Went to a writing (newsletters) workshop yesterday in Daylesford Vic. This is spa and mineral springs country - a great destination for Melbourne folk on weekends.

Met interesting people at the workshop - all involved in their communities in various ways.

"Maureen" writes the newsletter for Hepburn REA  (Renewable Energy Association). That group has successfully organised a "wind park" (two turbines) for their community. They've got past all the hurdles and handed over the project to a "for-profit" cooperative that will implement and manage the wind park. The two turbines will add 4 Megawatts of wind-generated electricity to the grid, meaning 4 Megawatts less ...

We live on the Central Coast of New South Wales - along with many other retirees of course.  The main reason we chose to live here was to be close to Sydney and its attractions, most important of these being our families - two of our daughters.  One lives in Newtown and the other (and granchildren) at Penrith.  Neither are able to accommodate us for short stays - not to say they should have to, of course, I just make the point as it is the reason for this ...

I aitn't dead yet!

This is my second attempt to make this observation — I have been travelling and doing a variety of other writerly things, so that there are now three books lined up in the warehouses or on the presses.

It adds up to my having been distracted, but I am back on deck, and normal service will be resumed shortly.

I am a very new member of GreyPath so forgive me if this is not the correct forum.

I do volunteer work with the disabled elderly particularly in respect of computer support so that they can maintain contact with the "outside world" from home.

One of my "clients" suffers from Motor Neurone Disease, is wheelchair bound, can't speak and is going steadily downhill. Yet, she has a brilliant mind, is very positive and makes me realise how lucky I am!

She is determined to remain at home as long as possible - what makes me sick is the lack of support from the government. ...