mAIN topics of interest
Climate Change & the Environment
Climate Change & the Environment
Climate Change & the Environment
From the early 1970s I have been interested in environmental issues and more recently, climate change.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Climate Change & the Environment
Climate Change & the Environment
We must find better ways to help people before they are in crisis, better ways to treat people experiencing psychological distress or mental illness, and to take measures to better protect the human rights of those treated. All Victorians are entitled to and deserve a system that meets their needs.
Disability & NDIS
Disability & NDIS
Disability & NDIS
The introduction of this Scheme was accompanied by much fanfare and plenty of talk about the choice and control people would have over their funds and the delivery of services. Over time, I became increasingly concerned that the rhetoric did not match the reality.
Bushfires
Disability & NDIS
Disability & NDIS
As a resident of Kinglake, the 2009 Black Saturday Fires affected me personally. After the event I started what has become an extensive collection of bushfire newspaper cuttings from the Herald Sun. These led to a book in 2014, and a follow-up article in 2022.