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2021 – Adieu: Welcome now to 2022

It would be difficult to describe the year of 2021 as anything but difficult, challenging and pretty bloody awful! Mind you, it is easily arguable...

Daylight Savings – 2021: Starts Sunday October 3rd

For some Australians, Daylight Savings Time (DST) has been a part of Australian life since 1971 and in the states and territories that have...

A cry of help from an Aussie in India

Yesterday the Toorak Times produced an Editorial - "Bring them home",  calling for the Australian Government to bring Australian's home from India. It recognised the...

Editorial: Bring them home!

Australian citizens should not be kept from returning to Australia.   According to Amnesty International Australia, some of the 35,000 Australians are stranded overseas due to...

2020 – What A Hell Of A Year

What could possibly be said about 2020 that hasn't already been thought, spoken, screamed, written and "memed"? In Australia it started with savage bushfires which...

We wish you all – A very Merry Christmas

Image: Shuttlestock The Publisher, Michael Pacholli, Senior Editor, Rob Greaves, all the Toorak Times and Tagg contributors and our advertisers, would like to wish you,...

From the Editor: Take a bow Victoria – you did it hard, you did it well!

Image: James Ross/AAP One hundred and eleven days in this stage of lockdown! Victoria's state of emergency was first declared on March 16, and after several...

Portuguese entry wins Australian international design competition.

Small jetty delivers big ideas St Kilda Beach was once home to distinctive swimming-friendly structures such as sea baths and jetties. The last of these,...

Statement from AWU regarding Henty Gold Mine accident – Daniel Walton, National Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union:

Early this morning the AWU was made aware of a collapse at Henty Gold Mine in Tasmania. All workers barring one were evacuated. Search and...

Reflections On The Year Gone By

Another year and another decade pass us by and as I sit at my keyboard searching for words, I wonder just what as individuals...
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Karmacoda Unveils Heartfelt Ode to Love with “Unfolded (Put A Little Love)”

The San Francisco-based trio Karmacoda invites listeners on a journey of love, passion, and self-discovery with their latest release "Unfolded (Put a Little Love)". Drawing...

ICONIC SAHARAN DESERT ROCK BAND, TINARIWEN, ANNOUNCES FULL AUSTRALIAN TOUR FOLLOWING INCLUSIONS IN VIVID AND RISING.

Iconic Tuareg Saharan desert rock band, Tinariwen, is thrilled to return to Australia this May and June for a national run of dates, adding...

THE PAPER KITES ANNOUNCE HOMECOMING HEADLINE SHOWS FOR JUNE 2024

Returning from their sold-out US tour | Tickets on sale Tuesday! Australia's biggest indie-folk band, The Paper Kites, are hitting home soil in 2024. Frontier Touring today announce the...

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.