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CONTENTS
Welcome
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THE HEIGHT OF FASHION MLC MEMBER GEELONG Christine Couzens MP COMMUNITY SPIRIT DIVERSITAT 40 YEARS WHAT’S IN A NAME? TASTE DESTINATIONS DESTINATION BIRREGURRA A PLACE TO TRAIN - ENCOMPASS PAKO STREET MAP ARTS & CULTURE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS MAKING HISTORY WITH EXTINCTION PAMELA RABE IN THE GLASS MENAGERIE BOOM! CREATIVE PORTFOLIO EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY FASHION & BEAUTY FROM TRANSPORTED TO TRANSPORTING!
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THE HEIGHT OF FASHION words SUE RAWKINS
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“No useful sewing machine was ever invented by one man; and all first attempts to do work by machinery, previously done by hand, have been failures. It is only after several able inventors have failed in attempt, that someone with the mental powers to combine the efforts of others with his own, at last produces a practicable sewing machine.” - 1901. James Gibbs; Sewing Machine Pioneer. In the far-off days before sewing machines were invented, women would spend several days each month hand making and maintaining their family’s clothes. To make a dress shirt for a man would take at least 14 hours, a woman’s dress took about ten hours and a pair of summer pants took about three hours. Most people would have only two sets of clothing – one for work and one for Sunday Best. Then along came the trusty Singer and the times were reduced to one hour and 15 minutes for a man’s dress shirt, one hour for a woman’s dress, and those summer pants would take only 38 minutes. Industrial sewing machines further reduced the time frames and also the burden upon women, and large-scale clothing factories meant the price of clothes fell dramatically. Women’s magazines, such as Australian Home Journal, started producing paper patterns of clothing consisting of tissue paper printed with numerical guides and instructions. With the paper pinned to the fabric, the sewer only need cut along the printed lines and stitch the material together to create a finished garment. These patterns became extremely popular and many companies, such as the Simplicity Pattern Company, still in existence today, were set up to enable home seamstresses to create fashionable clothing in a reliable manner. The Depression had a major impact on 1930s fashion and ‘less is more’ became the fashion motto. This is evidenced in the sewing patterns of the day, which often used smaller pieces to help maximize fabric usage. During WW2, fashionable ladies could even make their own stylish Air Raid Shelter suits! Australian Home Journal from June 1 1939, showing four sewing patterns that could be bought for 6d.
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In 1935, a family owned business called Heights Sewing Centre, was established on Pakington Street to provide sewing machines and
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haberdashery to the ladies of Geelong West. Opened by Les Height, his nephew, Ken Wilks, still operates the business today. Ken says, “My Uncle Les went to war with the RAAF and left his parents in charge of the business. He was a technician for instruments in aircraft. When he came back from the war he continued in the business with his mother and father who used to live in the shop (the same iconic shop with its distinctive roof line and decorative lettering that is still on Pako). I joined him as a trainee technician when I was nearly 18 and I’ve been here ever since.” “We had 10 or 15 different brands of machines, of which Singer was the biggest. Les unfortunately fell ill and I took over. My wife Marjorie and I bought the business about 10 years ago and we now have two shops, the original one on Pako and one in Werribee.” “There was no apprenticeship so I was trained on the job. I went to various training courses overseas, for example to Sweden for Husqvarna. We still send our staff overseas for training.” “Today’s computerised machines are very different to the old mechanical machines and you really have to know about computers and electronics. They are definitely as complex as any of the smart cars.” Far from being just a shop, Heights Sewing Centre is a haven for sewing enthusiasts and also a great starting point for people who want to begin sewing. Everyone who buys a machine or overlocker from Heights Sewing Centre receives a free demonstration and advice about all aspects of sewing. The busy workshop in Candover Street is stacked from floor to ceiling with machines awaiting repair. Ken says, “We’ve always been very busy. Nearly every school in Geelong teaches sewing. We service over 80 schools between here and the South Australian border and also in Melbourne. We service industrial machines too.” “Going back 40 or 50 years ago when there were a lot of textile mills in Geelong, we had five technicians who looked after the factories. We were involved with Rip Curl and Quicksilver when they first started in a tin shed! It’s been interesting to be part of the history of Geelong and help some of these people get on in life.” He continues, “I do get a lot of people bringing in old machines for me to restore because I’ve been in the trade for such a long time. I like to do up the old ones, because I like the history of them.”
Australian Home Journal from May 1,1942, shows a pattern for a very stylish Air Raid Shelter suit!
He says, “I think that’s the greatest thing that anyone can award you with, to be Mayor of your own town. I was born in this area, and I thought it was the most marvellous thing to be Mayor. It was very pleasurable. The Council was very people and family orientated.” He continues, “Heights Sewing Centre is really a destination store as there are very few stores that specialise in haberdashery. Competing against the ‘big boys’ doesn’t worry me one bit. We have superb, trained staff that will give you the information you require.” Ken believes that there is a big future in sewing and dressmaking as people always want to look different and like to customise their fashions. He says, “The creativity in dressmaking and fashion these days is just phenomenal.”
Ken is one of the original members of the Pako Festa committee and helped establish it way back in 1981. He is also a big supporter of many clubs and organisations including Diversitat.
Heights Sewing Centre 176 Pakington St, Geelong West P. 5229 3558
Ken was also a Geelong West City Councillor from 1982-1993 and Mayor in 1985.
1/63 Synnot St, Werribee 3030 P. 8742 6238
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Heights Workshop 5 Candover St, Geelong West P. 5229 5567 www.heightsewing.com.au info@heightsewing.com.au
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MLC words CHRISTINE COUZENS
MEMBER GEELONG
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As the Member for Geelong I am really proud that the Andrews Labor Government established the first ever Royal Commission into Family Violence. Violence in whatever form it takes is unacceptable and has long lasting and terrible consequences. Clearly addressing family violence is not just a government responsibility but also a community responsibility. Over the past year I have worked closely with our local services and police and conducted a series of community forums to link in with the progress of the Royal Commission. In Geelong we are lucky to have some outstanding community services and a Family Violence police unit that not only focuses on the perpetrator but also the ongoing support and assistance to the women and children. I admire the work of our hard working police and Family Violence Services. I know that they have been eagerly waiting for the report to begin to implement the recommendations. The activity around the Royal Commission has generated a great deal of interest and awareness in our community, and this is exactly what needs to happen. Organisations such as Geelong Rotary took the time to hold a luncheon to focus on family violence; I congratulate them because more of this awareness needs to happen within our community. The Royal Commission only recently released its final report and already the Andrews Labor Government is getting on with the job of working through the recommendations. Women bare the largest burden, with one in three experiencing violence at some time during their lifetimes. Even harder is the knowledge that this is a massively underreported crime. And sadly, family violence is substantially higher in regional and rural areas. 16 ONPAKO
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Australia’s first Royal Commission into Family Violence provides a once in a generation opportunity to examine our system from the ground up, and put victim survivors at the centre of family violence reform. It has investigated criminal law, corrections and the courts. It has looked at support services, the health system, alcohol and drug treatment. It has looked at refuges, housing and education. It has also looked at the resources and tools available to our hard-working police officers. The Royal Commission has provided practical recommendations to prevent and address family violence, based on an examination of the current service system and best practice approaches. The Victorian Government has committed to implementing each of the Family Violence Royal Commission Report recommendations and in establishing strong governance The Commission’s multi-volume report canvasses the many views heard by the Commission during its consultation processes and covers a broad range of topics including risk assessment, information sharing, service system pathways, police, courts, offences and sentencing, housing, financial security, recovery, the experience of children and young people and people from diverse communities, system governance and oversight, industry planning, primary prevention, and the role the health system, faith communities and workplaces can play in addressing family violence. The Commission’s 227 recommendations are directed at improving the foundations of the current system, seizing opportunities to transform the way that we respond to family violence, and building the structures that will guide and oversee a long-term reform program that deals with all aspects of family violence. Family violence victims in regional areas will be a priority under the Andrews Labor Government’s overhaul of Victoria’s broken family violence system. The Labor Government will implement all 227 recommendations stemming from the report by the Royal Commission into Family Violence – with work well under way on reforms regarding risk management and information sharing. Family violence is more common in regional and rural areas, with offences 65 per cent higher per capita compared to metropolitan Melbourne. Isolation, challenges with maintaining anonymity, privacy, and limited resources are all contributing factors to a higher rate of family violence in regional Victoria. The Royal Commission has recommended that a statewide Family Violence Action Plan give priority to Victorians living in rural, regional and remote communities. 18 ONPAKO
Christine Couzens MP with Helen Bolton, CEO of Barwon CASA & A/CEO of Minerva Community Services
In addition, we will establish 17 safety hubs, including in regional areas to boost early intervention services and provide more specialist family violence services within courts. We will ensure stronger accountability for perpetrators, more resources for police, family violence training at hospitals and schools, and an independent agency to hold governments to account. There will be a housing blitz for women in crisis, and more resources for schools to teach the next generation about respectful relationships. The Government will work closely with victims and survivors across Victoria and with the people and organisations that support them, to build a better system that will help prevent family violence and keep people safe. For us in Geelong, this is a great opportunity to work together, as a community, to address family violence. The report is available at www.vic.gov.au/familyviolenceresponse www.christinecouzens.com
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT words SUE RAWKINS
Have you ever wanted to learn how to do a mosaic, learn to draw, get into self sufficiency and sustainability, make cheese, try some Tai Chi, make some new friends, volunteer, or become involved in neighbourhood events? Well, all of these and much, much more can be found within the kindly endorsement and
guidance
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Pam says, “I became Vice President in 2012 and then last year I became President. It’s a big commitment and I “work” here two days a week. I try and set some parameters and clear boundaries. The majority of the original team that set up GWNH stepped back, and so it was a time where we had to figure out a clear direction for the House.” “It’s a very hard call for volunteers to maintain their loyalty and commitment to the organisation, and I need to create a firm financial footing in order for GWNH to go forward.”
supportive environment in which to develop
“We get a grant of $12,500 a year from CoGG and they give us ‘in kind’
your skills or learn new ones.
support at the moment with the use of some venues. This building we are in
Neighbourhood Houses are not-for-profit centres where people of all abilities, backgrounds and ages can meet. They were first established in Victoria in the early
Pam Virgona, President of GWNH
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now (the Senior Citizens Centre in Autumn Street) was refurbished a couple of years ago and we have a small office here. We utilise the venues up and down Pakington Street and it’s a big loss for us that the Presbyterian Church has been burnt down, as its hall was a well-used venue for our classes.”
1970s and grew out of local community
(This beautiful, historic building at the heart of Pakington Street was destroyed
need, particularly the isolation of women in
by fire in April 2016 and has subsequently had to be demolished).
the community, with a vision to bring people
together and enhance their opportunities. They provide an informal, nonthreatening and nurturing environment that supports individualised learning. Neighbourhood Houses are staffed by volunteers. Small amounts of federal, state and local government funding are provided. Today, there are over 350 Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria and over one thousand throughout Australia. Geelong West Neighbourhood House (GWNH) has been up and running since 2009 and Pam Virgona was elected President in 2015. Pam retired from full-time work in 2011 and decided that she would like to help GWNH in some way and was initially put in charge of marketing. 20 ONPAKO
Historic Geelong West Presbyterian Church, sadly destr oyed by fire in April 2016 (photo by Sue Rawkins)
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The activities at GWNH are divided into four basic categories: Creative Arts, Self Sufficiency/Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing and Community Events and there are four terms per year. Term 2 runs from April through to the end of June, within which there are options to pursue drawing, mosaics, paper making, Pilates, Nudie Treat making (!) and much more. Terms 3 and 4 will offer season-relevant classes such as beekeeping and cheese making. Felicity, Art Tutor, says, “I like to keep the class numbers to about ten as I teach beginners mainly and it’s more effective to have smaller numbers so that people feel more included. I run mainly evening classes and so I get a mix of people coming along after work and people who have been at home all day.” Some classes just require a gold coin donation and there is the option to pay for the term or per class. Ian Royce attended a cheesemaking workshop back in 2014 (usually held in Term 3 or 4) and says, “I very much enjoyed the course. In a way it’s been life-changing. I didn’t realise how simple it is to make cheese. The first cheese I made was Brie then
“Blessed are the cheese makers” - Ian Royce now makes his own Brie, thanks to GWHN (photo: Sue Rawkins)
GWNH also run WestFEST, held in West Park. Pam Virgona says, “WestFEST this year was our fourth one. It is vibrant, multicultural and cosmopolitan and a celebration of our community spirit. It helps boost the fund-raising efforts of local groups, and there are stalls selling home-made produce, musicians and artists of all kinds giving back to the community and providing a fun day out for people.” Pam continues, “The next big community project is our Winter Solstice Parade. People can come along and make the lanterns at our two lantern making workshops and then we have our Winter Solstice Parade, which is a free event, on Sunday 19 June.”
I made a creamy blue. Our
“Coming up later on in the year we have Cycology For Women, which is
tutor, Charlene, was fantastic. I
to help women get the confidence to get back onto their bikes and riding in
think it’s something everybody
traffic. A little bit of bike maintenance is involved, too. A lot of people of all
should do at least once.”
ages and sizes join a bike riding group nowadays.”
“I now make about 10 wheels
She continues, “Another thing we do, which we are very proud of, is that
at a time, which takes about
we work with Gateways to provide Geelong West Care Connect which
a day. Everything has to be
provides opportunities for people with dementia or frail aged to participate in
immaculately clean and I keep all my cheeses in a wine fridge. You don’t need a cellar as spores from outside can contaminate the cheese. If you are clean and precise with your measurements you get 100% success rate.” “People can get a bit intimidated by cheese, but it’s a very old food and it’s simple to make it the way you like.” “There is really no comparison between an expensive “supermarket” cheese and my own homemade cheese. They really are ‘Chalk and Cheese’!” 22 ONPAKO
WestFEST, the community arts festival held in the West Park on Pakington Street in March 2016
a supportive social group along with their carers.” Pam says, “We are looking to evolve. When I took over as President, I made reference to being the next generation of leadership of GWNH. We have a terrific group of people now who are committed to helping us. We need to identify what we do, so let’s just do that and do it well.” GWNH Office Rear entrance: 89 Autumn St, Geelong West Ph 0427 703 218
www.gwnh.org.au gwnh3218@yahoo.com.au /geelongwest.neighbourhoodhouse
40 YEARS OF DIVERSITAT words SUE RAWKINS
“Dignity, respect and acceptance are basic values defining our humanity and must be afforded to every individual in our society. We value an ecologically sustainable environment and promote and celebrate harmony, cultural diversity, peace and social justice.” - Diversitat
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It all started from a small group of migrants meeting to discuss the need for better community support back in 1975. Since then there have been many milestones for Diversitat from those early days when it first began in a barber’s shop on Pako.
• April 1976 saw the opening of the Geelong Migrant Advisory and Information Centre at 102 Pakington Street, charged with uniting the Geelong migrant community in order to secure better services. The planning committee was headed by Mr. George Angelovich, who was elected President in July 1976.
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This committee was wound up in 1977 and the Geelong Ethnic Communities Council (GECC) was born.
• November 1978 a $10,000 grant from the Geelong Community Chest, which has evolved into today’s Give Where You Live, was received.
• September 1979 the Geelong Migrant Resource Centre was opened at 151a Pakington Street.
• The first Pako Festa was launched in 1983. • 1989 saw the launch of the Health Interpreter Service. • The Skills Bridging Program commenced in 1991, which enabled participants to improve their level of English and their ability to attend TAFE and seek employment.
• 1994-95, MACS (Multicultural Aged Care Services) opened an initiative of Diversitat.
• 1994-95, MEP Employments Service opened; Arts Program and Aged Support Services commence.
‘Spirit of the World’, a mixed nationalities dance pr oduction
• Friday April 15, 1997 Diversitat relocated to Geelong West Town Hall. • 2000 saw the establishment of the SWEET Youth program. • A very special event, in partnership with GPAC, celebrated “Spirit Of The World” which brought together 250 performers in a celebration of multicultural dance and tradition. This production still resonates with many communities.
• A new event, Geelong After Dark, was launched in partnership with the City of Greater Geelong in 2014. • 2015 Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss announced $1M Federal funding had been allocated to Diversitat to build the Healthy Living Centre for Ageing in Norlane.
• July 2004, 94.7FM The Pulse radio station management committee approached Diversitat for support and a temporary licence was taken up.
• January 2005 saw the new trading name “Diversitat” adopted. Diversitat took over the management of Geelong Wholefoods, at 37 Baylie Place, Geelong.
• January 2006, Jindarra Financial Counselling joined Diversitat. • 2007 $1M in funding was received from the Brumby State Government and a further $1.5M from the Rudd Government was received for the Northern Hub development.
• 2008, Diversitat merged with GATE (Geelong Adult Training and Employment).
• The Diversitat Northern Community Hub in Norlane officially opened in 2011 and in 2013 was awarded the National Settlement Innovation Award, presented by Julia Gillard, Prime Minister.
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To celebrate 40 years, Diversitat and our affiliated communities are running 40 events in 2016! Come along, help us celebrate, have fun and get to know Your community.
CELEBRATING
Events coming up in June: Saturday 4th June Italian Republic Day. Presented by Club Italia Geelong. Saturday 11th June Filipino Independence Day Celebration and 35th Year club Anniversary. Presented by the Filipino Social Club of Geelong. Monday 20th June World Refugee Day: My Place, My Home, My Family. Diversitat photographic exhibition. Friday 24th June Diversitat Refugee Week Dinner.
Saturday 25th June “Vidovdan” Presented by the Geelong Serbian Community. Saturday 25th June ‘Forever Young’ Debutante Ball Presented by the Polish Community Association in Geelong Sunday 26th June Slovenian Independence Day Bonfire. Lighting of the Bonfire at 3pm. Presented by the Geelong Slovenian Community. Visit www.diversitat.org.au/events for more information.
Time line of when our affiliated communities joined Diversitat.
1976
1978
1980
1982
1983
1985
Croatian Greek Italian Macedonian Serbian
2000
Polish
2003 French Maltese Swedish
Welsh
Filipino German
Lithuanian Spanish
2005
Sudanese
2006
Indian Maori
2008 Bulgarian Iranian Karen Liberian Thai
Austrian Chinese Latvian
2010
Malay Mexican Sikh Sri Lankan
1986 Dutch Hungarian Irish Portuguese Russian Scottish Ukrainian Vietnamese
2012 Afghan Cameroon Congolese Karenni Nepalese Venezuelan Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Op South Sudanese
1987
1995
Turkish Slovenian
Bosnian Fijian
2014
2015
1996
Indonesian
2016
CELEBRATING
Maitri
South Sudanese Nuer Hazara Brazilian
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Now another huge milestone has been reached. 2016 is the 40th anniversary of Diversitat. Following on from February’s fabulous Pako Festa – the street party and multicultural celebration which showcases the 37 diverse communities that call Geelong home, Diversitat’s birthday will be celebrated by a program of events every month until the end of the year, highlighting the importance of the simple, elegant and timeless ceremonies and customs of Geelong’s collective cultures. More information can be found on their website.
Michael Martinez, CEO of Diversitat
Michael Martinez, CEO of Diversitat, says, “Here in Geelong, we get about 250 refugees a year and there are as many skilled migrants that come to Geelong as there are refugees. In the next few weeks we will receive Karenni from the Thai/Burma border, some Congolese, some Iraqi Christians and some Afghan families. They have gone through the process via the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Geelong gets more refugees than any other regional centre as we have very good services, housing, education and employment prospects.” “What you need is a critical mass of enough families to make the community big enough to sustain itself. We already have 20 or 30 families, sometimes more, of those groups I’ve mentioned who provide linkages and support.” “In terms of migration, Australia is taking in over 350,000 people per year from all over the world – from Britain, New Zealand, China, India, Canada, America and Europe.” “The State Government in Victoria, of either persuasion, has always been supportive of multicultural groups, more than any other state. They are known to be the most progressive in investing in and supporting programs.”
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He continues, “Over the 40 years, Diversitat has changed as an organisation. We’ve broadened our horizons significantly to be far more inclusive and relevant to wider parts of the community.” “For example, Diversitat is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) which we’ve been doing for over a decade, and we have thousands of students, mainly women wanting to return to work. We have a whole range of youth programs as we’ve been working for over 15 years with kids who have disengaged from school. We have a young parents program, too. Our website contains all the information on these and more.” “Diversitat also run 94.7FM The Pulse radio station, which I think is one of the best community radio stations in Australia. It’s amazing how many people who move to Geelong find their way to the community radio station to find out what’s going on and it’s a great entry point to meet people by volunteering.”
International Women’s Club (which still exists today) in the early 1980’s
“In the future, we are looking at international students to come to study at Diversitat. We have set up the Geelong Institute Australia and we are accredited to work with 120 students.” Michael says, “Australia has now become economically dependent on migration to stimulate growth, but you’ve got to supply the infrastructure for this - schools, hospitals, housing, jobs and all the rest. What worries me is the demise of the manufacturing sector and with it decent jobs for our local people and also hard working migrants and refugees. We are heading into challenging times.” “Diversitat has become successful because we have evolved, grown and remained true to our original beliefs and values and we have had a supportive local community. It will always be our role to advocate on behalf of the disadvantaged and our ethnic communities. The next generation of communities and leaders will, I’m sure, exceed our expectations.”
Gala Day float of mixed nationalities, early 1980’s
Why ‘Diversitat’? Staff were involved in re-branding workshops held in April and September 2004. The name Diversitat was voted to be the most appealing new trading name for the organization. Staff also liked the idea that, by changing only a letter or two, it could be understood in many languages.
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Diversitat - Catalan
Diversité – French
Diversitate – Romanian
Diversity - English
Diversità – Italian
Divezitás – Hungarian
Diversitas - Latin
Diversidade – Portuguese
Diversiteit - Dutch
Diversidad – Spanish
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WHAT’S IN A NAME? OWNER: JETTS - GEELONG WEST, TORQUAY & BELMONT words SUE RAWKINS
pictures MARK WILKINS
An aptronym is when someone’s name describes what they are or what
choices. Scott’s talents lay in art and sport but he didn’t know how he was
they do; for example, Jane Roe – Paralympian rower; Willie Thrower – NFL
going to make a living from them.
quarterback; or in the case of Scott Dumbell – gym owner and fitness trainer.
Scott says, “After high school I thought I would be a PE Teacher and went to
(An inaptronym is a rather more ironic example, such as Frank Beard – the
Deakin Uni but changed from Arts Education to majoring in Psychology. As
only member of ZZ Top to NOT have a beard!)
a student I also worked in bars, did some waiting at tables around Geelong
Scott has, of course, had to put up with regular joshing about this all his life.
and also worked with my Dad who had a sign-writing business.”
He is a softly spoken, charming and knowledgeable advocate for fitness,
“After a while I stopped going to uni but still kept up with my sports training.
health and wellbeing. He was born in Melbourne, and at the age of five, he
I worked full-time with Dad for a while. Then I decided I wanted to be a
and his family moved to Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula.
policeman. I did the training but at the final interview was told that I needed
Scott had always had an interest in sport and represented Queenscliff High (which no longer exists) in many events. He also played basketball for Geelong in the Under 18s. Everyone’s life path is different and not many of us can say at the age of fourteen what we are going to become when that career officer is trying to urge you to make those difficult
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a bit more life experience and that I should come back later. I was pretty shattered by that.” “I got a job in security and I thought that would help to further my career in the police force. I did that for a couple of years.”
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Then fate intervened. “During that time I was working on the door at The National Hotel (The Nash – now closed). I had taken a short holiday with my girlfriend, Bec (now wife), and while we were away there had been a big scuffle. Back at the door, I let some guys in and was told that these were the culprits from last week. There was a big blue and I got kicked in the face. I was rushed to hospital.” “They thought I had brain damage. It was really nasty. When I eventually woke, I kept vomiting and had CAT scans and the swelling was pretty bad. The brain came back alright, but it ruined my modelling career!”
months later and then Belmont. We now have 4000 members and we are about to open our fourth Jetts in Ocean Grove.” Some of Scott’s clients
have
become
trainers
It often takes something catastrophic to make us stop and re-assess our
themselves. One
lives and that’s exactly what Scott did.
in
“I signed up with the Gordon TAFE to do a fitness course which was basically
Olly Braithwaite-
a refresher for me and I started doing some personal training. As a side
Davies who has
project my wife and I, and two friends bought the lounge bar (now Beav’s
cerebral palsy.
Bar), in Little Malop Street, called High Fidelity, and we ran that for a while. It
Scott
was my first taste of running a business and I worked on it full-time.”
“He was one of
“During that time I also started working as a gym instructor at a small gym
our first members.
in Drysdale in the daytime. Then I became gym floor manager then sales
He was a skinny
manager then club manager at what is now Geelong’s Gym. We eventually
little kid. He is very high functioning and has transformed his body and put on a lot of muscle.
sold the lounge bar.” “After about five years working in the fitness industry, I decided that I could do this for myself. Bronwyn Tremain, a friend, told me about some fitness
particular
is
continues,
Scott & Bec Dumbell and their sons
He’s a good kid and now he’s been one of our trainers for four years.” Scott’s newest enterprise is Bootcamp Geelong, Geelong and the Surf
clubs, Jetts, in Queensland. I did some research and I flew up to Queensland
Coast’s longest running, largest and ultimate outdoor training provider.
that week. I met with the franchise owners and we hit it off. We had a similar
Scott says, “Twelve months ago I got a facebook message from a guy that
philosophy – no contracts, 24 hours, cheap fees. All the things that had
owned Bootcamp Geelong and wanted to sell the business. So I bought it
previously been a barrier to selling a membership weren’t there any more.
from him, rebranded it and it’s gotten me back into the field again after being
So I thought, ‘This is going to fly’.”
a businessman for so long. The sense of community and camaraderie are
“I signed up and asked Bronwyn to come in with me as my business partner.
amazing. There’s no doubt you push yourself harder when you’re working
I’m a strong believer in karma. I thought if this thing takes off and I make a
out in a group. People are always placed with others who are at the same
zillion dollars and she’s the one who gave me the idea, I don’t reckon it would
fitness level which means you never feel out of place or uncomfortable.”
sit very well with me to not include her. It was also a good opportunity to help
On top of all this, Scott has recently been consultant to Fox Sports for a TV
my brothers out. I just knew it was going to work.”
show airing in June.
“My first club was on Pako in Geelong West in 2009. I think I was the seventh
And all from a kick in the head!
franchisee. We did a four week pre-sale and 450 members signed, then we sold another 100 memberships in two days before opening weekend.” “We were the most successful gym in the Jetts network. I won Franchisee of the Year and Club of the Year. We were able to open Torquay about 12
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DESTINATIONS words DONNA WILKINS
Surrounded by an abundance of wonderful havens to wine and dine as well as celebrate momentous events, there is no denying that we locals and visitors alike are sure to enjoy the culinary delights of On Pako and beyond...!
Extending from Geelong’s magnificent waterfront, to our beautiful Bellarine, to our stunning Surf Coast and to the lovely Golden Plains, our region is exuding with alluring destinations offering delicious cuisine to entice our taste buds and award winning wines to wet the palate. We have selected some popular Taste Destinations to begin your tour of palatable pleasures.
pictures MARK WILKINS
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” - Virginia Woolf
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recipe THE YARDZ
pictures MARK WILKINS chef Nimit
PORK BELLY
WITH POTATO CROQUETTES, SMOKEY APPLE PUREE, RED WINE JUS & WATER CREST SALAD INGREDIENTS Pork Belly Potato Chives or parsley Cream Breadcrumbs Egg
Plain Flour Apple Smokey Liquid Red & Yellow Capsicum Watercrest Olive Oil
Salt & pepper Beetroot Milk Carrot Onion Celery
Beef bones Tomato paste Bay leaf Cinnamon Peppercorn
METHODS PORK - Score the pork belly and rub in olive oil, salt and pepper and cook at 180c for 2 hours. Check to make sure the rind is crispy, then turn the oven up to 200-220c for 5 minutes to finish. SMOKEY APPLE SAUCE - Core and peel the apple, then cut into small cubes. Cook in a pan to well done, until they’re soft, then add salt & pepper and smokey liquid to taste. POTATO CROQUETTES - Peel potato and cut into small cubes and boil in a pot of water. When the potatoes are completely soft, drain the water and add salt, pepper, chives/parsley and the cream to make a mash. Once the potato mash has cooled, roll into portion size balls. Whisk egg and add some milk. Put some plain flour on a plate, and the breadcrumbs on a separate plate. Roll each potato croqette in the flour, then in the egg wash, in the breadcrumbs, then double-crumb the croquettes once again in the egg wash and the breadcrumbs. Cook in fryer at 180c for 30 seconds, then on a tray in the oven for 5 minutes. WATERCREST SALAD - Julienne the red & yellow capsicum and beetroot. Toss in a bowl with watercrest, olive oil and salt. JUS - Put the chopped carrot, onion, celery in a pot with the beef bones. Add in the bay leaf, peppercorn, cinnamon and some tomato paste & deglaze with red wine. Fill the pot with water and cook on a low heat for at least the day. Strain with a fine strainer and reduce to a nice, thick consistency.
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recipe TWO SUGARS
pictures MARK WILKINS chef KRISTIAN RUGGERI
MILLEFOGLIE PASTRY CREAM 3 tablespoons sugar
Grated lemon rind
3 egg yolks
1 vanilla pod, split
3 tablespoons flour
500 ml milk, warmed
1 tablespoon (optional)
butter
Unfold 1 puff pastry sheet and gently roll it out into a 12 inch piece with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface. Place it into a large buttered baking sheet, and prick it all over with a fork. Trim any overhang of the pastry with a knife. Cut each sheet into rectangular pieces measuring 3 x 1.5 inches. Sprinkle them with sugar and then bake in a heated oven at 350o F (175o C) until the pastry is puffed and golden (approx 15 minutes). Let it cool on the racks.
FOR ASSEMBLY 300 ml chilled cream
Fresh strawberries for topping
4 sheets butter puff pastry, thawed but chilled
Icing sugar (powdered sugar) for dusting
Combine sugar, yolks, flour, lemon, vanilla in a saucepan and mix. Pour over warm milk, beating constantly. Cook on low flame, stirring with wooden spoon until mixture reaches boiling point. Cook a further 4 minutes on lowest setting. If you find it getting lumpy, whisk out the lumps. Take off heat, add the butter, if using, then pour into a bowl to cool completely. Once cool, leave in fridge until chilled. Whip cream to peaks and fold into the cooled custard. Once the pastry is completely cooled down, place one layer of pastry on your serving plate and add a spoon of custard topped with thinly sliced strawberries. Repeat this on the next layer, on top place ones more piece of pastry and dust with icing sugar before serving.
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recipe ELEPHANT & CASTLE
pictures MARK WILKINS chef DAMIAN BEGGS
SWEET & STICKY
SLOW COOKED PORK BELLY INGREDIENTS 1kg of pork belly 50grms of table salt 50mls of olive oil
GLAZE 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp honey
pinch of salt & pepper
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled & minced
3 tbps soy sauce 1 tsp lemon grass
1 red chilli finely chopped
METHOD Pre heat oven to 210oC degrees. Rub the pork belly skin with salt and olive oil. Place in the oven and cook for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Reduce temperature to 160o C degrees and cook for a further 1 hour. Remove from oven and let the pork belly cool. Cut the pork belly into 4cm cubes. Add 1 tbsp. of oil in a frying pan, and then mix the remaining glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Heat the oil and add in the pork, salt and pepper, frying on a high heat until the pork starts to turn golden. Now pour the glaze over the pork and continue to cook until the pork looks dark and sticky. Serve with steamed bok choy and roasted vegetables.
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recipe KING GEORGE FISH & GRILL
pictures MARK WILKINS chef ALICIA WOOD
SEAFOOD GUMBO SAUCE INGREDIENTS
SERVES
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4-
MEAL INGREDIENTS
2 tbs crushed garlic
8 tiger prawns
3 red capsicums
8 scallops row on
2 fennel
3 cheeks of calamari, scored and sliced
2 brown onions
3 fresh hake, scaled and sliced
tsp saffron
20 fresh debearded mussels
1 cup sweet red wine (moscato preffered)
½ bunch parsley
2 tsb tomato paste
45ml dry white wine
2 tin (250gm) crushed tomatos
1 loaf of ciabatta
½ bunch coriander
METHOD FOR SAUCE
METHOD FOR MEAL
1. In a pot, cook off the garlic and sweat off the finely copped onion, adding the roughly chopped fennel and capsicums and coriander
1. When the sauce is 5 minutes off being ready, Cook the 8 tiger prawns, 8 rowed scallops, sliced hake and sliced calamari in a pan with olive oil and crushed garlic
2. Add saffron and saute until vegies are soft 3. Add tomato paste, cooking off for 3-4 minutes and then simmer in wine for a further 4 minutes 4. Add crushed tomatoes and simmer, stirring occasionly for 20 minutes
2. Steam the mussles by heating up a pot, adding olive oil and garlic, adding mussles, put a lid on the pot, leave it for two minutes for the heat to create a steam pocket 3. Add 30ml dry white wine to mussles, replacing lid for a further 4 minutes and also about 15ml to the pan of freshly cooked seafood to enhance flavours 4. Place the mussels in with the seafood into the pan, adding the gumbo sauce you have just created, Cook off for a couple of minutes 5. Serve with crusty bread and chopped parsley
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DESTINATION BIRREGURRA words SUE RAWKINS
pictures MARK WILKINS
“Somehow, Birregurra had got hold of my imagination by some occult power, and I felt feverish until I had deposited my sketching bag and minute bundle of change of flannels in the sweetly pure bedroom assigned for my use by Mrs. Pengilley*, Royal Mail Hotel, Birregurra. I had reached my well in the wilderness. I looked round, and felt balmy peace at last steal over me.” - Hume Nisbet. A Colonial Tramp, Travels and Adventures in Australia and New Guinea. 1891.
Along Main Street, in the beautiful country town of Birregurra with its colourful flowerpots, quaint antique shops and lifestyle stores, cute historic cottages and buildings, you will find the Art Deco frontage of the Royal Mail Hotel. It was first licensed in 1871 and is now the only remaining hotel in the town. Newly managed since November, 2015, by Ambrose Wilkins and partner Melissa Adams, it has been given a new sense of style. While remaining a utilized, everyday hotel for locals, it has quickly become a stylish new taste destination for food lovers from Geelong and beyond. Entering the Bistro you experience a light, bright, classically styled room in muted tones with subtle, quirky touches. Seated at your table you find attention to detail is paramount. Murray River pink salt crystals nestle within small granite pots and table numbers are elegantly displayed. The friendly waitstaff ensure you have everything you need, presenting your water in a laboratory-style conical flask – a touch of eccentricity echoed throughout the hotel. You will notice amazing light fittings created from test tubes along with ancient typewriters and scales that decorate surfaces, and eye-catching art that adorns the walls, but it isn’t excessive and actually blends well within the Bistro and the bar itself. Melissa says, “We stumbled upon the place and fell in love with Birregurra and thought it was a lovely place to bring up our young daughter.” 44 ONPAKO
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“The pub was renovated about three years ago when there was a fire and the front of the pub had to be gutted. We redecorated the interior, adding our own personal touch which is quite ‘industrial rustic’. We added the beautiful flowers at the front and added more plants all around and made it somewhere people want to come and spend the afternoon.” The food, cooked by passionate chef, Ambrose, is very tasty and beautifully plated and presented. The Bistro menu includes entrées such as garlic bread shards and vegetables, mains such as pan fried gnocchi with creamy four cheese sauce or you may like fresh fish with chorizo. From the grill there is a Black Angus T-Bone or a chargrilled kangaroo fillet amongst other tempting choices. House made desserts include many options such as
Chef: Bindi Dennison
chargrilled calamari, sides such as seasonal garden salad and sauteed
gooey chocolate brownie and a broken lemon meringue pie. The menu also caters for some of the most common dietry restrictions. Melissa says, “There are vegans and vegetarians in our family and our daughter is gluten-free and has some food intolerances, so our menu has gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options.” The bar menu comprises tasty favourites such as crumbed lamb cutlets, chili con carne and bangers and mash. The menus are revised on a regular basis. Melissa says, “We get weekenders from Melbourne and from Lorne and the Apollo Bay area, who like to get away from the tourist traffic during summer. We worked quite hard with the local community groups to help make everyone feel welcome.” “We want to continue to get our name out there and continue to create an interesting seasonal menu. Our meat is from the Colac-Birregurra area. Our wines are all Victorian and we try and keep a local focus on that. We have just put in a TAB and are planning on putting in a pool table and we want to continue our live music once a month. The Birregurra Festival is coming up in October so that will be a busy weekend and we are already planning for that.” * Pengilley descendants still live in the area.
Royal Mail Hotel 49 Main Rd Birregurra Ph 5236 2626
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A PLACE TO TRAIN WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME... words SUE RAWKINS
At the end of Pako in the heart of the art precinct is a Training College that is all about you. Located across the road from the R S & S Woollen Mill and just down from Boom Gallery, Encompass College of Education and Training has been providing industry leading education since 1998.
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“We have generations of families enrol at our college” - Debi Hope, Manager of the College The College offers a range of study options with courses in adult numeracy and literacy, steps to employment through to accredited certificates in Home and Community Care; Disability; and Aged Care. The College also holds free
The College offers a personalised approach to training, from the moment
beginner and intermediate computer courses. Courses are conducted in a
you step into the college you are treated like an individual. The training staff
classroom and limited to small groups. This enables our experienced trainers
take the time to understand you’re learning goals and then develop a study
to provide one on one support throughout the course. The success of the
plan that suits you.
College is based on how well supported the students feel. Building their selfesteem is a key component to this success.
“They believed in me more than I believed in myself” – a former student The trainers at the College are industry leaders, often working full time in their areas of expertise, committed to training a future workforce. The students benefit from this lived experience and are therefore equipped once they have completed the theory to go onto placement with confidence in the learning they have received. We often see students being offered employment before placement has completed as the industry knows Students at the College of Education & Training
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“We rejoice in what others might think are little success for each student”
“I was employed in Avalon for short of 10 years, and then made redundant and so I looked for a career move. After looking at other training facilities, I decided on Encompass as I had a good feel about it.
- Kerri Wickenden, Placement Support at the College The College is based at Encompass Community Services’ Head Office. Encompass has been in operation for over 30 years. Encompass offers a range of NDIS Support Services, as well as business enterprises in retail, agri-business, digital media, catering and furniture upcycle and recycle. All of these businesses provide opportunities for work experience to our students, as well as students from other training and community organisations. Our dedication is to your education…. remembering that your vision is our vision and at Encompass we have the resources to make this a reality. Contact us for a free consultation about your training needs. With rolling enrolments there is no need to wait. Call 5222 2819 or visit our website www. encompass-cs.org.au for further information on the courses we offer. www.encompass-cs.org.au
I highly recommend Encompass for training. The admin staff are friendly and supportive. The trainers have ‘real’ experience. They know what’s going on in a changing environment. It’s a competitive world out there for jobs so you need the best training that you can get! Now here I am with new skills and qualifications; and best of all, I have found a good job.” – Steve, former student
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PARKING ON PAKO is easy and plentiful. There are parking spaces lining the street, and parking is available in all of the streets off Pako, both at the Geelong West and the Newtown ends. Some street spaces and public car parks are available for 1-2 hours from 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am-12 noon on Saturday. There are also some all-day spaces, which are not time-specific. All are indicated with the appropriate signage.
Parking is free, and no tickets are required to be placed on dashboards and there are no parking meters. The schematic map shows the main public parking areas (in blue). So, you can shop til you drop or take a leisurely lunch or coffee break without worrying and really enjoy your on Pako experience!
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS words SUE RAWKINS
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From beyond Pako to publishing to portraits - J F Archibald inspired verbal and visual imagery to fire all our literary and artistic imaginations.
John Feltham Archibald was born in 1856, at the west end of Pako in the
At the west end of Pako and on the fringe of North Geelong, where Church
‘being born in France’, so he changed his name to Jules François Archibald,
Street meets Weddell Road, you will find a rather lonely-looking bluestone
because as far as he was concerned he was the son of a French Jewish
memorial plinth. If you take a look at the plaque on top of it you’ll read the
mother. Even his marriage certificate later noted that he was ‘born in France’.
following, “This memorial marks the site of the birthplace of Jules Feltham (François) Archibald (January 14, 1856 - September 10, 1919), famous journalist and editor and friend of Australian writers and artists. Erected by the Australian Journalists’ Association 1960.”
area known then as Kildare, now West Geelong. His Irish father, Joseph, was a police sergeant, with a great love of classical literature. His mother, Charlotte, died giving birth to her fifth child in 1860, leaving an aunt and a grandmother caring for the children. In his late teens, John Feltham Archibald decided that he liked the idea of
He left school at fourteen, and was apprenticed to Fairfax and Laurie, of the Warrnambool Examiner, and at the age of nineteen he moved to Melbourne, where he was fascinated by the bohemian writers and artists of the city. He moved to Sydney in 1878, and at the age of 22, formed a partnership with
You might well ask, “Who?” It’s more likely that you will have heard of the
John Haynes and William McLeod, and on 31 January 1880 they launched
Archibald Prize, that contentious competition that sends the art world into a
The Bulletin, a weekly paper of political, business and literary news.
frenzy each year, all thanks to a bequest by Mr J F Archibald who was born right here, just beyond Pako, in Geelong.
It proved popular in rural Australia, and soon became known as “the bushman’s bible”. Archibald opened The Bulletin’s pages to contributions from its readers, with poetry, short stories and cartoons contributed by miners, shearers and timber-workers from all over Australia; its circulation reaching 80,000 by 1900. Banjo Patterson, Henry Lawson, Miles Franklin and Norman Lindsay all had their start in The Bulletin’s pages. He sold his interest in The Bulletin in 1914, ‘The Bulletin is a clever youth’, he had apparently said twenty years before. ‘It will become a dull old man’. Not so dull it seems, as the final issue of The Bulletin reached newsstands on 24
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In 1900, Archibald commissioned John Longstaff to paint a portrait of the
winner, W. B. McInnes, for his portrait
poet Henry Lawson. Apparently Archibald was so pleased with the portrait
of Harold Desbrowe-Annear, the
that he decided to ‘write his name across Sydney’ by bequeathing money to
well-known
the arts.
and
When Archibald died on 10 September 1919, his considerable estate amounted to nearly £90,000. Part of it paid for the large fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney, by French sculptor François Sicard. Another part of his estate
Melbourne
Great-Grandfather
architect of
Peter
1. The Jules Feltham (François) Archibald birthplace memorial on Pakington Street 2. J.F. Archibald (left) with Henry Lawson 3. Photograph of Australian artist Nora Heysen by Harold Cazneaux 4. H. Desbrowe Annear by W.B. McInnes
Desbrowe-Annear, owner of Geelong Finance Company and instigator of an exciting new building project for Geelong (see On Pako and beyond..., Issue #01).
went to establish the Australian Journalists’ Association Benevolent Fund
Nora Heysen became the first woman to win the Archibald Prize in 1938 with
‘for the relief of distressed Australian journalists’ (who thanked him later by
her portrait of socialite Elink Schuurman, the wife of the Consul General for
commissioning the plinth just beyond Pako).
the Netherlands. Max Meldrum made the much quoted statement, ‘If I were
One tenth of his estate was set aside for the endowment of an annual nonacquisitive art prize, to be awarded by the Trustees of the (then) National Art Gallery of New South Wales (now Art Gallery of New South Wales)
a woman, I would certainly prefer raising a healthy family to a career in art. Women are more closely attached to the physical things of life. They are not to blame. They cannot help it, and to expect them to do some things equally as well as men is sheer lunacy.’
In 1921, the first year of the Archibald Prize, £400 was awarded to the
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Here are a few noteworthy highlights from the Prize’s colourful history: • In 1964 and again in 1980, the trustees, decided not to award the prize on the grounds that there was no entry worthy of the award. • In 1991 the Packing Room Prize was established, in which the staff receiving the portraits and installing them in the gallery vote for their choice of winner. • There is also the People’s Choice Award, in which votes from the public are collected to find a winner. • The satirical Bald Archy Prize, supposedly judged by a cockatoo, was started in 1994 as a parody of the Archibald Prize, proving to be as (if not more) popular than the original. • In 1994, the entry fee for artists was increased to $25, and there were 174 fewer entries than the previous year. • In 2004, Craig Ruddy’s portrait, David Gulpilil – Two Worlds, won both the 2004
The main entrance to the Art Gallery of NSW
• In 2010, Sam Leach won both the Archibald and the Wynne Prizes. It was only the second time an artist had won both prizes: the first being William Dobell in 1948. Brett Whiteley won all three prizes – Archibald, Wynne and Sulman – in 1978. • In 2013, the inaugural Young Archie competition was held for budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18.
Archibald Prize and the People’s Choice
• The 2015 winner was Nigel Milsom with his portrait of barrister, Charles Waterstreet, entitled: Judo House
Award. It was only the second time in 16
pt 6 (The White Bird).
years the public agreed with the judges’ decision.
• Nowadays, the Archibald Prize is worth $100,000, and costs a mere $50 to enter.
J F Archibald is such an important
Essential Archibald Prize Dates, 2016
and interesting son of Pakington
• Finalists and Packing Room Prize winner
Street. In September 2019, it will be 100 years since his death. I throw down the gauntlet to the literary
• People’s Choice winner announced: date to be
and artistic community in Geelong
confirmed
for the opportunity to establish
• Archibald Prize 2016 exhibition: 16 July – 9 October
some sort of commemoration of
2016, followed by a tour
this amazing man’s life and his legacy to us all.
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announced: 7 July 2016
• Salon des Refusés exhibition: 16 July – 18 September 2016, followed by a tour
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GPAC Making history with Extinction words SUE RAWKINS
picture ALI CORKE
After 35 years of being the stage for great shows, Geelong Performing Arts
also delves deep into the heart of our own morals, choices and tightly-held
Centre (GPAC) is stepping out into the spotlight to secure the future of great
convictions, wrapping an important conservation message around a unique
new Australian work.
and personal human story.
The centre is working with Red Stitch Actors Theatre to produce Extinction,
Writer Hannie Rayson has urged people “who care enough” to chip in and
written by Hannie Rayson and directed by Nadia Tass.
make a donation to support this production. She’s also hoping the play will
Production of new Australian work is rare, especially outside capital cities. The collaboration between GPAC and Red Stitch is a regional first. According to GPAC General Manager Jill Smith, “legendary plays are only created through continued investment”. She’s calling on Geelong theatre lovers to help make history. “We’ve had to find $200,000 to make Extinction happen,” said Ms Smith. “We’ve done this with support from environmental partners, philanthropic trusts and generous individuals. We’re almost there, but now we need Geelong theatre lovers to get behind this project and help get us over the line.”
“inspire” audiences and fill them with hope for the future. “I have so loved working with GPAC and Red Stitch on this project,” she said. “The production team care deeply on a personal level about theatre that ventilates ideas, especially when the subject matter is so close to home and dear to their hearts.” Extinction comes to GPAC for five performances from July 13-16. For bookings go to gpac.org.au 50 Little Malop St Geelong, VIC 3220 Ph 5225 1200
www.gpac.org.au @geelongperformingarts /geelongperformingartscentre
GPAC has launched a fundraising appeal to achieve its goal of developing the Australian theatre repertoire. Donations can be made via Box Office or the website at gpac.org.au/weneedyou and these will support the world-class creative team and actors participating in this project. Extinction will open as part of the 2016 Deakin University Theatre Season in July and travel to Canberra before returning to Victoria for a season at the Arts Centre Melbourne, reaching significant audiences and becoming an important conversation catalyst. The play is set in the Otways at the Conservation Ecology Centre and draws attention to the plight of the endangered tiger quoll - the largest marsupial predator on the Australian mainland. It
A quoll hiding in a tree hollow
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PAMELA RABE GLASS MENAGERIE IN THE
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Pamela Rabe makes a welcome return to GPAC’s Playhouse stage with Belvoir’s The Glass Menagerie.
Straight from a sold-out season at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre, Eamon
The Helpmann award winning performer, currently appearing in the hit
apartment are converted into moments from a lost black-and-white film, as
television production Wentworth, last performed here in the 2009 production
Tom re-imagines those he left behind.
of God of Carnage, alongside with Hugo Weaving. The Glass Menagerie was Tennessee Williams’ first successful play. It premiered in 1944 in Chicago and by 1945 it played Broadway and won the The New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It catapulted him from obscurity to fame and signalled Williams’ great future as a significant playwright.
Flack’s new production subverts Williams’ own vision of The Glass Menagerie as a ‘memory play’. In real time onstage, recollections from the Wingfield
Flack will bring his customary light touch and huge breadth of vision to this expansive and intimate play about loss, regret and the possibility of hope. The Glass Menagerie comes to
GPAC
2016
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Deakin
part
of
The play introduces one of Williams’ most legendary characters – the
Theatre Season for four
formidable Amanda Wingfield (played by Rabe), a woman of deep sadness
performances
and startling ferocity, a faded Southern Belle with delusions of grandeur.
May 12-14.
The year is 1937, and she’s stuck in a tiny, run-down apartment with her two
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adult children, the frustrated Tom (Luke Mullins) and the cripplingly shy Laura
Box
(Rose Reilly). All three of them need to break free of the past. Could Laura’s
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‘gentleman caller’ be their answer?
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50 Little Malop St Geelong, VIC 3220 Ph 5225 1200 56 ONPAKO
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BOOM! words SUE RAWKINS
pictures CRICKET STUDIO & SUPPLIED
Walking into Boom Gallery from the relatively quiet, monochromatic, industrial surroundings of Rutland Street, you are instantly enveloped with inviting aromas, sounds, colours, textures, and shapes – enough to satisfy all your senses.
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Firstly - the aromas and sounds. Boom’s café, is serving delicious Industry Beans coffee and fresh seasonal food. Families and friends are socialising, talking, having coffee and eating while others sit quietly reading the paper with a short black on the side. Children play and there is the sound of happy laughter and chat punctuated by the evocative noise of the coffee machine. Then the colours and textures - from the industrial shell of the converted historic woollen mill with exposed brick, polished concrete, wooden beams, glass and steel, to the glimpses of beautiful jewellery and other designer artefacts displayed beautifully in the design gallery, to large white wall spaces supporting canvases from the latest artist exhibition displaying the vibrant talents of the contemporary artists Boom Gallery showcases, your eyes travel over all the surfaces, alighting here and there to dwell a little longer on something that appeals. Shapes - you slowly walk around the design gallery’s displays of ceramic pots and jewellery, including earrings, pendants and bracelets. It is tempting to pick up every piece and oooh and ahhh until you discover exactly what you are looking for, or find that perfect present for someone special. On entering one of the galleries you are captured by a painting or a photograph or a handmade book or a print and you stand and study the piece that has caught your attention. You move on to the next and the next and decide to buy something for your home or yourself. You feel inspired and engaged. Perhaps the art has evoked a feeling within you, an emotion or a memory or an understanding of the artist’s process. Perhaps you just like the colour palette or the shapes. It is subjective and personal but if it speaks to you, you listen and are changed in some way. The experiences are powerful and emotional. Launched by Ren Inei and Kate Jacoby in 2011, Boom has become a multi faceted centre for a range of creative activity and events. ONPAKO 59
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Kate talks passionately about some of the events and exhibitions that are forthcoming this year which feature local Geelong artists and also artists from Melbourne and Brisbane. She says, “On June 10 there is a group show opening called ‘Green’, in which 40 or so artists are contributing one work each based around the theme of “Green” - which will be lush - plants, jungles - very vibrant and lively in the gallery space and perfect for the start of winter.” “We have monthly rotations of artists and in July we have works by Bellbrae artist David Rossiter. They are watercolour, humorous, interesting, stylised little works from his travels in India.” “Coming up, we will have a new series of work by Melbourne-based largescale photographer Daniel Bushaway, about the architecture of the ski fields in summer - the contrast of the natural environment with the imposition of the man-made structures that makes sense in winter, but in summer, is something else.” Kate continues, “There are lots of other shows booked in right through to next year - a good range of Geelong and Surf Coast artists and also artists from Brisbane and Melbourne.” “Our artists are across a whole spectrum of ages and backgrounds. It’s hard to put into words the style of art that we exhibit, it’s subjective – we try and make sure that the work that we show makes sense in terms of a contemporary gallery space.” Kate says, “The pieces I put into the design gallery are all handmade and are one-offs. They are not mass-produced or made offshore. I am selective about that. With each of the pieces I can provide information about the maker and the things that inspire them, so that it makes it a unique shopping experience.” Kate talks about the extremely popular workshops that Boom run. “A lot of the artists that we exhibit actually run the workshops, so it’s another way that people can engage and get to know the artists on a different level. We have a very strong school holiday program as well. It makes the gallery space another way to engage with art.” 60 ONPAKO
She says, “We’re very proud of what we’ve established in the last five years. Our website represents the art very well and makes it easy for people to get to know about us. We think the artists we represent are really exceptional. It’s a very unique experience for people.” It is indeed. Pay a visit and prepare to be Boomed! Boom Gallery
www.boomgallery.com.au
11 Rutland St, Newtown
info@boomgallery.com.au
0417 555 101
@boomgallery
0428 305 639
/boomgallery
CREATIVE PORTFOLIO words SUE RAWKINS
pictures JACLYN POOLE
Most artists juggle several jobs whilst their real love, their art, the thing they
Jac is a freelance graphic designer and self-taught illustrator/comic artist
are meant to do, lurks in the spare room or studio, just waiting for a few brief
based in Geelong, with an Advanced Diploma in Electronic Design &
moments between the 9-5 daily grind, when ideas can be made reality and
Interactive Multimedia.
the artist can work on bringing their visions to life.
Jac recently worked in design production on the first series of ABC3’s AACTA
Some artists are lucky enough to combine a career in some aspect of the
award-winning, ‘The Flamin’ Thongs’ (12 Field Animation), a job she says,
arts or media with their “other” artistic pursuits, and Jac Poole is certainly one
“Was my dream job, I couldn’t believe I was getting paid for doing something
of those.
I absolutely loved.” During the past 13 years, Jac has also illustrated the 24-page comic in People Under The Stairs ‘Fun DMC’ album, created backgrounds on gaming apps, designed logos, illustrated album covers, tour posters, merchandise, stickers, swimming team caps, been published in comic anthologies, selfpublished several of her own mini-comics/zines and has been a part of several art exhibitions, including a solo show in 2004. Jac’s love of animation is certainly evident in her graphic style. Constantly forging ahead with her true love of drawing and creating comics, Jac is now poised to publish her own comic book, ‘We’re Not Alone’. Jac says, “I’m hoping to find a publisher or I may try the crowd-funding route and selfJac in her home studio
publish. There’s also the option to digitally publish online.”
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‘We’re Not Alone’ follows 10 year-old Ella Freeman, her younger brother
Rose saw a gap in the market for interesting clothes for her son, as an
Jules and their neighbour, Ovee, who witness a massive UFO hovering over
alternative to the current cliched, cutsie kind of style, and approached Jac to
their small coastal town of Apollo Cove in 1987. The odd sighting is only just
create the rad styling and vibe that make this range a stand-out.
the beginning of the strange happenings in their little world, though someone, or something very strange and maybe just as alien, may be living right next door to them! Intriguing or what?! A modest and shy individual, Jac’s softly spoken manner and kind demeanour belie her love of music, in particular punk rock and metal, writing songs and her previous years, gigging around Geelong and Melbourne, playing guitar in melodic metal band, A Silent Betrayal. So, working for Geelong’s independent music magazine, ‘Forte’, for several years was a good fit for her. “Now I have a workspace at Robot Army (see On Pako and beyond..., Issue #01) and I’ve helped them out on a few projects. Ryan Chamley has always been a big supporter of my work, our bands used to play together back in the day. It’s great being able to be in a studio-style space with other creatives, it’s inspiring and motivating. It’s a fun environment.” Jac is also the co-founder and designer of YoCrib Apparel, a kids and babies clothing and accessories line which she launched with her business partner and long-time friend, Rose, in December of 2015. After having her first baby, 62 ONPAKO
Jac says, “My goal this year is to get my comic ‘We’re Not Alone’ published and to get YoCrib Apparel into stores and build the online business. Ahead of that, writing more stories, drawing more comic books, maybe more animation... As long as I’m making something, I’m pretty happy.” Jac is currently the Art Director and head designer for publications ‘Eat & Drink Magazine’ and ‘On Pako and beyond...’. www.enthuzed.net
@jacenthuzed
jacpoole@gmail.com
‘We’re Not Alone’ An 18-page excerpt from the first chapter of Jac’s graphic novel, ‘We’re Not Alone’, is available to read online now at: www.enthuzed.net
www.yocrib.com.au @yocrib
EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY words SUE RAWKINS
Funeral Care is something that not many of us know much about. It can often be a silent concern or an unsure situation which people may struggle to find the right information. Helping to educate the community about Funeral Care is local funeral director Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service. “Tuckers
have
been
serving
the
community for more than 130 years so we understand it can be hard to know where to start” says Alyson Burchell from Tuckers. “Our Community Education program helps to answer any questions people may have as well as providing obligation free information about
different
options
available
today - helping people to find the right Alyson & Michele from Tuckers
information when planning ahead.”
Tuckers conduct free information talks across the region helping to alleviate some of the concerns and misconceptions about the funeral industry, with the focus to impart correct industry knowledge and information to the wider community of Greater Geelong. All educational talks are available free of charge and cover questions such as: What information is legally required? - What funeral choices can I make? - What are the costs? - What is the difference between prepaid and prearranged funerals? - What about my
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jewellery? - Will prepaying affect my pension? You are invited to learn more at any of these free community information sessions being held; Monday 16th May | 2pm at the Barrabool Hills Centre 4-46 Province Boulevard, Highton
Tuesday 17th May | 10.30am at Tuckers Chapel Cnr Torquay and Pioneer Roads, Grovedale
Tuesday 17th May | 7pm at Tuckers Chapel Cnr Torquay and Pioneer Roads, Grovedale
Wednesday 18th May | 10.30am at the Moolap Centre 410 Bellarine Hwy, Moolap
Thursday 19th May | 10.30am at Tuckers Les Cole Chapel 56 Hope Street, Geelong West
Thursday 19th May | 2.30am at Tuckers Chapel 8 Forest Road North, Lara
‘In the past we have benefited many different groups in the community including service clubs, community and church groups, aged care facilities and hospital staff, retirement village residents and community health facilities... people are really happy to finally have their questions answered” says Alyson. More details available at www.tuckers.com.au
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FROM TRANSPORTED
TO TRANSPORTING! words by SUE RAWKINS pictures by HAYDEN CARRIGG
Hop on board the Wine Bus Geelong for more than just a trip around the vineyards. Harold Holt, marriage proposals and golfing exploits are all par for the course!
transported from England to Tasmania in 1832 for stealing a matlock and a
Company owners, Daryl Murrell and wife Sharon, are proud of the
married in 1858 and began transporting household staples from Geelong to
fowl, receiving a sentence of seven years for each offence. After he was granted his Certificate of Freedom, he travelled to Geelong,
Murrell family’s long history. The company slogan is “From Transported
rural homesteads.
to Transporting”, an intriguing phrase. I found out that its origins refer to
It seems that this history of travelling and transport is in the DNA, as Daryl’s
Daryl Murrell’s ancestor, great, great grandfather Daniel Murrell, who was
father, Gordon, acquired and drove a black taxi cab in Geelong, transporting people around the city and chauffeuring weddings. Today, Daryl’s family are still involved in much more pleasant forms of transportation, one of which is organising and providing customised tours around our glorious region in the Wine Bus Geelong. On meeting Daryl, it’s obvious that he is an entertaining, natural-born storyteller, believing that our shared moments in time are much more interesting than dry, factual information. So let me allow him the space to tell a story or two. “Twenty years ago I remember being in Melbourne at The Rialto waiting to pick up a client. Some people from overseas asked where they could go, and I started telling them about Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. The concierge came out and said, ‘Don’t listen to him, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about, you should go to the Yarra Valley.’ So I left it at that.”
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“It’s interesting that only recently I was in Melbourne at a hotel and the same
sampling all that our region has to offer and we’ll ensure they get back to their
thing happened. I was telling people about Geelong and the Waterfront,
hotel safe and sound.”
the Bellarine, the wineries and so on, and the concierge said, ‘Oh yes, you should go there.’ “
Daryl says, “There are a huge number of conferences and seminars held in our region. One particular group we took out to Aireys Inlet. Not many people
“Now people are starting to see what’s happening here. The people that live
know that there’s a bluff right behind the lighthouse with a platform where you
here don’t realise how lucky they are to live in a place like this.”
can walk right out. Then we had a great night at the Greek restaurant.
“Now to cruise ships. We have some Americans arriving in Geelong who will
When they returned for a different conference, wanting a different experience,
be doing the usual tourist things like petting a koala and learning about our
we organised an evening at Oakdene and had a tour around. There’s a spot
traditional culture. But we will also be taking them to dine at Oakdene where
at Ocean Grove where you can look across the bay to Portsea and see the
they will experience a wine tasting. These are the little things we do as an
spot where Harold Holt went under the waves, never to return.”
add-on to our tours.” “We also have golf groups that come to our region. We have so many magnificent golf courses here. These guys play five solid days of golf, which they love but they also want something special. I say, ‘Fine, leave it with me and I’ll get that organised.’ It may be a visit to Terindah Estate, for example. They will be taken out for the evening, they’ll have a meal, a wine tasting,
He continues, “We’re doing things, telling stories, taking people to the many little wineries around, that probably they wouldn’t know about or go to. There are three distinct regions – the Bellarine, Moorabool Valley and the Surf Coast, and we put together a package for people within these regions so they are not just sitting in the bus all day criss-crossing the countryside.” ONPAKO 79
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“We have to have a designated person within any group, responsible for that group, that the driver will deal with. Any behaviour that can create a safety issue will be monitored by that person. Safety is a priority.” Daryl then tells a beautiful story of a thoughtful boyfriend (definitely a keeper) who arranges a surprise for his girlfriend. She gets picked up at work, given an envelope with instructions and a suitcase. Daryl (who is in on the surprise) takes her to a venue where she changes into the clothes in the suitcase and she is given another envelope with instructions. Daryl takes her to the Bellarine, to Jack Rabbit. She is still mystified. As she gets out of the car and climbs the stairs to the restaurant, the boyfriend appears, and as she got to the top of the stairs, he dropped to one knee and proposed. Of course, she said ‘Yes’! “It is so lovely to be part of something like that,” says Daryl. I admit I also got a little teary at the telling of that tale. He says, “I never get up in the morning and think ‘I’ve got to go to work’. There’s always something new and fun that’s coming.” If all this has whet your appetite for organising your own personalised tour, just hop onto the website for all the information you need. You too, could become a history- making character in one of Daryl’s wonderful stories!
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Murrell Gr oup
www.murrell.com.au
11-15 Douro Street, North Geelong
murrellgr oup@bigpond.com
P. 5278 9456
/murrelchauffeurdrive
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Grills and Co started off as a concept. Conveyancing should be a fun and exciting experience for anyone that buys or sells a property and we built the business to make this a reality. The Director, Murray Grills, has built two conveyancing businesses with partners and also managed two large Conveyancing offices. His experience has spread over a 20 year career in the industry. Service is the key, knowledge of the property market and the conveyancing systems is important, but the service element and the feeling of elation when we buy or sell our property is a shared and exciting experience. And we get a kick out of being part of that experience. Grills and Co Conveyancing started in Pakington Street three years ago. A small office at the River End housing a desk and one computer and a whole lot of hope and dreams. And it grew. Amber Field then came to the office and set herself in this thriving new enterprise with employment of one hour a day. She now manages most of the files and after her first week on these meagre hours was instructed to work full time. And she has thrived, building a great respect and comraderie in her clients and the staff that have grown with us.
Whitney Aydon arrived just in time to help us move to the next level. Her calm and sweet exterior hid the determined and reflective skills of a negotiator. She is the first call at our office for many new clients and they are immediately put at ease with her subtle charm and broad knowledge of the requirements for each file that we open. She has the essence of the business at heart, combining a no nonsense, common sense to the complexities of conveyancing. With this strong and committed staff we have moved to the new office at Level 1, Suite 5, 343 Pakington Street, NEWTOWN and the growth and vitality of the business is flourishing with the move. The office has room for us to expand and we have set aside areas for interviews in a more personal surrounding. We find that contact with our Purchasers or Vendors is not just important, it’s vital. We get to know you, we find your needs and set a plan to make sure the experience of buying and selling meets with the clients expectations. We reassure, but most importantly we establish a bond with the transaction and we create an environment where the experience is to be enjoyed. We explain, we educate, we press for goals and set the parameters for the transaction. We prepare for the ride that we are all part of and share the excitement as the dream evolves. People and Families and their Homes are fundamental to life itself. Who could ask for a better job experience than being part of this life experience. And we get to do it over and over again. And the fun is that the circumstances are different with every file, with every person, with every contact. Grills and Co is built on that first concept. Conveyancing should be fun. Come along and share the excitement with us.
NEW-LOOK NEWTOWN! 343-347 Pakington Street, Newtown
words by SUE RAWKINS pictures by SUPPLIED BY COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Those who regularly stroll the cafés and lifestyle stores of Newtown, at the river end of Pako, will have seen a lot of construction work being carried out on a strip of land just across from The Cremorne Hotel, on the corner of Pako and Mervyn Streets.
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Originally four houses occupied the land, but it was the vision of brothers David and Mark Hayden and their father, Michael, to see a modern, vibrant, retail and office complex to help liven up that part of Pako.
He continues, “It took builders, Lyons, about twelve months to complete and now all the shops are leased and it’s a good mix of tenants who we are very happy and excited about.”
It’s taken many years to see that vision realised and now their dream is a reality.
The sophisticated design with verandahs, and striking corner tower, offers eight retail outlets, each with a disabled toilet and five first-floor offices with lift access. There is off-street parking for 32 vehicles at the rear of the complex for tenants and their clients and customers.
David says, “We bought the first house over 15 years ago as we noticed that one side of Pako was outstripping the other. When we went to Council with the idea, they were happy and supportive of the re-zoning and what we were doing. Slowly over that 15-year period we bought up the other houses. Three of the houses were relocated out to the countryside, so they got a second life.”
Ben Young, who is the Senior Executive of Sales and Leasing at Colliers International says, “We started marketing properties for lease about mid 2015 and construction was completed on March 1 this year. We filled the last two retail spaces mid-April this year and we just have three upstairs offices to lease.” ONPAKO 85
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The retail outlets comprise a great variety of lifestyle stores with 9 Grams, Sassica + Salter, Southside (with two of the retail spaces), Michele’s Style Without Compromise, an optometrist, Rixon Hairdressers and Rip Curl Concept Store. Two of the five first floor offices are leased to Grills & Co Conveyancing and Mac Financial Advice. David Hayden says, “It’s amazing to see it finished. It’s been a long journey. It’s great for the street. We’re getting a lot of positive feedback from the other 86 ONPAKO
shop owners and people that use that part of Pako. With the quality of the tenants we are bringing in, it will bring a lot more people to that area.” Contact Ben Young for futher information Dir: +61 3 5226 9345 Mob: +61 407 296 679 Fax: +61 3 5226 9369 ben.young@colliers.com
Colliers International (Ballarat & Geelong) 60 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220
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INTERIOR TRENDS with LANE KELLY pictures JEROME GALLAND & SUPPLIED
Every home is different & all deserve the attention to detail that is crucial to achieve a desired result. Professional advice is the key to a well designed space with attention to all aspects of the anthropometrics of life being considered.
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A vision, or solution, can always be
So test the boundaries and think outside the
difficult. Employing a specialist will
box; as a good design is often a UNIQUE one.
ensure a better process, no matter the size
Whilst inspiration from our past is reinvented
of the project or task at hand, to achieve the
in fabrics and wallpapers, a fresh surge is
desired design or look.
happening in our homes of today!
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INTERIOR TRENDS
So what’s on the menu for 2016/17? A world of imagination captures how we live; the economy affects what we can afford and often how we feel or our personal taste. There’s no ‘one trend’ so mix it up and absorb what the world has to offer, explore your style. Mix opulence with interior trends, luxury textiles, animal prints, brushed out designs, silks, lustre velvets and bold and romantic patterns always evoke a sense of longing. Animal, timber & wools in many forms are being utilized and employed in different applications, forms and functions, often accompanied and inspired by nature or modernism.
COLOUR
We often forget that colour dictates how we look and feel and your home reflects this. Hues, tints, tones, shades & colours all have a very specific meaning, thus all imperative no matter the fabrication.
VINTAGE
Floral & moss greens, elegant dancing spider webs, reflect with metal, rose golds, softness of textiles and bold knits can always change a space. Add freshness of soft peach; icey blues or sunset hues working with natural shades, textures, variety of prints, and sheer material for a sexier look.
PATTERNS
Bold & contrasted with flashes of brilliant age metallic, sunset boulevards, reds, pinks corals and a galaxy of dark bold charcoals and ink blues. French blue or denim will capture the world imagination in textures and geometric patterns & glowing hues are used as accents to help recreate the deep uncharted worlds.
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CHERIE BLACKNEY / RICHARD BLACKNEY As an Interior Designer I like to call trends “menus”. My reasons are our forever changing palette and seasons and economy, exploring what to have and not to have and not sounding like a poet. But when you’re brought up in this industry with family, and a background in textiles, you tend to see quite a few styles. With my expertise in textiles, design, fine arts & interior design it has engaged myself working within the commercial and residential design projects. Richard, in the world of colour & textiles has formed an amazing business which is acknowledged for their meticulous window furnishings and interiors. As a designer, the client’s requests are crucial in understanding the brief, when collaborating concepts together. More importantly, you can use this as knowledge for scope when styling and designing. For both of us; it’s been an amazing journey. We are forever grateful for the design industry and engaging with our existing and ever-growing clients list.
“Inspiration is my soul provider; what’s around me, nature palette, colour, and life in general just makes me happy and always a pleasure to express colour / design. I love making my mark in the industry but most importantly my clients and their life and homes.” - Cherie Blackney
ABOUT LK We are a local family business that prides ourselves on being unique and with a must to attention to detail. We supply quality custom window furnishings, cover all aspects of window treatments, soft furnishings, styling and interior design. We stock most brands in the competitive market with a reputation for quality and innovative design. With an extensive well-presented showroom & product portfolio working along with architects, builders and clients, LANE KELLYS “LK” strives to offer style, glamour and inspiration to it’s ever growing customer base. 92 ONPAKO
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LK CUSTOM CUSHIONS
INTERIORS + STYLING = CUSHIONS For all those cushion addicts in the world it can either become too overwhelming or just comes easy to some. But it can be the maker or breaker; cushions are incredibly versatile, bringing great fulfilment when re-decorating. They all come in different shapes and sizes and colours and reserve the right to be placed with pride in your hub for a unique look or for the embellishment. To the men out there, the added advantage of excellent bang-for-buck with positives; cushions are and can be totally transformative. Mix, style, explore and re-vamp the home. Try new colours, mix patterns or follow a fond trend. LK Custom Cushion – We love working with our clients, creatively designing, mixing patterns & making up unique, beautiful stories. Our cushions are a great enjoyment and a piece of art, from our team to your home.
TIPS IN CUSHION SELECTING Always plan which look you’re going for. When selecting, firstly start with colour blocking. It helps calm and make the area appear restful. Don’t be afraid to play with patterns and mix prints. Just remember, if working with patterns try and work with the same colour and scale.
NICE TIP! A ‘karate chop’ in the middle of the cushion never goes astray this will make them seem more lived in & loved.
When doing placement, I always say the old Chanel rule “less is more”. Remember we need to sit on our lounges or single chairs comfortably. There’s nothing worse than having to throw these lovelies on the floor! Try changing the orientation / look to give the room a new feel. Always place bigger cushions towards the back and then layer, bringing the smaller ones to the front. Mix it up if you like and place oblong, circles or embellishment such as tassels, bronze trims or buttons.
Black: newly appreciated as a prestige color, black is the pulsating force behind the forecast and the perfect canvas on which other colors are revealed.
Yellow: reminding us of light and radiance, yellows are important this season because of their warming presence and their effects on surface and texture.
Brown – from nutmeg and tan to the red infused winey red browns, the browns continue to be very important across all materials and surfaces.
White: appearing in cool and warm guises, white is important because of its properties as opposed to its actual color.
Orange: now suffused with spicy hues, shades in the orange family display influences of caramel, cinnamon and saffron.
Red: a safe option for those looking to add bright color, red is a well-received and well-understood pop color that is being combined in new ways.
Grays: essential to the palette, grays stretch across a variety of hues, warm and natural, muted and hard.
Purple: penetrating all levels of design, purples, in a variety of berry colors are now a lifestyle as opposed to a fashion shade and is critical to this season’s palette.
Pastels: pastel shades leap from nuanced neutrals to stronger and more assertive color.
Green: this season, greens take two directions: the first is a more yellowish and olive-oil-led direction while the second is cooler, sometimes glassy, but also more mineral, cool and Nordic.
Blue: becoming more sophisticated, blues move away from the more classic indigo shades to those that are infused with gray or green.
Metallics: metallics remain important; however this season they are as pragmatic as they are decorative, combining with light or texture to enhance, bring movement and textural dimension.
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A true Bistro ‘find’ as Curlewis extends dining to Dinner.
undergone a radical transformation in all respects!) Enjoy the hip new
There are lots of reasons why Curlewis Golf Club is officially the fastest
Corporate
growing golf club in Australia! One of them is the food. Under Head Chef,
with a difference
Tara Thyer and Chef David Dowling’s direction, Curlewis has quickly gained
have
the reputation as a foodie destination for a great, contemporary lunch (seven
become a specialty
days) and more recently, a true Bistro ‘find’ for dinner on Friday and Saturday
at Curlewis. Apart
nights.
from
furniture and feel as well as plenty of al fresco area to relax and enjoy the view with a drink and some nibbles, lunch or perhaps a pre-dinner G & T? events
also
fast
tailoring
Sweet tooths cannot
fabulous, fun golf
help
days
but
delight
in
the elegant range of house-made cakes on offer,
great
consorts
with
complete events
and
activities designed Chocolate Pavé to suit the clientele, people are loving the options of matching their unique
for barista-made coffee
golf events with the host of dining opportunities on offer at Curlewis.
in
clubhouse.
Gourmet BBQs, breakfasts, canapes on the East deck, roving refreshment
Madeleines,
carts, on course pop-ups featuring local food and wine tasting, a more formal
the
Think mini
Humming
bird
cakes, eclairs oozing
sit-down dining experience in the Club House – it really is a case of talking to the Hospitality team and working out your perfect day.
Curlewis Golf Club Head Chef, Tara Thyer
with crème chocolate patissiere, baby Lemon Merengue pies, warm house-made scones (to mention just a few) and you’ll get the picture. . . The newly launched, exclusive Dinner Menu represents a brilliant fusion of ‘classic clubhouse’ meets modern Australian. Bistro favourites include Ham and Manchego cheese croquettes, Coconut Ginger Portarlington Mussels and seared Eye Fillet with garlic mash but there’s also dishes such as a
Already ranked as one of Australia’s top 100 courses, more than 110 new members have joined Curlewis since July 2015. With its views towards the bay, undulating fairways and natural vegetation, to play Curlewis is to fall in love with this much loved ‘emerald’ of The Bellarine. If you haven’t already, it really is time to discover Curlewis, it’s more than just your ordinary golf club. . .
delicious Thai Red Duck Curry, a Gnocchi with smoked chicken and chorizo and a stunning Dark Chocolate Pave thrown into the mix. Curlewis is a haven not just for members - everyone is welcome to enjoy the ambience and offerings of the retro-inspired club house (which has
Curlewis Golf Club 1345 Portarlington Rd, Curlewis Phone 5251 2534
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BOOTCAMP GEELONG words supplied by SCOTT DUMBELL
Bootcamp Geelong has been going from strength to strength…literally and figuratively! Having just started Bootcamp 50, a milestone in the group’s timeline, more and more people are deciding to take on the challenge set out by the team to get motivated, get outdoors and get active.
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Bootcamp Geelong was established in 2002 and since then has changed hands twice. Having said that, one thing has remained consistent, “The camp gets results, no doubt about it, if you come and train with us you will get fitter, you will lose weight, and you will have fun”, says owner Scott Dumbell, also owner of Jetts Fitness. “There is an undeniable life to this group that transcends whoever is the owner/operator. It really does have this intangible sense of community, teamwork and inclusion. Everyone here wants everyone else to be the absolute best they can be, which is why we use that as our tagline”, says Scott.
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“We make sure we devise a program that is both challenging and rewarding and designed to get the most out of our campers, some of which have been here a lot longer than we have.” Scott continues, “We offer a unique training experience utilizing the best locations across Geelong and the Surf Coast, the guidance and programing of the regions best and most experienced fitness professionals and the camaraderie and inclusiveness of a group training experience unlike anything you’ve ever done before. Our five-week intensive Bootcamp is scientifically designed to get the best possible result. Each camp begins with our world famous fitness test that not only tells you where you are at, it also enables us to put you into a group with people at the same fitness level as you are. As we have such large numbers of campers we can then split the groups, assign them a trainer and make absolutely certain that you will be pushed as far as you can be pushed without exceeding where you are at physically and mentally. Depending on the numbers in the camp you can expect to be put into a group of about 15 to 20 people (as mentioned before, all around the same fitness level as you, you wont feel out of place at all). In our experience you will be motivated, pushed, inspired and helped by the other members in your group and as always you will be guided by Geelong’s best and most experienced personal trainers. The camp is five weeks of 3 sessions per week. Tuesday mornings at 6am, Thursday nights at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 7am. We also offer a Thursday 6am make up session if you can’t make one of the other sessions. A new itinerary is set before each camp and is available on our website, facebook page and instagram page. You will also receive a copy of the itinerary if you sign up for the camp. On your first camp you will receive your free Bootcamp Geelong singlet. We also run sessions in between camps, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6am and Saturday at 7am. These sessions are all held at Eastern Beach, it’s one big group and generally not as intense as Bootcamp but you will definitely still get an amazing session.” The boys from Bootcamp Geelong were recently head hunted by a TV network to consult, devise and implement one of their fitness challenges for a program set to air later in the year. Scott says, “It was a phone call out of the blue, they asked us if we wanted to be a part of a TV show and we said, of course. I can’t say too much about it but I can say that it was an amazing experience and I reckon it’s going to make for some awesome TV!”
If you are interested in joining a session or want some more information, log on to www.bootcampgeelong.com.au or check out their facebook and instagram pages. For more information on Bootcamp, check out...
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