
From truck driver to Tedx presenter (Ian Usher)
How would you go if one day you were driving one of those huge trucks in a WA mine, and the next you were invited give a Tedx talk ……
How would you go if one day you were driving one of those huge trucks in a WA mine, and the next you were invited give a Tedx talk ……
Let’s say you run a small to medium business and being a good business person you know the value of garnering community support, but how do you do it? It’s…
Last weekend blogging guru Darren Rowse ventured over to Western Australia to present the inaugural Problogger event. The chance to sit at the feet of someone who’s been blogging for…
Several years ago I travelled Australia researching domestic violence for a Canberra Government Department. The aim was to identify strategies that had been empirically proven to work. Little did I…
Day One of the Perth Writers Festival … my brain is already rapidly filling up and pondering a myriad of possibilities. All I need now is time and a rich…
When I was growing up I was too busy climbing trees to read, but then someone gave me a bound collection of Agatha Christie stories and life changed. So it…
Turn on the news or pick up a paper and there’s bound to be a story about what happens when cultures collide. Usually it’s a highly emotive negative piece about…
Perhaps your relationship is squeaky new, the snoring from the pillow next to you still warming your heart. Or maybe you’re a few years in, approaching the dreaded seven year…
After weeks of packing up my house and waiting for gumtree people who never arrive, I decided it was time for a break. As luck would have it a preview…
For several weeks now I’ve driven passed an abandoned van parked outside a beautiful old church in the leafy suburb of Mount Lawley. At first I thought it might be…
There comes a time at any festival when you have to eat. Usually this means schlepping off to the same old brand named food van, you know the ones. Not so…
Normally when a tentland springs up in the centre of town it has negative connotations. Not so the current invasion of Russell Square in Northbridge. A quick tour shows its inhabitants intensions are, as…
What better way to spend Australia Day than with a game of Human Fetch. The ingredients are … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room One long sheet of black…
Australia Day left me with a few things to ponder … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room But mostly what an unbelievably beautiful, friendly, easy place Australia is to…
Perth’s Rooftop movie in Northbridge is fast becoming one of my favourite places, that perfect combination of balmy nights, comfy seats, friendly people, and good movies. However on a hot…
At ground level Perth’s Elizabeth Quay is best known for the pre-Christmas traffic snarls. The large barrier surrounding the development site adds intrigue and excites about what is to come. Recently I…
It was a full house at Luna Cinema in Leederville when Eric Bana arrived for the preview and QA session for his latest movie Closed Circuit. I’ve already reviewed the…
It’s always embarrassing when you’re the last to arrive at the party. But it’s even more embarrassing when you’re so late the organisers are already rolling up the red carpet.…