My Triangle - The Triangle Community Newspaper

My Triangle, our long-lived and much-loved column, is a profile of a local person, or couple, or sometimes even a family. We’ve gone through the archives to present them all here – stories of our neighbours, friends, families, customers, storekeepers … we hope you enjoy them anew.

You can also listen to our My Triangle interviews on The Triangle Community News podcast.

My Triangle – Steve ‘Betto’ Betteridge

30 August 2026/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

By Flick Ruby

Betto is a big bear of a man and he’s a hugger from the first time you meet him. Soon after he hugged everyone at our Tilba Teapot table, the plumbing, gas and gutters at my place had been sorted by him and his sons, Alby and Rusty, or his crew James, Rohan and Leon.

Hailing … Read more »

Man in a grassy paddock with a mountain in the background.

My Triangle – William Zappa

1 July 2026/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

William Zappa has an impressive body of work, appearing on Australia’s stages, television and movie screens, and he lives right here in the Triangle! He was recently in The Twelve with Sam Neill as the villain – or was he unjustly accused? You will have to watch. He was very much the villain in The Dry and a very British cop in Miss Fisher and the … Read more »

My Triangle – Jenifer James

1 April 2026/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

You might have seen Jenifer James lately down at the Cobargo Commons (CoCo), the White Horse Cottage next to the Post Office. Since January, the CoCo Bazaar has opened in that space, with a wonderful collection of clothes, books, jewellery and bric-a-brac. Head through to the back and you’ll find a new community space Jenifer is very excited about – a humble and welcoming place for a cuppa and a chat on comfy … Read more »

My Triangle – Jenny Froud

1 February 2026/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

After their children left home, Jenny and her husband Graham found themselves rattling around in a huge house. ‘We decided to move and looked everywhere. Graham always wanted to be near a mountain, and I wanted to be near water. We looked at the Hunter Valley and the mountains area. Coming down here was the best thing we ever did. As soon as we saw this house, we just looked at … Read more »

Woman in front of a bright turquoise wall.

My Triangle – Creative dissenter Honor Northam

1 December 2025/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

We can thank Honor’s mother for bringing her and Tim to Bermagui. After leaving Lord Howe Island, they wanted to open a restaurant somewhere small and beautiful by the beach. On the long slow drive from Brisbane, they looked at many towns but realised Bermi had everything, ‘and why would I not choose the place where my mother lived?’

Long lines of locals and visitors at Honorbread speak … Read more »

My Triangle – Don Green

31 October 2025/in My Triangle /by Tikka Wilson

Don Green, President of the Triangle Tool Library, came to live in Cobargo 25 years ago when he and his wife were expecting a baby. ‘We wanted to raise our children in the country. We were living outside of Sydney on five acres, so we started to look at five-acre properties for sale, and prices started dropping south of Narooma. On our list was Cobargo, Quaama and Candelo, … Read more »