July 2, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 2 July
Has the time arrived for household wood heaters to be banned? Research shows they are the largest source of air pollution in many Australian...
June 25, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 25 June
The anguish of losing your money to a scam is beyond compare. The obvious question is: how many times must we be told to...
June 18, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 18 June
The stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show, is a theatrical phenomenon. It has enjoyed the kind of success for which most dramatists would trade...
June 11, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 June
No-one should be abused for doing their job. While the temptation to ‘rattle someone’s cage’, or to lob a personal jibe in a blistering...
June 4, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 June
You watch; you listen; then shake your head, incredulously, asking of yourself: “Are the lunatics in charge of the asylum, or am I hallucinating?” ALWAYS,...
May 28, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 28 May
Once upon a time, in another life in another land, when the people of Victoria wanted to watch an event of national importance they...
May 28, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 28 May
Once upon a time, in another life in another land, when the people of Victoria wanted to watch an event of national importance they...
May 21, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 21 May
If he cut a solitary figure at the coronation of his father, King Charles, Harry has no-one to blame but himself, and his wilful...
May 14, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 14 May
My brother was an inveterate shooter. It was how he and his mates filled their time on the weekend. They took the jalopy into...
May 7, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 7 May
I remember the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - 2 June, 1953, as if it were yesterday. It was broadcast live by the ABC,...
April 30, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 30 April
Comparisons are odious, especially between Melbourne and Sydney, which is tantamount to comparing apples and pears; or asking a parent to choose a favourite...
April 30, 2023
Barry Humphries was, indubitably, an international star
PARADOXICALLY, alcoholism proved to be the turning point of his career. In Melbourne, 1970, after a protracted drinking binge, Humphries was found bashed and lying...
April 23, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 23 April
It is said the Etruscans taught the Romans; they taught the French; and the French taught the rest of the world how to cook. MY...
April 16, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 16 April
It is Newton's Third Law of Motion: Action & Reaction: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. IN short: if object A...
April 9, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 9 April
Easter is one of the two most important dates in the Christian calendar. It marks the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Nazarene. He...
April 2, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 2 April
If the actress, Geraldine Turner, had done on the American musical stage what she has done in Australia, she would be a huge Broadway...
March 19, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 19 March
Is it hubris which causes some people to think they know best about other people’s creative endeavours?
THE late Jackie Collins sold some...
March 12, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 12 March
It is hard to imagine a world without bees and their reassuring buzz in the summer!
Apocryphally, Albert Einstein argued if they became...
March 5, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 5 March
I never thought - but it has! Despite being cautious, and reading carefully the scant fine print, I have been conned in...
March 5, 2023
Classic whodunnit never been better
IT would be difficult to imagine a more perfect stage production of Agatha Christie’s thriller, The Mousetrap. Director, Robyn Nevin, has assembled a talented cast...
February 19, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 19 February
The scientific and technological developments of the last 80 years - since the end of World War Two, are phenomenal. Some of...
February 12, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 12 February
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is criminal; but when you add to his barbarity the suffering he has wrought...
February 5, 2023
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 5 February
I left Western Australia in 1968. I have returned many times since then; however, the most recent visit proved a re-awakening of...
February 2, 2023
Duo keen for Green show
The combined talents of harpist Jacinta Dennett and vocalist Nadia Piave makes for the most glorious of sounds. Musically, they are a perfectly balanced combination...
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