December 15, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 15 December
Do you ever wonder why we have such difficulty finding tradespeople when the hot water system or the washing machine packs-up? The answer is...
December 8, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 8 December
The latest employment figures are cause for apprehension. They reveal, 726,100 Australians are unemployed. Many are unskilled and may never find a...
December 8, 2019
What is the Question, with Stewart Greedy
For December’s What is the Question, Roland spoke with vet and talented musician, Stewart Greedy. What is your name? Stewart Greedy What is your occupation? Veterinarian What brought you...
December 1, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 1 December
Prince Andrew’s guilt or innocence should be determined by a court of law; however, having twice watched his recent cataclysmic television interview,...
November 24, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 24 November
The unedifying spectacle of politicians, and avaricious owners and operators of aged care facilities, wringing their hands like the grieving women of Corinth, and...
November 17, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 17 November
We are a nation of smug smarty-pants! Misguidedly, we imagine that a tertiary qualification from another country could not possibly match that of the...
November 10, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 10 November
We would be outraged if someone went into St Paul’s Cathedral and had a picnic on the High Altar; or organised a two-up game...
November 10, 2019
What is the Question – November
For November’s What is the Question, Roland chatted with 3BA and Power FM Program Director, Garrath Cockerell.
What is your name? Garrath Cockerell What...
November 3, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 3 November
It was asked of me: Would you, for one million dollars, run over and kill your dog? IT took less than a jiffy (the...
October 27, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 27 October
Perhaps we should halt, for all-time, the ill-conceived notion to vandalise the beautiful Sturt Street Boulevard and turn our attention to fixing...
October 20, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 20 October
A fool and his money is soon parted! I should know, someone helped themselves to $1.6 million of mine!
However, in defence, mine...
October 13, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 13 October
A Jewish colleague said of a friend, “She hates homosexuals, and she thinks it’s disgusting that Meghan Markel’s mother is black; but...
October 6, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 6 October
The hoo-ha surrounding the changes to the collection of our glass recyclables is ridiculous. It were as if people were being...
September 29, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 29 September
If you impoverish language, you impoverish thought. Words are thoughts; and without words and thought society faces catastrophic consequences. It is how...
September 22, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 19 September
Finally, it seems our labour force has come to the belated realisation that, when you turn sixty, your brain does not, by...
September 15, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 12 September
Australia Post has lodged a draft notification with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission seeking an increase in the basic postage rate....
September 8, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 5 September
I wager, Sir Sidney Myer will be turning in his grave at the demise of his once glorious Myers Emporium.
I MOVED...
September 7, 2019
What is the Question – September
For Septembers What is the Question? Roland chatted with CEO, educator and author Dr Susie O’Neill. What is your name? Susie O’Neill. What is your occupation? CEO of...
September 1, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 29 August
News of the proposal to tamper with the lay-out of Sturt Street Boulevard should be viewed with concern by everyone living in...
August 25, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 22 August
The world is becoming more pretentious with each passing day. Everyone wants a fancy title. I imagine it massages their ego and...
August 11, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 8 August
The plethora of ‘motivational’ and ‘self-help’ books, which flood our television screens and on-line booksellers, reveal much about the fragile state of...
August 8, 2019
Call for care during Dental Health Week
MAKE no mistake - poor dental hygiene is at the root of illness, and research shows links to serious and fatal medical conditions. When it...
August 4, 2019
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 1 August
Australia has, since the arrival of the First Fleet, 1788, one of the world’s most dubious...
August 2, 2019
What is the Question with Sam Rizzo
What is your name? Samuel Joel Rizzo. What is your occupation? Currently, I am completing a metal fabrication apprenticeship. What brought you to Ballarat? I have lived in...
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