Authentic tastes of Italy

It may be the depths of winter but there’s a warm spot in the centre of Lara brightening up the cuisine standards in the growing town. Borgata is open for dinner, with a succession of locals checking out the wonderful atmosphere created by chef and proprietor – with 44 years of experience – Piero Volpe. […]

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The art of life

Seaview Gallery owner Colleen Kenwood considers herself fortunate. “I get to see all these wonderful works, with fresh pieces coming in all the time,” Colleen says. “Sometimes it’s hard to part with a piece you really love. But then someone else comes along and I fall in love with that.” Colleen has been running Seaview […]

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For the love of Aireys

JOHN VAN KLAVEREN meets the locals staging a winter-long festival on the Surf Coast Many of the one million plus annual visitors to the Great Ocean Road often overlook one of the cutest towns along the journey. Many visitor guides point to Torquay, Anglesea and on to Lorne – but make no mention of Airey’s […]

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Green Thumbs – Passion for pelargoniums

Words: JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Pictures: Louisa Jones They were once the staple of almost every garden, testament to their amazing number of varieties. So popular were they around the region that Geelong was once known as a centre for the flowering plant, the humble pelargonium. That is now part of the history of Geelong Pelargonium […]

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Bali’s art and soul

For Torquay painter Sue Woolnough, art feeds the soul. At times, she is not even sure what is guiding her brush. “It is a very intuitive process,” she says. “My brush is like a conductor’s baton and my aim is to make my colors sing. We all respond to art in a different way and […]

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Home Bodies – Manna from heaven

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN JOHN VAN KLAVEREN explores a dream retirement home tucked into a bushy block on the Surf Coast. Surveying their newly-purchased acre of manna gum heaven at Airey’s Inlet, architect Allan Lamb and wife Desley muse over where their dream retirement home could fit. They’re loath to cut back much of the […]

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