Lucie Cutting

Radio Producer and Presenter at ABC Hobart

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It takes up to 450 hours to make a human-hair wig, but it's Rachel's passion

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Master wigmaker Rachel Walker can spend up to 450 hours painstakingly attaching human hair, strand by strand, to aSwiss lace base to create a single wig. The time-consuming process has become a passion for her after seeing the impact a wig can have on the self-esteem of people experiencing medical hair loss. Ms Walker, who has been a hairdresser for 36 years, expanded her skills to wig-making 10 years ago, when she became frustrated by the lack of options available to her clients.
Michael Mansell reflects on Tasmania's reconciliation walk 25 years on

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Tamlyn Neck

Aboriginal activist and lawyer Michael Mansell clearly remembers driving from Launceston to attend Tasmania's reconciliation walk in 2000, such was the public response to the walk. "We noticed dozens of buses...a lot of cars were travelling with those buses so we knew it was big." Mr Mansell said.
After nearly 60 years, Marin County Jane Doe identified as Dorothy Vaillancourt

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Penelope Vaillancourt was 15 when she lost contact with her Australian-born mother Dorothy after moving out of their troubled home in California in 1965. Now 74, she is shocked to learn Dorothy's body was found on a cliff the following year but went unidentified for almost six decades. Known as the Marin County Jane Doe, the woman's identity was a mystery until March this year, when work by forensic DNA company Othram and US law enforcement officials restored her true name.
Woman donates portraits of ancestors including island's unofficial 'king'

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

An oil painting of the unofficial "king" of Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast, has been donated to hang in the home he built there more than a century ago. The 19th-century portraits of Angelo Giulio "Diego" Bernacchi and his wife Barbe were donated by their great-great-granddaughter Clare Bernacchi. Ms Bernacchi, from Auckland, recently visited Tasmania for the first time to trace her family's history and visit the heritage-listed home on Maria Island (Wukaluwikiwayna).
The Wolfe family play instruments that have lasted generations - ABC listen

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Farming and music run through the veins of the Wolfe family in southern Tasmania, so it's no surprise that after generations of the family living on the same property that the instruments they play today were performed on by the generations before. Cousins Emily and Tom Wolfe grew up surrounded by music, their parents and grandfather performed, and had dreams of becoming travelling musicians, but were held back by responsibilities on the farm.
Oil painting of Maria Island's unofficial king donated back to island

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Two oil paintings of Diego and Barbe Bernacchi have been donated to the home they built on Maria Island. The donation came from their great-great-granddaughter, Clare Bernacchi, who recently visited Tasmania for the first time to trace her family's history and visit the heritage-listed home on Maria Island (Wukaluwikiwayna). Diego and Barbe Bernacchi migrated to Tasmania from England in the 1880s.
Neighbours build table into fence to enjoy each others company - ABC listen

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

How well do you get along with your neighbours? In Old Beach in southern Tasmania, neighbours Rod, Lesley, Raelene and Romeo built a table into their shared fence-line to better enjoy each others company. It started with Rod placing a cool beverage on a fence post on a hot day, when Raelene and Romeo were working in the garden. From there it's progressed to sawing through the fence and creating a table that can be packed away after a BBQ or shared platter.
How Kayla's great work, life, study balance is a fast track to a career

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

A school-based traineeship has given college students Harper Giles and Kayla Perkins a foot in the door to their future careers before they even finish school. School-based trainees and apprentices split their week between school, work and training to achieve nationally recognised qualifications alongside their secondary education. Mr Giles is the first school-based trainee employed by Tasman Council, which is located in south-east Tasmania, about 90 minutes from Hobart.
How Mandarin language shaped the melody of Yulan & Blaise's latest song

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

The latest release by duo Yulan & Blaise is a bilingual song that's creation was partly driven by the tone of Mandarin words used in the song. Called Falling 花火落, the song is the first bilingual song released by the duo, who have previously released music only in English. Creating a song in Mandarin, a tonal language, presented challenges that helped shape the final sound of the song. "Mandarin is a tonal language, and you have to align the tones of the word with the melody," Yulan said.
Police recover parts of bronze orphan statues stolen in Hobart

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Police are investigating the theft of two bronze statues from New Town in Hobart. The statues represented thousands of children who were admitted to orphan schools in the 1800s. The sculptor who created the statues says he hopes they can be rebuilt. Parts of a pair of bronze statues have been recovered after the statues were stolen from Hobart in southern Tasmania.