HELENE’S HONOURED LIFE

Gippsland Country Life magazine

SINCE her mid-teens Helene Armour, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother has implemented one community project after another and left them trailing as a legacy throughout the West Gippsland area where she lives, and throughout the state of Victoria.

When her inspirational achievements were recently acknowledged with an Order of Australia Medal for her services to the fruit growing industry and local government, a confident yet … Read more

FLINDERS ISLAND DELICACIES

Country to Coast Journal newspaper

FIONA and Mark Cripps operate Wings and Fins Seafood Restaurant at Tooradin Airfield where they serve the best crayfish in the world flown directly from Flinders Island.

The crayfish or southern rock lobster, are purchased from four different Flinders Island fishermen and transported well packed and alive by aircraft. When they arrive at Tooradin, they are put straight into huge live crayfish tanks at the … Read more

CREATING THE MOOD

MIRROR IMAGE – Outback magazine

AN Australian pub can be a great place to eat drink and relax with friends however, while it may have the best range of drinks and the best food, it is character and atmosphere that makes a pub special and a great social environment.

Much of the magnificent, rustic, commercial artwork that creates atmosphere in many Australian pubs is the work of talented sign writer, … Read more