Evolve - A Fair Food Store Nestled in the Hills of Belgrave

["Evolve" - to develop gradually (Oxford Dictionary)]

Some folk look toward "revolution" as a means to bring about lasting change, but those who look more closely recognise that with revolution change is very dramatic and often irreversible. However evolution is about gradual and decentralized participative decision making, adhering to higher principles of living lead to a firm commitment to ethics, values and a decision to be more representative not only to those around you, but...

This year's Black Pearl Studios Christmas party exploded with some of Melbourne’s much loved musicians / singers / songwriters and industry folk.

I was lucky to enjoy and share this impromptu performance of Crossroads by one of Melbourne’s rock ‘n’ roll royalty Jimmy Cupples; who was blown away by this amazing studios majestic digs and live performance sound scape, likening it to the calibre and magic created by Abby Road Studio.

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First Contact


Lt John Oxley History records first contact with Aboriginal people, was not only by explorers, but also by escaped convicts, sealers, settlers, and shipwrecked castaways. In 1823 at Moreton Bay, castaways John Finnegan, Richard Parsons and Thomas Pamphlet were inadvertently rescued by Lt John Oxley, who sailed north from Port Jackson, in an attempt to further map in detail the northern part of the continent. Oxley in all his wisdom claimed discovery of the Brisba...

Past Vinyl & CD album Reviews - Numbers 101 onward:

Number 101 - Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley's Beach Party
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Number 102 - Les Paul & Mary Ford: The World Is Still Waiting For A Sunrise
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Number 103 - Captain Beefheart & His Magic...

Although population ageing is overwhelmingly a good thing, representing a healthier population overall and a longer more productive lifespan for most, it also means an increase in elder abuse.

There is little public awareness of the extent and nature of elder abuse. Consequently, it is rarely recognised even by those who may be perpetuating or on the receiving end of it.

My name’s Gwen. I’m 76 years old. About six months ago my boy Craig got mixed up in gambling and that drug

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Closed circuit street cameras have been sold to the community as a way of making us safer, reducing crime and discouraging anti-social behaviour.

But research into the Federal Government’s $50 million Safer Streets program shows its main effect has been unchecked proliferation of highly profitable commercial arrangements between governments and private firms, amid little evidence that it improves public safety.

The Tony Abbott-led government announced Safer Streets...

Focusing on price instead of drug information could put patients at risk

Every day, more discount pharmacy stores and chains are opening and assaulting health-care consumers with the “we are cheaper” message. But is price the best way to achieve positive health-care outcomes?

Community pharmacists are the only Australian health-care professionals to practise in a retail environment. When a patient “buys” a medication, it is easy to see how they can think they are purchasing...

Lady Grange Restaurant and Receptions




Lady Grange Restaurant has the best views in St Kilda overlooking Catani Gardens, the beach and St Kilda's boat harbour

Just opened Lady Grange is a big plus for St Kilda's food culture

Wood fired pizza oven and fantastic bar - there are two levels for functions and general casual dining in this bright and vibrant space

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There are countless parenting questions that science can’t answer: “is it gross to eat food my child spat out?”, “why do my kids hate wearing pants?” and, of course, “when they grow up, will my kids remember how much I loved them, or just that I made them wear pants?”.

Fortunately, there are some important parenting issues science can address. Here are five simple tips for raising healthy children based on scientific studies from the last 12 months:
1. Dads can – and...

"The best damned synth-pop record ever, period."[Musician Magazine]


CD Cover

This is number eighteen in the series of albums I'm featuring as part of an on-going retrospective of CD's in my personal collection. The series is called, "Cream of The Crate (CD's)", and they represent CD albums that I believe are of significant musical value, either because of their rarity, because they represent the best of a style or styles of music or because their is something unique about the group or the music.
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Should we make contact with alien life?

The question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe has been asked by people for many years.

But if we hear something, should we answer? In the absence of any signal from them, should we try to make our presence known?

One of those asking these questions is Stephen Hawking, the British cosmologist with many deep thoughts and a good sense of humour.

Unlike many celebrity scientists,...