Everyone has a story. Listen to the memories of local residents as they recount their experiences of living in the Bellambi and Corrimal areas.
Click on the residents’ names or photos for more information and to listen to their stories.
Cherylyn Fenton
Cherylyn Fenton is a long-term resident of Corrimal and shares her experiences in the area including her parents involvement in the Bellambi Bowling Club.
Listen to Cherylyn’s story here.
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Lenko Baresic
Bellambi/ East Corrimal
Lenko Baresic was born in Croatia (former Yugoslavia) he and his family emigrated to Australia when he was 5 years old. He grew up and went to school in Towradgi, Fairy Meadow and Oak Flats and has lived many years in East Corrimal/ Bellambi.
Listen to Lenko’s story here.
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Edith and Jack Draper
Bellambi
Edith lived at Stanwell Park in the early 1950s and returned to Bellambi in 1999 to share a property with Jack. Edith has been an art teacher and artist, and Jack and her daughter Wolf are also artists.
Listen to Edith and Jack’s story here.
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Colin Gibson
Corrimal
Colin Gibson shares his stories of life in the Illawarra including his 57 years of experience as a barber and hairdresser in Corrimal since 1964.
Listen to Colin’s story here.
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Robert Parsons
Corrimal
Robert trained and worked as a typewriter mechanic and lived in East Corrimal with his wife Betty and their family. He was a member of the Arcadian Theatre Group and has a wonderful tenor voice.
Listen to Robert’s story here.
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Joyce Chapman
Corrimal
Joyce remembers happy days in Woonona as a child and has lived in Corrimal for most of her life.
Listen to Joyce’s story here.
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