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Ten things you shouldn’t do in a hostel For travellers of all ages, hostels are cheap and accessible places to rest your head. That being said, it doesn’t mean you can treat it like a dump.

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A day in the life of... A funeral arranger

One of the most interesting chats I've had with anyone in 2016

MOST preconceived judgements about funeral directors, or funeral arrangers, have something to do with death, so it is no wonder people think the job is a little bit morbid, but funeral arranger, Josephine Fava wants to set the record straight. Understandably there are some common misconceptions and misunderstandings about what a funeral director’s job entitles, but arranging funerals isn’t as…

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A day in the life of… A nurse IN A HOSPITAL nurses are quite often overshadowed by doctors but if you’re sick and end up needing treatment the one person who mainly looks after you is a nurse.

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A day in the life of... A gallery director

This is one of my favourite parts of working at the newspapers. Great segment with amazing people.

WHILST wandering around a gallery it is easy to forget how much blood, sweat and tears go into the preparation and maintenance of a museum, but according to Dr Lee- Anne Hall, the director of the Penrith Regional Gallery, it about the team work and variety. Dr Lee-Anne Hall “It is a very broad job and I work with a big team of people,” Dr Hall said. “The kinds of things I do here include,…

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From the editor's desk

From the editor’s desk

THIS last week, whilst Kerrie was sipping cocktails in Bali, i was sitting at the Assistant Editor’s desk. The Assistant Editor’s desk really isn’t anything different, in fact it is the same desk that i normally sit at, but that is besides the point. I feel very lucky to be working as part of a team who trusts me in this role – even though i’ve only been in the job since April. Working for an…

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Iconic Parklea Markets sold for redevelopment

Iconic Parklea Markets sold for redevelopment

The future of Sydney’s Parklea Markets is up in the air this week after it was sold to developer Dyldam for a reported $1 billion redevelopment. On Wednesday Dyldam released a statement saying Parklea Markets will continue to operate under current management with “business as usual” for the next 3 to 5 years, though it is unclear what will happen to the iconic marketplace after that. The 21.6…

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Name unveiled for new Western Sydney school

Name unveiled for new Western Sydney school

The name of the new state-of-the-art school for children with physical and intellectual disabilities being developed in Glenmore Park has been announced. Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli and Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies, announced the school, due for completion in Term 1 2017, will be known as Fernhill School. “After consulting with the community, the name Fernhill stuck. It is a name of…

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Alex Lahey on her debut single, letter writing and Willie Nelson's guitar

Alex Lahey on her debut single, letter writing and Willie Nelson’s guitar

Hailing from the soy-latte, street art and capricious weather capital of Australia, Melbourne, Alex Lahey is a 23-year-old bandless bandleader whose just released her killer debut single. Air Mail sees Lahey explore her experiences in a long distance relationship and the amount of letters she’d write back and forth, across landlocked continents, boundless space and vast oceans. “I got involved…

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Meanwhile in the Legion of Doom

Meanwhile in the Legion of Doom now on iTunes.

During my time at Katoomba community radio station BLU FM (now renamed Radio Blue Mountains) I was apart of a team that came up with the idea of making a ridiculous radio series called, Meanwhile in the Legion of Doom. I stress we made Legion of Doom out of a pure magical creative whim, and it wasn’t a very good whim, nothing like that helped Warhol or David Bowie or even David Fincher create…

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World Radio Day - February 13

World Radio Day is coming up on Feb 10. Listen to my story behind it.

Someone took it upon good authority to dedicate one of the 365.242 days of the year to one of the greatest inventions and methods of communicating, the common radio. In 2010 the Spanish Envoy to the  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation stood up and asked, “Why don’t we have a day of the year dedicated to the radio?” Damn good question if you ask me! So in 2012 we…

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Five fun ways to make cash before semester one begins

Five fun ways to make cash before semester one begins

In around six weeks, semester one will kick off and we’ll all be back at uni. And with this return to the books comes the return of the struggling wallet. Everyone finds the first couple weeks of uni expensive, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. We’ve come up with a few handy hints and tips to make, and save, yourself some cash in the weeks leading up to the start of semester one. Start a swear…

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Let's keep this bad boy away from any washing machines! (at Sydney Airport)

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Seven things travel teaches you that you won't learn anywhere else

Uni teaches us how to become professionals in our chosen fields, but we’ve gotta do more so we can become well-rounded individuals.

University teaches us how to become professional people in our chosen fields, but we’ve gotta do more to gain the life skills we need in order to become well-rounded individuals. For these skills we should turn to travel, and to the classroom around us called Planet Earth. These are the seven things I’ve learnt as a student living out of a suitcase that I never would’ve learnt at uni. Your…

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I read the news today oh boy my story is on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald. (at Fairfax Media)

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365 days ago I met this lovely lady and pretty much instantaneously I knew that she was a keeper! (at The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney)

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What are you looking at??? @nataliepopow (at Blue Pool)

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A photo essay of home: Elaine Thomson

A photo essay of home: Elaine Thomson

(from the left) Elaine, Margaret, Estelle & James – 1953   Elaine’s home in Wagga until she was married in 1944   (from the left) Estelle, Margaret & Elaine   Glenn’s 21st Birthday – (from the left) Craig, Grayham, Elaine, Glenn & Kirsty – 1982   Christmas at Willow Bend – 1981   Willow Bend – The family restaurant 1969 until the 1980s.   Family photo from Willow Bend – 1982   The couple’s first…