Unmasked, at last

HE’S been Geelong’s most mysterious figure for the last year.
A faceless history buff, a rare social commentator and a rallying point for some 8000 lovers of this city’s and region’s photographic heritage.
But the face behind Facebook Geelong – a website dedicated to all things monochrome, daguerrotype, glass-plate, 5×4 format and unabashedly Geelong – has remained staunchly anonymous.
Until today.
Jason Trickey, a Geelong IT businessman, says Facebook Geelong didn’t set out to be a deliberately anonymous site.
It just happened that way and as its following grew, and as its anonymity became a common discussion point, well, it seemed to help propel the site along.
“The anonymous aspect of it all was never actually intended,’’ Mr Trickey told the Independent.
“The site just grew into something way bigger than expected.’’
The site now boasts almost 8000 followers and other related sites.
“Geelong isn’t the only site you know. There’s 30,000-plus viewers all up in other towns and on other topics, almost 35,000 actually.’’
Mr Trickey said now his identity had been revealed, “all we need to do is work out the identity of the “Phantom Knotter”.
“Oh, and prove the existence of that often talked about but never seen Terminus tunnel,’’ he said.