Tag Archives: Victoria

Casterton and the kelpies are now inseparable, and the money generated by auctions and fairs has helped the community no end. But did the town need saving? The location is wonderful, an asset all its own: tucked into a rich valley on the Glenelg river, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne, …

About the event Modern coronations are carefully rehearsed, but not 1838′s. Only Victoria and one Westminster Abbey official came prepared for the five-hour event. Clergymen skipped pages in the complicated program, in one case dismissing Victoria from the abbey too early; an elderly lord tripped on the slippery steps in …

Two people reported missing in dense bushland in Western Victoria have been found near Halls Gap, east of the Grampians.  Key points: A Melbourne couple missing in Grampians National Park has been found Police aircraft and ground units searched the area near Burnt Hut Creek The 50-year-old man and 37-year-old woman had …

Police have begun searching dense bushland in western Victoria for two people reported missing last night. Key points: A Melbourne couple is missing after a four-wheel driving trip in Grampians National Park Police aircraft and ground units are searching the area near Burnt Hut Creek The 50-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were …

An exhibit from the third floor of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria on Dec. 29, 2021.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press Premier John Horgan has halted an ambitious but costly and controversial plan to shut down the Royal BC Museum and rebuild a new facility over the next eight years, acknowledging …

An exhibit from the third floor of the Royal BC Museum.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press The B.C. government has presented a business case for a new Royal BC Museum, which shows the $789.5-million cost of building a new museum on the current site in Victoria would be lower than repairing or …

When a mate and I accepted the assignment of finding Victoria’s best regional pubs for a road trip, we approached our task seriously. There are about 1,500 pubs in the state, and in order to legitimise our research, it was important we got to as many as we possibly could. Tough …

People walk up stairs to the entrance of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria.CHAD HIPOLITO/The Canadian Press Victoria’s Royal B.C. Museum announced abruptly earlier this month that it would close its third-floor core galleries on Jan. 2 as part of the “process of decolonization.” The widespread public outcry – specifically …

AustralianFarmers Inspired by the good-food movement, Greg and Jodi Clarke’s pasture-raised Aylesbury and Pekin ducks are recognised by chefs as being some of the nation’s best. While former city-dwellers Greg and Jodi Clarke originally made the move to Port Campbell to enjoy a more laid-back lifestyle, establishing their own free-range …

An executive known as ‘Mr Fix-it’ with previous experience running casinos has joined beleaguered Crown Resorts as it faces a second royal commission. Crown Resorts has aptly appointed an executive known as “Mr Fix-it” to its board as another member of the old guard departs and the embattled casino operator …