Book-lovers were out in force this morning at Wollongong City Council to hear bookstore owner, Leo Berkelouw speak about his history, the importance of reading and the future of books. Leo Berkelouw and Friends of the Library member Jan Keith at the morning tea @uowtvmultimedia pic.twitter.com/JUocI5t9YX — Lucy Dean (@LunacyEd) April 30, 2014 Leo is the patriarch of Berkelouw Books, a popular chain of bookstores. The morning tea and talk was held by Friends of the Wollongong City Library, a society which aims to raise funds and awareness about the joys of reading. “We try to bring the services of the…
Author: Lucy Dean
Sadly, it doesn’t involve jousting.
Today at UOW, students had the opportunity to learn about careers in the Australian Army Reserve. Officer Brett Neale of the Australian Defence Force came along to provide information and inspiration for those interested in a career in khaki. )
We’ve all known things have been less than peachy in Thailand for the last year or so. However when the Thai military seized control of the nations media at 6.00am yesterday morning, we really started paying attention. As one of our closest neighbouring nations, Thailand is a hit with Australian travellers (we just can’t get enough of that Singha) and we also have Thai people to thank for our $8.50 pad thai (no tofu, please) lunch specials. But now, Thailand is facing some serious problems and we need to know why. If you’ve been reading the newspapers, watching the…