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Trolley rage

Posted in Perth & WA, Random musings, Society, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

While many Perth families have been obsessing over the MySchool website, this week I have been I’ve been concerned with the big issues. Such as, what is it with Perth people and trolleys? I hate having to pay to use a trolley at the airport but I am more and more inclined to support moves for a pay [...]

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Harsh reality

Posted in Society, Television, tagged , , , , , , on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From reality TV to harsh reality. Today I watched Inside the Firestorm, a documentary screening on the ABC on February 7 at 8.30pm, the one year anniversary of Victoria’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. It was one of the most emotional docos I have seen in a long time and reduced me to tears. Knowing some of [...]

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Hot off the press…another new TV show

Posted in Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Seven has just announced another new light entertainment show for 2010. The White Room will be a new comedy game show “that celebrates everything Australians love about television” (hmmm – very broad statement that is!) It’s an original format developed by Seven and will feature “ two teams of well-loved TV faces, established comedians and some [...]

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2010 TV preview

Posted in Television, tagged , , , , , , , on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Okay, before I sign off. Last week I did a spate of mad Twitter updates about the Nine 2010 launch but never followed up with a post. That will happen this week. The ratings year doesn’t officially start until Feb 7 but to all intents and purposes it kicks off Jan 31. So I will be giving [...]

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My Kitchen Rules

Posted in Perth & WA, Television, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »

On Saturday I travelled to the Margaret River region with Channel 7 and assorted media types and Perthonalities for the launch of Seven’s new reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules.  When this show was announced last year, I groaned. It sounded like a knee-jerk, copycat reaction to Ten’s hit Masterchef Australia. Worth noting I also doubted [...]

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