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Melbourne cup tips – Dunaden again

Well, the two horses I tipped (see below) didn’t even make the field. So the best tip I’ve had for the cup in ages can’t even get a run? This says a lot about the VRC and their antiquated handicapping. An old well performed horse will make the cup, but newcomers cannot. Or perhaps the [...]

I am a part time photographer who is lucky enough to have a wonderful view of Melbourne (Australia) from my balcony. I have produced a gallery showing the changing moods of this great southern city.   David J Campbell   And some moving images to go along with the stills.  

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Three or four years ago Temple crested the wave of micro-brewers in Melbourne, they were the brewers everyone talked of, everyone aspired to be, and some even started to diss their experimental style, as is the case when greatness rises quickly. They surfed on the wave created by there Saison, a farmhouse ale which is [...]

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Thursday the 20th of October 2011, the most auspicious date on the Australian beer lovers calendar. Well since autumn and the last Melbourne micro-brewers festival. Held biannually at the atrium Federation Square this two evening event has become the most popular beverage tasting event in Victoria. I first encountered this off shoot of the monthly [...]

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Giant 5 metre tall black babies have taken over Swanston Street. Looking over the passers by their cherub faces are serene in shiny black drawing the curiosity of city worker and tourist alike, but a closer look reveals these babies are not so innocent , tiny bat wings sprout from their upper arms and plated [...]

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