What a wonderful year 2008 is turning out to be. At last we have had an apology from our Federal Parliament to the Stolen Generation for past wrongs committed. I heard many people say they thought they would never live to see this day. Obviously this is only the beginning of the road to true reconciliation, but a significant beginning none the less.

I am sure everyone is looking forward to a break over the holiday season and I’m glad that the Federal election is behind us.

It will be interesting to see what long term affect the change of Government at the Federal level will have on the ACT.

October 2007 already! I hope everyone is starting to put their Christmas preparations in place. It' s only yesterday, I am sure, that we put the 2006 Christmas decorations away!

Hi Everyone,

It has been some time since I have been able to update my blog. Recently the Chief Minister tabled the 2007/08 Budget which can be accessed here.

Hi everyone, February is turning out to be a busy month already. The Multicultural Festival has been a great success. I was able to attend a number of events during the week. Civic was really humming every time I went to an event or came into town on the weekends. Perhaps the Federal Government's decision to replace the word Multicultural with Citizen has sparked additional interest?

Thank you to everybody who sent me greetings for the Festive season and may I wish you all a Happy New Year! I do trust your Christmas New Year break was an enjoyable one. It isn't necessarily so for everyone I know, as it can be a time of considerable stress or perhaps loneliness even, when others seem to be having such a good time celebrating.

It's that time of the year again, time to hang up the decorations, Christmas stocking and Mistletoe. This is the time of the year I fondly think of a cooler country, where I was born, that is England, and memories of snow and plum pudding!