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A love of the surf and many teenage hours spent bodyboarding have led Joshua Tabone to develop a new talent – photography. With no shortage of inspiring subjects to shoot and plenty of passion behind the lens, Josh’s surf photos are truly magnificent …

 

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Inspired by a love for extreme sports, music festivals, chicks who rock and her TAFE studies, Amy Schwarze and her creative team have developed the Ossix lifestyle brand , specialising in custom made, unique swimwear … that’s going global.

 

 

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Fiona Joy Hawkins – composer, pianist and singer, calls beautiful Kendall home these days. Fiona describes her distinctive style and glorious voice as New Age and cites Bolero’s Ravel as one of her most powerful musical inspirations … Read more

UK star of stage and screen, Miriam Margolyes OBE is one of the world’s most celebrated character actors. She is currently in Australia touring her one-woman show, Dickens’ Women, following a successful season in the West End in London – and it’s coming to Port Macquarie. Read more

Thara Thai Restaurant in Wauchope has been blessed by Buddhist Monks to celebrate 2 years in business – and to bring ongoing luck and prosperity to all those present. Chrissy Jones had the pleasure of being invited to witness the event and chats with owner, Thara Watson. Read more

Skate boarding’s profile locally is about to receive a big boost, with the opening of the state of the art Town Beach Skate Park …  David  explains his role at Stomp, helping people to make the most of this new world class

 

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It’s been an intense year of athletic and swimming competitions for Elise. Twelve months of hard work, many kilometres of travelling and numerous medals and trophies have helped prepare this amazing 12 year old for her next big challenge: The Australian Deaf Games in January. Read more

Not so long ago, two women focused all their energy on being loving wives, mothers, running businesses, travelling and enjoying life. Life, however, was turned upside down when both were diagnosed with breast cancer 12 months ago, and their focus changed to beating the disease. Now, these women bravely share their stories… Read more

3 x world Champion Damian King is back home after taking home the Drop Knee crown in Puerto Rico. There’s not much more to achieve in the sport for the ‘king’, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be stopping just yet.

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Something very special is about to be revealed at the Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park. Chrissy Jones catches up with a very busy and excited park owner, Mark Stone, to find out more …

 

 

 

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Local lad Jon Capilli has just won the Senior Men’s National Bodyboard title in Kiama recently and finished top 3 on the Aussie pro dropknee tour. We catch up with him for a chat about his career highlights to date and his aspirations.

 

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Aaron Patton is a tireless and dedicated community worker, who ultimately plans a career in psychology. Eighteen year old Aaron will receive a Certificate of Commendation from the Order of Australia Association this month for his magnificent efforts.

 

 

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From a very young age Billi-Jo Murray was diagnosed with cancer, We talk about her journey and an upcoming fundraiser to send her to swim with dolphins at Sea World!

 

 

 

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Passionate community advocate Kate Hutten from Mid Coast Care is presenting a breakfast talk on her own life that will inspire, shock, motivate and fill you with hope. We find out more.

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Lucius Borich, drummer with the band Floating Me, shares their musical genesis in the leadup to this year’s FOTSUN.

 

 

 

 

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