Jenny Cottle One of the biggest challenges our planet faces is our need for food. Climate change adds to that challenge both in the increased difficulty in growing many crops…

Brenda Janschek At one of my DIY Christmas Gift and Beauty Product Workshops I wanted to create a recipe that would make a lovely home-made gift (obviously!) or a tasty…

Elise Hawthorne I’m fascinated by what led talented artist Cash Brown to put her art practise mostly on hold to head off to study a Master of Conservation of Cultural…

Elise Hawthorne First up in my style influencers series is Sydney based Meri Berkopec, the creative woman behind new design label MERI BY DESIGN. It was the same old story,…

Elise Hawthorne When Vivid hits Sydney each year it’s New Year Eve crowds every night. Vivid Sydney is owned and managed by Destination NSW, and celebrates Sydney as the creative…

Craig Priddle John Turturro writes and stars in this his fifth film as director. Turturro was born in Brooklyn in 1957, and a good part of this beautiful, whimsical story…

Jenny Cottle Climate Change is a problem – weather patterns are more extreme and news out this week is that the west Antarctic ice sheet is melting, which will cause…

Elise Hawthorne I have always longed to visit Paris but in the mean time I appreciate what Parisian culture has to offer, especially their culinary delights. The Little Paris Cafe,…

Elise Hawthorne 3 Aussie mates (Gonzo, Parv & Nick) take to the highways of America to film the “weird, wonderful and inspirational”, Unplanned America is the result. It is a…

Elise Hawthorne The grand old lady of garden shows, that’s how I view the Chelsea Flower Show, yet in many ways it is an innovative event on the annual international…