The Christmas Pageant in Adelaide is an institution. It was started by Sir Edward Hayward, the owner of the iconic Adelaide department store John Martin’s. Sir Edwards was inspired by the Toronto Santa Claus Parade and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.…

Our family grew up buying and trusting Spring Gully pickled onions and pickles, and my best mate, Brett, swears by their Worcestershire Sauce. So when I got to meet and work with Russell Webb many years ago, it was a…

Last week, I drove to Mannum on the River Murray, about an hour from Adelaide, to ride on the PW Mayflower (South Australia’s oldest operating paddle wheeler, built in 1884). The day was very grey and drizzly and as I…

Ahhh, Woodville High School, I am sure there were many good and important things there, but two things stick our from my memories of doing years 11 and 12. Firstly, there was the exquisite joy for a 16 year old…

This is one of those songs that gets under your skin. Well, at least it has for me. I was reflecting on that place where we can sometimes find ourselves, when someone you know is really struggling with life, so…

This is a gospel song to capture the outdoor celebration on the outskirts of town that is and was my habit of making stovetop espresso on the side of the road and sharing it with strangers. I have parked and…

The Thebby Theatre, or Thebarton Theatre, is an icon in South Australia. The 98-year-old building has been council chambers, meeting rooms, cinema, and a range of other manifestations but for most of its life it has been a “premier” theatre…

I woke up with these lyrics in my head at 5:09am last Friday morning. I reached over and spoke them into my voice recorder (screenshot below). Blues is my favourite musical genre and as these lyrics took shape today (the…

There’s a simmering body of resentment and frustration in South Australia about the slow response and mixed messaging from our government and official bodies in relation to the suffocating, spreading natural disaster of algal blooms along much of our coast…

On September 10th, 2025, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University by Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from a conservative Utah family. The irony cuts deep: Kirk built his career championing gun rights (famously arguing increased…