The release date for Australia Remembers 2: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Defence Force is looming – 8 March. So, it’s time to share some tales of the creation of this book and a few very exciting advance reviews. Writing the blurb is one of the most...
This Remembrance Day, we take a few minutes from our day to pause, reflect and remember … Excerpt from Anzac Sons: The Story of Five Brothers in the War to End All Wars On 9 November, as the Australians were preparing to return to the front, the Kaiser abdicated....
The Mologa War Memorial is a lasting place of commemoration; a lonely reminder of a once thriving Victorian town and a testament to its community today. Tuesday, 24 March, 2020, marks 100 years since the memorial to the soldiers of WWI was unveiled by my...
Reading stories is one of the most important gifts we can bestow to our children on their journey to literacy. Not only that, books take you on adventures to magical places, can step you back in time, engage you in intriguing mystery and make us laugh out loud! They...
Charlie, George and Albert Marlow – Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Today marks one hundred years since the first Armistice Day was commemorated across the world in 1919. Twelve months prior, the Armistice was signed and at 11.00 am the guns fell silent...
I’ll be sharing my thoughts with teachers on writing history and its value at the ALEA Conference – Melbourne this week – The Power of Place. Here’s a glimpse: Follow After Me is a historical and contemporary tale told in parallel narratives of today and a century...
