Love story: How a punk grandma and an Aussie rocker found harmony
Mick Medew, an Australian rocker, and Ursula Collie, a self-described 'punk grandma,' found love in their mid-50s after bonding over a shared passion for music. They began as friends on Facebook before their relationship deepened, eventually moving in together and marrying in 2021. The couple, now musical and life partners, credit their harmonious relationship to mutual respect, patience, and a love of live music.
- ▪Mick Medew and Ursula Collie met in 2015 through a local Facebook group and became friends before starting a romantic relationship.
- ▪Mick was caring for his mother in her 90s, and Ursula supported him without pressure during the early stages of their relationship.
- ▪The couple moved in together in 2018 after both of their mothers passed away and purchased their home in 2020 using their inheritances.
- ▪They got engaged in 2019 but postponed their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually marrying in 2021.
- ▪Ursula, a first-time bride at 61, wore a dress she had bought decades earlier at a Vinnies store managed by her mother.
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| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 |
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perspectiveLove story: How an Aussie rocker and a punk grandma found harmonyMick Medew and Ursula Collie, as told to Daniel JohnsonABC LifestyleTopic:RelationshipsSun 17 May 2026 at 12:00pmSun 17 May 2026 at 12:00pmSun 17 May 2026 at 12:00pmMick Medew had accepted he was going to remain single before he met Ursula Collie. (Supplied: Visuall Photography)abc.net.au/news/love-story-how-an-aussie-rocker-punk-grandma-found-harmony/106562184Link copiedShareShare articleMusic has always played a big part in the lives of Mick Medew and Ursula Collie, who were both in their mid-50s when they met and bonded over a mutual love of live music.
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