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Get Your Motor Running
Sunday August 6, 2006
It's almost Grand Prix time again on Phillip Island but, if that doesn't take your fancy, there are plenty of other things that will, writes Paul Edwards.Must Have Haircare
Tuesday May 24, 2005
IF you weren't able to get along to Australian Fashion Week (neither did we) here's your chance to win some gorgeous KMS haircare products used in the shows.Chasers Call Off The Pursuit As Readers Fail To Get The Joke
Wednesday February 2, 2005
They published the Prime Minister's home phone number on the front page ("John Howard doesn't listen to the people so call him at home on ... ") and were then raided by the Federal Police.Fit And 40
Thursday September 9, 2004
I finally get it! It is something I have known for most of my adult life, but for various reasons I chose to ignore until now. Maybe the catalyst for all this was turning 40, or maybe just accepting the cold hard facts.It's Time - And We Can't Get Enough Of It
Wednesday July 28, 2004
Ross Gittins frets about a scarce commodity that keeps us all on the goGet That Chiller Instinct And Make A Day (or Two) Of It At Daylesford
Saturday March 6, 2004
Cow pat throwing, handbag flinging and gumboot tossing are among the highlights of this weekend's ChillOut Festival in Daylesford, the event that marries gay and lesbian culture with country traditions.50 More Ways To Get Booked
Saturday March 16, 2002
Fifty new speed cameras will be installed across the state following a study the Government says shows deaths at existing camera sites have fallen by almost 90 per cent.Get Aways
Wednesday September 20, 2000
David Dale looks at what to do when you've got no tickets and time on your hands in the Olympic city. The last half hour of Mission: Impossible 2 was filmed on Bare Island, near the southern Sydney suburb of La Perouse, but the place has even more historical interest than that. Bare Island fortAre You Really Being Served?
Wednesday October 21, 1998
Is an income-rich and time-poor Australia about to see a revival of the maid and the valet? SOMETIMES we can get carried away by the pace of change, imagining the world is changing more than it is. Take that great buzzword of the '90s, outsourcing. We all know that many big businesses have beeComing Clean On Home Help
Wednesday October 21, 1998
SOMETIMES we can get carried away by the pace of change, imagining the world is changing more than it is. Take that great buzzword of the '90s, outsourcing. We all know that many big businesses have been busily engaged in outsourcing their ``non-core" activities. But we also perceive that thGoing Bush? Take The Right Steps
Wednesday September 9, 1998
FALLING asleep to the night-time lullaby of the Victorian countryside may be a dream shared by many an inner Melbourne dweller. The rhythm of its creatures at dusk provide a welcome respite from the drone of peak-hour traffic. But dreams can turn into nightmares without proper planning by those lJust When It Seemed Safe To Watch The Tv, Howard Called An Election
Sunday September 6, 1998
IT'S only early in the campaign, but when you are in range of the TV and radio and you are being fed a slow-drip of election grabs, angles, gaffes and funny cut-aways, it's time to thank Kerri-Anne Kennerley for so far keeping her show relatively election-free. You can usually count on Kerri-AnneMcdonald's Is Urged To Cut The Wrap
Thursday April 23, 1998
Rubbish generated by fast food packaging is under scrutiny after a decision by a city council to get McDonald's to offer reusable crockery and cutlery. The move by the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, dubbed the McPlate campaign, has angered McDonald's, which described it as unacceptable and The Work Station
Friday September 19, 1997
The "centre" of the house needs careful consideration, writes LUCY JACKSON. A kitchen is for hard work. Even though people are increasingly buying take-aways or semi-prepared foods, the kitchen is the centre of the home if not the house. In The Old Days, kitchens were little lean-to Touchy Afl Out Of Line In League Row
Wednesday April 16, 1997
Suddenly the AFL is getting touchy. AFL chief executive Wayne Jackson says he is "a bit concerned when people are queuing up outside the SCG to watch a game of Australian football and then they get offered free tickets (to the rugby league). I think that is a bit below the belt." Dialling A Meal Deal To Your Door
Saturday April 6, 1996
DRIVE-through take-aways, home-delivered pizzas, TV dinners. Melburnians who want to take a step beyond these fast-food fads are now having every meal of the week delivered to their door. Dial-A-Dinner, Dial-A-Menu, Dial-A-Munchies; these meals on wheels are a growth industry thriving on the wSanctuary In Port Hacking
Saturday February 3, 1996
SYDNEYSIDERS from the southern suburbs keep it under wraps. So, too, the vast expanses of National Park flanking its shores. Port Hacking - one of the city's best-preserved estuaries - is the boating playground for this fourth chapter in our charter-boat guide. Cruise on gin-clear waters in the dMothers And Sons
Tuesday May 9, 1995
Mothers provide the first practice boys have with the opposite sex. Sally Heath writes that crucial relationship can determine how our adult men relate to women. And she talks to three well known mothers and sons about their special bonds. The going advice for mothers of teenage sons is to getChanges Won't Open Fast-food Floodgates
Tuesday December 6, 1994
from Robert Maclellan, MLA, Minister for Planning, Victoria. I wish to clarify several points in your recent article, Fast-food Chains Get Go-ahead in Residential Areas (The Age, 23/11) regarding controls on take-away outlets in metropolitan Melbourne. Contrary to ill-informed suggestions by Fast-food Chains Get Go-ahead In Residential Areas
Wednesday November 23, 1994
The Minister for Planning, Mr Maclellan, has approved contentious changes which will allow fast food outlets to be established in residential areas where they were previously banned. New regulations relaxing restrictions on the location of take-away outlets will come into force tomorrow. The a