AT THIS stage, it is not certain if President Barack Obama's Australian tour includes Melbourne. Therefore, we don't yet know if Air Force One will fly into Tullamarine and disgorge the President, First Lady and First and Second Daughters (we assume the First Hound will be subject to Australian quarantine..read more
A group of altruistic young mothers has organised a school fete for next Sunday. They want to raise money to pay the salary of a remedial reading teacher at their state primary school.
Eight months after Black Saturday, on the eve of the next bushfire season, Gary Tippet returns to Steels Creek to talk to residents about loss, resilience and the invisible legacy of surviving an inferno. Pictures by Craig Sillitoe.
