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Monday’s Local Mum, Emma Brown-Garrett

October 31, 2022

Hi, I am Emma, an Eastern Suburbs Mum with 2 Fabulous kids and amazing Husband, We love living in Clovelly and have built the most incredible community amongst friends and family. That is one of the things I love most about living in the East, it promotes such a village lifestyle and as they say it takes a village to raise a family!!!! I work in the property sector as an Auctioneer and love what I do! I am a big believer in having your own thing going on. Whether its work, volunteering, or a hobby. As mums we do…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Penny Kaleta

October 24, 2022

Hi I am Penny, a single Coogee mum of 2 amazing girls aged 6&10. 3 years ago my world changed forever, I lost my dad suddenly, my marriage broke down and I changed careers so now I live by the mantra of making every moment matter and committing to everything I do. People often ask how do you do it all and my response is always, “ I don’t” I forget things, I can’t be everywhere i have learnt to rely on people, the saying it takes a village to raise a child is so so true and I am…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Bonnie Gilles

October 17, 2022

This week’s local mum is Bonnie Gilles. She calls Maroubra home and lives with her 15 year old daughter, 13 year old son and dog Rio. Eastern suburbs mums is interviewing Bonnie about her work and busy family life. Bonnie G aka Oz Beauty Expert has worked as a hair and make-up artist in the Fashion and Film industries for over 20 years- you name it and she has done it. Bringing so much more than just makeup, her work crosses into Creative Direction, Makeup Education, Beauty writing and Hosting. Bonnie has presented make-up and hair demonstrations on stage at London…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Cindy Kavanagh

September 19, 2022

My name is Cindy Kavanagh, I’m a photographer from New Zealand. My husband Richard (Kavanagh) and I arrived into Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs from New Zealand, 11 years ago, with a then 5 (now 16) and 3 (now 14) year old, to broaden our wings on an adventure we thought was a stepping stone to NYC, but we couldn’t leave! After a career in fashion, film and the arts, I’ve turned my camera onto everyday women and teen girls with The Modern Muse. I now create empowering portraits for everyday women and girls. Where and how long have you lived in…

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Monday’s Local Mums, Sonya & Kiran

September 12, 2022

This week we are interviewing 2 local mums, Sonya and Kiran. We’re two Eastern Suburbs mums who connected over a love of art and all things hand crafted. We curated a pop-up emporium of handmade unique treasures. The Rockpool Emporium is a celebration of creativity and living beside the coast. Featuring locally handmade art pieces, furniture, homewares, ceramics, jewellery and gifts We’re aiming to draw attention to the diverse array of local creative talent and provide an outlet for creative makers to connect with the community. This pop up has been supported by Randwick Council through the Creative Arts Grant…

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Happy Fathers Day

September 4, 2022

Today we are celebrating Fathers Day, today we are interviewing local dad Jon Owen. I’m a husband to an amazing woman (my childhood sweetheart) and father to two perfect girls, and we all live in Bondi. Originally from Wales, my wife and I fell in love with the Aussie lifestyle when we travelled for our honeymoon. I love reading and cooking and I’m a keen surfer. I’m also a massive environmentalist. Work is also a passion-point. I am starting a business that helps kids deal with climate change through positive action. As a dad, I have a hard time being…

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Local Dad Richard Simpkin’s Inspiring Kids To Achieve Their Dreams

August 29, 2022

To celebrate Father’s Day we are featuring a local Dad. Meet local dad and writer Richard Simpkin who’s inspiring kids to achieve their dreams with his kids books. My name is Richard Simpkin and I’m the author of eight books. My last three books are about inspiring children to believe in themselves to achieve their dreams. I wrote three books about Ash Barty, Cathy Freeman and Steve Irwin. All three had big dreams when they were kids, and by believing in themselves and never giving up they achieved their dreams. The series of kids books are called; Aussie Big Achievers. Where and…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Claire Pech

August 22, 2022

My name is Claire, originally from Dublin. Having moved away from Ireland as a teenager, and travelled around a bit, I decided to settle in Sydney 20 years ago. I met my husband a few weeks after I arrived, in Surry Hills, and we now have three kids aged 14, 13 and 10 which keeps us nice and busy. The kids are at three different schools, and I am a Careers Advisor at a school in the Eastern suburbs too, so we have four lots of school logistics running through our household, which at times can be intense! I recently…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Amanda Troobnikoff

August 15, 2022

My name is Amanda, and my partner is Jeremy, we met around 16 years ago and have both grown up and lived in the east our whole lives. We have 2 funny and active children, Abby and Arlo. Jeremy works in the building industry and nearly 2 years ago I left my corporate career to start a photography business (www.amandaninaphotography.com, @amandaninaphotography), I haven’t looked back. When I am not looking after my littlies or sleeping, I am working – I absolutely love what I do and feel so lucky that my passion is now my career. I am a family,…

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Monday’s Local Mum, Lara Volpe

July 25, 2022

My name is Lara Volpe. My husband and I live in Bondi with our 2 beautiful boys, Ben who is 8 and Jack, 4.I am a pilates instructor and trained physiotherapist. I teach in my own pilates studio in Double Bay. After more than 16 years of teaching pilates and working across different settings, I have found my own style of teaching, where I get to live my passion by helping clients understand and strengthen their bodies in the best way possible. I also volunteer for the AJFN (Australian Jewish Fertility Network) which is something that I am extremely passionate…

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