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MEET AIMEE DOBB MRS AUSTRALIA PAGEANT “I won’t say I haven’t found it hard. It has been life-changing. However, the love and enjoyment that these three boys have given me have taught me how to turn negative perception into a positive reality.”
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t is our mission, at eYs Magazine, to feature individuals who inspire others through their struggle, joy and determination to be the best they can be. We search high and low for stories of people who deserve to be recognised, yet somehow manage to fly under the radar - doing what they do naturally. We want to thank Annette Avery, a resident of the great city of Newcastle, NSW Australia. She contacted eYs Magazine and inspired us with her story of love, support, and admiration for a very talented person.
Interview by: Jasmina Siderovski
This month we feature an inspirational individual who has captured the hearts of thousands in her hometown, not to mention a nation. Born and raised in Newcastle, Aimee Dobb an only child, had chronic asthma her entire childhood. In and out of the hospital from the age of one, and a true Novocastrian at heart, Aimee grew up in the same house of over 18 years. The more and more I interviewed Aimee, I couldn’t help but be mesmerised by her humble nature, as she kept it real and spoke with raw emotions from the heart. Her passion and energy shining through her story about her past growing up in a town approximately 160 km from Sydney. Newcastle is known for its ex - Steelworks BHP, which, at its peak, employed over 50,000 workers before it closed down in 1999, after 84 years of operation in the heavy industry. Newcastle is also very known for its coal mines in Stockton, Tighes Hill and Carrington and its Port for exporting and shipping 90 million tonnes of coal each year, through its facility worldwide making Newcastle Port the largest coal port in the world. It is also famous for its most beautiful beaches and harbour, and home to the twotime premiership-winning National Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights, not to mention the mighty A-League Soccer team, the Newcastle Jets FC. Growing up as an only child Aimee was quiet
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and struggled at school, overwhelmed with worry every time exams neared and school reports were distributed. Finally, she decided to leave school and pursue a ten-year career in hairdressing. Aimee’s advice to all students who are struggling at school with exams and ever-so worrying the Year 12 High School Certificate, is: I wish someone had sat me down and made me realise that you don’t have to be the smartest child at school to succeed. I am an artistic individual that loves the art of colour. I have an amazing career that I love without a university degree or great report cards. Aimee loved hairdressing and was blessed to meet her husband, Adam, during this period. Soon after they were married, Aimee and Adam welcomed their eldest son, four years later a beautiful daughter and finally three years after the birth of their daughter, Aimee naturally conceived identical triplet sons. The shock came for the Dobb’s family adjusting from two to five children, and over time, it took its toll on both Aimee and her husband, Adam. Like any parent finding time with two or three children poses its difficulties let alone five, including triplets. A year following their birth, overwhelmed by the change in their lifestyle where everything became so much harder, Aimee knew things needed to change for the better. This would enable her the flexibility she needed as a mother of five as well as her career. My husband didn’t even want a third baby; I never imagined that I would fall pregnant with naturally conceived identical triplet boys. Nor
