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With the weather warming up, those of us lucky enough to have a pool in the backyard are probably getting it ready for summer....
QUE SERA: Special encounter with a world traveller
t was more than a year ago that I met Douglas Jarvie-Bryson in the executive lounge where he was awaiting a flight to Kuala...
TRAVEL: Margaret River Gourmet Escape
Ingredients: start with a mass of idyllic natural settings, add several cellars of award-winning wine, a tonne of prime local produce, two buckets of...
NEWS FEATURE: Hell on wheels
Emily Watson loves her baby brother but sometimes she looks at him and sees a monster. On October 31, 2011, Timothy was drink-driving and...
PROFILE: Kathy Lette, mother and son
Kathy Lette has forged a glittering career by being candid. As a bestselling author of 13 books – including the iconic ’70s novel Puberty Blues –...
FASHION: Vintage approach to racewear
Buy Nothing New Month doesn’t exactly sound like fashion’s best friend, but the folk at Brotherhood of St Laurence want us to think before...
PROFILE: Tiffiny Hall fighting for respect
Tiffiny Hall was born to fight. She kicked butt as the smiling assassin Angel on TV seriesGladiators, then became best known for her role...
WINE: Heathcote, Australia’s Rhône Valley
Mention the word Heathcote and the first word that springs to mind is shiraz. It’s the region’s most widely planted grape and its shining...
My Suburb: Cindy Carino, Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs resident Cindy Carino is a grand finalist in Face of the Globe, a beauty pageant in aid of the Rainbow Child Foundation....
PROFILE: Denis Pagan has no plans for the paddock
“I hope after coaching football teams for over 30 years I might have learnt something about managing people,” quips former AFL premiership-winning coach Denis...
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Big battery build underway
Construction on one of the world’s biggest renewable energy storage batteries is now underway in Melbourne’s west.
On Wednesday, Premier Jacinta Allan and State Electricity...
