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Hamlyn Heights singer-songwriter Nathan Seeckts remembers his relief and pride when he listened to his debut album for the first time last October. He sat in the studio with wife Sharon and a glass of wine as he played back the result of several months of recording. “It was like I had been holding my […]

She’s 160 years old but only really lived for less than two decades. JUSTIN FLYNN investigates the intriguing past of historic Portarlington Mill. The grand old Portarlington Mill is still standing proudly more than 160 years after being built. However, the historic flour mill only operated for 17 years before being repurposed in a number […]

Moorabool Antique Galleries’ two floors of intriguing objects range from furniture to silverware and almost everything in between. But the business is widely renowned for Australia’s largest range of antique ceramic items, along with a reference library containing more than 2000 books on ceramics. “As well as the books, we have ‘example’ ceramics from every […]

He’d mingled in Monaco, lounged in London and partied in Paris, but photographing whales in the tropical waters off Tonga was a whole new world. Geelong’s DARRYN LYONS exclusively shares the experience, and his mesmerising trip images, with GC. It was my incredible passion for photographing the natural world that drew me to Tonga and […]

Mod cons and resort-style camping grounds are revolutionising the world of caravanning. LUKE VOOGT finds out how with Prestige Jayco’s Tony Spence and three local families hitting the road and exploring our great country. Gone are the days when caravaners rested their weary eyes atop a foam mattress, according to Tony Spence. “It just doesn’t […]

An overwhelming urge to paint often wakes David Beaumont at 2am. So he rises from bed and goes to his Queenscliff home studio where he works in the dead of night. It’s peaceful then, Beaumont says. He can hear himself think. He travels in his mind back to some of his happy places – Lake […]