What I've been up to lately
By Stephen Mayne
July 29, 2010
ANTI-POKIES SENATE TILT: check out Senate campaign details.
Thursday, July 29: six hours of council meetings plus on-going Senate preference negotiations.
Wednesday, July 28: speech to Australian Investors Association annual conference on Gold Coast and interviewed about pokies on ABC Victorian regional radio.
Tuesday, July 27: pokies focused email update on election, plus some Manninghan governance material.
Thursday, July 29: six hours of council meetings plus on-going Senate preference negotiations.
Wednesday, July 28: speech to Australian Investors Association annual conference on Gold Coast and interviewed about pokies on ABC Victorian regional radio.
Tuesday, July 27: pokies focused email update on election, plus some Manninghan governance material.
Monday, July 26: Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Saturday, July 24:
The Age reported Gillard's electorate topping pokies stats.
Friday, July 23: turned 41 today and announced a senate tilt. See Crikey story, bottom of John Durie column in The Australian and listen to interview with Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne. Chatted with Steve Chase on ABC News Radio about the senate tilt.
Thursday, July 22: lively email edition sent to more than 8000 people.
Wednesday, July 21: regular chat on 774 ABC discussing population growth, Woollies and BP.
Tuesday, July 20: spent 7 hours in three different council meetings.
Monday, July 19: Crikey story on Gillard's anti-immigration position and check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Friday, July 23: turned 41 today and announced a senate tilt. See Crikey story, bottom of John Durie column in The Australian and listen to interview with Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne. Chatted with Steve Chase on ABC News Radio about the senate tilt.
Thursday, July 22: lively email edition sent to more than 8000 people.
Wednesday, July 21: regular chat on 774 ABC discussing population growth, Woollies and BP.
Tuesday, July 20: spent 7 hours in three different council meetings.
Monday, July 19: Crikey story on Gillard's anti-immigration position and check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Sunday, July 18:
surprised by all this small Australia talk given we've got the lowest population in the world when measured by arable land divided by population. See Wiki table.
Thursday, July 15: in Canberra for speech on corporate law at Hartnell Colloquium.
Wednesday, July 14: raised several issues at SP Ausnet AGM then special 5pm council meeting approved establishment of new finance committee.
Wednesday, July 14: raised several issues at SP Ausnet AGM then special 5pm council meeting approved establishment of new finance committee.
Tuesday, July 13: Spoke on environmental panel at Arts Centre breakfast then attended 6 hour council briefing in evening.
Monday, July 12: this big email edition sent out last night generating plenty of interest.
Friday, July 9: Crikey story on FFA vs The Age.
Thursday, July 8: listen to edited audio from last week's Manningham council meeting.
Wednesday, July 7: regular chat on 774 ABC Melbourne discussing Frank Lowy, mining tax and John Faulkner's retirement.
Tuesday, July 6: Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Thursday, July 1: bought 1000 Seven shares at $5.49 in act of bottom fishing. Interview on 774 ABC Melbourne discussing changes to the super profits tax.
Wednesday, June 30: regular chat on 774 ABC Melbourne discussing the events of the past financial year.
Tuesday, June 29: public council meeting tonight and just sent bumper edition out here.
Monday, June 28: annual spot on The Party Show, RRR Melbourne on Saturday night discussing the end of financial year. Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Thursday, June 24: nursing home audit committee meeting this morning then soaked up political dramas and exited Bradken SPP. Check out this story for New Matilda on how Crikey survived.
Wednesday, June 23: breakfast speech to PR audience and government has today released Productivity Commission report into gambling. Watch video of former PM Rudd squirming on pokies. Regular chat on 774 ABC Melbourne.
Tuesday, June 22: council breakfast looking at nursing home expansion then 4 hour council briefing in evening.
Monday, June 21: Chat on 774 ABC Melbourne this afternoon discussing the African mining disaster. Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Friday, June 18: speech to Scotch College breakfast on "Power in Australia". Interviewed by Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne about the shock departure of David Jones CEO. Other radio interviews discussing the departure include 702 ABC Sydney, 1377 Melbourne Talk Radio, ABC News Radio, 666ABC Canberra and 891 ABC Adelaide. Appearing on Today Tonight and A Current Affair tonight.
Thursday, June 17: back from Canberra and straight into council meetings on basketball and aquatic facilities.
Wednesday, June 16: ugly splash in local paper on councillors in-fighting.
Tuesday, June 15: in Canberra for three day national conference on local government. Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Friday, June 11:
appeared on The Melbourne Report on Sky News at 2.30pm. Just produced this list of top 20 male directors.
Thursday, June 10: brekky with chair of two top 100 companies and then sent out latest email edition of The Mayne Report.
Wednesday, June 9: on RRR Breakfasters this morning for a chat about the mining tax. Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Thursday, June 10: brekky with chair of two top 100 companies and then sent out latest email edition of The Mayne Report.
Wednesday, June 9: on RRR Breakfasters this morning for a chat about the mining tax. Check out latest Cornwall cartoons in our gallery and newest amusing animations in this Cornwall collection:
Tuesday, June 8: council breakfast on two major planning matters and working on email edition for tomorrow.
Monday, June 7: Crikey story ahead of appearing in Sarah Ferguson's 4 Corners report on RSPT.
Friday, June 4: attended developers breakfast and then expo at Doncaster Hill. Crikey story on racism claims at Manningham.
Thursday, June 3: speech to 100 lawyers in town and then wrote Crikey story on RSPT.
Wednesday, June 2: regular chat on 774 ABC Melbourne discussing BP and interest rates.
Tuesday, June 1: interview with Phillip Adams on Radio National's Late Night Live about life as a shareholder activist.