My Triangle 2019.07
Forty years ago, in 1979, one remarkable event helped shape my future.
I was a young Sydney man, working as an aide in a nursing home, and I was also writing to create a travelling theatre idea.
One night I had a really vivid dream. The next day my dream came true—the places, the people I saw and the words were all replayed, as if directly from the dream.
My world view changed … Read more »
My Triangle 2019.06
Meet the Fullers
People come to live in the Triangle region for all sorts of reasons. A couple arrives to live the dream by the sea for a short time before returning to the city for ‘proper work’. Or retirees make the shift to downsize and live a quieter life. But when three generations move in, that’s something else! Danny and Riahana Fuller with Ethan (12), Kane (8) and Ben (4), … Read more »
My Triangle 2019.05
A small table, softly moving leaves, flecking dappled light, a large ginger biscuit shared and a conversation with a quietly remarkable woman. Reverend Linda Chapman is a priest, a contemplative and an activist. She is the spiritual guide at the Open Sanctuary at Tilba Tilba. She is humble, deep, warm, immersed and focused, with a penetrating mind, soft smile and fiercely compassionate heart.
It was an unpredicted path that led Linda to this place in life—a priest … Read more »
My Triangle 2019.04
Just the beginning of a love affair
Like many people here, Ivana Gattagna found her heart overriding her head and the next thing she knew, she’d bought a block of land and embarked on the exhilarating, at times exhausting, process of building a home on one of the most beautiful places on the east coast of Australia. This was only the beginning of Ivana’s love affair with the Triangle area.
How … Read more »
My Triangle 2019.03
I’ll never forget the first time I met Diana Holmes. It was Fair day at the Quaama Hall and as part of the QPA, I was busy putting out lunch from the Hall kitchen. Suddenly there was laughter and lightness and I turned around to meet Diana, up to her elbows in soapy water, not just with a smile but with a sparkle and cheer that was absolutely infectious.
Di’s now … Read more »
My Triangle 2019.02
When you mention the name Hammerton in Bermagui, most people immediately think of music.
Lori and Gerry are well known around Bermagui for their community volunteering activities. They have both lived in the Bega Valley since the early 80s. Lori is a registered nurse and lived and worked in Bega for many years, not only nursing but in a host of other occupations as well. Gerry came to Bega to work … Read more »
