Random thoughts and observations
There are lots of angry people in the world and local newspapers do a good job of reporting them. In fact, local newspapers would struggle to fill their pages if it wasn’t for all the anger out there.
A dedicated website publishes press photographs of angry people. As the author says: “I feel sorry for local news photographers. They are hugely skilled and poorly paid, and sent out to photograph miserable people pointing at dog turds. Here, we celebrate their work.”
Applications for the $20,000 Victorian Community History Awards close on Friday, August 19. Funded by Public Record Office and presented by the Royal Historical Society, the awards recognise the contributions made by Victorians to the preservation of the state’s heritage. The awards seek to encourage work that contributes to the development and appreciation of the history of Victoria and to develop awareness of best practice community history. Local histories are the detail that underpins the grand narrative of Victorian history.
%%wppa%% %%photo=127%% %%size=300%% %%align=right%%I was a member of Maffra Rotaract in the late 1980s and early 90s. One of our community service projects was “Dial a Santa”. We took bookings for Santa to visit Christmas functions. These were normally family groups or corporate events. The male members of the club dressed as Santa and the [...]
One of my roles is to serve as Executive Officer for the local health board’s community advisory groups. It’s interesting work to interact with people who care about such issues. I had two meetings today. They take a big effort to prepare for in terms of reports, agenda, minutes and correspondence. There are three groups [...]
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