Back in the day, when Fosters Group was still a listed company covering both beer (mostly CUB) and wine (the conglomerate which came to be known as Berringer Blass), they used to hold all the best corporate AGMs. They would hire out the big ball room at Crown Casino and you could listen to some …
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Council Elections Are Here….
Given that I live in a very safe Labor seat – both federally and state wise – normal elections are the subject of considerable apathy. Supporters of either major party make only a token effort, as illustrated when I had the poster for the local Liberal candidate on my front fence for the state election …
More Thoughts On The West Maribyrnong Explosives Factory Site….
Back in 1996 when I was ready to buy my first home, I decided on an upper level two bedroom flat on the corner of Randall and Dunlop Street in Maribyrnong. There were various reasons why I chose that flat. It was above the flood plain, and being upper level meant it was less likely …
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Brisbane Versus Sydney: Australian Rules Football Wins!
Over thirty years ago, I spent many months working in Dandenong. I was not really much of a beer drinker yet, but many people around me were, and the attitude was that products brewed by Carlton and United Breweries in Melbourne were the only acceptable beers we should consume. Times move on, and whilst the …
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Do We All Become Grumpy Old Men? Reflections On the Feud Between Daryl Hall And John Oates….
My mother always, in the AM days, used to keep her radio tuned to 3KZ, a station known for its golden oldies. It is no surprise that now that FM has been in the ascendency for over three decades, that 3KZ’s successor station, GOLD FM is playing constantly in her kitchen. I’m Countdown Generation, so …
Latest on the West Maribyrnong Explosives Factory Site
First when I lived opposite it in Maribyrnong, and now in Avondale Heights, this giant vacant site has been preying on my mind for the past 28 years. However, it doesn’t look like anyone is going to do anything about it in a real hurry, at least not til the land value is way higher …
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‘No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition’: Something Else Which No Pope Has Apologised For Yet….
Over 50 years ago, Monty Python did an episode called ‘Spanish Inquisition’, which has since then led to many memes along the theme of ‘No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition’. Through ridicule, one of the more shameful chapters in the history of the Catholic Church is diminished. However, I am not sure that the Catholic …
Bad Albo!
This doesn’t exactly suggest Albo is a man of the people. Hawthorn is a team supporterd by the top end of town.www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sickens-me-afl-great-slams-anthony-albanese-over-one-act/news-story/a767e2a7642e5a9b3d96b4f92c129803
Hypocrisy On Parliament Hill…
The above story from the Canberra Times does trigger me, as to the irony and hypocrisy. Basically, there is an employee of the diversity and inclusion team in Parliament House who is claiming that she was sacked for her disability. Her employers are claiming that it was due to a restructure rather than her claim …
Dance Like No One Is Watching?
I will be honest – if deploring the excessive nationalistic tendencies and taxpayer funding for national sporting teams was an Olympic sport, then I would be a gold medallist. The amount of attention which faux (or ersatz) break dancer Raygun has received for her rather underwhelming performance at the recent Olympics has got me thinking. …
Lost For Words! 