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“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”

“My biggest fear as a kid was being sucked out to sea through the river mouth at Vivonne Bay. We used to have a big old double-ended whaling boat we called ‘Noah’ down there and it used to be sunk in the river and we had to pull it up each year. I had this fearContinue reading “Andrew”

“I remember clearly that throughout my life, I’d always told stories way back before I even knew how to write properly. Stories with adventures. Over the years, I did say to myself, ‘well, you’re never going to make a living out of this, what else are you going to do?’ So, I sort of trotted around life andContinue reading “Darry”

“I am from a place called Aschaffenburg, near Frankfurt, and worked for Kempinski in Berlin. I have worked in hotels all my life. I started training as a chef in a hotel and completed my apprenticeship in north-west Germany. Then from there, I went to Berlin to hotel management school for two years and asContinue reading “Gerd”

Let’s celebrate all the wonderful women in our community, the ones before us and the ones still coming, the ones that influenced and inspired us. We are lucky to have so many amazing role models for our children on this island. Here are some wonderful quotes of a few of those. Happy International Women’s Day!Continue reading “International Women’s Day 2021”

“The happiest moment of my life was the birth of my daughter Willow in 2004 in Waikato hospital in New Zealand. I’d always wanted a girl and I knew I was going to have a girl. I would say to Chaye that we would have a girl and name her Willow. I just wanted aContinue reading “Doug”