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NEAR-MISS ON THE NULLARBOR…

22 Jun 2012 JOHN McNAMEE TALKS TO A VINTAGE MOTORBIKE RIDER WHO HAD A NARROW BRUSH WITH DEATH DURING AN HISTORIC ROAD RALLY HEAVY rain was pelting down...

EAGLE-EYED EDDIE’S ON COURSE FOR A LIFESAVING EXPERIENCE!

22 Jun 2012 John McNamee meets a remarkable ‘rookie’ For the past few decades, veteran pro Eddie Emerson has become a legend around Australi...

The Polish boy who kept outwitting the Nazis

26 Mar 2012 HE SURVIVED THE GESTAPO AND THE COMMUNISTS  … AND YEARS LATER FOUND HAVEN IN AUSTRALIA AS A WELL-RESPECTED RELIGIOUS PASTOR JOHN McNA...

Raising the flag on a burning issue

26 Mar 2012 JOHN McNAMEE CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT AN OUTRAGE WHICH WAS A BLOT ON OUR HISTORY It’s been a couple of months now but still the anger simmer...

MAJOR MILESTONE FOR MEALS ON WHEELS

24 Nov 2011 JOHN McNAMEE TALKS TO A WILLING BAND OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP IMPROVE THE DAILY  LOT OF THE ELDERLY IT was one of the first visits Carmen Bur...

Thanks for the Mammaries but this strange job advert really dig give me the sh-udders!!

5 Oct 2011 JOHN McNAMEE  KEEPS ABREAST OF A NUTRITIONAL NOVELTY…. SOMEONE pointed out to me the other day what would have to be one of the most...

National Cherry Festival program ‘jam’ packed with red hot events

29 Sep 2011 The town of Young in NSW is gearing up to host the 2011 National Cherry Festival, and this year’s festival program is packed with a great...

OLDER MIGRANTS DOING IT TOUGH

8 Aug 2011 NSA CALLS FOR MORE CARE FOR A NEGLECTED AGEING GROUP JOHN McNAMEE reports A startling new report claims that people from migrant backgrou...

Fred Williams: Infinite Horizons

25 Jul 2011 Landmark Australian art exhibition set to be highlight in Canberra’s tourism calendar The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is ge...

Bumper and Boney

1 Jun 2011 … THE LEGENDS, MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF A HARD-NOSED COP AND AN EXILED EMPEROR  By JOHN McNAMEE  IMAGINE it: the squalid rum-sodden st...

An Odd Way of Looking at Whisky

1 Jun 2011 If you’re not satisfied with the way traditional heating methods are keeping you warm this winter, and you’re fond of a tipple, your...

VETERAN AUSSIE COACH KEY TO A NEW CANADIAN GOLD-RUSH!

14 Mar 2011 JOHN McNAMEE TALKS TO A LEGEND OF THE SURF AND POOL   THE finely-chiselled bodies of the elite swimmers carve their way smoothly up and dow...

THE KINDLY CARERS WHO DESERVE TO WORK WITH DIGNITY

14 Mar 2011 SPECIAL REPORT BY JOHN McNAMEE   JACK’s emaciated, wrinkled arm was lying outside the bedclothes.

HAVE YOU EVER……

14 Mar 2011 Held a Shooting Star in your hand? Visited a miniature pioneer township? Found out where the story of the ‘Smiley’ Movies started?

WHY COL’S MUSIC IS STILL SUCH A JOYE!!

22 Nov 2010  JOHN McNAMEE TALKS TO ONE OF THE LOVABLE LEGENDS OF AUSTRALIAN ROCK’N’ROLL….. As Col Joye prepares to move into his 75th year o...

SHEDDING A TEAR FOR AN ENDURING EDIFICE! OR HOW LIZZIE THE BLUE-TONGUE SAVED THE DAY!!

22 Nov 2010 “It’s just got to go…it’s a monstrosity,” she said firmly. “Monstrosity?” I spluttered.  

Rugby New Zealand 2011, Tournament Organiser

22 Nov 2010 By Martin Snedden CEO   What can fans expect from the hosting of the world’s third biggest sporting event in a small country like New Zea...

Orchids

22 Nov 2010 Orchids are the most extraordinary plants. In the wild, they grow between rocks, up trees, hanging from cliffs and in virtually every kind o...