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The enormous storms seen throughout Sydney’s Eastern Beaches were unprecedented in their ferocity, but they didn’t stop the local councils from quickly cleaning up the mess. Sydney was swamped with severe storms from...

Are you wondering what you should fish for this May? There are plenty of options to choose from, so plan wisely. It is a challenge at almost any time of the year to decide what you should target. As with everything in li...

Tim Omaji, formally known by his stage name Timomatic, has come a long way from his talent show beginnings. Omaji arrived on the pop scene in 2011 when he placed third on the hugely popular television series Australia’...

In autumn, cold wintery changes from the south, cyclones in the north, shorter days and longer nights result in drastic shifts in the local weather. There is a latent restlessness that pervades the natural world, most ob...

Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, and with a population of 600,000 is quite unlike most manic, busy and chaotic Asian cities. The lack of horn blowing and polluti...

Once upon a time there was a small boy named Agus. He didn’t have much money, but he had a very broad and infectious smile. He lived in a village where timber construction was the primary industry. In his village the t...

It appears that the world is finally crumbling down around the so-called diet ‘experts’ who espouse nutritional advice without a skerrick of actual science behind them, and Rupert here is absolutely rapturous about t...

Some months ago I spoke to a man who had a dilemma and needed some advice. His 73 year-old mother-in-law, who has early dementia, had been living in a nursing home for about six months. A staff member contacted him and t...

Up – Richie Benaud – The great man who called Coogee home pulled up stumps during the month and he will be sorely missed. Up – Online Grocery Shopping – Why the hell did we not get on this racket earlier? Now you...