BACK ROADS – THE SCENIC ROUTE
Book Review Heather Ewart ABC Books Rrp $ 39.99 This book captures some of what has made the ABC TV…
GRUG AND THE BUSHFIRE
Book Review Simon & Schuster Rrp. $16.99 Author and artist Ted Prior thought he’d retired to his bushland property of…
DEATH OF AN ICON
Mergers occur in the water industry and to some extent in local government, but it is rare to see reports…
GENTLE SOUNDS AND SIGHTS THAT MAKE US SMILE
…. the chirp of a newborn bird…. the flutter of a first flight A pair of Red WattleBirds made a…
INEXPENSIVE SNAKE ANTIVENOM COULD REPORTEDLY BE USED BY “ANYONE, ANYWHERE” –
Who will be the first local vet to step up and try this? Ben Coxworth While snakebite antivenom is certainly…
KERRI-ANNE FLIES HIGH!
I remember the morning Kerri-Anne Wright arrived at Channel Ten to sit in the co-host seat next to Gordon Elliott,…
A FOWL-ED MESS AGAIN.
Memo to Councillor Troy Fowler: In the Council meeting on Zoom November 18 2020 you yet again made a false…
LOOK TO THE HEAVENS
“When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” Shakespeare’s Calpurnia, the…
PRIME MINISTER, WHAT DOES THE NEW YEAR HOLD FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND?
John Hewson The federal government is exaggerating its Covid success, but for many people great uncertainty remains. The federal government…
A CHRISTMAS ON THE WALLAMBA : THEY WERE THE DAYS!
Christmas was such an exciting time. We were accustomed to making our own fun, a toy was indeed the culmination…
MOUNTAIN MAGIC
Gaby Klika In late 1893 a young, emerging Australian artist without formal artistic training set off from an artists’ camp…
A CARING SON
David Haines Mum celebrated her birthday last month, so I sent her a jar of my home-made marmalade. She lives…