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Acknowledging women artists,Winifred Knights and Clarice Beckett
August 27, 2016

‘The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray’. This quote from Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse” certainly applies to me. I make plans, constantly, but so often life intervenes. However, I am back in the land […]

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What Happened at Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve, Victoria Australia
August 12, 2016

May we never forget what happened at Coranderrk Reserve.  Winter in Victoria. Every Saturday at 5am, I still dream I will throw snow chains in the back of my car, grab my skis and head for Healsville and the the […]

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Asylum Seekers and Refugees Recipe Book
June 29, 2016

Asylum seekers and refugees have a wealth of culture and many recipes to share. They also need all the help they can get and many ethical people are finding ways and means to promote their cause. Ilura Press have published Every […]

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Caring vs Curing
May 9, 2016

An email arrived from Susan Bardy, a fellow PhD friend from Adelaide. It bought back so many memories of an unexpected friendship and an exciting conference in Illinois USA. Susan Bardy is a palliative nurse devoted to the care of people […]

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More Than Four Seasons?
March 21, 2016

Next week it is Easter. The shops are filled with chocolate eggs and bilby bunnies. Already the Australian days are cooler and soon, on the 31st March, all Victorians will turn back their clocks one hour and embrace daylight saving. […]

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