Midlife – travel, fun and adventure
Tumba-bloody-Rumba was the winner as the most viewed post on my blog in 2016. Did you see it? In looking back at my blog stats for 2016 I have been very surprised about what featured in my top 10 based on views. Posts on local government issues, travels, photo challenges and ongoing issues with my forced redundancy collected the top …
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This article was written by Murray Cook, a fellow teacher at Long Bay Correctional Centre in Sydney and was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday 27/8/16. He sums it up very well and adds a human element to our case. Jailhouse Blues: Premier's decision will rock may lives Pottering around the Blue Mountains …
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The importance of Education in jails I know I've mentioned it before on my blog (Not a good week, Wednesday 11/5/16, and this BuzzFeed interview) but I thought I'd share my latest foray into speaking out about this very important issue. I was interviewed by a local TV station during the week and I don't know about you but I …
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Warning: this post is about the closest I'll ever get to writing something political. Paint the town orange someone said - so we did. Orange streamers, ribbons and signs adorn every signpost and fence - orange being the colour of harmony. Get a celebrity on board to help get the message out there someone suggested - so we …
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Deb's World 