What to do while waiting on the red carpet (Hopman Cup Ball 2015, the Bachelor)
The carpet may have been Hopman Cup blue instead of red but the same problem arose. What to do while waiting for your chance to take to the ‘red’ carpet and strike a pose for your media shots?...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? (Rottnest Swim 2015)
As I begin this piece the first wave of Rottnest Swim competitors are entering the water at Cottesloe beach and beginning the 19.7 kilometre swim to Rottnest. The swim challenges swimmers fitness,...
View ArticleWin tickets to Perth Fitness & Health Expo
Spring’s just around the corner and that means summer which means swimming, which means bathers, which means love handles, which means diets, which means hunger, which means irritability, which means...
View ArticleCommunity spirit thrives at Beaufort Street Festival 2015
The Beaufort Street Festival has a knack of arriving on the first extremely hot summers day. This year I planned to hold off going until later in the day/evening but excitement got the better of me,...
View ArticlePolo In The City 2015, Perth
Christmas was cancelled, well the pageant anyway, so what about the Landrover Polo In The City event? Would the event go ahead and if so would we be watching polo or water polo? Polo In The City Perth...
View ArticleWhat to see at the 2016 Fitness and Health Expo
Last year I was at the ASA Congress in Sydney and missed out on the Fitness and Health Expo, this year I’m pleased to say I’ll be able to go. So what am I looking forward to? The West Coast Super Show....
View ArticleThe ultimate Fitness and Health Expo 2016
I think I’ve just about got over the Fitness and Health Expo 2016 weekend and what a weekend it was. The ultimate fitness expo, here’s a quick recap. If you didn’t make it this year, make sure you put...
View ArticleA debate of stadium proportions
As I write this piece the nation is preparing itself for the 2016 Federal election, which means our media is festooned with debates about health, education and tax reform. Way out west however there’s...
View ArticleFederer first game back at Hopman Cup 2017
One of the joys of living in Perth is that as soon as the last New Years Eve firework fizzles out, we’re into the Hopman Cup, a week long festival of tennis. This year there was the added bonus of...
View ArticleHopman Cup 2018 Free Seating Debacle
I’ve been fortunate to have attended the Hopman Cup for almost all of the past thirty years. During that time I’ve watched it grow from toddler to adult and so it was with excitement and yes pride that...
View ArticleMovie review: The Mercy
Must admit I wasn’t too sure about this one. As a person who gets seasick in the bath I hoped it wasn’t going to be filmed with realistic hand held shaky cam. Thanks to The Mercy I’m pleased to report...
View ArticleMovie Review: Ride Like A Girl
It’s always challenging going to a movie when you know the story. Will it be a straight forward depiction of events or will we learn something new in the retelling? I’m pleased to say that Ride Like A...
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