Author: Blair Arnold

Two Illawarra cyclists are looking to defy the odds when they compete in the 59th Ken Dinnerville Memorial Handicap race held at Albion Park on Sunday. The event is run by the Illawarra Cycle Club in honour of Ken Dinnerville, who died while riding in 1954. Local favourites Scott Law, from the NSW Institute of Sport, and GPM-Stulz cyclist David Manton will race against each other off scratch. Both have their eyes on a win. First, they will need to work together to catch more than 150 riders, spread over half an hour, in front of them. If history is any guide, it…

Michael White was born with a hereditary kidney disease that profoundly impacted his late teen years. At the age of 16, White began to notice a loss of body weight and muscle. He was soon diagnosed with renal failure; a medical condition where human kidneys struggle to filter waste from the blood. At just 18 years of age, he received his first kidney transplant. White continued to live a reasonably normal childhood and took a keen interest in swimming. He was passionately involved in the sport as a young adult and was quite competitive. Despite receiving a kidney transplant just…

Coffee has become the second most traded commodity in the world, following crude oil, and it seems our thirst for a strong, rich and flavoursome coffee will not cease anytime soon. In a society where coffee connoisseurs have raised the bar through the delicacy of bean roasting and latte art, Australians have developed a taste for high-quality coffee blends. While many sit in favourite cafes, stare at the milk as it is frothed, and smell the coffee in the air – do they know where their beloved beans come from? According to the Food Empowerment Project, coffee has a long history of…

Astonishing images have been released by a number of high-profile artists in light of the recent bombing attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Within hours, a number of sensitive and supportive visuals have gone viral. Among them, the infamous Belgian bronze statue, named the ‘Manneken Pis’ has been illustrated as an icon of compassion and a rejection of terrorism. Let’s take a quick look at three artists whose cartoons have gone viral following the Brussels attack, and explore how they have used their skills in the past to present ideas through illustration. 1. Hervé Baudry: A Paris resident, Hervé’s latest cartoon featuring the ‘Manneken…