Emerald, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Emerald is a town and semi-rural locality in the Greater Melbourne area, Victoria
, Australia
, 44 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
, outside the urban area. Its Local Government Area are the Shires of Cardinia
and Yarra Ranges
. At the 2006 Census, Emerald had a population of 6135.
Emerald also includes Cardinia Reservoir
, Melbourne's second largest reservoir.
.
The Puffing Billy Railway is a heritage
steam operated railway opened in 1900, which runs between Belgrave
and Gembrook
, now recreating the heyday in the 1920s of this narrow-gauge line. It has three stations within Emerald—at Emerald
, Nobelius
and Lakeside
, with Nobelius only being a "Stops if required" station. Also, Nobelius Siding
is located between Emerald and Nobelius stations which is only stopped at for functions, or the regular "Dinner Train" at the former Nobelius Nurseries Packing Shed adjacent to the siding.
Community Theatre since the 1990s. Gemco offers a variety of plays as well as social activities, involving the Emerald community and abroad.
Chris and Marie's (Wombat Gully) plant farm was another notable feature of Emerald until it closed down in April 2005.
The areas around Emerald are excellent for finding chanterelle
s and other edible mushrooms, and are a popular destination for mushroom hunters each autumn.
The 2011 FunFest proved a huge success and organisers are already planning for the 2012 event to be even bigger and better. Dates for next year will soon be announced on the PAVE website. http://www.pave.org.au
The route from Belgrave to Emerald Lake which participants run is 13.2 km long, and in 2006 had 2,403 participants in the 25th Great Train Race. Participants of the GTR may win prizes; The first Male and Female runners of the 2007 GTR held on the 6th of May received a return flight to Antarctica as well as a unique Great Train Race trophy. For details on the Great Train Race, visit Great Train Race.
And Visual arts
in Emerald", which is an Annual Festival which takes place every year in Mid April. The PAVE Festival ran for its sixth year in 2011. The festival includes a number of activities taking place at different locations around Emerald over a number of days. Such activities include the Emerald Arts Society art exhibition at the Environment Centre at Emerald Lake, a burlesque dance and circus performance, the popular "Women in Song" featuring 4 female singer songwriters, live Comedy, a photography exhibition, an exhibition and demonstration of local art courses and lessons, The Emerald FunFest, Literary events such as Poet's Breakfast, Yarn Event and Golden Cow Literary night, Voice concert, classical performance by Dandenong Ranges Orchestra, Storytelling, Open Gardens, a historic tour of Emerald and top quality live music. The 2011 festival featured Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, The Ska Vendors and Kerri Simpson, Lloyd Speigel, Lily and King.
at Worrell Reserve. However, it ceased to run in 2009 due to insurance issues.
It moved instead to a smaller version at St. Mark's Church.
is situated entirely in Emerald, Victoria. It is south of the main township and the southern border of the suburb follows the Reservoir Boundary. It is the second largest reservoir in Melbourne's water supply.
. Facilities include barbecues and toilets and is open every day of the year. The park is home to many species of wildlife including Kangaroos, Wombats and Possums. It is even possible to walk across one of the dam walls at the park. Despite being predominately located in the suburb of Emerald, the entrance to the park is approximately 10 minutes drive out of Emerald in Narre Warren East
.
Cardina Reservoir is the designated place to hold water when the Desalination plant is operating. There is a pipe running between Wongthaggi and Cardina Reservoir to make this possible.
region. Emerald has its own permanent library
at Worrell Reserve as part of the Casey Cardinia Library Corporation
. The Australian College of Youth Training is the only tertiary education provider based in Emerald.
The Emerald Community House runs adult education, pre-accredited ACFE training courses and hobby courses. There are also childcare programs, out of school hours care and children's extension programs and disability services. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is located in the Emerald Community House.
, a full-time Ambulance Station as well as a volunteer CFA Brigade and SES
Unit. The Emerald Fire Brigade is located on Emerald-Monbulk Road near the roundabout of Belgrave-Gembrook Road, and attends approximately 190 Emergency Incidents per year. The Brigade trains on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings and new members are always welcome.
The Emerald Volunteer State Emergency Service
Unit is located on Old Gembrook Road near the Corner of Sherriff Road. It attends several hundred storm and wind damage incidents every year and also attends 20–30 road accidents a year for rescue
purposes using such tools as the jaws of life. The Unit trains on Monday evenings and new members are very welcome to join.
According to the 2001 Census, 17 people identified themselves as indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
5,461 are Australian Citizens, while 4,770 people were identified as having been born in Australia. 1,365 were born overseas. 5,608 people speak English alone.
and a basketball team competing in the Knox Amateur Basketball Association.
Golfers play at the course of the Emerald Golf and Country Resort on Lakeside Drive.
IGA
supermarket, a Mitre 10
hardware and a Woolworths supermarket.
, located in the Emerald Hall. 3MDR broadcasts are aimed at the Dandenong Ranges region with Volunteer staff and announcers.
The two local newspapers are the Ranges Trader Mail and the Free Press Leader. However neither paper is actually published in Emerald.
The monthly Signpost magazine is also published in Emerald.
was a TV series screened in 1976 set in Emerald, about a local (fictional) policeman dealing with crime in Emerald.
Filming of A Country Practice
in the fictional town of Wandin Valley was moved to Emerald when the show moved to Network Ten
.
Filming for the ABC
children's drama Come Midnight Monday was effected in and around Emerald, Belgrave
& Cockatoo
, depicting the fictional country town of Widgery.
.
Current AFL players, Kade Simpson
, who plays for the Carlton Football Club
and Matthew Lobbe
, who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club
, grew up in Emerald.
Red Symons
was a resident of Emerald and attended Emerald Primary School.
Alfred Gregory
, the mountaineer, explorer and professional photographer, who was a member of the successful British team that made the first ascent of Mount Everest
in 1953, lived his last 15 years in Emerald, dying on 9 February 2010.
Round-the-world solo teenage sailor Jesse Martin
grew up in Emerald.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 44 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
, outside the urban area. Its Local Government Area are the Shires of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
and Yarra Ranges
Shire of Yarra Ranges
The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...
. At the 2006 Census, Emerald had a population of 6135.
Emerald also includes Cardinia Reservoir
Cardinia Reservoir
Cardinia Reservoir is a 287,000 megalitre water storage located in Emerald-Clematis-Dewhurst in south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Construction started in May 1970 and was completed in 1973 at a cost of more than A$11.4 million dollars.-History:...
, Melbourne's second largest reservoir.
Puffing Billy and Emerald Lake
Emerald is known for the Emerald Lake (Lake Treganowan). The lake offers barbecue facilities, children's playgrounds, a pool, paddle boats, walking tracks, fishing, Environment Centre, model railway, café and a railway station for Puffing BillyPuffing Billy Railway, Melbourne
The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. The primary starting point, operations and administration centre, main refreshment room and ticket purchasing are located at Belgrave station...
.
The Puffing Billy Railway is a heritage
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
steam operated railway opened in 1900, which runs between Belgrave
Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station, Melbourne
Belgrave railway station is situated in Belgrave, a suburb of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. It is the inner terminal of the famous Puffing Billy heritage steam railway...
and Gembrook
Gembrook railway station, Melbourne
Gembrook Station is located in the township of Gembrook, and is the terminus of the Puffing Billy Railway.It was opened with the line on 18 December 1900. The railway was rebuilt to here in 1998. Now the trains stop at a new "Town" platform located on the site of a former siding. The original...
, now recreating the heyday in the 1920s of this narrow-gauge line. It has three stations within Emerald—at Emerald
Emerald railway station, Melbourne
Emerald Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway. It was opened with the Railway on 18 December 1900 and comprised a platform track and a loop siding. A passing loop was added between the two a few years later. There was also a spur siding off the Down end of No. 3 Road...
, Nobelius
Nobelius railway station, Melbourne
Nobelius Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway. It was opened in 1927 and consists of a "Mallee Shed" type corrugated iron waiting shelter with an office on a short platform, although it has had more substantial buildings in the past....
and Lakeside
Lakeside railway station, Melbourne
For the station in the Lake District, United Kingdom, see Lakeside railway station, EnglandLakeside Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia. It was opened in 1944 to serve Emerald Lake Park, the popular picnic and recreation reserve opened during World War II...
, with Nobelius only being a "Stops if required" station. Also, Nobelius Siding
Nobelius Siding Railway Station, Melbourne
Nobelius Siding is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Emerald. The siding was built in 1904 to service the adjacent packing shed built the same year. The siding was originally used to load rail trucks with Nursery seedlings and plants for the C.A. Nobelius' Gembrook Nursery for shipment...
is located between Emerald and Nobelius stations which is only stopped at for functions, or the regular "Dinner Train" at the former Nobelius Nurseries Packing Shed adjacent to the siding.
Other attractions
Also notable is the Gemco Hall, which has been home to the Gemco PlayersGemco Players
Gemco Players Community Theatre Inc. is a community theatre group in Emerald, Victoria and has been active now for 29 years.Gemco stands for the townships in the Dandenong Ranges:*Gembrook*Emerald*Monbulk, Macclesfield and Menzies Creek...
Community Theatre since the 1990s. Gemco offers a variety of plays as well as social activities, involving the Emerald community and abroad.
Chris and Marie's (Wombat Gully) plant farm was another notable feature of Emerald until it closed down in April 2005.
The areas around Emerald are excellent for finding chanterelle
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius, commonly known as the chanterelle, golden chanterelle or girolle, is a fungus. It is probably the best known species of the genus Cantharellus, if not the entire family of Cantharellaceae. It is orange or yellow, meaty and funnel-shaped...
s and other edible mushrooms, and are a popular destination for mushroom hunters each autumn.
Emerald FunFest—formerly Emerald WinterFest
The Emerald WinterFest was an annual town festival held on the last weekend in July on Kilvington Drive in Emerald. There are road closures on Kilvington Drive, Puffing Billy Place and part of Heroes Avenue to prevent motor vehicle traffic entering, allowing many stalls to be established and enjoyed by the thousands of local residents and out-of-town visitors that attend the event. The FunFest is even more Fun than ever and has a great community feel with only good quality stalls, great music, dance and plenty of free entertainment for all ages.The 2011 FunFest proved a huge success and organisers are already planning for the 2012 event to be even bigger and better. Dates for next year will soon be announced on the PAVE website. http://www.pave.org.au
Great Train Race
The Great Train Race (GTR) is an annual fun run from Belgrave to Emerald Lake in which participants attempt to beat Puffing Billy to the finish line and is organised by volunteers of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society.The route from Belgrave to Emerald Lake which participants run is 13.2 km long, and in 2006 had 2,403 participants in the 25th Great Train Race. Participants of the GTR may win prizes; The first Male and Female runners of the 2007 GTR held on the 6th of May received a return flight to Antarctica as well as a unique Great Train Race trophy. For details on the Great Train Race, visit Great Train Race.
PAVE Arts Festival
The PAVE Festival is the largest festival in the Dandenong Ranges and Cardinia Shire, running over 5–6 days and incorporating all forms of the Arts. PAVE stands for "PerformingPerforming arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
And Visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
in Emerald", which is an Annual Festival which takes place every year in Mid April. The PAVE Festival ran for its sixth year in 2011. The festival includes a number of activities taking place at different locations around Emerald over a number of days. Such activities include the Emerald Arts Society art exhibition at the Environment Centre at Emerald Lake, a burlesque dance and circus performance, the popular "Women in Song" featuring 4 female singer songwriters, live Comedy, a photography exhibition, an exhibition and demonstration of local art courses and lessons, The Emerald FunFest, Literary events such as Poet's Breakfast, Yarn Event and Golden Cow Literary night, Voice concert, classical performance by Dandenong Ranges Orchestra, Storytelling, Open Gardens, a historic tour of Emerald and top quality live music. The 2011 festival featured Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, The Ska Vendors and Kerri Simpson, Lloyd Speigel, Lily and King.
Other events
For many years, Emerald had an annual Carols by CandlelightCarols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight is an Australian Christmas tradition that originated in southeastern Australia in the 19th century and was popularised in Melbourne in the 1930s. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by...
at Worrell Reserve. However, it ceased to run in 2009 due to insurance issues.
It moved instead to a smaller version at St. Mark's Church.
Cardinia Reservoir
Cardinia ReservoirReservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
is situated entirely in Emerald, Victoria. It is south of the main township and the southern border of the suburb follows the Reservoir Boundary. It is the second largest reservoir in Melbourne's water supply.
Cardinia Reservoir Park
On the Southern side of the Reservoir there is a large park run by Parks VictoriaParks Victoria
-Department:Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state,...
. Facilities include barbecues and toilets and is open every day of the year. The park is home to many species of wildlife including Kangaroos, Wombats and Possums. It is even possible to walk across one of the dam walls at the park. Despite being predominately located in the suburb of Emerald, the entrance to the park is approximately 10 minutes drive out of Emerald in Narre Warren East
Narre Warren East, Victoria
Narre Warren East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Narre Warren East had a population of 491....
.
Cardina Reservoir is the designated place to hold water when the Desalination plant is operating. There is a pipe running between Wongthaggi and Cardina Reservoir to make this possible.
Education
Emerald has a Kindergarten and a Pre School, Emerald Primary School (with roughly 400 students) which serves the local area and a secondary school, Emerald Secondary College which serves the Southern Dandenong RangesDandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
region. Emerald has its own permanent library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
at Worrell Reserve as part of the Casey Cardinia Library Corporation
Casey Cardinia Libraries
Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation provides a network of public library services through various service points in Melbourne’s south-eastern metropolitan growth corridor....
. The Australian College of Youth Training is the only tertiary education provider based in Emerald.
The Emerald Community House runs adult education, pre-accredited ACFE training courses and hobby courses. There are also childcare programs, out of school hours care and children's extension programs and disability services. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is located in the Emerald Community House.
Emergency services
Emerald has a part-time Police StationVictoria Police
Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 12,190 sworn members, along with over 400 recruits, reservists and Protective Service Officers, and over 2,900 civilian staff across 393 police stations.-Early history:The Victoria Police...
, a full-time Ambulance Station as well as a volunteer CFA Brigade and SES
State Emergency Service
A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
Unit. The Emerald Fire Brigade is located on Emerald-Monbulk Road near the roundabout of Belgrave-Gembrook Road, and attends approximately 190 Emergency Incidents per year. The Brigade trains on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings and new members are always welcome.
The Emerald Volunteer State Emergency Service
State Emergency Service
A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
Unit is located on Old Gembrook Road near the Corner of Sherriff Road. It attends several hundred storm and wind damage incidents every year and also attends 20–30 road accidents a year for rescue
Rescue
Rescue refers to responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation....
purposes using such tools as the jaws of life. The Unit trains on Monday evenings and new members are very welcome to join.
Demographics
Emerald's population as of the 2006 Census was 6,135 (a decrease of 9 from the 2001 census), (3,050 male, 3,085 female), 4,662 people were aged 15 years and over (2,280 male, 2,382 female) and 460 were aged 65 years and over (200 male, 260 female).According to the 2001 Census, 17 people identified themselves as indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
5,461 are Australian Citizens, while 4,770 people were identified as having been born in Australia. 1,365 were born overseas. 5,608 people speak English alone.
Sport and recreation
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football LeagueYarra Valley Mountain District Football League
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in Victoria to the east and northeast of Melbourne.-History:...
and a basketball team competing in the Knox Amateur Basketball Association.
Golfers play at the course of the Emerald Golf and Country Resort on Lakeside Drive.
Retailers in Emerald
Emerald has many retailers consisting of many small specialty shops as well as a RitchiesRitchies Stores
Ritchies is the largest independent supermarket chain in Australia, owned by a group of private investors including Metcash. Ritchies, also known as "Ritchies Supa IGA", have the majority of their stores located in Victoria....
IGA
IGA
Iga or IGA may stand for:-Given name:* a female given name of Polish origin. The name originates from the female given name Jadwiga and stands for gia,or gina in the USA....
supermarket, a Mitre 10
Mitre 10
Mitre 10 is the trading name of retail and trade hardware store chains, over 700 locations throughout of Australia. Operations are based on a co-operative system where the store owners are members of the national group and each has voting rights...
hardware and a Woolworths supermarket.
Local media
Emerald receives standard Melbourne Television and radio broadcasts. However Emerald also has its own local radio station 3MDR3mdr
3MDR is one of many Community radio stations which broadcast in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It covers the Shire of Yarra Ranges and Shire of Cardinia. With the Studio and transmitter located in Emerald...
, located in the Emerald Hall. 3MDR broadcasts are aimed at the Dandenong Ranges region with Volunteer staff and announcers.
The two local newspapers are the Ranges Trader Mail and the Free Press Leader. However neither paper is actually published in Emerald.
The monthly Signpost magazine is also published in Emerald.
Television dramas set in Emerald
Solo OneSolo One
Solo One is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network and screened in 1976. There were 13 half hour episodes....
was a TV series screened in 1976 set in Emerald, about a local (fictional) policeman dealing with crime in Emerald.
Filming of A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
in the fictional town of Wandin Valley was moved to Emerald when the show moved to Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
.
Filming for the ABC
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
children's drama Come Midnight Monday was effected in and around Emerald, Belgrave
Belgrave, Victoria
Belgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
& Cockatoo
Cockatoo, Victoria
Cockatoo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Cockatoo had a population of 4,560....
, depicting the fictional country town of Widgery.
Notable people
Emerald is the hometown of Vanessa AmorosiVanessa Amorosi
Vanessa Amorosi is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.-Early life:...
.
Current AFL players, Kade Simpson
Kade Simpson
Kade Simpson is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....
, who plays for the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and Matthew Lobbe
Matthew Lobbe
Matthew Lobbe is an Australian Rules Football player for the Port Adelaide Football Club.The Power's first pick in the 2007 AFL Draft spent all of 2008 in the SANFL reserves with the Port Adelaide Magpies. During the 2009 preseason, he put on an additional 8 kg and is seen as a future ruckman...
, who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, grew up in Emerald.
Red Symons
Red Symons
Redmond Symons is an Australian musician, writer, actor and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with Skyhooks and as the snide judge of "Red Faces", a segment of the long-running Hey Hey It's Saturday variety television show...
was a resident of Emerald and attended Emerald Primary School.
Alfred Gregory
Alfred Gregory
Alfred Gregory , FBIPP, Hon. FRPS, was a mountaineer, explorer and professional photographer. A member of the successful British team that made the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, he was in charge of stills photography and, as a climbing member of the team, reached 28,000 feet in support...
, the mountaineer, explorer and professional photographer, who was a member of the successful British team that made the first ascent of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
in 1953, lived his last 15 years in Emerald, dying on 9 February 2010.
Round-the-world solo teenage sailor Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin is an Australian sailor who in 1999 became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted, taking the record from David Dicks, who was 24 days younger when he completed his circumnavigation, but had obtained assistance. Martin's journey in the S&S 34...
grew up in Emerald.