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On message – 'Back to Nature' (the bush)

On message – 'Back to Nature' (the bush)

During Prime Minister Julia Gillard tenure, Tim Matheson the then nation’s ‘first bloke’ was the centre of attention in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald at that time written by Tony Wright, as Tim had purchased a bush block on the Goulburn River in north east Victoria, setting up his caravan for his own personal space..

  • Population increase is a science

    Previously I have mentioned in this column on numerous occasions since 2008 that a former missionary (a lady) who spent many years in Bangladesh and who travelled extensively throughout the sub-continent and south east Asia said that Australia could settle 20 million from that region.

  • Minister's spouses - huge changes

    The cinema has presented the Parson’s wife as the all conquering little woman of the Rectory, the calmer of troubled waters, a murderess, and the scarlet woman, but none of these descriptions truly represents the true-blue parson’s wife of the twenty first century.

  • Celebrating longevity young writers or now serving elsewhere

    The Press Service International young writer program in conjunction with Christian Today has enjoyed many young writers who have excelled with the Basil Sellers Award and given many years of their time to this program, now serving elsewhere.

  • Finding a job

    In a past New.com article, raises the suggestion that a job seeker or someone wanting to change jobs should put into their engagement quiver of options good old Centrelink and moreover think twice before changing jobs in the current economic climate.

  • A point of view – men do matter

    Out of my archives I retrieved the article from the Sydney Morning Herald – a published review of Dr Helen Smith’s then new book, Men on Strike: Why Men are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood and the American Dream – And Why it Matters and what it contains will be like lighting a bushfire to ready sets of ears.

  • One Day in Melbourne on 19 May – Craigieburn Salvation Army

    One Day in Melbourne for 2018 is on the 19 May at the Craigieburn Salvation Army – 75 Interlink Dr, Craigieburn, 20 minutes from Melbourne airport.

  • Business success and celebrity

    How many times have we heard that a celebrity from the cinema, entertainment and sports, who made small fortunes then went bust in business, and now we have read of another, possibly Australia’s most famous motor racing name, Dick Johnson.

  • War Tourism is massive

    Tourism is a favourite topic of mine and those who have read my column over many years have noted this interest. We founded and ran Australia's Bush Orchestra in Moruya in 1996 and have run many tourism ministry seminars both in Australia and internationally, and a common denominator are the huge numbers who visit war tourist sites.

  • Islamic input – Japan is different

    Some time ago Dr. Mordechai Kedar had an interesting article published translated from Hebrew into English and recently published on the nationalistic attitudes of Japanese culture that has witnessed the lack of any Islamic influence in Japan.

  • Laguna Quays Respite - missions recuperation

    The Whitsundays Laguna Quays Respite coordinated by Well-Being Australia for missions now in its seventh year has proven to be a lovely break away for a wide range of those in Christian service. 2018 is a good year.

  • Respite a continued factor of Retired Cricketers

    The Retired Australian Cricketers Bi-Annual Newsletter released today, 30 March has emphasised the value of Respite, a topic that has been in main stream cricket news for the past six months with the official Cricket Australia policy of resting players.