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FALLS CREEK – HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING FACILITY
I was thrilled to be invited by the Falls Creek resort management board to check out their plans to develop a high altitude training facility at the resort.
The resort is already gaining a strong reputation as a great destination for […]Comments (0) | Share |
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新年快乐 Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới – Happy New Year!
Spectacular weather provided the back drop for the thousands of people who gathered in Springvale to usher in the year of the dragon.
Lion dancers, fire crackers, awesome hawker food and people from all walks of life helped mark the Lunar […]Comments (0) | Share |
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Queen Elizabeth Centre – Noble Park
I was thrilled to visit the Queen Elizabeth Centre in Noble Park.
The centre provides support for young parents and children during the challenging early years.
To the newly arrived CEO, Athina Georgiou, as well as Kirsty Evans, director of nursing, and […]Comments (0) | Share |
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Springvale night market
An exciting idea many years in the making reached fruition with the official opening of the Springvale full moon night market. Modelled on the well-known night markets that are familiar to many Australians visiting parts of Asia, the Springvale night […]
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Visit to Stawell Gold Mine
On a recent trip to Stawell I was joined by the Member for Ripon, Joe Helper MP, on a visit to the Stawell Gold Mine.
Owned by the Northgate Minerals Corporation, it is Victoria’s longest continually operating gold mine and employs […]Comments (0) | Share |
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A happy cat!
What a difference a year makes!
Last year, Geelong’s preliminary final loss to Collingwood found me washing John Brumby’s car to settle a bet made when water restrictions on car washing were eased.
This year, following Geelong’s dissection of the Pies, […]Comments (0) | Share |
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The Victorian Tourism Industry’s Amazing Race
The Victorian Tourism Industry’s Amazing Race occurred on Friday 9 September. Destination Melbourne, in an act of questionable desperation, invited me to join the DML Dashers.
Following an afternoon of ice skating at the icehouse, a visit to the Chill On […]Comments (0) | Share |
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Ikea comes to Springvale
Proof that Springvale remains Australia’s multicultural heart was the opening of Swedish home furnishing giant, Ikea on 8 September.
The Southern Hemispheres largest Ikea store at 36,000sqm (yes for Ikea aficionados, that is 3 times larger than the Victoria Gardens store) […]Comments (0) | Share |
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A recent visit to Max Brenner
I recently joined Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews, Federal MP Michael Danby, John Lenders, Martin Pakula and other Labor Members of Parliament, to show support for Max Brenner chocolates.
In the face of the anti-Israel boycott of the chocolate store politicians, business […]Comments (0) | Share |
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Visit to Shell refinery
A recent visit to the Shell Refinery in Geelong gave me the opportunity to be briefed on some of the key issues facing the Shell refinery.
A plant tour provided insight to the Cat Cracker, the benefits of upgrades to deal […]Comments (0) | Share |