The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales in 2005. Photo: Bill Braasch/flickr BY CAROLYN CASH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit Australia in November as the Queen’s personal representatives during the Diamond Jubilee year. Their Royal Highnesses will visit Longreach, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Sydney and Canberra where they […]
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Down and out in Sydney
By Shaina Bloom You’re soaked to the bone. The coat you had for seven years has finally worn out, tearing at the seams and providing almost no protection. You try and sleep but the wind is slapping against your face. In an attempt to shield yourself, you’ve buried your face on the stone pavement, but […]
The Reading Revolution
BY VPOPR For most people writer’s block means an inhibition that prevents them from putting pen to paper. But for prolific writer, painter, Mambo illustrator, Mental As Anything and Dog Trumpet musician Christopher O′Doherty (better known as Reg Mombassa) it was a technological roadblock that lead to a two-year delay in unleashing his electronic book […]
Gallery: The Streets of Petersham
Petersham, in Sydney’s inner west, is the HQ of Sydney TAFE Media. The slideshow below documents Petersham’s people and its streetscapes. All photography by students enrolled in the Certificate IV in News Media at Petersham TAFE (West Street).
Nom: The $4 lunch
A thing of beauty: banh mi thit from Marrickville Pork Roll. Photo: Adam Enoch BY ADAM ENOCH My knowledge of South-East Asian history is comically limited, but without debating the finer points, I’d suggest that one of the best things to occur as a result of the French colonisation of Vietnam was the introduction of […]
Top Op Shop looks for less than $30
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANNIE ENGLISH Ever find yourself sighing into your wardrobe, and then sighing even more loudly when you open your wallet? Finding a cheap outfit is difficult in this overpriced age, but the only part that needs to change is the place you’re looking. Instead of shopping online and in big […]
BDO tickets winner announced
Jemima Choquenot-Pizer, from Ultimo TAFE, was the winner of our Sydney TAFE Radio survey competition, and has won a double pass to the 2013 Big Day Out. Thanks Jemima and everyone else who took part. Stay posted for news of our Sydney TAFE Media launch in late November.
The end of Ramadan: Eid Mubarak
BY CLAUDIA RUSMAN Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and worship for Muslims. We fast from dawn to sunset to increase righteousness and dutifulness to Allah (God). Once we have completed a whole month of fasting, we have our celebration called “Eid”, which is celebrated throughout the world by all Muslims. Eid is […]
Photos: Inside Sydney TAFE Radio
Diploma of Communications student Mingyue Zhou photographed the Petersham Media Centre and studios of Sydney TAFE Radio. Click on the “Listen Now” link on the top right of this page if you’d like to hear our students at work.
Smoking: no easy answers
BY NICK MONFRIES Last week fellow TAFE student, punk rock fan and also-Nick, Nick Cavarretta, wrote a piece about the Australian Federal Government passing a law that dictates that all cigarette packets sold in Australia must now be sold in plain khaki coloured packaging, with makers’ logos and type shown only in a standard font and standard […]