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'...

Peter's Pantry

🍵 38 Teas

🍺 35 Beers

🧇 28 Waffles

🥟 25 Dumplings

🍪 27 Cookies

🍣 31 Sushis

☕️ 34 Coffees

🥃 41 Whiskeys

🍓 28 Strawberries

🍫 28 Chocolate Bars

🍍 30 Pineapples

🍊 34 Tangerines

🥩 27 Steaks

🥚 32 Eggs

🥓 28 Bacons

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Bubbly water

Melbourne has some of the world's best drinking water, most of which is sourced from forested, protected catchments. Between the catchment reservoirs and the tap, there is some filtration and fluoridation, resulting in fresh, clean drinking water. The best you can drink.

I like to add bubbles to my drinking water,...

I'm a TV viewer, let me out of here.

Now that the summer sport is disappearing from our TVs, and the TV rating period is about to start, new episodes of the country's favourite reality shows are rolling out. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Married at First Sight, Dancing with the Stars, Masterchef, and many more...

Media freeze

From midnight, Victoria will go into a five-day, stage four lockdown, in an attempt to control a coronavirus outbreak from hotel quarantine. Limiting people's movement in the community will give the contact tracing teams some time to catch all of the infected people and hopefully put an end to the...

Productivity....or is it?

I have been swept up in a productivity craze for ten years, and the associated technology one needs to manage this complicated life. I have been known to watch hours of YouTube videos from the so-called "productivity gurus", looking for that killer solution to organise my digital files, task lists,...

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Sponsorship

I have been working with a well-known Mazda dealer on a sponsorship package for the Zoom-Zoom club. A sponsored partnership with a local Mazda dealer is a significant benefit for a motley crew of Mazda MX-5 owners like us.

To get a sponsorship deal over the line, you have to allow...

Leadership

For the past two years, I have been fighting what I consider the good fight at work, brought in as an agent for change where change was desperately needed. And the good fight has produced some great results, including a team of highly functioning professionals, who deliver on what they...

You cook, I'll wash up

We have a rule in our household, whoever cooks dinner, doesn't have to do the dishes. I am sure this the practice in many families, but as I rarely cook, then I have become the chief dishwasher in our house.

Sometimes, the cook leaves an absolute mess for me to clean...

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A winter's day in summer

Today was a Zoom-Zoom club drive day. For God's sake, it was the middle of summer, but it felt like the middle of winter on today's drive. This type of weather is not uncommon for summer in Melbourne. The temperature never got above 15 degrees Celcius and the drizzly rain...

Life stories

"There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility.Inside of the dullest exteriors, there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy." Mark Twain
Everyone has a life story to share and wisdom to pass on. Unfortunately, we don't spend near enough time listening to or capturing...

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The Weekend Roadster

Having a fleet of historic cars should not break the bank when it comes to registration. In Victoria, registration for a vehicle can cost over $800 per year. If you own one or more historic cars, that can get quite expensive.

If you only drive your historic car on the road...