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Nici makes the move to Yea
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● Nici Thompson is bringing her floral design business to Yea ■ Floral designer Nici Thompson is expanding her business to Yea, and will share some of the premises with the Country Woman cafe that will continue at 6-8 Station St, run by Grant and Cindy Oppy. Nici hopes to run her business, 8.30am5.30pm, Wednesday-Monday, from Yea. Nici’s love for floral design came from her mother, Marcia Lamrock, who lives in Whanregarwen Rd, Molesworth. Nici’s professional life started as a graphic designer in Sydney, and then as a travel agent that has taken her worldwide. Her mother was working in art galleries in Sydney, prior to her move with father, Chris, about 20 years ago. Nici moved locally 15 years ago. Her husband, Robert, works as a baker at Buck’s Bakery, Yarck. Marcia taught floristry courses, and mother-and-daughter have studied with the Floral Art Society, and share a passion for Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. ‘Flowers by Nici Thompson’ has been operating from premises at Bakers Lane, Alexandra, which will be transferred to her home studio. Nici specialises in event work, particularly for weddings, corporate functions and private luncheons, funerals, and special events such as new-borns, birthdays and ‘just because’. Nici says she is particularly looking forward to displaying tables by local wood-turner Bob Ashe, and works by artisan Alastair Mason, on consignment. Nici says she is looking forward to working with Grant and Cindy Oppy who are closing their women’s fashion division, but continuing with their cafe., A new gallery will also be open by September, curated by Julian Bruere. ● Flowers by Nici Thompson. 6-8 Station St, Yea. Phone: 0400 154 047. nici.thmpson@hotmail.com
● Hamish Fella and Kerryn Rishworth are part of the Landmark Yea team ■ Landmark Yea’s latest additions to the team Hamish enjoys camping, time with mates, are thoroughly enjoying their new lives in the and shooting. He is recently returned from ‘Tottenham’, below Dubbo, where a team of district. Hamish Falla, 18, joined Chris Pollard’s live- three scored 17 pigs. Hamish says he is impressed with the Yea stock team earlier this year, and says Yea is a way of life where people know others by name. good community with good people. He is on a learning curve with his first Yea Kerryn Rishworth, with 35 years’ sales and marketing experience, and now working in the winter with local people telling him it hasn’t got Landmark Yea real estate division, is making a cold yet. He is also looking forward to his first Turn To Page 6 new life in Yea with partner Ken Leveque, and Spring season here. the couple are looking forward to their wedding at their Yea property in November. ★ Hamish Falla was born in Tooboorac, and raised in Wangaratta. His father Rob managed cattle property in the north-east. As a teenager, Hamish started working as with Landmark Wangaratta one day a week for 2½-years. It’s confirmed. The Local Paper has the biggest He moved to Yea earlier this year, buying a readership of any newspaper in Murrindindi home in Welch St, near the butter factory. Shire. He says he is keen to grow in the job, and is ✔ FACT: The Local Paper has an unrivalled free enjoying his work under the supervision of Landdistribution network and print run. mark Yea manager Chris Pollard. ✔ FACT: The Local Paper also has the largest Hamish is keen on his work on sale days at online readership. www.LocalPaper.com.au the Yea Saleyards, and is noticing that there are ✔ FACT: The Local Paper has the widest digital more store cattle in the district compared to other coverage with opt-in free e-mail subscriptions. areas. He has also been introduced to some of An energetic local paper for the 21st Century the sheep farming in the district. Hamish says his longer-term ambitions with Verified Free Distribution Landmark Yea are to steadily develop a client Protect Your Advertising Dollars list. Outside of work, Hamish is playing as a midfielder for the Milawa Football Club in the Ovens and King League, currently fourth on the ladder. He smiles when we ask how he might Phone: 5797 2656. Web: www.LocalPaper.com.au look in yellow-and-black.
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