A Personal Journey The 1970s were a time of great change in Australia. This post is based on my memories of that time and the beginning of the Women's Movement [...]
Anne says: I'm reposting this today, as it is so very relevant to all of us as we age, and risk losing loved ones who are also ageing. My dear [...]
The Mardi Gras festival for the Gay and Lesbian community (LGBTQ) occurred as usual in March, within stricter guidelines than in the past, because of Covid. Randwick Council showed great [...]
In the Sutherland Shire 32 kilometres south of Sydney is a hilly tree-rich suburb on the edge of the National Park with an indigenous ring to it: Yarrawarrah. It lies [...]
I’m remembering the Jacaranda Festivals of my childhood at Grafton in northern New South Wales, with a certain nostalgia. Did such a time of innocence really exist? Is this celebration [...]
Saturday 14 October, 2023 The date will be forever etched in my mind, like that of my father's death, two days before this date back in 1978. He was the [...]
I've always liked Susan Johnson's writing, ever since I found a piece by her in the Griffith Review Journal (Number 32), in which she painted a picture of motherhood that [...]
I live in Coogee near the beach with my husband of 47 years. Coogee is located on Sydney’s famous Coastal Walkway, which stretches from Bondi Beach to Maroubra Beach. The [...]
The Past Lives in Us Charlie Perkins, an Aboriginal activist, who was the first indigenous person to study at the University of Sydney in the sixties, believed that “the past [...]
I was brought up on pictures of real-life kings and queens: of princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses. Mum loved the photos of the royals in glossy publications, such as [...]
