Archive for January, 2010
Apple today revealed the iPad tablet PC in the latest grab at the consumer and business market. The 1/2 inch thin device with a 9.7 inch screen is the latest offering from Apple to lure customer towards their successful iTunes and iStore. On the surface it seem to be an overgrown iPhone but Read the Rest…
Residents of Horsham enjoyed a presentation by Dr Bronwyn King Radiation Oncologist at this morning Australia day Celebrations. Dr King is noted as a doctor for the Australian Swimming Team. She spoke to the audience about the her role as a Doctor with the Australian Swimming team and that the role was not only Read the Rest…
Tags: Australia Day, Australian Swimming team, Cr Michael Ryan, Dr Bronwyn King, Horsham, Horsham Rural City Brass, Horsham Rural City Council, Maddie Ostapiw
Student who will not be able to claim youth allowances because of their parents income will need to work fulltime for 18 month to qualify as independent. If a family’s income is $80,000 per year, under the old system the parental income test was too low. Under new arrangements for the Youth Allowance, Read the Rest…
Many students wanting to head to TAFE or University are faced with a major decision on if they can afford to. In the past student would become independent from parents and claim youth allowance so they can attend TAFE or University. Changes to youth allowances will now require students to live away from their parents Read the Rest…
Tags: Students, TAFE, Univeristy, Youth Allowance
With recent news about racial violence in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs claims that The Australian Government , Victorian Government and Victorian Police are in denial about the incidents been racial attacks. The reality is that Indian students are safer on Melbourne streets than you are in your own home. According to the Victorian Police Annual report, Read the Rest…
Tags: Footscray, Indian Attacks, Murder, Victorian Police
A researcher from La Trobe University Professor Jeni Warburton has been interviewing dozens of people in smaller and larger regional towns. Dr Warburton says their results show that although disadvantages exist, they are overcome by a strong sense of community. Read the full story here Image source:http://www.latrobe.edu.au/jri/staff/jeni_warburton.html 0
Tags: community
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Early hours of his morning another Indian has been attacked in North West Melbourne suburb of Essendon . ABC News reported the 29 year old man was attacked by 4 men who poured fluid over him and set him alight. He has burns to 15% of his body. 0
Tags: Essendon, Indian Attacks, melbourne-3000, Nitin Garg, North West Suburbs
The debate on racism against Indians in Melbourne continue as the The Delhi Mail published a cartoon aimed at Victorian police. The caption “We Are Yet To Ascertain The Nature Of The Crime." , The cartoon show a Ku Klux Klan member with a Victorian Police badge. I think this is very unfair Read the Rest…
Tags: ABC 730 Report, Ballarat, Indian Attacks, Melbourne, University Of Ballarat
Days after writing about safety on Melbourne Trains police have used their new power to search for concealed weapons in designated areas. ABC new have reported that police have seized a machete for a passenger at Footscray in Melbourne Western suburbs. The ABC quotes Victorian Opposition leader Ted Baillieu as saying he supports the Read the Rest…
Tags: antisocial-behaviour, crime, footscray-3011, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, states-and-territories
Living in rural Victoria many from the metropolitan area warn me that you never travel by trains at night in Melbourne. Reid Saxton from The Age Newspaper reported in November 09 that Melbournians where afraid to travel by train of a night and say the rail system does not provide enough security. 0