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Celebrate Living History

Locality: Frankston, Victoria

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25.01.2022 Sometimes a simple act of kindness can mean the world for someone. While walking our mascot Miss Ava Dognar we stumbled across this simple gift at the park. Its funny the little things that we took for granted are like gold now. I hope this gift made someone smile #kindness #gift #toiletpaper

24.01.2022 Our Griffith University intern Kiara Blinco captured the story of Idwall Richards. In the year of 1932, the Richards family saw a service that needed to be filled. The waste industry in Australia was a seemingly small service that not many people wanted to interact with since it mostly had to be dealt with by hand. Joseph Joe Richards Snr successfully gained a contract to work in the Murwillumbah Municipality and J.J Richards & Sons was born. George Winterbon, the Mayor of Mu...rwillumbah at the time, became the guarantor that allowed the Richards family to obtain this three-year contract and have the money to begin working. In 1939, after some initial gruelling years, they were able to expand to the whole of Tweed Shire. https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/the-origin-of-wa/

23.01.2022 Our Griffith University intern Kiara Blinco captured the story of her uncle Gary Blinco. She travels back in time to the year 1962, where at the age of 14 Gary would drop out of the eighth grade to start work full time. That was the norm in Millmerran at the time. Large families often required the help of their children to bring in extra money or help around the house. https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/beyond-the-count/

22.01.2022 Our latest mini magazine is out! Click the link in bio to read #celebratelivinghistory #journalism #storytelling #stories #amwriting

22.01.2022 We are so excited that our intern Deng Feng was featured on the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences Griffith University page. :) Well done Deng on your great work with Celebrate Living History, a pleasure to have you on board!

19.01.2022 Yay!!!!! We just got our first payments from Entrepreneurs Generations Apart to celebrate we made cake. Yummo!!!! (We love icing hides any imperfections) So exciting. #celebratelivinghistory #cakedecorating #cake #yum

19.01.2022 Our founder Bev popped into her local library to donate a copy of Entrepreneurs Generations Apart. So much fun sharing knowledge in the community. #celebratelivinghistory #business #library #books #entrepreneurs @ Dandenong, Victoria

19.01.2022 Our founder Bev has just launched Diaries of a Casual Worker. In life we face many difficulties. As a fresh graduate we often hear the phrase "Thank you for your time but at this stage you have been unsuccessful. It can be easy to wallow in your self pity. But the challenge is to pick yourself up and believe you can do anything and say Bugger this, I will make my own way. Diaries of a Casual Worker features the stories of Bev Wilkinson as she tackles the world of casual employment as a necessity to help fund her passion for writing and connecting generations. We all need to live but the challenge is to do what you love. These work diaries show that you can do mainstream work but still keep aiming high and make your creative passions a reality. Link in bio #melbourne #travel #jobs #casual #writing #stories #funtimes

19.01.2022 Happy weekend folks! Our latest newsletter is out :) This issue is dedicated to our founder's Bev good friend Vince Vihtelic who passed away in May. https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/our-latest-newsl/

18.01.2022 Sssh our founder Bev is working for the Easter bunny! Have a safe and wonderful Easter break #melbourneiloveyou #easter #funtimes

17.01.2022 Meet Clarissa Yates who is the former owner of Hooked in a box which is a business grown from the love of learning crochet from older generations. Q: Can you tell me a little bit about the older generation women who inspired you? A: I was always inspired by the nature of older generation’s use of time older generations such as my grandmother and mother did everything from scratch.... Q: What do you like most about having your own business? A: I love being my own boss and doing things creatively. I love not needing to be managed by people whom I have little respect for. I love not dealing with office politics. Q: Looking into the future what lessons would you like to pass on to your children? A: I would love to pass on to my children to always persevere, even if we are going through difficult times, family will always be there. To respect your elders, as the older generation has so much wisdom. To be kind, and always give back. To give without expecting anything in return. Being creative has always been something I always enjoyed and find it very therapeutic. I am fortunate I get to do something I love in my business and stay home with my girls. I am always looking to modernise the older generation crafts. Clarissa Yate is one of 51 entrepreneurs interviewed as part of Celebrate Living History's newest publication Entrepreneurs: Generations Apart. The book can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com.au/Entrepreneurs-Gener//ref=sr_1_1

16.01.2022 Such sweet memories! Flashback to the launch of the Celebrate Living History website in 2018.

16.01.2022 Our newest journalism intern Kiara Blinco from Griffith University captured the story of Judy Luxton a former Olympian who says she owes her childhood passion of swimming for all of her success today. Judy was raised in Brisbane and was never far from the water. Her father and grandfather owned a boat so there was no hesitation in learning to swim at a young age. While it was her family that encouraged her to swim, she said it was always a thrill. To read more click on the l...ink :) https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/sport-motivates-/ See more

15.01.2022 Howdy Everyone! Meet our newest intern Kiara Blinco from Griffith University in Queensland. :) https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/meet-our-newest-/

15.01.2022 It's been a while! Here is Bev catching up with Bruce who is one of the very first people she interviewed for the Frankston exhibition showcasing local stories way back in 2012. Always great to enjoy a simple yarn over coffee

14.01.2022 We are so excited that Kiara Blinco our wonderful journalism intern has been featured on the Griffith University School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science Page. Thanks for all your amazing work

11.01.2022 Happy New Year folks! We have achieved so much in 2019 with the book Entrepreneurs: Generations Apart finally being published after two years of gathering interviews from business aged under 30 and over 60. In 2020 we will have another book out. And we can't wait to get this story of our founder Bev's casual work adventures into the big world. Hello 2020 and more book publishing adventures #melbourneiloveyou #melbourne #travel #events #fun #celebratelivinghistory #newyears

10.01.2022 Meet Feng Deng our newest intern from Griffith University in Brisbane! https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/meet-our-new-int/

08.01.2022 Howdy Folks! Meet our newest intern Feng from Griffith University in Brisbane. We asked him our favorite questions! What attracts you about being an intern at Celebrate Living History? I am not a journalism student but Bev's program inspired me and makes me remember who we are today. Without seniors experience and what they have done for us. We cannot make this world better. Being an intern at Celebrate Living History you can read alot of different stories from seniors locally or internationally. And of course, the flexible hours that we can work on projects any time anywhere. #celebratelivinghistory #stories #interns #journalism #griffithuniversity #Brisbane

05.01.2022 Meet Bev Wilkinson, founder of Celebrate Living History. Q: Can you tell us a little about your business and what you do? A: Celebrate Living History is an organisation dedicated to connecting generations through stories. It is an idea that evolved from a simple desire to use my journalism degree. I found it quite difficult to find a job in an industry that I loved. So, I decided to create my own media organisation focussing on stories that often are not cherished in every...day media. Q: What motivated you to start your own business? A: I hated that my fate was in hands of employers that had the power to say Yes or No. I wanted to take fate in my own hands and create an organisation that I can be proud of and provide opportunities for journalism students to showcase their talents and be respected for their skills. You are intelligent and don’t be afraid to say what is on your mind. You are a beautiful girl with so much to offer. Go out and conquer the world because you bloody well can. Bev Wilkinson is one of 51 entrepreneurs interviewed as part of Celebrate Living History's newest publication Entrepreneurs: Generations Apart. The book can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com.au/Entrepreneurs-Gener//ref=sr_1_1

04.01.2022 Howdy folks! Hope everyone is safe and well :) we thought we would share a little insight from our founder Bev on the reasons why she started Celebrate Living History. One of her big dreams was to publish Entrepreneurs: Generations Apart where she interviewed 51 business owners from around the world. That dream came true and the book can now be purchased at https://www.amazon.com.au/Entrepreneurs-Gener//ref=sr_1_2

04.01.2022 Well done to our intern Deng Feng who was featured on the Griffith University fb page So exciting #celebratelivinghistory #interns #journalism #stories #goldcoast #Brisbane

02.01.2022 We just realised Celebrate Living History has been running the internship program connecting seniors with journalism students for 9 years!!!! Wow We have documented so many amazing stories, made two exhibitions, gone on tour in the United States, created a book and made many amazing friends! Thank you for the memories