State award for Kalgoorlie journalist

November 10th, 2007 | No Comments

I’m pleased to publish the first report of a Kalgoorlie Miner journalist winning a state media award tonight:

A Kalgoorlie Miner journalist won a prestigious prize at the 2007 WA Media Awards. Phillipa Prior won the award for the three best news stories or features published in a country newspaper. The awards recognise outstanding media work from September 2006 to August 2007.

WA Journalists Association president David Cohen said Miss Prior’s win was testament to her skill and talent.

The awards were presented at Burswood Entertainment Complex on Saturday in front of 350 people.

“Prior showed great range in her reporting skills, from consumer affairs to police rounds to a feature on the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights,” the judges said.

Prior was the fourth Kalgoorlie Miner winner of the country prize since it was introduced in 1996. Past winners were Jay Townsend (1996), Liam Phillips (2002) and Kym Daly (2006).

I congratulate Phillipa on her success.

The Kalgoorlie Miner has had a good run with awards and honors this year. Phillipa was also highly commended in the OPSA media awards and along with Georgia Loney was selected for a Minerals Council of Australia journalists fellowship (two of six from across Australia).

Ron Berryman won the AMEC journalist of the year and Alicia Bridges won a WA country award for youth affairs reporting.

The Kalgoorlie Miner was highly commended in the international PANPA awards for “community events” regarding our coverage of the Varischetti rescue centenary.

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Re: a bit of ancient history Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:36:03
I like to read historical fiction, and that gives me an introduction to research a bit more.

Simon Scarrow wrote some good novels about Roman times in Britain and Bernard Cornwell covers the period after the Romans left, including around the mythical/legendary King Arthur.

There should be copies in the local library, if you’re interested

I find the pagan religion from ancient Britain fascinating too. You’re probably aware that many Christian traditions have pagan connections.
a bit of ancient history Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:16:01
I am very interested in your historical approach to many interesting characters you include in your website Michael.

I am so glad find that history is not dead, despite the distractions of necessary current events, and topical interest stories.

Currently I am researching for an assignment and thought there might be like minded people who read this forum.

Did you know?

When the last Roman legions withdrew from Britain in AD 407, they left behind a frontier town imitation of Roman culture - cities connected by an excellent network of ruler-straight roads, luxury villas, forums, public baths, at least the nucleus of a library here and there - and perhaps a handful of native healers to whom the name Hipppocrates and Dioscorides were familiar.

The villas eventually crumbled, the roads broke up, the towns fell into decay, and as the Angles, the Saxons and the Danes overran the country, the last vestiges of this Roman culture died out.

Amazing bit of trivia, and what you learn when you dig up historical stuff..huh?

Michael Gorey