August 12, 2022
Little Women ready to bring it
THERE is something spine-tinglingly thrilling about watching emerging talent blossom on the floor of a rehearsal room. It is even more agreeable when the performers...
August 10, 2022
Rent ready to take the stage
BLOC Music Theatre is playing at Ballarat’s new performing space, Terminus Theatre, with a production of the musical, Rent. Located in the renovated Good Shed...
August 7, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 7 August
Discrimination in any of its hateful embodiments is unacceptable, and should be denounced, unequivocally.
HOWEVER, we should not be without tolerance for the...
August 7, 2022
What is the Question – August
For August’s What is the Question Roland sat down to talk with head of the Ballarat Foundation, Andrew Eales.
What is your name? Andrew...
July 31, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 31 July
The on-going roadworks in Albert Street, Sebastopol, are a disgrace - by any reasonable standard of public works.
THEY are, as the...
July 24, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 24 July
One photograph reminded me! Fifty-years ago, almost to the day, I was at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, stage directing the Melbourne Theatre...
July 17, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 17 July
The Australian Broadcasting Commission – as it was called in my youth and early career – is celebrating its 90th birthday. In...
July 12, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 10 July
The distinction between criticism and carping is tricky; however, the consequences are more clearly defined. One action advances the narrative. The other...
July 10, 2022
What is the Question – July
For July’s What is the Question Roland chatted with publican and arts patron Malcom Roberts. What is your name? Malcolm Roberts What is your occupation? I run the...
July 6, 2022
Desert queen truly spectacular!
PRISCILLA, Queen of the Desert is one of Australia’s most successful international stage musicals. Such is its staying power it has been produced in twenty-plus...
July 4, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli
The announcement of a new Australian production of Agatha Christie’s play, The Mousetrap, stirred myriad memories of my time in repertory theatre,...
June 26, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 26 June
Unequivocally, recreational drugs are a curse of modern society; and while their proliferation is much greater now than in times past, it...
June 19, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 19 June
Given the new Albanese government has an Assistant Minister for the Republic, I watched with a special interest The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee...
June 12, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 12 June
“It’s outrageous that VicRoads can do what they’ve done, but what really hurts is they don’t care!”
SO said Brad Fisher, who, together...
June 5, 2022
What is the Question – June 2022
For June’s What is the Question, Roland spoke with Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute patron, Primrose, Lady Potter. Photo: FILE What is your name? Primrose Catherine...
June 5, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 5 June
His Majesty, King George VI, died on 6 February 1952. His daughter, The Princess Elizabeth, with her husband Prince Philip, was on...
May 29, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 29 May
The late Hector Crawford’s television series of, The Sullivans, screened on Channel 9 from 1976 to 1983.
The Sullivans recounted the story...
May 22, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 22 May
Listen carefully to any election discussions regarding Federal Government funding for rural health care. All that glistens is not gold!
BOTH major parties...
May 15, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 15 May
When will Australian governments realise: bad teeth and poor oral hygiene are at the root of much serious illness.
THAT dental care is...
May 8, 2022
What is the Question – May
For May’s What is the Question, ROLAND ROCCHICCIOLI chatted with retired microbiologist Robert Thurman.
What is your name? Robert Thurman What is your occupation? Microbiologist...
May 8, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 8 May
A plea to all politicians: Please, will you stop with the b****** and the scaremongering, and tell us, in precise terms, what...
May 1, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 1 May
The date is 21 May, and never has there been a more important Federal election.
THE Coalition has been in power since the...
April 24, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 24 April
Political allegiance notwithstanding, the vicious personal attacks on the nature of the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, do nothing to advance the Nation’s...
April 17, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 17 April
Is Australia so intellectually superior we can afford to summarily dismiss tertiary qualifications from another country’s learning institutions?
THE numeracy and literacy rates...Latest News
May 4, 2024
Scouts venture into four-day hikes
May 4, 2024
Historic cinema returns to town
May 4, 2024
Comic shares the beauty of neurodiversity
May 3, 2024
Triathlete takes top spot
May 3, 2024