Monday’s Mum Profiles

This weeks local mum is Viva Hammer who tells us about here family and professional life. I’m a fifth generation Aussie on my mother’s side, and my father is an immigrant, so I can speak local and foreign. My parents lived in Orana Court when I was born, right opposite the golf course on Old South Head Road, although at that time they wouldn’t let people like us join. After that, we moved to Clyde Street, a bit up the hill. My mother’s mother was also born in Bondi, on Flood Street, and after that her family moved to Bellevue…

Today we are chatting with local mum Rachael Smith who was recently named Westfield Local Hero and awarded a $10,000 grant for her charity ” Pantry 4 The people. Rachael  has also been named as Bayside Citizen of The Year 2022 on Australia Day for setting up Pantry4ThePeople in 2020. Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east?  My husband and I are originally from Victoria. We moved to Sydney and lived in Woollahra for 11 years and then moved to Botany where we have been for the past 16 years. Three words that describe what it’s like to live in…

Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? I moved to Sydney nearly 20 years ago for love, when I met my husband.  He lived on the leafy North Shore, but I convinced him that the Eastern Suburbs was the only place to be – it has everything: magnificent surf beaches, relaxing harbour beaches, cafes, theatres and parks…all within an easy bike ride of the city.  We had our kids here and very firmly put down roots. Three words that describe what it’s like to live in the eastern suburbs? Caring, energising, fun.   I moved to the East…

Malabar mum of three Inna Merkin chats about her life in the east and why she helps families with their eating habits

Maroubra mum Michelle Lee chats about her life in Sydney’s eastern suburbs as a foster parent and what is involved in fostering a child.