Sam Newman might have been a golfer if football had not claimed him. But his latest accident has put the TV star out of action. Sam Newman does not know when he will be able to play golf again. With his serious leg injuries, it is almost certain he will be unable...
Opposition Leader John Brumby dresses down for a day among his fellow travellers and tests the reception from the club pro. When John Brumby embarked on last year's ultimately unsuccessful ALP state election campaign, he boldly uttered the words: "I have never shirked a challenge." His response was the same when I...
With a quick swing and playing off a seven handicap, Paul McNamee shows his competitive instincts are as strong on the golf course as they were on the tennis court. It came as no surprise when Paul McNamee suggested our casual nine holes at Yarra Yarra count for something. "How about we...
From playing piano in a Detroit winebar to Melbourne’s top civic job, Ivan Deveson has always had a necessary drive to break par. Ivan Deveson was running late when he arrived at magnificent Kingston Heath course in his chauffeur-driven, white Holden Caprice, flying the City of Melbourne flag on the bonnet. His...
Media identity John Blackman, shed of his footy mission, has hit the fairways with a vengeance. He packs a power of thought and humour - with a fair shot or two - into a round at Cape Schanck. Strangely enough, John Blackman’s bid to become a single-figure handicap golfer has been...
Atlanta Games hero Gillian Rolton is hooked on the lure of completing a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals in Sydney. Gillian Rolton is as tough as the soles of her riding boots. She proved it at the Atlanta Olympics. Despite a snapped collarbone and two broken ribs from a fall during the...
He speaks of the zen of the game and will tell you golf is a science. There are better players than Joe Camilleri but few who talk about golf with such feeling. One of the things Joe Camilleri loves about golf is the fresh air. "In the music business you spend a...
Leigh Matthews has been involved with football since he was 12 and, apart from the “Neville Bruns incident”, has never regretted a moment of it. Last year, for the first time since he was 12, Leigh Matthews was not involved as a player or coach at a football club. “It was great...
TV presenter Paul Barry outlines some of his views on current affairs television. Paul Barry admits it was the moment that put him on the television map. Alan Bond, facing fraud charges and pleading memory failure, is walking along the footpath outside Sydney’s Federal Court. Suddenly, Barry and camera crew approach the...
Back on top of the ratings with 3AW, Ernie Sigley’s passion for people and everyday trivia has been winning the hearts of audiences for more than 30 years. He has been a member of the magnificent Victoria Golf Club in Cheltenham for 23 years, but Ernie Sigley’s visits have become rare. After...
Former Coodabeen Champion Ian Cover has risen to the Premier’s challenge and is enjoying his new political role so much he is shouting it from the rooftops. See if you are up for this. Geelong has lost the 1995 AFL grand final...
His passion for sailing led Ian Kiernan to an obsession with litter and the need to clean up Australia. Today is Clean Up Australia Day - the day Ian Kiernan takes centre stage. He will roll up his sleeves along with half-a-million volunteers in more than 850 cities and towns across Australia...