The Bayside Bubble

Welcome back Bayside Bubble community! We hope everyone is enjoying the more relaxed
restrictions that allow us back out and into the community again. Today we are so excited to
continue engaging in conversation about what makes our community the vibrant, incredible
place that it is. On today’s show Maree gets the chance to speak with Vicky and Simon
Blackie, owners of one of the iconic Brighton bathing boxes.

Instantly recognizable and a feature of Melbourne tourism, the Brighton bathing boxes draw
a crowd on even the rainiest of days. In the family for over 50 years, Simon tells us how his
father, David, jumped at an opportunity to own a piece of Brighton in the 1960’s. Originally
a pale green, we discover how this bathing box adopted the iconic Australian flag design
that has since become such a draw for tourists and celebrities alike.

Maree finds out about the history of bathing boxes and their original purpose to conserve
modesty, whilst pondering the irony of an unofficial nudist beach not too far away in the
70’s in Sandringham.

We reminisce together about the days of a train-line to the water’s edge and the stories that
encapsulate a childhood centered around the beach and the family’s bathing box that Vicky
and Simon continue to enjoy with their family and friends today.

If we have sparked your interest to learn more about the Brighton bathing boxes this week,
you can find more information on the operations and the history of the bathing boxes from
the Brighton Bathing Box Association at http://www.brightonbathingbox.org.au.
We look forward to returning to your ears for another episode in two weeks’ time. If you
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Thank you to our sponsors, Buxton Real Estate, the premium real estate company, and our
friends at Chisholm Constructions for making this show possible.

We would love to hear from you! To contact us at the Bayside Bubble drop us an email at

[email protected] with your thoughts and comments. 

We would like to thank the sponsors of the episode that make it possible to make this show. Today we are thanking Buxton Real Estate, the premium bayside real estate agency, as well as our friends at Chisholm Constructions for their contributions to the show. 

From all of us at the Bayside Bubble, thank you for tuning in, we look forward to being back in your ear next time! 

We are more than excited to share this episode with you as Kate (virtually) sits down with the lovely Debbie Keyt and Kristina Doucouliagos, committee members and representatives from the Beaumaris Theatre Company. 

Founded in 1953 by Bill and Angela Martin, the Beaumaris Theatre has a rich 67 years of history. In this episode we discuss how a make-shift attic space became a hub for local thespians and the occasional celebrity.

Debbie and Kristina share stories of behind the scenes disasters that productions have faced in the past involving drunken actors, morning sickness, gastro and injuries.

Finally, Kate finds out how the ‘extended interval’ during COVID restrictions has impacted operations and the fun new way that they have been able to continue to encourage engagement through the Theatre At Home series.  

If you have been inspired to learn more about the Beaumaris Theatre Company or to get involved, you can do so through their social media platforms.

You can find them at https://www.beaumaristheatre.com.au, or through their Facebook or Instagram pages.

You can view the Theatre At Home series that we discussed at https://www.beaumaristheatre.com.au/theatre-at-home. 

Additionally, if you want to continue to keep up to date with new episodes of the Bayside Bubble as they arrive, subscribe to keep us in your library. 

We would love to hear from you! To contact us at the Bayside Bubble drop us an email at

[email protected] with your thoughts and comments. 

We would like to thank the sponsors of the episode that make it possible to make this show. Today we are thanking Buxton Real Estate, the premium bayside real estate agency, as well as our friends at Chisholm Constructions for their contributions to the show. 

From all of us at the Bayside Bubble, thank you for tuning in, we look forward to being back in your ear next time! 

Get to meet your co-hosts, Kate Harvey and Maree Lacy - two local business owners, loving where they live in Bayside, Melbourne. Find out how and why the Bayside Bubble came to be. #community #connection