Beacon Bay resident Jessica Macdonald, her toddler Maia and their one-eyed rescue dog Dobby have been handing out food and drink to those in need during their weekly morning walks during lockdown. The East London family has dubbed themselves “Herbie’s Helping Hand” because two-year-old Maia owns a VW Beetle pedal car replica of the one made famous by the Herbie movies.
For 26-year-old Sian Dickerson, her small business and now full time job started out as hobby to help her deal with mental health struggles after lockdown.
After her pension was used for medical treatment, Rina Stoltz decided to use her sewing skills to make an income. Over the years the avid creative has made a number of items from beach bags, aprons, dog jackets and beds, to Christmas stockings and more. But it was her festive fabric Christmas crackers that really started to turn heads.
In turning an old 1950s suburban home into a guest house full of character, colour and charm, local couple Reese and Dylan Anderson spent the better part of two years restoring and renovating it in between lockdown regulations and Covid-19 protocols. Officially opening Sixteen on Latimer a guest house that has six unique, stylish rooms available on November 1, the Andersons have created a new little gem in the heart of the city.
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When lockdown left Gonubie local Kyle Thomson without a job, he decided to make a long-term dream become a reality.
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