Another interesting weeks supply of Aussie contenders for my congratulations list.
Marvelous Melbourne – Congratulations to the Robin Boyd Foundation for celebrating the life and achievements of well known architect Peter McIntyre under the theme “Peter McIntyre:optimistic and experimental design.
Go the Blues!
As Tom is on a family skiing vacation in Aspen for 2 weeks, Father John will be hosting the next three Father and Son shows. On today’s show John comments on the proposed closer USA /Australia military alliance initiatives, the Korean Nuclear Conference as well as promoting Neil Robert’s (star St Kilda footballer) “Get Albatross off the Hook” painting exhibition which opens this week at Gary Morgan’s Collins Street Gallery (401 Collins St).
This week’s congratulations list includes four people who have either appeared on my website or live in the Carlton area.
W Class Trams – Congratulations to Keith O’Donnell, the Brunswick (a northern suburb of Carlton) artist and designer, on launching last week his unique range of model WC Class trams at a special exhibition at 333 Collins Street (previously the Commercial Bank of Australia head office).
Bruce Brockhoff has been an active foundation member of the Monash University Early Year (MonEY) and since graduating from Monash in 1965 (BEC), the “Belt and Braces” man from Dromana has had an eventful life in business as well as his successful recreational (gliding) and environmental pursuits.
Here are my weekend racing tips:
Good punting!
John
This week John does a solo presentation covering last weekend’s successful Grand Prix, the start of the AFL 2012 Football season and the recent death of Jimmy Stynes, the very popular Melbourne player and President who lost his battle against cancer. Bob Carr’s recent diplomatic blunder with Papua-New Guinea generated some justifiable criticism from John.
Tonight at 9.30 pm is the Premiere of ABC’s new series, Agony Uncles where a diverse range of gentlemen (Aussie Blokes), both in age and backgrounds, provide their views in a series of enlightening and amusing interviews on a variety of relationship issues. John and Tom are amongst a select cast of males including Adam Elliot, Lawrence Mooney.
It’s been a busy week. I have compiled the following events and achievements for my weekly congratulations list.Thanks to those viewers who reminded me I missed posting last Monday’s list.
Sport – Congratulations to Betty Cuthbert Australian sprint champion and three time Gold Medal winner at Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic Games for being selected as one of the 12 inaugural members of the IAAF Hall Of Fame.
University Café in the heartland of Carlton’s Lygon Street “Blue Zone” has arranged for John Elliott to host a special luncheon on Wednesday the 28th March 2012 to celebrate the start of the Blues 2012 AFL season.
This week John and Tom cover the continuing Canberra Tax debate where Clive Palmer has weighed in with a potential legal challenge.Other newsworthy and current business topics were also discussed.
This week Tom goes solo in John’s absence where he covers this week’s leading political and business news items.
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