Local love – Charlotte and Alastair

They met on the internet and committed atop Mount Anakie. ELISSA FRIDAY recounts the novel nuptials of Charlotte Grimley and Alastair Hargreaves. Pictures: Louisa Jones Photography   HOW THEY MET “Alastair and I met on a dating website. “After a couple of dates I was going to be moving house and he offered to help […]

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Seeing the lights

While Australia ferociously debates climate change and renewable energy, a 17-year-old Geelong girl took it upon herself to demonstrate the simplicity of action. Words: John Van Klaveren A few solar lights make a big difference in the village of Mannya, Uganda. They offer much more than just a way of illuminating homes after nightfall in […]

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Man of steel art

JOHN VAN KLAVEREN meets a North Geelong steel fabricator with an artistic bent. At first glance it could be any steel fabrication yard – until you look a little closer. Those strange shapes are more likely to find their way into gardens and living spaces of Geelong homes than industrial estates. But businesses around the […]

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The world’s his stage

Geelong’s Bert LaBonte leaves fans smiling in productions around the world. NOEL MURPHY meets a hidden treasure of the region’s deep talent pool.   FEW performers have stars like Marina Prior or David Campbell singing their praises but it’s all in a day’s work for Geelong actor, singer and comic Bert LaBonte. LaBonte is one […]

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In Conversation with Amy Price

Torquay actress Amy Price tells JOHN VAN KLAVEREN about her role in new independent Hollywood film Turnpike Gypsies and her burgeoning collaboration with master producer David Faigenblum.   WHERE DID THE PERFORMING BUG COME FROM? It must have been early because a little while ago my mum found where I had written ‘I want to […]

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In gowns we Trust

The wedding gowns of Greek princess, movie stars and famous wives will enchant onlookers in a grand Surf Coast setting this summer.   Some of the world’s most enchanting wedding gowns will add reams of romance to historic Barwon Park mansion this summer. The National Trust property will host a treasure trove of famous wedding […]

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