The well-publicised macho image of Tony Abbott ready to fight fires leads Mungo to muse on the good work of non-headlined volunteers.
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Entertainment in the Byron Shire and beyond for the week beginning 7 April, 2021
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Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton
A lot of hypocrisy from Labor and The Greens about respect for women.
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The time has come for Byron Shire to save the world – Mandy’s in, are you?
When we met, in 1971, Mungo MacCallum was already piercing the egos of Canberra pollies, and I was putting out a paper called 'The Digger', which championed the many movements seeking to replace cultures that had passed their use-by dates.
Oh, how we will miss Mungo’s column!
Carole Gamble, Mullumbimby Creek
One of the unexpected joys of moving to Mullumbimby fifteen years ago was to discover the treasures in our midst. Certainly to...
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Go well Mungo
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A brief note appended to Mungo’s column last week advised that he was too ill to continue working. His swansong was, as always,...