South East Weekly Magazine - July 24, 2025

LOCAL BUSINESS WOMAN NAMED FINALIST FOR NATIONAL AWARDS

Elle Stewart of Colour My Pot has been named as a finalist in Creative Entrepreneur Award in the 2025 AusMumpreneur Awards.

Created by sisters Peace Mitchell and Katy Garner, the AusMumpreneur Awards celebrate the achievements of Australian mums in business across a wide range of categories, including business excellence, product innovation, customer service, sustainability, and technology.

“There are so many incredible women right across Australia balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, and these awards are a chance to share their stories and celebrate their success,” adds Katy Garner.

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Elle is excited to be named a finalist in the AusMumpreneur Awards and is proud of her business and personal achievements in the last 12 months, including navigating her staff and studio through Cyclone Alfred whilst recovering from emergency spinal surgery in February 2025.

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CARNIVAL IS ME AUTOBIOGRAPHY

numerous advantages, as Elle describes it: “Every day, I am enveloped by love, support, friends, family, and color.” While managing a thriving business and raising five children with her husband Rory, to whom she has been married for over 20 years, can be quite demanding, Elle offers this encouraging advice to those considering launching their own venture: “Believe that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to.”

Thanks to support from Business Events Victoria, this year’s prestigious event will be held in regional Victoria for the first time, showcasing Geelong as a thriving hub for innovation, creativity, and women-led business.

This 300-page autobiography, “Carnival is Me” traces the life experiences of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most talented exports. Aldwyn Rostant, known as Alvin, is a professional musician, pannist, award winning steel pan composer and arranger, MC and entertainer residing in Australia. The steelpan is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

“This event offers women an opportunity to find connection, support and inspiration while also celebrating their success with others who understand the journey of business and parenting.” explains cofounder Peace Mitchell.

The AusMumpreneur Conference includes keynote speakers, networking sessions, workshops, and panel discussions focused on leadership, visibility, and business growth. It is designed to support women at all stages of business—whether just starting out or scaling nationally. The event will culminate in a glamorous awards gala

“Carnival is Me” begins at Trinidad’s Carnival in 1952 and finishes with Alvin’s original musical composition Carnival is Me which was released 2021 with the Supernova’s Steel Orchestra, doing a Steelband arrangement of the song.

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Alvin has toured the USA, Canada and the South Pacific with Amral Khan’s Trinidad Calypso Cavaliers. He also held an Intercollege Soccer Record which was only equalled in November 2020. He was the only person to have scored in two inter-college soccer finals in 1969 and 1971, which makes him part of a rare group of players to have accomplished this feat.

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Alvin received the Australian Prime Minister’s Award for Community in 2001 for Mission Australia’s project ‘Beat of the Drum’, which was written and coordinated by Alvin.

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He has sung the West Indie’s cricket anthem in some of Australia’s biggest stadiums - the M.C.G. (Melbourne Cricket Ground), W.A.C.A. Ground (Western Australia Cricket Association), The Gabba (Brisbane Cricket Ground).

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Alvin represented the Caribbean at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and remains Australia’s Ambassador of the Steel Drum.

Find out more, call Christine on 1800 960 433 or email christine.hawkins@lutheranservices.org.au

“The more of Alvin’s story I heard the more I could see the reflection of his story in a rapidly changing societal landscape that provided a backdrop to each part of his life, the opportunity, the expansion, the serendipity he experienced all reflect the greater changes in the world at that time.”

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A cornerstone of this commitment is the College’s comprehensive Wellbeing Program, embedded across all year levels. This program supports the development of social and emotional competencies through a range of initiatives such as Invictus wellbeing presentations for students and parents, participation in whole-school events like the World’s Greatest Shave, and a peer mentoring program where senior student volunteers support Year 7 students transitioning to high school. Students also benefit from access to the Student Hub and can take an active role in school life through the Student Council.

In the senior years, students can tailor their learning through a choice of University ATAR pathways, vocational education, or apprenticeships—ensuring they graduate with direction and purpose.

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Beyond the classroom, Kimberley College is known for its rich extracurricular offerings, including an instrumental music program, public speaking, debating, and representative and premier sports. The College is also home to distinguished football and dance academies, all designed to help students discover and pursue their unique passions.

At Kimberley College, education is about empowering the whole student— academically, socially, and emotionally—to lead with confidence and compassion in an ever-changing world.

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Daily School Bus Routes

Note: All bus routes are subject to change and the route map does not imply seat availability. Please contact the respective service providers as early as possible to confirm schedules, seat availability, etc. Please contact the school to check if your family is eligible for NSSTAS assistance (with fares capped at $35 per family per week, $25 per week with concession card, for Semester 1, 2024).

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