A skeleton staff works on Sunday at the Kalgoorlie Miner. The sports reporters and photographers work most weekends. The sub-editors work about every second weekend, the editors every third weekend and reporters about one in six on rotation. There were only six of us in the office on Sunday, three blokes and three women. I [...]
Magpie swooping season
Magpie swooping season here in North East Victoria generally runs from grand final weekend (late September) to the Melbourne Cup (early November). I haven’t been swooped yet this year, but I’ve seen people walking with sticks held above their heads, which is normally a good indicator to be wary. There are some common myths about [...]
The human instinct
Watching the twins grow up together gives a good insight to raw human instinct, especially regarding behavior towards others. One of the first words in their vocabulary is "mine". The only property right they acknowledge is possession, and if the other one has it they want it. James hasn’t consciously used his physical advantage yet, [...]
Alpine grazing ban
The greenies have flexed their muscle over the Bracks Government in Victoria, which will be to Labor’s detriment at the ballot box next year. The alpine grazing ban is a slap in the face for country Victoria and a symbol that Labor has gone to the wild dogs. John Cain and Joan Kirner created an [...]
Good news on weeds
Weeds are a major menace throughout Australia. In this area we’re plagued with blackberries along stream banks, also black knapweed and broom. The problem sometimes appears so big that you wonder if it can ever be fixed. I was involved today with a positive effort to do something substantial at the local level. A number [...]
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