tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755022098615647702024-03-20T04:09:11.073-07:00A Thousand WordsOne photo every day for a year.Zea Blithehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05387071136987392743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1604125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-64274890914339970402024-03-20T04:08:00.001-07:002024-03-20T04:08:37.727-07:00Fw: Invitation to Annmaree's 70th birthday party<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Just a reminder of the details for Annmaree's birthday on Saturday 23<sup>rd</sup> March..</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Where: Royal Oak Hotel, Curtis Road, Balmain.</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Time: 6.30pm till late</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> There will be dancing. AM loves dancing. </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Music selection by AM and Alex.</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> I thought we could get a ferry to Balmain and then an uber or taxi home.</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Cxx</div> <div id="appendonsend"></div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, 8 January 2024 12:08 PM<br> <b>To:</b> Patrick Henningham <patthenn@gmail.com>; David Henningham <davehenningham@gmail.com>; Elizabeth Anne Henningham <elizabeth.henningham@gmail.com>; Stephen Henningham <stephen.henningham@gmail.com><br> <b>Subject:</b> Invitation to Annmaree's 70th birthday party</font> <div> </div> </div> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> <blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr"><br> <blockquote type="cite">On 4 Jan 2024, at 12:53 pm, Annmaree O'Keeffe <okeea@bigpond.com> wrote:<br> <br> </blockquote> </div> <blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> I've sent this to you, Stephen and Elizabeth because I have your emails. But I don't have David's or Patrick's. Could you send me their emails or simply let them know that they are also invited. If they need incentive, Dom will be there and Alex is putting the music together! <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class="">xx<br class=""> <div><br class=""> <blockquote type="cite" class=""> <div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div> <br class="x_Apple-interchange-newline"> <div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px"> <span class="" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b class="">From: </b></span><span class="" style="">Annmaree O'Keeffe <<a href="mailto:okeea@bigpond.com" class="">okeea@bigpond.com</a>><br class=""> </span></div> <div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px"> <span class="" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class="" style=""><b class="">Annmaree's 70th birthday party</b><br class=""> </span></div> <div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px"> <span class="" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="">4 January 2024 at 12:44:48 pm AEDT<br class=""> </span></div> <div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px"> <span class="" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="" style="">Annmaree O'Keeffe <<a href="mailto:okeea@bigpond.com" class="">okeea@bigpond.com</a>><br class=""> </span></div> <div class="" style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px"> <span class="" style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span class="" style="">Chris Greene <<a href="mailto:chrisgreenepng@gmail.com" class="">chrisgreenepng@gmail.com</a>><br class=""> </span></div> <br class=""> <div class=""> <div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space"> <div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space"> <div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class=""> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><b class=""><span class="" style="line-height:120%"><font face="American Typewriter, serif" size="6" class="">Annmaree's turning 70……….</font></span></b></p> </div> <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_jcElVy6-9uu823Pgs0bVJypK9YXm-jMqvDmBQvMi920w3d14hspzHFEMxVc0zk3OQKdI31eYdTj4diYjG8zdTdry4FMoHP_086d7Yg4q17NupWxkaLp22jpEDwii_Ym4zLdmr_FWSfeQkDqBZUbfMi0ZV9sM25ct6JzuZnSIPT4GSz8gobYI2PFg3tab"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_jcElVy6-9uu823Pgs0bVJypK9YXm-jMqvDmBQvMi920w3d14hspzHFEMxVc0zk3OQKdI31eYdTj4diYjG8zdTdry4FMoHP_086d7Yg4q17NupWxkaLp22jpEDwii_Ym4zLdmr_FWSfeQkDqBZUbfMi0ZV9sM25ct6JzuZnSIPT4GSz8gobYI2PFg3tab=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7348400931786916274" /></a> </div> <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class=""><br class=""> </div> <div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif">Why do you need to know?</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif"> Because she's inviting you to her birthday party</span></div> <div class=""> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm; line-height:normal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif">Where?</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif"> Royal Oak Hotel, Curtis Road, Balmain, 6.30pm till late (there will be dancing!)</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm; line-height:normal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif">When?</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif"> Saturday March 23, 2024</span><span class="" style="font-family:"American Typewriter",serif; font-size:12pt"> </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm; line-height:normal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif">RSVP?</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"American Typewriter",serif"> <a href="mailto:okeea@bigpond.com" class="">okeea@bigpond.com</a> or SMS 0419008991</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm; line-height:normal"><br class=""> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br class=""> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-17342448626210199672024-03-10T00:05:00.001-08:002024-03-10T00:05:13.363-08:00Re: Book group meeting 3rd April, 2024. Book: "Did I Ever Tell You This? A memoir" by Sam NeillThank you Catherine <div>K x<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"> <div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div> <div dir="ltr"><br> <blockquote type="cite">On 10 Mar 2024, at 15:46, Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com> wrote:<br> <br> </blockquote> </div> <blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hi everyone, </div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The log-in for the April Zoom book group is below. The book is "Did I Ever Tell You This? A memoir" by Sam Neill. I've just realised we will have had two memoirs in a row, but they are rather different. It was so interesting to hear your comments on Hillary Mantel's memoir. </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At one stage the difference between reading and listening to books was discussed. It was noted that when listening one often missed noticing the quality of the writing, because we are focussed on the story. It was pointed out that the writing in Mantel's case was exceptional and rewarded reading. Neill's book can also be read or listened to, and the audio version is read by Sam Neill. </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hope all is going well with you all.</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All the best,</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Catherine</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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Book: "Did I Ever Tell You This? A memoir" by Sam Neill<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hi everyone, </div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The log-in for the April Zoom book group is below. The book is "Did I Ever Tell You This? A memoir" by Sam Neill. I've just realised we will have had two memoirs in a row, but they are rather different. It was so interesting to hear your comments on Hillary Mantel's memoir. </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At one stage the difference between reading and listening to books was discussed. It was noted that when listening one often missed noticing the quality of the writing, because we are focussed on the story. It was pointed out that the writing in Mantel's case was exceptional and rewarded reading. Neill's book can also be read or listened to, and the audio version is read by Sam Neill. </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hope all is going well with you all.</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All the best,</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Catherine</span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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charset=Windows-1252"> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> HURLSTON PARK</div> <section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 32px 40px calc(8.325% - 29.3333px + 32px);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">You've probably never heard of this suburb. I hadn't until I tracked it down on Google Maps a decade ago when my brother moved there.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">If you have heard of it, your exposure may be due to the brief period – a matter of hours – it lurked in the furthest corner of the national consciousness last year when its prosaic RSL hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's victory party.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Hurlstone Park is a blink-and-you'll miss it patch of leafy quiet in an otherwise gritty part of Sydney. It sits on the border of the inner west and the south-west – woke politics on one side, drive-by shootings on the other.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="An event celebrating the Cooks River at Hurlstone Park" width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.116%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/01e22384d2a08c2480878fe4c09f8647701754c5" data-unique-identifier=""></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">An event celebrating the Cooks River at Hurlstone Park</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></cite></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">It was once described as <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/no-cases-mass-confusion-in-paris-end-of-sydney-s-pandemic-hot-zone-20210719-p58b3n.html" id="OWAadb64ef4-c723-3f77-73a6-18fac931ec63" class="OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="inarticlelink" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">the Paris end of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area</a>. The locals like that moniker and point to features Hurlo shares with the City of Love: a dirty river (the Cooks), good coffee and a preponderance of dogs.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Hurlstone Park is often overshadowed by its eastern neighbours Dulwich Hill and Summer Hill, in the way a make-up-free beauty can be eclipsed by sequins and lipstick.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Those suburbs have fancy bars, restaurants and boutiques. Hurlo has a more earthy vibe: a vintage shop, a thriving soccer club and a cluster of excellent cafes. One of them is HP Source, which was forced to change its name from Saint Lucifer after being hounded by hardline Christians.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Until recently, Hurlo also had its own version of Stanmore's Olympia Milk Bar – a Greek cobbler who emigrated after World War II and worked for five decades in his tiny shop cluttered with shoes and cigarettes. He died a few months ago.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Rhys Williams at HP Source cafe, Hurlstone Park." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/9ae12922745b15e66d5ef28ebe3f761006482995" data-unique-identifier=""></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Rhys Williams at HP Source cafe, Hurlstone Park.</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></cite></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>JANIE BARRETT</div> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Nowadays, it even has small bars. One, HP Bowlo, next to Source – the first small bar in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA – is named after a beloved 70-year-old lawn bowls club across the road that was pulled down amid great local grief because it was too unsafe to stand.</span></p> </div> </section> <div style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 24px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(215, 219, 227); min-height: 90px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <small class="_3ToRr" style="margin: 0px auto; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.5625rem; display: block; bottom: 8px; width: 1128px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Advertisement</small> <div style="margin: auto 0px; border-width: 0pt; border-style: none; border-color: initial;"> </div> </div> </div> <section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">HP Bowlo has preserved the spirit of its namesake. There are meat trays, local brews and, better still, the strong likelihood that if you walk in at any point in the evening, you'll know another patron – even if it's the barman.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">That's the gem that lies at the heart of this humble little suburb. It might boast beautiful heritage homes, leafy figs and ample green space along its healing river, but the thing that sets Hurlo apart is its kindly, welcoming community.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Local resident Barney Soloman swims in the Cooks River at Boat Harbour, Hurlstone Park (it's not recommended)." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.137%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c30092c5ffcfda138dc007f6ad70617095d0e8e0" data-unique-identifier=""></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Local resident Barney Soloman swims in the Cooks River at Boat Harbour, Hurlstone Park (it's not recommended).</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></cite></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">No one flashes money (even though, like everywhere in Sydney, it's increasingly wealthy). Kids still ride bikes around the streets. There's no need to change out of ill-fitting trackies for school pick-up; pretension is surrendered at the Inner West Council border.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">I don't actually live in Hurlo. I'm now, after my brother introduced me to the area, HP adjacent. I'm also HP aspirational; I love its vibe so much that I interlope regularly and have never been made to feel less than a member of the family.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Riverside picnics at Hurlstone Park." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.116%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/a178ae2696daaff2882ece75cbc29a223bc8d5dc" data-unique-identifier=""></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Riverside picnics at Hurlstone Park.</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></cite></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.14286; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px; padding: 16px 0px 24px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", system-fonts-tertiary, serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Best cafe?</span></h3> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">A tight race between HP Source, with excellent coffee, and Kylon, with its delicious breakfasts.</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.14286; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px; padding: 16px 0px 24px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", system-fonts-tertiary, serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Best restaurant?</span></h3> </section> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> </div></blockquote>Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-41614119859059149592023-12-18T13:36:00.001-08:002023-12-18T13:36:22.903-08:00Should we add Hurlston Park to the list of possible suburbs, David?<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> HURLSTON PARK</div> <section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 32px 40px calc(8.325% - 29.3333px + 32px);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">You've probably never heard of this suburb. I hadn't until I tracked it down on Google Maps a decade ago when my brother moved there.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">If you have heard of it, your exposure may be due to the brief period – a matter of hours – it lurked in the furthest corner of the national consciousness last year when its prosaic RSL hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's victory party.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Hurlstone Park is a blink-and-you'll miss it patch of leafy quiet in an otherwise gritty part of Sydney. It sits on the border of the inner west and the south-west – woke politics on one side, drive-by shootings on the other.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="An event celebrating the Cooks River at Hurlstone Park" width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.116%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/01e22384d2a08c2480878fe4c09f8647701754c5"></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">An event celebrating the Cooks River at Hurlstone Park</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> </cite> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">It was once described as <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/no-cases-mass-confusion-in-paris-end-of-sydney-s-pandemic-hot-zone-20210719-p58b3n.html" id="OWAadb64ef4-c723-3f77-73a6-18fac931ec63" class="OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="inarticlelink" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">the Paris end of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area</a>. The locals like that moniker and point to features Hurlo shares with the City of Love: a dirty river (the Cooks), good coffee and a preponderance of dogs.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Hurlstone Park is often overshadowed by its eastern neighbours Dulwich Hill and Summer Hill, in the way a make-up-free beauty can be eclipsed by sequins and lipstick.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Those suburbs have fancy bars, restaurants and boutiques. Hurlo has a more earthy vibe: a vintage shop, a thriving soccer club and a cluster of excellent cafes. One of them is HP Source, which was forced to change its name from Saint Lucifer after being hounded by hardline Christians.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Until recently, Hurlo also had its own version of Stanmore's Olympia Milk Bar – a Greek cobbler who emigrated after World War II and worked for five decades in his tiny shop cluttered with shoes and cigarettes. He died a few months ago.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Rhys Williams at HP Source cafe, Hurlstone Park." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/9ae12922745b15e66d5ef28ebe3f761006482995"></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Rhys Williams at HP Source cafe, Hurlstone Park.</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>JANIE BARRETT</div> </cite> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Nowadays, it even has small bars. One, HP Bowlo, next to Source – the first small bar in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA – is named after a beloved 70-year-old lawn bowls club across the road that was pulled down amid great local grief because it was too unsafe to stand.</span></p> </div> </section> <div style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 24px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(215, 219, 227); min-height: 90px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <small class="_3ToRr" style="margin: 0px auto; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.5625rem; display: block; bottom: 8px; width: 1128px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Advertisement</small> <div style="margin: auto 0px; border-width: 0pt; border-style: none; border-color: initial;"> </div> </div> </div> <section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">HP Bowlo has preserved the spirit of its namesake. There are meat trays, local brews and, better still, the strong likelihood that if you walk in at any point in the evening, you'll know another patron – even if it's the barman.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">That's the gem that lies at the heart of this humble little suburb. It might boast beautiful heritage homes, leafy figs and ample green space along its healing river, but the thing that sets Hurlo apart is its kindly, welcoming community.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Local resident Barney Soloman swims in the Cooks River at Boat Harbour, Hurlstone Park (it's not recommended)." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.137%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c30092c5ffcfda138dc007f6ad70617095d0e8e0"></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Local resident Barney Soloman swims in the Cooks River at Boat Harbour, Hurlstone Park (it's not recommended).</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> </cite> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">No one flashes money (even though, like everywhere in Sydney, it's increasingly wealthy). Kids still ride bikes around the streets. There's no need to change out of ill-fitting trackies for school pick-up; pretension is surrendered at the Inner West Council border.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">I don't actually live in Hurlo. I'm now, after my brother introduced me to the area, HP adjacent. I'm also HP aspirational; I love its vibe so much that I interlope regularly and have never been made to feel less than a member of the family.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3x3-4 RMwbY _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="Riverside picnics at Hurlstone Park." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.116%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/a178ae2696daaff2882ece75cbc29a223bc8d5dc"></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Riverside picnics at Hurlstone Park.</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BROOK MITCHELL</div> </cite> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.14286; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px; padding: 16px 0px 24px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", system-fonts-tertiary, serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Best cafe?</span></h3> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">A tight race between HP Source, with excellent coffee, and Kylon, with its delicious breakfasts.</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.14286; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px; padding: 16px 0px 24px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", system-fonts-tertiary, serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Best restaurant?</span></h3> </section> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-79540907854426643342023-12-05T16:51:00.001-08:002023-12-05T16:51:24.048-08:00Re: Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!Hello Catherine<div>I apologise for the late notice but I do not feel I can join you as coming down with one of those bugs. At work at moment but probably go home soon ( not infecting anyone as alone in office). Hope you enjoy lunch/meeting. I enjoyed the book more than some of her previous ones. Hope you all have a happy Xmas period.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Cheers Cathy<div>Sent from iPhone</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 5 Dec 2023, at 5:17 pm, Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hi everyone,</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Cx</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> </div></blockquote></div>Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-13290277258713696562023-12-05T02:16:00.001-08:002023-12-05T02:16:51.725-08:00Re: Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!<div dir="ltr">Hi Catherine, I am also pretty flexible but it might be more comfortable inside if there is not much shade available. Happy to go with your call depending on what they say. Looking forward to seeing everyone.<div>Helen<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 5:17 PM Catherine Cregan <<a href="mailto:catherinecregan@hotmail.com">catherinecregan@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4554300127010819881"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi everyone,</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Cx</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div> Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-68764190098941123712023-12-05T01:14:00.001-08:002023-12-05T01:14:32.471-08:00Re: Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!Thanks Catherine. I am happy with either. See you tomorrow.<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Nola </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 5 Dec 2023, at 6:02 pm, suzanne.thompson58@gmail.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Hi Catherine <div>I'm happy with either inside or out and will go with the flow. </div><div>Cheers </div><div>Sue<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 5 Dec 2023, at 5:52 pm, kathy korsch <kathykorsch@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Catherine, I will leave it up to you to decide, I am happy to lunch either inside or out. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Kathy</div> <div dir="ltr" style=""><br> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"> <div><br> </div> Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a></div> </div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 5, 2023 5:17:32 PM<br> <b>To:</b> nola adcock <nola.adcock@gmail.com>; Sue Thompson new <thompson@grapevine.com.au>; Suzanne Thompson...book group <suzannet559@gmail.com>; Suzanne Thompson <suzanne.thompson58@gmail.com>; kathy korsch <kathykorsch@hotmail.com>; Judy Tokley new <judith.tokley@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden665@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden@iinet.net.au>; helen monro <helenmonro@gmail.com>; Catherine Cregan <catherineesmey.logan@blogger.com><br> <b>Subject:</b> Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!</font> <div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi everyone,</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Cx</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div>Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-90140571387839129052023-12-04T23:02:00.001-08:002023-12-04T23:02:20.247-08:00Re: Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!Hi Catherine <div>I'm happy with either inside or out and will go with the flow. </div><div>Cheers </div><div>Sue<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 5 Dec 2023, at 5:52 pm, kathy korsch <kathykorsch@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Catherine, I will leave it up to you to decide, I am happy to lunch either inside or out. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Kathy</div> <div dir="ltr" style=""><br> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"> <div><br> </div> Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a></div> </div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 5, 2023 5:17:32 PM<br> <b>To:</b> nola adcock <nola.adcock@gmail.com>; Sue Thompson new <thompson@grapevine.com.au>; Suzanne Thompson...book group <suzannet559@gmail.com>; Suzanne Thompson <suzanne.thompson58@gmail.com>; kathy korsch <kathykorsch@hotmail.com>; Judy Tokley new <judith.tokley@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden665@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden@iinet.net.au>; helen monro <helenmonro@gmail.com>; Catherine Cregan <catherineesmey.logan@blogger.com><br> <b>Subject:</b> Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!</font> <div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi everyone,</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Cx</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div>Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-19341020949597282482023-12-04T22:52:00.001-08:002023-12-04T22:52:07.366-08:00Re: Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!<div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Catherine, I will leave it up to you to decide, I am happy to lunch either inside or out. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="">Thanks Kathy</div> <div dir="ltr" style=""><br> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"> <div><br> </div> Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a></div> </div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Catherine Cregan <catherinecregan@hotmail.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 5, 2023 5:17:32 PM<br> <b>To:</b> nola adcock <nola.adcock@gmail.com>; Sue Thompson new <thompson@grapevine.com.au>; Suzanne Thompson...book group <suzannet559@gmail.com>; Suzanne Thompson <suzanne.thompson58@gmail.com>; kathy korsch <kathykorsch@hotmail.com>; Judy Tokley new <judith.tokley@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden665@gmail.com>; Cathy Madden <cathy.madden@iinet.net.au>; helen monro <helenmonro@gmail.com>; Catherine Cregan <catherineesmey.logan@blogger.com><br> <b>Subject:</b> Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!</font> <div> </div> </div> <style type="text/css" style="display:none"> <!-- p {margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0} --> </style> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi everyone,</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Cx</div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> </div> Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-12892667759833069162023-12-04T22:17:00.001-08:002023-12-04T22:17:38.088-08:00Book Group meeting 6th December, 12.30pm at Old Parliament House Cafe. Weather alert!<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hi everyone,</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> A couple of weeks ago I booked a table for eight for tomorrow, in the outside area of Old Parliament House Cafe, with the aim of decreasing our chance of catching some of the bugs that seem to be going around at the moment. </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> However, I've just looked at the BOM forecast for tomorrow and it is predicting temperatures of around 33 degrees at the time we will be there. OPH cafe may have good, shady areas but I will call or visit them tomorrow morning to see what it looks/feels like and ask them if we can have an indoor option available if we think it's too hot. If you have any thoughts I am happy to hear them. I still have a Zoom booking for 7.30pm if that is preferred.</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Looking forward to catching up with you all!</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Cx</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> Esmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947436801553312345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-32820989352194536542023-11-29T22:34:00.001-08:002023-11-29T22:34:30.613-08:00Australia's Employment Services "holding back the entire economy"<section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 32px 40px calc(8.325% - 29.3333px + 32px);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The 30-year privatisation experiment with Australia's $9.5 billion employment services system should come to an end, a parliamentary inquiry into the sector has urged, finding the unemployed, employers and providers have been let down.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Headed by Labor MP Julian Hill, the inquiry found the current system – which contains the largest government contracts outside the Defence Department – was holding back the entire economy as it failed to properly train people or direct them to businesses that needed them while tying up employers in mountains of red tape.</span></p> <figure class="_3ujPS _3g3zI _4vIBa _2XZQH" data-testid="image" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:32px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:calc(-14.2714% - 36.5714px + 32px) !important;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:calc(114.171% - -4.57143px);clear:none;float:left"> <div style="margin: 0px; display: block;"><picture><img alt="An inquiry into the nation's employment services system has found it has failed all Australians." width="739" style="width: 739.844px; height: auto; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.265%2C$multiply_0.5855%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_69/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/54dbade649fa962b1b84180ae644e95c45b654f8"></picture></div> <figcaption class="_3CZmy" style="padding: 8px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; display: block; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"> <p style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">An inquiry into the nation's employment services system has found it has failed all Australians.</span><cite class="ojLwA" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.45455; font-size: 0.6875rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"></p> <div style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">CREDIT:</span>BLOOMBERG</div> </cite> <p></p> </figcaption></figure> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Instead of a network of private service providers overseen by a federal department, it said the government needed to be much more involved in ensuring services were available across the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Mutual obligation responsibilities would be retained for those on welfare but wound back in some cases, with the inquiry's report likening the current penalty system to "using a nuclear bomb to kill a mosquito".</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The employment services sector was privatised by the Howard government, but there has been growing criticism about the types of services provided and ongoing complaints that profit-driven providers fail to adequately support older, disadvantaged or long-term unemployed people.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Despite <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5edg1" id="OWA297a6f13-807e-5ac1-474f-79e3c0187b36" class="OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="inarticlelink" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">unemployment being under 4 per cent</a> over the past year, almost 500,000 people use employment services for more than a year. Businesses have been complaining about a shortfall of suitably qualified workers since the reopening of the economy after COVID-related shutdowns.</span></p> <div style="margin: 8px 0px 32px 20px; border-top: 3px solid var(--colorBrand); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(215, 219, 227); border-radius: 0px;"> <h2 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 0px; font-weight: 700;"> <span style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">RELATED ARTICLE</span></h2> <figure class="XmCQH" data-pb-type="im" style="margin:0px 0px 12px;display:block"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 144.805px; height: 0px; background-color: rgb(244, 245, 247);"> <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/private-employment-services-have-failed-watchdog-is-needed-inquiry-head-20231011-p5eben.html" id="OWA8fd3b6df-ecdd-bf94-f556-488b3ce77394" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;"><picture></a><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/private-employment-services-have-failed-watchdog-is-needed-inquiry-head-20231011-p5eben.html" id="OWA8fd3b6df-ecdd-bf94-f556-488b3ce77394" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;"><img alt="Julian Hill said when it comes to employment services "it's obvious that full privatisation has failed"." width="257" height="144" style="width: 257.438px; height: 144.805px; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.3570585646276835%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_220%2C$y_375/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c91042abbd4edc6d4298571cf8e8ec471de564bc"></a></picture></div> </figure> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 12px;"> <h5 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.23077; margin: 0px; display: inline-block; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/topic/jobs-5yw" id="OWAcf535eee-1d00-e9c2-1634-aafbdaddbd42" class="OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;">Jobs</a></span></h5> </div> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino LT STD", Georgia, serif; font-size: 0px; font-weight: 500;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/private-employment-services-have-failed-watchdog-is-needed-inquiry-head-20231011-p5eben.html" id="OWA9ea97a32-7de5-aea3-cc52-cc857a454897" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;">Private employment services have failed, watchdog is needed: Inquiry head</a></span></h3> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Hill said the current system, known as Workforce Australia, and its previous iterations were more focused on penalising people by keeping them off welfare than training them or matching them with potential jobs.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">"It's harsh but true to say that Australia no longer has an effective, coherent national employment services system; we have an inefficient, outsourced, fragmented social security compliance management system that sometimes gets someone a job against all odds," he said.</span></p> </div> </section> <div style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 24px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(215, 219, 227); min-height: 90px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <small class="_3ToRr" style="margin: 0px auto; line-height: 1; font-size: 0.5625rem; display: block; bottom: 8px; width: 1128px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Advertisement</small> <div style="margin: auto 0px; border-width: 0pt; border-style: none; border-color: initial; height: 250px;"> </div> </div> </div> <section style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">"Mutual obligations need to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach that ties the system up in red tape, drives employers away and makes people less employable, and be broadened and tailored to the individual."</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The committee backed the continued use of mutual obligation on welfare recipients but said the current system – under which people lose access to payments for small breaches – was too onerous, both on those accessing welfare and businesses dealing with the paperwork around potential workers.</span></p> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 64px; margin-bottom: 24px; display: block;"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 416.156px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div style="margin: 0px; height: 416.156px; display: block; background-color: rgb(21, 27, 23);"> <div style="margin: 0px; height: 416.156px; display: inline-block; background-color: rgb(21, 27, 23);"> </div> <div style="margin: 11.0938px;"></div> <div style="margin: 0px; height: 416.156px;"></div> <button class="vjs-big-play-button" type="button" title="Play Video" style="appearance: none; 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height: 415.156px;"><figure class="_3LMN2" style="margin:0px;display:block;z-index:1;inset:0px;width:739.844px;height:415.156px"><img alt="Unemployment increases to 3.7 per cent in October" width="739" height="415" style="width: 739.844px; height: 415.156px; margin: 0px;" src="https://cf-images.ap-southeast-2.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/3910869709001/f01609a5-cc1c-463d-acc1-647a31b4c381/0a814d91-90ed-4f11-9ba4-658392980471/1280x720/match/image.jpg"> <div style="margin: 0px; background-color: initial;"> <div style="margin: 32px 20px 24px 32px; height: 80px;"> <div style="margin: 0px; border-radius: 50%; height: 1em; background-color: initial;"> <div style="margin: 0px; height: 80px;"></div> </div> <button style="appearance: none; border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); background: none; display: block; width: 80px; height: 80px; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer;"> Play video</button></div> <p style="line-height: 1.23077; margin: 4px 0px; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">0:29</span></p> <h3 style="line-height: 1.33333; margin: 4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", system-fonts-tertiary, serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unemployment increases to 3.7 per cent in October</span></h3> </div> </figure> <div style="margin: 0px; height: 415.156px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; min-height: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Australia's unemployment rate has increased to 3.7 per cent in October as the number of unemployed people jumped by 28,000.</span></p> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The report found more than 70 per cent of people going through Workforce Australia had their welfare payments suspended for breaching compliance regulations. Between 35 and 50 per cent of people whose payments had been suspended more than 10 times were Indigenous Australians.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Research from Anglicare Australia suggested up to 20 per cent of people had their payments suspended even though it was not their fault.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">In one case heard by the inquiry, a woman attended an appointment with a service provider but it was not recorded. The following day, she received a text saying her welfare payment was being suspended, leaving her unable to pay her rent.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The inquiry heard from businesses about the failure of the current system to direct suitably qualified prospective workers in their direction. They also complained about the red tape involved in dealing with constant job applications from people unlikely to get a job.</span></p> <div style="margin: 8px 32px 32px 20px; border-top: 3px solid var(--colorBrand); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(215, 219, 227); border-radius: 0px;"> <h2 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.33333; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 0px; font-weight: 700;"> <span style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">RELATED ARTICLE</span></h2> <figure class="XmCQH" data-pb-type="im" style="margin:0px 0px 12px;display:block"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 144.805px; height: 0px; background-color: rgb(244, 245, 247);"> <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/full-time-jobs-fall-as-interest-rates-start-to-bite-20231019-p5edg1.html" id="OWAc24216d9-6e11-b286-7cb0-b12e34cda370" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;"><picture></a><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/full-time-jobs-fall-as-interest-rates-start-to-bite-20231019-p5edg1.html" id="OWAc24216d9-6e11-b286-7cb0-b12e34cda370" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;"><img alt="Full time employment is starting to fall across the country as interest rates start to bite." width="257" height="144" style="width: 257.438px; height: 144.805px; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; margin: 0px; display: block;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2599%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_90%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/01f637353f7c49bfae9246454cb922c5f2cc50e2"></a></picture></div> </figure> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 12px;"> <h5 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.23077; margin: 0px; display: inline-block; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 0px;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/topic/jobs-5yw" id="OWA06fec23c-d5b1-8570-a10c-9bb8a570b563" class="OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;">Jobs</a></span></h5> </div> <h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; font-family: "Abril Titling Bold", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino LT STD", Georgia, serif; font-size: 0px; font-weight: 500;"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/full-time-jobs-fall-as-interest-rates-start-to-bite-20231019-p5edg1.html" id="OWA2f40e55a-05fc-5d78-81b2-112fd407950d" class="OWAAutoLink" data-an-name="related article widget" data-testid="article-link" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;">Full-time jobs fall as interest rates start to bite</a></span></h3> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Among its 75 recommendations, the inquiry backed rebuilding the Commonwealth Employment Services system that was abolished in the mid-1990s. It would oversee the connection between jobseekers and employers but use the private sector to provide certain services.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">A separate regulator would be created to oversee providers, research, data collection and complaints to deal with any issues that arise across the employment service sector.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Extra online support, job coaches, specialist youth employment services, targeted programs for Indigenous and non-English-speaking jobseekers, support services for employers and referrals for no-vocational barriers to work such as family violence and mental health issues were all proposed by the committee.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; 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display: block; margin: 0px;">The robo-debt disaster tale isn't over yet – here comes the prequel</a></span></h3> <div style="margin: 8px 0px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/waleed-aly-hveku" id="OWAd6288bb3-ced8-0cc3-77a8-f4b11a2e0671" class="_3WFpL OWAAutoLink" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; width: 40px; height: 40px;"><img alt="Waleed Aly" width="40" height="40" style="width: 40px; height: 40px; margin: 0px; border-radius: 50%;" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_40%2C$height_40/t_crop_fill/q_86%2Cf_auto/9e5f0deecf2bfa9b1396af64c30372d0e1efb70f"></a></span> <h5 style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.23077; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/waleed-aly-hveku" id="OWAb6f9ce8c-2336-0413-0216-3476e4f7db82" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Articles by Waleed Aly" data-track-relatedarticle="relatedarticlewidget" style="text-decoration: none; display: block; margin: 0px;">Waleed Aly</a></span></h5> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.23077; margin: 0px; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"> <span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Sans", system-fonts-primary, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400;">Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">In one case, a woman had to attend an appointment 30 minutes from her home in person every fortnight despite working 28 hours a week and not having any job search obligations. The requirement for in-person meetings was part of the official government contract.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">The report found just 12,000 of the 20,000 people employed by employment service firms were engaged in frontline services. Staff spent more than 50 per cent of their time on administration rather than working with clients and employers.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">It also found that while Australia spent around half the OECD average on employment services overall, it outlaid more than average on case management, job placements and administration of benefits such as JobSeeker.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Brotherhood of St Laurence executive director Travers McLeod said bold reform was needed to address the issues revealed by the inquiry.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">"The Workforce Australia inquiry has confirmed Australia's employment services system is fundamentally broken and must be rebuilt," he said.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">Centre for Policy Development deputy chief executive Annabel Brown said the inquiry had confirmed a completely outsourced employment service system had left people "doing it tough, out of sight and out of mind".</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 24px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);">"Australians want a government that's an active, useful part of their local communities," she said.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.77778; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "PT Serif", system-fonts-secondary, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"><i>Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. 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<br />Kookyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313565039212086775noreply@blogger.com06223 Komen, Slovenija45.817523500000007 13.74827110000001145.773261500000004 13.667590100000011 45.861785500000011 13.828952100000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-50238038700316750892012-06-25T23:00:00.000-07:002012-06-25T23:00:12.171-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />MPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280043100037795681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-37931451542659753152012-03-03T19:31:00.001-08:002012-03-03T19:33:40.072-08:00Fishman by the snowing harbor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-qI1TtWKhjcWJWrcMIoWKCA7ngW-Z-KnR4zuJmpyBEnbtNuHG5ARJRRbbGJMuLSSpGbFgBggcpejkiO9tehAxfJ4eUm2gYdQkFfYXxUrx_ep8e8_eYKTM2gESJCFYBPLx7rz8HXcMHI/s1600/IMG_1967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-qI1TtWKhjcWJWrcMIoWKCA7ngW-Z-KnR4zuJmpyBEnbtNuHG5ARJRRbbGJMuLSSpGbFgBggcpejkiO9tehAxfJ4eUm2gYdQkFfYXxUrx_ep8e8_eYKTM2gESJCFYBPLx7rz8HXcMHI/s320/IMG_1967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715879605692068082" border="0" /></a>Cianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141629297099404124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875502209861564770.post-79322405380834712342012-02-01T17:33:00.000-08:002012-02-01T17:46:32.676-08:00A gentle reminder for 2012 :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq4xq0G4nJFj7KLfc3vjQcQYmYs88bXDI17GtKpx0uqnAv2tujn6IT9Ob3TegR83ZzYDEomrHy8agmdgns_tvLfw392VChLHAVGfEj5RBxK-EXr82eo3E6VXAiciuQK1WpXArlmyirOI/s1600/IMG_1110_c.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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