Meet some of Brunswick's finest
BERT
Name - Bert
Age - In his 80s
About - Dressed all in brown – brown coat, brown pants, brown sweater, brown hanky, brown shoes, brown trolley while wearing a ‘change the system not the climate’ badge Comfortable in solitude but locates himself in a communal noisy environment
Spotted Doing What - Sitting at a communal table by himself, took out his book, read quietly, then ate his soup special without a word. Soon after got up and left.
Special Skill - Saying so much with so little
Seen At - Green Refectory - 115 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
RUTH
Name - Ruth
Age - In her 70s
About - A bit of a character, doesn’t mind a joke and keeping things light-hearted - She is a daughter, mother and grandmother
Spotted Doing What - Talking about her homemade jam
Special Skill - She makes an amazing jam - chill and ginger, raspberry and pear, peach, a classic strawberry and more – Basically any jam you can name she can create - She is a general Wizz in the kitchen - You should also taste her lemon slice
Seen At - CWA Meeting - 27 Peacock St, 3055 Brunswick West, Victoria
LAURA
Name - Laura
Age - Early 20s
About - Recently graduated from Bachelor of Communications Design at RMIT and now working as a freelancer and part time for certain communication companies - Upbeat bubbly country girl turned city enjoying the art scene in Brunswick
Spotted Doing What - Working in a café
Special Skill - Whipping up graphics
Seen At - Rays Café - 332 Victoria St, Brunswick VIC 3056
BELLA
Name - Bella
Age - Late 20s
About - Ex fashion studio, turned designer - Owned her own label with a friend that didn’t work out and now selling off the remnant fabric from her collection - Super friendly and passionate about fashion and design
Spotted Doing What - Selling fabric
Special Skill - Whipping up a pair of pants in no time at all
Seen At - RMIT building 51 - 25 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056
HUGO
Name - Hugo
Age - Late 20s
About - Charismatic actor and artist with a passion for creativity and sharing that with others - Provides workshops and pARTys to foster a childlike creative environment
Spotted Doing What - Painting on white walls
Special Skill - PAINT, getting paint everywhere
Seen At - Art Mulch studios - 7/74 Tinning St, Brunswick 3056, VIC
GRACE
Name - Grace
Age - Early mid 20s
About - Journalist/ Writer, Proud Lesbian and member of the LGBTQIA+ community - Super friendly and chatty, welcoming to any stranger.
Spotted Doing What - Dancing
Special Skill - Words, power are her words! - Spoken and written
Seen At - 36 Phoenix St, 3056 Brunswick, Victoria
FERGUS
Name - Fergus
Age - Early 30s
About - Video editor, super cool dude with great style, living the freelance lifestyle, known by the café staff as a regular
Spotted Doing What - Editing his latest film project with a coffee in hand
Special Skill - Drinking 5+ coffees a day
Seen At - A Minor Place - 103 Albion St, Brunswick VIC 3056
JEFF
Name - Jeff
Age - Mid 30s
About - Comedian, quite the talker and charismatic, has a story for any situation and can make any crowd laugh - However, this maybe directed at one of the group members
Spotted Doing What - A stand-up comedy show
Special Skill - He can talk himself out of any situation
Seen At - Stay Gold Comedy Sundays - 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
MARINA
Name - Marina
Age - Mid to late 30s
About - Mother of two girls, nurturing nature, loves her kids- She is a stay at home mum, but also has a passion for the environment and the outdoors
Spotted Doing What - Picnic in the park with her two girls
Special Skill - She can make an amazing peanut butter and jelly sandwich – The perfect ratio!
Seen At - Warr Park - 5 Wraith St, Brunswick VIC 3056
NELSON
Name - Nelson
Age - Mid 60s
About - Nelson is a recently retired financial adviser who now likes to explore his newfound hobbies, such as music and visiting the numerous amounts of cafes in Brunswick - He is known by his name in all the cafes, especially Code Black (his favourite) and always orders the same thing from the menu without question s
Spotted Doing What - Having lunch and coffee
Special Skill - Being very reliable
Seen At -Code Black Coffee - 15-17 Weston St, Brunswick VIC 3056
ABIGAIL
Name - Abigail
Age - Early 20s
About - 1st year medical student at Melbourne University - Lives in a student share house, but her second home is the Brunswick Library She is a diligent student, while being very personal - Will make a great doctor one day
Spotted Doing What -Studying
Special Skill - Naming all the bones in the human body
Seen At - Brunswick Library - Sydney Rd & Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056
OLLIE
Name - Ollie
Age - Early teens
About - He goes to Brunswick Secondary College and is year 9 - He and his mates (when they are not at school) like to hang out at the skatepark and practice tricks
Spotted Doing What - Skateboarding
Special Skill - An ollie (fitting as it is his name, but also a skateboard trick)
Seen At - Brunswick Skatepark - 409 Victoria St, Brunswick VIC 3056
TIMOTHY
Name - Timothy (aka Tim)
Age - Early 40s
About - Tim is a dad to two kids, aged 5 and 8, and a husband to wife, Jennifer - The family lives in the first Nightingale located in Brunswick - He has a passion for cycling and owns his own bike shop, which is also located within Brunswick.
Spotted Doing What - Getting ready to leave for his Sunday morning bike ride
Special Skill - Fixing bikes
Seen At - Nightingale 1 - 6 Florence St, Brunswick VIC 3056
ADELINE
Name - Adeline
Age - Early 70s
About - Family is extremely important to her - She works in and owns A1 bakery, which is a family business run and employed within the family - She is the master behind the famous falafel recipe (which you can get a dozen for $9! – what a bargain)
Spotted Doing What - Cooking
Special Skill - Her falafels - They are one of a kind!
Seen At - A1 Bakery - 643-645 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
RICHARD
Name - Richard
Age - Mid 50s
About -Richard is a lawyer who works in the city, but lives in Brunswick in order to get away from the corporate life - He enjoys his job and the lifestyle it allows him to have, but sometimes wonders if he should have followed his craft beer dream and opened up his own brewery
Spotted Doing What -Enjoying a craft beer at the pub on a Sunday evening
Special Skill - Property law and sculling a pint of beer in under 5 seconds
Seen At - Temple Brewing Company - 122 Weston St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
ZOEY
Name - Zoey
Age - Teenager
About - – Currently in her final year of high school completing VCE - Her subjects of choice are focused towards the arts, and she is thinking of perhaps studying fashion next year at RMIT in Brunswick - One of her favourite things to do in order to de-stress is shopping - Nothing like a little bit of retail therapy!
Spotted Doing What - Shopping in Op shops
Special Skill - Finding treasures within Op shops
Seen At - Recycle Boutique - 127 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
ARLO
Name - Arlo
Age - 1 year old
About - Arlo is a new member to the Brunswick community - His current hobbies include playing with building blocks, looking cute and heading on an outing to the Pachamama Wholefoods + Kitchen with his mum, Jess
Spotted Doing What - Just chilling in his buggy hanging out with his mum
Special Skill - Being so cute that passers-by stop
Seen At - Pachamama Wholefoods + Kitchen - 74-78 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
BILLIE
Name - Billie
Age - Child
About - Billie is 8 years old - She is an energetic kid, who love to be outside exploring and sport - She is never not moving, which is a struggle for her mum, Jill, to entertain her over the school holidays - Lucky she can send her to Don Bosco for trampolining fun.
Spotted Doing What - Jumping on the trampolines at Don Bosco
Special Skill - She can do a front flip on a trampoline
Seen At -Don Bosco Youth Centre - 715 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
TILDA
Name - Tilda
Age - Early 20s
About - She is an up and coming musician, currently part of Triple J Unearthed - Her passion is music and she spends most of her time (if not writing songs) performing at gigs or open mic nights, whenever and wherever she can
Spotted Doing What - Performing an original song at an open mic night
Special Skill - Her voice and her musical talent
Seen At - Bar Oussou - 653 Sydney Rd, Victoria VIC 3056
SAM
Name - Sam
Age - Mid 20s
About - Sam is a part-time student, and a part-time lifeguard working at Brunswick baths - He loves the water and his lifeguard job - However, not so much when the weather turns bad, which is more often than you would expect, but that’s Melbourne I guess.
Special Skill - He can hold his breath for over 2 minutes
Spotted Doing What - Standing round the edge of Brunswick Baths deep pool.
Seen At - Brunswick Baths - 14 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056
SUSAN
Name - Susan
Age - Early 50s
About - Susan is a trained yoga instructor - She had been teaching for over 25 years - She loves the strength that yoga can bring someone, both physically and mentally, and how it allows you to connect your mind, body and soul
Spotted Doing What - Teaching yoga
Special Skill - Kala Bhairavasana - Destroyer of The Universe Pose (a very hard yoga pose)
Seen At - The Moving Room - 55 Edward St, Brunswick VIC 3056
DANIEL
Name - Daniel(aka. Dan)
Age - 40s
About - He is an artist / ceramicist who graduated from the RMIT fine arts course - He started with painting, but gradually entered the ceramics realm after making some bowls for his friends He is an active part of the creative community, especially within Brunswick
Spotted Doing What - Checking out a gallery opening
Special Skill - Ceramics
Seen At -Blak Dot Gallery - 33 Saxon St, Brunswick VIC 3056
GEORGIA
Name - Georgia
Age - 50s
About - Georgia works and owns the local bookshop ‘Brunswick Bound’, which holds a vast diversity of content - She hosts monthly book readings - She used to be a primary school english teacher until she decided to open up her own small bookshop due to her love of reading, which is now one of the most well-known bookshops in Brunswick
Spotted Doing What - Working and reading in her shop
Special Skill - Going through books like a child going through their presents on Christmas morning.
Seen At - Brunswick Bound - 361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
JASON
Name - Jason
Age - Early 30s
About - Jason is proud to be part of the LGBTQI+ community - He is also a barista at Lucy Lockett - He is known by his customers for his bubbly, vibrant personality and his even more extravagant coffee art (not giving to much away, but think dragons, bears and more even some inappropriate context, which his regulars just love!)
Special Skill - Coffee art
Spotted Doing What - Serving Coffees
Seen At - Lucy Lockett - 140 Barkly St, Brunswick VIC 3056