Founders
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Bert Vorstenbosch Jr has the super official sounding job title of “General Hype Guy.” He’s been determinedly outspoken about West Perth’s need for a community publication, and got so tired of waiting for someone else to do it that he decided he would do it himself. As the owner of several printing companies, Bert is in charge of distribution and printing, and his business, Mitchell Office Pro, is our primary sponsor.
Amelia McFarlane | Business Manager
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Amelia McFarlane and her daughter are relatively new to West Perth, but since moving to Mitchell in 2023 she’s been itching to get connected in the community. In her role as The Heronry’s Business Manager, and Social Media Guru, she ensures we stay organized and that people get informed about our publication! In her spare time she plays the bagpipes and loves to share her music at special events.
Christina tB Hotz | Editor & Designer
Bert J Vorstenbosch | Publishing & Distribution
Christina tB Hotz | Editor & Designer
A graphic designer by trade, Christina tB Hotz is our editor and designer. She and her family have lived in Mitchell since July of 2016. She has a love for small towns and a passion for community building. You can often find her helping out at the local pottery studio, or working outside her century home as she tries to wrangle it, and her extensive gardens into shape.
Regular Contributors
Christopher Creighton
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Christopher Creighton is a lover of process photography and uses various antique circuit cameras to create his own work. He writes "Notes on Photography" every issue.
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Cheryl has been sharing her amazing birding photos at Beyond the Branch Photography for several years. Her love for our local wildlife is made clear in her writing as well as her images.
Elysha Vorstenbosch
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Elysha Vorstenbosch
Elysha Vorstenbosch is a local musician and composer. She writes about her process of researching and composing an album of harp music entitled "Tales of the Huron Tract: The Whispers That Lay Dormant No Longer".
Cathy Hutson
Cheryl Schwartzentruber
Elysha Vorstenbosch
Cathy lives at a rural property in Fullarton, and shares her musings on small-town life, home renovations, country living, and her family history.
Angie Moore
Emily Kate Johnston
Emily Kate Johnston
Angie has a passion for cemetery headstone restoration and local history. She writes about her historical findings on her facebook page and website. Her writings in the Heronry feature local stories.
Emily Kate Johnston
Emily Kate Johnston
Emily Kate Johnston
E.K. Johnston writes YA books that appeal to people of all ages. She has strong feels about the use of generative AI and is writing about the ethical concerns in an on-going series.
Visnja Cuturic
Emily Kate Johnston
Visnja Cuturic
Visnja owns Mitchell Pottery Studio where she passes on her love of all things clay. She writes "That Grammar Thing" where she shares tips and tricks about the English language.
Maggie Turner
Emily Kate Johnston
Visnja Cuturic
Maggie offers private astrology consultations at Mystic Maggzastro. She writes horoscopes for the Heronry monthly.
Laura Bere
Amy Heatherington
Clare French
Laura Bere is CEO of the West Perth Public Library. She writes monthly updates about events at the library and shares about the books she's reading.
Clare French
Amy Heatherington
Clare French
Clare French is a long time West Perth Musician who was one of our first interview subjects. He gave us a folder of various short stories and poems that we often feature.
Amy Heatherington
Amy Heatherington
Amy Heatherington
Amy has been helping edit the Heronry since it's first issue (at least when we get it to her on time). She hopes to contribute writing when she has the time and inspiration!
Dr Carolyn Deck
Amy Heatherington
Amy Heatherington
Dr Deck from Deck Dentistry writes a sponsored column where she shares helpful information about all things dental health related.