Anzac day

Yesterday was Anzac day. Anzac day falls each year on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing – a tragic episode among many during WW1. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Anzac day is the day we remember the people who have gone to war, fallen or returned. We also remember that [...]

Warning on the Astor Theatre in St Kilda

Image of The Astor from Cinema Treasures
Thanks to The Saturday Age I now know that the Astor Theatre in St Kilda has slipped quietly onto the open market this week. Gee, why so quietly I wonder? Another Melbourne landmark and only too vulnerable piece of Australian history is to have its fate [...]

Can I just pop in and look at your house?

Oh boring, boring, crap, double crap. It is Friday again and I have a day off. Unfortunately, due to annoying, thoughtless, feudal landlord we are going to be undergoing an early morning house inspection on Saturday and therefore I am spending this gloriously sunny day tidying the horror.
The Oh great landlord is flying into town [...]