THE second annual Barwon Region AFL Gala Schools All Abilities Day has gone as a major success and given program facilitators Leisure Networks the confidence to run more gala sports days between local specialist schools in the future. The football tournament event was held at Armstrong Creek Primary School last Wednesday, with more than 50 … [Read more…]
After nearly 30 years working for the Woodside Fire Protection District, with the last four in the top job of fire chief, Rob Lindner is retiring. His successor is Tom Cuschieri, currently the agency’s deputy fire chief. Cuschieri will head the district beginning Monday, June 26. Lindner’s last day is Thursday, June 22. He signaled … [Read more…]
A PEAK property body says Geelong will need G21 to manage its coming population growth as the City of Greater Geelong plans to end its involvement in the regional alliance. Property Council of Australia’s Geelong committee chair Nat Anson raised doubt about the city’s capacity to lobby governments for substantial funding contributions needed to improve … [Read more…]
Inarguably the Queen of the Screen, Meryl Streep celebrates her 74th birthday today. What a journey it has been for the New Jersey actor who first became interested in her craft while at Vassar College when she acted in the play ‘Miss Julie’. Once bitten by the acting bug, Streep did an MFA at the … [Read more…]
Anybody who considers herself a serious jewelry person is already well-versed in the legend of the Serpenti. But we’ll gladly tell it again. Bulgari’s slithering mascot was born in abstract form in 1948, as a gold bracelet-watch featuring the Tubogas coil technique that brothers Giorgio and Constantino Bulgari (sons of the maison’s founder Sotirios) began … [Read more…]
John P. Johnson/HBO Ed Harris is hoping to contend at the Emmys one last time for the HBO sci-fi series “Westworld,” which signed off last year after four seasons. Based on Michael Crichton‘s 1973 movie of the same name, the show comes from Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan and follows a collection of people indulging themselves … [Read more…]
Woman holding a pink ribbon. After facing market challenges, the company sets its sights on an upcoming Phase III study in breast cancer that will enroll its first patient in H2 2023. Image Credit: Shutterstock / Reshetnikov_art Following past challenges and restructuring, Olema Oncology has plans to start the pivotal trial of its lead candidate … [Read more…]
FX The Bear From FX, a second season of the acclaimed dramedy that goes behind the scenes of a Chicago family restaurant is all about renovation and renewal. Celebrity chef Carmy “the Bear” Berzatto (Emmy front-runner Jeremy Allen White) has closed his family’s beef-sandwich joint, and with ambitious sous chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) hopes to … [Read more…]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Native American tribes in Maine took an important step toward greater sovereignty as the state Legislature voted to let most federal laws apply to Wabanaki tribes, putting them on the same footing as other federally recognized tribes across the country. Both the Maine House and Senate approved the bill with enough … [Read more…]
Help the DNR and the environment by taking simple precautions to avoid spreading invasive species. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to take some simple precautions year-round to prevent the spread and establishment of invasive, nonnative plants and animals in our woods, waters and land: … [Read more…]