Artist in Residence – Art versus Science

By Luke Voogt Amanda Hyatt’s travels have seen her paint gorgeous landscapes from Mont Saint-Michel and the Louvre, to the canals of Venice and elephant parades in India. It all began when she left science for a life of Alla Prima art, she tells Luke Voogt. Amanda Hyatt’s life has been a constant battle between […]

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Colour and light

Words: Elissa Friday Belmont photographer Mic Larkins had his dad’s old film camera since his teenage years without every really putting it to use. Then just a few years ago Mic bought his first digital camera and hasn’t looked back. “I’ve always had a bit of a flair for creative arts and just took to […]

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Local Love – Laura and Jeremy

Words: Elissa Friday Pictures: Louisa Jones How Surf Coast girl Laura Saw tied the knot with a bloke from the big smoke, Jeremy Sinclair. WHERE THEY GREW UP Laura grew up on the coast at Anglesea and Jeremy in Melbourne. The couple now lives at Mt Duneed. HOW THEY MET “We met at an end-of-year […]

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Local Love – Deborah and Marc

Words: Elissa Friday Pictures: Rebecca Hosking A Melbourne girl, a European boy – and now a life together on the Surf Coast… Hugh Marc Best and Deborah Ellen Campbell’s Aireys Inlet Wedding Where they grew up Deb was raised in the suburbs of Melbourne. “My parents have had a place in Aireys Inlet since 1990 […]

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Points of difference

ELISSA FRIDAY checks out three Geelong businesses with very different offerings. After three decades in his domain of wine and spirits, Dale Cooper sure knows a thing or two about heady scents. The operator of Wine Domaine has worked in sales and marketing for Louis Vuitton’s high-end alcohol range as well as with prestigious brands […]

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Civil Sally

From modelling for the big fashion houses to promoting some of Australia’s best-known brands on TV, Jan Juc’s Sally Williams has now embarked on a new career in the name of love. ELISSA FRIDAY caught up with busy Sally at home on the Surf Coast. After decades on TV promoting some of Australia’s biggest brands, […]

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