February 13, 2012

Don’t wee in the bush

Just browsing the Kalgoorlie Miner web site and gained a reminder about this story. An 11-year-old boy on a camping trip discovered a skeleton when he went for a pee. I received a message from the boy’s mother following a similar story we reported a week earlier. That involved a tradesman finding bones while having [...]

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Subiaco team of the century

Haydn Bunton

It was good to see both Haydyn Buntons honored in Subiaco Football Club’s team of the century. The senior Bunton (pictured) was an automatic selection, winning three Brownlow medals and three Sandovers. He is arguably the greatest player ever. His son was a good player too. He coached with success and was selected as coach [...]

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Local government reform

I don’t understand why the West Australian Government doesn’t just get on with the job of local government reform. It’s another example of indecision and lack of leadership. Add it to the list with daylight saving and retail trading hours. There are too many councils in WA, no argument.

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WAFL game in Boulder

I watched part of the WAFL game at Boulder yesterday between Subiaco and Peel. It’s probably the only WAFL game I will ever see. For those who don’t know, WAFL is the West Australian Football League; it’s the premier Aussie rules competition in the state and arguably the fourth best in the country after the [...]

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The dyslexic postman

dyslexia sign

The number 5 on our letterbox is fairly prominent. There are only four houses in our court, but for some reason we keep getting letters for number 3 delivered to our box. We think many of our letters are being delivered to number 7, because every so often a bundle of mail is dropped in [...]

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