Immersed in the tranquility of the islands, I learned to slow things down and appreciate things that take millions of years.
Author: Frankey Chung
Legally trained, creatively driven.
Frankey Chung writes about fashion, travel, and culture. He has written for i-D/Vice is looking to broaden his publishing portfolio.
Frankey’s previous exploits include improving the outcomes of abused children in Victoria, improving access to high-speed broadband across Australia, an entrepreneurial attempt at tackling climate change, assisting low socioeconomic communities in Springvale with legal advice, and propelling sustainable fashion.
The bubble tea capital of Australia is in Springvale
Bubble tea is in the midst of a renaissance.
And there’s no place in Australia that’s as alive to this phenomenon than along a small strip on Buckingham avenue in Springvale, Melbourne.
[TRAVEL] Uluru
Nestled 450kms southwest of Alice Springs sits a sacred mound. It reaches 348m into the sky, revered for at least 30,000 years by the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara people (the traditional owners, known collectively in their language as the Anangu) as a meeting place.
[Interview] Lucy Ward – St Ali’s Green Coffee Buyer
Lucy’s the kind of coffee powerhouse who starts every working day with a cupping at St ALi’s warehouse in Port Melbourne.
[Interview] Helena Ortega, tatuadora – Mexico City
They say that choosing what you want to do in life is the most difficult part, but Mexican society is so heavily dominated by men that making a break in any endeavour is met with hurdle after hurdle.
[Fiction] Waking up in VetAsia
I can barely breathe, but eventually it’s a different kind of breathing.
[Travel] Meditations on Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm inspires an ensemble of delights, captivating from every angle and perspective, equal parts intrigue and enticement (but certainly not without its faults).
[Interview] Vanessa Gerrie
For a particular cohort of the fashion writing industry, there exists a responsibility to go deeper into the ethical agenda.
[Interview] Hannah Cole from hannahrose.blog
This year marks VAMFF’s third Fashion Writing Series, in which five aspiring mentees (myself included) were given the rare privilege of being mentored by some of Australia’s most influential journalists and writers.
[Interview] Alice Sutton from EDITION
By Frankey Just as we’re increasingly required to become more conscious of the impact our lives have on the environment around … More
The Urban Scrapbook 