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 In spite of personal setbacks, Olga Marangio never regretted coming to Australia. By Joan Woods
OLGA Marangio is a survivor: her mother died when she was five months old and she has outlived three husbands.
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 Linda Burney Joan Woods asks whether indigenous MP Linda Burney will get a fair go in the brutal environment of the Federal Parliament.
 Earlene Kontogouris ticks off another finish in last year’s Cowes Classic. Photo David Anderson At 81, Earlene Kontogouris has just completed her 19th Cape aquathon. Joan Woods caught up with her at the finish line.
 John Phillips From grocery boy to council roadman, John Phillips always had an ear for a good yarn. Joan Woods decided it was time to put some of them down on paper.
 Thabie Chasakara For many years, Thabie Chasakara sought answers to the big questions, including why the South African state was so brutal. Joan Woods reports on her surprising journey towards forgiveness and peace.
 Flight Lieutenant Tom Parsons Most people know Tom Parsons as a marriage celebrant. Few are aware that he served in one of the most perilous theatres of the Second World War.
 Gay Atkinson and Helen Hollole For 30 years, two old friends have criss-crossed the back roads of Bass Coast, one step at a time.
 Bill and Bet Twite, 1970s. By Joan Woods
BILL Twite’s mother said he was an accident, but a good one. And so it has proved, with the former policeman’s life being one of service to his family and to the community. |
Joan WoodsJoan Woods lives in Wonthaggi and is a long-time member of the Bass Coast Writers. Archives
November 2016
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