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From little things, big things grow Last year my family and I took a road trip, a pilgrimage. We had some unfinished outback business to attend to. There was sacred ground to stand on in the birthplace of aboriginal land rights. We dragged our teen and tween...
This was the summer that felled us – bush, beach, communities, campers, firefighters, families. We swallow smoke and worry. The loss of land, loved ones and livelihoods sits heavy in our hearts. We wring our hands as homes, hamlets, towns and roads are...
Check out our family's Go Bag Given 2020's devastating fire impacts, it's worth sharing through my blog too as it's never too late to review your plans. What's your Go Bag look like? Why should you bother? Where do you start? Reasonable questions - so here’s some...
It’s a world where tests and trials have you holding your breath - hoping for luck, for the next specialist appointment, for the drugs you can afford, for an opening on the latest trial, for your hair to grow back, for your scars to heal, for the pain to go away...
This mother's day swap buying slippers for making a donation in your mum's name. The most important gift you can really give on Mother’s Day is the gift of support for another mum in times of distress or emergency care. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of...
It's World Book Day. The day we all pause to pay homage to the pages through which we escape, and find ourselves. Like so many I am most myself with a book in hand. I am most sure of my soul as I stroll past bookshelves. There is no greater joy than to pause...
I'm not the first to farewell a house. But this week I bid farewell to my house, my home, my sanctuary - place of my own. A place I closed the door on one last time. It's where I welcomed babies, mourned losses, forged friendships and retreated with family. It...
There's a little bit of theatre magic happening for families right here on the Mornington Peninsula this summer. Humanimals Returns is an all-singing, all-dancing children's show that big kids love too. This live high energy performance is staged in Cabaret...
A copywriter's Christmas carol ... On the first day of Christmas my clients gave to me a digital communications strategy. On the second day of Christmas my clients gave to me two copy decks and a digital communications strategy. On the third day of Christmas my...
Dear Football, I’m sorry to do this to you today but I’ve got to be honest, I’m just not that into you. Sometimes, it’s best to press the final siren and move on with our lives. I know you’d be much better off without me, and we’re wasting our time with each other....
What do we call a gathering of writers? A flock? A crowd? A murder? A gaggle? Someone recently suggested to me that it was a scribe. That'll do. A scribe it is. Around these parts, we also call ourselves the Peninsula Writers' Club. Based on the Mornington...
I was reflecting on something today about kids, and how communities collectively contribute to the making of who they become. In truth, I’m probably feeling all sentimental because both kids are at adventure and music camp this week, or perhaps it’s because for 15...
How do you find the language to inspire, lead and communicate change? Most of my days are spent at my desk grappling with that question as I wrangle words for not-for-profits and social causes. I write for organisations who make a difference, creating...
Take a car-load of mountain bikes, hiking gear, munchies and a sense of adventure - throw it all in the car with a few excited squids and parents keen for a break - then point your car to the high country and you have one happy tribe. We are off to the...
When your dad is a park ranger, it's inevitable you're going to grow up enjoying your fair share of environmental holiday activities. My squids are veterans of the Junior Ranger programs in national parks all over Australia. And you can get your enviro-kid fix too...
When your dad is a park ranger, it's inevitable you're going to grow up enjoying your fair share of environmental holiday activities. My squids are veterans of the Junior Ranger programs in national parks all over Australia. And you can get your enviro-kid fix too...
I've often thought that all you really need to start off on the journey of becoming an environmentalist is simply your curiosity. You could probably take a whole swag of accessories too, but if you simply stepped outside into your very neighbourhood, and took some...
The great Ingmar Bergman once said “No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” The dark rooms of our souls will certainly be illuminated in the company of (screen and sky) stars...
Boneo Maze’s inaugural lantern festival LANTASIA has delighted visitors to the Mornington Peninsula this summer. It's Uno's Garden meets an Enid Blyton land of make believe. We've followed the glow of the lanterns and had a gorgeous time exploring this...
If a stick insect donned a top hat and a cane, of course he would tap dance. And naturally a hippopotamus would hang in a hop-hop crew. Jason Coleman is at it again. He has written and directed another divine song and dance show – this time catering...
As a kid I had my share of tredding the boards at the local theatre. I never made it to the lead role – I was usually cast as the ‘character’ or anything involving a liberal serve of musical ham – think Eliza Doolittle’s Dad in Pygmalion, the Girl Who Couldn’t Say...
