By Greg Allen-Pretty We often don’t realise how much we achieved or the level of impact we have had on people’s lives until we walk away from something and look back. Joh Lyons has just finished six years at the helm of The VRI, a run-down disused hall in Traralgon that was fixed up and turned into a life-changer for many people. What was once … Continue reading Joh’s VRI vision led to hundreds of changed lives
For 22 years, Frank Bezzina brought happiness to the lives of people of all ages as Koko the Clown. There was hardly a weekend when the power station worker wasn’t seen somewhere in the Latrobe Valley with his smiling face, corny jokes and clown props. I sat down with Frank for chat in Gippsland’s Gold and TRFM’s Gippsland Connected video series. During his career, Frank’s alter-ego Koko … Continue reading Life after Koko: Unmasking Frank Bezzina
Leadership runs in the Heppell family of Leongatha. Jamin, Dyson and Aaron have been, and are, leaders in life and in sport. While Dyson excels as captain of the Essendon Bombers, he and younger brother Aaron also assist older brother Jamin who inspires other young people to leadership. Captains Camp is the flagship program of Game Changers Australia. Jamin describes it as the ultimate in … Continue reading Some Heppell leadership inspires young people to lead in life and sport
In 2013, a young boy from Lindenow was critically injured in a quad bike accident. William Davidson, who was three at the time, is now the face of an Ambulance Victoria multi-media campaign. In a freak accident that was nobody’s fault, William had climbed onto a four-wheel bike which rolled down a steep embankment. Local and flight paramedics got there quickly, finding him with critical … Continue reading A Lindenow boy is alive and well thanks to the proper use of Triple Zero
Jamin, Dyson and Aaron Heppell are leaders in football and in life. It has been widely acknowledged that Essendon’s Dyson Heppell has substantial leadership qualities. According to his older brother Jamin, he always had them. The former Leongatha Parrots and Gippsland Power player is currently Acting Captain at the Bombers and he is still only 23 years old. “He has always had those natural qualities … Continue reading Leongatha’s Heppell brothers are born leaders
A group of friends that began forming in Year Five has rescued one of its members from a life of misery. The boys are now in Year 12 and, despite their diverse backgrounds and sporting interests, they are drawn together as friends by the strong set of values they have in common. 17 year old Tai Pahn was born after his Vietnamese family moved to … Continue reading There is no room for racism in true friendship
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