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Bananas, bees and bloody big pumpkins

1/6/2013

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Banana bender, prodigious pumpkin grower, fowl fancier and ace apiarist, Colin Willmott is a man at the top of his game, reports Bob Middleton
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Colin Willmott, pictured at his daughter Leesa's house in Leongatha. The banana tree is related to his.

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Going his own way, on land and sea

23/5/2013

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Furniture-designer, soap-maker, house-builder, jeweller and wind surfer Brad Pickering is a man who’ll try anything once. Bob Middleton reports from Woodleigh.
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Wardrobe, designed by Brad, made from red gum.

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Time waits for no man

25/4/2013

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Time marches on and winter looms, but Bob Middleton finds comfort in the unchanging rhythm of the seasons.
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Clocked Time, by Marlee Bruning

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No place for the chicken-hearted

23/3/2013

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A chook enthusiast friend of mine suggested we attend the poultry auction in Wonthaggi last Sunday. She keeps referring to it as the chook raffle so I get to thinking that maybe with a touch of luck we might stumble on a bargain.
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Smokin' Joe Foster

23/2/2013

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Just give Joe Foster a chainsaw and wave him off for the day. Bob Middleton reports on a friend and neighbour with a reputation for pitching in when the going gets tough. 
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Joe Foster and the two tigers.

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Out to pasture but not forgotten

20/1/2013

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Visit any agricultural show and it’s the vintage tractors that draw the crowds. Bob Middleton asks what is it about a humble old grey fergie that makes some men grow misty-eyed.  ​
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Greig's ‘’little grey fergie”, built in 1947, was Number 4 off the production line.

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Fallen by the wayside

31/12/2012

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Picture"That tiny speck in the sky, growing ever larger ... " Photos8.org
A simple Christmas card made Bob Middleton wonder why animals are so often collateral damage in our pursuit of profit and pleasure. 


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Black is beautiful

15/12/2012

 
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A fan of the common blackbird, Bob Middleton wonders ​
why we only value what is  rare or in short supply.

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Playing for keeps

24/11/2012

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The Tombstone Hands, St Kilda, 1970s. A debonair Rob Wilson is on the left.
Something like steel string fever happens to Rob Wilson when he picks up a guitar. BOB MIDDLETON caught up with an electrician who transforms on stage into a full-on performer.

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Leader of the pack

29/9/2012

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​Bob Middleton knew what he wanted when he went looking for a dog. In Charlie he met a dog with equally firm ideas.
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Charlie cuts loose

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Master of the passing parade

1/9/2012

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For almost 20 years, Dennis Leversha’s South Gippsland murals have educated, tricked and charmed. Bob Middleton picks some of his favourites.
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Main Road, Korumburra. Mural by Dennis Leversha

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Wonder of Kilcunda

22/7/2012

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Photo digitally remastered. The Bass Coast Post does not wish to suggest that great whites of this size commonly hang out around Kilcunda.
​By Bob Middleton

WE live on a continent surrounded by shark-infested waters, or so it would seem, given the numerous attacks this year, five in less than 12 months, all fatal, off the coast of Western Australia.

Where do we find the courage to plunge into the ocean, as so many of us do? Are we in denial of the dangers, rather like issues of climate change?

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    Bob Middleton spent his working life in the wool industry, classing, buying, selling and teaching. He has a weakness for horses, dogs and pigeons. Bob died in November 2018.    

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