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Thwack, Thwack, Thwack

Occasionally, even cricket’s lower grades throw up something remarkable. It can be a skillset maintained over a five-hour ‘day’, worthy of a stadium and onlookers numbered in the tens of thousands . . . or it may be backdrop at Angliss Reserve, Yarraville, for a dozen strollers and their off-leash dogs.

On the season’s first day of action – the opening round having been routinely called off – there wasn’t much to write home about for this umpiring ex-journo in the Victorian Turf Cricket Associa

Melbourne's Musical Chameleon

After turning 80, composer George Dreyfus was looking for a new challenge.

Flying high Down Under

Trapeze artist Guang Rong Lu has balanced a lifetime of teaching more than just circus skills.

Camp Queenscliff

After just a week in his job managing a holiday camp in bayside Queenscliff for urban, disadvantaged children, Tony Featherston was struck by his charges’ resilience.

Technology Teacher

A generation is struggling with IT, but there's one-on-one help, John Gascoigne writes.

On top of the world - Machu Picchu

A journey to one of the world's great tourist destinations

Thunder in the court

Aboriginal woman talks of her Yorta Yorta people

Looks easy enough...

Using a public toilet isn't easy for everyone. For some it's a nightmare, and the syndrome, paruresis, is more common than you'd think. People as diverse as Oprah Winfrey and Andrew Denton have owned up to it

Overworked and under threat

A Melbourne taxi driver tells of the job's long hours, stresses and meagre pay.

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