Monday’s Mum Profiles

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…

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…

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…

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…

My name is Ellen Gulson and I am a mum of 4 and Lactation Consultant living in Bellevue Hill. Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? We only moved to the Eastern Suburbs mid last year, just before the delta lockdown, so I’m still getting to know all the amazing things the East has to offer. Three words that describe what it’s like to live in the eastern suburbs? Busy, Beautiful, traffic How many children? I have 4 crazy and wonderful kids; Graeme is 8, Edith is 6, Arthur is almost 5 and Maeve is 3. But…

This week we are chatting with Cintia De la Torres, who not only works in the family owned cafe, The North End Café in Maroubra. She also works as a Chemical Engineer in the Future Energy space focused on Hydrogen generation and storage. Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? I’ve been living in Australia and in Maroubra for 15 years. Three words that describe what it’s like to live in the eastern suburbs? Beach, Surf and Sun (for me is a lifestyle). How many children? I have 2 children, Melina is 12 and Marvin is 10….

Hi I’m Michelle, a mum of a two & a business owner of Mishfitsyd ladies fitness studio in Maroubra.  I started bootcamp outdoors in South Coogee 9 years ago (I’m sure if you walked by the coast, you would have seen me there even in the middle of winter & during both my pregnancies).  After I had my son Kai (who just turned 5years old), I stopped working at a big gym & focused on my outdoors group training which also gave me more time with my boy.  In July 2020 I opened up my own studio in Maroubra, the…

Hi, I’m Sinead….more commonly known as “Miss Sinead” – even my family knows if they really want my attention this is how to get it! I live in Paddington with my husband and 8 year old daughter, we have 2 older kids who are now adults & living their best lives in Bondi Beach. I am seriously living my childhood dream, owning a ballet studio and teaching ballet. If I could meet my 7 year old self, I could say “we did it!!!” and she’d be proud of us. Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? I’m…