Melbourne Day unease
It’s raining lightly on Melbourne Day, 30th August – the 181st birthday of Melbourne. This morning Lord Mayor Robert Doyle raised the Melbourne Flag in a ceremony at Enterp
The seasons come again
It’s yellow with wattle in parks in Port Places and like colonial journalist Garryowen/Edmund Finn I am ‘wooed by the fragrant acacias, shaking their golden blossom curls&#
Glimpse of the future in Wirraway
Sometimes, though rarely, a glimpse of the future comes briefly into focus, before blurring away again. Marcel has moved out. He used to have the corner cafe in Centre Avenue in Ga
Aliens
Reflections from a return visit to South Africa after 37 years Aliens. This is the word used to describe invasive plants in South Africa. The list of invader plants includes severa
Mini urban makeovers
They’re on a roll, our Council, breaking up the bitumen to put the nature back into naturestrips, roundabouts, medians and kerb extensions in the most far reaching transformation
What’s next for Westgate Park?
People often pay tribute to La Trobe’s foresight in setting aside land for the great inner urban parks of Melbourne – including the Domain Parklands and the Royal Botanic G