I spent the first period of lockdown heading to the beach early to catch the sunrise but this time the sun is up before me. Instead I’ve spent many happy hours photographing a baby magpie who appeared on our balcony in early September, and has spent long hours with me every day. It’s my first …
Beginning in March, 2020, Victoria experienced lockdown on two occasions, with the result that the second time we were unable to travel more than 5 kilometres from home, over several months. Living on the Peninsula was very different from being in Melbourne as I could still go to all the nearby beaches where I like …
Attached is a flyer with details of the opening of my exhibition Nine Men:Nine Lives, which will be on display at the Mornington Library, Vancouver Street, Mornington, in the Library foyer, from 10th January to 13th March 2020. The exhibition is being opened on 18th January at 2.30 by Tom Putt, photographer and gallery owner …
So who are the nine men? I thought I would introduce them to you – up first is Dale Rogers, photographer: I met Dale several years ago when we were on holiday at Phillip Island in summer and I searched for photography workshops. Up came Dale’s photography business – Photo Rangers. Since then I have …
I would like to introduce Clarry Rule, the Soldier. In 1966, Clarry volunteered and was accepted for military service in South Vietnam, as a Citizen Military Forces Captain with an armoured unit, the Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment, a unit with a distinguished history dating back to 1885. AATTV was an elite unit of …
The third man I would like to introduce is Jeff McGrath, The Ex-Minister. Jeff was one of the instigators for my exhibition, as I knew his story and was interested in writing it for myself, as well as for him. A chance event when he was a young teenager led to Jeff joining the church; …
I would like to introduce Lionel Lauch, Spiritual Healer. Lionel Lauch is a Gundijtmara Kirrae Wurrung-Bundjalung man. Like many aboriginals, Lionel suffered greatly in his early years. Lionel’s mother and uncle, the singer Archie Roach, were part of the stolen generation. Fostered on the Mornington Peninsula, Lionel was separated from his aboriginal roots. Around the …
The fifth man I would like to introduce is Robert (Bob) Flanagan, the Woodwork Teacher. Bob was a very dear friend of mine for over fifty years. He was born in 1932 and died in December 2018. He was apprenticed to a builder for 5 years and then trained to be a Technical School Trade …
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The sixth man I would like to introduce is John Bredl, the Artist. John would be known to many for his stunning landscape paintings; each year he has an exhibition in Sorrento at the Sorrento Activity Centre. John was the second of four boys. His father came to Australia from Austria and founded an animal …
I would like to introduce Doug Chugg, The Athlete. Doug had always enjoyed running and at 14 he joined the local Chelsea Athletics club. When he was 18, he heard about a weekend camp for athletics training in Portsea, run by Percy Cerutty. The camps ran over six weekends and Doug and a friend signed …