My Triangle – Cheryl Davison

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The Windsong Pavilion was full when Cheryl Davison explained the meaning and technique of Warigamban, her recent exhibition at Four Winds, that featured The Forest, a huge floor to ceiling screen print on Turkish linen, and Wonga Waratah, telling the story of the wonga pigeon and how the waratah became red.‘Welcome everyone. Walawaani. It’s such an honour to bring this work to the local community. The Forest was commissioned for the Bagan Bariwariganyan exhibition at Bundanon, and the Wonga Waratah was commissioned by the Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre in Moruya a … Read more »

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My Triangle – Sonia English

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by Jacob Round and Flick Ruby

Sonia English starts work at 4.00 am to have all the bread, pies and goodies we enjoy from the Tilba Bakery ready when it opens at 8.00 am. The tables were all full when we went to see her, so we had to wait for many scones, roast beef and gravy rolls, mushroom pies and muffins to be washed down with coffee by customers before we could sit down.

Many moons ago, Sonia’s … Read more »

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More photos from WILS

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The front page of the March 2025 issue features the Wagonga Inlet Living Shoreline (WILS) project.

WILS combined Sydney Rock and Native Flat Oyster reef restoration at a single location and has enriched the foreshore with oyster reefs and planted the foreshores with saltmarsh and riparian vegetation. The oyster reefs are already thriving, supporting fish species like luderick and bream, improving the water quality and developing into a vibrant marine ecosystem.

Some 17,500 new native saltmarsh and … Read more »

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My Triangle – Linda Sang

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Jacob Round and Flick Ruby

A lot of people in our Triangle community know Linda Sang from her involvement in Well Thumbed Books, the Cobargo School of Arts Hall and this publication. Also, she is a prolific caterer and you have likely eaten some of the delicious food Linda cooks for local events. The carrot cake or trout dip from the General Store was hers and pretty hard to resist. But like many worker bees, Linda … Read more »

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Cobargo creative, Ivan Hollins

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by Flick Ruby      

Among the most successful presents I have given to family and friends are special wooden boxes, hand crafted by Ivan Hollins. Maybe you have also been tempted by them when browsing in Cobargo Creators, or by his river redgum tables with antique sewing machine bases. I invited myself over to Ivan’s place for morning tea to hear the story of how he brought his remarkable woodworking skills to the Triangle … Read more »

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Cobargoans valiantly caffeinated

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by Flick Ruby

As a loyal customer, I’m convinced that Valiant coffee tastes even better when sipped in the backyard of the CWA cottage. I enjoy meeting people down there, especially while live music is gently playing in the background. While enjoying a quiet cuppa in the shade one Saturday morning, I asked James Bristow about what drew him to this particular location for his van?

‘The first thing I saw was how this spot would benefit mums … Read more »

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