Dirty Weeds, Done Dirt Cheap
According to Einstein, I am insane. Apparently, he said: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results!”. And when it comes to weeding, he’s quite right. […]
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100% Volunteering
I know of at least three local not-for-profit organisations run very successfully solely by volunteers with absolutely no paid staff. The first, of course, is The Bulletin, now in its 41st year and which relies […]
Burwood Walks – Burwood 3125 (part 2)
Our thirty-first walk begins right at the centre of the Burwood Village, at the corner of Burwood Highway (Toorak Road) and Warrigal Road (60 H6). This walk is approximately 6km. At the time of writing, […]
Olympic Memories
Local resident Bob Gardiner is an ex-Olympian with many tales from a long and successful career as a harrier (cross-country walker). He carried on a family tradition; his father Bert was a wellknown and successful […]
Dance for Parkinson’s
Dance for Parkinson’s is a group-based treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) incorporating physical exercise, cognitive tasks, sensory experience (music), emotional expression, and social interaction. Originating at the Mark Morris Dance Center New York in 2001, […]
Focusing on Need with EERN
Eastern Emergency Relief Network Inc (EERN) is made up of community-based organisations in the cities of Boroondara, Whitehorse, Manningham, Maroondah, Knox, and Monash. EERN holds a repository of emergency furniture, whitegoods and other household items, […]
Poets’ Page
Cat DancingSuzsi Mandeville Outside, the cat is dancing, prancing.Leaves fall fast and she is pouncing.Each leaf falling, curling swirlingprompts her leaping, whirling, twirling.She crouches, pauses, waiting ’tilshe gets the chance to catch and killeach leaf […]