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1.       Practical: Plan your stories and prepare for Assessment 2 One possible event : Official Opening: Women on the Monaro, at the Raglan Gallery, Cooma, NSW Snowy Mountains Region. I plan to cover this Art Exhibition, opening 3pm on Saturday 5 th  August 2017. Featuring local female artists, including works of paintings, drawings, ceramics and photography. I will need to get a quote from one of the artists, someone working at the gallery and someone attending the opening. This exhibition will display various aspects of women’s contributions within the Monaro communities. Another possible event:   Truffle hunt during August, followed by a truffle luncheon. I plan to go to one of the truffle hunts, that are held at Bredbo, 80km south of Canberra. These are held every winter. The day starts with a physical hunt on the farm. They have dogs that are specially trained to find where the truffles are. Accreditation will not be needed, as they encourage you

BREAKING Explosive email in pay dispute warns Ashes series under threat https://t.co/vxrpJ3NL4Z pic.twitter.com/EvoVNDB4HX — The Age (@theage) July 22, 2017 For Week 2 Blog Activities, we have the following to do:- 1.   Practical: Register a Twitter account. Registered a twitter account. My twitter address is: Karen Page@Chourtle. I chose this handle, because my first choice was 'Chortle' as in birds chortling, but it was taken. So, I added a 'u' and this was accepted. I am now an official twit! I still can't work out the point of twitter, 'I don't get it', in modern day parlance. I am now reviewing this week’s blog at the end of term, and have become use to Twitter, and can see how it would be useful for professional writers, especially in media writing. It is a quick way of communicating a moment or idea, that needs immediate communication, for example, a flash flood. The screen is very cluttered: phrases and pictu

Week 1 – Blog  COMM11007 Inquiry: Different Purpose/Different Writing: Review and compare the way the same story is presented in different ways: a.       [Govt statement] – Racing Queensland unveils league legend Slater as official ambassador. b.      [News story –  Gold Coast Bulletin ] Maroons legend Billy Slater to be announced as ambassador for Qld thoroughbred racing.’ Both these articles are about Billy Slater being made the official ambassador for Racing Queensland, including all codes: horse racing, greyhounds and harness. Slater’s massive profile and popularity is being used as a drawcard for the industry. Racing Queensland Acting Chief Executive Officer Sam Adams, declared in the government statement: ‘Being able to partner with Billy allows Racing Queensland to appeal to a wider audience and gain new fans across all codes.’ Billy Slater has a life-long passion for horse racing, and would like to be a trainer one day. He used to ride jockey track-work