Daily Archives: 19 October 2020

A tale of Echuca and the Murray

I grew up in Echuca in the 1950-60s. I still remember the baker’s horse-drawn cart and the mixture of smells of fresh bread and horse manure. I remember a small quiet town where some afternoons the only sound you heard in the main street would be the gentle clip-clop of …

Read More »
Lockdown city: no freedom yet

Lockdown city: no freedom yet

Five million Melburnians will continue to have their movements ­policed indefinitely and retail and hospitality businesses will have to wait until November to reopen, under Daniel Andrews’ revised plan for winding back coronavirus restrictions that have …

Read More »