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I'm sharing this story, of how the Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) helped me to resolve a problem, to other small business owners in Victoria so that if you ever find yourself in a fi...

In today's internet-enabled world, most people have social media and other apps on their iphones and a thousand other devices that allow strange robots and even stranger humans in countries all ove...

25-odd years ago, I read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro: so exquisitely written, so reserved yet bursting with emotion, it brought tears to my eyes. Ishiguro, who won the Nobel Literature...

Harsh movies that are really hard to watch are usually based on fact. Most of them don't have a so-called 'happy' ending but do have enough of a silver lining at the end that the audience isn't com...

If you're reading this you're probably on Facebook. You may use Facebook for personal, social reasons or you may have to use it for business reasons. But are you a Facebook-user who controls how...

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe turns everything you've ever learned about Australian history on its head. Pascoe doesn't refute most of the histories published over the past century. He simply adds to...

This is not a 'book review' as I'm only into chapter 5. But I am so excited by what I am reading I just have to let you know about it now, instead of waiting until I've finished. Dark Emu is abo...

The 2017 Gippsland Business Awards process, the Awards evening, congratulations to the winners, thanks to the GBA committee and suggestions for next year's Awards. The Awards evening On Time Typi...

I have just returned from a week-long trip to Darwin where I: Attended Northern Territory Government's Merit Selection Report Training course Interviewed potential contractors for the On Ti...

This article started off as a book review of Settlement to City - A History of Moe & Newborough by Graham Goulding but has morphed into a collection of thoughts and reflections on Moe's and Aus...