Tag: Australia
Funny Election 2010 Spoof Trailer – GetUp!
The Australian election is looming. Many people are not enrolled on the Australian Electoral Roll and thus cannot vote. A significant number of these are young people. GetUp have released a humorous Election 2010 spoof trailer. Go on, watch it – laughter and humor is good for you. Even if you can’t be bothered to [...]
Australians pride themselves on giving people a fair go – what about chickens?
Why aren’t Australians giving chickens a fair go? Perhaps because many of them don’t know about the torment suffered by factory farmed chickens. Such horrific cruelty. Australians pride themselves on giving people a ‘fair go’, so hopefully chickens will benefit as more people become aware of what is being done to chickens in their name. [...]
Gold Coast Queensland, Australia – Where I live.
These days I live on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. The Gold Coast is about an hour’s drive south of Brisbane, the Queensland State capital. The climate on the Gold Coast is sub tropical. Not too hot or humid, and not too cold. Personally I find it a bit too warm and favor air [...]
Australia Day 2010 – The Great Australian Internet Blackout
For some general detail about Australia Day and my personal views please check out my post from Australia Day 2009. First, let me wish everyone a Happy Australia Day 2010 wherever you are. This year, I am marking Australia Day by participating in The Great Australian Internet Blackout. The Blackout is a protest at the [...]
Enjoyable, refreshing experience ordering laser toner for my printer. (Australia)
Late last year I purchased a Lexmark C543dn Color Laser printer. So far, I have been pleased with the performance, features and ease of use of my choice of printer, though have not owned it long. A while ago I ordered a black cartridge from a supplier I had bought other things from in the [...]
Great Online Framing Service For Australians.
How much time do you have to waste at the shopping mall choosing picture frames? …..And then going to collect them. It can take ages sometimes before the frames are ready! These days I buy my frames online at one website. I get good prices, great choice, excellent service and quality. I never have to [...]
Schoolies (what ‘little darlings’) will soon start in Surfers Paradise.
Soon, in November, the Gold Coast will host thousands of ‘Schoolies’ – young people ranging from 17 -18 celebrating the end of school. Schoolies is always a time of controversy. Here is one example; an article from recent news: Schoolie balcony ban bid blasted Some apartment managers are seeking to have Schoolies locked out from [...]
Tasmania trip
I have not posted much on my blogs recently because I went on a trip to Tasmania, Australia’s most southerly State. Tasmania is much cooler than where I live on the sub tropical Gold Coast. Tasmania has a much older feel to it with a strong sense of the colonial past. We landed in Launceston, [...]
Australia – "The Lucky Country"
Australia has long been considered “The Lucky Country”. Australia shines as place to be in global crisis This attitude has insulated us from some of the effects of the current economic downturn. Why is this? Because a significant amount of the severity of the financial climate today is due to fear and negativity. Much is [...]
37% chance of being exposed to Staph if swimming in sub tropics.
Being of British origin I read some of the British online news sites. I often come across items of interest that never make it to the Australian news services. I have no idea if the Australian press have picked up this article about the risks of picking up the deadly MRSA at the beach, however [...]
Australia Day 2009
Australia Day 26th January, 2009 Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Today is Australia Day. Most of the readers of my blogs are based in North America – the USA and Canada so hopefully this will give you all some more insights into the Australian way of life. Australia Day is a special public holiday [...]
