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BRENDA RICHARDS

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THE SCARLET LETTER

The Council for the Single Mother and Child (CSMC) started in St. Kilda, fifty years ago. As the first self-help group in Victoria, it...

IT’S NOT CRICKET – BUT IT’S CLOSE

It’s a while since I played cricket. No, I’m not saying how long, but I was the number two batter as well as the...

TRUMPED UP

He’s the gift that keeps on giving. What wonderful thing will he come up with next? Guns for teachers. I had a teacher who...

THE GIFT OF GIVING  

Tis the season to be jolly, as you have a nervous breakdown pondering if you have bought everyone on your list a present, and...

ROLLING BOTH WAYS

The United States Roller Derby came to town in the sixties. It was something like a wrestling match on wheels. The spectacle was stage-managed...

GOODBYE GATWICK

  We gathered in the street. There was acceptance of difference all around, small children danced spontaneously, an indigenous smoking ceremony gave us hope...

SPIT and POLISH

It was a pleasant afternoon. We imbibed the odd glass of something and reminisced over past adventures, like falling in a canal in Venice,...

UP TO SPEED

“Often away and believed uneducable.” I stared at the words. This was Phil’s last school report, hand written on a sheet of paper. There was...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.