December 18, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 18 December
Is the Federal Parliament censuring of the former Prime Minister Scott Morrison a political stunt or an important symbolic gesture?
CERTAINLY, results from...
December 11, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 December
There is a growing groundswell for Australians to embrace a four-day working week. In the event, is this the answer to the...
December 11, 2022
Classic Christmas carols return to the cathedral
THE Royal Melbourne Philharmonic will present three Christmas concerts in St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne, one of the most acoustically perfect spaces in Australia. The...
December 4, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 December
To the thief: possession is nine-tenths of the law, but what about the victim. What are their rights?
THE annals of history are...
November 27, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 27 November
In 2022, few are inclined to believe King Charles III was ordained by God to rule over his peoples. The Divine Right...
November 25, 2022
Notions of political loyalty
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous,” Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
IT...
November 20, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 20 November
From the grave I can hear my late mother, Beria, saying, “And about bloody time, too. What they did to us kids...
November 13, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 13 November
It is difficult to understand why a company providing you with a telephone line - albeit mobile - requires so much personal information. IN the...
November 6, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 6 November
It is sheer madness for a country which is bathed in such brilliant, endless sunshine, and vast, azure skies, to implement daylight saving. It...
October 30, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 30 October
Of the mass media triumvirate, radio is the most intimate, and, possibly, the most rewarding in terms of immediate audience reaction. THAT was before our...
October 23, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 23 October
Recently, I spent time exploring photographs on the website of Lost Melbourne. It was both fascinating and heartbreaking to see what has been lost...
October 16, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 16 October
Since when did it become de rigueur for a politician’s ‘no’ to carry more weight than a constituent’s ‘yes’?
OUR system of government...
October 9, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 9 October
The ratings results for the funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth speaks volumes about the state of Australian television, specifically the...
October 2, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 29 September
The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen of Australia - was a grand gathering of the good and the great. THE concourse...
September 25, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 25 September
As a child, I was something a crack shot with a .22 rifle fitted with a telescopic lens. Now that I am...
September 11, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 September
It is not difficult to behave badly. It requires no effort, at all. The challenge lies in not behaving badly.
I RECALL someone...
September 4, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 September
Providing a definition for acting is impossible. It is too ephemeral; however, I do know the difference between acting and performing.
I RECALL...
August 28, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 28 August
The hypocrisy of the furore struck me like a thunder bolt. It left me rocking on my heels.
The revelations former Prime Minister,...
August 21, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 21 August
The public reaction to the death of musician Judith Durham reflects the place she occupied in the hearts of her many fans...
August 14, 2022
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 14 August
Anyone who came to visit my late mother, Beria, never left empty handed. Always, she gave them a bottle of her homemade...
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...Latest News
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