By Clare | Published:
Monday, 25th August, 2008
I was told Townsville would grow on me.
It definitely didn’t. Five days was more than enough of the dirty, half-deserted town that felt like it would cloud you in a layer of deep depression if you lived there.
The inner city was shrouded in a feeling of hopelessness. People walked around past bargain stores and scores [...]
By Clare | Published:
Monday, 23rd June, 2008
Panic set in about three hours into my journey up the coast. Small town Australia scared me. Visions of snakes, spiders, cockroaches and all unpredictable slithery, crawling, flying things began to make me seriously consider the impulse to jump off the bus and get back to civilisation pronto.
But my fears proved unjustified.
Work at the paper [...]
By Clare | Published:
Monday, 2nd June, 2008
It sounds like any one of the mind-rotting reality television shows that currently bombard our screens. It could be Big Brother, [insert country] Idol, or one of the shows that follow the tribulations of the obese while they fight cattily with one another and try to lose 500 kilos in three weeks.
But it’s not. Today [...]
By Clare | Published:
Friday, 23rd May, 2008
Writing a report on the State of Origin proved an interesting challenge this week and made me realise I am definately not cut out for sports reporting – this became evident when I realised I didn’t even know what sport State of Origin was. My second question was who is playing? The disgusted answer I [...]
By Clare | Published:
Tuesday, 29th April, 2008
Nine weeks into Jschool 08 and I’ve learnt a lot…
To start with I can’t pronounce e/i properly, hidge, wist ind, and six are words I should never say in the company of jschoolers, especially Luke
Sarina Russo doesn’t take well to having her photo taken
Australian federal parliament is hilarious…Minister for FINANCE!
Never speak to PR people about [...]