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The Community's Voice
January 18, 2021
Welcome Back
WELL, here we go again, a new year that we are all hoping will be better than the forgettable 2020.
I'm trying to be as even-handed with content, as is possible, to cater for all ages and interests. What goes into MV Mag is determined by what I have to choose from and/or what and who I have to chase. I am beholden to some readers and mates who are always there to help me get the mag established. They know who they are and are very much appreciated.
I'm optimistic about improving my local community news content this year with help from MV City Council. However, stories are missed (or I miss them!) and I would very much appreciate you sending me an email if there is something worthwhile to report or comment upon. Not Facebook tittle tattle but stories that come out of clubs and associations and its members. Issues, opinions, ideas. Milestones can be interesting, for any age. Forthcoming events and fundraisers but please send this information early. And, of course, if you're starting to get out and about why not write a couple of hundred words about that film, book, restaurant or event that you attended. One person's pleasure is another's poison but, hey, there's a lot of us in the Valley.
Regular readers will know, from social media, and these pages, how important photos and illustrations are to a story. It takes some time to source them but it's worth while. If you take outstanding photos with your phone or camera, why not share them with us?
Each Thursday (sometimes Friday) I send an email to readers who have registered. I'm not selling anything just advising about a few things that are in the magazine. However, news stories, or interesting stories, if I have them, are put into the magazine daily. Only people with social media who are followers of #mvmag1 will get a daily alert. Advisedly, may I suggest you follow the mag (via Facebook or Instagram) so you're kept up-to-date.
If you would like to comment, or make suggestions (be nice!) on any article in this publication then please send me an email. Include your name and suburb (for publication) and contact details (not for publication but for a follow-up if required).
I hope you enjoy MV Mag and 2021.
Alan Davidson (Publisher)
I'm trying to be as even-handed with content, as is possible, to cater for all ages and interests. What goes into MV Mag is determined by what I have to choose from and/or what and who I have to chase. I am beholden to some readers and mates who are always there to help me get the mag established. They know who they are and are very much appreciated.
I'm optimistic about improving my local community news content this year with help from MV City Council. However, stories are missed (or I miss them!) and I would very much appreciate you sending me an email if there is something worthwhile to report or comment upon. Not Facebook tittle tattle but stories that come out of clubs and associations and its members. Issues, opinions, ideas. Milestones can be interesting, for any age. Forthcoming events and fundraisers but please send this information early. And, of course, if you're starting to get out and about why not write a couple of hundred words about that film, book, restaurant or event that you attended. One person's pleasure is another's poison but, hey, there's a lot of us in the Valley.
Regular readers will know, from social media, and these pages, how important photos and illustrations are to a story. It takes some time to source them but it's worth while. If you take outstanding photos with your phone or camera, why not share them with us?
Each Thursday (sometimes Friday) I send an email to readers who have registered. I'm not selling anything just advising about a few things that are in the magazine. However, news stories, or interesting stories, if I have them, are put into the magazine daily. Only people with social media who are followers of #mvmag1 will get a daily alert. Advisedly, may I suggest you follow the mag (via Facebook or Instagram) so you're kept up-to-date.
If you would like to comment, or make suggestions (be nice!) on any article in this publication then please send me an email. Include your name and suburb (for publication) and contact details (not for publication but for a follow-up if required).
I hope you enjoy MV Mag and 2021.
Alan Davidson (Publisher)
Some of the stories this week
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DI MORRISSEY
I remember the morning Kerri-Anne Wright arrived at Channel Ten to sit in the co-host seat next to Gordon Elliott, year two of TV’s ground-breaking Good Morning Australia. Entertainment |
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JOHN HEWSON AM
THE Federal Government is exaggerating its Covid success, but for many people great uncertainty remains. Opinion |
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LOUISE COAKLEY
Genealogy has ranked amongst the most popular of pastimes for centuries. Many of us are intrigued to learn who came before us and from where, and to uncover any interesting stories or remarkable characters hiding in our family’s history. Knowing our past can also help form our own identities. DNA |
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WORKING from a site in Moonee Ponds, Assembled Threads gave local workers, many of them new to Australia, the skills to produce a wide range of sustainable, locally designed textiles and homewares. Now they are asking for your help. MV Community News
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PHIL KAFCALOUDES
As well as being an actor, comedian and writer, Stephen Fry is a Cambridge classicist. He caught the Homer bug pretty early in life and over the last decade has made Greek folklore his schtick. He has written three books on the subject, his latest being Troy. Books |
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VINCENT O'DONNELL
You can't always get what you want. The social media platforms are like giant private clubs. A huge Mar-a-Lago that everyone may seek to join. Like any club, they have rules, rules not set by those who want to join, just like Mar-a-Lago. Try joining that club if you are a vocal opponent of Trump. Media |
For further information or advertising contact
Alan Davidson (Publisher)
E: davopr@bigpond.net.au
M: 0410 518 034
Alan Davidson (Publisher)
E: davopr@bigpond.net.au
M: 0410 518 034