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Icing on the Cake

Perth Thunder ice hockey team and those behind the scenes have worked wonders in the past three years, to not only create a side in Western Australia, but also to steer that team to a finals appearance in just their

Looking After Yesterday’s Heroes.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games the image of John Stephen Akwhari from Tanzania was used in the promotion of Olympic heroes who had failed to win medals; the catchline was “celebrate humanity.” Akwhari – who ran in the Perth

Reflections on the Last 8 Years

Last week “Not The Footy Show’ celebrated 8 years on air in Perth. Not bad for a show everyone said would never have any appeal. Reflecting on the past eight years and the many great guests we have had on

Second Time for Tokyo

Congratulations to Tokyo for winning the 2020 Olympic Games hosting rights. Tokyo beat Istanbul and Madrid for the honour and one has to feel for Madrid, for whom this was their third unsuccessful attempt to host an Olympic Games. Had

Bending the Rules

There is something about the Winter Olympics that brings out the worst in people. No one can forget the incident with Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan where the former’s boyfriend attacked the later hitting her knee with a steel pipe