The Australian Bite
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Marysville lunch a step on the road to recovery
26 March 2010
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Marysville after the Black Saturday fires
This week the Australian Bite travels to Marysville, a Victorian town virtually razed to the ground in last year’s bushfires. A year on, the mood is positive as the locals and visitors get together to celebrate an outdoor lunch as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. We also hear about the new “Asia Literacy Ambassadors” program that’s just been launched in secondary schools, and go asparagus picking in the wee small hours of the morning.
Celebrations for some, disappointment for others
9 July 2009
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It’s NAIDOC week in Australia, a time to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of indigenous Australians. And this week on the bite we drop in on the NAIDOC flag raising ceremony at Nambour on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. We also look at how this week’s decision by the Fair Wage Commission to not to increase the minimum wage, will impact upon Australia’s lowest paid workers. And Australian writer and conservationist Sally Henderson, talks about her new memoir, “Ivory Moon” set in a remote desert camp on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.
Fine fare for film lovers
7 March 2009
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Still from the short film "Birthday Girl" directed by Angie Black
A feast of film on this week’s Australian Bite. Actor Eric Bana talks about his new film “Love the Beast” which tells the story of his 25 year love affair with his 1973 XB Ford Falcon Coupe. We meet Simon Ford, the man behind Melbourne’s freshest new short film festival – Fedfest. And also one of the filmmakers – Angie Black – whose film “Birthday Girl” is maybe not quite what you’d expect!
