The Governor of Western Australia, Dr Ken Michael, has been visiting Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week. We had the honour of hosting him for a tour of the Kalgoorlie Miner building. He seemed to enjoy it, especially meeting the staff and seeing the old machinery. He suggested we should work towards establishing a newspaper museum, which is [...]
Pink Ribbon Day
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and one of my female staff persuaded me that the Kalgoorlie Miner masthead should be pink on the big day, Pink Ribbon Day (October 23). We organised a photo of the general manager Mandy Howlett and myself to explain what it’s all about. It’s a worthy cause, so why not!? [...]
Wireless network
One aspect of technology that I’ve never been all that savvy with is networking. I’m doing well if I manage to get an ethernet connection up and running on one computer. In our house at Kalgoorlie there is only one phone line with just two extensions. There was no way I wanted to install an [...]
First fun run
May 21, 2006 at 10:20 pm
I ran a fun run today for the first time. The words “fun” and “run” are really contradictory, especially in an organised context, however I did enjoy the overall experience. I ran 4km in the GMF Health event. The 10km event seemed a little intimidating given my current fitness and the warmth of the weather. [...]
Impressions of Esperance
I mentioned earlier that we were heading to Esperance, which we did last weekend, but due to work commitments I haven’t had a chance to post my impressions until now. It’s nearly a four-hour drive from Kalgoorlie via Norseman. The countryside changes from forested scrub to farmland about 70km from Norseman, or 110km from Esperance. [...]
