From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli
A FOOL and his money is soon parted! I should know, someone helped themselves to $1.6-million of mine! However, in pathetic defence, mine was...
Roland Rocchiccioli
Time-and-tide take the edge from our childhood recollections; however, there are those elements which never fade… Of the myriad treasured remembrances from Gwalia, an Australian/European...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli for 10 March
When I acquired my little cottage in Ballarat I hoped for fairies at the bottom of the garden. That would have been perfection.
BE...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 25 February
The Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan delivered to the State Parliament, and all those Victorian children who suffered institutional abuse, a superbly measured and...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 18 February
The discovery of a once-familiar childhood image is comforting. Viewed through the sands-of-time, it conjures a memory-flood from a distant time-and-place in one’s life. IT...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 11 February
The ABC is an important broadcasting institution. It is the voice of the people. It must be impartial, unfailingly. THE increasing inclination of journalists to...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 4 February
It was simple: you worked a second job - usually in the hospitality industry; saved a 10 per cent deposit; met with your bank...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 26 January
If you will: exercise your imagination! If a hostile nation were to invade Australia and claim possession, and then you were expected to celebrate...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 21 January
On the original production of HAIR, I worked with some colleagues who took illegal drugs. It was the ethos of “take trips/get high/laugh, joke,...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 14 January
Increasingly, it is becoming more difficult to have a civil, vigorous conversation without becoming embroiled in accusations of disrespect, discrimination, racial vilification, and generally...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 07 January
Sometimes I feel I am marching to the beat of my own drum, regardless; or perhaps I am a relic from a forgotten past....
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 31 December
I am not looking to pick an argument, but it is Happy New Year, and not Happy New Year’s - which refers only to...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 24 December
Christmas is that time of year when Christians, around the world, gather together to celebrate the birth of the boy child in the manger...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 17 December
There is a glaring dichotomy: on the one hand we condemn anti-social, neo-Nazi conduct; yet, on the other, we willingly allocate newspaper column inches...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 10 December
Carols in the Cathedral - 2023, with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic orchestra, is a Christmas-week music highlight for the entire family! THE three, two-hour performances...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 3 December
Nothing is achieved by finger-pointing and blaming the police for the antisocial behaviour related to homelessness in Ballarat. The diverting outrage would suggest panic;...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 26 November
The recent Little Bridge Street family assault, and the allegations surrounding the distressing incident, is cause for concern; however, it is not a crisis...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 17 November
It is a societal obscenity in a country as rich as Australia. Nothing - but nothing, is more important than the safety and welfare...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 12 November
It is so obvious, its omission defies logic. That dental health is not covered by Medicare is too silly - and is a continuing...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 5 November
It is a simple concept. If what you espouse is not the truth, then it is, by definition, a porky; a prevarication from the...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 22 October
It is not rocket science! When you receive a threatening/disturbing email which purports to be from an organisation with whom you do business, do...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 15 October
Enabling your Facebook page for comment is tantamount to opening a Pandora’s Box. It gifts every half-witted keyboard warrior, armed with a megaphone to...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 8 October
We, all of us, need to be wary! Access to the public psyche through the media in its various manifestations comes with an onerous...
From the desk of Roland Rocchiccioli – 24 September
National Police Remembrance Day - 29 September - is an opportunity for all Australians to take a moment to reflect, with gratitude, on those...