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QUE SERA: Put the horse before the cart
It’s not that I don’t like horses, but I sense they don’t much like me. There’s been a bite, a kick and once, after being…
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SOCHI: Lydia Lassila aims for second Olympics gold
“I’m generally pretty fired up, so I need to bring myself down,” says Australia’s defending Olympic aerial skiing champion Lydia Lassila. “For me, it’s more…
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MY SUBURB: Olwen Ford, Albion
An Albion resident for 53 years, local historian Olwen Ford has written two books about Sunshine’s past. What’s your favourite retreat spot? I love Kororoit…
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SPECIAL: The Grevy train
Yarraville is an unlikely starting point for a story about the world’s rarest zebra. But it’s the natural habitat of Brooke Squires, one of the…
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QUE SERA: Dionne Warwick was right
The tricky thing about the last column of the year is deciding whether you should reflect on what was or look forward. Regular readers will…
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SPECIAL: ‘Tis the time for giving
From serving food to the homeless on our city’s streets, to answering telephone calls at a crisis support service, it seems that Christmas brings out…
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PROFILE: Rob’s 1800km ride for asthma
When most of us are holidaying and catching up with friends and family, Rob Gomm will be riding 1800 kilometres to Adelaide and back to…
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SPECIAL: Steve Bracks not deterred by setback
“I reckon you were right,” Steve Bracks says. I’m having a cuppa with the former state premier at his Williamstown home. Sunlight flows through a…
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QUE SERA: Many signs for good times
This week started with a lovely email from a reader who wanted to share her delight at the Big West Festival’s roadside haiku project. The…
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SPECIAL: Colour Box Studio thinks outside the square
“It was a bit of a dream and this place was a bit of a dump,” says Amie Batalibasi, founder and director of Colour Box…
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PROFILE: Make Konna’s dreams come true
We’re all looking for a little sunshine in our lives. But for Derrimut nine-year-old Konna, life isn’t quite that simple. He was born with limited…
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WRFL: Fixtures released for 2014 football season
The 2014 fixtures have been released for the Western Region Football League. Click here for the Division 1 fixtures. Click here for the Division 2…
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INTERVIEW: Stella Young, a stellar career
Peter Wilmoth talks to comedian, journalist and disability advocate Stella Young. The other day, Stella Young was in a supermarket and fell into a pile…
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QUE SERA: Old man with poetry in his sole
It was bucketing down. An old, old man bent like a question mark started to cross the road. The lights changed before he even reached…
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PROFILE: Physics whiz James Kwiecinski
One of the first signs that Taylors Lakes whiz-kid James Kwiecinski was destined for big things was when he started teaching other students his own…
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