Retired from a career which took many paths and included many cities around the world. Singing principle roles in New York and Mexico, Alderman with Sydney City Council and environmental work at a University in Sydney. Now settled in Kariong on the Central Coast. Music has always been my passion and hobby.
The Central Coast of New South Wales has a cultural beating heart. One of the most dynamic members of this community is ... [more]
'A Professor and a Doctor, which is the madman?'
The film begins in 1872. Professor James Murry is appointed th... [more]
'Vanity Fair is a very vain wicked foolish place full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.' William ... [more]
Gentlemen behaving in an ungentlemanly manner.
Guy Ritchie writes the story, the film script and directs this c... [more]
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney is now one of the most popular go to destinations in the world. It is attracti... [more]
'Just want to say to everyone else you can get stuffed, because they think women aren't strong enough and we just bea... [more]
The 7th annual Plant Lovers Fair at Kariong this year was a triumph. The sun shone for the 40 exhibitors, visitors a... [more]
A night for invited guests on 4th September at the Elizabeth Street store was a feast for all the senses. The champa... [more]
Gosford is hosting Hudson's Circus at the Leagues Cub Field, sadly the last circus at this location. Redevelopment o... [more]
Political interference produced angry responses from frustrated composers.
The second in the series of four conce... [more]
The music of the ANZACS
Easter Sunday at the Gosford RSL club was the perfect setting to attend an afternoon feat... [more]
The Central Coast has a huge community of very talented artists and musicians. It is home to a part-time full-... [more]
'I shall live in a whirlwind and die of pleasure' Based on the Alexandre Dumas play La dame aux Camelias, Verdi's La... [more]
'One little slip and you fall and you die'
Alex Honnold is super fit, lives in a van and eats his food with a sh... [more]
It is doubtful if this film will attract a large audience in America. Primary Colours, the ugly telling of the story... [more]
What a week! I took the train down to the wilds of Sydney to see La Boheme at the Opera House. Returning late ... [more]
'It is a privilege to own a restaurant as special as 'the Cowrie'. Such a spectacular view inspires the team to match i... [more]
Set in the summer of 1959 we follow the story of a 16 year old 'Christmas casual' in the frock dept. at Goodes on... [more]
The highlight of the 9th Vogue American Express Fashion's Night Out was the flower display on the 1st floor of the D... [more]
For those of us lucky enough living on the Central Coast a day, or even a couple of days, visiting wineries is only a fe... [more]
The circus is in town!
Webers Circus is a special treat for all the kids in town, large and small. Wonderful hors... [more]
Gioachino Rossini wrote 39 operas, the last of which was Semiramide. It is considered by many his best and is certai... [more]
Ashton circus started travelling around Australia 160 years ago. Today, the seventh generation of Ashtons are still ... [more]
'I've loved making this gardenIt's been a great gift to my life It lets me find my life again And it's my gift to share ... [more]
A trip to Sydney from home on the last day of this rare collection of Dutch artists was a trip down memory lane for... [more]
'Where is your black stock?'
It is 1929 in outback Australia. The film opens with a murder, followed by a beating... [more]
Stardust Circus has a pedigree that goes back to 1893. Considering that P. T. Barnum started his circus in 1871, it ... [more]
'No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else'.
There is only one way to make a film about the greatest ... [more]
'It's all about Daisy'Hercule Poirot, who calls himself 'the greatest detective in the world' needs to travel to England... [more]
There are thousands of coloratura sopranos in the world but only a handful would dare to take on the role of 'Norma', Be... [more]
Staged on Lake Constance at Bregenz in Austria, Bizet's 'Carmen' came to life as never before. Opera today needs t... [more]
'They never feel so alive knowing at any minute they could die'
Mountain is an 87 minute documentary written by R... [more]
If you ever thought David Jones was outdated or out of touch – think again. During the annual carnival of flowers in e... [more]