Youth Engagement: the merry-go-round has stalled
In June last year I followed up a media report about the federal government de-funding the national peak body for...
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The Lucky Tree – In Their Branches
I earlier posted a short story about a tree that we went to some considerable effort to save when building...
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I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree (PART ONE - first published July 22,...
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READING the LAND
The environment has always provided inspiration for all forms of the arts. Always has, always will. Reading the Land is...
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The nature of public debate
Gareth Ward, member for the NSW electorate of Kiama, and former councillor of Shoalhaven City Council, is one hard working...
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Round we go again: the ‘listening to youth’ merry-go-round
I’m trying not to be fixated on federal government de-funding of civil society organisations but this is an essay I...
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Smile! You’re on CCTV
“In defence of usual suspects and vocal minorities” is an essay I wrote trying to understand what it is that...
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Digging up the drama
“In whose interest?” was an essay I wrote about federal government de-funding of the Environmental Defender’s Office. It was re-published...
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We are not just passing through
Over a couple of trips to Bourke in north-west NSW late in 2013 I got interested in the town and...
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PECHA KUCHA
Pecha Kucha is a presentation method that uses Power Point. Generally, I loathe the way Power Point is used. Masses of...
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In whose interest?
In the world of titanic battles almost everyone loves a David, with the understandable exception of Goliath, and his supporters....
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Beyond Fear and Loathing: book review
Shirley Fitzgerald is a freelance public historian, based in Sydney, with an interest in Huskisson and Shoalhaven. Shirley has just...
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Celebrating activists and activism
Undoubtedly due to some of my life's experiences, I've long been interested in those people who are prepared to take...
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Always the Stories (the annual Poet’s Trek in NW-NSW)
In July and August 2013 Meg and I travelled through western NSW, presenting writing workshops along the way. We were...
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Beyond Fear and Loathing – Keynote Address
In August 2013 I gave a keynote address at “Communities Shaping The Future,” the annual conference of the Local Community...
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Reading the Land
The environment has always provided inspiration for the arts. Always has, always will. Reading the Land is a project bringing...
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The lucky tree (2)
I wrote about this in July 2013. ABC Radio National have now included it in their "Trees I have loved"...
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Just about eleven seconds
I’m riding my bike along a fire trail in the bush. Suddenly, there’s a brown snake on the trail, close...
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Illawarra News Awards
In July 2012 the Illawarra News was established as an on-line site for citizen journalism with a focus on news,...
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The lucky tree
In 2012 Meg and I built a house. This meant we had to remove three Eucalypt trees but we went...
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