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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...

A white history of Moe If you are interested in white people's  history, then you may enjoy Settlement to City - A History of Moe & Newborough, by Graham Goulding, which was revised and repub...

Thank you, Bendigo, for a brilliant weekend The Easter Fair - carnivals in the street and in Rosalind Park including free activities for kids - and the Easter Procession were just a few of the del...

Who owns your face? In Australia, by law, anyone can photograph and publish a picture of your image without asking your permission, unless doing so contravenes Australia's laws cultural or intelle...

Nona and me by Claire Aitkins is a novel about two girls/sisters - one white, one Yolnu - set in Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala, Northern Territory. The story is essentially about being fifteen, going o...

Last week I received heart-warming feedback from Annie Hensley, of Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd, about an article I had written and published on my blog and in LinkedIn in July 2016. The ...

Unlike many other countries, Australians have the right to practice whatever religion we choose, as long as we don't harm anybody else by doing so. People can pray, sing or dance in a cathedral or ...

A brand-new community centre opened its doors for the first time Monday 27th June 2016, in Moe, Gippsland. Although it's official name is the Frank Bartlett Memorial Library and Moe Service Centre,...