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Naomi Benney has turned a blank canvas on sandy soil at Meredith into a bustling garden built around a house with 16 sides.   Pictures: Reg Ryan   Most gardeners are used to having a front and back yard to work with but Meredith’s Naomi Benney’s green thumbs are virtually unrestricted. Building her garden around […]

NOEL MURPHY discovers an architectural masterpiece embedded into the rolling green countryside of the Otway Ranges at Johanna.   IT TAKES a certain confidence to build a house facing out to the extremes of the Southern Ocean without worrying about window coverings. Wild winds capable of propelling sailing ships clean across the Indian Ocean speak […]

JOHN VAN KLAVEREN slips behind the scenes to meet the filmmakers trying to turn Geelong into an Australian Hollywood.   Geelong’s potential as a film and television production centre has been mooted for some years, ever since scenes for Aussie blockbuster Mad Max were filmed around the region. Successive productions, including The Broken Shore, Blinder, […]

A dedicated group of volunteers is slowly but surely restoring indigenous flora to the shores of Swan Bay. JOHN VAN KLAVEREN wades in for a look. Pictures: Greg Wane The flora of Swan Bay has subtly changed over the past 17 years. The spread of indigenous plants has gradually grown, replacing introduced species, due to […]

THE CHANGING moods of the sky at Mangowak along the Great Ocean Road are a sight to behold. Words: Noel Murphy Brilliant summer blues contrast the ominous thunderheads of cooler months rolling in from the west, and everything in between. It’s nothing short of spectacular. Add a brooding, heaving Southern Ocean, the lively bush and […]

Singer, actor, TV presenter and happily married mum of two with Geelong basketball royalty Braith Cox, Angie Hilton chats to EMILY IANNELLO about her fabulous lifestyle.   What are you up to at the moment? Well I turned 40 last year, so it feels like a new era for me. It’s my time to keep […]