A freelance writer’s top tips for working from home
As a freelance writer, I’ve worked from a home office for nearly 30 years. For me, the “work from home” directive that is affecting many workers…
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Candlelight thoughts on Earth Hour and Dark Sky places
Turning off the lights – and electronic devices – for Earth Hour is something I’ve done intermittently over the past 13 years since this symbolic lights-out…
Finding joy as we fight the pandemic of our time
Sometimes, it seems as if the world is broken. Uncertainty is rife, surrounding so many aspects of everyday life, and things are changing every day. This…
The plea from Queensland’s Granite Belt Wine Country: Rain, rain…please come our way!
The last thing most of us want when planning a few days away in the countryside is rain. But when the heavens opened last week, just…
No fires here! Why the tiny town of Walhalla needs you to visit soon
Tucked in a lush valley in the Victorian Alps, the village of Walhalla is home to less than 20 people. A little more than a century…
After the fires: It’s fine to visit Victoria’s East Gippsland
January has been tough for residents and tourism operators in those parts of Australia that have been in the path of summer bushfires. Tourism will play…
What a difference a decade makes
As we begin the 2020s, I’ve seen discussion about whether this is the start of the decade, or the end. Does the decade start, for example,…
