In an extraordinary move, the Prime Minister of Australia, Ms. Julia Gillard, has announced that the next federal election will be held on Saturday 14 September 2013. The outcome of this announcement is a de facto election period of 8 months.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of exploring the brand new ‘Design Hub‘ building at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne. The Hub is a stunning new building designed by Sean Godsell and Peddle Thorp architects.
They say that one should not hang one’s dirty laundry in public, but that’s exactly what the folks at ‘Jam and Cream‘ in Heidelberg Heights have done to great effect.
This new eatery was discovered by accident during the week and it was the old-fashioned undergarments hanging in the window that caught the eye of my colleagues and I.
What a cold and miserable winter season it has been in Melbourne! Frankly, the novelty of crisp air and frost has passed and I am becoming rather tired of the cold nights we’re experiencing.
For plant lovers, there is still some joy to be had during this bitter season. Last year, I wrote about some of the beautiful bedding annuals that flower mid-winter and a few weeks ago I documented the flowering of wattles (Acacia) blooming near my workplace. Now that many of the wattles have finished, it’s time for the very first of the blossom trees to commence and some of them are putting out a beautiful display despite the wind and rain. Read the rest of this entry »
Those of you who work or study in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne may have been lucky enough to pass-by or visit the beautiful Bundoora campus of La Trobe University (or the neighbouring parks) this week.
If so, you’d have been in for a real treat as the splendid wattles (Acacia) have come into flower.
I have said it before and I shall say it again: I love wattles. It is truly a highlight of the Australian winter to see these splendid shrubs and trees come into bloom at a time when little else is flowering. Read the rest of this entry »
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