Tag: painting a picture
Penola piper shares life memories
"I SUPPOSE I'd be the oldest piper in the south east," Penola resident Jim Childs posited, speaking to The Border Watch a week after...
Ride through life shared – Part Three
LAURIE Fox OAM married his late wife Erica when he was forty, though the couple had met a decade earlier and as Laurie tells...
Fox leads pack on lucky Norton – Part Two
LAURIE Fox OAM had no intention of representing Australia at the prestigious Isle of Man race in England, although he was flattered by the...
Quick Fox races through 90 years – Part One
Our three-part series on the life of the late Laurie Fox was published in our print edition earlier this year when Laurie celebrated his...
Creative outlet helps refugee carve out new life in Mount Gambier
WITH one harrowing statement, Sadiki Kamuldele paints a picture of life in war-torn Congo.
"I saw people killed every day," the former refugee said, speaking...
Age no barrier for local disc jockeys
A DECORATED World War II veteran and celebrated artist respectively, Charlie Miller OAM and Kelvin Smibert can now add radio disc jockeys to undoubtedly...
Homecoming shapes city arts scene
Celebrating the launch of Beyond Borders: The Life and Times of Kevin G. Hein, His Family and Their Ancestors, the Mount Gambier local spoke...
Eye for style opens world of opportunity
Celebrating the launch of Beyond Borders: The Life and Times of Kevin G. Hein, His Family and Their Ancestors, the Mount Gambier local spoke...
War hero inspires RSL donation
JULIAN Mattay this week donated $1000 out of his own pocket to the embattled Mount Gambier Community Returned and Services League in honour of...
Region inspires sea shanties
COMPOSING traditional sea shanties inspired by the Shipwreck Coast, Adam Hardcastle immersed himself in the life of a 19th century Portland resident last month.
Eating...