Alfresco wreath

Alfresco wreath

[Photographed by Rob Palmer.] Materials 1 bundle of 2mm round rattan core cane tape measure scissors kitchen string 2 x bundles of raffia 2.5m thin coloured ribbon flowers/foliage (either fresh or artificial) Method Measure and cut the cane into 1m lengths. Arrange the cut lengths into a circular form, about 3cm thick, ensuring the cut […]
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Belinda Emmett and Rove McManus

Belinda Emmett: 1974-2006

Surrounded by her family and friends, actress and singer Belinda Emmett, 32, lost her eight-year battle with cancer at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital at dawn on Saturday, November 11. Belinda, a popular actress in the TV series Home and Away and All Saints and wife of comedian Rove McManus, the host of Network Ten’s Rove […]
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Schapelle Corby

Schapelle Corby: My prison hell

For the first time, and in her own words, Schapelle Corby reveals the daily hell of living inside Bali’s notorious Kerobokan prison. Schapelle, who is serving a 20-year sentence for smuggling 4.1kg of cannabis into Indonesia, tells of rats giving birth in her shoes, of sanitary towels being left on her toothbrush and of how […]
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Princess Mary pregnant!

It’s official! The palace confirms our princess is expecting another baby! After weeks of speculation, Princess Mary has finally confirmed she is expecting a little brother or sister for Prince Christian. Chief of the Court Per Thornit announced last week, “It is expected that the birth will take place at Copenhagen University Hospital in the […]
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The Valley

The Valley

Exclusive extract from The Valley by Di Morrisey (Pan Macmillan Australia). Dani was glad they were in Helen’s old station wagon as the back roads were dirt and gravel. She could hardly believe the beauty of the gullies and hills, and every so often a vista of green river. She took photos of old houses […]
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Kerri-Anne: “I really wanted a child”

For Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s legions of fans, her life has been an open book. We know about her cosmetic surgery, her recurrent bouts of skin cancer, that she’s not a good cook and loves a round of golf. Yet there’s one very personal element of the morning television matriarch’s life that we know nothing about — […]
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Log fireplace

Log fireplace

To hide a dowdy fire surround, a frame, easily adapted to the desired size, is fitted around the fireplace. It is given the look of old wood with a white liming solution. Materials Structural steel equal angles 25mm x 25mm x 3mm thick (lengths depend on fireplace size) Spirit level Salvaged 100mm x 25mm thick […]
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My Sunday with Terri Irwin

My Sunday with Terri Irwin

Terri Irwin is so beautiful, fragile, and strong. Despite the overwhelming sadness that prompted our meeting, I spent one of the most inspired, loving Sunday afternoons of my career. I came away completely shattered by Terri’s grief, overwhelmed by her immense strength and unshakeable faith, humbled by her generosity and big heart despite it being […]
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Ray Martin meets Terri Irwin

Ray Martin meets Terri Irwin

Ray Martin tells Woman’s Day: “Terri is a broken woman who’s lost the love of her life.” Terri Irwin is tough, brave and courageous. She’s also brittle and feeble, like someone who has been in hospital for three months — one of the most harrowing interviews I’ve done. What struck me most is this is […]
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The Weekly remembers Steve Irwin

Larrikin, conservationist, snake wrangler, croc hunter, TV star, husband and dad. Steve Irwin was all of these. He may have been born in the suburbs of Melbourne, but his heart was firmly in the wild. And the wilder and more dangerous the animals, the better he seemed to like it. Sadly, on September 4, Steve […]
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