Family

Family

Batchy
- Maree Batcheldor
A tribute to Maree’s husband Bob. A love story that blossomed and
matured on the shores of the Lake and in the community at Oak Flats.

Garage Days
- Ron Gooley
Oak Flats was a paradise for struggling working class families, building their houses and their community bit by bit as money and time allowed.

Lace
- Pat Hesse
Edith was a woman of practical politics, for the sake of her family

Picturing Place
- Julie McCurry
Julie’s art allows her to see, to remember and to find a way to belong to a place.

play work love
- Sonny massey
Sonny Massey’s musings on Play, Work and Love through his life on Lake Illawarra

FROM CONFLICT TO PEACE
- Susan Russell
For a family who had experienced war and conflict, Lake Illawarra became a haven of relaxation.

Fun along the Way
- Christine Okoniowski
Christine and her family emigrated from Poland after the second world war. Despite being born with a dislocated hip Christine always “gets the job done” and has fun along the way.

Like My Skin
- Joan Hodge
Joan’s early memories of holidays at Lake illawarra are full of the sense of innocence and enjoyment that has stayed with her all her life.

Living Like Kings and Queens
- Allan Carriage
“If we all take care of the lake we'll live like Kings and Queens". Allan knows the Lake well. As an elder of the Wadi Wadi people, his family have been here for generations. The Lake was a paradise providing plenty of food and great memories.

It’s Family
- Noel Thompson
Fishing families work hard and play hard. They are contributors to their community, and the Lake is really part of their extended family.