Paul McBain grew up in country Victoria, the youngest of seven children with fifty four first cousins: Christmas is not a quiet time! No prizes for guessing what religion his parents were.
Moving to Melbourne to study Forest Science opened up a new world, leading to travel, a career in Forest Management and a move to Newcastle where he lives with his wife and five year old son.
Now a little older than the photo suggests, he now lives in Islington enjoying the community spirit of the Throsby suburbs.
Come and here what place shaped Paul - tonight at the Treehouse!
Ben Lambert is a born and bred Newcastle Musician. Finishing his degree in music at the Conservatorium in 2012, he spends his time these days teaching, arranging, conducting and playing. Always active in the music scene, 2015 so far has had him conducting the University Chamber Choir ‘Echology’, teaching at the Con., arranging orchestral charts for Star Struck, playing in shows like JC Superstar, and strumming his guitar around town.
Originally a country Victorian, with Melbourne being her University city, Karen set off on traveling in 1991 with a teaching degree in her backpack and dreams of far flung adventures. After a 14 year love affair with London and then a brief three year dalliance with Canberra, Karen and her little family landed in Newcastle in 2009 knowing only her brother and his partner but took a punt and made Tighes Hill home.
As one half of the Wacky Wombat Show (- no, not the wombat!), a member of Hunter Writers’ Centre, Tighes Hill ukulele group, book group and writers group (yes, it all happens in Tighes Hill!), Karen has been weaving stories and songs ever since she was taken in by Newcastle’s charm.
As to the place that shaped her…..which one will it be?
Annabella Rossini was born in 1960, in country NSW. Bella is a twin and was raised in her traditional Baptist family home. Growing up, she believed her life was well and truly planned out for her, and set out as a young adult to live the life she thought was intended for her.
As she grew older, Bella’s life took a number of turns that led her down a path she would never have imagined as a young girl. She moved around a lot and worked different jobs whilst raising three children as a single mother.
Bella currently lives in Newcastle and works as a nomadic barista, raising funds for the turning teardrops into joy campaign in Ghana, Africa through her coffee cart sales.
Bella is passionate about all things human – from international and domestic human rights issues to local community events. Bella is creative, colourful and a well-known Novocastrian that is always up for listening and sharing stories with everyone she meets.