Finally the scaffolding is down and we can re enter The Melbourne Hotel. I'd watched for weeks as the iron girders...
The Grand Orient in The Melbourne Hotel
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Inspiration
Review: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Finally a movie where I've actually read the book. I don't get much time to read for fun, so I was thrilled when this...
Review: Early Man Movie
I can't think of a better movie to recommend for the school holidays than Early Man, and that's for adults as well as...
Review: Sculpture By The Sea, Cottesloe 2018
As summer officially calls it a day, March will see Cottesloe Beach swarming with around 200,000 people checking out...
Australia Day in Perth 2018
This year I decided to do something different for Australia Day. Instead of getting the place ready and waiting for...
Perth Festival Writers Week 2018
Change is as good as a rest, or so they say. One thing's for sure 2017 festival director Katherine Dorrington...
2017 The Year of Humanity
The following piece appears in my monthly column for Swan Magazine. Is it just me or do these end of year columns seem...
In Cahoots: Aboriginal Art exhibition
Eighteen months ago leading independent artists (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) began an ambitious plan to hold...
Review: Sassy’s On The Swan now called Rubra On The Swan
Recently I've taken up cycling and one of my go to places each day is Sassy's on the Swan, now called Rubra On The...
Fremantle Street Arts Festival 2017 Review
Easter means different things to different people, religious commemoration, a break from work, time with loved ones...
Western Australian Consumer Protection Awards 2017 winners
It takes a lot to get me to a breakfast event these days, so when I tell you that I was thrilled to get an invitation...
The Anthology Experiment
I thought I’d let you in on a recent somewhat intriguing writing experience, being part of an anthology. One...