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“There have been many happy times in my life. I grew up on a dairy farm, my dad was a dairy farmer and I was never going to marry a dairy farmer. We grew up near Murray Bridge, both Graham and I, went to the same high school in Murray Bridge so we knew eachContinue reading “Dianne”

“We are slightly different now but people still get us mixed up. We are close but like the idea of being an individual as many times growing up we were referred to as ‘the twins.’ We have both obtained our diploma in childcare and spent many years in the childcare sector. At school we usedContinue reading “Karene”

“I was born in Darwin and moved to KI when I was 11 or 12 years old; I am a 7th generation islander. Our family moved here in 1860; Henry Snelling is our great ancestor, our bloodline. My great, great grandfather John Florance moved here in the 1880s; we have been here for a fair while. Dad came from aContinue reading “Sam”

“We were both in the same year at school. We had never spoken and I started to work at the same Coles supermarket that he was working at. I can still remember my first conversation with him. He was working, I was there shopping with my parents and I literally said ‘Hello, I’ve just gotContinue reading “Brooke”

“We had three significant deaths in three years. We all had post-traumatic stress after Dad died as it was fairly traumatic and sudden. That was in 2003 and there are still moments and pockets of time where you feel like you’re back there a bit. Grief is a huge part of our lives and learning toContinue reading “Kate”

“I don’t know how you’re going to fit my life into a little chapter like this. I was always a go-getter. I made the rules, I made the decisions, I did the things rather than being influenced by other people. I’ve done so many things, I have forgotten a lot of them. I’ve travelled all over theContinue reading “Maggie”

“I was born in Adelaide but I have always lived on the farm at Seal Bay. My memories of being little is catching fish; I remember doing that a lot and it was something we always did together. I love going outdoors to the beach and fishing; that is one of my favourite things toContinue reading “Evie”

“My first kiss from my husband was the happiest moment of my life. It was in 1975, on a Monday afternoon at about 4.30pm. I’d wanted to go out with him for so long. I saw him out flying his falcon when I was out riding my horse one day and wondered what he wasContinue reading “Leeza”

“I’ve lived a fortunate life. I was born in Mt Newman in the Pilbara in Western Australia. When I was one year old, my family moved back to South Africa where my Dad is from; my Mum is Dutch. I lived there until I was 15, then back to WA back to the mines. IContinue reading “Stan”

“I was born in Adelaide and moved to Wallaroo with my family when I was three years old. When I was twelve, my Dad got the opportunity to move to Port Lincoln, so we did. My Mum and Dad have always worked in hotels; they ran the ‘Peninsula’ and also the Hilton motel.Back in 2OO3,Continue reading “Cherrie”