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Category Archive: Lifestyle

Kickstarting the city: How to revive Melbourne’s CBD

People looking at street art in Hosier Lane, Melbourne.
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How can we bring life back to the heart of Australia’s most liveable city? This is the latest […]

October 21, 2020 Business, design, environment, Food, Gardens, Health, Issues, Lifestyle

How will covid change our homes?

A suburban home in inner Melbourne
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The latest in a series of articles I’m writing for RACV RoyalAuto is about how the pandemic may […]

October 12, 2020 Business, design, environment, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Uncategorized

COVID-19: How safe is public transport?

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Melbourne’s coronavirus curve is going in the right direction (down) and the prospect of restrictions easing is palpable. […]

September 17, 2020 environment, Issues, Lifestyle, Science, Transport

The kids are alright

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My beautiful wife and home education wiz Em has started this game, with challenges varying everyday and a […]

April 7, 2020 education, Issues, Lifestyle

East Gippsland calling

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Bonang Road, Orbost, after bushfire moved through the area. Photo: Greg Briggs. I’m proud to have contributed to […]

February 21, 2020 environment, Food, Issues, Lifestyle, tourism, Travel writing

Where to eat and drink in Wellington, New Zealand

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Wellington’s Hiakai pop-up restaurant specialises in hangi-cooked dishes using indigenous ingredients. Photo: Amber-Jayne Bain. The second of two chef […]

February 20, 2020 Food, Lifestyle, People, Travel writing, Uncategorized

di stasio’s guide to eating and drinking in venice

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“If Rome is a living museum, then Venice is a dream,” says Rinaldo “Ronnie” Di Stasio. The Thornbury-born son […]

May 29, 2019 Art, Food, Lifestyle, People, Travel writing

Melbourne’s pedestrian crush

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I enjoyed researching and writing this feature for the April-May edition of RoyalAuto magazine (and with great pics […]

April 11, 2019 Business, environment, Issues, Lifestyle, News, Transport

The ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy

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Introducing Pearl, the ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy. Photo: Peter Barrett. I’ve never liked cats. For all the usual […]

February 19, 2019 environment, Gardens, Issues, Lifestyle, relationships

Dame Edna’s hometown up for international environmental award

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The City of Moonee Valley is up for an international award for its plan to plant 30 per […]

February 11, 2019 Business, environment, Lifestyle, News, real estate

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