Without fanfare or hardly anyone noticing, the Inner West lost an old and well-established local newspaper recently. So… should we care? News Ltd quietly shut down the Thursday newsprint edition of the Inner West Courier […]
Is the devil in the detail for the rescue of retail? With an increasing number of shoppers moving away from the Leichhardt and Annandale area, retail sales expert Fiona Golinelli thinks so… It seems that […]
Since this is a touchy topic, I want to start off by admitting that as a straight, white male from a privileged background, I may be just a little bit biased here. Nonetheless, I want […]
Imagine the streets of Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield and Leichhardt lined with trees bursting with lemons, limes, apples, oranges, peaches, pears and plums. Where all the fruit is free and on public land and what’s not […]
When the police visited the 101 Vagina Exhibition and Festival of the Vagina in Redfern a couple of weeks ago they suggested that we should be “keeping minors out” of the gallery. Why? Why should […]
Leichhardt Mayor Darcy Byrne offers his take on the bike lane debate that has fired up in Leichhardt recently. This month I learned that some cycling advocates have tunnel vision… Leichhardt Council has adopted a […]
Small businesses shape our great nation. It’s hard-working small business people that work long hours, employ the majority of people in Australia and take huge risks to ensure their success. Being a small business person […]
My name was in the news once. Not unlike Dunne from last issue’s rant, it was misprinted. But don’t worry Media, no hard feelings from me! However, I imagine hard feelings were felt by our […]
The name ‘Dunne’ extends back one thousand years to the Emerald Isle. In old Gaelic it means brown and reflects the darker hair and features of those who make up the clan. In the world’s […]
Being a parent is without a doubt the hardest yet most rewarding job in the world. As a father there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for my son, which is why – like thousands of […]