Time flies when you no longer have study and assignments sitting on your shoulders. Ten years ago I completed a distance education degree with the University of New England. I'm 60 years old now, so even then I was what would kindly be referred to as a "mature student." People who know me would struggle seeing

SIMPLE, TRUE & LOVELY Mulwaree High School Adapted from "Little Women" by Louise May Alcott Written by Michelle McAleer Directed by Michelle McAleer It's a daunting task. Tackling an oft-told and well-loved story with the hope of finding something new or different in it. That's the assignment taken on by playwright and director Michelle McAleer in "Simple, True and Lovely,"

DIRECTOR: Cara Robinson PLAYWRIGHT: Cara Robinson Photos: Peter Oliver Imagery [star] One of the most destabilising things about having your world being torn apart by overwhelming trauma, where everything is turned upside down and inside out, isn't just what's happening to you internally. It's also about the world around you, how you are treated, how you are observed and

Photo: Peter Oliver Imagery Can a place be bad? Can there be a tangible darkness about a place. Can there be a permeable sense of foreboding

[star] They say that listeners appreciate the Cat Stevens song "Father and Son" in different ways depending on their age and stage of life at the time. When you're younger, it's the plaintiff cry from a misunderstood youth asking to be accepted and not knowing where their life is going. When you're older, you side with the

[star] Photo: Peter Oliver Imagery What if you were locked inside your own mind and unable to communicate effectively with the outside world? What if you dedicated every spare moment of your life to caring for a loved one who is incapable of adequately looking after themselves? What if you were either of the above and struggled to find

It was 110 years ago today, at about this time, that Australians sat in boats ready to land at Gallipoli. They were cold, they were wet. Most were young and most were scared. It’s hard for most of us to imagine what that was like. When I walk around at school and I look to my left