The Long and Winding Ride: Episode 1 – Harrietville to Bright: Winding down the Great Valley Trail

May 7, 2025 by 8 Comments

Peter Clark commences ‘The Long and Winding Ride’ riding from Harrietville to Bright along the Great Valley Trail.

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Almanac (Barossa) Life: RITV on Assignment at the 2025 Vintage Festival

May 7, 2025 by 2 Comments

It’s a tough gig when you take on the assignment to cover the 2025 Barossa Vintage Festival, but someone had to do it. RITV stepped up to the plate (or was that the tasting bar?) to file this report.

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Almanac Travel: Ghostly Queenstown

May 7, 2025 by 3 Comments

After a recent visit to Queenstown Ian Wilson found it a ghostly reminder of its former self from what he remembered during the time he lived in Tasmania some time ago he explains.

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Almanac Cricket: South Australia breaks the Sheffield Shield drought in a classic

May 7, 2025 by 6 Comments

Australian Cricket Society Scholar Lorenzo Di-Mauro Hayes reports on a classic Sheffield Shield Final.

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Almanac Life: The faith of Barry Gill, my Grade 5 teacher

May 7, 2025 by 36 Comments

Lucia Nardo recalls an inspirational teacher, who happened to be a premiership footballer, Barry Gill.

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Round 9 – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where, and when?

May 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Check out the Round 9 AFL Footy Fixture for season 2025 to find out who, where, and when your team is playing this weekend.

Filed Under: 2025, Ess v Syd (09/2025), Freo v Coll (09/2025), GC v WB (09/2025), Geel v GWS (09/2025), General Footy Writing, Melb v Haw (09/2025), NM v Bris (09/2025), PA v Adel (09/2025), Rich v WC (09/2025), Round 09 (09/2025), StK v Carl (09/2025) Tagged With:

Almanac Soccer: English Premier League Matchweek 35 Highlights 24/25

May 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Ollie Wade highlights matches from the English Premier League Matchweek 35.

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Round 8 – Collingwood v Geelong: A Tale of Two Contests – Floreat Pica Society Report

May 6, 2025 by 1 Comment

Dave Nadel presents the Floreat Pica Society match report for Collingwood’s Round 8 clash against Geelong.

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Big Head Retires

May 6, 2025 by 4 Comments

A footy poem by Damian Balassone about a footy retirement.

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Almanac Music: ‘100 x 100 – 1954 to 1977’: 11 to 20

May 6, 2025 by 9 Comments

Earl O’Neill begins a ‘hot hundred’ countdown of the best rock and soul songs of the 1954 to 1977 period.

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Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Round 8 Review / Round 9 Preview

May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Pipped at the post against Geelong, Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025 is hoping for better in Round 9 with the Pies to redeem themselves against Fremantle.

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Almanac Poetry: Birds

May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment

In this week’s poem, KD presents a specific and highly individual take on the avian class.

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Almanac Footy – Western District Football Wrap: Round 4 and Round 3

May 5, 2025 by 6 Comments

More updates from Victoria’s west by Dandy Andy sees the return of a former Docker and Sun as well as a shock loss to a reigning premier.

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Fact checking the full forwards

May 5, 2025 by 8 Comments

An updated look at the output of spearheads from the history of the biggest leagues in the country by Carolyn Spooner

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Almanac Travel: Travel Shorts NYC #8.

May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Ian Wilson and Lynda continue their New York adventures and take in the Labor Day events in Brooklyn.

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Almanac Lunch: With special guest Greg Brown (May 16)

May 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment

The next Almanac Lunch (on May 16) features Greg Brown who has done many things in his life including playing in Essendon’s 1965 premiership team. All welcome.

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Round 8 – Essendon v North Melbourne: Bombers hold on!

May 2, 2025 by 1 Comment

A sense of deja vu in a nail-biter had Col worried the Bombers would again be pipped at the post. Thankfully, due to the superlative Zach Merrett, they held on to win.

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Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Errant Husband (Episode 2)

May 2, 2025 by 8 Comments

Episode 2: Cairns, chinos, and clues. Swifty’s stakeout in FNQ begins.

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Almanac Footy: Photos from Otway Districts FC 125th Anniversary weekend

May 1, 2025 by 3 Comments

Otway Districts FC celebrated their 125th anniversary last weekend. Old Dog provides photographs of the memorable occasion.

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Round 7 – Collingwood v Essendon: Floreat Pica Society Match Report

May 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Stephen Goddard presents the match report for Collingwood’s ANZAC Day clash against Essendon on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society.

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