Inspired Business Stories

Local makers, creators and innovators tell their stories and how the Surf Coast has inspired them.

Movida Lorne: Frank Camorra
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Movida Lorne: Frank Camorra

MoVida Lorne combines modern Spanish cuisine, that is well known and loved in Frank Camorra's Melbourne restaurants, with the beachside atmosphere of Lorne. As Franks tells us “our aim is to ensure that guests have an incredible meal paired with fun Spanish or local wines in a relaxed setting.”

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Hot Chilli Mama: Sue Porter
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Hot Chilli Mama: Sue Porter

Hot Chilli Mama was established 3 years ago by Sue Porter, along with her now teenage children Matt and Kate, as a way to combine the family’s love for chillies, with a small business that would allow her kids to earn pocket money. Sue is a chilli lover, mother and now entrepreneur, who lives by the mantra that life is too short to do something that no longer makes you happy.

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Fern & Gum: Caroline Shelbourne
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Fern & Gum: Caroline Shelbourne

Fern and Gum provides a collection of thoughtfully curated gift boxes that showcase the incredible producers of the Otway region. Caroline Shelbourne partners with more than 30 local producers to create ready-to-send gifts that can be ordered online.

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Hygge:Liv - Catherine Stocks and Erin Hughes
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Hygge:Liv - Catherine Stocks and Erin Hughes

Hygge is a Danish word that means cosiness and comfort, which was the driving force behind Hygge:liv created by Moggs Creek Stylist, Catherine Stocks and Jan Juc Creative Erin Hughes. Friends for over 16 years, with a mutual love of design and interiors, they came together in 2019 to create a luxe, one of a kind cushion collection, sourcing the highest quality unused fabrics, with a mission to reduce landfill.

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Great Ocean Road Gin: Ann Houlihan
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Great Ocean Road Gin: Ann Houlihan

Great Ocean Road Gin is a small batch, craft gin company in Aireys Inlet producing local gins which feature botanicals and ingredients from the Surf Coast region. Their signature gins have 24 botanicals including coast daisy, salt bush, hop wattle, pigface, kelp, indigenous eucalypts and Surfcoast Honey. These ingredients make their gin truly unique to its location. 

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Surfcoast Property Stylist: Jackie Zulliger
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Surfcoast Property Stylist: Jackie Zulliger

Founded in May of 2016 by Jackie Zulliger, Surfcoast Property Stylist specialises in staging homes and preparing properties for inspection and sale. Working with the architectural elements of a property and location, Jackie infuses her creativity and coastal-luxe designs to create an outstanding first impression for potential buyers. 

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Ocean Grind - Mark Clatworthy
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Ocean Grind - Mark Clatworthy

Ocean Grind is all about fresh roasted, quality coffee. It’s about appreciating the coast and the natural environment. It’s about the allure of the ocean and the grinding waves it produces. Mark Clatworthy began his professional career as a specialist engineer but he found that coffee was his true passion and calling

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Women of Wander: Cassie Harrison
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Women of Wander: Cassie Harrison

Women of Wander exists to get more women outdoors to connect with themselves, others and nature. They are based in Anglesea and provide guided hiking and canoe journeys, and accommodate women with a variety of skill levels on multi-day adventures, exploring some of Victoria's most beautiful landscapes.

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Great Ocean Road Wellness:  Lyndelle Flintoft
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Great Ocean Road Wellness: Lyndelle Flintoft

Great Ocean Road Wellness, better known as GROW, was established 3 years ago. Over this time, it has evolved in many directions with its core values of sustainability, wholesome food and community always at the forefront. It has become an Anglesea go-to for homemade organic food, great coffee and the place to buy bulk wholefoods and locally sourced products.

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Ash Hughes Photography
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Ash Hughes Photography

Ash Hughes is a passionate local photographer capable of capturing both vertigo-inducing and striking images of the Surf Coast. His spectacular landscape images – captured both with a hand-held camera and a drone – soon attracted a loyal Instagram following of almost 10,000 fans.

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Onda Food House: Carli Setchell
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Onda Food House: Carli Setchell

Onda Food House is a coastal cafe that has just celebated its fourth birthday. It is that one you can see from the Great Ocean Road in Aireys Inlet overlooking Painkalac Creek. Carli Setchell, owner of Onda focuses on selling good coffee while using fresh seasonal produce to provide delicious and wholesome food ideas.

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