The soundtrack for her life
Lady Shaula has graced the global stage, but she is just getting started. Mikaela Turner reports.
Greens candidate goes grassroots
Greens candidate for disgraced MP Telmo Languiller’s seat to present a “credible alternative”, but knows she’ll lose. Oscar Perri reports
Chasing a “better” deal way out West
Arnav Sati Craves Attention for a Neglected Safe Seat. Tarneit is Labor country, but an independent with his heart in the west is urging for change, writes Julius Dennis.
Konrad Marshall, staff writer at Good Weekend
“I fell in love with her while she was studying in Australia … Her small town is where I started in journalism really.” Konrad Marshall, staff writer at Good Weekend, formerly US-based, author of Yellow and Black: A Season with Richmond, shares insights with Dylan J Bruce.
Making a “shed life” for men
“Stick a bench and some tools between two guys, and they’ll yak for hours.” Mitchell Gardner speaks to the president of the Safety Beach/Dromana Men’s Shed about his experiences with the group.
Bowling back from the brink
Doctors thought Mark Simcocks, owner of Melbourne’s first bowling alley, would be wheelchair-bound after a stroke. Partly blind, he taught himself to bowl backwards and still get a strike. Travis Medhurst reports.
From the first lick
Bernadette Crick fell in love with the idea of baking after making a drum-themed cake for her son’s 16th birthday. Tayla Wilson reports.
A luthier’s low-tech high
Chris Wynne can teach anyone how to build their own guitar. The therapy is a bonus, writes Joshua Resnick.
Shoe-in for rights activist
Human rights worker and feminist, Minari Fernando, left her career for a baby and a sewing machine. Amy Williams reports.
A puppeteer’s threads
“In puppetry you are a performer. You are on stage. You are nude in front of the people and their emotions are massive.” Argentinian born Gonzalo Valera talks to Travis Medhurst about art and life.