Photos from the Pirates Tavern

 Last Thursday I moderated a panel of crime writers at the Pirates Tavern in Williamstown. The event was a copresentation of the Big West Festival and the Williamstown Literary Festival. Speakers were Kerry Greenwood, Nick Gadd, Dr Angus Curry and Carolyn Morwood (not...

The Bendigo Train

I braved the Bendigo train again yesterday despite my previous, signal-failed, snail-paced, capewearing-denying, launch-missing last attempt. And it was delightful. Lovely to sit in leisure with Jude Rossell. We were on our way to Catholic Ladies College in Bendigo...

Our choir sometimes performs in The Substation Art Centre, a converted …ah… substation just by the Newport Railway Station. They’re having a fundraiser to continue to transform this amazing building into a living, breathing, singing, (and yes,...

Rail and Sail

 Sounds a bit like a meal, like Surf and Turf etc. But not this time. It was my husband’s birthday and he’s a fan of all things steam. Generally he’s also exceptionally difficult to buy presents for. But again, not this time. Steamrail run a number...