This post originally appeared as a part of the last half hour on: ABC Radio National – Blueprint for Living, Saturday 29 April 2017 10:05AM. We dig deep into our shared urban history to understand how we built our cities around time. We discover the remarkable botanical design of Linnaeus’ floral clock and visit one of Australia’s last… Continue reading Will Matthysen, clock and furniture designer-maker
Author: buffygorrilla
Get buzzing: the rise of urban beekeeper
This post originally appeared on: ABC Radio National – Blueprint for Living, Saturday 27 Jan 2018 9:35AM How many bees have you seen recently? One? A hundred? It’s difficult to know how the global populations of these busy workers are doing as they battle pesticides and pollution to pollinate our fruit, flowers and vegetables. Some people are… Continue reading Get buzzing: the rise of urban beekeeper
Paella Festival
This post originally appeared on: ABC Radio National – Blueprint for Living, Saturday 29 April 2017 9:19AM Paella is Spain’s most recognisable dish. Originally a peasant dish, it was developed to use accessible and seasonal ingredients so the variations are endless. Chef Frank Camorra of Melbourne’s Movida shares the history of paella, the key components to… Continue reading Paella Festival
Journalism award + Schiavon Scholarship
I was very proud to be nominated and to receive the 2016 JEAA Ossie award for Best Audio Story by an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Student over 2 minutes. This was for the Aquafaba piece that originally aired on Radio National, August 20, 2016. The annual Ossie Awards, named after journalist Osmar S. White, are organised by the… Continue reading Journalism award + Schiavon Scholarship
Gut feeling: the swallowable gut sensor that could replace a colonoscopy
This post originally appeared in The Age, National Section January 22, 2017 Moving science forward took on a new meaning when Buffy Gorrilla volunteered for a medical trial. It’s a Monday morning and I am seated at a table with five other people and just one familiar face. We all have a piece of paper in… Continue reading Gut feeling: the swallowable gut sensor that could replace a colonoscopy
The art of the long-form interview often a case of “good old fashioned empathy”
his post originally appeared on The Citizen, Saturday 29 October 2016 Aspiring journalists have been told the secret to successful longform interviewing lies in dedicating hours towards research, combined with big doses of “good old-fashioned empathy”. “Interviewing is a right and a privilege,” said Melbourne journalist Ramona Koval, who added that the notion of trust between an interviewer… Continue reading The art of the long-form interview often a case of “good old fashioned empathy”
How an Insta pic led to a new coffee-infused chocolate bar
This post originally appeared on The Citizen, Friday 14 October 2016 Wawa Chocolatier x Seven Seeds is an equation made in Melbourne food heaven, with the two small businesses teaming up to create a new chocolate bar.Driving the idea was Jade Anderson, the creator of Wawa Chocolatier. The new bar marks the seventh in Wawa’s range and… Continue reading How an Insta pic led to a new coffee-infused chocolate bar
Catch up on your sleep (pod)
This post originally appeared on: ABC Radio National – Blueprint for Living, Saturday 8 October 2016 9:30AM Most of us feel we are not getting enough sleep and research backs this up. Companies like Google and PricewaterhouseCoopers are giving their employees a place to unwind and even nap during the work day to help productivity and… Continue reading Catch up on your sleep (pod)
Taking podcasting to the people: OzPod 2016
Podcasters great and small, amateurs and pros, have come together at OzPod 2016(link is external) to discuss the state of this emerging industry in Australia and how the talent gap with the podcasting powerhouse, the US, can be narrowed. The inaugural Australian Podcast Conference took place at the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters in Sydney at the weekend. Buffy Gorrilla spoke with… Continue reading Taking podcasting to the people: OzPod 2016
How bluestone came to frame a city
Bluestone. Victoria would not be Victoria without it, and Melbourne would look very different without its historical laneways or its dark and brooding colonial edifices. Think St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Old Melbourne Gaol, and the modern bluestone incarnation that is the National Gallery of Victoria. But where did bluestone come from and why are Victorians so attached to… Continue reading How bluestone came to frame a city