It was a very long time since I had a school excursion so on Saturday, my French School organised a day trip out to regional Victoria, the old gold town of Bendigo to see the French Impressionism Art Exhibition of Life in Paris during 1880-1925. And shock horror, we were all going to go out […]
Being a Tourist in Canberra: What I Saw & Did in Our Nation’s Capital
We travelled to Canberra for a few days for family reasons and while there, I had an opportunity to act as a tourist. I worked there for four years and I loved this city. It’s Australia’s national capital and full of institutions, museums, galleries and so much more that means there’s always something educational and […]
Three Tawny Frogmouths Sitting In Our Tree…
There was a lot of bird shite on our lawn and I looked up to see a couple of Tawny Frogmouths sitting in our tree. I think it was Mother and Baby while the Father looked on in the next tree. (These birds mate for life and share the feeding of their chicks). They look […]
Reading About Henry Lawson
I’m reading about the life of Australia’s best poet and short story writer, Henry Lawson by Grantlee Kiera and it’s a fascinating read into a man who battled deafness, depression and alcoholism but wrote some of the best poems about Australia’s battlers. I had read his poetry at school and also later in life but […]
My Peaceful Place at Rippon Lea
Sometimes when I want a bit of an escape from the boredom of home, I go for a short drive to my “other house”. 
Of course, it’s not my “real” home but it’s an escape from the busyness outside on the streets to smack bang into the middle of Edwardian times. Simpler times. The […]
Book Review: Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss
Here’s my latest book review by Anita Heiss. Its a timely book as it’s NAIDOC Week and later this year, Australia will have the Referendum for the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Given the amount of nasty comments I’ve been getting on my YouTube channel (most of it unrelated to books), and […]
Visit to Victorian State Parliament
Today we spent the day with our nephew who was visiting from interstate. It was another glorious sunny day so we walked around the city and decided to check out the free public tour guide of Victorian State Parliament. The tour guide was EXCELLENT. He wasn’t dry and boring instead, an animated storyteller that had […]
Learning & Development conferences in Australia in 2023 by E-Learning Provocateur
A list of conferences in Australia related to learning and development by Ryan Tracey.