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Olga’s story

5/11/2016

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PictureIn 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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Chamber of horrors

8/10/2016

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PictureLinda Burney
Joan Woods asks whether indigenous MP Linda Burney will get a fair go in the brutal environment of the Federal Parliament.


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Built to last

30/1/2016

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PictureEarlene 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.


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Thereby hangs a tale

31/5/2014

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PictureJohn 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. ​


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Silence, the healer

1/3/2014

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PictureThabie 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. ​


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The marrying kind

15/2/2014

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PictureFlight 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.  ​​


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The roads less travelled

13/12/2013

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PictureGay Atkinson and Helen Hollole
For 30 years, two old friends have criss-crossed the back roads of Bass Coast, one step at a time.


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Bill Twite, at your service

18/10/2013

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PictureBill 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.


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    Joan Woods

    Joan Woods lives in Wonthaggi and is a long-time member of the Bass Coast Writers. 

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