On Monday September 7, the Book Club met to discuss Families: Modern Australian Short Stories, The book is edited by Barry Oakley and includes stories from contemporary Australian writers, such as Cate Kennedy, Tim Winton and David Malouf. Read more >>

When I started working with Kel to produce this column we promised a virtual tour of many of our streets during the 1940s. I was so impressed to hear about so many different businesses and industries that were operated in the 1940s that don’t exist now.

Let’s start near SpringDale in Princess Street. Read more >>