Stories

Another dram please

By Melissa Walsh  Photos Yanni When you have a grandfather who is credited with pioneering Scotch whisky, it’s a pretty safe bet that you might be involved in the alcohol industry at…

Soul Singing

By Andrea Louise Thomas  Photos Yanni  From the very beginning of her life, singer/songwriter Cheryl Beattie’s world was filled with music. Her father was Irish and everyone in his family was musical.…

Random acts of kindess

By Melissa Walsh  Photo Yanni It was the 2000 American romantic drama film ‘Pay It Forward’ that started a world-wide phenomenon, and caught the attention of local woman, Jeannie Matthews, who started…

Birch on books

He’s among Australia’s finest living writers, a poet, activist and academic, as well as an acclaimed novelist and short-story writer. Tony Birch’s writing is concerned with Australians, especially Indigenous Australians, living life…

Quite a Yarn

Alasdair Chew grew up around animals. The son of a large animal veterinarian in Scotland, the young lad always enjoyed talking to his father about his vocation but never expected to work…

A fresh new twist

Photos: Yanni They’re bright and bubbly and full of life and a true example of a couple who have found their calling. They are Trevor and Tammie Timmers and they make their…

The long wait for recognition

By Cameron McCullough  Photos Gary Sissons and supplied Paul Stock has had a long wait for recognition for his Vietnam War service. The Somerville resident, along with other members of the highly…

Cut above the rest

By Melissa Walsh Photo Yanni Jaki Wilkinson, the owner of Salon Envy in Mornington, is a glamorous, blonde stylist who prides herself on running a modern salon where clients can enjoy full…

Finding their voices

Often friendships can form from the most unlikely places and that’s true of two locals, Hannah Swinnerton and Jesse Crosse, who met accidentally and have formed a special bond. Hannah and Jesse…

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