Geelong Coast Magazine Spring 2019

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

FOLLOWING GEELONG'S INSTA STARS

TALL STORY

Model's towering achievement

LOCAL LOVE

Jenna and Gareth tie the knot

IN CONVERSATION

Meet stage star Amanda LaBonte

ESCAPE FROM SYRIA

Family finds refuge in Geelong

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Cecilia's drawing the line

HISTORY REPEATED

Bob Gartland's Cats artefacts

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CONTENTS

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This Season

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24-27

40-43

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Making their movie

Local Sounds

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We Love

Under the influence

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In Conversation

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Escape from Syria

Tall story

Local Love

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Roghayeh SADEGHI FROM not being able to speak English to becoming a role model and public speaker within the Geelong community, Roghayeh Sadeghi has arguably forged a life against all odds.

Since arriving to Australia seven years ago as a refugee with her family in 2012, the now-17-yearold has emerged into an inspiring young leader.

But despite Roghayeh's successes, her start to life came along with its challenges.

In her home country of Afghanistan, Roghayeh was not allowed to attend school or participate in sports.

“I always felt as though something was wrong with the life

I was living but everyone else thought it was the usual,” she says.

The Iranian-born teenager says upon arriving to Australia she quickly realised what she'd been“missing”.

“If I was back in my home country there would be no opportunity to pursue university or get a job," she says.

The year 12 Northern Bay College student has since spent her teenage years fighting for things she is passionate about, including gender equality and the rights of refugees.

Among her achievements, Roghayeh won a 2015 Newsboys Foundation Youth Leadership

Award and a 2017 Geelong Young Leaders Award.

She was an ambassador for the Victorian Student Representative Council and is a member of the Centre for Multicultural Youth.

Earlier this year she claimed a Geelong Youth Award for her work addressing social issues including diversity, inclusion and equality.

Her advocacy work has included speaking at numerous public events, sharing her story and challenges.

“While I don’t see it as a big thing, to others it’s really inspiring,” she says.

Roghayeh hopes to now study a double degree in law and arts at university next year.

“I just want to be doing something that helps people.

“I hope to keep encouraging people to do their best and be comfortable with themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexuality, gender and differences.”

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THIS SEASON YOU SHOULD Style up with sleek new eyewear With the sun rising higher in the sky again it’s time to protect eye health while looking great.

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Set on cosmopolitan Pakington St, the store stocks top designer brands including Ray Ban, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci.

The team at Eyewear On Pako is also expert at choosing the right shape for each client’s features, so everyone walks out looking as good as their eyes feel.

Peek back into the Cats’ history Geelong Cats vice-president Bob Gartland has loaned his unique collection of club artefacts for a special exhibition at Geelong Gallery.

With items dating back to the team’s earliest days, Bob’s exhibition celebrates the Cats’ 160th anniversary under title The Greatest Team of All, taken from a favourite line of the club song.

The “never-before-seen treasures” cover club legends from Charles Brownlow to Joel Selwood while tracing the Cats evolution since 1859.

The Greatest Team of All opened at the gallery this month and continues until 10 November.

Check out Geelong Coast Kids magazine.

In the latest edition Angie Hilton meets a couple who founded a charity to help others avoid the pain they suffered when they lost their firstborn to SIDS. Parenting advice, child health news, kids’ book reviews and a great guide to school holiday activities also feature across the magazine’s glossy pages.

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AMANDA LABONTE She dropped out of a business law degree, fell in love, and landed on stage.

Now Amanda LaBonte tells ELISSA FRIDAY about how she's fallen under the spell of Harry Potter.

TELL US ABOUT GROWING UP, AMANDA. I was born and raised in Geelong, went to Clonard College.

I was involved with GSODA Junior Players when I was aged between 10 and 17 years. That was where I felt most comfortable; it made me really happy to be involved in theatre and be around creative, like-minded people.

AND YOUR FAMILY? Back in the year 2000 my nowhusband and I went backpacking in the UK. Bert and I got engaged on Arthur's Seat, in Edinburgh, and we married in 2002.

Bert, who's also an actor, then proceeded to tour with Jesus Christ Superstar and we didn’t arrive home until 2002, it was then that we got married in Geelong.

We now have two sons: Oliver, who is 15, and Felix, who's 10.

Bert and Amanda LaBonte with sons Felix and Oliver.

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Our kids have been born into an acting family, so they don’t know any different. For example, breakfast-time is when we all sit together as a family to catch up about yesterday’s events due to our busy schedules in the evenings.

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Amanda in character as Brutus in Julius Caesar.

HAS ACTING ALWAYS BEEN IN YOUR BLOOD?

WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT ACTING?

I was encouraged to do something "sensible", so I studied business law at RMIT. I lasted all of six weeks - it was very obvious very quickly that I wasn't happy in that field.

From one year to another I don’t really know what’s going to happen. It’s that uncertainty that I like.

After I finished with business law I started auditioning for drama schools and I ended up studying at Ballarat University. I then spent three years of my life going from show to show and feeling incredibly creative.

At Ballarat I met my husband there, he was in the year above me, and also my best friend, Sophie, who's my business partner in Essential Theatre, too.

I look back on those years with much fondness.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU? I remember being involved in calisthenics when I was 10, and that’s where I felt like I belonged and I was most happy. I loved being on stage but didn’t want to do all of the routines within calisthenics, and that’s when I discovered the junior GSODA players, which I really enjoyed.

I love the variety it brings to our lives as actors, also the sense of adventure. I also love the variety of roles I get to play, the different people I get to meet, and the places I get to travel to with my work.

I often look back at the ups and downs over the past 20 years and it’s not all been glitz and glam, though.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER OR ROLE? Around four years ago I did Shakespeare in the Vines, which is a part of my Essential Theatre business. I loved playing Lady Macbeth. It was really one of my favourite characters.

Playing Brutus in Julia Caesar was another favourite of mine, and the career highlight was taking it to Edinburgh with my company.

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Amanda LaBonte

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TELL US ABOUT ESTABLISHING ESSENTIAL THEATRE. The way to stay alive in this precarious industry is to create your own work.

Sophie and I tried out taking Shakespeare to three wineries in the first year, and it quickly grew to 13 in the second year.

Essential Theatre is approaching its 18th year of independent theatremaking with Shakespeare in the Vines. We'll feel very proud to reach our 20th anniversary, and will celebrate it in some capacity - it'll definitely be something special.

WHAT'S IT LIKE STARRING IN HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, ESPECIALLY THE COSTUMES? The costuming in Harry Potter is outstanding, it's incredible.

I’ve never come across anything quite like it - the detail is just phenomenal.

The costumes are lined with velvet trimmings, or furs for others. They're all custom-made, as are the hats. They're so clever with what they have created.

I’ve got the three different roles that I understudy in the play.

Amanda with cast members in a production of Much Ado About Nothing.

TELL US ABOUT THE HARRY POTTER AUDITIONING PROCESS It was very exciting. I had a couple of weeks to prepare after having been sent the script.

As in most auditions, I was allocated 20 minutes to act out the script. It included three or four different rounds and a movement audition, and each round included eliminations.

It was a good month or so that I had to wait before I found out I had the part. When I knew, I was thrilled.

WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING ON STAGE? In Harry Potter at the Princess Theatre it can be nerve-wracking but it just becomes familiar to think that 1400 people are coming on the journey with you.

In front of an audience of 30 at La Mama Theatre, in Carlton, can be more nerve-wracking but I still love that type of intimacy.

WHERE CAN PEOPLE SEE YOU PERFORM? Tickets for Harry Potter, showing at The Princess Theatre, are on sale until till May next year, and I’ve just signed on for my second year performing in the production.

WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING ALONGSIDE YOUR FELLOW ACTORS? It’s a great cast and we really look after each other. There’s a beautiful level of care and humour among the cast.

It’s overall a great mix of genders and ages.

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Amanda with cast-mates in Enter Orphelia.

HAD ANY AWKWARD SITUATIONS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? There are always laughs and no nothing that I can think of off the top of my head.

What often happens within the cast stays within the cast, and the audience don’t even know about it.

HOW DO YOU GET INTO CHARACTER?

WHO'D YOU LOVE TO WORK WITH THAT YOU HAVEN’T YET?

NAME AN ACTOR YOU'D BE THRILLED TO MEET.

Without getting too technical, there are vocal and physical warm-ups the cast do each night, and then personally I take a moment to calm my nerves with my breathing.

I'd love to be cast opposite my husband, Bert.

I'd love to sit down with Meryl Streep and listen to her survival techniques.

There’s a core group of us who end up in the green room battling it out on the table tennis, and that’s become part of our ritual in preparation as well. Side-stage is where you become really focused and any nerves are controlled with breathing.

We acted together at drama school a gazillion years ago but the opportunity just hasn’t arisen as yet. It would just be fabulous to share the stage with someone that you are completely and utterly comfortable with.

The best relationship on stage is one where you feel safe with your co-actor.

In this industry she's been a leading female who has been paving the way for years. I love the variety she is capable of and that she’s not in it for the tabloid publicity or the notoriety, she’s in it for the work.

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Settam Aldayioup and Christina Frasheh with sons Josef and Eprahim.

Picture: LOUISA JONES.

ESCAPE FROM SYRIA From Syria to Bell Park, LUKE VOOGT follows a brave family's journey to safety and catches a glimpse of life amid civil war.

BOMBS dropping less than half a kilometre from home or the “beautiful beaches” of Australia – seems like an easy choice, right?

But leaving Syria and starting a new life was one of the most difficult decisions Christina Frasheh and Settam Aldayioup ever made.

“Before the war people in our town didn’t even like the idea of going to live in another city in Syria,” Christina, 35, tells GC.

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Now, happily settled in Bell Park with their two sons Eprahim, 3, and Josef, 1, the couple reflect on the conflict that compelled them to move to Australia last year.

The wife and husband worked as a GP and dentist respectively in their hometown Mahardah, where wall-shaking explosions had become a daily occurrence since war broke out in 2011.

“I think every part of the town has been bombed,” Christina says. “(There is) bombing every day or every few days. You could be anywhere and it could fall down next to you, and this makes life a bit difficult.

“Whenever it happens, you could know the person. They could be your relative or friend. This makes it more difficult.”

One shell exploded in a churchyard while the couple were at church, Christina says.

Another day a rocket exploded about 400m from their home, blasting a hole in a nearby building, she says.

“The sound was extraordinary.

Even the sound of the rocket before hitting the house… it was so heavy.”

About an hour later they went out to investigate.

“We saw little shards of metal,” Christina says.

“A woman (was inside at the time) and she died immediately.”

But locals in the predominantly Christian town devised a system of whistles to alert its roughly 25,000 residents of an impending attack, Christina explains.

“And people get to know the direction the bombs come from, they sort of adapt,” she says.

“You can’t stop a rocket but they are dealing strongly and bravely with it, because it’s a part of everyday life.

“They have to live their lives – they can’t just hide all the time.”

Christina and Settam endured alongside their fellow townspeople and at times would shelter others in their home, she says.

“Luckily mine and my husband’s house had an underground basement. A lot of people don’t have a basement so it’s really dangerous for them to hide.”

But everything changed after Christina gave birth to her Eprahim.

“The mums who send their children to school or childcare, I could imagine their feelings,” she says.

“Maybe when their children are on a bus or in childcare a bombing could happen.”

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US-backed rebel group Jaysh al-Izza had long tried to prise the town of Mahardah from the control of the Syrian Government.

But bombing intensified in 2017 when jihadist rebels launched an offensive in the area, according to self-described “pro-government” Syrian news website Al-Masdar Al-‘Arabi.

“Shortly before we left Syria there was a big attack on our town,” Settam says.

“There was bombing all over the town – everywhere. When they attack they bomb everything.”

Sometimes the rebels would even fight among themselves rather than attacking government forces, he explains.

So on 23 March, two days after Syrian Mother’s Day, the couple reluctantly fled their town “It wasn’t easy to make a decision because we had already studied a lot and worked really hard,” Christina says.

“But after having children, my way of thinking changed. We thought this would continue for a long time and life is short.”

When they left, Mahardah had four private hospitals, which residents paid their own money to build, and the town was home to “poets, artists, builders and writers", she says.

“The situation was so dangerous that we left and we went to another town. We stayed there and got our visas to Iraq.”

They eventually migrated to Australia and settled at Bell Park in May 2018.

“It’s quieter here and we are living in a nice house with a backyard where the children can play,” Christina says.

The couple still talk to their parents and family back home via video chat.

“All my family, relatives and friends are still there. I wish that the war would stop – that’s what I really wish.”

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Right: Christina Frasheh and Settam Aldayioup with son Eprahim in Syria.

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Left: Picture: LOUISA JONES

Bottom: Christina Frasheh and Settam Aldayioup at church with son Eprahim in Syria.

Recently Christina was talking to her parents before a bomb attack forced them to retreat into their basement.

Despite being happy in Syria before the war, Christina enjoys living in Geelong.

“We were just talking with them on WhatsApp and they said they were expecting something,” she says.

“Australia is a beautiful country and I appreciate so much that this country has welcomed us and given us an opportunity,” she says.

“We heard the sound of the whistle through the video and they said this is a warning. We would rather end that chat and that they are safe.”

Christina, who specialised as a pathologist in Syria, is studying to practice in Australia, while Settam is working to requalify as a dentist.

But the Syrian Civil War has not stopped her elderly mother from taking her daily walks, Christina says.

Both speak reasonable English but are studying to improve their “weak points”.

“In the early morning my mother likes to walk – she hasn’t stopped it. She says, ‘the bombers will still be asleep’.”

Like his wife Settam regularly catches up with his brother and mother, both doctors, over video chat.

“They spend most of their time in the basement,” he says.

He enjoys the “beautiful” views and beaches of his new homeland.

“We don’t know many people but the safety is what we’re after and so we have that here,” he says.

“We’re happy here and it’s a beautiful country.”

But he might find some new friends among the many others from Mahardah who migrated here.

“There are more than 50 families from my town here in Australia,” he says.

“There’s one in Geelong and a few in Melbourne.”

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MAKING THEIR MOVIE Young Geelong filmmakers Ben Head and Ben Thompson are shaking things up in the industry.

NATALEE KERR discovers the journey, stories and inspirations behind the duo's biggest project to date.

A recent premiere at a local film festival has launched 21-year-olds Ben Head and Ben Thompson onto the big screen, and made Australian history in the process.

The screening of their movie about the "real Kelly gang" capped a whirlwind journey for the best friends, who fondly recall their initiations to film.

As a young boy growing up at Moriac, Head grabbed his parents’ video camera and began creating.

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“All I would do as a kid was make little films out in the backyard," he remembers.

"I’d dress up as different characters and get mum and dad to film me."

Then-unknown to Head but not so far away, Thompson was doing the same on his family’s 80-hectare property at Anakie.

“I remember when I was little I’d get my mum's travel camera and film myself being a fool,” Thompson says.

“Although I had so much freedom - I had a gun and I could just go off and target shoot - I still kept going back to cameras.”

The pair struck a friendship in a year eight history class after realising their complementary love of film.

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Soon afterward Ben Squared Productions was born, featuring Head as writer and director alongside Thompson as editor and cinematographer.

“I’d come up with stories and suggest them to Ben and then he’d say, ‘Sweet, I’ll film and edit it’, and then all of a sudden we’d have a little film,” Head explains.

Confident in their combined filmmaking abilities, at the age of 17 they began thinking their hobby could become something more.

“I was always set on studying nursing at university, that was my thing, but then I realised I should properly give film-making a crack,” Head says.

Likewise, Thompson was planning to study para-medicine but decided to pursue film instead.

“My parents said to me, ‘Other people can be paramedics but you’d just be wasting your talent’, so they convinced me to follow my dreams,” he says.

Ten films later the pair decided to tackle their biggest project to date, the Ned Kelly-inspired Stringybark.

The former students of Kardinia College had been making short movies since the age of 14 but Stringybark marked their debut feature-length film.

After visiting Glenrowan as a 10-year-old, Head struggled to understand the nation’s reverence for the infamous bushranger of Stringybark.

“It never sat well with me that Ned Kelly had been regarded as a hero,” Head says.

“Australian's have embraced him as an underdog, a modern-day Robin Hood, but in fact he was a serial pest, thief and murderer.”

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The pair converse with the crew.

Head watches over a scene.

Picture: Ben Cook

Ben Thompson and Ben Head shooting for Stringybark.

Picture: Ben Cook

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Ben Head discusses a scene with an actor.

Picture: Ben Cook

Rather than glorifying the Kelly myth, Stringybark fills the void of an authentic telling free of "Hollywood, myth and folklore", Thompson says.

“When Ben said he wanted to make a film I thought, ‘Gee, a super-realistic Kelly film that’s not glorifying his crimes? That could be really interesting’."

Geelong filmmakers Ben Head and Ben Thompson.

Picture: Ben Cook

The pair claim Stringybark is an Australian-first as a film from the perspective of the policemen murdered after being tasked to arrest the Kelly gang in 1878.

Three men dead. Two women widowed. Nine children fatherless.

The tragedy struck a chord with Head.

“No matter what anyone says about Ned standing up to the authorities, at the end of the day it was murder of good men tasked with a dangerous job,” he contends.

With a Kelly historian's support and the backing from descendants of the policemen, the duo spent two long years researching the story behind the murders.

“I pride myself on this being the only Kelly film that’s from a scholarly approach. Everything else is kind of surrounded by myths,” Head says.

All those hours digging into historical accounts, police reports, documents, hearings and testimonies finally led the duo to last October's production stage.

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Warned their project was “impossible”, the pair embarked on filming Stringybark at Bellbrae, Altona and Gippsland locations over six days, with some shoots lasting 15 hours.

“People said to us, ‘You can’t do that’, but we did,” Head smiles.

With unlimited amount of coffee, catering from Ben’s mum and plenty of No-Doze tablets, the crew worked to the hectic schedule like a “well-oiled machine”, Head says.

“There was often this magical feeling on set that we were making something special,” he remembers.

Stringybark won selection from a large number of submissions to premiere as one of two feature films at July's Lorne Film Festival.

The final product was a big step-up from its short-film predecessors at Ben Squared Productions. Guns, horses, a big cast and tricky locations made Stringybark a highly complex production for the pair, who made their film without a multi-milliondollar price tag.

The $35,000 crowd-funded film had 175 times the budget of their previous joint project, Head says.

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“People would say to me, ‘You’ve bitten off a bit more than you can chew’, but I knew I could do it."

The duo is now negotiating screenings with independent cinemas.

Head and Thompson were anxious during the premiere but were relieved to earn “plenty of congratulations” afterward.

Stringybark promises a bright future for Head and Thompson, who study at Victorian College of the Arts and Swinburne University respectively.

“I went in thinking that it might not be well perceived but I was really surprised by the responses,” Head admits.

“A lot of people were taken back by it. I think it made everyone think about the tragedy behind these murders.

“We felt proud that we were pioneering this new path and new way of thinking.”

Thompson described the opportunity to showcase Stringybark at a film festival was a “dream come true”.

“The whole ethos behind getting into film is that you want to show your stories on a cinema screen,” he explains, "so it’s really satisfying and exciting to see that you’ve got your image in your head onto a cinema screen in front of an audience.”

They recently finished shooting Head’s grad-year film but Head's already lining up their next big project.

“We don’t have anything set in stone but we have an idea floating around to make a film set in the First World War, which is about the most I can say.”

“To put them out there on the screen, that’s my dream.”

Thompson considers himself much the same as Head; “always” thinking about his next endeavour.

“I couldn’t imagine holding down a nine-to-fiver for the rest of my life. I like the wacky hours, I like the variety - it’s just exciting.”

“I don’t think there’s been a time in recent years where I haven’t had some sort of film project on the go,” he says.

Ben Head and Ben Thompson on set of Stringybark.

Picture: Ben Cook

In his creative element sitting at the kitchen bench of his family home, Head's constantly considering the ideas bouncing around in his head.

Always up for a challenge, he believes that uncovering untold perspectives could be his cinematic niche.

“There are a lot of true stories I’d love to tell from Australia’s history that no none has told before,” he muses.

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE They pose, posit and provoke - but mostly they post.

ELISSA FRIDAY follows five of the region's leading Instagram luminaries for the secrets to their insta-fame.

Darren Grayson Handle: @darrengrayson Hairstylist, home interior designer, artist 2650 Posts

190k Followers

'INSTAGRAM seems to be taking over the place of Facebook, especially with the use of hashtags, which allow you to put your image into all different arenas across the world.

Because of the hashtag aspect, I decided to put more emphasis on using Instagram.

I’ll only hashtag things I like and things I believe in, I don’t promote things I don’t use myself. When I’m posting things to do with my personal life I choose different hashtags.

I don’t have particular posting times scheduled, and sometimes I re-post images from the past for my newest followers to see.

I often get sent messages from businesses asking me to promote their product on my page. I’m happy to receive samples of products but if it’s not something to my personal taste then I won't promote it.

I posted an image of a Dior perfume because I liked it, and after just a few posts and hashtags of it I received a gift box of the perfume.

I want the page to be whatever takes my fancy, and whatever I want to post I’ll post.'

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5710 Following

Mia Plecic Handle: @miaplecic The Startup CEO 373 Posts

11.3K Followers

'I began using Instagram just because everyone else was.

My page isn't a business for me, it’s simply a byproduct of what I’ve done in my life.

It can be really toxic but if used correctly it can be a really powerful tool.

I’ve gone through waves with it, including a stage where I felt that I needed to reinvent the way I used it.

645 Following I had a huge cleanse of who I follow. I now follow people who put love, heart-and-soul into their captions.

Any Instagram page has to be visually pleasing. For me, it’s about bright and colourful images with the aim of making people feel good.

Nowadays I’m posting photos that are a true representation of who I actually am, not what I thought I needed to look like,

based on other peoples’ ideas of perfection.

We often think about the most perfect size-eight models that travel the world for free and so on with social media.

The most important message to get across is that perfection isn’t real.'

Jason Childs Handle: @childsphotos Professional photographer 1183 Posts

14.9K Followers

'AS a photographer/artist I was inspired to use Instagram in the early days after looking at the work of other photographers and artists.

Then it became hijacked by the masses.

I go through waves of posting. I get motivated and excited to show a new shot or a series of images and then lose momentum sometimes.

What I like about Instagram is the freedom to show images that

1273 Following I like, that may never make the cut for a company campaign, magazine, or newspaper shoot.

No, I don’t have tactics for using Instagram - maybe I’m too oldschool!

My aims are to hopefully inspire people with my images and keep in touch with my clients and potential clients who will hire me; sell some prints, too - the website as we know it is dead.

I post tropical evoking images of surfing and dreamy locations; the places that people would rather be at than where they are looking at their phone.

I forgot to say I’m obsessed with shooting with my drone.

It's the best piece of equipment I've bought since the auto-focus cameras!'

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Eliza Anne Boyd Handle: @elizaanneboyd Model 480 Posts

9097 Followers

'I started using Instagram because it was just what everyone was doing at the time, in about 2010/2011.

A small fashion community was building slowly back then and I saw it as a way of posting fashion things I loved.

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2343 Following brands that people might love.

I'm very go-with-the-flow with my Instagram. I post when I feel like it, or when I have something to share - I've tried to be strategic but felt like it didn’t come across as organic and real.

I post images of outfits and beauty, which is my passion in life. I'm constantly on the lookout for trends and how I can incorporate them into my look.

I don’t know whether my page is that compelling, ha-ha. I guess the key is always good lighting and mixing-up whether it’s closeups, out and about, full body et cetera.

Instagram enables me to show my passions and talents and my take on them in a visual way. It’s a fun way to share ideas about how to wear different looks and

I think lighting is most important, although I’ve stepped away from using any filters and editing to keep it more real and relateable.'

Tara Carroll Handle: @tara_louise_interiors Interior designer 581 Posts

6461 Followers

'I started using Instagram more as a hobby; a creative outlet with snapshots of the home. It was a great way to network and socialise, too.

I posted an image based on Mary Kondo, who has a show on Netflix, and my post was then reposted by her. I woke up the next day to 600 new followers.

I only take photos at home and of styling and post when I have spare time. I keep it fun and lighthearted because it’s not the be-all-and-end-all for me, it’s just

926 Following a creative outlet.

I try to stick to a particular theme, which for me is coastal. I also try mixing it up using different areas of my home, so I’m not just posting the same thing.

I don’t spend a lot of money on the interiors and like to show you can style a room economically to make it fresh and new again.

My aim is to eventually have my page in such a way that it helps build my business and skills. I hope to inspire people with it.'

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TALL STORY Herne Hill's Zoe Donne has been trying to break into modelling since her teens. Now, as NATALEE KERR finds, the 24-year-old has finally made it - all 191cm of her.

STANDING nearly 30cm taller than the average Australian woman, Zoe Donne wondered whether she'd ever fit in the modelling industry.

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Agencies continually rejected her as "too tall", she confides, repeatedly thwarting her long-held passion for fashion.

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“One time I received eight rejections in a day," Zoe remembers "I cried to mum. It was so upsetting and a real knock to my confidence.

“Agencies said I’d only make it as a model if I was 10 centimetres shorter.

“Constantly hearing that was the most frustrating thing because there was literally nothing I could do about it.”

The former Lorne resident “hated” being known as the tall girl throughout her teenage years.

“I was the normal height until about year eight. I remember coming back after summer holidays and thinking, ‘Holy shit!

I’m so huge’ – I was taller than all the boys,” she explains.

“Growing up I hated it, but it doesn’t bother me now.”

“However, I ended up having to have an operation on my leg and that kind of shattered that dream.

It changed the path of my life and that’s when I looked to modelling more.”

Zoe with dad Steve, mum Sheryl and brother Lochie.

State-finals placings in Miss Universe Australia over the past two years failed to produce any long-term contracts, which left Zoe questioning her future in modelling.

“I was pretty old modelling-wise, so I kind of gave up on the idea,” she admits.

But as she reassessed her aspirations, Zoe came across an opportunity that would finally lead to her “big break”.

The new unsigned-model search open to all regardless of race, age, size, gender or physical ability caught her eye.

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With an impressive sports history, Zoe was once set on following an athletic pathway.

“When I was 17 I was in the Australian basketball squad and I was looking to go to college in America,” she says.

Zoe with fellow models Copper Taylor-Bogaars, Nyanyuob Dau and Mahendar Mallagoud Gari at Melbourne Fashion Week.

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“I entered because I liked what it stood for. It sounded perfect to me, so I thought I'd give it a crack.”

Zoe was later selected as one of six winners from more than 150 hopefuls competing in the search last August.

She took home a three-year modelling contract with Bella Management and the opportunity to walk along its runaway at Melbourne Fashion Week.

“I was over the moon - I couldn’t believe it,” Zoe smiles.

“It’s so nice to finally be signed with an agency who just embraces exactly who I am. I’m super-excited to represent all the tall girls out there.”

Zoe believes that the modelling industry has changed “significantly” since she first put her foot in the door seven years ago.

“I remember growing up and looking at all the body types in the fashion industry. There was athletic, curvy and petite but never any tall women.

“Now there's a much-wider representation. There's a push to see real women as opposed to the so-called normal size eight, 170-to-180-centimetre model.”

Although planning to finish her teaching degree next year, Zoe hopes to forge a career in modelling.

“It’s a hard industry to get into but modelling full-time would be amazing,” she says.

After admitting to her “fair share” of rejection over the years, Zoe’s best advice to aspiring models is to “just persevere”.

“Keep going every time you get knocked back,” she says.

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AND Words: ELISSA FRIDAY A trip away leads to a life together for Jenna Quick and Gareth Kerr, albeit after a "debating-style" first encounter

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WHERE THEY GREW UP "I grew up in Lara and Gareth grew up at Torquay," Jenna says.

"We both live in Lara now and moved in together three years ago."

WHERE THEY MET "We met at the Carlton Hotel in Geelong while we were there for our mutual friend’s 21st birthday," Jenna recalls fondly.

"We were introduced by a friend and chatted at the bar and from there we just hit it off. We really clicked, and enjoyed our debating-style of conversation."

THE FIRST DATE “The following weekend we went on our first date to the Wharf Shed Café, in Geelong,” Jenna says.

After dinner the couple went on to a fancy-dress party - without costumes.

“I discovered that neither one of us are fussed about dressing up,” Jenna laughs.

THE PROPOSAL Gareth popped the question during the couple's first holiday together.

"We were visiting Hong Kong and Thailand, two places we'd always planned to visit,” Jenna says.

“He told me to pack something nice to wear for my birthday."

Then Gareth took Jenna on a 15-minute walk in 40C heat and through a construction site to dinner.

But the Ritz Carlton restaurant on floor 102 was worth the effort.

Jenna says.

“It was the most amazing restaurant I have ever been to.

“I was thinking, 'I don’t think I can get much happier than this'.

"The Gareth said, 'I bet you can.

Do you know what’s going to happen now?'. Then he pulled the ring out of his pocket."

THE ENGAGEMENT "We called our parents straight after enjoying our night out to let them know we were engaged," Jenna tells.

"Mum couldn't stop crying with joy."

The couple holidayed for a week on the Thai island of Ko Samui to celebrate," Jenna says.

"It was seven days of just the two of us, enjoying talking about the rest of our lives together."

THE RING "Gareth really did his research on where to get the ring," Jenna acknowledges.

"He chose a boutique in Melbourne. He designed the ring, chose the setting, and he also chose the individual diamonds in it, too."

Jenna’s engagement ring is a solitaire stone with bevelled edges on a plain band.

“It is so unique,” she says.

“Gareth picked something better than I could have picked for myself, so I was really thrilled.”

I was thinking, ‘I don’t think I can get much happier than this’...

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WEDDING PLANNING The couple began planning their wedding as soon as they arrived back from Thailand.

“We both knew that we wanted something different,” Jenna explains.

“We liked the idea of it being on the long-weekend in March so people could also get away for the weekend.”

In just one day Jenna booked 11 wedding venues to view in the Yarra Valley. They chose the first, for its selection of food and drinks and ease of transport access.

“It was stunningly beautiful, too,” Jenna says.

She completed most of the subsequent planning herself, finding inspiration at local wedding expos and on social media.

HENS AND BUCKS Jenna’s bridal party organised her hen’s party.

“We went on a wine tour of Leura Park Estate, Basil's Farm, then to Jack Rabbit and we finished the night at Wah Bar in Geelong’s CBD,” she says.

Jenna had around 30 hens in her party, including friends, aunties, cousins and the mums on both sides.

Jenna visited bridal shops in Melbourne where she found a dress by Australian label Lane Bridal.

“They literally planned the perfect hens’ day for me, putting so much attention into every detail," she says.

“It was the first dress of the day.

Mum picked it and I liked it instantly.”

"I couldn’t have asked for better."

THE DRESS “I found the dress probably the most overwhelming part of it all,” Jenna confides.

"I just took mum dress-shopping, so I didn’t have lots of opinions."

All the dress needed were some alterations by Geelong's Laine Brockman Couture, Jenna says.

BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN Jenna’s bridesmaids were four best friends and her soon-to-be sister-in-law.

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“I wanted them to wear the same thing but also feel comfortable in their dusty rose-colour cocktailstyle dresses,” she says.

Gareth’s brother was his best man, with his three closest friends from school and university and Jenna’s brother rounding out the groomsmen.

“Gareth chose the groomsmen’s navy blue suits and he sported a tie as his point of difference,” Jenna explains.

THE CEREMONY The pair said their vows among the vines of the vineyard.

“I felt incredibly nervous all day because I just couldn’t wait to see Gareth,” Jenna confides.

“When I saw him waiting for me all the nerves just disappeared.”

A celebrant read the couple's personalised vows to each other.

“My mum read her own reading, which was beautiful,” Jenna says.

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Gareth chose the groomsmen’s navy blue suits...

THE RECEPTION “There were 115 people at both our wedding and reception,” Jenna counts.

“We had an acoustic guitarist from Geelong called Cal Young, who also turned into a DJ for the rest of the night, which created a really good vibe to get everyone on the dance floor.”

"We continued our colour theme of white, blush and gold flowers from the chapel through the reception venue."

PHOTOGRAPHY Jenna employed the same photographer who took her engagement pictures.

Love & Other Wedding Photography and Video Productions won both jobs after Jenna searched on social media for a photographer with "bright and colourful" images.

“The photography was one of the hardest things for me to choose,” she says.

“But we'd worked with photographer Kyla before and the pictures were complete in 45 minutes. The venue was perfect for photos, too.”

FLOWERS Jenna prioritised flowers as one of her "top three" expenses for the wedding.

She chose shades of white and green with "textures".

“A de-structured bouquet really appealed to me,” Jenna says.

She shared her inspiration with a florist before handing over creative freedom.

“She suggested blush colours as a running theme throughout, which I liked,” Jenna says.

THE CAKE The couple went for something a little different as their dessert treat for guests.

“Instead of the classic three-tier cake we went for individual tiers with varying decorations," Jenna says.

"The tiers were red velvet, white chocolate and raspberry, and choc-mint. The chocolate and raspberry was my favourite."

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[local] sounds

I went from not singing in front of anyone to

singing in front of 32,000 people�

A relative newcomer to the music scene, Sam Hanson is making sure he enjoys every moment.

(Justin Flynn)

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SAM HANSON WORDS: JUSTIN FLYNN

SOMETHING'S in the way as I greet Sam Hanson with a handshake in his home town of Ocean Grove.

He has a bright blue cast on his right arm after a gym boxing accident. His broken scaphoid wrist bone will stay in plaster for 12 weeks.

This would normally be a problem for a guitar-playing singersongwriter but Sam found a way around it.

“I’ve played a few gigs with other people where I just sing, which is cool because I’m not hiding behind the guitar,” he says.

“I played a gig not long with Will Gardiner, who's in a band called Famous Will. We’ve been mates for a long time and he rang me and said he had laryngitis.

“He said, ‘I can’t sing and I know you can’t play guitar,’ so we went to the Torquay pub for a gig and had an absolute ball”.

Despite nearing his 40th birthday, Sam is a newcomer to the music scene.

“I reckon I’ve been doing for four and a bit years now,” he says.

“I’ve always played guitar and I’ve always sung in the bedroom by myself growing up, but I was always so sports-orientated.

“My wife got sick of me writing songs and not doing anything with them, so she gave me a couple of recording sessions and it just boomed from there.”

Now an accomplished solo performer and leading man for the band 10 High Fly, Sam has played twice at Kardinia Park at Geelong Cats games.

“I went from not singing in front of anyone to singing in front of 32,000 people,” he says.

“We played in front of 32,000 at Kardinia Park and then the next day I played in front of three at a pub.

“If you think you’re too good to play in front of two or three people you don’t deserve to be playing in front of 30,000.”

A former landscaper from the Yarra Valley, Sam moved to Ocean Grove 13 years ago.

songs he sings are self-written, considers the Geelong music scene vastly underrated.

He says he's comfortable on stage now, but it wasn’t always the case.

“The musos in Geelong are unbelievable," he declares.

“I’ve gotten to the point where I’m at an age where it doesn’t faze me too much now.

“I’ve always told my kids that it’s good to be nervous because it means you care.

“I realise that some people are never going to like my music, some people are going to love it and some will say they love it and have never heard it.

"There are so many of them and there's so much good talent.”

Sam, who describes his music as folk-rock, would like to play more festivals.

“You’re among peers and friends but you also play and then you can go and watch all the other bands play.

“People are genuinely there for music.”

“I do it because I love it. I never thought I could find so much passion in something.”

Sam couldn’t imagine living anywhere else than Ocean Grove.

Same gave up landscaping three years ago to focus on music.

“In summertime people say they get sick of the tourists but I love it.

“I was falling asleep on the couch at 7.30 and then having to go and play a gig at 8.30.”

Sam, who says 95 per cent of the

“I like the buzz,” he says.

“I love walking down the main street and realise I live in a town that other people visit only on holidays.”

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[artist] in residence

Cecilia Cabalquinto's ''cafe series'' depicts Geelong's coffeehouses in their rawest state.

PICTURE: MARCO CABALQUINTO

DRAWING the line JUSTIN FLYNN meets a local artist with an international background but an eye trained for the smallest detail.

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IT'S a long way from Manila to Darwin, and even further from the Top End to Geelong.

"A year after was when I realised I hadn't been doing anything fully for myself, she says.

Cecilia Cabalquinto grew up in the chaotic Filipino capital before moving to Darwin with her husband, Marco.

"I'd been doing things for others, and not really entirely for myself.

She was a visual merchandiser with Country Road, and Marco was a chef.

"I wanted to do some art again.

"Cecilia's childhood evokes memories of colour and happiness.

Eventually they settled in Geelong and had two daughters.

"Manila was very busy and full of family and friends," she remembers.

Cecilia had always been artistic, but focused on her career until a few years ago.

"I was surrounded by all these colours and personalities.

As much as she wanted a career in the arts, Cecilia needed a real job.

"Every town would have a different culture. That always inspired me to create.

"Cecilia's Cafe Series has now become a hit.

The creative process behind the series begins with Cecilia ordering an espresso at a Geelong cafe, then drawing the unfolding scene in every intricate detail.

"Initially I thought I'd just paint while having a coffee, but Marco suggested I draw the entire cafe and what was unfolding, so I did.

she explains.

"I'm definitely more visual.

"At the start I was relying on memory. Now I tend to do things exact."

"Cecilia's art is often thoughtprovoking.

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"I love capturing the moments as they happen right in front of me.

Conversations, meetings, just whatever is taking place at the time.

"Accuracy is paramount.

"Every tiny bit of detail goes in,"

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“They would always see the best in me.

Cecilia's favourite creations are ones that inspire others.

“I continued doing it for fun for a while, then in Geelong I thought that I could actually start it off again."

“My best kind of art would be anything involving a loved family member, a moment, a friend or a view.

Cecilia's favourite time to work is when daughters Sophie and Bianca are in bed.

“Looking back at all the artworks I've made, which are all a part of my heart, I would probably say my best piece would be the one where I re-created a moment from a friend's family trip for her mother-in-law.

“I can space out and focus on what I want to do," she says.

“There's a peace in it. My kids show me the beauty of things I don't see."

"When asked what she likes to draw and create, Cecilia pauses.

“I've never focused on one thing,“ she says.

“I enjoy the beauty in everything I see.

“I love drawing beautiful and positive things, never sad or dark.

“Even in black and white drawings I will focus on beauty “I've always been a happy and positive person."

I’ve never focused on

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Her drawing Elephant on a Tightrope shows the lofty skyscrapers of Melbourne’s CBD, with an elephant wearing a pink tutu and holding a rainbowcoloured umbrella while walking a tightrope between two buildings.

“But, sometimes if you don’t look up, you might miss an elephant on a tightrope.”

It’s just one part of her Look Up series, which explores the disconnect between people and the world around them.

Thanks to a background in industrial design, visual merchandising and fashion, Cecilia was able to learn the nuances of the foundations of colouring and rendering, which was the start of enhancing her drawing skills.

“We're so obsessed with our cell phones these days,” Cecilia observes.

Friends and family always encouraged her work back in the Philippines, she recalls.

“People walk along looking at them, rarely looking at anything else.

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“My friend unfortunately lost her phone, and, with that, many amazing memories of their trip to this glorious glacier in New Zealand.

“We worked together in going through videos, and from there I was able to capture all these moments and piece them all together.

When asked to pin down specific artworks that stand out in her mind, Cecilia again pauses.

“Again, way too many,” she says.

“My most favourite pieces would be where I know I captured someone’s likeness and soul, and I know I’ve made the person who commissioned me, truly happy.”

Cecilia says portrait art is also a gratifying task and a huge responsibility.

“It makes me feel special and honoured that I was chosen for such a big task, that I was chosen to honour this person or pet through a portrait has always given me the most pride and love for my work.”

Outside her artwork, Cecilia, Marco, Sophie and Bianca are a close family.

“We go to parks, to the movies and a lot of family oriented stuff,” Cecilia says.

“I sing as well.”

Cecilia also practises capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.

She's unsure what the future holds, but is steadfast on what she'd like.

“I have many goals,” Cecilia declares.

“I want to be a children’s book illustrator and one day win an Archibald Prize.

“I’d also like to have an exhibit.”

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[history] repeated

THE GREATEST team of all Bob Gartland holds a trophy Geelong Football Club presented to Graham 'Polly' Farmer in 1967.

Picture: Rebecca Hosking

Geelong Cats history is Bob Gartland’s “life’s passion”. With the world’s second oldest football club celebrating 160 years, LUKE VOOGT discovers Bob’s historic collection from “the greatest team of all”.

BOB GARTLAND’S collection of thousands of Geelong Cats relics began in primary school at age nine with a single football card.

“The big things were marbles and football cards,” the 65-year-old remembers.

“My favourite was ‘Polly’ Farmer and I still have that card from 1963.”

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So began a half-century obsession in which Bob visited countless auction houses in search of Geelong Football Club treasures.

Bob owns what he says is the oldest football membership ticket in the world, dating back to 1864 – five years after the club’s founding in 1859.

At the time the American Civil War was still raging and miners flocked to country Victoria hoping to strike rich in the gold rush.

“In the early days the visiting team used to come by paddle steamer from Melbourne to Geelong,” he says.

“They would take them up to the Argyle Hotel where they would have lunch and eventually they would play a game of football.”

The membership belonged to Frederick Groom, one of Geelong’s first captains, Bob explains.

“There are football clubs in England claiming they have the oldest membership ticket. But several historians have confirmed this is the oldest.”

The historic whistle belonging to Jack Trait in 1886.

The oldest football membership ticket in the world, according to Bob Gartland.

Trait passed the whistle onto Bob’s grandfather-in-law Jim D’Helin, who won Geelong's goal-kicking in 1986.

“He got injured that year and took up umpiring,” Bob says.

Another treasure close to Bob’s heart is an 1886 umpiring whistle, belonging to ‘Prince of Umpires’ Jack Trait.

“It was the first whistle ever used in Australian football and has been handed down through our family,” he says.

“Before that they used to wave a white handkerchief.”

Bob owns the oldest film of Geelong playing in 1911, against Essendon, showing this, he says.

“In that film the boundary umpires still use a white handkerchief and the players don’t wear numbers – I’m not sure stats were a big deal in those days.”

Bob Gartland at home with his Geelong Cats collection.

Picture: Rebecca Hosking

“He used the whistle for 11 years and over 300 games and was considered one of the best umpires in the competition.

"And I have a possum skin football made for me by one of the traditional owners - I don’t think anyone will have seen one before," he says.

Newspaper cartoonist Sam Wells in his weekly comic suggested Geelong adopt the cat as their mascot for similar luck against Carlton, after a spate of losses.

“The whistle is not just about the story of Jim D’Helin and Jack Trait – it’s about the story of football.”

Bob’s collection tells the story of Geelong's famous Cats nickname too.

The Cats won the game the next day – the start of a four-match winning streak.

Previously Geelong players were known as the Pivotians, as the city was the pivotal point for trade routes in the region, and before that the Seagulls.

“The following week an enterprising Geelong supporter turned up selling lapel pins with a black cat on it,” says Bob, who has one of those badges.

But in 1923 Collingwood's junior side mounted a comeback against Hawthorn after a black cat ran onto the ground.

“They had that nickname right through to the ’50s. It was probably in the ’60s where they dropped the ‘black’ and we were just the Cats.”

Bob has the oldest football guide in AFL (previously VFL and VFA) history from 1875 and Tom Cahill’s and John Bolton’s 1884 premiership medals.

He also owns the oldest complete set of Geelong Football Club cards from 1900 – fitting given how his passion began.

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George Heinz's 1912 Geelong Cats canvas lace up jumper.

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Geelong's 1895 team at Corio Oval.

Another of Bob’s artifacts, a letter to Mrs Brownlow, reveals the story behind the AFL’s most prestigious medal.

In 1924 Geelong player and long-time administrator Charles ‘Chas’ Brownlow died and the then-VFL wrote to offer its condolences.

In the letter the league announced it would name its best and fairest award the Brownlow Medal.

A large part of the collection is dedicated to the Cats legend and long-time friend Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer, who inspired Bob’s love of the game.

Farmer died on 14 August aged 84 after a 24-year battle with Alzheimer’s and Bob considers him the best of all time.

Bob would continue his friendship with the former ruckman, flying to Perth in recent years to visit.

“There was a calmness about him that made you feel OK being around him given he was such an extraordinary person.”

Another friend and Cats legend, 1989 Brownlow Medallist Paul Couch, also features in the exhibition.

Couch, who died in 2016, gave a jumper to Bob after winning the game’s biggest prize.

A Geelong 'Black Cat' badge from 1923.

“He changed the game of football,” he says.

Bob met his hero at age 9 during a pie night at junior football.

“He shook hands with me and his middle finger reached up to my elbow,” he says.

“I couldn’t speak, I was overawed.”

Later he would accompany Farmer and Cats player Bill Goggin, who worked for his father-in-law, on trips to the races.

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The earliest football guide in Australian rules football.

“He was a very close friend of mine and his family have allowed me to display his Brownlow Medal as part of my collection,” he says.

When Geelong Gallery approached him he saw a great chance “for people who love our football club” to share “my passion for my lifetime".

"The medal and jumper in the same place is pretty special.”

“I’m hoping people will see what I see in my love of the club,” he says.

Former players sometimes visit Bob's collection, stirring up old memories of their playing days.

Bob hopes Geelong locals experience the same joy as he shares his collection with the public for the Cats' 160th anniversary.

“People will see things that they have never seen before and rare treasurers that have been very hard to acquire,” he says.

“We’ve survived world wars, the depression, huge economic downturn… but we have survived. I have two children and three grandchildren and they all love Geelong Football Club.

“I see great value not only in the artifacts but in the telling of our stories, which I think is hugely important as we educate our younger people about this great club."

The Greatest Team of All exhibition opens at Geelong Gallery on 20 September with free entry from 10am to 5pm daily until 10 November.

The exhibition features Cameron Mooney’s 2007 premiership jumper, Matthew Scarlet’s 2009 premiership medal and Joel Selwood’s 250th game boots.

Polly Farmer at training 2 June 1966.

Tom Cahill's 1884 premiership medal.

“It’s only a part of my collection – it would be impossible to display my whole collection,” he adds with a laugh.

VFL's letter to Charles 'Chas' Brownlow's wife.

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Since re-launching their hospitality brand less than ten months ago, Higher Mark has taken events to “the next level”, explains operations manager James Brown.

“We have a very different attitude towards hospitality; we’re dedicated to providing tailored experiences and personal interaction with our clients,” he says.

“Our focus is to provide professionalism in hospitality through a five-star service. We want to bring that restaurant service element into large conferences and events.”

Boasting regional Victoria's largest event space, Higher Mark at GMHBA Stadium provides 32 versatile spaces for all events, whether it be for two or 2,500 people.

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With rooms featuring views of surrounding parkland, external terraces, the playing field and city skyline, Higher Mark aims to create memorable and authentic experiences.

Higher Mark recently knocked off an impressive list of venues to win the Victorian Venue Caterer category at the Victoria and Tasmania Savour Australia Restaurant and Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence.

Providing one of the most unique venue spaces in Geelong and a dedicated onsite culinary team, Higher Mark allows for large conferences and events to come to the region, Brown says.

“The size and flexibility of our space is an enormous advantage to our clients,” he says.

“From intimate meetings, cocktail parties, gala dinners through to trade shows and exhibitions, we cater for a wide range of functions.”

And, with the festive season right around the corner, Higher Mark provides the answer to any corporate Christmas party plans.

Higher Mark’s Shared Christmas Party event is the “ideal” option for smaller local businesses, explains Brown.

“We understand that a lot of Geelong's small to medium sized businesses want to provide their

teams with a high-quality event to celebrate the year with great food and entertainment, however they’re unable to afford the expense of a private venue," he says.

“Higher Mark’s Shared Christmas Party allows local business to enjoy these benefits and reward their teams in a unique environment.

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[get] the look

Spring is in style at Eyewear on Pako.

Words: Tanya Carroll, Eyewear on Pako

Spring into

EYEWARE style WHAT’S your style this spring?

The weather is getting warmer, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blossoming. Hopefully you’ve packed away your winter woollies and have your spring wardrobe all sorted.

But have you updated your eye-wear?

With so many different brands and styles on the market, making the right choice can be overwhelming - to say the least.

That’s where the crew at Eyewear On Pako can help.

Stocking an extensive range of well- known designer brands including Ray Ban, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci just to name a few, we also have a great range of lesser known independent labels such as Face A Face, Folc, Iyoko Inyake, RAEN and Valley eyewear.

RAEN in particular is fashionforward and undeniably eyecatching. The featured model, intriguing with its bevelled metal brow line that seamlessly wraps around the acetate cat-eye front, harks back to retro '60s styling, which is now so on-trend.

Another big trend is spec chains; a cool accessory to add to your frames for Spring. Eyewear on Pako recently stocked a selected range of Sunny Cords spec chains from Amsterdam.

The team at Eyewear On Pako can not only advise on the latest trends and styles coming through but also the shape that best suits each client's features.

Anyone thinking about updating their eyewear this spring or who think its about time for an eye test can phone the team on 5222 5353.

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THE IMAGE of health

Words: ELISSA FRIDAY WITH sports part of Geelong’s bloodline, leading local diagnostic company Lake Imaging says the end of the football and basketball season is a fitting time to remember how health and sport go hand-in hand.

“Although many of us love our sport, we unfortunately all know of someone who has experienced an injury on the court or on the field, whether it’s a well-known athlete, a friend, your son or daughter or even yourself,” Lake Imaging says.

“Sadly, for some it has been life-changing. However, others have been lucky enough to recover and get back in the game.”

Lake Imaging is proudly the preferred provider of imaging for Geelong’s Cats and Supercats teams.

“For anyone playing sport it’s integral to be able to train and compete, so time is of the essence when it comes to scanning injuries,” Lake explains.

“The medical team at Lake Imaging understands sports medicine and work closely alongside doctors and specialists to provide accurate and precise reports, which are critical for the diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Lake Imaging provides cutting edge radiological services to Geelong patients and organisations, including Cats footy team players.

Seven Lake Imaging clinics service the Geelong region, allowing staff in many instances to book urgent cases for reporting back to doctors as soon as possible.

Patients sometimes incur an out-of-pocket expense for their imaging but Lake says it’s “important to understand how many millions of dollars are spent on state-of-the-art imaging equipment and highly trained radiology staff”.

“Without these, diagnosis and injury management would be one big educated guess.

“Lake Imaging proudly stands by the high level of service its provides and is not only committed to providing optimal quality diagnostic imaging and patient care but generously contributes significant amounts of money to help make a difference in our local community.”

Alongside the Cats and Supercats, Lake Imaging also supports other organisations including Kids Plus Foundation, Head Space, Geelong Region Cancerians and Give Where You Live.

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BRASS ON with Domino PETER Hames has been selling Domino Brass for nearly 20 years - and with good reason.

Domino Brass door furniture is solid-cast brass with quality internal mechanisms designed to last for generations.

Domino Brass continually adds to its collection of antique reproduction and contemporary door furniture, travelling globally to source originals for new moulds. “They’re the company others try to copy,� Peter says.

Proudly based in Melbourne, Domino Brass products are sold all over the world.

The company’s beautiful door furniture, curtain fittings, bathroom fittings, hooks and more are the ideal complements to Peter’s own incredible range of lights, P.J. Hames Lighting, on show at Oakwood Restorations.

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“Come in and see and feel the new Domino Brass range for yourself,� Peter says, “but be careful of their lion’s head doorknocker - it might bite your hand off!�

Peter’s lighting is ideal for periodhome projects.

Peter has more than 18 years’ experience supplying period fixtures and fittings top of his background in textiles and designs but describes lighting as his “passion project.� P.J. Hames Lighting involves Peter consulting with clients at their homes or businesses, arriving with brochures and fittings to show how the right lighting can transform any room. “Whether it’s a standout piece that demands attention or a subtle reflection of the decor, lighting is at the heart of interior design,� he says. “I source and restore antique, vintage, modern and reproduction lighting. I also create bespoke lighting.�

Visit P.J. Hames’ Facebook page for more information.

[antiques & collectibles] Paul showcases the turtle-shaped vessel among the array of antiques on display in store.

MOORABOOL Antique Galleries’ two floors of intriguing objects range from furniture to silverware and almost everything in between.

The business is widely renowned for Australia’s largest range of antique ceramic items, along with a reference library containing more than 2000 books on ceramics.

“As well as the books, we have ‘example’ ceramics from every period and place possible,” owner Paul Rosenberg says.

“We use them to help identify ‘unknown’ pieces.”

The shop is filled with cases of well-documented pieces for sale.

"I'd hate to do a stock-take," Paul says.

"We've never counted, but we must have over 10,000 pieces of stock, and there's more on the way. “This October, the ‘Annual Exhibition’ opens to showcase a large collection of items fresh to the market - over 500 pieces of pottery & porcelain, plus all sorts of other curios."

This makes it the largest of its kind in Australia, and perhaps in the world.

“Through the website, we have been discovered’ by collectors world-wide” Moorabool Antique Galleries is a family tradition, with Paul operating the business in the footsteps of his father, John.

Two floors of INTRIGUE “I still meet customers who bought things from him 40 years ago,” Paul smiles.

The 60-year-old business sticks to the “proper definition” of antiques, he says.

“That means more than 100 years old, which includes the Georgian and Victorian eras.

"We have a very wide variety of goods, which mirrors the diversity

of our clientele. Our stock ranges from very affordable small gifts through to major pieces that we've sold to organisations like the National Gallery of Victoria and Geelong Art Gallery, even international institutions.

"We have something for everyone."

One of Paul's favourite items in this year's exhibition, opening on

5 October, is an amusing turtle-shape vessel.

“He’s a Japanese wine pot, shaped like a lucky turtle” Paul says.

“They are a symbol of good fortune and longevity, bringing 10,000 years of happiness - this one still has 9850 years of usage left!”

Moorabool Antique Galleries is at 16/18 Ryrie Street, Geelong.

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Lucas Schlotzer is thrilled with the restaurant's new look.

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EBONY & IVORY “I exposed this brick wall, we pulled up the carpet and polished the Baltic pine floorboards.

Manager Jurgen Schlotzer says he always wanted to renovate Ebony & Ivory but didn’t have the time.

“I brought in some newer, comfier couches, we repainted the interior highlights, we reupholstered the cushioning, and the list goes on.

However, eldest son Lucas has helped Jurgen achieve a joint vision for the venue.

“We had a lot of help from friends and family. Without them we could never have come so far.“

“I wanted to bring the building back to its roots and expose its rustic and historical features,” Lucas explains, pointing out the changes.

The renovations are complete but Lucas is still delivering other changes at Ebony & Ivory.

“We’re sticking with the favourites on the menu and have streamlined the overall menu,“ he says.

“This has also allowed us to now offer express lunches for all the businesses around us, or for people who are on the go.

“Plus, we’ve really perfected the dishes that everyone loves.”

The venue’s traditional handmade pasta and gnocchi dishes have been “slightly adjusted“, Lucas says.

“All our pastas are still freshly hand-made daily in our kitchen by our expert chefs but now they’re accompanied by even-moredelicious sauces, which is hard to imagine since they were already so good.“ Ebony & Ivory’s historic premises is at 189 Moorabool Street, Geelong.

The express lunch includes paninis, soup of the day, and vegetable frittata, with additions on the way.

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The dinner menu features local favourites such as Portarlington mussels and line-caught, pan-fried snapper.

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[what's] cooking Lard Ass's four butter flavours have a wide variety of uses, from simply spreading on bread through to cooking up culinary treats.

BUTTER UP with flavours OCEAN Grove’s Monica Cavarsan was hooked on home-made butter from the first taste of mum’s handiwork in the kitchen of their family dairy farmhouse.

Monica has since followed in her mother’s footsteps to become known as the Butter Queen.

She makes a variety of delicious flavoured cultured butters to choose from.

“At Lard Ass Butter we’re known not just for churning salted and unsalted cultured butter, but we also offer four flavoured cultured

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a great way to add extra flavour to your favorite dish.”

Flavoured butter is also sometimes referred to as ‘compound butter’ for the French word ‘compose’, meaning to bring together, Monica explains.

Monica has great ideas of what to do with her four flavours.

“Butter that has had flavours added to them such as herbs, spices, and other ingredients are making a comeback into the kitchen.

“When it comes to cooking, why not give flavoured butter a try next time. It’s very versatile and is

"With our Smoked Garlic, of course garlic bread is perfect but look beyond the simple pleasures. Start your soups, stews, and casseroles using a generous knob of garlic butter to infuse with onions and other ingredients, or try lightly frying in mushrooms and add parsley, and it's also great with bacon and brussel sprouts.

"Our Dry Roasted Fennel Seed is not only ideal on toasted rye bread, but use it when baking fish like whiting or other white fillets.

You can also add some as a base for making crispy pan-fried potatoes, and it's perfect melted over lamb roast.

"With our Smoked Salted, don’t go past scrambled eggs with this one, or melt it through a bowl of pasta or rice and add cracked pepper and Parmesan scrumptious!

"Finally, our Sweet Vanilla has a subtle flavour and a slight sweetness with the salt. It's great on toasted fruit loaf, use it on pancakes, or, when cooking, use it to caramelise onions or to bake a batch of vanilla shortbread biscuits."

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Olivia LaSpada, Barbara Henriques and Emily Bedford at Salon Even.

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GREAT SEASON for new looks

SALON Eve’s Barbara Henriques and her team love helping their clients achieve great new looks.

With a focus on sustainability, the salon uses vegan products from Pureology and Eleven

$2 that will support our salon to keep its commitment to sustainability.”

Now with 13 years of hairdressing experience, Barbara opened the Manifold Heights salon in December 2012 with the aim of making sure everyone left feeling a million dollars.

“We are super proud to have been a sustainable salon since 2017,” Barbara says.

Barbara says the fee goes to Sustainable Salons to aid resource collection and repurposing for charities and community support including haircuts for the homeless, meals for the needy, and wigs to assist cancer and Alopecia sufferers.

Barbara particularly enjoys getting creative with her clients hair styles.

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“We also donate cut hair to Variety, a charity that uses it to make wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment.

“We're always on the bandwagon for supporting anything local.”

Salon Eve is at 1/127 Shannon Avenue, Manifold Heights, phone 5298 1547

“We're so proud to be a part of Sustainable Salons and helping to keep our waste out of landfill and

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“Up to 95 per cent of the resources used during your service at Salon Eve will be diverted from landfill and sent for recycling.

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[health] matters Specialist Surgicentre executive team members podiatric surgeon Simon Smith, Monash IVF director Dr Prue Johnstone, oral maxillofacial surgeon Martin Ching, nursing director Chris Guidotti, front office manager Zoe Hunt and nurse unit manager Renee Trotter.

IVF BOOST for day hospital SPECIALIST Surgicentre is Geelong’s only free-standing, fully-licensedand-accredited day hospital offering a variety of surgical services.

“As the pioneers of IVF and scientific leaders, Monash IVF has over 40 years’ experience and over 35,000 babies across Australia.

The facility is the realisation of founder Martin Ching’s 2006 vision for his own stand-alone day hospital.

“Thanks to the Surgicentre we’re providing Geelong with access to world-leading fertility treatments and services in their home town.”

The central Geelong hospital’s convenient location is ideal for patients and their treating doctors.

Monash IVF commenced its first Oocyte pick-up list at the Surgicentre in June 2018. On the first list, one patient's single transferred embryo produced identical twins.

Operating as a registered and accredited day surgery, Specialist Surgicentre primarily caters for oral and maxillofacial surgery services with Mr Ching.

Both of his Geelong and Docklands hospitals are registered with the Department of Health and Human Services to perform acute surgical services.

Specialist Surgicentre recently expanded its services in a partnership with Monash IVF, which has been established in Geelong for 30 years.

“In July we’re really thrilled to celebrate our 12-month affiliation with the Specialist Surgicentre,” says Monash IVF fertility specialist Dr Prue Johnstone.

“As many as one in six couples will experience some difficulty falling pregnant,” Dr Johnstone advises.

“If you’re having troubles, we’re here in Geelong to help you add to or complete your family.

Both the Geelong and Docklands Surgicentres has achieved quality excellence in their risk management system with ISO International Standards Organisation.

The range of surgical specialities offered at the Surgicentre include foot and ankle, plastic and cosmetic, oral maxillofacial and general dental and most recently IVF services. Gynaecology services to commence soon.

Clinical operations officer Chris Guidotti has run the hospital since 2009.

“I’m engaged as a consultant and look after compliance, which is the licencing and accreditation of the facility,“ she explains.

“Mr Martin Ching’s clinic is situated on the same site of the hospital. However, the hospital is a completely separate business and is managed by myself and the executive team."

Chris is also president of Day Surgery Nurses Group in Victoria and nationally.

“And I’ve just been invited to join Australian College of Perioperative ACORNurses, on their working party for standards,“ she says.

Surgicentre is supported by a robust medical advisory committee, and all visiting medical officers and dentists must be credentialed to work at the facility.

Staff employed under the guidance of a nursing and operations management director, with all team members experienced and qualified in their specialties.

Nurse unit manager Renee Trotter previously worked in Geelong’s public health sector, so she has brought a wealth of clinical knowledge to Specialist Surgicentre. Under the guidance of Chris Guidotti, she has undertaken all the quality roles required for accreditation.

Patients have generally expressed high levels of satisfaction with the transition from the former Geelong Private Hospital, which closed in 2018, to Specialist Surgicentre.

The day hospital offers exceptional services from a group of friendly staff in a private, discrete atmosphere.

Specialist Surgicentre has become a benchmark among networking groups for small and day hospitals around Australia.

Specialist Surgicentre is at 200 Malop Street, phone 1300 654 456.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS 6 October

17-20 October

Festival of Sport

Royal Geelong Show

The first festival was so good it’s back for a second year.

The come-and-try day features an array of sports and activities with a focus on movement and fun.

The celebration of physical activity, health and diversity of sport in the region attracted 15,000 people across two days last October - and it’s free.

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Animals, rides, food, demonstrations, machinery displays, music and, of course, showbags.

The Geelong show incorporates all the traditions of agriculture with contemporary innovations such as rides for thrill seekers, games, competitions and food.

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23 October Grapest

Geelong Cup

It's a 5km run, but the truth is it's just an excuse to sample fine wine.

By all means take a shot at the 5km run, then meander through a 1km of four wine-tasting stations for your cool-down. Or to hell with the run and just taste some of the best wines in the country!

Many participants dress up and walk the 5km.

Leura Park Estate, Curlewis

Frock up and study the form guide, the Geelong Cup is back.

The Geelong Cup is a 2400m group three race, but it’s also much more than that. It’s also a public holiday in the Geelong region and a social event that sees racegoers dress up, be merry and enjoy the day.

Some don’t even see a horse for the entire day!

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12 October Crusty Demons Rise of the Demons World Tour The Crusty Demons are back and bigger than ever in Geelong.

Action aplenty for adults and kids, the Crusty Demons, along with some new blood, will go bigger, faster, higher, and more insane than before.

Dirt bikes and new tricks, along with an incredible production, all set for one hell of a show.

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22-24 November

Surf Coast Kite Festival

Queenscliff Music Festival

A day of family fun with a colourful array of kites of all types floating around in the fresh spring breeze.

Last year’s inaugural event saw some spectacular kites take to the skies and a fun festival atmosphere with music, market stalls, food and even a huge kids zone, with kite building exercises, face painting, wildlife displays and crafts.

Regarded as one of the best music festivals in Australia, this extravaganza showcases not only some of Australia’s finest talent but has performances by some of the world’s best.

This year’s artists include Missy Higgins, The Cat Empire, Tim Finn and The Delta Rigs.

Various sites, Queenscliff

Fisherman’s Beach foreshore, Torquay

1 November Fresh Food Fair Surfside Primary School will be transformed into a festival of light, colour, food, music and celebration at this twilight food fair.

Live music, rides, animals, stalls, competitions and lots of yummy food are on offer for all to enjoy.

Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove

2 and 3 November Toast to the Coast Showcasing the very best cool-climate wines and gourmet food from around the Moorabool Valley, Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula, this year’s event will offer an exciting format change, with more options to discover Geelong’s world-class wine.

The event culminates at Cunningham Pier where wine producers will come together to offer their finest drops at a showcase event under the one roof.

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22-24 November

7 December A Day on the Green Elton John returns to Geelong for his epic Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

Elton’s three-year farewell tour is being hailed as a hit. Elton beats out some of his legendary hits including Bennie and the Jets, Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer, Crocodile Rock, Philadelphia Freedom and more.

Mt Duneed Estate, Waurn Ponds

8 December Western United It’s Western United’s inaugural season in the A-League and the club will call Geelong home for its first two seasons.

This marquee match-up against Melbourne Victory is sure to be a huge affair as the local side does battle with the soccer heavyweights of Australia.

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19 December

Geelong Revival Motoring Festival

Melbourne Renegades

Grab pole position for a weekend full of action-packed fun. You don’t have to be a rev head to enjoy this festival.

More than 700 classic vehicles will be on show with plenty of entertainment for the entire family, including vintage caravans, the Vintage Fashion Awards, music, trade expo area, food and drink.

Geelong waterfront

The reigning BBL premiers will take on Sydney Thunder to open the season.

The T20 format is perfect for families with plenty of big hits and spectacular catches.

Catch the Renegades in action at the first of two Big Bash matches in Geelong this season.

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