Features
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My Place: Lesley Ould
Lesley Ould, a Laverton resident of nearly 50 years, has been described as a “community treasure”. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection…
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7 things to do: Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay
Footscray classes Footscray U3A is conducting classes in Photoshop, creative writing, history, art, cryptic xwords and basic computers at 10 Hyde Street, Footscray in the…
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My Place: Madelena Rehorek
The hustle and bustle of Little Saigon had Madelena Rehorek hooked from the very start and her love for Footscray has only deepened, she tells…
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My Place: Joan Lynn
She came to Australia as an “enemy alien”, so Williamstown’s Joan Lynn is passionate about asylum seekers and children in detention. She speaks with Goya…
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My Place: Bruno Lettieri
Seddon resident and literature lover Bruno Lettieri, known for conversations with some of Australia’s most treasured writers, tells Benjamin Millar he feels poetry and magic…
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My Place: Pamela Stock
Spotswood’s Pam Stock has volunteered at Gateway Community Services for about 15 years. She speaks to Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?…
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My Place: Supina Bytol
Indonesian-Malaysian multidisciplinary artist Supina Bytol, an advocate for grassroots projects, tells Benjamin Millar she has found “another family” at Footscray Community Arts Centre What…
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My Place: Robert Hague
Award-winning Newport artist and this month’s Blake Prize winner Robert Hague talks to Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? We moved to…
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My Place: Ian Brown
Footscray through and through, recent police officer of the year Ian Brown tells Benjamin Millar he is enjoying more time to explore the area following…
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My Place: Craig MacCallum
Laverton resident and Hobsons Bay SES unit controller Craig MacCallum says he finds peace sitting by the sea and watching the world go by. He…
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My Place: Cuc Lam
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, community leader and former Maribyrnong councillor Cuc Lam tells Benjamin Millar she wants young women to heed…
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My Place: Gail Lines
Gail Lines, of Altona Yacht Club, is a woman on a mission to get people in the water and learning to sail. She is one…
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My Place: Max Cooper
From Sir William Angliss dropping by to collect the rent, to rugby-tackling thieves as they raced down the street, nonagenarian Max Cooper of M &…
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My Wyndham: Louise Thompson
If you’ve had a baby at Werribee Mercy Hospital, chances are you’ve met Louise Thompson. The maternity department nurse unit manager was there when it…
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My Place: William McKenzie
Altona Meadows’ William McKenzie was named Hobsons Bay’s young citizen of the year on Australia Day. The 16-year-old has also won the Hobsons Bay inspirational…
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