July 11, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 July
The closure of the camera shop on the Sturt Street Boulevard is a sad sign of the times. It proves: Ballarat is...
July 11, 2021
What is the Question – July
For July’s What is the Question Roland chatted with piano virtuoso Wendy Rechenberg. What is your name? Wendy Rechenberg. What is your occupation? Accompanist/piano teacher. What brought you to...
July 4, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 July
It is a simplistic concept and probably fraught with danger as a consequence, but it is time. Let the punishment fit the crime! Obviously, there...
June 27, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 27 June
In a truly democratic, capitalist society, those who have prospered have a moral and ethical obligation to support those for whom the...
June 20, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 20 June
We should, all of us, support the Order of Australia Awards. They are an important recognition of achievement and commitment by our...
June 13, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 13 June
It takes a deal of courage, but I have done it. I have thrown-out 55-years of my life; however, I am not...
June 6, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 6 June
It is hard to imagine anyone would be surprised by the revelations contained in Lord Dyson’s report investigating the BBC, the disgraced...
June 6, 2021
What is the Question – June
For June’s What is the Question, Roland caught up with community builder Paula Nicholson. What is your name? Paula Nicholson What is your occupation? Community builder What brought you...
May 30, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 30 May
You may be confident, if nurses elect to take strike action, there is something seriously wrong with the system.
THE Ballarat Day Procedure...
May 23, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 23 May
It is a truism: If you persist, loudly and long enough, in telling people something which is untrue, there are those who...
May 16, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 16 May
What is the point of the Commonwealth of Nations if, when push comes to shove, we do not rally-round to support our...
May 13, 2021
ABBA musical hits exactly the right note
Mamma Mia! is an internationally acclaimed jukebox musical, and guaranteed to make your spirits sore, which, after a year of COVID uncertainty, is exactly...
May 9, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 9 May
The astounding public confession by a New South Wales politician, conceding he signed documents which he neither read, nor understood, is cause...
May 9, 2021
What is the Question – May
For May’s What is the Question Roland chats with owner of BK Joinery, Bernie Keogh. Photo: SUPPLIED What is your name? Bernard Peter Keogh, but everyone...
May 2, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 2 May
I am creating a body of work for which, 30-years ago, I had neither the wit, nor the wisdom. Capacity comes with...
April 25, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 25 April
It is unforgiveable when the basic facts of a topic are incorrect; occasionally, the premise for the article is a total nonsense....
April 18, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 18 April
The unedifying spectacle of two women fighting in a supermarket aisle over lavatory paper, caused me to ruminate about the Australia we...
April 11, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 April
Always, Australia has bragged about its mateship ethos, which, it is claimed, was forged in the trenches of Gallipoli. Something has changed. When did...
April 4, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 April
Let us not be silly! Of course the Prime Minister was not suggesting the women of Australia are lucky not to be...
March 28, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 28 March
The content of the domestic assault story was so confronting, so deeply disturbing, I had to go outside and sit in the...
March 21, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 21 March
Unsurprisingly, the Oprah Winfrey television interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has raised the question of an...
March 14, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 14 March
I am partial to a good anecdote, apocryphal, or not! To suit an audience, I have been known to claim the best...
March 7, 2021
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 7 March
Civilisation as we know it will not cease to exist if we do not have Facebook in our lives. Be assured: the...
March 7, 2021
What is the Question – March
For March’s What is the Question, Roland chatted with Josh Arthur, along with Maddie Jarosz, he’s half of Power FM’s new breakfast team. What is...
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