GlenHuntly & Thereabouts

Yesterday morning I felt green with envy as I wandered down Clarendon Street, South Melbourne.   It is such a hub of activity.  Still small but absolutely delightful with its spirit for embracing history and modern combined.
Where once an aged Coles stood back off the street with a car park in front, the developers have replaced […]

A set of values can be quite useless, deceptive and taking up unnecessary space in the Council’s website unless the instigator of its wording takes on board the depth and meaning behind them.   I don’t feel any sense of guidance from them at all, rather I feel bewildered as I can’t recognise the organisation as […]

This article in the Leader newspaper had me hopping mad trying to find the renewed Humanist struggling within me in charity of thought!!
Sir Rod Eddington’s plan could bring big changes for Caulfield station.
LOCAL reaction to Sir Rod Eddington’s $18 billion plans to improve Melbourne’s public transport is mixed.
Sir Rod’s recommendations, aimed at improving east-west transport […]

BOORAN RD RESERVOIR - RESIDENT CONSULTATION EVENING

Thank you for your recent attendance at the resident consultation evening to discuss the future use of the Booran Road Reservoir. It was pleasing to see over 40 residents in attendance with a wide range of views being expressed on the night.
Please find attached […]

Regarding the redevelopment of the decommissioned reservoir,  corner of Booran and Glen Huntly Roads.
Found under “Consultation” on the Glen Eira Website, 3 hours before the meeting was due to start. The posting by administration had not been implemented in time for its realistic use by many residents, that was obvious.
Residents living very close to the […]

From the Minister for

Thursday, 10 April, 2008
· An increase in the […]

An article written in the Victorian Humanist March newsletter reminded me that  I need to refocus on what is important in my life.
I can think big thoughts, hope to change the world, but the reality is that I can settle for relishing small pleasures.  Many times I have too much to say and don’t respect […]

http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/opinion/opinion/more-than-just-a-flag/1219928.html
The powers held by the Commonwealth over ACT affairs are far from hypothetical. They have been used, and their further use threatened, a number of times. This has created a precedent for ongoing intervention by the Commonwealth.
An early example was the 1997 Euthanasia Laws Act of the Federal Parliament. Championed by […]

A copy of my Senate Hearing Submission regarding ROTI and the NT legislation overturned eleven years ago is published below: Already posted on the Senate’s website along with 104 others to date, submissions due by next week.
Dear Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs:
Ref: Inquiry into the Rights of the Terminally […]