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modified road bike. A tragic accident 

in central Africa in 2019 cost Bob 

both his wife and the use of his legs, 

and he is now a passionate and vocal 

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contents 

4 FOCUS BOB REES 

Man on a Mission 

6 SPOTLIGHT CARL HESLOP 

The Accidental Dancer 

8 TASTE GOURMANDISE & CO 

From Royalty to Fine Albany Fare 

10 HIROKO CAFE 

6 SPOTLIGHT 8 TASTE 

From Japan with Love 

12 HOW GOOD IS OUR WINE? 

Great Southern Wine Producers 

14 VOGUE AUCTION HOP 

Local Fashion 

18 REFLECT SISTER FRANCES FURNIFULL 

Disease Casualties Outnumber Battle Deaths 

20 DISCOVER BEETLEMANIA 

Living Fossil Found in the Porongurup 

10 TASTE 14 VOGUE 

22 CURATE ANGIE FRYER SMITH 

On Blush and the Art of Life 

24 WHAT’S ON CINEFESTOZ 

Lights, Camera, Action 

25 REFUGIUM 

Art Exhibition by MIX 

26 MILL ART GROUP 

27 GIG GUIDE 

20 DISCOVER 24 WHAT’S ON 

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BOB REES 

Man on a Mission 

STORY ADAM MORRIS | PHOTO LATA WRIGHT 

Bob Rees is not an ordinary man, not before the accident or since. The white-bearded 

Welshman looks across the table at me and sits smiling with a youthful face and 

beguiling smile befitting a man twenty years younger. Today is his birthday. I’d tell you 

his age but you wouldn’t believe me. It seems Bob doesn’t believe it either. Someone 

forgot to tell him what growing old is supposed to look like. 

Bob has spent the last few weeks writing songs about his life (on one of the many 

well-kept guitars found throughout his home). He has been quietly rehearsing for his 

first concert performance at the Denmark Arts Centre which he humbly admits “went 

down very well”. He’s also a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast who over the last month has 

racked up over a 1000kms on his sidecar motorcycle which he took out past Esperance 

to Cape La Grande and back across the southwest to see landscapes and friends along 

the way, who were well overdue a visit. 

Bob is one of the most vibrant men I’ve come across in quite some time, he’s also a 

paraplegic. In 2019 Bob and his late wife Chris were travelling on a biking tour with a 

few friends that was to take the small band of travellers up from Cape Town through to 

Zanzibar. The near 5000km odyssey was to take the adventurers just over three months 

to complete. 

It was nothing new to Bob who had seen half the world on the back of a motorcycle 

and this was his second trip biking the African continent. But a month into the journey 

everything changed in an instant when a reckless driver caused a head on crash on a 

one way bridge in an isolated part of central Africa. It was a crash that would turn Bob 

into a widower and a paraplegic all in the one afternoon. 

Bob spent weeks in a Johannesburg hospital before being flown home to Australia 

where he was taken and put into isolation at Royal Perth before being moved to Fiona 

Stanley, where he would spend the next four months attempting to recover from 

the brutal physical and psychological trauma. He recounts his time in Fiona Stanley 

where he immediately began planning his mental and physical recovery, first noting 

that his home would have to be modified if he were to maintain a modicum of the 

independence he had enjoyed all of his life. 

The difficulty, expense and lack of government resources for people facing the 

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hardships of living a dignified life with a disability began to become clear very early to 

Bob and this frustration would be the first step in what has become his new mission. 

He decided to help people with disabilities have equal and easy access to what most of 

the community, most of the time take for granted and to ensure people with disabilities 

have an equal chance to move about in the community and have access to toilets, 

pathways, parking, shops, health centres, cafes and even play a round of golf. 

Bob admits he was completely unaware of the challenges faced by people with 

disabilities until he found himself in a wheelchair and has since come to wonder if the 

services and infrastructures designed to assist people with disabilities are actually made 

under the direction of people with disabilities. Bob recounts with good humour (albeit 

with obvious and livid frustration) finding himself in very compromising positions in 

“award winning” disabled toilets throughout the state. Where paper towels near a sink 

had been drilled to the wall so only a person standing up could reach them, where the 

accompanying shower in the toilet facility has been placed on the other side of the 

room and one of the most absurd features altogether, a timer light that automatically 

shuts off after ten minutes, leaving the occupant literally in the dark. Bob explains that 

it can take a person recovering from serious injury or with a permanent disability up to 

one or even two hours to use a public restroom depending on the individual’s personal 

circumstances and these failings of design and care, can make an already arduous task 

almost impossible. 

For Bob it is about making people feel included in the community and he stresses that 

when dealing with a life-altering injury, or a permanent disability, is precisely when 

people need to get out of their homes, go to the shops, visit a cafe with friends or play 

nine holes of golf in the fresh air. 

Bob has been working with Albany Council to address infrastructure failings around 

Albany from inadequate-sized parking spaces, to uneven and at times dangerous 

footpaths on Albany’s undulating and sloped CBD streets. There are even times when 

Albany’s wonderful heritage policies, which keep the city’s architectural history intact, 

make it difficult for people with disabilities as ramps and or sliding doors can not always 

be fitted to heritage listed buildings. For Bob most of the inconveniences that make it 

very difficult for people with disabilities could be solved with a little more thought and 

some alterations which wouldn’t cost the earth or take too much time to put into effect 

but Bob is thinking bigger still. 

He envisions Albany embracing the logistical infrastructure changes that need to 

happen in order to encourage people with disabilities to take an ongoing active role in 

the community but he also envisions Albany embracing other forms of disabled friendly 

concepts such as golf buggies that mechanically raise the user into a standing position, 

wheelchairs which are suitable for use on bowling greens, paracanoes to be used on 

Albany’s fantastic waterways as well as pedelec bikes which are three wheeled bikes 

which can be hired and used by people with disabilities. Bob imagines Albany being 

a town which could become a tourist hotspot for people with disabilities and their 

families, where the entire town is user friendly and welcoming. 

Before I leave, Bob tells me the feeling and muscle strength is beginning to slowly return 

down through his torso and he is beginning to now have feeling in parts of his thighs, he 

mentions he can now also stand in the pool and move one of his feet a few inches back 

and forth. Bob’s spine was not severed but was compressed severely. He works with his 

friend and therapist every single day and the work is gradually yet very slowly paying off. 

I ask Bob if he is technically a paraplegic, he smiles that youthful smile that belongs on 

another man’s face, a face that has not endured so much terrible pain. “Technically I 

am” says Bob, who has now spent over a year in a wheelchair. “But technically I’m not 

too, because I’m going to walk again.” 

BELOW: Bob on his first ride after his bike was modified by Brendon Flower at BF Customs, 

and with his guitar at home. 

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spotlight 

CARL HESLOP 

The Accidental Dancer 

WORDS SERENA KIRBY | PHOTOS SERENA KIRBY AND DENE BINGAM 

Four years ago Carl Heslop had never danced on a stage before. Sure, he loved to get 

his groove on at festivals, parties and nightclubs where you can dance like no one is 

watching but he’d never actually danced like everyone was staring. 

Taking up contemporary dance wasn’t a planned venture; like many a good opportunity 

it happened by accident. “I’d been to see my wife perform in The Creation of Now, 

by award winning choreographer Annette Carmichael and I was totally amazed and 

inspired by what I’d seen,” Carl explains. “I bumped into Annette in the carpark 

afterward and in a moment of heady enthusiasm I told her to count me in if she ever 

did a men’s dance project.” 

When Annette called 12 months later to take up his offer, Carl was nervous to say the 

least as he considered himself “more of a footy player than light footed dancer”. But 

Carl is also a mental health worker, a registered nurse and holder of a PhD in Public 

Health so when the concept of a contemporary dance show featuring men from rural 

and regional communities was put to him, he immediately saw the broader benefits. 

Titled, The Beauty Index, the performance would be set in a mythical world where 

men struggled to balance elements of beauty and fear. Featuring ordinary men doing 

extraordinary things, the show aimed to break down stereotypes while at the same time 

contribute to the two communities (Albany and Denmark) in which it was performed. 

“I believe it’s important to challenge gender norms as they restrict us; they’re not 

healthy, not useful,” Carl says. “Men can be empathetic, they can be vulnerable and 

they can definitely dance. We just need to give men the opportunity and permission to 

do these things. I have two young sons and want to show them what is possible rather 

than simply tell them.” 

Carl adds that he considered his role in that 2017 production as a once in a lifetime 

opportunity, a one-off, but when The Beauty Index was shortlisted for an Australian 

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Dance Award in 2018 it’s talented creator, Annette Carmicheal, came calling again. This 

time Annette offered Carl a soloist spot for an encore production of the show as well as 

a solo in an expanded production that would tour through regional WA. 

“This again was a rare opportunity, so I had to say yes. I also saw it as a chance to 

improve on my first performance as I was very stiff in my movements and hesitant 

about opening up. Annette has taught me a lot about letting the audience see your 

vulnerability. Rather than performing as if you’re blocking the audience out, it’s all 

about letting them in. The connection you feel, what you get back from the audience, is 

an amazing feeling.” 

Carl says he now has a better understanding of artistic direction and has spent months 

doing movement exercises and attending as many live dance productions as he can. 

“I’m one of four men from the original production that were brought back onboard to 

help guide and support the new dancers. I’m the proof that just because you haven’t 

done this before doesn’t mean you can’t. This 2021 tour creates five unique versions of 

the show performed in five regional towns. I say ‘unique’ because we work with local 

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From truck drivers to tradies and mechanics to farmers, Carl says the process has been 

empowering for all involved. “We’ve been to each of the towns three times to hold a 

series of intensive rehearsals and each time we visited I could see the men’s confidence 

growing as we created connections. We start with a group of individuals and end up 

building our own little community within the show. The men start to feel safe, knowing 

that we all have each other’s back because if someone makes a mistake everyone 

steps in to fix it. Also, the local community wants these men to do well and collectively 

they’re all along for the ride. It’s their men, their town.” 

Dance projects such as this are never a fleeting adventure and this production has 

required months of preparation, weeks of rehearsals and countless hours in a car 

travelling between Albany, Kalgoorlie, Moora, Ravensthorpe, Mandurah and Harvey. But 

it’s often the unseen aspects that create longevity of community projects like this. 

“Every time these men see each other in the future, no matter how much time has 

passed, they’ll have this shared experience and feel connected to someone else; to 

something else. The show will stop but the connection will not. Isolation in rural and 

regional communities is a big issue and we’ve seen men that are reclusive and reluctant 

coming out of their shells. It’s an absolute privilege to be part of this process.” 

With the 2021 tour of The Beauty Index currently drawing to a close you’d think that 

Carl would be looking forward to putting his feet up, literally. But, as is the way many 

a ‘happy’ accident, he’s discovered that he actually enjoys bending his body to music 

in front of a room of strangers, and being a part of a creative journey. Carl now sees 

creative work as part of his identity so there’s little doubt this dancing man will be 

performing again on a stage near you. 

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OPPOSITE TOP: A relaxed Carl Heslop. PHOTO SERENA KIRBY 

OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Carl in full flight alongside Paul Foulds for The Beauty Index by Annette 

Carmichael, at Foulds Farm. PHOTO DENE BINGHAM. 

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GOURMANDISE & CO 

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The menu wasn’t quite what Escoffier-trained chef Xavier Poupel was expecting. But 

his client WAS American stunt performer Evel Knievel at the Lakeside Golf Club in 

Hollywood, so perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise the daredevil would want 

something out of the ordinary. 

“He asked me to prepare fresh open oysters with a ‘hot’ chocolate sauce and also to 

have a raw egg added to his pint of beer,” says Xavier, who now operates woodfire 

bakery Gourmandise & Co on Stirling Terrace with his wife Janette. 

The bus-jumping motorcycle showman was just one of a host of the rich and famous 

Xavier has catered to, including several different royal families and the very rich that 

evolved from connections made in his days in the French army. 

Xavier grew up in Normandy and says he developed a reputation as an ‘enfant terrible’, 

leaving school at 14 to become an apprentice at an old ‘establishment’ hotel in Rouen, 

Normandy and heading off to see the world at 17 to start his chef career in Kinsale, 

Ireland. The strict, almost military, Escoffier training, was a hard three-year introduction 

to the industry, but it has taken Xavier all around the world. 

“With my certificate in my pocket I headed to Istanbul in my 2CV and then on to 

Copenhagen where I lived for two years,” he says. 

By contrast to Xavier’s European background, Janette grew up in the eastern suburbs of 

Sydney spending most of the year either at the beach or at swimming training. 

“Our family ate the meat and three veg of English-style cooking that was generally 

accepted as the norm and once a week we would dine on Chinese food which was a 

great treat,” she says. 

“But travel to Bali in my late teens gave me an introduction to a totally different 

‘exotic’ style of cuisine and vegetarian food. But it was not until I met Xavier that I was 

introduced to the depth and scope of French culinary traditions. I think it has to be lived 

to be fully understood,” she says. 

The pair met through mutual friends and left Sydney in 1992. After six months in India 

and Nepal, they arrived in France on Christmas Eve and married in Normandy in early 

1993 and opened their gastronomic restaurant in Normandy, Le Colombier in mid-1993. 

But their travels together didn’t stop there. 

They arrived in the Great Southern in July 2010 after first moving to Perth, where Xavier 

spent a year-and-a-half working as Executive Chef for the Perth Hilton, after living and 

working in Yangon, Burma for almost two years where Xavier was Director of Kitchen 

in the Sedona Hotel Yangon and Janette had been working for a Washington based 

organisation. The couple fell in love with Denmark. 

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While they were living in Denmark the couple started Terroir and Table; Xavier designed 

a mobile custom-built wood-fire oven, and they began plying their trade at markets, 

catering and events. 

“The criteria we employed in the dishes we served was simple: there needed to be a 

history or tradition linked to the product which enhances culinary experience and taste. 

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HIROKO CAFE 

From Japan With Love 

STORY SERENA KIRBY | PHOTOS SERENA KIRBY 

They say necessity is the mother of invention and when Japanese-born Hiroko Makino 

and husband Dominic Youel moved to Denmark five years ago they soon missed the 

availability of authentic Japanese cuisine. 

With little access to many of the key Japanese ingredients, the couple were left with no 

other option but to order food items from Perth. But having to buy in bulk meant high 

delivery costs so they soon started selling to Japanese expats living in Albany to make 

the process more affordable. As word quickly spread the size of the orders swelled 

leading Hiroko and Dominic to also start ordering in traditional Japanese crockery and 

cooking utensils such as koshiki – the special ladle used in preparing miso and hangiri, 

the iconic sushi rice preparation bowl made from cypress wood. 

Dominic, who has a background in business, could see the spark of a business idea 

coming into view and wasn’t surprised when Hiroko started receiving requests for 

private catering which then led to having a regular food stall at a local Sunday market. 

“We really didn’t know what to expect when we first moved here,” Dominic says. “We 

wanted a change and we’d holidayed here before so we thought we’d give it a try for a 

couple of years and move back to Perth if we didn’t like it. Well, we love it and within 

three years of being here we went from ordering ingredients for others to owning our 

own cafe.” 

Hiroko cafe is now a thriving small business offering authentic Japanese meals cooked 

by Hiroko with the ever helpful Dominic handling front-of-house. They are a tight team 

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that communicate with a mix of Japanese and English while holding food and family at 

the heart of everything they do. 

“My mother was a really good cook and I used to watch her preparing an amazing 

spread of dishes every day; more importantly I love eating,” Hiroko says with a grin. 

“Our food is based on what Dom and I like to eat. We don’t aim to be fancy and don’t 

pretend to be anything but a family run cafe.” 

In line with that philosophy, the couple keep their menu simple and affordable with 

bento meals, noodle dishes and various sushi options. As is the case for most sellers of 

Japanese food, sushi is the number one customer favourite. Gone in a mouthful, the 

speed with which they are eaten is a far cry from the how long it takes to make them. 

“Customers are often asking us to make more as they sell so fast but it’s a two day 

process to make sushi and they’re very fiddly. We get lots of compliments on how good 

our rice is and that’s because we use the highest quality rice and traditional cooking 

methods,” says Hiroko. Their slogan of “We don’t do fast food” means that customers 

need to wait if ordering hot meals, but as the cafe has become a bit of a meeting place 

for locals, no one is ever in a rush. 

While Hiroko is skilful in the kitchen she does have other hidden talents; she is a highly 

competent pianist and opera singer having studied at the Nagoya Arts University. “I 

decided not to go on and pursue a career in music; instead I gave it up to join Japan 

Airlines as a member of their ground crew. The company was well known for how 

well they treated staff and there were lots of job benefits. I spent some time in Perth 

studying English and ended up coming back a few years later as a few of my friends had 

moved here.” 

As fate would have it, one of those friends thought Hiroko could benefit from meeting 

new people, especially people of the male kind. “My friend put my profile on a dating 

site and I wasn’t too annoyed because I was really only looking for friendship. I had two 

dates and on the third one... I found a husband,” Hiroko laughs. 

Six months later, the couple married after what Dominic says was an ‘interesting’ trip 

back to Japan to meet his fiance’s parents. “Hiroko is the daughter of a Shinto priest so 

the meeting was more like a job interview than a friendly family introduction,” Dominic 

says. “I wasn’t really concerned about what her parents thought of me; we were in love 

and I knew she was the one for me.” 

More than a decade on, the couple now have two children and set their cafe’s opening 

hours to enable them to be home with their family before and after school. With the 

cafe now well established and with a strong customer base there are plans afoot for 

expanding and modifying the business. Not keen to give anything away, Dominic simply 

says, “Watch this space.” 

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www.silverstreamwines.com 

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HOW GOOD IS OUR WINE? 

The Great Southern Wine Producers Association 

STORY AMANDA DARLING 

Introducing a new series on the vineyards and wines of the Great Southern. Our 

extraordinary wine production region is fast gaining traction as one of the best 

in the world, and each month Amanda Darling from The Great Southern Wine 

Producers Association will share some of her insights with our readers. 

You might be surprised to know we live in the largest wine region in the country. 

Maybe you thought the Hunter Valley was, or even the Barossa Valley. But you would 

be wrong – in fact, the Great Southern wine region is one of the largest in the world. 

Spanning 100km north to south and 150km east to west, it includes some of the most 

prolific and successful vineyards in the country from Frankland River to Mount Barker, 

Porongurup, Denmark and Albany. 

We are well versed on our natural and unique ancient place – a picture perfect playground 

of naturally occurring and stunning contrasts, with endless emerald bays hidden amongst 

mosaic rock that landscape the shoreline, and mountains that have hugged the town sites 

for over one billion years. But what many of us don’t know is just how successful our wine 

producers have become, and it’s really something to be proud of. 

The Great Southern wine region is winning, and it’s winning world-wide. Our wine is 

good, and the rest of Australia and the world are watching us. Intrigued by our cool 

climate vines coddled by our pristine biosphere, they are paying attention and the Great 

Southern wine region is coming of age. 

Like fashion, wine varieties shift in popularity. I remember sipping a buttery oak ladened 

chardonnay in a navy double-breasted shoulder-padded blazer, with mega-sized clip-on 

gold earrings and a fringe that was teased so high it resembled a backward mullet. Now, 

just like the mullet, the Chardonnay is back. But it’s different; fruitier and cooler. The 

type of cool that also produces lively and crisp Rieslings, light and complex Rosés, and 

sparkling wines that don’t wait for special occasions. These are some of the biggest 

moving trends in wine – and we are doing them best. Clean, pristine and innovative, our 

wines have scored as some of the best valued wines on the planet. And that is from The 

New York Times. 

The rock god of wine in Australia is James Halliday – the undisputed king critic and 

author of Wine Companion – a literary wine liturgy of Australia’s biggest library of 

tasting notes. In the 2021 James Halliday Wine Awards, 111 gold medals with 95 points 

(it’s out of 100) or above were awarded to 28, yes 28, Great Southern wineries. Halliday 

named 13 Australian wines in his Best of the Best 2021 Riesling and six of them were 

from the Great Southern. That is, almost half of the best Rieslings in Australia sit right 

here at your doorstep. 

“Fresh, bright and acidic – Riesling comes in many forms and thrives in many Australian 

regions. The top-rated wines… come predominantly from the Great Southern – 

including its subregions of Mount Barker, Porongurup and Frankland River; South 

Australia’s Clare and Eden valleys tie for second place.” Says Halliday 

After his much-anticipated annual release of winners, we now have within our reach 32 

five-star rated wineries that call the Great Southern home. 

And just like that, everyone’s property values went up. 

So, get to know them – our Great Southern wine producers. Get out there and discover 

them, explore, enjoy their wine and be proud of their achievements. And know you live 

in not only Australia’s largest wine region, but one of its best. 

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So who are they? And why are they so good? 

Here is your cheat sheet to being an expert on the Great 

Southern wine region you live in. 

taste 

Explore 

The Great Southern Wine Region 

Frankland River . Porongurup . Mt Barker . Denmark . Albany 

Visit greatsouthernwine.org.au and map your cellar door trip 

Follow us on Instagram @great_southern_wine 

Great Southern Wine Region 

# your cellar door experience #greatsouthernwine 

HISTORY - It is rumoured vines were being planted as far back as 1859, however the 

first confirmed vines were planted at Forest Hill in 1965 and are still to this day being 

harvested. The Great Southern wine region did not become registered until 1996. 

TERRIOR - You may have heard the word terroir (pronounced teuh waa) bandied 

around when people talk wine. It means how a particular region’s climate, soils and 

aspect (terrain) affects the taste of wine. Some regions are said to have more ‘terroir’ 

than others. 

You might describe our terroir as cool, Mediterranean to maritime and continental – 

remember we are the world’s largest wine region. Soils are mostly iron-rich laterites 

and fast-draining sandy loams, with a gravelly granite bedrock in a clean, green and 

isolated environment. Doesn’t that sound good for wine? 

THE WHO AND WHAT 

The Frankland River sub region is our largest producer known for rich reds, Shiraz and 

Cabernet Sauvignon, now internationally acclaimed Rieslings too. Think Frankland 

Estate, Alkoomi, Ferngrove Estate, Swinney Wines and Lange Estate. 

Mount Barker is second largest, cool and complex, for structured examples of Riesling 

and Shiraz. Think Gilberts, Galafrey, 3 Drops, West Cape Howe, Poachers Ridge Forest 

Hill Vineyard and Plantagenet. 

Albany is an all-rounder, for Chardonnay, Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. Think 

Wignalls Wines, Oranje Tractor and Monty’s Leap. 

Denmark is refined, for premium sparkling wines. Think Singlefile Wines, Harewood 

Estate, Castelli Estate, Willoughby Park Wine, Rockcliffe, Silverstream, Yilgarnia and The 

Lake House Denmark. 

Porongurup of course is pristine, pure and prefect for Riesling. Think Castle Rock, Duke’s 

Vineyard, Zarepath Wines, Trevelen Farm, Towerhill and Abbey Creek Vineyard. 

ALBANY 

Alkoomi 

alkoomiwines.com.au 

Monty’s Leap 

montgomeryshill.com.au 

Oranje Tractor 

oranjetractor.com 

Parish Lane 

parishlanewines.com.au 

Wignalls 

wignallswines.com.au 

DENMARK 

Apricus Hill 

apricushill.com.au 

Castelli 

castelliestate.com.au 

Ducketts Mill Wines 

duckettsmillwines.com.au 

Estate 807 

estate807.com.au 

Forest Hill 

foresthillwines.com.au 

Freehand 

freehandwine.com.au 

Harewood Estate 

harewoodestate.com.au 

Monkey Rock 

monkeyrockwinery.com.au 

Moombaki 

moombaki.com 

Paul Nelson 

paulnelsonwines.com.au 

Rickety Gate 

ricketygate.com.au 

FRANKLAND RIVER 

Alkoomi 

alkoomiwines.com.au 

Ferngrove 

ferngrove.com.au 

Frankland Estate 

franklandestate.com.au 

MOUNT BARKER 

Arcadia 

arcadiawines.com.au 

Galafrey 

galafreywines.com.au 

Gilbert Wine 

gilbertwines.com.au 

Hawker Ridge 

hawkerridgewines.com 

Plantagenet 

plantagenetwines.com 

Poacher’s Ridge 

poachersridge.com.au 

Trevelen Farm 

trevelenfarm.com.au 

West Cape Howe 

wchowe.com.au 

Wind Rush Wnes 

windrushwines.com.au 

The Rule Breakers 

This new Great Southern breed 

is gaining real following. For 

experimental and creative wines 

we have La Violetta and Swinney 

Wines. In the organic, biodynamic 

and natural space you can try Brave 

New Wines, Freehand Natural Wines, 

Plan B! and Oranje Tractor. Single-site 

terroirs to watch include Flor Marchè, 

Swinney Vineyards Lonely Shore and 

L’Enclos du Tertre. 

The Trailblazers 

From the pioneering spirit of Tony 

Smith from Plantagenet to Larry 

Cherubino who planted his first vines 

in Frankland River, these trailblazers 

have left an indelible mark on wine 

production in the Great Southern 

region and have forged a standard 

that reflects the incredible diversity 

of Great Southern wine. 

Rising Star 

risingstarwines.com.au 

Rockcliffe 

rockcliffe.com.au 

Silverstream 

silverstreamwines.com 

Singlefile 

singlefilewines.com 

Somerset Hill 

somersethillwines.com.au 

The Lake House 

Denmark 

lakehousedenmark.com.au 

Willoughby Park & 

Boston Brewery 

willoughbypark.com.au 

Yilgarnia 

Yilgarnia.com.au 

PORONGURUP 

Abbey Creek 

abbeycreek.com.au 

Castle Rock 

castlerockestate.com.au 

Duke’s 

dukesvineyard.com 

Ironwood 

ironwoodestatewines.com.au 

Jingalla 

jingallawines.com.au 

Mount Trio 

mounttriowines.com.au 

Zarephath 

zarephathwine.com 

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AUCTION 

vogue 

MODEL AKELINA LEMBO | PHOTOS LATA WRIGHT | 

TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT 

Ridley pant, $125 from Infinito. Ridley top, $125 from Infinito. Ridley scart, $45 from Infinito. 

Rugged Hide bag, $149 from Infinito. 

Bypias linen tunic, $340 from Infinito. Necklace, $45 from Infinito. Rugged Hide bag, $135 from Infinito. 

Bypias linen tunic, $340 from Infinito. Rustic linen scarf, $79 from Infinito. Rugged Hide bag, $220 

from Infinito. 

Yarra Trail linen blouse, $119 from The Hub on York. Yarra Trail tweed skirt, $100 from the Hub on York. 

BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT 

Yarra Trail cotton cardigan, $109 from The Hub on York. Jump organic cotton tee, $59 from The Hub 

on York. Foil sueded pant, $99 from The Hub on York. 

Notshy linen top, $210 from Infinito. Bag from Infinito. 

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Yarra Trail tweed jacket, $169 from The Hub on York 

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OUR MODEL 

Our beautiful April model is Akelina Lembo. Born and raised in Albany, Akelina teaches dance at 

the Albany Academy of Dance and also does infant swimming lessons. She loves to get out into our 

amazing natural environment and go camping with friends. Akleina was wonderful to work with, 

making our job very easy. Hopefully we have captured some of her lovely natural grace and classic 

beauty with our photos this month. 

OUR LOCATION 

This month we were hosted by the Old Auction Room in Albany. It’s an amazing space full of 

beautiful natural light and an incredible array of carefully curated treasures. We could take photos 

in there for days! 

For the hard workers. The searchers. The risk taking, 

mistake making, watermen with nothing to prove. 

For the seafaring, the wax sharing, young and old. 

For the tried and true, who’ve paid their dues, 

for those who Find Refuge in the Sea. 

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NURSE FRANCES FURNIFULL 

Disease Casualties Outnumber Battle Deaths by 37-1 

STORY ANNE SKINNER 

Military nursing is not all about binding wounds and comforting shell-shocked soldiers. 

War and disease have always gone hand in hand, often the result of overcrowded 

conditions, poor quality water, high stress levels and low resistance to infection in 

unfamiliar territory. The Middle Eastern campaign of the First World War, in which 

the Allies successfully pushed the Turks back from the Suez Canal to Damascus, was a 

theatre of rampant disease. Albany-born Staff Nurse Frances Furnifull was to find that 

far more of her patients suffered from cholera, malaria, influenza, venereal disease and 

tuberculosis than battle wounds. In the 315,000-strong Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 

disease casualties outnumbered bullet and shrapnel wounds by more than 37 to 1. 

During the last three months of the Palestine campaign alone, a total of 773 deaths 

from malaria infection were recorded. Another 934 soldiers from all ranks died 

of pneumonic influenza – also known as Spanish Flu – during the same period. 

In comparison, combat casualties for the entire Desert Mounted Corps of about 

40,000 men during the same time space were 198 dead or missing and 438 wounded. 

Large sections of the military hospitals in Egypt were given over to the treatment of 

disease, including No. 14 Australian General Hospital which was set up to focus largely 

on infectious disorders. 

Frances Grace Furnifull was one of four daughters of Annie and Benjamin Furnifull, 

who at one time lived in Albany before moving to Sydney. All their daughters entered 

the nursing profession, although only Frances and her elder sister Sarah (featured 

in last month’s edition of Aurora) served in military hospitals during the First World 

War. Frances was a Staff Nurse at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney when she 

enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service on 10 May 1917. Her colleagues held 

a farewell for her and another sister, at which the Daily Telegraph reported she was 

presented with “…a wristlet watch and two travel cushions. Sister Furnifull also received 

a fountain pen and a collapsible cup from the patients in her ward”. The 26-yearold 

nurse embarked on the troopship Mooltan two months later. On arrival in Egypt 

she was assigned to No. 14 Australian General Hospital, which occupied the former 

Egyptian Army barracks in Abbassia, a suburb of Cairo. 

By the time Nurse Furnifull disembarked at Alexandria in June, the Palestine campaign 

had reached a stalemate. The Allies had fought the Ottoman forces through Sinai and 

Gaza and both sides now held their more or less stationary opposing lines of defence 

from Gaza to Beersheba. The now-famous charge at Beersheba and the Great Ride north 

through the Jordan Valley to Damascus were still in the future. The hot Middle Eastern 

summer, with its swarms of flies, poor quality water and bad sanitation, reaped a heavy 

toll as soldiers fell ill from a range of diseases including cholera, typhoid, dysentery, 

diphtheria, pneumonia and meningitis. The vast number of diseased troops had to be 

sent back to military hospitals in Egypt for treatment. No. 14 AGH, set up the previous 

year, now had an annex on the Suez Canal in Port Said where patients were sent by train 

from Cairo. Frances was sent to Port Said sometime in late 1917 or early 1918. 

As the current Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated, frontline medical staff members 

are particularly vulnerable to infection. Frances managed to avoid falling ill for almost a 

LEFT: Staff Nurse Frances Furnifull (left) pictured with her elder sister Sarah before they both 

enlisted to serve in the First World War. (Courtesy Australian Women’s Weekly, National Library 

of Australia) BELOW: Australian Army Nursing Service sisters about to embark on the Mooltan in 

June 1917. Staff Nurse Frances Furnifull is pictured near the middle of the sixth row from the front. 

(Courtesy Australian War Memorial A01240) 

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year of nursing the most contagious cases until, in April 1918, she was diagnosed with 

a staphylococcus infection. For a few weeks, she swapped roles from nurse to patient 

before being sent to a convalescent home in Alexandria for 10 days of well-earned rest 

and recuperation. Throughout the remainder of 1918, the relentless trainloads of sick 

and diseased patients made the ever-longer journey from the distant Palestine front to 

Egypt. 

By the time Damascus fell to the Allies on 1 October, the army was so ravaged by 

disease that further military operations – had they been necessary – would have been 

severely compromised. Every day, fewer soldiers were capable of going into battle. 

By that time the biggest killers were the twin scourges of malaria and pneumonic 

influenza. By October, more than 1200 cases of malaria were being diagnosed each 

week, with almost eight per cent evacuated back to Egypt. During the two months 

before the Armistice, the Desert Mounted Corps evacuated almost 20,000 sick soldiers, 

more than 6000 of them testing positive for malaria. Soldiers already weakened by 

malaria often contracted the Spanish Flu as a secondary infection. Research done by 

a physician at No. 14 AGH later showed that 84 per cent of deceased soldiers with 

malaria had actually died from the influenza pandemic. 

ABOVE: Patients and nurses in a ward in No. 14 Australian General Hospital at Port Said. (Courtesy 

Australian War Memorial B00655) BELOW: An afternoon tea at the 14th Australian General 

Hospital in Port Said given by the Red Cross Society in celebration of the Armistice in November 

1918. (Courtesy Australian War Memorial B02449) 

The guns may have fallen silent, but the hospitals were still full of disease cases. Staff 

Nurse Frances Furnifull nursed sick soldiers until well into 1919, until her return to 

Australia. A year later, she married Dr Guy Lawrance in Sydney. She passed away in April 

1930, aged only 39. 

Sources: Medical Journal of Australia (Shanks, GD, 2009); Journal of Military and 

Veterans’ Health (Shanks, GD, 2014); Gutenberg.org (Barrett, JW & Deane, PE. The 

Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt); National Archives of Australia; Australian War 

Memorial; ancestry.com.au; Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 

Your local team 

SARAH WRIGHT is in charge of our Albany and Kojonup offices and practices in the 

areas of estate planning, farm succession planning, farm leasing and family trust 

issues. Sarah is actively involved in her husband's family farm and is keen to assist 

other farmers in overcoming the legal complexities that each unique family farming 

situation presents. 

SABINE JAENICKE is a very experienced and respected conveyancer in the 

Albany area where she has lived and worked for over 25 years. Sabine has 

settled residential, commercial and farming properties across Western Australia 

throughout her career and always enjoys a challenge. 

We know and understand the rural sector 

CONTACT OUR ALBANY TEAM 

SARAH WRIGHT Senior Associate • Email: swright@wapropertylawyers.com.au 

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Spring holiday activity program 

BEETLEMANIA 

Spring 2020 

Living Fossil Found in the Porongurup 

Spring Bush Art 

Geo Discovery Tour 

Have fun with one of our guides using the bush as your inspiration to create Take a walk with a knowledgeable guide along a forest trail learning about how 

amazing art pieces. 

our plants and animals have adapted to the geology of this special area. 

Meet: Tree Top Walk ticket office. 

STORY ADAM Visit MORRIS a granite outcrop and learn about how it was once part of an ancient 

When: Wednesday 30 September, Monday 5 October, Tuesday 6 October 1-3pm. mountain range! 

Friday 2 October, Thursday 8 October 10-11.30am 


It’s been Cost: a long $5 per and child. winding evolutionary road for Beutelius rutherfordi. This very looking When: Friday beetle 2 none October of them 1 - 2.30pm had seen before. Everything collected in the pit traps is 

special Bookings: beetle was Tree recently Top walk found ticket minding office. his (Age own 3+) business deep in the bushland of the photographed Cost: Free and documented before a catch and release system is activated - which 

Bookings: Tree Top walk ticket office. (Age 6+)* 

Porongurup, Kids a Nature short one Discovery hour’s drive north Walk of Albany. 

Loxley describes as being the best of both worlds where science meets conservation. 

Come on a sensory walk along part of the Bibbulmun Track. Learn, via hands-on Forest Detective Activity 

The Porongurup, activities, how famous our for plants its ancient and animals granite have outcrops adapted and to proximity this unique to forest. The Stirlings, Loxley Pick up is your a member Forest Detective of the South activity Coast brochure Threatened from Invertebrates the ticket office Recovery when you Team 

is less widely Meet: Tree known Top as Walk one ticket of the office. most biodiverse hotspots on the planet with over (SCTIRT) visit the Tree and Top a member Walk. Follow of the the Friends clues of around the Porongurup the site to gather Range fauna interesting survey facts team. 

When: Wednesday 30 September, Monday 5 October 10 -11.30am 

about the Valley of the Giants and the critters that live here! FREE EVERY DAY. 

750 native plant species and ten endemic animal species concentrated into just over Although Loxley is quick to point out that she is not officially a scientist, she does 

Cost: Free 

Orchid Talk 

2500 hectares. Bookings: These Tree conditions, Top Walk ticket along office with * the Porongurup being mostly spared consider 

Local expert 

herself 

Dr David 

to be 

Edmonds 

a naturalist 

specialises 

and a conservation 

in growing 

practitioner. 

unusual orchids. 

She explains, 

This 

“I 

from human Knolls contact, Walk apart Trail from Introductory the Noongar first Tour peoples, who are land’s traditional guess informative my role talk with will SCTIRT give you is to an connect insight into community the diversity with of the our scientists. native orchid I have gotten to 

This scenic walk trail gives you a snapshot of the best Walpole Nornalup species. (30 mins) 

custodians, are perfect for species such as Beutelius rutherfordi, as he’s been allowed to meet some incredible scientists, those guys really are amazing and a huge help for local 

National Park has to offer. The mosaic of forest types growing on the Knolls is a Meet: Tree Top Walk ticket office. 

exist mostly undisturbed for what could be more than 200 million years. 

conservation. 

fascinating area surrounded by the Walpole and Nornalup inlets. 

When: Thursday In turn 1 October, we are Wednesday able to assist 7 October. them with 10.30am. field work and at their request we 

There is plenty to discover along this 2-3km walk trail. You can use your senses are Bookings: able to Advised. send specimens (Max 20) for DNA sequencing and much more.” 

Loxley Fedec, a local naturalist, along with licensed fauna surveyor Bo Janmaat and 

to get to know the forest, find out what floats your boat, see if you can spot the Orchid Display 

geologist banksia Lucia men Quearry, or have are a all picnic members at Coalmine of the Friends Beach or of Channels the Porongurup Picnic Area Range * who The 

Visit 

mysterious 

the Tree Top 

identity 

Walk Discovery 

of Beutelius 

Centre 

rutherfordi 

to view our 

turned 

native 

out 

orchid 

to be 

display. 

a head 

Up 

scratcher 

to 60 

regularly Meet: conduct Coalmine fauna Beach surveys carpark in the area. Together they stumbled across a peculiar on species the day of native and the orchids team collected assembled from were the unable region will to place be on him, show. so FREE Loxley EVERY posted DAY. to 

When: Tuesday 6 October 10am 

Cost: Free 

Bookings: unnecessary - just turn up 

Bibbulmun Track Guided Walk 

Enjoy and identify some of the plants that grow in the tingle forest. Join our guide 

on a guided walk through the tingle forest along part of the Bibbulmun Track 

that showcases some special plant features that only occur in this forest. (1.5hrs) 

6 years+* 


When: Thursday 1 October, Friday 9 October 1.30pm. 

Cost: Free. 


Mount Frankland Ranger guided walk 

Have you visited Mount Frankland recently? This site is part of the Walpole 

Wilderness and boasts the spectacular Wilderness Lookout and upgraded 

Caldyanup Walk Trail. Join our local ranger for an informative tour of this 

interesting and diverse site. 

6 years+ * 

Meet: Mount Frankland car park. (unsealed road) 

When: Thursday 8 October. 1 - 2.30pm. 

Cost: Free. 


‘PLEIN AIR’ WORKSHOPS IN THE WALPOLE WILDERNESS AREA 

The French term plein air means out of doors and refers to the practice of painting entire finished pictures outdoors. 

Natural Inspirations Pop Up Shop 

An exhibition featuring two local artisans from the Great Southern region, 

inspired by their natural surroundings and the beautiful state of WA. 

Artists Karen Harries of Wild Forest studio and Chrissie Gregory of Chrisea Designs 

will showcase a contemporary collection of stunning jewellery and unique 

textiles. 

Wild Forest studio specialises in handcrafted jewellery inspired by the wild 

coastlines and ancient forests, using reclaimed and recycled metals, beautiful 

tools and energy from the sun. 

Chrisea Designs presents photographic inspired textile work focusing 

predominately on West Australian native flora and fauna. Printed onto a variety 

of fabrics including cotton, wool and silk, the range of unique scarves and textile 

artworks reflect the deep beauty of the Great Southern region and beyond. 

Where: Valley of the Giants Tree Top walk 

When: Saturday 26 September - Saturday 3 October 10am-3pm daily. 

NB: *Bring hat, sunscreen and water. Sturdy shoes are required for these activities. 

Take a ‘plein air’ outdoor painting workshop with local artist/curator Dr Elizabeth Edmonds (Petrichor Gallery) and be inspired by the 

Wilderness. You’ll learn some of the natural history of the area, principles of ‘plein air’ landscape watercolour painting, tools of the trade to 

paint in the field and complete a number of small art pieces exploring colour palette, composition and techniques. A workshop for all ages 

and experience. 

WORKSHOP 1 – MICRO DRAWING 


When: Sunday 4 October 10am - 1.00pm (3hrs) 

Cost: $60 per person (Min 5/Max 15), incl. morning tea + some materials 

Bookings: Essential by 4pm (3 October) via TTW 

BYO: Sketchbook/visual diary 

WORKSHOP 2 – WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES 

Meet: Conspicuous Beach carpark 

When: Sunday 11th October 10am - 1.00pm (3hrs) 

Cost: $60 per person (Min 5/Max 15), incl. morning tea + some materials 

Bookings: Essential by 4pm (10 October) via TTW 

BYO: Sketchbook/visual diary 

* Sturdy shoes required for all forest activities. Bring hat, water and sunscreen for all outside activities. Bring warm clothes and one torch per family for evening activities. 

Book your activity today! Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk 

For more information: 

www.treetopwalk.com.au 

facebook.com/valleyofthegiantstreetopwalk 

Email: ttw@dbca.wa.gov.au 

Phone: (08) 9840 8263 

GOVERNMENT OF 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

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iNaturalist where it received an identification. She then got in touch with Canadian 

entomologist Professor Steve Marshall who had visited the Porongurup five years 

earlier specifically looking for this very rare beetle. At the time Marshall wanted to 

photograph the beetle himself for his then upcoming book on beetle natural history, 

but Beautelius rutherfordi proved elusive and Professor Marshall left Australia empty 

handed and disappointed that the beetle had bested him. 

Loxley says that Professor Marshall was equal parts amazed and thrilled when she 

sent him an image of the beetle to verify. Loxley acknowledges that although many 

West Australians are unaware of just what we have here on our doorstep regarding 

the super concentration of biodiversity in such a small area, the international scientific 

community has long recognised the southwest of Western Australia as a real frontier. 

Loxley believes what makes the area so unique is that the Porongurup is particularly 

ancient and is estimated to be 1.2 billion years old. It is itself along with the flora and 

fauna that exist upon it, a type of living fossil. 

“Living fossil is a very apt description, especially for the beetle for sure but we often 

find what are known as Gondwanan relict species – good examples are Bothriembryon 

Land Snails and primitive Mygalomorph spiders. The Porongurup area is rich in 

Mygalomorphs (trapdoor spiders) which have their own incredible story and another 

great example is Velvet Worms (Kumbudjena kaata) but I haven’t found one yet.” 

As for this special beetle family Loxley says they are now recognised as the oldest living 

Australian beetles – older than Gondwana itself. 200 million years ago they were more 

widespread but only four of the original eighteen species remain today. All four are 

endemic to Australia, with only one of the four found in Western Australia including 

right here in the Porongurup. 

“They are rare, very rare, and knowledge of them is equally scarce. There are only 5 

adult specimens and a single larva specimen in existence. The fact that it has been so 

well described and named from so few specimens is testimony to its importance. This 

critter is absolutely significant as far as beetles go but it is by no means the only critter 

to be amazed at in this ancient place.” 

Fauna surveyor Bo adds, “In the bigger picture, and considering the geological age of this 

area, exploring what we have here is just beginning. We have to take very special care of this 

ancient landscape as we continue to explore and discover, being careful not to disturb it.” 

OPPOSITE LEFT: The elusive and ancient Beutelius rutherfordi. PHOTO BO JANMAAT 

OPPOSITE RIGHT: Licensed fauna surveyor Bo Janmaat and geologist Lucia Quearry with student 

Jarvis Smallman make careful observations before a specimen is released. PHOTO LOXLEY FEDEC 

ABOVE: Measuring a tiny Honey Possum. PHOTO LOXLEY FEDEC 

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ANGIE FRYER SMITH 

On Blush and the Art of Life 

STORY ADAM MORRIS | PHOTOS LATA WRIGHT 

Could you tell us a little about your upbringing and how your childhood experience in 

rural WA may have affected your arts practice as an adult? 

Being brought up on a farm in rural WA in the 60s has given me a great appreciation 

of our natural surroundings, and of course a total love and empathy for animals. It has 

shown me the value of hard work, and that if you don’t put any effort in, you don’t 

get anything back. Children on farms can often feel isolated and lonely, although not 

so much now maybe with the constant media stimulation available (we were in the 

days without television), and I disappeared into books and words and illustrations. I 

suppose as an artist now, I know how much comfort and inspiration an artwork can give 

someone. 

As someone who has lived in different parts throughout the world, what is it about 

Albany that attracts you as an artist? 

I am not surprised that Albany is an art hotspot, and that it both attracts and turns out 

some amazing artists. There is a huge variety of sceneries and architecture to draw 

inspiration from, and with our ever changing skies they look different all the time. 

Just look at all the fabulous photos coming through on Instagram. I love seeing how 

artists interpret these. It is very inspiring. We have a great supportive proactive arts 

community here, and now quality art supplies are right on our doorstep. I also think 

that people in Albany don’t feel they have to conform at all, so there is truly freedom of 

expression and styles. 

The focus of Blush or at least one of the main focuses is about discovering new 

artists or artists who have not been given the attention they perhaps deserve, do you 

remember what it was like when you sold your first painting? 

I remember the first major sale of one of my pieces, and it was a private sale to a lovely 

woman who insisted I sell it to her. It was a nude and she wanted it for her bathroom, 

even though it was not actually for sale. There is always a thrill to think that your 

creation is hanging somewhere in the world, and being looked at and talked about. I 

don’t think artists ever lose this feeling. Artists are very appreciative folk, I remember 

doing the rounds of the galleries in the old school style – taking a car load of art to 

Perth without any aircon in the car, and rocking up to galleries. I was doing a cleanout 

recently, and found an old invoice file with some gallery sales in it, and I had forgotten 

what effort went into getting my art out into the world for people to see. When artists 

approach me in the gallery now, I hope I am always kind as I remember being on the 

other side of the equation, and it can be daunting if you lack confidence. 

Goethe said “Colours are the deeds and suffering of light”. For someone who is 

unfamiliar with painting, particularly oil painting, could you describe what you mean 

when you say you are in love with colour? 

Goethe, lovely words by a tormented poet, however I would say colours are indeed 

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the light. Colours bring up such deep memories and emotions for people, just like the 

sense of smell. The first thing that attracts a person to an artwork is subject matter, 

followed by colour. For me I think colour always comes first, and then subject matter 

and technique. The simplicity of colour is such a simple luxury, and I thought all artists 

were happy just staring into a colour and letting it speak for itself. Oil paints add that 

extra dimension to a colour by way of adding vibrancy, and also emitting their unique 

intoxicating smell. 

Did you establish Blush gallery or was it a collaborative effort with other artists/ 

curators? What is it you enjoy about being part of one of Albany’s premier galleries? 

I actually became a gallery owner and manager by default. My partner and I renovated 

York House into two separate retail areas that were both art ready, and that could be 

leased out to artists and art groups for short term exhibitions or for longer term gallery 

space, and I was to be a full time artist. However the artists we approached preferred 

for us to sell their art for them on commission rather than running the risk of paying for 

rental space upfront. So here I am now running an art gallery and learning all the time. 

It is more than a full time job, as I find and invite the artists, choose, hang, promote, 

sell and freight the works, and of course do all the client liaison, housekeeping and 

bookwork involved. I absolutely love selling art and knowing it is going out into the 

world. We have created a casual and welcoming space, and we love that people can just 

wander in to view the works and get inspired, without having to purchase. I like to think 

that we have introduced a few people to original art, who have never appreciated it 

before, and maybe created a few budding art collectors as well. 

What is the process for artists who may want to approach the gallery to find a home 

for their artworks? 

We get approached by artists daily and we do view everyone’s work. It may or may not 

fit in with our current vision of what we see as working in the gallery – every gallery has 

a personality, and so if we decline someone’s work it is not a reflection of their talent, 

but it just means it is not right for this gallery at this time. An artist can either email us 

through the Blush website, or come in to see us to give us details about their work. 

Blush has an instagram store as well as a beautiful brick and mortar gallery in the 

heart of Albany at the bottom of York Street, has the buying public’s approach to 

buying art changed much over the years? 

There is definitely a bias toward seeing the art in person before purchasing, as opposed 

to buying directly online. Most online purchases and enquiries come from customers 

who have already visited the gallery previously and are familiar with the work. It is so 

hard taking a photograph of a piece, and then trying to make the image on the web 

look exactly like the real thing. What you see on the computer screen is always very 

different than up close in natural light. Colours, textures and brush strokes are not very 

well captured on screen. 

You are quoted as saying you hope your artworks showcase the absolute joy and 

sadness of being alive, what did you mean by this sentiment? 

Everything of beauty will not last forever, or at least we will never be able to see or feel 

it forever. Behind beauty and joy is always a sadness. Being alive and being joyful comes 

with the great cost of sadness. We can hold or look at a beautiful thing and it brings us 

joy, but our daily difficulties and tragedies are always distracting us. So I see my art as 

reflecting beauty, but having the sadness right behind it. I think the brilliant Australian 

movie “The Castle” reflects this sentiment perfectly, especially Dale Kerrigan’s thoughts 

– “It was funny how on the fun nights part of me got sad”. 

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CINEFESTOZ IN ALBANY 

Lights, Camera, Action 

STORY ADAM MORRIS 

CinefestOZ, which is on its way to Albany at the end of April, has its humble beginnings 

in the innovative coastal town of Busselton where it was launched twelve years ago. 

The idea was to grow an event which would enhance the small town’s cultural capital, 

help local businesses and increase the town’s profile for visiting tourists. Since being 

established by David Barton and Helen Shervington, CinefestOZ has grown into a 

nationally recognized stop on the festival circuit taking its place alongside Melbourne, 

Sydney and Adelaide’s prestigious Film Festivals with CinefestOz now offering the largest 

cash prize for Australian filmmakers to the tune of $100,000 for best feature film. 

It is this growth and success that CinefestOz hopes to bring to Albany over the coming years 

as the inaugural festival runs over three days with premieres, guest speakers, wine and film 

tours and industry events which will give local cinefiles and fledgling filmmakers a sneak 

peak behind the scenes of just what it takes to become a part of the movie business. 

The Town Hall on York Street, which has just undergone a major million-dollar facelift, 

will play host to community screenings over the three days where they will run 

shorts and feature films in the upstairs, newly renovated theatre where people from 

all walks of life can come and enjoy brand new Australian features and shorts free 

of charge. Malinda Nixon, who has been the CEO of CinefestOz since 2009, says the 

town hall with it’s rolling program of free shorts and features will give people who 

don’t have much time or might be juggling life duties a chance to pop in and be a part 

of the festival, even if just for ten or twenty minutes. 

There will also be screenings at both Orana Cinemas as well as the Albany 

Entertainment Centre along with the H is for Happiness location tour which will take 

two busloads of movie lovers around Albany town taking in the shooting locations for 

one of Albany’s most recent offerings. 

Malinda Nixon says the event’s success has everything to do with community 

involvement. It was a festival that was first designed to benefit the local community in 

Busselton and it will be the local community here in Albany that ultimately will make it 

a success. Malinda is quick to recognise that Albany has one of the most admired arts 

communities in all of the Great Southern and South West regions and is confident that 

CinefestOZ will take its place among Albany’s annual cultural events such as Taste Great 

Southern, the Southern Art and Craft Trail and The Albany Classic – Around the Houses, 

just to name a few. 

For event and festival coordinators like Malinda, Albany has a fantastic mix of enthusiastic 

locals as well as a council who values events and knows how to support them. Part of this 

support has come in the form of local Annette Davis, who along with being an artist and 

arts curator, was a long time CinefestOZ fan, visiting the festival in Busselton numerous 

times over the previous years. The attraction for Annette was not only in the lineup of 

fantastic films but also because of the direct benefit to the local community. 

ALBANY I WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

RED CARPET EVENTS 

JUNE AGAIN OPENING NIGHT SCREENING 

Thurs 29 April | 6.30pm | Orana Cinemas Albany 

The centre-piece of opening night is the screening of JUNE 

AGAIN, and celebrates the very best of CinefestOZ, with 

films, guests, entertainment and pre-screening hospitality. 

Walk the red carpet at Orana cinemas ahead of filmmakers 

and festival guests as they support this comedy, along with 

Producer Jamie Hilton. A pre-screening cocktail function 

with food, drinks and entertainment. 

SPECIAL CLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION 

Sat 1 May | 6.30pm | Albany Entertainment Centre 

Albany rolls out the red carpet for closing night celebrations. 

See filmmakers and talent shine as they walk the red carpet. 

Enjoy a welcome drink with food on arrival and live music before 

a special acknowledgment to country Followed by a diverse set 

of quality Australian short films. After, join the party and take in 

the great live music, entertainment and generous canapes at 

the premier venue the Albany Entertainment Centre. 

ALBANY I WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM 

Pick up your 

Full Program 

of events and 

screenings or 

visit us at 

cinefestoz.com 

SPECIAL EVENT 

DEADLY INDIGENOUS 

SHORTS 

Fri 30 April | 6.30pm 

Albany Town Hall 

Light, dark, beauty and strength 

infuse this showcase of short films by 

Indigenous filmmakers. These films 

reinforce the importance of storytelling 

through film and what we can learn 

from these stories. Hosted by Jodie 

Bell, Producer and CinefestOZ 

Indigenous Film Coordinator, joined 

by special guests Kelton Pell (Actor 

and CinefestOZ Koorda), & Brooke 

Collard (Producer) , will engage 

in post screening discussion and 

conversations. 

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“I was keen to be involved because, as well as it being a really fun event, it gives young 

people an opportunity to hear from actors and filmmakers, especially through the 

Cinesnaps program, the Q and A’s and the film tours,” explained Annette. 

“I know that for my son, who is a filmmaker, it was really valuable for him as a teenager 

to have a local group, Great Southern Factor Inc (GSFI), which presented opportunities to 

lean about film making. It validated and fostered his interest which was really valuable.” 

produced here over the last few years means the town is in a perfect situation to make 

the most of these local connections. “I hope that, over time, the Festival will link with 

the wider local creative community, including aspiring filmmakers. It will be great to 

see the Festival develop to have its own Albany flavour.” 

Full program and tickets on sale from 30 March at www.cinefestoz.com 

For Annette the enjoyment of the festival has already started as she has been loving 

seeing how the Albany community is already embracing the inaugural festival. 

“We’ve had a terrific response to the call out for volunteers. Every venue is being 

really helpful, and I’m enjoying working with Simone Klose from the City of Albany, the 

principal partner. The expression ‘many hands make light work’ is incredibly apt. The 

CinefestOZ team brings together lots of skills and talents and energy, and I’m loving 

being part of it.” 

One event in particular that Annette is looking forward to is the H is for Happiness Tour 

where locals get to peek behind the creative curtain and hear the inside stories and 

anecdotes of the film making process directly from producer Tenille Kennedy. 

Annette explains her personal attraction for the event, “Film making, like all creative 

pursuits, involves so many choices and decisions, along with determination and hard slog. 

Then there are coincidences and good luck which help bring some of the magic. To have the 

producer sharing her stories from the making of this gorgeous film, is going to be terrific.” 

Annette believes that the fact that Albany has already had so many films and TV series 

ABOVE: Annette Davis in her art studio at Mary Thomson House, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany. 

PHOTO KRYSTA GUILLE 

Refugium Art Exhibition by MIX 

Twelve months ago, MIX Artists were embarking on a series of excursions and camps 

in the local environment, to inspire their ideas and art-making for an exhibition that 

was scheduled April 2021. Just as they were about to head off on an overnight camp, 

Covid-19 reared its head and the artists’ plans were put on hold. The forced seclusion 

did not stop their planning, however, in fact it heightened their appreciation of the 

safety of where they live, as well as the resilience of nature as a whole. 

MIX Artists are now presenting the exhibition which grew from the challenges of the last 

twelve months. The exhibition title is Refugium which is Latin for “refuge” or “hideaway. 

Within this overall theme, there are many different ideas expressed by the twenty 

contemporary artists who are exhibiting in this thought-provoking exhibition. A visit to the 

Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve, hosted by the Friends of the Porongurup Range, was 

the catalyst for several artworks in the exhibition with the artists inspired by the resilience 

of nature following the fires in the Stirling Ranges last year. While some artists have 

focussed on their own neighbourhood, others have looked globally for their inspiration. 

This fascinating exhibition is on show in the Eclipse Building at the Museum of the Great 

Southern from 3 to 22 April, and is open from 10am to 4pm daily. 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: Artworks by Kate Campbell-Pope, Jenny Crisp and Kerrie Argent. 

Presented by MIX Artists Inc Contemporary art from the Great Southern 

An exhibition 

contemplating the extraordinary 

times we are living through 

MIX 

ARTISTS Inc 

MUSEUM OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN 

3rd – 22nd April, 2021 

Open 10am-4pm daily 

ARTIST TALKS 

Saturday 10th April at 1.30pm 

Free 

This project is supported through the State 

Government’s Royalties for Regions Program 

as part of the Regional Arts and Cultural 

Investment Program, and Regional Arts. 

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ALBANY ARTS FESTIVAL 

2021 

what’s on 

CAGED BY KINETICA | SPLASH TEST DUMMIES | HOUSE | 

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17 APRIL AT 5PM & 6.30PM 

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Join some of Perth’s finest singers as they 

escort you through a musical shadow land, 

filled with lullaby, soundscape and dreaming... 

The Minstrel by George Corke 2019 

PETE THE 

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...a lively and mischievous award-winning 

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11 MAY 2021 at 11am and 4:30pm | Tickets $22* 

VARIETY OF MEDIUM 

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19 MAY 

7:30PM 

Kohesia Ensemble 

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*Ticketing fees apply when purchasing tickets online or via the phone. 

Dave Hole 

16 APRIL AT 8PM | TICKETS $38-$42* 

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8 MAY AT 7:30PM | TICKETS $36-$38* 

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The Mill Art Group Annual 

Easter Exhibition 

The Annual Easter Exhibition is a major event on the group’s calendar, and is held this year 

from 26 March to 18 April at The Gallery in the Denmark Community Resource Centre. 

The exhibition showcases works by 17 Denmark artists, who have been busily creating 

in their studios in preparation. The exhibition features new works that have never been 

shown before, so there is plenty to see and enjoy for both locals and visitors. 

The local artists take inspiration from everyday life and work across a variety of 

mediums including oils, watercolour, acrylic, printmaking, textiles, origami, resin, 

photography, origami, and more. Each artist brings a unique medium and genre to the 

exhibition, weaving together a rich and colourful tapestry. There is a rich blend of styles 

in this new collection of local art. 

The artwork is also for sale, which makes the exhibition a ‘must see’ for those looking 

for interior design pieces, a feature work of art or a special gift. One of the exhibiting 

artists is always in attendance to show visitors around or let them browse in peace. 

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Everything we put in the Gig Guide is correct at the time of printing, to the best of everyone’s knowledge. But be warned, things can and do change. 

gig guide 

WHO + WHAT WHERE WHEN 

LIVE MUSIC/GIGS 

Open Mic Night The White Star Thursday 1 April, from 8pm 

Dig the Dust The Walpole Hotel Saturday 3 April 

Simone Keane Garrison Restaurant, Albany Saturday 3 April, from 6pm 

Open Mic Night King River Tavern Sunday 4 April, 4-10pm 


Craig Sinclair and the Southern Lights Six Degrees Thursday 8 April, 8-10pm 

Dig the Dust Six Degrees Friday 9 April 



Simone Keane Garrison Restaurant, Albany Saturday 17 April, from 6pm 

Rob V Three Anchors Sunday 18 April 


Jessie Gordon and Mark Turner Albany Blues Club - 6D Wednesday 21 April, from 7.30pm 


Led Zeppelin by EXP Six Degrees Saturday 24 April, from 8.30pm 



ALBANY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 

Dave Hole Albany Entertainment Centre Friday 16 April, 8pm 

Sleep with Giovanni Albany Entertainment Centre Saturday 17 April, 6.30pm 

EXHIBITIONS 

Make a Scene Collective Exhibition Pettersson’s Arcade, Albany 1-11 April, 9am-5pm 

Mill Art Group Easter Exhibition Denmark CRC To 18 April, 10am-4pm 

MIX Artists – Refugium Museum of the Great Southern 3-22 April, 10am-4pm 

The Great War in Miniature Museum of the Great Southern All of April, 10am-4pm 

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS 

Auto One Targa Albany Sprint Middleton Beach Monday 1 March, 9am-4.30pm 

Albany Town Hall Relaunch Ball Albany Town Hall Saturday 3 April 

Cinefest Film Festival Various Locations Albany 29 April – 1 May 

The Musical of Musicals (ALO) Albany Port Theatre Friday 30 April 

MARKETS 

Albany Farmers Market Collie Street, Albany Every Saturday 8am to noon 

Stirling Terrace Indoor Markets Old Auction Room Every Sat and Sun 9am to 3pm 

Albany Boatshed Markets The Boatshed, Princess Royal Drive Every Sunday, 9am to 1pm 

Kwoorabup Community Markets Steiner School Hall, Denmark Every Sunday, 10am to 2pm 

Denmark Arts Markets Berridge Park, Denmark Saturday 3 April, 10am-4pm 

Kendenup Town Hall Markets Kendenup Town Hall Saturday 10 April, 9am-1pm 

OTHER 

Game on with Elandrial Albany Public Library Tuesday 6 April, 3pm 

Anime Movie Night Albany Public Library Tuesday 6 April, 6pm 

WHO + WHAT WHERE WHEN 

OTHER 

Film Harvest – Independent 

and Arthouse Films 

ALBANY’S COVID 19 COMPLIANT RIVERBOAT 

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BUT IT REALLY PAYS TO BOOK 

• fresh produce 

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• plants galore recycling 

• hot food 

- cash paid on 

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the spot! 

• jams & preserves 

• local handcrafted gifts 

Orana Cinemas Albany 

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Town Hall 

Every Wednesday 6.15pm 

LEGO Club Albany Public Library 14 April, 4-5pm 

Book Chat Albany Public Library 12 April, 10-11.30am 

It’s FREE to promote your event in the 

AURORA MAGAZINE Gig Guide! 

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