Sad to be leaving Inverell this morning. Had a really lovely weekend with Time Twin Bec and her family. Feeling honoured to have shared my weekend with them and to have learned about her inspirational life. Thanks for the wonderful hospitality, for showing us the bizarre but brilliant Green Valley Farm and for the walk with the alsatians and roos at Lake Inverell Reserve

It has been wonderful to meet and spend time with Time Twin Angela and to meet her children. It was truly inspirational to hear about Angela’s life, about triumph and adversity and to learn about life in this part of country Australia.

Also, a big thank you to Maree and Carol at the Dalby Visitor Information Centre for their time and expert advice.

It is a shame to move on from this beautiful, agricultural part of the country.

After a gap of a couple of weeks when we unsuccessfully looked for Time Twins in Canberra, we have something to report.

On Saturday, on the first day of the Australian Autumn, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Time Twin Tracey in beautiful Hobart. Huge thanks to Tracey for her time. Was fascinating to hear about her life, personal identity, and the differences between life in Tasmania and on the mainland.

The few days we have spent in Tasmania have not been enough to fully explore this wild and stunning island and I hope to visit the island state again soon.

I had the pleasure of meeting Time Twin Brett in the South Australian capital: Adelaide. Over a few lemonades I was enthralled, listening to him describe the life of a touring punk musician, the terrifying dangers of surfingin the Southern Ocean and about the underground music and arts scene in Adelaide. Speaking to Brett reinforced the fact that, at 39, us Time Twins are still young enough to change our career paths. I wish him every success in the double degree he has just started and in the career that this will lead to, and I thank him for taking the time to meet us and share his lifestory

One of Brett’s many music projects is Startakit, which started out as a solo full band recording project.  Tracks from the debut album, Stripes can be played here.  Parental Advisory: Strong Content

Shortly after we said our goodbyes to Mick, we met Craig.  Like Mick, Craig had seen the interview on WIN News and was interested to take part in the project.  Craig works in horticulture, running a block that grows table grapes for the export market.  It was fascinating to learn about the economic and meteorological pressures on the farming industry in rural Victoria,  his experiences and the recent changes in his worldview and his perceptions of the town/country dynamic in Mildura. We sincerely thank Craig, Mick and his family for meeting us and for taking part in the project . It was a real pleasure to meet them all and have such a fun, fascinating afternoon.

The first Time Twin we met in Mildura was Mick, who was accompanied by his  family.  He had seen the end of the news broadcast and had realised that although he was born on 2 December 1974, he still qualified as a Time Twin.  ‘How?’ you may ask. Well, as Jeremy Lee had previously identified when he interviewed me on his show on ABC South West Victoria, if you were born in Australia in the early hours of December 2 1974, that would have been December 1 1974 in the UK. I certainly think he’s a Time Twin, but what are your thoughts.

We had a fascinating chat about his lifelong love of music and being a musician, his experiences living in different towns across Australia, his vocation and life in Mildura.