Peter Dannock @peterdannock

Peter Dannock last shared their writing West Gate Bridge

When the partially complete West Gate Bridge collapsed in October 1970, thirty-five people were killed when one of the box-girder spans collapsed while the bridge was under construction.

The West Gate Bridge workers were a highly unionised workforce. Safety concerns over the construction method of the bridge, and disputes over workers'...

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Protests in Melbourne

Melbourne had the third day of protest on its streets today. Building workers have been protesting at the Victorian government mandate on COVID vaccinations for all workers in the building industry. Many are unhappy that they are being forced to get a vaccine against their will.

Even the union leaders have...

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The Bend

I have been fortunate to drive on many great race tracks close to home. The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Sandown International Raceway, and Winton Raceway are just some of the regular tracks where I have pushed my car to the limits.

Competing in the Zoom Zoom Championship means I will...

A week is never enough

My workday hadn't even started today before I had a message from a colleague saying I had to be in a meeting at 9.00 am. I hadn't even turned my computer on after returning from a week's leave before I was thrust back into the hustle of work.

I am convinced...

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The best characteristics of a roadster

Here are some of the characteristics that I think make a roadster great?

The first characteristic is evident, and that it has to be a roadster. By the strictest of definitions, a roadster is an open-top, two-seat car with a design that emphasises sporty characteristics. Now, there are plenty of great...

Are we there yet?

There is always that sense of daily anticipation as Melburnians wait for the daily number of new COVID-19 cases to be released. But it's not the number of new cases that are important for getting out of lockdown. Instead, it's the percentage of the population who have had two doses...

When the stock market gets it wrong

This week, my wife and I had our six-monthly catch up with our financial planner. His job is to make sure we have enough money for when we retire.

There was a bit of a scare last year when the pandemic hit. The stock market fell significantly, and we lost a...

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Endangered Species

It wasn't that long ago that an automatic gearbox in a car was considered upmarket, often at an additional cost. Today the car market is quite different, and the manual transmission is now an endangered species.

Manual transmissions are on the decline, often only available in small, entry-level models. Except for...

The waiting game

We all felt a little deflated after the Premier failed to present a roadmap for exit from lockdown today. Unfortunately, the number of COVID-19 cases is not reducing fast enough for the State Government to ease restrictions in the foreseeable future. It now looks like we won't get any lockdown...

Queueing

Londoners always seem to be so civilised when it comes to waiting. If several people are waiting for service in a shop, they are quite happy to organise themselves into a queue. I think they have a saying in London, "if you see a queue you should join it".
In the...

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GMA T.50

Over the last few days, I have had time to watch videos on the development of the Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) T.50 supercar. Gordon Murray was a successful Formula 1 designer through the 1970s, 80s and 90s, who challenged the status quo with his innovative racing car designs.

One of Gordon's...