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International Melbourne Comedy Festival – Freaky Friday

International Melbourne Comedy Festival – Freaky Friday
One of the advantages of working for ArtsHub is that it has opened up a fun passion for me, which is to write about hobbies I enjoy. So recently at the 2009 Melbourne Comedy Festival I jumped at the chance to review some preview shows. The first show I saw was Celia Pacquola – Am I Strange? at...

Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia – interesting statistics!

Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia – interesting statistics!
1,950 Square Kilometres Latitude: 38° 06.0′ S Longitude: 144° 53.0′ E Deepest Point is 24metres, just under 1/2 averages below 8m. 264kms of coastline surrounds the bay. Approximately 80 Bottle-nosed Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) live in the bay – they do get visitors from time...

Stingray off Brighton Beach in Port Phillip Bay

Stingray off Brighton Beach in Port Phillip Bay
Sunrise is one of my favourite times to paddle – and sunset, and midday, and morning, and afternoon, well this time was particularly special. I was 50m out from shore about to head past the break when a couple of metres ahead I saw a large shadow. At first thought I wandered whether it was seaweed,...

The Naish Bar

The Naish Bar
Naish 11ft 6 Stand Up Paddle Board In Melbourne the last week of January 2009 was filled with scorching temperatures causing roads to literally melt, train tracks to buckle, blackouts across the state, raging bush fires and one very pissed off long haired Burman cat! In an effort to stay sane we went...