rosscolliverJun 203 minA good question“Why is the gorse growing with other plants, and not much out on the open areas?" Each Friday for the last couple of months, students...
rosscolliverMay 283 minSomething happens with a regular walkFor a couple of months, I've been thinking that I must do a regular post on what's out in BarrmBirrm. I had been walking a lot in the...
rosscolliverMay 182 minGiving freelyAlice Miller students, with two bags holding many, many small gorse plants Students from Alice Miller school have started coming Fridays...
rosscolliverMay 82 minFree range kidsMore than a few of us had the good fortune of growing up in a world without so many screens, where the suburbs edged up to creeks and we...
rosscolliverMay 73 minTalk to someoneWe've just finished three workshops on how Riddell can respond to climate change. It was exciting to be with other people doing things,...
rosscolliverApr 284 minSmall steps make a differenceSean McConnell, Riddells resident, has stepped up When there's so much that needs to be done, how do you decide what you are going to do?...
rosscolliverApr 105 minAn apology in advanceShire consultation needs to provide a place for residents to talk to each other, so communities can form their opinions. First community...
rosscolliverMar 202 minGetting back into placeI bought my 5 acres just out of the suburban part of Riddells Creek 12 years ago. I bought on impulse, driven crazy by the construction...
rosscolliverMar 202 minNo fences and no new tracksThere it is, as stark as can be—a single strand of barbed wire, at waist height, steel stakes at intervals, sturdy steel corner posts. ...
rosscolliverJan 202 minA Reader's SummerIt's been summer The beach people have made their way to the beach, and the river people, if they were lucky, have idled a week away...