I first met Kali when she asked for help with the Photography Section of the SYP Agricultural Society Show at Minlaton a couple years ago. Kali was running a tight ship, made sure I didn’t get too lost, and was very helpful.

Kali is a jack of all trades, master of none, except being an amazing organiser. This skill has seen Kali as one of the drivers for restoring the old stone buildings at the Minlaton Showgrounds.

Kali is passionate about animal health in general and in particular enjoys helping other horse owners expand their knowledge.

Kali spent 6 years in the Australian Navy and 3 months in Antarctica, before moving back to the family farm near Minlaton.

Name: Kali Germein

Nickname: Small

Occupation: Farmer, roustabout, and farrier

Hometown: Minlaton

What Makes You Happy: I love spending time with my dogs and horses. You can often find me down the beach in my spare time. I enjoy being a part of community groups and when I can, helping them improve their processes with new technologies.

Kelly is a Ranger at Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, on the bottom of the Yorke Peninsula and takes pride in protecting land in her care.

Kelly has been a ballroom dance teacher, worked in the motorcycle and aquaculture industry, an Adventure goods retailer and a National Parks firefighter.

Kelly loves the diversity of the Ranger role, day to day and the ability to contribute to the conservation of some fantastic places.

Kelly has joined the Marion Bay CFS Brigade, driving trucks, chain sawing trees and wearing Breathing Apparatus.

Kelly can speak and read Hindi at a basic level, having visited India four times becoming enchanted by the place, people and culture.

Kelly chose the Pondalowie Bay, day use area for the photo shoot as it is one of her favourite spots to watch the nearby Osprey pair, who hunt for fish in the area. It’s a great place to watch the sunset and see the Hooded Plovers and migratory birds feeding on the low tides.

Kelly loves to share her passion for the Park with people, so make sure to wave or say hello when you next visit the Park.

Thank you for allowing me to capture your story as part of my Community Profile series.

Name: Kelly Allen

Occupation: National Park Ranger

Hometown: Marion Bay (grew up in Tumby Bay)

What makes you happy: I love being out in nature, it's my happy place. There is always something interesting to see; a new plant flowering, animal tracks which tell a story, animals in different life stages, different animal behaviours, change in tides exposing different reefs, seasonal insects, migratory birds.

Aaron is a proud Narungga Man, who lives and works on Narungga Nation land.

Aaron has been a Ranger at Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, on the bottom of the Yorke Peninsula from 2003 to 2011 and 2015 to now. Aaron enjoys life, fishing and his work.

Having had the fortune to come across Aaron with my work, I have found him to be a great advocate, for preserving the environment and beauty of the National Park, he calls home.

Thank you for allowing me to capture your story as part of my Community Profile series.

Name: Aaron Smith

Nickname: Aarie

Occupation: National Park Ranger

Hometown: Stenhouse Bay

What makes you happy: Spending time with my beautiful Wife, on the beautiful land that I live and work.

We first met Jo as Chef of the Yorke Hotel. She has become a lot more since.

A genuine person with an infectious smile, Jo can be seen teaching the next generation (including her own children) about healthy food, recycling, and natural gardening. A great advocate for the community, she is an essential cog in.

Name: Jo Minks

Nickname: Josephine, Yoyo

Hometown: Born in the ‘burbs of Adelaide, but Yorketown will always be my hometown

Occupation: 25 years as a professional chef has now led me to facilitating experiential learning programs within schools and local communities. These programs provide knowledge and grass roots skills around food technology and garden production, well-being and connection, sustainable and environmentally conscious practices.

What makes you happy: Chickens, dirt, music, kids, love and a plant-centred existence brings me plenty of joy. Oh, and vintage suitcases..!

Thank you for allowing me to capture your story.

I had the pleasure to photograph Mouldsy for the SAPOL Blueprint Magazine.

Mouldsy has been the Officer in Charge of Ardrossan Police Station for many years. An icon of the community he serves and protects.

Name: Steven Moulds

Nickname: Mouldsy

Hometown: Ardrossan

Occupation: Police Officer (Brevet Sergeant)

What makes you happy: Spending time with my family and friends.

Thank you, Mouldsy, for your service to the community.

Maka is the world famous artist who stamped his presence on the Southern Yorke Peninsula with the murals on the Edithburgh and Stansbury Water Towers last year.

I was fortunate enough to catch up with Maka last week whilst he was painting a commission in Adelaide.

Name: Mike Maka

Nickname: Makatron

Hometown: Adelaide

Employment: Visual art, murals, canvas and sculpture.

What makes you happy: I'm happiest when I'm learning and yearning. I like to keep busy but rest easy.

Thank you for your art and inspiration to our family and region.

Karina is a talented young singer and musician who works on the family farm and in shearing sheds as a roustabout.

We were fortunate enough today, to be allowed into her home shearing shed, to capture her beauty and positive personality.

Thank you Karina for allowing us to capture you on your home turf.

Name: Karina Voigt

Nickname: KV

Hometown: Yorketown, SA

Employment: Farmer, Roustabout & Singer Musician

What makes you happy: Doing things that people say I can't.

Sam allowed our family into his world, whilst he was painting the mural for the Friends of Port Moorowie.

Thank you for leaving your imprint on us and our community.

Name: Sam Brooks

Nickname: Vanilla Denzel

Hometown: Adelaide

Occupation: Centrelink king

Tell us something about yourself: Doing interviews with bad journalists and pretending to be @_jackfran live on air when they haven't done their research.

Thank you for your patience and being our model.

And thank you for being the man you are for the community you love.

Name: Soxy (aka Peter Stockings)

Nickname: Soxy, Old Bill

Hometown: Honiton

Occupation: Farmer, fixer, family man, model

What makes you happy: Being alive. Just being alive.

Name: Georgia Ivens

Nickname: George

Hometown: Moonta

Occupation: Disability Support Worker & Practicing Artist

What makes you happy: Getting back to the country & camping makes me peaceful. Meeting artists and finding creative inspiration. Making people smile and feel accepted, who live such difficult lives.