Brian Ayliffe and his ‘sort of museumy thing’
When I bragged to a neighbour that Brian Ayliffe was The Triangle podcast feature interview this month, she quietly said, ‘Brian is my hero. I would follow him anywhere. In fact, I did follow him into some pretty hairy situations when he was my captain in the fire brigade.’ Others made similar remarks about what Brian has done in this community making even … Read more »
Caron Parfitt from Marine Rescue Bermagui took a moment out of her day to talk with me about her life, love of the ocean and volunteering.
Caron lived next to the ocean as a child, spending many hours in and around the water. Her love of sailing didn’t begin, however, until she moved to Sydney where she did a sailing course and took on a … Read more »
by Flick Ruby
Emma is someone I wave to on my road, a neighbour and someone who pops up regularly on the Cobargo mailing list inviting us all to play tennis or come along to a community event. She recently let me into the Cobargo Preschool Bookfair an hour early. I had a bag of books to offer, but she took pity on me mainly because I had a long way to drive home due to the … Read more »
by Flick Ruby
A step ladder was the first Coop purchase I made within days of arriving here, almost eight years ago. Tim, the manager at the time, carried it to my car, which made such an impact because, at that time, kindness from strangers was almost shocking to me. Soon after, I became a proud member of this institution, the Cobargo Cooperative Society, community owned since 1901, and felt relief at the thought of never entering Bunnings again! Pretty much … Read more »
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 … Read more »
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 … Read more »