I recently discovered that of Ballarat’s population of 120,000, 50% are pensioners. This comes as...

Another ANZAC Day gone and as an ex-servicemen it gladdens the heart to see young Australians...

When I grew up in WA in the 60’s and 70’s, we pretty much knew everyone who resided in the street....

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In the 70’s prior to World Series Cricket, all international players were part time. It seems...

I’ve been going to my local recreation centre in Ballarat recently in a vain attempt to rid myself...

Growing up as one of nine children in Kwinana WA in the 60’s and 70’s, I was used to my Mum...

Eleanor Roosevelt proudly displaying the new United Nations Declaration of Human Rights 1948. Our...

It’s difficult for anyone outside Melbourne to truly understand the difficulties associated with...

I’ve been reading a lot of opinions about The Voice referendum lately as the vote approaches and I...

During the early 1800s a massive influx of hopeful and in many cases hopeless individuals went in...

About ten years ago I drove from Melbourne to Newcastle to enjoy a wonderful holiday with close...

I turned sixty last week. Thanks. With my party days well and truly in the rear view mirror, I was...

As a self-confessed, occasional grumpy old man, I’ve developed a loathing for millennial...

During my adult life I have bought and sold six houses without any real understanding of what I...

I come from a background of what would be termed today as ‘working poor’. We grew up in a housing...

I’ve spent twenty one years of my fifty nine in WA and always enjoy an opportunity like the past...

As kids growing up in suburban Western Australia there were only two seasons, football and...

The phrase “Only in Tasmania” is something I would say on numerous occasions during a four year...

There was so much to be grateful for growing up as a kid in WA in the ’60s and ’70s. Our lives in...