New owners plan Gumbuya Park revamp
THE founders of Carsales.com and Jayco Caravans have joined forces with Pakenham’s Car Megamart founder and a few mates to secure popular Tynong amusement...
Baker’s healthy dough beckons
Chance encounters set James Fisher on the path to setting up Cannibal Creek Bakehouse.
He came across Richard Bertinet’s Dough on his sister-in-law’s bookshelf during...
Shimmering in Camilla silk
By Narelle Coulter
“COME into our Camilla cave,” beckons Robyn Pulford.
She heads up a flight of stairs, her loose silk top flowing behind her, to...
Technology is the apple of his eye
Nick Russo is the third generation of the Russo family to run Bellevue Orchard at Officer.
When a hailstorm devastated the orchard in 1998,...
Club takes the lead
By Narelle Coulter
Melbourne Football Club is playing an important role in fostering leadership skills, both on and off the field, in the Casey Cardinia...
Care accompanies worker’s brave return
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
IT’S been a brave road back to work for Jason McDonald after being in a car crash just 200 metres from the...
Opportunities exist for those who keep pace
By Alana Mitchelson
FUTURIST Chris Riddell believes one of the best ways large corporations can stay relevant in the current landscape of fast-paced technological change...
Keeping helpers in the loop
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
High turnover in the youth services industry inspired Aaron Garth to start Ultimate Youth Worker in 2012.
“A whole heap of my friends...
D’Nee has the drive to succeed
By Alana Mitchelson
PAKENHAM car saleswoman D’Nee Cook has had rude male customers request specifically to be served by a car salesman.
But times are changing...
Sky’s the limit for tree-change couple
By Russell Bennett
FOR Annie and Lachlan Thompson, their journey into the world of hills bed and breakfasts hasn’t just provided a tree-change from what...
From the ashes love lives on
By Russell Bennett
“Never tell me something can’t be done - of course it can be done, you just need to find the way.”
SCIENTIST Doctor...
Small firm has global reach
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
THEY say the best businesses fill a gap in the market and operate in a space where no-one else does.
Being one...