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Meet the Griffith candidates

Roberta /4 February, 2014

Grill a Green, nail a Nat and  lambast a Labor candidate. Whatever the colour of your campaign t-shirt, quizz a candidate on the evening of Wednesday February 5th, in West End just before the by-election for Griffith. All candidates are invited and the format will depend a little on who accepts the invitation. The venue Continue Reading →

Griffith grapples with Climate Chaos

Jan Bowman /4 February, 2014

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia had its hottest year ever in 2013 and we have now experienced heatwaves and destructive fires in the first month of 2014. Twitter went viral this week with reports that Prince Charles has said that climate chaos sceptics re like “headless chickens” (of course, we would say chooks Continue Reading →

MACRAME WITH A SALVAGED TWIST

Wan Kerr /2 February, 2014

Macrame is so hot right now. This February, Reverse Garbage jumps on the Macrame bandwagon with a Macrame Plant Hanger workshop, with a twist. RG workshop facilitators introduce their signature salvaged materials as an alternative to traditional macrame materials. Within the workshop, participants will be shown the ropes, exploring basic macrame techniques to create their Continue Reading →

Griffith grudge match

Jan Bowman /1 February, 2014

Having a Prime Minister as the sitting member drew significant attention to Griffith during the 2013 federal election, but there is a sense that this time around the eyes of the nation will be on Griffith with renewed interest, many seeing this by-election as the first test for Tony Abbott’s government. On one side of Continue Reading →

Alcohol-fuelled violence: the poison and the antidote

Adrian /1 February, 2014

While our leaders shake their heads in despair at what everybody now calls ‘alcohol-fuelled violence’, the rest of us can shake our heads over their cluelessness. At least they could consider something other than more law enforcement that is already not working. People are far less likely to behave badly when they know those they Continue Reading →