Passionate for the natural world,music and art
National

Passionate for the natural world,music and art

Charles Colman seemed to live many lives in addition to his professional careers in music and painting:solo bushwalking and camping,preserving the environment,bird watching,plant knowledge,gardening,family man,conversationalist,cooking and travelling.

  • byDorothy Williams

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Michael Leunig was my hero – then he became my colleague and friend
Opinion
Cartoons

Michael Leunig was my hero – then he became my colleague and friend

Behind the whimsy,the legendary and sometimes controversial cartoonist was brave,supportive and always up for a natter.

  • byJim Pavlidis
Sam Kavanagh never gave up on a comeback,but died too young. He had one last wish
Horse racing

Sam Kavanagh never gave up on a comeback,but died too young. He had one last wish

Sam Kavanagh was disqualified for nine years in 2015 for race-day treatments and cobalt offences,a penalty he described as a “life sentence” that was later reduced to four. The case ended his relationship with his father,Mark.

  • byDanny Russell
Reporter’s ‘exclusive’ Hitler diaries turned out to be clumsy fakes
National

Reporter’s ‘exclusive’ Hitler diaries turned out to be clumsy fakes

Gerd Heidemann fooled historians and publishers by claiming the diaries had been recovered from the wreckage of an aircraft near Dresden.

Musician with Tatar heritage made new life and her name in Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne

Musician with Tatar heritage made new life and her name in Australia

Zulya Kamalova developed a voice and a style unique to both her native Tatar and her new home in Australia.

  • bySuzie Miller
Geologist praised as ‘man who saved our beaches’ opposed sea walls
Climate crisis

Geologist praised as ‘man who saved our beaches’ opposed sea walls

Pilkey opposed coastal management policies that “destroy barrier island ecosystems to protect private property”.

  • byCornelia Dean
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Adventurer made lifelong commitment to Australian radio industry
NSW

Adventurer made lifelong commitment to Australian radio industry

An integral part of what was once the AWA network,Joh Oost was inducted into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame in 2002.

‘Corporate doctor’ without peer had unquestionable integrity
National

‘Corporate doctor’ without peer had unquestionable integrity

David Crawford chaired Foster’s and Lendlease during his career of more than 50 years,while also making major contributions to sports including AFL and soccer.

  • byLindsay Maxsted
Landscape designs meticulously prepared and researched
Victoria

Landscape designs meticulously prepared and researched

In her early years,Carol Frank studied landscape architecture at Pennsylvania State University,choosing it on a whim,purposely aware of being the only woman in the class.

  • bySteven McTaggart
Journalist turned author with passion for Pittwater
National

Journalist turned author with passion for Pittwater

Susan Duncan was a journalist’s journo because she was fearless,frank and often very funny – especially at a party.

  • byDi Morrissey
Ageless style defied the career-limiting odds of the fashion industry
Models

Ageless style defied the career-limiting odds of the fashion industry

Helmut Newton pronounced the photographs of Maggie Tabberer to be “wonderful,just wonderful!”

  • byAmy Ripley