. Campfires, bonfires or any kind of outdoor fires are strictly banned on a Total Fire Ban day. Which bbqs are OK? • Fixed gas or electric BBQs built into a permanent structure of brick, stone or concrete. • Portable gas or electric BBQs are OK if they are designed exclusively for meal preparation. For any kind of gas or electric barbecue, you must have: • A 3-metre area around the BBQ cleared of flammable material. • A hose connected to a water supply or vessel with at least 10 litres of water. • An adult present at all times who has the means and capacity to extinguish the fire. Find out more about Total Fire bans on the CFA website.
Have you checked your gas bbq?
Don’t let a faulty Gas BBQ ruin your holiday. Especially if it’s been a while between uses, check the LP gas cylinder, hose and connections carefully. Spray the hose and regulator connections with soapy water – if bubbles start forming, you’ll know that gas is escaping and it’s time to contact a licensed gasfitter.
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Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading Sculpture Park and Gallery set in 16 hectares of serene bushland, lakes and landscaped gardens in Langwarrin, 4 kms east of Frankston on the Mornington Peninsula. Entry by gold coin donation. ADDRESS : 390 McClelland Drive Langwarrin, Victoria 3910 Australia.
PHONE : +61 3 9789 1671 FAX : +61 3 9789 1610
OPENING HOURS : Tues to Sun : 10am - 5pm Closed on Mondays and some Public Holidays.
McCLELLAND GALLERY CAFE : Tues to Sun : 10am - 4:30pm Book for a meal or function on +61 3 9789 1671
info@mcclellandgallery.com www.mcclellandgallery.com
Artwork Key: 1. Lisa Roet White ape 2005; 2. Ken Unsworth Annulus 2007; 3. Foreground Burns and Clark Plantation 2003, background Peter Corlett Tarax play sculpture 1969; 4. John Kelly Alien 2006; 5. Andrew Rogers The Winding Path, the Search for Truth 2010; 6. Norma Redpath Paesaggio Canatide (Landscape Caryatide) 1980-85; 7. Geoff Ricardo Rhino 2010
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mcclelland news 18 November 2012 to 14 July 2013 McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award 2012 (Winners & finalists) Congratulations to Greg Johns for winning the McClelland Award, with his work “At the centre (There is nothing)” 2012 Corten steel 350.0 x 350.0 x 170.0 cm. The McClelland Achievement Prize (MAP) went to Christopher Langton with his work ‘Away with the fairies’ 2012, PVC, polyester resin and acrylic. Emma Anna, Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, Matt Calvert, Bozo Ink: Cameron Bishop & David Fitzsimmons, Daniel Clemmett, Ewen Coates, Augustine Dall’Ava, Robert Delves, Damien Elderfield & Lani Fender, Troy Emery, Antonia Goodfellow, Matthew Harding, Will Heathcote, David Jensz, Chaco Kato, John Kelly, Michael Le Grand, Ian Loiterton, Lucas Maddock & Isaac Greener, Gerard McCourt, Anton McMurray, Karleena Mitchell, James Parrett, Terrance Plowright, Charles Robb, Andrew Rogers, Kate Rohde, Robbie Rowlands, Faustas Sadauskas, Benjamin Storch, Marcus Tatton, Vince Vozzo and Jud Wimhurst.
18 November 2012 to 3 March 2013 Janet Laurence The Alchemical Garden of Desire Janet Laurence’s art is a synthesis of nature, science and architecture that traverses the disciplines of installation, photography, painting and sculpture. She often uses specific environmental sites to explore ideas of the tangible - of nature in decline and renewal, and the intangible the inherent memories of these sites and the plants and animals that inhabit them. In her most recent body of work, Laurence considers the process of tracing the ‘memory of nature’ through elaborate constructs of glass leaves and vitrines that contain and screen a collection of botanical images, specimens and natural curios. These works stand as a comment upon the volatility of nature whilst performing as a museum, to protect
and memorialise a plant’s history. For her McClelland installation, Laurence merges past and present, juxtaposing collected botanical curios with living samples gleaned from the turn-of-the-century Langwarrin garden ‘Cruden Farm’. In this installation Laurence expresses both the existence of plants and the idea of a garden as protective haven for the botanic.
18 November 2012 to 3 March 2013 Aftermath
Landscape photographs by John Gollings from Black Saturday The Black Saturday bushfires burnt across Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. As many as 400 individual fires resulted in Australia’s highest-ever loss of life from a bushfire when 173 people died and 414 were injured. The fires were mainly centred around the Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Strathewen and Flowerdale regions which were all but completely destroyed. This exhibition features the work of John Gollings, a prominent Melbourne-based photographer. His aerial photographs of the devastated blackened forests of the Kinglake-Marysville region reveal the raw abstract patterns of the land. Stripped of vegetation, there is a curious play of black and colour, of patterns and textures, that is only revealed in the destruction of the bush. His images capture and merge the ambiguous patterns of cast shadows and blackened tree trunks, while other images reveal the rolling topography of the denuded landscape, where roads and tracks and the marks of man add to the extensive geometry of the land.
Café extension The café was recently extended to increase the seating capacity, particularly to cater for increasing weekend crowds and growing interest in weddings and other private functions. Come and enjoy the new decking overlooking the lake and entrance to the Survey trail, and sample the new seasonal menu.
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I like to think that to paint a successful painting is not so much to have tamed the beast, rather to have been taken along for the ride and still be there at the end of the experience. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Craig Penny
New paintings from Craig Penny can be viewed at Manyung at Sorrento from December 15 to January 10.
Day at Rye Craig Penny
Monthly exhibitions throughout summer Jo Ann Hunt
Craig Penny â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Balnarring beach
Janine Daddo
Phone 03 9787 2953 for all galleries Manyung at Sorrento 113a Ocean Beach Rd Sorrento
Manyung at Glenferrie 248 Glenferrie Rd Malvern
Manyung at Mt Eliza 1408 Nepean Hwy Mount Eliza
Melway Ref 157 A8
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Melway Ref 105 E5
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View 2000+ artworks online at manyunggallery.com.au
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When artist Craig Penny is ambling on beaches and dunes awaiting inspiration for his large-scale acrylics, rarely does it come from postcard afternoons of blue sky: Craig’s a stormwatcher. The former advertising industry illustrator says inspiration for a painter “is in the light. It always starts with the light, just as for a photographer”.
those: there’s visual phenomena everywhere - and a storm mass coming over is always great.”
That premise often means Craig’s Mornington Peninsula-based works are as much driven by the pre-storm drama of sky as the tranquillity of water. “I do particularly like to paint water, especially if it has lovely intense blues about it with contrasting warm colours in the distance. I enjoy deep blues and golds in the landmass, yellows and ochres – classically Australian.
Craig’s Manyung at Sorrento exhibition runs from December 15 to January 9.
WIN AN ORIGINAL ARTWORK FROM CRAIG PENNY Valued at $2200!
In the late 90s Craig was becoming disillusioned with the advertising industry. “I was over working to deadlines and trying to solve other people’s visual issues. I illustrated a lot in watercolour for architectural work, and that led me to start painting with watercolours. In 2000 I had my first solo exhibition at Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza.” Over the past six years, Craig has moved towards using acrylics on large-scale canvases, particularly exploring coastal themes. In addition to his major exhibition this December at Manyung at Sorrento, Craig was picked up by a gallery in Carmel, California in 2007. He also has an exhibition in Singapore this year, and is now organising painting tours to Siem Riep, Cambodia. It’s fitting that Manyung at Sorrento is hosting Craig’s summer exhibition: Sorrento provides regular inspiration for the painter. “Four years ago I was looking into the light, and the colour was fairly washed out. There was great subject matter all around - couta boats on moorings, a distant storm, even a container ship going through the heads. I tend to intensify the colour in the foreground water and I’m always looking for interesting backdrops. Sorrento really provides
“The light and the water are exceptional,” Craig says of the classic Coast magazine photo (above) he is reinterpreting on canvas for a Manyung Gallery/Coast Magazine competition for this summer edition: a Coast magazine reader will go into the draw to win the painting, valued at $2200. Email “Craig Penny” in the subject line to coast@ manyunggallery.com.au before January 30 with name, phone number and address. The winner will be notified by email or phone on January 31.You can also SMS with the subject “Coast Prize” to 0412 770 055.
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Rosebud a great place to play
Rosebud is a holiday mecca to many families from Melbourne and beyond. If you drive the beach road in summer, you would be hard pressed to find a spare camping spot on the sunny foreshore. Families have been coming to Rosebud for over four generations; such is their passion for this Peninsula getaway.
Beautiful beaches, a fabulous festival calendar, carnivals and shopping, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder that Rosebud is a favourite holiday destination for thousands of visitors. It is one of those rare places that conjure nostalgia in the best of us. Every time we drive past a particular spot on the Point Nepean Road, my husband reminisces about never ending, sun filled days of freedom and adventure, sharing tent space with 5 other (terribly) excited kids. Back in the day, holidays revolved around the simple pleasures of exploring the beach, making cubbies in the foreshore scrub, family cricket matches and creating your own special adventures. Today, Rosebud still offers these idyllic pastimes of our childhood, but with added attractions for every member of the family. Golf and country clubs, day
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spas, wineries, art galleries, restaurants and bars are at your fingertips. Only 75 kms from Melbourne, Rosebud is centrally located, giving you the opportunity to take advantage of the many attractions of the Mornington Peninsula. Those who love the beach and outdoor sports love Rosebud. Swimmers enjoy the calm, emerald waters of the bay beach, while adrenaline seekers head across the Peninsula to enjoy the surf and ocean-beach horse rides. Snorkelers and scuba divers are often seen learning their skills under the Peninsula piers, while the bay and ocean beaches offer many exciting dive opportunities including the Octopusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Garden, old shipwrecks, bottomless holes and living reefs. You may even come face-to-face with sea dragons, rays, shrimp, flounder, flathead and perhaps a visiting Moreton Bay Bug.
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Rosebud is a family friendly holiday destination with activities to keep the whole family entertained. The area provides perfect conditions for windsurfers, para gliders and wave riders. Boating is well catered for with many launching areas, marinas and yacht clubs. The region is a fishermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paradise of secret spots and piers where you can drop a line. For those that want to go further afield, fishing charters to a variety of top fishing spots are available. Port Phillip bay is a great spot for catching whiting, gummy and school shark, squid, salmon, garfish, rock cod, flathead and elephant fish. Nab a snapper year round, but the fishing really hots up over the warmer months, when snapper up to 10 kilograms are running. For those who prefer to watch sea life in action, there are tours that offer the opportunity to swim with seals or dolphins, or do a spot of whale watching (in season).
When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had enough of the glorious bays and ocean beaches, Rosebud offers a shopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paradise along its broad shopping strip and plazas. With a huge variety of shops, services and eateries, you will find everything at your fingertips, all delivered with a welcoming smile and friendly hospitality. There are plenty of activities for the kids including mini-golf, ten-pin bowling, gymnastics, indoor play centres and more. Rosebud is a family friendly holiday destination with activities to keep the whole family entertained. If you are not caravanning or camping, there is a huge choice of accommodation in the area to choose from. From a short day trip to an extended holiday, Rosebud and the Mornington Peninsula are well worth the visit. Start making your own summer holiday memories . . . .>
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Rosebud - shopping & family fun
The skies of Rosebud are set to come alive with colour and vibrancy this March. The annual Colour the Sky Kite Festival is being held again on the Mornington Peninsula, and visitors are promised a feast for the eyes and plenty of activities for the whole family. This colourful festival will allow kite enthusiasts to get up close to the experts and watch them demonstrate their skills and feats of mastery on the Rosebud foreshore. There are a host of activities and attractions for the whole family including kite-making workshops, dance and circus workshops, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; carnival, roving clowns, musicians, and characters such as Tubby the Robot. On stage there will be a range of musical performances with dancing room provided! This event has become a significant fixture on the world kite-flying calendar and promises to be a wonderful day for all the family. The art of kite-making originated in China over 2500 years ago, using silk fabrics over a bamboo framework. Design and technology has changed rapidly over the years and now kites are made in a variety of sizes and materials. Styles and shapes include 3-dimensional, flat, rotating and inflatable designs. Now in its 9th year, the festival will focus on encouraging children to appreciate and learn this ancient skill. This year sees the return of legends such as Tasmanian flyer Robert Brassington with his amazing Cathedral Window Deltas, New Zealander Craig Hansen flying some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest inflatable kites, and
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Kevin and Linda Saunders from Oz Kites South Australia. There will be demonstrations by experts from the Victorian Kite-flying Association, including a world champion flyer. Spectators are in for a treat! This spectacular event has been organised by the Rosebud Chamber of Commerce and supported by many enthusiastic sponsors. Charity partner Red Kite, an organisation that provides practical services to families of children with cancer, will be assisted through fundraising efforts at the Rosebud Plaza in the weeks leading up to the event. The Chamber of Commerce would like to acknowledge the generosity of the following sponsors : Mornington Peninsula Shire, The Lamattina Group, The Nine Network, Rye and Dromana Bendigo Bank, The Leader Community Newspapers, Rosebud Plaza, Tourism Victoria, Peninsula Cinemas, McCrae Lions Club, The Rotary Club of Rosebud & Rye, and Visitor Publications. Colour the Sky Festival, Rosebud Foreshore (beside the pier at Jetty Rd) March 9th & 10th, 2013. For more details contact Alison Doherty 0403 889 559. www. rosebudkitefestival.com.au
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Rosebud - shopping & family fun
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Color your Blues
Peninsula Pet Clips
Greg’s Butchers
Fashion, Swimwear & Accessories for women with style.
At Peninsula Pet Clips we are your one stop dog shop! We groom, clip and make your furry friend shine like new. We cater for pets of all ages and all sizes. If your dog can be groomed we will groom it. We sell everything your best friend could ever need, so stop by and say hello to our lovely team. We’ll help you find what you need.
Greg’s Family Gourmet Butchers have over 20 years experience in the field, servicing clients within the Rosebud area. From red meat to sausages, we have the expertise to assist you with all your requirements. For almost 20 years, we have been serving the people of Rosebud with traditional, old-fashioned friendly service.
1175-1177 Point Nepean Road Rosebud Phone: (03) 5981 1199 www.peninsulapetclips.webs.com
1035 Nepean Rd Rosebud Call 5986 8285 greg@gregsbutchers.com
Seafolly • Jets • Sunseeker • Verge The Ark • Philosophy • Pingpong Gabriella Frattini • Olga Berg • Sue Sensi Gulliver Jam • Walnut Shoes • Django & Juliette • and lots more.
1021 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud Call 59811656 www.coloryourblues.com
Rosebud Disposals
Sewing ‘n’ Beyond
Rosebud Kite Festival
1049 Pt. Nepean Rd Rosebud
Love making your own creations? Sewing ‘n’ Beyond offers a fabulous range of patchwork and fashion fabric, alongside a full range of haberdashery, patterns, sewing giftware and other sewing essentials. We stock Janome & Brother sewing machines and overlockers and all models can be expertly serviced.
Call. 5986 3197
Shop 1b Rosebud Parade Rosebud
A colorful festival of fun for all the family. A host of activities and attractions including kite-making workshops, dance and circus workshops, kids’ carnival, roving clowns, musicians, and characters such as Tubby the Robot. On stage there will be a range of musical performances with dancing room provided! March 9th & 10th 2013
All of your camping and outdoor needs under one roof. Fishing equipment, workwear, and outdoor clothing; everything you need for your next camping or outdoor adventure.
Call. 59812020 sewingnbeyond@hotkey.com.au
Rosebud Foreshore Call. 0403 889 559 rosebudkitefestival.com.au
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Cellar door open on weekends 12-5pm, local cheeses, wines and the new Roman inspired poetry walk. A romantic escape a deux... Vineyard, Olive Grove, Boutique Accommodation & Cellar Door
On the ridge overlooking Wilsons Promontory, Corner Inlet and Waratah Bay. At Waratah North, off Savages and Mathers Roads, at 1 Taylor Court, Fish Creek Victoria Weekend afternoons or by appointment on 5687 1453.
www.basiamille.com.au
MUSIC TO FILL THE DANCE FLOOR!
MORE THAN YOUR TYPICAL ‘WEDDING BAND’
With regular showcase performances and a free demo CD you can see and hear them live before booking them. Choose between 3 – 14 full time professional musicians who play Top 40, Classic Rock & Funk, 80s, Swing Jazz and more... Pricing from $1000 - $5000, depending on band size.
Call 0438 301 313 or email info@bakerboysband.com.au for more information
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Adult Fiction
Non-Fiction
Picture Book
Questions of Travel
Eureka
Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore
Told in two parallel stories, Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides while Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events. Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories - from Theo, whose life plays out in the long shadow of the past, to Hana, an Ethiopian woman determined to reinvent herself in Australia. Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser illuminates travel, work and modern dreams in this brilliant evocation of the way we live now.
Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it: “a strike for liberty”. Was this rebellion a fledgling nation’s first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes? Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of those on the battlefield, and those behind the scenes, bringing to life Australian legends on both sides of the rebellion.
by William Joyce Hardcover RRP $19.99
by Michelle de Krester Hardcover RRP $39.99
by Peter FitzSimons Hardcover $49.95
Morris Lessmore loved words. He loved stories. He loved books. But every story has its upsets… Everything in Morris Lessmore’s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds. But the power of story will save the day. Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in children’s literature, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in today’s world of traditional books, it’s the story that we truly celebrate ~ and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again.
Proudly independent ...a book is a place
• Over 10 years experience in the book trade • Life-long love affair with books • We can help find that special book for yourself or to give as a gift • Don’t forget our famous special tables
40a Thompson Ave Cowes Phone. 03 5952 1444
Email. lois.turnthepage@bigpond.com www.turnthepagebookshop.com.au
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PHILLIP ISLAND MEDICAL GROUP
Phillip Island Medical Group has 16 Doctors, 10 Nurses and 13 Administration staff rostered between our sites and between the hours of 8.30am – 10pm 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The practice is a private practice with mixed billing choices for patients. The Cowes Medical Centre has 1 fulltime bulk billing doctor, with 6 Doctors who rotate between clinics including our Grandview Family Clinic and the San Remo Medical Centre who provide bulk billing opportunities for patients with Health Care Cards, Pension Cards and for children under the age of 16. The After Hours Clinic runs from 6.30pm – 10pm Monday – Friday, as well as Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays from 9am-12pm & 4pm – 10pm, these clinics require patients to pay in full at time of consultation.
The Cowes Medical Centre has the following health services within the complex: ChemMart Pharmacy, Phillip Island Radiology, Healthscope Pathology and Supreme Dental Clinic Telehealth/Videoconference facilities are available at all sites for appointments with particular specialists.
Visiting Services & Specialists to the Cowes Medical Centre: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Audio Clinic – Audiologist, Hadassa Aurbach ABC Hearing – Braden Bradley Hearing Life – Jade Wong Dietician – Ahayla Nathaniel Bass Coast Cardiology (Echocardiograms) Endocrinologist – Doctor Miriam Bartlett Dr Alex Poon – Opthalmologist Dr Anton Van Der Heydon – Opthalmologist Malcolm Gin – Optometrist Dr Rodney Syme – Urologist Psychologists – Margaret Walton, Libby Thompson, Tony Owens, Bev Brain, Terri Carlton Psychiatric Nurse – Denise Dale Island Foot Clinic – Podiatrist (Adults & Children), Brian Choi & Adam Bassed
NOW OPEN! NEW DENTAL CLINIC
Supreme Dental Grandview – Dr Alan Fun Complete Professional Dental Treatment Services & X-Rays available
Cowes Medical Centre 164 Thompson Ave Cowes P: 03 5951 1800 F: 03 5952 1087 Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am-10pm Saturday 9-12pm & 4-10pm Sunday & Public Holidays 10-12noon & 4-10pm
San Remo Medical Centre 123 Marine Parade San Remo P: 5678 5402 F: 5678 5620 Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 8.45am – 5.30pm
Grandview Family Clinic
Dual Entrance through Thompson Ave and Grandview Grove, Cowes P: 03 5951 1800 Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9-5pm
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Cowes, Grantville, Inverloch and San Remo Community Bank® branches
Your banking
can make a difference When you choose to be a customer at your local Community Bank® Branch, you make a decision that benefits you and your community. That’s because with every savings or investment account, every home or personal loan, and every product and service we offer, money goes back into our community.
It’s simple You choose to bank with your locally-owned Community Bank® branch. You select from a competitive range of banking products.
It means you benefit from competitive products and great service, and also feel satisfied knowing your banking is making a difference. Already, we’ve contributed more than $1.2 million to local community projects and intitiatives. And the more people who choose to bank with us, the more we’ll be able to contribute.
The local community shares in the income generated by your banking. The more you bank with us, the more the community benefits. The community, not Bendigo Bank, chooses which community projects receive support.
So make a difference – to your own banking and your community. Drop into your nearest branch: Cowes Community Bank®Branch Shop 1 209-213 Settlement Road Phone 5952 3383
Grantville & District Community Bank®Branch Shop 4, 1503 Bass Highway Phone 5678 8773
Branch Manager Peter Wayman
Branch Manager Trudy Jamieson
Inverloch & District Community Bank®Branch (& Tarwin Lower Agency) 16c Williams Street Phone 5674 2800 Branch Manager Jackie Laurie
San Remo & District Community Bank®Branch 103a Marine Parade Phone 5678 5833 Branch Manager Michael Scott
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited. ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL 237879. (S41687) (08/12)
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healthy banking – a healthy community Your local Community Bank® branch of Bendigo Bank is all about giving back to the local community, as the Phillip Island Early Learning Centre and Bass Coast Community Health organisations recently discovered. Peter Wayman loves his job. The bank manager at his local Cowes branch, he enthuses, “our staff are fantastic and we really try to educate our customers as to what we are about. And by banking with us they are directly helping the local Phillip Island community.” When the Phillip Island Early Learning Centre found itself short of funds, the Bendigo Community Bank® branch at Cowes wanted to help out. It provided $40,000 to ensure that local children and future generations had a quality facility for learning and socialising, Peter says. The Cowes Community Bank® branch has worked with the local primary school since 2009, supporting it through the provision of sporting equipment, books and scholarships. “The school, parents and kids bank with us and this enables the bank to continue supporting the school and other community groups.” They recently started a “Little Piggy” account for the kids - a no-fee account that sends every child a present on their birthday. ”We are excited to be involved in assisting the Early Learning Centre and helping the kids along to the next level of learning.”
New CEO of the Bass Coast Community Health Centre (BCCH) Kirsty Evans is singing the praises of the San Remo Community Bank® Branch. The not-for-profit community health organisation transferred all its banking to their local branch. Kirsty says, “It’s terrific! We are earning great interest on all of our accounts, and as a community organisation we have benefited directly from our association with our local Community Bank® branch of Bendigo Bank.” I admire the shiny new community bus fitted out with a wheelchair lift at the rear. “The bank put up $50,000 towards the purchase of this bus and it is a real asset to our organisation and the wider community.” The bus offers those with limited mobility or health issues an opportunity to get out into the community to socialise, interact, and get to vital medical appointments. “We have many community groups utlilising the bus.” Currently the (PAG) Planned Activity Group uses the vehicle 3 times a week, and that creates a social outlet for their clients and time out for carers. Another group, Men on the Move, helps men that are socially isolated get out and about and engage in community life. ”Without this vital service, many in our community would be very isolated. Partnerships and relationships are very important for the health of our local community, and we are so pleased with our relationship with Bendigo Bank.”
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Benitos
1196 Nepean Hwy, Mt Eliza Call 5975 8060 Famous for their steaks and more!
Cafe Chocolatte
1805 Phillip Island Rd Phillip Island Phone 5952 2283 Hot chocolate, chocs & more
Carmies Kitchen
144 Marine Pde, San Remo Phone 5678 5589 Delicious homemade food
Champions Cafe
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Back Beach Road Phone 5952 2710 Racing good food!
Celia Rosser
Promontory Road, Fish Creek Phone 5683 2628 Fine food and fine art
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Chocolate Factory
Harry’s on the Esplanade
Red Elk
Claypot Curry House
Infused
115 Thompson Avenue Cowes Phillip Island Phone 5952 2655 Restaurant,cafe, wine bar
Silverwater Resort
733 Turnbull - Woolamai Rd Woolamai Phone 0425 748 907 Delicious curries
Dalliance Chocolates
Manna Gum
Trulli Pizza
Esplanade Hotel
Old Dalyston Deli
Welshpool Hotel
Flinders Hotel
RACV Resort
Youki’s
930 Phillip Island Rd Newhaven, Phillip Island Phone 5956 6600 For chocolate lovers
62 Ridgway Rd, Mirboo North 5668 2455 Coffee, chocolate and more
1 A’Beckett St Inverloch Phone 5674 1432 Hearty and delicious meals
Cnr Cook and Wood St, Flinders Call 5989 0201 Fine, fresh and local food
17 The Esplanade Cowes Phone 5952 6226 Delicious cuisine
5 Lindsey Close, Inverloch Phone 5674 1199 Contemporary cuisine
74 Glen Forbes Rd Dalyston Phone. 5678 7377 Cafe style food & scrumptious pizza
70 Cape Paterson-Inverloch Road Inverloch Phone 5674 0000 Contemporary cuisine
27 A’Beckett St Inverloch Phone 5674 3264 Brilliant coffee contemporary menu
Phillip Island Tourist Rd, San Remo Phone 5671 9300 Contemporary dining in Watermark @ Silverwater Resort
106 Whitelaw St Meeniyan Phone 5664 7397 Homemade rustic Italian fare
21-23 Main st Welshpool Phone 5688 1209 Voted best country bistro
97 Church St Cowes Phone 5952 3339 Licensed Japanese tapas bar
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We love our food! So will you!
Youki's Licensed Japanese Tapas Bar Cowes Take away Shop 1,69B Chapel St Cowes Phone (03) 5952 6444 coast 118
Licensed Japanese Tapas Bar 97 Church Street, Cowes Phone (03) 5952 3339
Wonthaggi Take Away 46 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi Phone (03) 5672 4070
words maria reed photos warren reed
a fresh take on tapas Youki’s Japanese Tapas Bar is taking Phillip Island by storm. A new concept in Japanese dining, it offers a large selection of tapas plates to share, allowing diners the opportunity to experience a variety of Japanese cuisine.
“We wanted to created a relaxed atmosphere where people could come and have a drink and enjoy the tastes of Japanese cuisine,” says owner Sayuri Innes. Enjoying a shift away from the tradition of ordering entrée, main course and dessert, diners are encouraged to sample and share the many different plates on offer. With over 40 plates to choose from, we decide on a sweet sake tasting paddle whilst making our choice. We are taken by the Yuzu citrus sake and order a glass each. Aylivel, lemon sake, it proves to be a perfect accompaniment to the bowl of edamame (boiled young soy bean pods) which arrives at our table. The restaurant and bar reflect the calm nature and philosophy of its hosts. “We want people to come and enjoy great food and drinks in a relaxed, friendly environment,” says Sayuri. The old homestead is an oasis of calm, with delicate lemon walls, simple yet stylish furnishings, and special touches like the 200-year-old ‘Ranma’ Japanese wood carvings and traditional Koto and Biwi instruments hung on the wall. The
restaurant is almost at its capacity the night we dine and I appreciate the artistic acoustic panels hung from the ceiling to allow comfortably for conversation even on the busiest nights. The restaurant floor plan flows seamlessly, with open-style rooms that create unique dining spaces and a relaxed atmosphere. In the ‘Happy Hour’ bar, guests are welcome to enjoy drinks and snacks from 4pm. With seating room for 10, it’s a relaxed spot to enjoy a break after work with friends. The main bar is fully equipped to cater to the most discerning tastes, but the epicentre of the restaurant would have to be the sushi bar. Diners are welcome to sit and watch the mastery of Chef Shin and his team as they create delicious Japanese morsels. If you are overwhelmed by the selection, the team has created a set menu to take the headache out of choosing from such delicious options as Yakitori (chicken skewers with Yakitori sauce), Kinpira (shaved burdock root> stir-fried
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‘We want people to come and enjoy great food and drinks in a relaxed, friendly environment.’
in sweet-spicy soy sauce, Dashimaki Tamago Japanese-style omelette), Dengaku deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso sauce) to name a few. We finally make our decision and order a selection of plates including Ebi Furai (panko crumbed prawns), Saikyou Yaki (grilled fish marinated in sweet miso sauce), Kakiage Tempura (home-style mixed tempura), Agedashi (deep-fried bean curd with a special sauce), Gyoza (steamed, pan-fried dumplings) and an assortment of fresh sushi and sashimi. Our selection is fresh and delicious, abundant with traditional Japanese flavours. My favorite is the Saikyou Yaki - the delicate, melt in the-mouth fish matches beautifully with the sweet miso marinade. Youki’s is leading the way in educating Phillip Island locals ands visitors in the culinary and liquid delights of Japan. I peruse the extensive drinks
list and am suitably impressed by thr selection of local and Japanese beers and wine. Purple Hen and Phillip Island Vineyards trump the local selection, but I am intrigued by the Japanese plum wines. Tapas and bar manager Hayashi suggests we try the Japanese wine-taster with 3 samples. I love the concept of the tasting paddles and it broadens my inexperienced Australian palate. With over 25 varieties of sake - by the glass or bottle – I understand I will have to be a frequent visitor to acquaint myself with the complete selection. Over the summer, diners will delight in the alfresco, eating areas that sit under the wide veranda – a perfect spot to enjoy a drink or snack as the sun goes down. Youki’s Tapas bar is open every night except Mon & Tue) prior to Christmas, and open every day from Christmas to Easter.
Youki’s Licensed Japanese Tapas Bar (Amaroo Park) 97 Church Street, Cowes coast 120
phone. 5952 3339
www.youkis.com.au
Fantastic Sports Bar & Entertainment venue: Juke box or live music, TAB & Pool table. Thirsty Camel Bottleshop & Drive Through. Tabaret, friendly staff & great service. Modern Bistro, open 7 days, Alfresco dining, modern menu with seniors meals available, breakfast every Saturday & Sunday 8.30 –11.30. Try our Sunday night Buffet from 6pm, a great selection of dishes to tantalise your tastebuds
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Thursday Sessions. 3 course set menu only $35. Funky Fridays: Every Friday night Acoustic music Relaxed atmosphere Cocktails Share Platters Open Friday & Saturday nights for an amazing dining experience! See our Function coordinator to organise your special function: Weddings, Engagements , Birthdays A sophisticated and beautiful restaurant and function room, Level 1 at the Espy.
1 A’Beckett St Inverloch
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Dalliance Chocolaterie & Providore is an aptly named epicurean treasure-trove that toys with the senses of all those who follow their nose through its doors.
For those who can’t be tempted to stop and stay awhile, the shelves are stacked with preserves, conserves and all manner of providore items including Phillipa’s breads, T2 products, cheeses, oils, pastas and even more sweet temptations to take away. 62 Ridgway Mirboo North Open Thursday to Monday 8am - 5pm Ph 56 682 455 Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
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coffee lounge. bar. retro chic. contemporary menu. coffee specialists. wraparound outdoor deck. freshly baked treats. licensed. central location. organic drinks and gluten free friendly. beautiful atmosphere. good for your soul.
“If you want a decent coffee and wholesome food, head to Red Elk cafe and idle away an hour or two on the sunny deck.” - The Age, Nov 2011
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8am-4pm every day over summer 27 A’Beckett St Inverloch
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T 5674 3264
bar open 4pm-10pm thu fri sat nights
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A dream coated in chocolate There’s something better than gold in them there hills. It’s chocolate. Yes, you heard right. Chocolate of the most exquisite kind! Take a trip to Mirboo North and your eyes and tastebuds will be tantalized by a treasure that is Dalliance Chocolaterie. Walking in the front door of Dalliance makes me weak at the knees. The delectable smell of coffee and chocolate arouses my senses, and chocolates of every size, shape and description cover the shelves and counters, begging for attention. The pièce de résistance, however, is the chocolate cabinet filled with artistic, individually handcrafted creations. Owner Kaye Henry always dreamed of opening a chocolate shop, wanting to share what she describes as ‘this amazing, beautiful product.’ It was never her intention to make her own chocolates, however. “Chocolatiers are the artists of the chocolate world, and I wasn’t going to even try to compete with them,” she laughs. Instead, after comprehensive research, she sourced the very best handmade chocolates from Ganache in South Yarra, Xocolatl Artisan Chocolates in Kew and the Chocolate Master in Preston. What began only 2 years ago as a chocolaterie has developed into so much more. “When my husband Ivan and I bought the shop, it became a whirlwind of consolidating our ideas and deciding exactly what it would be – and from there it really snowballed. We felt it needed great coffee, hot chocolates and teas, then the Providore store grew from that. We had a small patisserie, then more and more people came asking for food, so we now have a full-time chef and a café menu that changes daily.” As I linger over my chilli hot chocolate – so rich and thick that I almost have to spoon it into my mouth – Kaye tells me about the
store philosophy. “We try to use honest, pure ingredients (organic and Fair Trade where possible) and the whole place is about bringing people together to enjoy great food, a little indulgence and sharing time together. A small blackboard menu lists the specials for today, which include golden fried haloumi, an enticing salmon salad, Warragul asparagus and melted Gruyère on Irrawarra sourdough. Gourmet pies are always on offer and have proved a favourite with the locals. Fresh soups are made every day and a vegetarian and gluten-free choice is always on the menu. “People can enjoy a meal and wine out in the sun-filled courtyard, buy their gourmet provisions, or simply treat themselves to a coffee or hot chocolate with a delicious hand-made chocolate,” says Kaye. The coffee is Toby’s Estate Arabica coffee (Fair Trade & organic): imagine it matched with an exquisite Valrhona truffle with a minimum of 70% cocoa solids . I think on my next visit I will have to sample the single origin chocolate from Madagascar that is beautifully presented with stripes of metallic green and gold. So many delicious varieties, so little time . . . My recommendation if you are in this neck of the woods is to allow time to enjoy all that is on offer at Dalliance Chocolaterie and Café. If you are farther afield, it is definitely worth planning a trip to fully experience this chocolate heaven. Open Thursday to Monday 8am 5pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday).
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Hotel Motel
• BOTTLE SHOP WITH GREAT WINE SELECTION • TAB /ATM / FREE Wi-Fi • BEER GARDEN • KIDS PLAY ROOM • AMPLE BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING
FINALISTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION STATE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE in the following categories:
•Best Bistro (Country) •Best Presented Beer •Best Pub Style 2-3 star Accommodation Overall Hotel of the Year - Country
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144 Marine Parade SAN REMO VIC 3925 Phone: 03 56785589 Fax: 03 56785596
myfavouriterecipe Head Chef Kelvin Simpson from Old Dalyston Deli shares this simply delicious sweet dessert pizza recipe with Coast readers.
Ingredients
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150 g – White chocolate mousse powder – from Nicholsons Fine Food 150 ml – Tepid water 500g – Ricotta cheese 30g Flaked almonds 250g Dried apricots 300g Water 150g Sugar Good Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
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Mix mousse powder with water and stir for 2 minutes. Rest for 2 minutes.
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Fold through ricotta cheese and put aside
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Add apricots to water and sugar, and soak overnight
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Old Dalyston Church & Deli Fully licensed café/restaurant • Open for breakfast, light lunches, dinner & takeaway pizza • Alfresco dining • Garden Bar • Twilight market Dec 28 3–9pm 74 Glen Forbes Rd Dalyston (Between Kilcunda & Wonthaggi. Turn between pub and general store) • Ring or check the website for opening hours •
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Open Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 115 Thompson Avenue, Cowes 3922 (03) 59 522 655 Phillip Island, Vic, Australia www.infused.com.au
Freshest local seafood on the Island Local fresh produce with seafood straight from the boat, Island grazed beef and lamb and in-house bakery. Accommodation available.
Waterfront dining with panoramic bay views 17 The Esplanade Cowes, Vic.
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Slow-cooked Asian curries, Contemporary Australian fare, Indoor & alfresco dining, Coffee & cake all day. Weddings & Functions, Fully licensed.
Available for private & corporate functions. For enquiries & reservations call: 5674 1199 5 Lindsey Close, Inverloch www.manna-gum.com.au
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The culinary destination that showcases all that the peninsula has to offer. Phone (03) 5989 0201 www.f lindershotel.com.au info@f lindershotel.com.au Cnr Cook & Wood Streets, Flinders VIC 3929 coast 129
Quarters, our new architecturally designed 40 room boutique accommodation which is anchored in the fabric of Flinders. Inspired by the coast, this boutique hotel offers guests modern comfort and a relaxing place to come home to.
Phone (03) 5989 0201 www.f lindershotel.com.au quarters@f lindershotel.com.au Cnr Cook & Wood Streets, Flinders VIC 3929 coast 130
THE QUARTERS @ FLINDERS
Flinders Hotel brings a new style of seaside modern accommodation to enjoy summer on the coast. If you’re looking for somewhere new to stay and play this summer on the Mornington Peninsula, now there’s a stylish 40-room boutique hotel option, with the completion and formal opening of Quarters, the final stage of the iconic Flinders Hotel redevelopment. “It is the culmination of our vision to make the Flinders Hotel a true culinary destination on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, following the opening of Terminus fine dining restaurant and then Peninsula function space in December 2011,” said Karen Inge, Director of Flinders Hotel. “We knew that Flinders needed high quality accommodation and were adamant the design and style needed to fit in with the surrounding area and to capture how Flinders Hotel and Quarters are anchored in the fabric of this stunning coastal destination.” Quarters wonderfully captures the imagery of abstract waves to define most of the facades, while timber cladding, stone and splashes of colour are evocative of the Flinders pier, cliffs, sand and sunsets. With a choice of five room options, it feels like a private, modern seaside retreat, offering relaxed comfort and space, with a little touch of luxury in the quality of finishes and inclusions.
Located within the charming Flinders village, close to the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula, and surrounded by the calm waters of Western Port Bay to the west and the rugged coastline of cliffs and ocean beaches fronting Bass Strait to the south, Quarters is the perfect base to explore, indulge and relax in a warm, welcoming environment. After a day experiencing all the Peninsula has to offer, from coastal walks, golfing, boating, sailing, visits to wineries, markets or local food producers, not to mention the charming village shops and galleries, now visitors can turn what might previously have been just a day trip to Flinders and environs, into a pleasurable weekend or midweek break. Once guests enter their Quarters accommodation, slipping into complete chill out-mode is easy. Of course there’s the 40” LCD TVs with 13 cable channels; free WIFI internet access; and iPod and iPhone connectivity. But it’s Quarters’ attention to detail that helps create the relaxing ambience, everything from luxury body-care products based on pure flower and plant essences to original artwork in each suite, not to mention chic interiors featuring comfortable Swiss armchairs and luxurious Adobe bed linens made with the finest Italian and European textiles. Naturally guests staying at Quarters don’t need to move far for dining pleasures either. The Hotel’s intimate Terminus restaurant showcases the best the Peninsula has to offer, featuring fresh local produce to indulge your culinary senses with a sophisticated fusion of North African and French flavours. An extensive Peninsula wine list is also on offer. Terminus was recently awarded a coveted hat by The Age Good Food Guide 2013. While Terminus under the direction of Executive Chef Pierre Khodja is the heart of the Flinders Hotel and its culinary focus, The Deck offers a more casual dining experience and a place to enjoy a drink in a buzzy atmosphere. Flinders Hotel has over 120 years of stories to tell, and with the opening of Quarters, there’s sure to be many more. Will one of them be yours? See: www.flindershotel.com.au For Bookings call 03 59890201
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villafortuna
words maria reed photos warren reed
It has taken a truly creative genius to craft the epitome of style, taste and elegance that is Villa Fortuna at Cowes. On a sunny hillock overlooking the Mornington Peninsula, this grand mansion transports my mind back to the hills of Tuscany, with its elegant wrought iron gates, olive grove and spectacular gardens.
I still recall the release in 2006 of this spectacular parcel of land at Toscana Rise; a blank canvas awaiting the dreams of a lucky few to take shape. Located between Saltwater Creek and Red Rocks beach, the high- conservation bushland is still intact, and is complemented by the addition of beautiful gardens and bespoke architecture. Pausing at a set of beautifully-handcrafted wrought iron gates, I take in the elegant courtyard and Tuscan mansion beyond. I press the intercom fully expecting to hear “Bongiorno, signora: entrare!” – but Alex welcomes me warmly in English and the gates open with a flourish. I take a step into Tuscany. Making my way up the stairs to the grand entry of Villa Fortuna, I find it hard to believe what has been achieved here in such a short period of time. Owners Alex and Mike have an eye for detail and the property is nothing short of perfection. This is obviously a home for those who love to entertain. As I am led through the grand foyer into the formal dining room, I feel as if I am visiting royalty. A luxurious room with seating for 10 guests, the furnishings sit together beautifully and showcase Alex and Mike’s love of antique furniture and travel. I admire the harvest altar candelabras. Alex says, “The furniture is simply married to this house, but we would consider letting it go together with our home to the right person.” The formal lounge is complete with a grand pianola and exquisite soft furnishings and personal touches. “Mum just turned 80 and we had
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a group of her girlfriends over for high tea. We served champagne cocktails in here and played the pianola,” Alex laughs. The study leads off the formal lounge and features floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a large flatscreen TV, and an antique French dining table cleverly converted to a work desk. A solid mahogany armoire hides all the electrical gadgetry that makes this a fully-operational office, but gives the space a feeling of being designed for ‘retiring to the study for a cognac and cigar,’ rather than working. Alex leads me past the powder room to the right wing on the ground floor, and shows me the relaxed lounge, complete with gas log fire and superb vignettes of the bay, and onto the kitchen and informal dining area – which is nothing short of fabulous! A long farmhouse-style dining table (seating 12) is positioned in front of a set of concertina doors that open onto a sunny terrace with a most spectacular view of the bay and beyond. The kitchen is a cook’s dream, complete with a huge marble island bench, Miele appliances (including double ovens and steamer, double fridge, double dishwasher drawers, commercial range-hood and cooktop) and walk-in pantry with bar fridge. “We’ll have lunch here for 30-40 people and the entire island bench is covered with food,” says Alex. “At the moment Mike’s favourite weekend wind down is working his way through a journal of cupcake creations which are simply works of art! We save two for ourselves and farm the rest out through our neighbours and friends.” The cleverly-designed (silent) push drawers
provide oodles of storage, keeping everything within easy reach. The space is functional, clean, and stylish, yet it retains a warmth and character, much like its owners.
construction ensure comfort in all seasons. “I think the hottest it’s ever been inside is 23 degrees. The ceiling fans and cross-breezes work beautifully,” says Alex.
A marble-tiled terrace leads off the right side of the dining area, creating a perfect space for breakfast or lunch. Sheltered from the wind, it’s designed to take full advantage of the winter sun. Beyond is a sunny open courtyard garden room - perfect for a game of post-lunch bocce. It’s here I meet all 5 waggly tails of Alex and Mike’s beloved pugs.
Alex is a master landscape designer, and as we leave the house I enter his world. The blank canvas that was this land has been transformed into a stunning collection of outdoor garden rooms. The main courtyard leading off the house glows with the vibrant colours of hibiscus and bougainvillea. The adjoining ‘room’ features a formal lavender garden and cleverly leads the eye to the olive grove and ocean beyond. Another room – a carefully planned rose garden – features over 200 roses. The abundant herb and vegetable garden provides for the many guests the pair entertains. The gardens are simply stunning and perfectly complement this grand home.
As we make our way up the staircase to the first floor, I appreciate the abundance of light in this home. The double-glazed windows, imported from Italy, provide unparalleled views across Westernport Bay They also encourage excellent cross-breezes for cooling the home naturally. The upstairs landing features a lovely sitting area overlooking an outdoor balcony, and three generously-proportioned, stylish guest bedrooms, marble bathroom and hidden breakfast nook. The pièce de résistance, however, is the master bedroom. Imagine luxurious linen, views of the glittering bay beyond that can be enjoyed from bed or balcony, four metres of walk-in robe leading to a heavenly marble bathroom with double showers and vanities, and gilt olive leaf mirrors. I am lost for words – but manage an ‘impeccable!’ Alex laughs and says, “It’s not a showpiece home. As much as (we think) it’s gorgeous, it is an entirely functional and practical home.” Hydronic heating throughout keeps the home at a stable temperature, and although it has a westerly aspect, the windows, exterior (fully functional) shutters and clever
I was just thinking that no luxury villa would be complete without its own private lake, and voilà! – I see a beautiful lake complete with water iris, wading spoonbill and ibis! As elegant as it appears, this is a gardener’s garden, and the rear of the property features a large utility shed and gardener’s barn or possible artist studio. “Mike looks after the lawns and any slashing that needs to be done. We really are a team in the garden,” says Alex. Villa Fortuna is an expression of its owners’ love for travel, beauty and shared moments with friends and family. You can feel the passion that has gone into the design of this home, and now the dream could be yours. For a private viewing please call John Richards at Hall & Hall Real Estate on 03 97871200 or 0418 332 248 or log onto www.hallandhall.com.au Viewing is strictly by appointment. Price on application.
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Absolute waterfront living at Phillip Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best address. Contact Greg Price on 5952 5711 or email gregprice@alexscott.com.au for more details While best endeavours have been used to provide information in this publication that is true and accurate all entities accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect to any errors or inaccuracies it may contain. Prospective purchasers should make their own inquiries to verify the information contained herein.
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Alex Scott and Staff - Cowes 113a Thompson Ave Cowes 3922
a dream by the sea
Heritage-listed Wollomai House and its expansive grounds have been in the care of just two fortunate families since 1868. For the first time in four decades, 65 lots of this exclusive property are to be released for sale to the general public at Woolamai House Phillip Island. In 1868, Captain John Cleeland recognised the natural beauty of Phillip Island, and purchased 7.9 hectares of prime Cape Woolamai land, building Wollomai, a fine home for his wife Isobel and their five children. In 1982, a man of equal stature, property magnate Bruno Grollo, recognised the same appeal and purchased the heritage-listed property for his ever-growing clan, adding a striking, bold extension by Robert Simeoni in 2002. The Grollo family will retain 4.2 acres and the historic homestead (and extension) while 65 parcels will be up for sale. Son Adam (Grollo) says, “Our mother really loved this place. As our families grew we put on the extension. The beach at Woolamai is ideal for young children. We certainly intend to keep the home and a part of the property.” Verve Projects Melbourne was given strict guidelines designed to protect the integrity of the historic homestead in the creation of this new, exclusive estate. Adam Grollo says, “The development had to be sympathetic with the heritage of Wollomai House and the estate, and mindful of its part in the history of the island. I think we have been able to achieve this, while providing access for the public to enjoy the area as well.” The Woolamai House estate is situated on a glorious stretch of golden bay beach at Cape Woolamai. Greg Price from Alex Scott R/E says, “We’re absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity of
bringing Woolamai House to the market.” It is the first public release of residential land at the Cape Woolamai property since the original subdivision back in 1959. It was decided that out of respect for the local community’s connection to Wollomai House, the first open day would allow interested locals the exclusive opportunity of taking a look behind the grand estate walls, and registering interest in the new development. Greg says, “As it turns out, most of the interest is coming from the local area, which is great.” The average size of lots is 640m², but they vary from 503m² to a roomy 971m². Prices will range from $250,000 to $700,000 for foreshore positions. “There are some outstanding allotments, with 10 facing the foreshore reserve. Many will have water and bridge views,” says Greg. Preliminary works are expected to start by the first week of December, with an aim to have the first-stage allotments ready for title by the end of 2013. To register your interest, visit www.woolamaihouse.com.au or call Greg Price from Alex Scott and Staff on 5952 5711 Just to clarify: Originally Cape Woolamai was named ‘Wollamai’ by Captain George Bass, after thinking its headland resembled a snapper (and named it such in the language of the Eora – the aboriginal people of Port Jackson). Wollomai house was named after Captain Cleeland’s Melbourne Cup-winning horse of the same name.
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decision time . . . where to holiday? words & photos supplied Limosa Rise
Much-needed oases in our busy lives, our holidays are precious to us. They are opportunities to relax and enjoy family, friends and exciting times. Limosa Rise Luxury Accommodation offers all of these possibilities and more. Overlooking Wilson’s Prom and only minutes away at Yanakie, Limosa Rise is the brainchild of Bronwen and Andrew Osborn, who have developed a suite of luxury, self-contained cottages nestled into a beautiful landscape. They established this delightful environment from natural bush only ten years ago, putting their heart and soul into building the stylish cottages and nurturing the surrounding gardens and lawns. Guests enjoy a choice of three cottages – the studio, or one of the two-bedroom cottages, all with spectacular views over the water to the Prom. Each cottage is fully equipped – all you need to do is unpack, and light the barbie. If it’s chilly, the wood heater will already be warming the cottage. Visitors can cook local produce, visit the tourist hotspots of South Gippsland, stroll along the beaches, fish, swim, visit wineries, or just relax in peaceful but stunning surrounds – and all within an easy 2.5-hour drive from Melbourne Bronwen and Andrew have created a tranquil haven where guests can choose either to simply relax, or to head out to explore the local area. They were both quick to add, “We still love watching the moonrises over the water, the spectacular sunrises and visiting wildlife. We’re constantly gazing up to take in the amazing views.” Guests come to Limosa Rise from Melbourne and all over the world to celebrate special occasions or visit the southernmost part of mainland
Australia. They say it’s wonderful spending the day “exploring the area and coming back home to enjoy the stunning views while sipping a glass of wine on the verandah.” Guests say they “loved having the bird-attracting plants so close to our windows. The birds seemed quite unafraid and we had plenty of time to have a good look at them.” Bronwen and Andrew know they have achieved their goal when they receive comments such as: “Beautiful place, beautiful location. Design and facilities so well thought out. Sitting on the verandah – sunrise or sunset and all the views between – a little bit of heaven on earth!”
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This imposing coastal property offers spectacular water and Prom views. Comprising spacious family home plus 3 prestigious self contained Cottages . All of this in a tranquil garden setting on land of 2.5 acres (1 Hectare) approx. This is your opportunity to acquire a relaxed lifestyle plus a serious income producing business for a minimum of effort. Why don’t you take the 2.5 hour drive from Melbourne?
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Stephen Wilson 0418 400 900 For Sale $1,400,000 Inspect By Appointment
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Iconic Inverloch 61 The Esplanade, Inverloch
Property Auction Saturday 12 January 2013 at 11am (Unless Sold Prior)
For modernity and prestigious living, this architecturally designed home may quite simply be unrivalled in Inverloch. Impeccably finished interiors and exterior make this the pinnacle of ultra contemporary living. Conveniently located on the desirable ‘Esplanade’, the home offers handy beach access and is just a stroll to the shops. Floor-to-ceiling glass angles capture all the changing inlet views, exciting the senses and adding a scenic, contemplative dimension… Not a painting on the wall, but the real thing. • Generous 1,123m2 corner allotment
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Leighton Page 0422 275 760
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words maria reed photos warren reed
our story is our home This is a house with heart and soul. Yes, it may be a new incarnation of a (long-gone) Hardiplank home, but the sum of its parts tells a tale of times gone by - and reminds us of the history of this small, sunny island.
I am struck by the natural beauty of this house. From the street, every surface is covered in an earthy blend of natural woods which I discover are recycled and salvaged from in and around Phillip Island. Owners Mark and Nyree Davis and their girls Pirren (5) and Tempe (10) are proud to call this labour of love their home. I arrive at the West Woolamai home to find the family moving mulch. The whole front yard, bar a little patch at the side, will be a kitchen garden with plantings of peach, apple, nectarine and plum trees - and a variety of potato plants clustered near the front door. “Tempe is just like me,“ laughs Mark. “She loves potatoes, and we can easily eat six in one sitting. We are tall people and we like to feel full. Even if we had a potato farm there wouldn’t be enough!” Plantings of blueberries and a large variety of vegetables are yet to come. Chooks have the run of the back yard, and the family practically lives off the ocean’s bounty in the summer months. “It’s funny,” Nyree reflects. When I grew up, we kids would live at the beach, and an icy-pole was considered a treat. Our mum and dad grew all our fruit and veg, and we lived pretty simply. Somewhere along the way all that got lost. Now it’s considered trendy to grow your own stuff and live frugally, but it shouldn’t be a trend. It’s just living within your means and in harmony with nature. It’s not rocket science!”
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Mark and Nyree try to instill these traditional values in their girls and lead by their example. When they bought their small, rundown house that was held together by a few bits of Hardiplank, they knew they had to renovate. They set their mind to sourcing as many recycled, salvaged, gifted and second-hand materials as possible. The front garage door is a striking feature in blackened Oregon that provides a vivid contrast to the individually-sawn, recycled hardwood cladding. “A mate salvaged the wood from an old house at San Remo,” says Mark, and after seeing a technique on ABC-TV’s Grand Designs, Mark experimented with scorching the wood with fire, and the result is eye-catching. “The hardwood cladding came from Rose Lodge – we salvaged the roof timbers. Some are finished; others are rough-sawn. We added a 20-degree angle to add interest, even put in short offcuts, but I reckon it looks all right.” He laughs, “Nothing needed to die in order to build our house – and that’s important to us!” His love of nature drives Mark to reuse and recycle wherever possible. “Since I was a kid I’ve loved wood . . . the forest attracted me to timber. I’ve had the opportunity to walk through some of the most beautiful rainforests in the country. In some cases, I’ve gone back ten years later and it’s been flattened. It’s just soul-destroying. I’ve sat there and cried.” Such is Mark’s passion: he has built his business around creating furniture and bespoke pieces purely from salvaged or recycled woods. Finding the Grain is run from a small factory in Cowes, and ensures
that no forests are destroyed in the creation of his amazing furniture. He reflects, “I cannot believe this obsession with money – it’s the new religion. Everything has a right to live on this planet and the stupid thing is that we segregate ourselves from nature, while really we are a part of it. We depend on every little thing that exists on the planet. When you start taking things out, you get what’s happening now in the world (floods, famine, bushfires). I’m no expert, but I can see where it’s going.” We walk inside and my eye is drawn to the lounge area, where a beautiful solid wood coffee table takes pride of place. Influenced by one of Mark’s favourite designers George Katsutoshi Nakashima, the smooth, circular top floats above a butterfly-design base. The piece imparts a little more of Phillip Island’s history as the wood was salvaged from one of its park benches. Mark jokes, “I recall those benches well. When I was a kid, many a ‘pash’ occurred on them. Back in the day, when the island was underpopulated, we’d all get really excited by the prospect of the caravan kids coming down over summer.” The bathroom mirror is also bordered by timber from this memorable bench. The couple believes creating a house should be an adventure. “You should be able to walk through a home and feel that everything has a story or a reason for being. We’d never have a standard house
surrounded by grass. We are still a work in progress and we don’t care about a polished look – it’s organic. Anything we can make, we will.” The recycled floors in the house have come up beautifully and pay tribute to the old guesthouse at the Nobbies. Nyree smiles: ”I still remember the old red metal binoculars at the Nobbies that you’d put 20 cents in and use to watch the seals.” This house shares in a sense of history. The centre of this home revolves around a beautiful redgum staircase. Salvaged from floods at Bendigo, a friend gifted the redgum logs to Mark as he couldn’t bear to see them go to waste. “We all seem to gravitate to the stairs,” says Mark. “Tempe does her homework there while we cook in the kitchen, and sometimes we’ll eat our meals there: it’s like an extension of our kitchen/dining/lounge area.” The house was designed to bring the family together and the open plan serves this purpose well. A clever open hardwood screen (with wood from a Smith’s Beach demolition) separates the staircase from the kitchen, but allows for light and conversation – creating a statement in the centre of the home. The wood fire was gifted from a house demolition in Harmer’s Haven. Tempe and Pirren rush in with fresh eggs straight from the chook shed. Placing them on the kitchen bench, Mark explains, “The kitchen benches are local blue gum and they are fantastic as they are incredibly tough. You could take a hammer to these and they wouldn’t dent.” >
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Creating masterpieces from recycled native hardwoods Factory 7/28 The Concourse Cowes Phillip Island Mark: 0418 355 148 www.findingthegrain.com.au factory@findingthegrain.com.au
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The vivid red splashback is courtesy of a friend’s ‘eagle eye’ at the local tip, and the rangehood was purchased at a local garage sale. The girls’ bedrooms and downstairs bathroom are separated by a dividing wall that creates a ‘bedroom wing’. The vanity unity is bespoke, made by Mark at his showroom, and the pair of hand-painted basins and tiles are from Mexico. Nyree says, “I did a bit of research and discovered they are made in a factory in Mexico that helps widowed women make a living by their skills.” They add a beautiful touch of colour to the natural wood of the vanity. The deep bath in the corner is a bargain from eBay, and even the Jarrah slat base on the shower is courtesy of the local cinema. “Acoustic lining,” says Mark. “It’s too short for many applications, but it was perfect for the shower, and we often make bar stools out of it at work as it’s just the right length.” Even the internal doors were pieced together from the firewood pile. There is no end to the ingenuity of this family’s use of materials. Upstairs is a parents’ retreat with master bedroom, ensuite and a small office that leads onto a large Merbau deck, compliments of Rose Lodge and a friend’s demolished house in Rhyll. It overlooks an expanse
of green with views onto Churchill Island, Rhyll and the mountains beyond. “That’s what we fell in love with,” says Nyree. “With this open space stretching before us, we feel we are part of nature.” Celebrating their 12th anniversary, Nyree recalls, “We moved in on our wedding anniversary, and I remember the sun was setting on one side and the full moon was rising on the other, and there was a perfect symmetry – it was pretty special. That night, I knew this was it, this is home.” So, any dreams for the future? “Yes,” laughs Nyree. “I want to adopt an orphan sheep to keep the grass down in the back, and lend it out around the neighbourhood. We could call it the Woolamai West communal lawn-mower. That, and the fact that I told Mark I don’t want to move again. We’ve done four houses now, and this is our ‘forever’ home and we’re not moving again. I want the kids to put their mark on this house and feel settled here. This is our story, and this our home.” If you would like to see more Mark Davis bespoke furniture , visit Factory 7/28 The Concourse, Cowes, call Mark on 0418 355 148 or log onto www. findingthegrain.com.au
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GJ Gardner Homes Thousands of satisfied customers can’t be wrong. Here’s just one . . . “Thank you, G.J. Gardner Homes - Bass Coast. You helped guide us through a possibly complex building project and made it all very easy. We were especially happy with the level of enthusiasm and professionalism you showed from start to finish through our building process. The finished product was without doubt of a high standard. There was a feeling of accomplishment all the way through the building stages. The end result: On budget – rented out as soon as advertised – generous return on investment – happy! We recommend G.J. Gardner Homes - Bass Coast.” - Brett & Louise Millar
This family-owned and run company offers a team of skilled and creative designers and builders who will take your new home, extension or project from concept to reality. Their commitment to high standards assures that they can provide the most innovative design and outstanding finish to your new project. Servicing all areas, the team includes architectural draftspeople, master builders, skilled tradespeople, interior designers and professional consultants.
Over the past 35 years, Metricon has grown to become one of the largest homebuilders in Australia. The team is committed to remaining a leader in everything they do – from customer 1300 METRICON metricon.com.au service to their outstanding new home designs, house plans and display home network. When you build your new home with Metricon, you are building with the best. Like the Surf Coast, Metricon homes offer you a better lifestyle. Our range of stunning homes will change the way you live, giving you more room to grow, to entertain friends or to simply relax and enjoy life. Visit our displays today to see a change for the better. Inverloch Sales Office Open Mon–Tue 10–3pm Thu-Fri 10–3pm Saturday by Appointment 17A A’beckett St, Inverloch Ph: (03) 5674 6451
Warragul Display Centre Open Mon–Wed 1-5pm Weekends 12-5pm Cedarwood Drive, Warragul Ph: 0414 807 462
Traralgon Display Centre Open Weekdays 1–5pm Weekends 12–5pm Hammersmith Circuit Vicroads 343 L5 Ph: 5176 4063
Sale Display Centre Open Thur-Mon 12pm-5pm Peppercorn Close, Sale Vicroads 99B2 Ph: 5144 1528
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Langford Jones Homes Langford Jones Homes has been building quality affordable homes in the Bass Coast area, the South Gippsland shire and throughout the Mornington Peninsula for over 40 years. The company has display homes across the Bass Coast. We are a friendly family business that is regarded as one of the best in the Bass Coast area. We have supported the local economy for more than 35 years.
Mike Gibbins is a boutique builder with a focus on quality workmanship. For the past 22 years he has been building and renovating homes in the Inverloch region, including renovations to heritagelisted homes and classic beach houses. He prefers to engage with a smaller customer base, allowing him to work closely with his clients to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Call 0438 594 697 michael.gibbins@bigpond.com
Call 9579 2277 www.langfordjoneshomes.com.au
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WORKING DOG CONSTRUCTION
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Working Dog Construction is a local building company established on the Mornington Peninsula to provide reliable sound construction of the highest quality at an affordable price.
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Working Dog Constructions
Modhouse Modhouse specialises in designing, building and decorating homes that are sustainable and modular. We strive for 7-8 star energy ratings for our homes and consider all aspects of sustainable building from innovative design for northern living to using sustainable materials. We allow for passive ventilation, solar energy and water and energy efficiency measures, with benefits including lower home running costs, a cleaner, healthier living environment, increased level of personal comfort in homes, reduced waste, efficient use of materials, and active focus on environmental solutions.
Call 0418 595 410 www.modhouse.com.au
Nott Architect Award-winning architectural practice Nott Architecture offers architectural services in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland regions. Principal architect Terence Nott has over 30 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a wide range of projects statewide. Specialising in environmentally-sustainable new houses and extensions. Consultations held in Bass Coast, South Gippsland or in Melbourne.
Call 9489 8863 www.nottarchitecture.com.au
Working Dog Constructions aims to provide reliable, sound construction of the highest quality at an affordable price. We cater to all aspects of building from the smallest of jobs to larger projects. With an eye for detail we go above and beyond, satisfying not only the expectations of our clients but our own desire to produce quality workmanship. All our associated tradespeople are chosen for their reliability and attention to detail. Providing sound materials of good quality is a must in producing excellence, thus only reputable suppliers are chosen for your construction needs. We pride ourselves on being up to date with all the latest innovations in the construction industry: our clients are fully informed of the latest materials, technologies and building practices.
Call 0414 550 523 www.wdconstruction.com.au
MUSK Architecture Studio MUSK Studio is a young, award winning architecture and design practice. They provide architectural services with a focus on materiality and sustainable design, from concept, planning and documentation through to completion. They work across residential, education and public architecture, in urban, regional and coastal environments. The studio has current projects in Bass Coast, Melbourne and the Goldfields. Our work has been installed at Federation Square and will also be featured at Platform Contemporary Art Space, Degraves Subway, in Melbourne this February.
Call Daniel Yusko 0478 164 248 www.musk.net.au
South Gippsland Homes South Gippsland Homes has a solid reputation, and is known for using local contractors, tradespersons, businesses and suppliers. Clients are afforded personalised service and individual attention with no hidden extras. SGH encourages and supports the 3 key elements of sustainable building. Sustainability does not only relate to environmental issues, but also to the individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life, taking into account safety, security, changing lifestyle choices and response to natural disasters. Their dwellings are energy- and resource-efficient with a strong focus on adaptable home design for an energy-efficient life, all of which are important for the positive long-term viability of the home.
Call 5674 2670 www.southgippslandhomes.com.au
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interior decorating • full service available for residential & commercial applications showroom/office 22a cashin st inverloch 3996 tel 03 5674 6247 • fax 03 5674 6249 • email invint@bigpond.net.au • www.invisageinverloch.com coast 152
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Invisage The driving force behind the continued success of Invisage Interiors and Quality Window Furnishings is their desire to serve clients with the best of innovative ideas and quality product at competitive prices, all with exceptional service. Whilst specialising in sales and installation of competitivelypriced internal and external window furnishings, they also provide professional services in all aspects of interior decorating. Servicing South Gippsland, Bass Coast and surrounding areas (including Melbourne) they provide free advice, measure and quotations for all your window covering needs. Call 56 746247 www.invisageinverloch.com.au
Make Interiors
Finding the Grain
Make interior design was founded by Miranda Kewming in 2008. She has worked for leading Melbourne interior design firms including Nexus Designs and DRD Studio, and now runs her own business – Make Interiors. Miranda’s work exudes simplicity and balance, using hints of colour and combining natural and raw materials without slavishly following trends. The consultancy’s design philosophy is based on clever planning, utilising space effectively, and considering individual clients’ needs and expectations. It draws on surrounding environments to create a unique identity, whether residential, retail, small space commercial or hospitality. Make Interiors design draws inspiration from travel, architecture, fashion, the ocean and art, and is constantly absorbing new ideas and applying them to its designs.
Mark Davis from Finding the Grain in Cowes is passionate about creating beautiful hand-crafted furniture and timber solutions for your home using unique reclaimed timbers. Environmentally-aware clients can enjoy lasting timber furniture without the high price tag. Visit his stunning showroom at Factory 7/28 The Concourse, Cowes. Call 0418 355 148 www.findingthegrain.com.au
Call 0422 515 941 www.makeinteriors.com.au
Framed at Inverloch Ben McMahon from Framed at Inverloch is your personal framing specialist. No job is too big or small, and Ben can advise you on the best colours, frames and brands to make your piece into a ‘masterpiece’.
Island Robes
10 A’Beckett St, Inverloch Call 5674 1333
For the best in wardrobes, creative storage and sliding doors. Come in an visit us at our showroom and discover what can be achieved for you. Call 5956 7415 or 0419596893 www.islandrobes.com.au
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Samsara Kongwak Market Kongwak Market is held every Sunday – rain, hail or shine. You will find collectables, retro, vintage and second -hand items, plants and books. Find that perfect piece to make your house a home. Held at the Kongwak General Store & Sheds, KorumburraWonthaggi Road, Kongwak Call Jane 0417142478
Nordic Designs Nordic Designs is all about bringing Scandinavian flair to your home. Experience something out of the ordinary, with extraordinary design right in the heart of Wonthaggi. Browse imported home wares, cushions, fabrics and gifts. Located inside the IGA Ritchie’s Arcade on Graham St, Wonthaggi.
Samsara Furniture and Homewares is one of Australia’s leading lifestyle brands, offering unique handmade furniture and homewares from around the globe. It’s a lifestyle philosophy that embraces furniture, culture, art and music, allowing consumers to create their own unique sanctuary. Samsara is one of the leading suppliers of Asian furniture and homewares in Australia. 5/161 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington. Call 5975 5007 www.samsarafurniture.com.au
Call 5672 5513 www.nordicdesignshome.com.au
South Coast kitchens
Rainbows at Cowes Mookah Studios Mookah is a small independent handmade label offering a range of stylish, contemporary and eco-friendly home wares, textiles and accessories. Our focus has always been on using fabrics that are predominantly inspired by nature to reflect the local environment, with our studio nestled in Victorian coastal bushland. We love working with natural fibres such as hemp, linen and organic cotton. Most of the textiles we choose to work with are hand screen-printed fabrics designed by us or other Australian textile designers who share our love for natural fibres and the environment. Call Leisa 0419 306382 Nicole 0420 935189 www.mookah.com.au
It’s a kaleidoscope of color at Rainbows of Cowes, a collectibles store of vintage, retro and antiques. With a host of individual market sellers, you will be sure to find a treasure to decorate your home or castle. With furniture, homewares and more, you could easily while away several hours in this shopper’s paradise.
Deluxe joinery, domestic and commercial, using quality Blum hardware and the latest machinery. Come in and visit us at our excellent showroom located in Newhaven. Call 5956 7415 or 0409676874 www.southcoastkitchens.com.au
223 Settlement Rd, Cowes Call 0447 609 169
Southern Bazaar Southern Bazaar is a treasure trove of ‘secondhand with style’. The huge range of designer, retro and highly collectable furniture and homewares including brands such as Tessa, Parker, Chiswell, Noblett, Fler, Danish Deluxe, Featherston, T H Brown and Moderntone will make any home a stylish statement. Call 0407414895 www.southernbazaar.com.au
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Multi Award Winning Building Designer of Contemporary Sustainable Homes.
2012 HIA Victorian Awards Finalist Building Designer of the Year
www.beaumontconcepts.com.au 53 Graham St. Wonthaggi - Tel. (03) 5672 5196 | Level 2, 75 Chapel St. Cowes - Tel. (03) 5952 6868 coast 156
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Property & Lifestyle/Climate & Energy
Eco Village – a GrandDesign
Coastal refrigeration & airconditioning
The Cape Paterson Ecovillage is Australia’s first zerocarbon housing project championing biodiversity, sustainability and community. The Ecovillage design team launched its first 10 house designs recently at the Grand Designs Live Exhibition (in Sept) to a very enthusiastic audience. All houses met the minimum standards of the project – including 7.5 star energy efficiency, 2.5 kilowatt solar systems, and 10,000 litre rainwater tanks. The overall feedback was that the pricing of the houses was very competitive and represented excellent value. Project director Brendan Condon was buoyed by feedback from Grand Designs hosts Kevin McLeod and Peter Maddison. Kevin McLeod explained that the housing industry globally needs to “lift its game on sustainability” and that it is “admirable to see a project that takes a leadership position, well ahead of minimum government standards here in Australia.”
Rick North and staff offer quality and reliability when it comes to air-conditioning and refrigeration sales, service and repair - with fully qualified and accredited trade technicians. We not only offer new installation and service, but in some cases we can offer an honest opinion on whether repairs to your product are a viable option.
Seagrove Seagrove is a superbly-located, environmentallysensitive estate located in Cowes, Phillip Island – only 700m from a safe swimming beach and within walking distance of restaurants, shops and cafes. Their generously proportioned home sites average well over 700m2, offering more space for quality homes, outdoor entertaining and our island lifestyle. Land in the new Currawong release is now selling from $139,900.
Call 56785190 www.coastalrefrigandaircon.com.au
Freecall 1800 61 61 06 www.seagrove.com.au
Call Brendan Condon, Project Director 041219897 www.capepatersonecovillage.com.au
Bass Coast refrigeration
Crystalbrook See the best of coastal living at Crystalbrook in Kilcunda. Choose from a great range of large, fullyserviced allotments. Enjoy magnificent rural and coastal views and a huge central park. Only a short walk to the village centre and beach. A short drive to Wonthaggi, Phillip Island and Melbourne.
Colin and Caroline Donohue have been providing refrigeration and electrical services in the area for the past 40 years. They pride themselves on professional service with a respectful attitude. They sell, service and offer warranty repairs for Daikin air conditioners, which recently won a prestigious Canstar award. Call 5672 2426 1/13 Inverloch Rd, Wonthaggi
Call 5672 3255 www.southcoastfn.com.au
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Coastal Property Developments
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Timber/Garden & Outdoors
Finding the Grain Timber solutions for your home using unique reclaimed timbers. Environmentally-aware clients can enjoy lasting timber furniture without the high price tag. Call 0418 355 148 www.findingthegrain.com.au
Island Garden Supplies Offering quality garden products to the public and trade for over 35 years, Island Garden Supplies has everything you need from bark, sand and soil to pre-mixed concrete. Be inspired by unique garden displays. 886 Phillip Island Rd, Newhaven Call 03 5956 7397
Island Landscape & Design Matt and his team believe there is great benefit in starting with a landscape design or master plan for your outdoor area. You will save money in the long run and achieve the desired outcome for your garden. A well-designed outdoor area is a fantastic way to maximise your appreciation of our stunning coast. Call 0419 356 222 www.islandlandscaping.com.au
TJs Timber TJs timber is a family owned and run business with wide expertise in the timber industry. They can source and supply new (from sustainably-managed forests) and recycled timbers to commercial builders, residential and owner builders, shop-fitters, staircase & furniture builders, landscapers and more. They are passionate about timber and offer expert and friendly advice partnered with quality timber products. Their motto is, “If we don’t stock it, we’ll source it.” Call 5952 3232 www.tjstimber.com.au
The Country Gardener Visit the region’s largest nursery with an amazing variety of plants, natives, ornamentals, indoor plants and designer pots. But that’s not all. Also in stock is an extensive range of antiques, giftware, fountains and garden furniture. To complete your garden or outdoor room, The Country Gardener in Wonthaggi will not disappoint. 19 Inverloch Rd, Wonthaggi Call 5672 4866
Van Steensels timbers The friendly team at Grantville stocks a range of water tanks and building materials for all your building products. Helpful staff provide professional service and advice. Corner Bass Highway and Corinella turn-off. Call 5678 8552 www.vansteenseltimbers.com.au
Umbrella Paradise Umbrella Paradise finds solutions for your commercial and residential weather-protection needs. No shade or shelter requirement is too big or small. Their reliable and dependable equipment comes from specifically-selected suppliers throughout the world, and is made to last. Call 0458 281 515 info@umbrellaparadise.com.au
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good advice - a great foundation! There is no doubt that summer and home improvements go together. Warm evenings can stir even the most reluctant home handyman or woman into contemplating an upgrade to the deck or balcony. If you are considering building or renovating, why not tap into the 100 years of collective experience of Bass Coast Shire Council’s Building team, and get your project off to a good start. The team of six includes the Municipal Building Surveyor, two assistant building surveyors and a new intern, and offers surveying services and general advice. They can also issue any relevant permits you may need. Norm Reynolds, Municipal Building Surveyor, says it is best to get good advice before you start any building or renovation. “In my experience, 99 per cent of people that contact us do require a permit. I know people get frustrated with the process and think it is just about red tape, but really, the regulations are designed to protect you and make things safer.” Any building or renovation must meet State Government regulations. A copy of the Victorian Building Regulations is quite thick and it isn’t light reading. Norm says getting professional advice, either from Council or an independent building surveyor, could save a lot of heartache. “There are so many variations and different interpretations. Something that might not require a permit in one instance will require one under different circumstances. Every application needs to be assessed on its own merits.” Even something as straight forward as erecting a new fence may require a permit. “While there is some good information online about fencing, it is worth getting advice,” recommends Norm.
“Factors like traffic sight lines, being a corner block, being on a main road, can all determine if a permit is necessary. “People should also get good advice on swimming pools. Any pool or spa capable of holding more than 30cm of water needs suitable, child resistant barriers,” explains Norm. “This includes above ground and inflatable pools. You need a building permit to install a pool, but people might not be aware that you also need a permit for installing or altering all pool and spa safety fences and barriers, including windows, doors and gates. “We do regular pool audits and have found that around 79 per cent do not comply with the regulations. That is a huge safety risk, especially for small children. “If you are thinking about installing a pool or spa or changing the safety barriers, please call us first so we can advise you on your options.” When you do seek advice, it is your responsibility to provide accurate information about the project. Norm recommends having plans drawn up by an architect or draughtsman. “Paying to have good quality plans drawn up will save you money in the long run. Because regulations are open to interpretation having accurate, well prepared plans is important.” So, in this world of interpretation, are there any hard and fast rules? “Decking always requires a permit,” smiles Norm.
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Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Weekends by appointment. Office 75-77 phillip island tourist road, san remo
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South Gippsland Homes has a solid reputation known for utilizing local contractors, tradepersons, businesses and suppliers. Clients are granted personalised service and individual attention with no hidden extras
Call 5674 2670, admin@southgippslandhomes.com.au
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Realtor listings/Advice Alex Scott & staff 113a Thompson Ave, Cowes Tel: 5952 2633 Email: cowes@alexscott.com.au Burgess Rawson Melbourne 360 Little Collins St, Melbourne Tel: 9613 0400 www.melbourne.burgessrawson.com.au Hall & Hall Real Estate 40 Mount Eliza Way, Mt Eliza Tel: 9787 1200 www.hallandhall.com.au LJ Hooker Inverloch 6 Williams St, Inverloch Tel: 5674 2888 www.inverloch.ljhooker.com.au
Building tips & checklist • Create a shortlist of builders. Ask around for advice or search online. • Create a ‘tender package’. Your designer can help with this. Make sure the documents are clear about what builders should include in their price. • Compare quotations. Don’t just go for the lowest price, take the time to go through the quotes in detail so you’re comparing apples with apples. Your designer can help you assess quotes. Note which items in a quote are lump sum costs (these are fixed) and which are provisional costs (these can vary). Provisional costs are the builder’s best estimate ->
- Rough-sawn feature posts & beams - Solid timber flooring & decking -Lining & cladding - New & recycled timbers - Installation service - Delivery all areas
9:30-2:30 Mon-Fri other times by appointment welcome 24 The Concourse, Cowes
Phone: 5952 3232 www.tjstimber.com.au coast 163
Building + Realtor listings/Advice Renovation Norris Real Estate 1015 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud Tel: 5986 4000 Email: norris@norrisre.com.au
Building tips & checklist cont. be aware you could end up paying more or less depending on circumstances
San Remo Realty 95 Marine Parade, San Remo Tel: 5678 5141 www.sanremorealty.com.au
• Find out about site management. Before engaging your builder, ask about their site management practices, including those of their subcontractors. Ask who will check this is done each day.
Southcoast First National 2/23 Murray Street, Wonthaggi Tel: 5672 3255 1B Abeckett Street, Inverloch Tel: 5674 2255 www.southcoastfn.com.au
• FOR MORE INFORMATION Victorian Government Building regulations & codes www.vic.gov.au Bass Coast Shire Council - Building Permits www.basscoast.vic.gov.au
Wonthaggi Plaza leasing Windsor Knight P/L Email: narelle@windsorknight.com.au www.wonthaggiplaza.com.au
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Speak to Garry & Gill 7 days a week. Images may depict landscaping and upgraded fixtures, features or finishes which are not included in the prices stated. For availability and pricing of these items please discuss with your new home consultant.
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Commercial & Domestic Refrigeration & Airconditioning Sales, Installation & service of all major brands. Rick North is a fully qualified refrigeration & airconditioning technician with over 20 years experience in the trade. Coastal Refrigeration and Airconditioning provide professional before and after sales services.
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Our process it all starts with a design consultation where you tell us what you need and want. We find out if you like to garden a lot, a bit, or not at all. Do you like to entertain outdoors? Do you have kids or pets? Do you have favourite colours or plants? Then we’ll deliver a design that will work best for you – and your budget. Matt Crooks . Smiths Beach . Phillip Island. 0419 356 222 t. 5952 3838
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birds of seagrove Sitting quietly by the lake as the sun sets over the water, I become a quiet observer to the secret life of birds. A family of Purple Swamphens pads through the native knobby club rush looking for a feed, while nearby a brace of Australian Wood Ducks announces its arrival with a splash. words maria reed photos warren reed at seagrove estate cowes
You might be mistaken, thinking I am sitting in one of Phillip Island’s great nature reserves, but I am actually at Seagrove, one of the island’s most sought-after, environmentally-sustainable residential estates. Forward-thinking design and extensive re-vegetation with over 32,000 wetland plants, 2,000 indigenous trees and 18,000 indigenous mid- and ground-storey plants - have created a welcoming environment not just for residents, but many of the island’s iconic bird species as well. In fact, there are over thirty native bird species that can be regularly seen at Seagrove. These birds are central to Seagrove’s sense of place and are celebrated in street names such as Blue Wren, Boobook, Currawong, Egret, Kingfisher, Lorikeet, Pardalote, Rosella and Wagtail, as well as in sculpture in the form of a pair of large bronze Great Egrets in front of Seagrove’s large wetland. With its striking curved form and extensive elevated boardwalks, Seagrove’s 5-acre wetland provides a sanctuary for a myriad of native bird species, and also acts as a natural filter system for the entire estate by purifying stormwater before it reaches the bay - helping to protect this important Ramsar-listed habitat. I take a walk along the footpath beyond the wetland and notice a flowering gum that is alive with the chatter of Rainbow Lorikeets. Seagrove’s very broad streets (up to 25m wide) feature extensive landscaping with mulched garden beds and unique “rain gardens” allowing more space for trees to grow. This has created green corridors in Seagrove’s network of three landscaped parks, which cover more
than eight acres. Surrounded by mature trees and the sights and sounds of so much birdlife, it’s hard to believe that I am only 800m from the main street of Cowes. One of the most important reasons the birdlife at Seagrove is so prolific has been the retention of hollow-bearing trees. This was a key goal of Seagrove’s award-winning design team in creating the original Seagrove masterplan. The 2.5-acre Seagrove Park was designed around more than sixty mature eucalypt trees of high conservation significance. Extensive mulched garden beds with massed plantings of indigenous groundcovers have been created under these trees to allow them to senesce and regenerate naturally, while minimising risk to park users from falling limbs. I spot a family of Galah poking their heads out of an ancient gum hollow as I wander through the park. Seagrove has been recognised for setting a new benchmark in sustainable coastal living by the Urban Development Institute of Australia. The larger size of home sites at Seagrove (over 700m2 on average) allows more space for landscaping. Residents are encouraged to create bird-friendly environments around their homes through the provision of free plants grown from indigenous seed from the Barb Martin Bushbank, and practical advice from complimentary membership to Urban Landcare. If living close to nature and environmental sustainability are important to you, why not explore the exciting new world that is Seagrove www.seagrove.com.au (see over for more birds) >
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Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Kookaburra Docelo novaeguineae
Black shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haemotodus
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Purple Swamphen Porphyio porphyrio melanotus
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Our friendly team put the fun into selling houses! Do not buy a house without inspecting this beautiful new property! You will appreciate the flexible floor plan, North orientation and clean, crisp lines. Your family will love all the space to spread out and relax! Environmental sustainability is a major factor in the design of this spacious property, utilising north facing glass, cross flow ventilation, large rainwater tank plumbed to the house and excellent passive solar heating. Boasting 5 bedrooms, 2 living areas and extensive covered decking, this home offers something for everyone. Upstairs is the amazing parent’s suite, with WIR, ensuite and a lovely view deck.
Stunning, Substantial & Stylish! 9 Keam Crescent, San Remo $585,000 Shop 2, 129 Marine Parade, San Remo coast 170
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Shearwater Studio Studio days and hours vary so please call Diana for opening hours or to arrange a viewing appointment
Maxines Have opened a GRAND NEW STORE 55-57 McBride Ave, Wonthaggi Ph. 5672 3889
Jewellery, summer fashions, handcrafts & homewares
NOW OPEN A GRAND NEW CLEARANCE STORE MCBRIDE AVE WONTHAGGI MAXINES also at 220 Commercial Rd, Yarram 335 Brunswick St, Fitzroy & Maxines Family Emporium, Main Rd, Kongwak (open every Sunday)
Workshop details on the website January 2013 83 Lantana Road Cape Woolamai Mob. 0408 341 898 Email. dianab@waterfront.net.au www.shearwaterstudio.com.au
Trulli Pizza
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Please make advanced bookings to avoid disappointment
Trulli Pizza specialises in homemade, rustic Italian fare made from family recipes and locally produced ingredients.
Lunchtime brings wraps, antipasto and other nibbles! Nightly offerings vary. Please call to inquire. On and off premises catering also available. Call 03 5664 7397
106 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan (Sth Gipps Hwy)
Hours as of January 1:
Current hours:
Mon, Tues, Thurs: 5-9pm. Fri, Sat, Sun: 12-9pm (closed Wed)
Wed, Thurs, Fri: 5-10pm, Sat, Sun: 12-10pm (closed Mon & Tues)
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Opening Hours Tues - Sun Lunch: 12–2pm
Dinner: 6–9:30pm
Kids of the Coast are back, but with a difference! The 3rd Edition will feature stunning, fine-art conceptual photography of the children of Bass Coast. Proceeds from the nomination fee & book sales donated to ‘Beau Vernon Fund’. If you would like to have your child or children featured in this book - or to find out more, call 5956 6728
• My 24/7 Gym. Memberships less than $15.00 per week plus joining fee. Unlimited entry, 24 hours a day, no contracts. • Special 7, 14 and 28 day passes available. • With cardio - pin loaded and free weight areas, My 24/7 Gym is perfect for the serious and casual gym user.
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Call: 03 5678 5533 www.my247gym.com Shop 11, Bridgeview Complex 157-159 Marine Parade, San Remo
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Kongwak Gallery is now a treasure trove of pre-loved, retro, vintage & more... Closed 23rd of Dec but open every other sunday.
Main Street, KONGWAK, Victoria (only 10 minutes from Inverloch) For more info call Jane on 0417 142 478
Mind, Body & Spirit CD’s Japanese Incense Himalayan Salt Lamps Queen B Beeswax Candles Silver Jewellery Oracle Cards Inspiration Cards Body Jewellery San Marco Wildflower Jewellery Cheeki Stainless Steel Bottles Bric-a-brac, Books Hats, Bags, Scarves Black Ice Sunglasses Bella Donna Harmony Balls Clothing for Ladies, Men & Kids Gemstones: Tumbled, Specimens & Jewellery
31 Main Street Foster Ph: 5682 1381 Weekdays 10am-5pm Sat 9:30am-4pm Sun 10am-4pm OPEN 7 DAYS Closed Christmas Day only until May
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Distributors for South Gippsland
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21 second ave, Cape Woolamai
Call Sian on 0418519181 or 59566377
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Mosaic Classes with Heather Fahnle It’s therapeutic, fun and creative. All materials and lunch supplied.
Phone or email Heather for bookings www. fahnle.com.au email. heather@fahnle.com.au mob. 0417 562 625
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Werner Theinert & Ursula Theinert
Gallery Visits by Appointment 15 Falls Road Fish Creek
0439 699 241 0427 955 188 www.ursulatheinert.com.au www.wernertheinert.com.au
03 5683 2481 0423 721 593 0421 209 878 monthly exhibitions of contemporary artwork | art materials | picture framing | jewellery | ceramics e: framing@geckostudiogallery.com.au w: geckostudiogallery.com.au
‘Fernery’ 2011 Diptych Arcylic on Canvas 90x180cm
opening times thurs-mon 10am-5pm
Open everyday Mid Dec - End of Jan
L&J TUDDIN restorations
ANTIQUE & DECOR GALLERY ANTIQUES / / ARTIFACTS / / DECOR / / BEADS
Saturday 16 March, 2013 (from 11am-5pm) at The Glade on Inverloch’s foreshore Experience:
• Earth & Vine - wine, terroir, perfect pairings and masterful matchings • Gippsland’s finest foods, wines & music • Cooking demonstrations • All under marquee cover
Contact: Inverloch Visitor Information Centre 1300 762 433 www.visitinverloch.org
Over 20 years experience. Private restoration available. Antiques to contemporary. The Antique gallery is located between the Inverloch Motel and Inverloch Nursery. Open Fri-Sun 10am-5pm. Public & School Holidays or by appointment.
RESTORED FURNITURE FROM EUROPE & CHINA
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Quality Framing at very Competitive Prices All your picture framing needs Huge selection of frames, professional & helpful advice Gallery of local artworks and framed prints
Ph: 5674 1333
Mob: 0409 809 855
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60 Kardella - Fairbank Rd, Kardella. (via Korumburra) Phone.
(03) 5655 2405
Email.
gooseneckpottery@dcsi.net.au
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BUILDING MATERIALS & WATER TANKS
The perfect wedding location for any style & budget FREE- Room hire, Ceremony, Cakeage- No hidden costs. The Restaurant- Voted Best Steaks on the Peninsula, Classic Italian Pizzas, Pastas & Risottos, Indulgent desserts Ample private parking. Bring the kids.
Benito’s Restaurant Phone. 03 5975 8060 info@benitos.com.au
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Call for your FREE Quote 0458 281 515
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FRIENDLY & EXPERT ADVICE HUGE RANGE OF WATER TANKS • TIMBER • HARDWARE
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Enjoy fine wine by the glass or choose your favourite bottle to have with your BYO food, in the cosy wine lounge or al fresco soaking up the magic of Mordialloc. Ask our staff for a tasting to help you choose the perfect wine to take home and enjoy.
Open 7 days 622 Main St, Mordialloc Call 9580 6521 www.mordycellardoor.com.au coast 177
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