From the heart

A good reason to celebrate

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July 14th 2012
Georgia and Byron are always excited around 2 April - it's Simone's birthday! With unusual restraint and quiet for first thing in the morning, they added their special touches to the birthday cards, gifts and surprise breakfast. Then there was the joyous bedroom invasion, with both diving on to the bed with squeals approximating wishes for a happy birthday. At one level it seems unfair to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more