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Karel's T-Bar in Australia's Thredbo Ski Resort pays tribute to Karel Nekvapil, a beloved figure in the local community. Karel's journey began in 1948 when he fled Czechoslovakia to join his wife Sasha, a Czech national ski champion who had defected after competing in the 1948 Olympics. Their remarkable story enriches the history of the ski lift, symbolising their enduring contributions to Thredbo's ski culture.
After 21 years in Thredbo, Karel and Sasha moved to their farm on the Alpine Way in 1980, where Karel remained until his passing in 1993. Despite a skiing injury in 1961 that ended his racing career, Karel remained passionate about the sport and dedicated himself to supporting children's skiing. He was a founding member of the Thredbo Ski Racing Club in 1972 and its first patron in 1979.
Today, Karel's T-Bar lift, situated high above Thredbo Village, is a lasting tribute to his legacy. It also marks Australia's highest lifted point.

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Bridie O'Brien. Beobe. Short for B.O.B.
I was born in Young, NSW. Sheep and wheat country. Dust storms. Hard lessons. Eldest of six in a split and patched family, which teaches you resilience.
I went to Sydney on a music scholarship and swapped paddocks for stages.
I have pulled cables through dark venues at 3 am. Called shows from the wings. Directed live television broadcasts. Managed teams across national roadshows. Travelled solo abroad extensively. I ride motorcycles and grow my own vegetables. I've played guitar at festivals here and overseas. Written and released three studio albums. Music was never a hobby. It was oxygen. It carried me across continents and, in the end, led me back to the visual.
Art kept circling. Quiet. Patient. In 2020, when the stages went dark, I stopped pretending and chose painting fully.
Now I work in thick oil, cut in with a palette knife. I paint the places that have carved themselves into me. Headlands. Back roads. Snow country. Beaches that taste of salt and memory. I am not chasing photographs. I am chasing the pulse beneath them.
Every landscape is lived first. I stand in it. I feel the temperature shift. I let it settle in the body. Then I paint it by hand. One of a kind. Pure oil. Clear vision.
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