Counts and Encounters
It's a numbers game on the inside. Today is the second Monday in December. Monday’s at Beechworth are one of my favourite days because we get to leave the prison.On…
What the world needs now
Notes from the Brisbane Writers Festival by Wil Patterson The trouble with prison, even if you are only there for a short time, is that you lose trust in strangers.…
11 Questions in 11 minutes with Wil Patterson
We delve in deep with author Wil Patterson and our 11 Questions in 11 Minutes What is your idea of bliss? Getting up first while camping, preferably on a cool…
Tips to get you through a bad day
Andrew Fuller gives us some practical tips on how to get over those lousy, rotten, dreadful days. They don’t happen often but they do happen. Days that are so awful…
Women’s sport captures the public’s imagination
The status of women’s sport in AustraliaA recent survey revealed that Australia’s sporting public was more emotionally engaged (and therefore more impressed) by our women’s sporting teams than our men’s.It…
Where are your kids tonight?
Performing her award winning show Women Like Us with fellow author and comedian Mandy Nolan, Ellen gets asked one question in particular... My husband has been working overseas for 8…
11 Questions in 11 Minutes with Ellen Briggs
Ellen Briggs opens up in our ever probing - 11 Questions in 11 Minutes. For more information on Ellen Briggs and her wonderful book Women Like Us - venture here 1.What…
Mother’s Day disappointments
Can you relate to Ellen's Mother's Day disappointment? Once I became a mother, I looked forward to Mother’s Day with anticipation, imagining the day that is portrayed on TV, where…
From behind the mic
Mandy Nolan on starting out as a women in stand-up comedy ahead of International Women's Day '..33 years on I stand proud in that I have claimed my place. I…
11 Questions in 11 Minutes with Mandy Nolan
One half of the fabulous Women Like Us duo. Mandy Nolan is one of the hardest working comedians around. Get to know her a little more with our quick fire 11 Questions…