north east regional extra | July 21 - 27, 2021
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July 21 - 27, 2021
By BELINDA HARRISON MIKE Feeney’s passion for writing sat dormant during his career in consumer marketing and corporate strategy, waiting for the chance to be let loose. It took until retirement and the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown for that time to come and now Mike has a fully-realised screenplay to show for his efforts. “I originally wanted to be a journalist, but instead joined Philip Morris (which also owned Lindemans Wines at the time) in a senior management position,” Mike said. “For a time I also worked at Elders IXL under (Australian businessman, Carlton AFL president and Liberal Party president) John Elliott and sat on a few ASX listed company boards.” Mike grew up in Essex in the UK and migrated to Australia in 1971 having met his Australian wife (Roslyn) in London and now lives in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, but he has long had an interest and love for the North East of Victoria.
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Continued page 8 ◆ ANY TAKERS: Mike Feeney has written a screenplay set in the North East region where he has visited often.
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