Monthly Archives: December 2016

Memory Sports – I am hooked!

Posted on December 28, 2016 by lynne

The Australian Memory Championship was won by woman for the first time in November 2016. Anastasia Woolmer self-trained intensely for only five months yet set two new Australian records out of ten events. She credits her background as a ballet … Continue reading →

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Grounded: Indigenous Knowing in a Concrete Reality

Posted on December 15, 2016 by lynne

My new essay is now available free from open access academic publisher, Rounded Globe. Download here: Grounded: Indigenous Knowing in a Concrete Reality The description from the Rounded Globe website: “Non-literate cultures depend on their memories to store all the information … Continue reading →

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Announcing The Orality Centre

Posted on December 9, 2016 by lynne

I am absolutely delighted to announce the formation of the Orality Centre which will be based in Etty Street, Castlemaine, on the site which was previously the senior campus for Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) before the whole school was combined in their new … Continue reading →

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