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Dear Ethan,

I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday on behalf of all your “SalvationJane aunties”! We haven’t spent a lot of time together but have followed your adventures via the wonderful Penny. Your life’s journey is just incredible and I understand why celebrating this birthday is so important. The messages here are testament to your character and kindness and to the beautiful energy to bring to all those you meet. The fact that you continue to bring yourself up and back from all the challenges that come your way shows such powerful courage, faith and persistence.

I can see why you are so loved. I join with everyone here in wishing you even more of that love and many happy days.

Tess x

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The first time we meet was when you came to my house as a plus one with Emma and you were the few people that stuck around and played board games with Dec and I! Not only have board games been involved in all our interactions together but it also happened to be one of our favourite things to do so we were already off to a great start.

You are such a ray to be around and I'm glad I met someone that can yap as much as me and create such a comfortable space to talk freely about anything! Emma is just smitten around you and you both truely bring out the best in each other 🥰 despite Dec and I being horrible at organising thing we are truely due for a catch up but for not we both wish you the happiest of birthdays and can't wait for our need gathering ☺️

-Love Dec and Jess 🫶🏼

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It was super having you in our cast for "Two and Two ..." .... a funny audition process (by telephone!) but my gut-feeling was right. You were perfect for the role and in spite of the difficult time you were going through, you managed to nail it!

The there was the panto and you showed your versatility. I can't wait to see what you will bring to your next role.

And of course, your talent is also evident in your day job - very creative and superb workmanship!

All the best for the coming year and your future.

Cheers,

Keva

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Looking so suave you may as well be auditioning for Clark Kent right here 🦸‍♂️ 

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Happy Birthday, super friend 🧡

We've had a bunch of good times, but what springs to mind are all those rides home you and Emma gave me from the Charlie rehearsals in 2022.

I was still finding my place in the theatre company, and you were the only person I knew, and for that five minute ride you and me and Emma would joke and laugh and all the pressure of everything would disappear. You made me feel welcome in a place I so desperately wanted to belong, and I was so grateful to you for that, for giving me a space to be myself.

We've had lots of laughs, and done some real cool stuff together since then, but that's the Ethan I always think of, the one who doesn't hesitate to include somebody and make them feel good about themselves.

Love you, buddy. Happy Birthday ❤️

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I have such fond memories of our time spent together. I think I needed your presence as much as you needed mine at that stage of our lives. You’re a very special human Ethan ♥️ you’ll always be that sweet, kind, smart young boy in my heart. So much love to you xxx

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You're a fantastic, beautiful, wonderful person! I hope your birthday is one of the best times of your life. Happy birthday, friend!

Love from Lewis

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Happy birthday Ethan

Wishing you the best and hoping your 28th birthday was kind to you

You are bright and shiny and special. You are a gem, don’t ever forget

Love Alina and Alessia

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Dear Ethan,

When I first met you, my whole perspective on life changed, but you didn’t know as you were just a baby.  I was just 21 and about to embark on the 7 year adventure through to 28 that you have just experienced and largely endured.  It’s an ominous age in popular culture but some also speculate that between 21 and 28 you have a mildly Benjamin Button like experience of living backwards through the what you and others have left in the previous years.  It can be a very trying time, but that is often what makes it rewarding in the end.  When I turned 21 I had no idea of the next few years to come; the joys that I would experience in you, Erin, Ella and Declan being born and the great sorrow I would feel when Amy died.  You have lived a life walking at times on a narrow road and like many of us, have gone by the wayside and made it back.  It is so wonderful that you have arrived at today, but I also want to celebrate you as your talking to my as yet unborn grandchildren when they’ve are turning 28.  I might be a bit past it by then, but we’ll see.

My life and this world are more golden with you in them Ethan.  You are a champion and I hope for you so many more birthday celebrations and wonderful years in between them.

This is the third time I’ve written this message because Padlet and I have decided to communicate poorly with one another, but I will also send three clips of a song I wrote when you were born.

Loads of love coming your way.

Happy Birthday mate!

Tristram

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Wishing you all the best Ethan, come out and see us soon, we have some lovely plants for you if you can use them. If it is not the right time for you to plant, come out in Autumn and there’ll be a bigger selection. Or come out and say hello anytime.

We have known your clan for many years, such a creative mob.

Lots of love to you

Liz and Bill xxxxxxx

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Dearest Ethan,

When I first met you, you changed my perspective on the world, but you didn’t know. You were just a baby and I was 21 years old. Some people speculate that the life we live between 21 and 28 is in some ways a review of the 7 years before that, like 21 is a fulcrum in the time of your life and then you travel Benjamin Button style, without the becoming cute as a button again. This means that you need to walk back through whatever you and others create to get to your source. That can be a hard road and when I got to 21 I hadn’t thought that life had necessarily dealt me the best hand in some respects, but I was about to experience some of the most wonderful (you, Erin, Ella and Declan being born) and the absolute worst (Amy) experiences of my life. You’ve had to walk a narrow road and, like many of us, fallen by the wayside sometimes and then found your way to today. Today you’re 28 and that’s bloody fantastic, but I want to be celebrating you when you’re talking to my grandchildren (as yet unborn) as they are turning 28 and reflecting on their lives.

But for today, today is enough. My life and this world are more golden with you in them. You are a champion mate! With more love than can be put in words,

Happy Birthday,

Tristram

PS. This is the second time I’ve written this message because I tried to attach a vid and the message disappeared. I will send you video clips of a song that I wrote when you were born. Love you mate.

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Happy birthday Wethan you legend! Hope your day is filled with all the love and happiness in the world. I’m sure the next 28 years have so much positivity and joy in store for you, I can’t wait to see what you will achieve. Here’s cheers to 28 years xxx

🤍 Bonnie xxx

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Dearest Ethan,

Happy 28th Birthday! You are one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met and I’m so grateful that our paths crossed.

I have so many wonderful memories of our partnership during Charlie, and thank you for never dropping me 😂

Sending you so much love to you today and always!

Love Kaddi 🩷

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Hi chum. Heard it's your birthaversary, so here's a wee message;

I'm glad you're here. Keep that shit up. It's pretty damn ace, and I like it and I like you.

(also I hope you got the Lego you asked for)

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Dear Ethan,
I have loved knowing you, for 18 of your 28 years.

When we first met we ended up living together for a few weeks, & it was a wild, mostly wonderful ride for me, sharing space with you & Declan & the 2 whippets Bruce & Rosie, I think we did pretty good together 🖼

Even then it was clear that you were a super kind, gentle human being, & I remember you being super helpful & co-operative about us making it all work, you trusted me to keep it together, which hopefully I did well enough.

I didn't know then how alike we both were, it wasn't until we got to have some good chats at festivals over the next 10 years that I realised how many resonances there were between us, as searchers.

You have such a huge loving heart, & such a passionate mind, & I know you are devoted to finding the truth in everything, which is a rare intention, indeed.

I am SO proud of you for making it to here, cos I know full well how excoriatingly difficult that has been, a lot of the time, & I am super glad I made it thru as well, to mark this moment with you.

I wish you a future filled with kindness & purpose & grounded clarity.

I LOVE that you have becone a Chef & a Gardener, imo two of the most crucial skillsets, for whatever Apocaplyse comes next 😂

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Happy birthday! I hope you have an amazing birthday and that you're all good! I really hope that you are doing amazing and that you are happy as can be. Once again I hope you are doing great and I love you so much!

From Daniel

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Happiest of birthdays Ethan, I have fond memories of hanging out with you when you were a young tacker. We went on many adventures and had lots of laughs together. Penny has sent some photos from me to Emma from this time. The time we spent together was very special to me and you are never far from my thoughts. I still say “breffkast”. I hope you have a ripper birthday you beautiful human, love Shay.

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I came to share a cute little house with you and your Ma in Perth in 1998 - I guess for about 10 months.

It was never my plan to live with a little baby when i was just 21, but as far as I recall - we thoroughly charmed each other!

I was known as Johnny then, and you would frequently shout out "Jojjy" to greet me, or find out where i was in the house!

I remember being envious of the gorgeous way you were raised in that first year. The wide range of people you met, the environments you encountered, and the love that was showered on you by so many! oh and the fun you had finger-painting in hummus on the glass partitions at the Civic Hotel!

I learnt how to eat (and love) olives because of you! And I'm thankful for the joy and wamth and laughter you brought into my world that year. Thank you dear young man, and happy birthday. I wish you joy and warmth and laughter in return.

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Dearest Ethan,

You, kiddo (I'm allowed to say that because I'm old), are one of a kind. You were so warm and welcoming to Skye and I when we joined BTC for the first time, sharing the stage with you. I remember watching your engagement with the kids. Each and every one of them staring up at you in admiration, baited on every word.

You're genuine and honest, funny and charismatic. Those kids with their bullshit radars were spot on, and wanted to be within your company.

Being around you makes us all better people.

Happy rotation around the sun. Another year to seek joy and for joy to seek you.

Lots of love from Skye and I,

Jill

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Hi from Perth and hope you have a wonderful birthday. Wishing you the very best of all the things for the coming year.

We had a lot of fun in Perth over those years you visited and stayed as a mini E. We still use some Ethanisms that you started while with us.

You and your bright smile kept us giggling and loving life. It was joyful and lots of fun.

Your aunty Amy will be super fricken proud of you on your bday and loving you from her star somewhere. All the best and keep on being awesome.

Love Kate (and Bliss)

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Hey mate, I know we don't know each other very well, but I think the instant I met you on the info night of treasure Island, I knew you had something special in you. You light up the room, and make everyone feel like they have known you for years, time doesn't matter being friends with you.

I hope to cross paths with you again sometime in the future, keep on keeping and fighting to be an amazing human bean in this crazy world

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I’ve spent the last 30 minutes trying to find a specific photo of me in my cheese costume and you holding me, I swear we took one but it’s lost it the many theatre photos.

Ethan you are without a doubt in my mind one of the most kind human I have ever met. The love and kindness you have always shown me and everyone around you is so beautiful. I rarely click with people as quickly as I did with you and feel so comfortable to be completely myself without fear of being judged, but you make it so easy. You are such a caring person and there’s a little spot in my heart where you sit, you always bring a smile to my face and I’m so thankful for you.

I cannot wait to share the stage with you again, hopefully in a twilight pantomime ❤️

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Happy days sparkly one! Meeting you as a twisted gender bending witch was such a fun time! I was in awe of your capacity to meet edges of discomfort, even on the hard days, and keep engaged, keep uncovering, keep growing, understanding, playing and laughing your way through the unknown to the knowable. You truly are a wonderful golden person. May your next trip around the sun bring you all of life's good stuff, and may our individual orbits collide into a cackling cuddle sometime, please. Big love brother x

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Happy birthday to an awe-inspiring friend

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Happy birthday to an awe-inspiring friend

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Ethan! You are one of the most unique, genuine, caring, and inspiring people I have ever met. I wish you the happiest of birthdays. You deserve so much love and celebration of the amazing person you are. Thank you for being you and for bringing so much love to the world, you are a joy to know. I am so grateful for your friendship during my time in Bendigo, you made a very lonely time much less lonely for me and I hope I got to do that for you too. Come see my new garden when you’re in Melbourne next! I have new plants to show off 😂. Miss you!

Congrats on not making it into the infamous club, I am proud of you for working through so much hard shit. You continue to inspire me and so many others to be better and to own our shit. Thank you for the push.

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Hope you're having a very happy birthday Ethan. I was so grateful for the enthusiasm you brought to a really nervy day for me. It was such a joy to watch you bring a character to life, and how you'd intelligently thought about their point of view and just made it so fun. Keep being awesome and see you soon.

- Rob

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN...what a talent you are. I admire your ability to tackle any role with drive  determination, fun and seriousness when need be. Please keep smiling  and fighting hard to get back on stage as that is where u belong xx Have a wonderful day with your loving friends and family 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN...what a talent you are. I admire your ability to tackle any role with drive  determination, fun and seriousness when need be. Please keep smiling  and fighting hard to get back on stage as that is where u belong xx Have a wonderful day with your loving friends and family 

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Welcome to the 28 club Ethan and a very happy birthday to you!

You should be proud of how far you have come and here's to moving forward and kicking more goals.

The way you have stepped out of your comfort zone and challenged yourself in so many ways has been amazing - especially in your roles in the BTC shows, you demonstrated great character and talent.

I love that we can connect on all things cooking and gardening and learn from each other :) You are a wizard at so many weird and wonderful things! The way you can express yourself and articulate what is rattling around in your head always amazes me - and boy you can talk hahah.

Hope you just keep going from strength-to-strength Ethan and that you have a wonderful 28th birthday today.

Love Sarina

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Happy birthday Ethan!!!

I haven’t known you that long but when I met you last year during treasure island, you were such a ray of light!

You light up the room with your smile and I loved goofing around singing with you!

You’re truly a joy to be around and you’re hilarious with so much love to give others. I hope you know how valued and awesome you are to be around!

Hopefully we can perform again together soon!

Meg xoxoxo

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Ethan, I have enjoyed getting to know you better over the last month or so! Thomas and I sincerely mean it when we tell you that you are incredibly bright and insightful, with a very quick wit! Totally honoured that you have shred some of your experiences with me and know that both Thomas and I have your back!

I’m looking forward to spending more time with you :)

Keep up the good fight! You are the definition of resilient and courageous.

May you enjoy your day and bask in the love that is been shown to you. 🤗

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Happy 28th birthday Ethan!!! It’s been so great to meet you and play board games with you!! 🤘😝 hoping for many more in the future.

Wishing you a great day

Love Natalie! 💙

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Hey Ethan. A voice from your past. 28, where have the years gone. I remember the young man who went in the mountains with me. Full of fun and energy. Bringing smiles to everyone he met with his gregarious personality and friendly outlook. Come visit. The mountains are still here for climbing and skiing. I would love to get to know you again and rekindle our friendship. Have a great day. A friend always. Randy.

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Dear Ethan, Happy Birthday. Birthdays are so cool, so often complicated, and you deserve the very best one (and the best days always). I have always thought of you so warmly. You simply radiate love. It staggered me when we met; how big your heart was, how open and honest you were. So unafraid to connect and make friends, so truly present. I am very grateful to have laughed with you, chatted with you, and excited for many more opportunities to do so. Lots of love for today, and the days ahead. I know that uplifted by the ones who care, you can do literally anything your heart desires. You're just that kind of guy :)

- Madeleine (Leine) xx

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Ethan I wish you a very happy birthday. We didn't know each other for long but you showed me what a kind, caring and fun-loving person you are. You have overcome so much in your life and I hope you continue to grow and share that big heart of yours with people around you.

You are an amazing actor and I love the ability you have to capture a character with your full body and transform yourself.

I truly wish the best for you x

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Ethan I hope you have the most amazing birthday such a strong man. You are amazing I loved getting to know you better in treasure island and always loved our conversation and loved you felt comfortable with me to came for advice you are an inspiration on ward and

upward.

You deserve the most amazing day I love that I can call you a friend we may not see each other much but always here if you need a chat much love Sally

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Hi Ethan!!! Genuinely you are one of the coolest people I’ve met while doing theatre. I always enjoyed having conversations with you during Treasure Island, and all the wisdom and advice you had to share with me and the other younger cast members. You are HILARIOUS and I can only hope to become an actor as great (both onstage and offstage) as you are.

- From Eliza :)))

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Happy birthday darling Ethan, I hope you have a beautiful day. You are a kind and loving soul and deserve all the happiness in the world ❤️

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Ethan, Have a great day on your birthday. I hope it allows you to really see what you have achieved and how this is just a part of the great journey that you are on. I appreciate you and the talents you have and would love to work with you again at some time. I remember you from a small lad running around the rehearsal room when your mother brought you to Wizard of Oz and Man of La Mancha rehearsals (you were about 9) and your energy was infectious. I appreciate your willingness to assist and your creativity. Catch you soon.

Vern

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Mate, it's been such a wild trip to see you now, I just remember that little dude I hung out with cos I could see you needed some support. And now look at you!

I really hope I get to share the stage with you sooner rather than later, you're an absolute legend and such a wonderful performer.

Enjoy your day bud, you've earnt it for sure!

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Dearest of Ethans,

We haven’t seen each other for a long time but you come to our minds all the time. I’m so grateful that you shared your babyhood and early years with me. Your affection and intelligence and interest in the world were lovely and remarkable from the start. Now you are a huge adult! This is outrageous and also a delight. We have sent a constant trickle of distant love and admiration over the years and we always will.

Happy, happy birthday, angel.

Love from Katie and Amy

(and Clem and Arlo)

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Happy birthday Wethan

A birthday poem in honour of 28 years hard behind you, and many many more good years to come.

W – what a guy!

E - eats more than anyone I’ve ever met

T - thoughtful

H - hearty laughing man

A - and hearty in all other aspects as well

N – now for the next wonderful 28 years

Hope you have the best day

Love Andrew

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Ethan, you’re a gem. You have this natural ability to connect with people—it’s easy and genuine, and it really stood out. I loved seeing how you made everyone feel comfortable and included.

I also really admire your creativity and thoughtfulness. Whether it was in conversations or the little ways you paid attention to others, it was clear how much care you put into everything you do. You’re such an easy person to talk to, and I’m so glad we got the chance to work together. I’m already looking forward to the next production we’re part of!

Happy birthday! 🎈

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You are the bomb.com! I hope you have the bestest day today, enjoy the sunshine, and feel extra special. Thanks for always helping me with things when I need it - even if it is repeating the exact same boy advice or walking me through a car problem for the 60th time.

Thanks for making Emma feel like the queen she is also 🩷🩷🩷 Always there for you and happy to have you around, have a great day 🥰

Slay,

Sophie

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Dearest Ethan,

Happy Birthday. I know this is a very special day for you and I feel very lucky to be spending even just a small part of it with you, enjoying your company and celebrating the wonder that is you.

I have so many things I would like to say but then this would turn into a short novel. So, I’ll just say something that I have always appreciated about you.

In the time I have known you, you have always given off this certain energy. It’s not just your bubbly personality or your big cheesy chin that people know and love you for. Whilst they are delightful, the energy I noticed isn’t something you can physically see. It’s radiates around you and draws people in like a big bear hug.

Even when life is shitty you are always trying to give love to the world and I appreciate that about you.

You make the world a better place with your odd sense of humour, your unfiltered honesty, your philosophical thoughts and your generous heart.

I am grateful to know you and call you, friend.

-Bridget x

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EEF

You genuinely bring so much light into peoples’ lives & I’m so glad to have have you in mine, you have no clue how much I appreciate being able to throw out a stupid bit knowing that you’ll jump right onto that janky comedy wagon with me (while making the joke a thousand times funnier). I hope I end up even half as awesome & talented as you when I grow up.

~Zee 💜

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You've always had an impact on me. The joy and energy you bring to every space you enter is infectious and wonderful. I was envious of your charismatic personality in high school, and I found my passion renewed when we started cooking together. Reconnecting a few years later, all by chance through mutual theatre friends, has been such a gift. I’ve been continually inspired by your strength, determination, honesty, vulnerability, and love. My heart sings because of the joy and energy you bring to life.

I’m grateful you’re still here with us and look forward to many more years of Ethan!

Happy birthday! x

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Dearest Epan,

Happy Birthday! You made it!

You are a babe and a nice fellow and also a puppy dog in human form.

It's been a big year, and I'm proud of you for wading through the shitstorm to come out the other side.

Love you lots,

Alicia ❤️

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I went to WAAPA with your Mum and watched her bloom in her pregnancy with you. We all sang to you when you were a bump and it was so exciting when you were born. You were loved by all of us and the first baby/toddler that I spent time around. You were absolutely gorgeous and you made me certain that I wanted to have children of my own - which now I have! Happy Birthday Ethan! I hope the year ahead is filled with joy and growth and love. Tracey x