ARMCHAIR JOURNEY

Adventures in Caravanastan By Greg Bearup William Heinemann, 327pp, $34.95

Astonomy Lecture Is On Tonight

Professor Peter Quinn will present his lecture, "First Light: An Overview of Modern Astronomy and Our Quest to Find the Dawn of Creation", tonight at the Science Centre & Planetarium, Squires Way, Fairy Meadow, from 7pm to 8.30pm. The lecture is free but bookings are essential. To make a booking call 4268 5000.

Vice Regal

Yesterday, at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, Bungendore, NSW, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Co-Owners, Mr Tony Coote AM and Ms Toni Dale, received an overview on sustainable farming techniques and natural sequence farming.

The World V Climate Change

Leith Young gives an overview of how the world is responding to the climatechange challenge.

A Case For Change

It is the greatest environmental threat to our planet, but why is the climate changing?: Ben Haywood gives a quick overview of a hot issue.

More Men Dying Due To Cancer

HUNTER New England men are dying from cancer at a significantly higher rate than the NSW average, and prostate cancer is at least partly to blame, according to the NSW Cancer Institute's latest overview.

We're All In This Together

Ben Haywood gives an overview of the climate-change issue.

Joey The Andrew Johns Story

JUST THE FACTS ANDREW JOHNS Born: May 19, 1974, Cessnock, NSW CAREER OVERVIEW CLUB CAREER 1993-2007 Games Tries Goals F/G Pts Newcastle Knights 1993-2007 Premiership matches 1993-2007 249 80 917 22 2176

Telstra, A Broken Deal And A Disrupted Life

I can only give a broad overview of the adventures of being a Telstra customer - based on the sheer number of errors it has made on my account this year - but I think even an overview will prove interesting to readers.

Let's Get Political

Louise Merrington and Miranda Ramsay give an overview of how our State Government works.

The Story Behind The Static

Brawling over the number of casualties of white settlement has impeded the overview of indigenous history. The Original Australians By Josephine Flood Allen & Unwin, 306pp, $39.95

This Is Spring

Only dregs are left of winter. Fashion editor Janice Breen Burns gives a nuts-and-bolts overview of the new season arriving now.

Wine Glut Puts Mcguigan Over Barrel - $12m Loss Tipped

THE wine glut is set to cause further pain for struggling winemaker McGuigan Simeon, which is expected to release an overview of its operations along with its annual profit before the market opens tomorrow.

A Universe Of Other Worlds

Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview By Donna Maree Hanson Aust Speculative Fiction, 226pp, $45

Great Divide Will Forever Mark Howard's Legacy

In an overview of the Howard prime ministerial decade (1996-2006), the division between the first half (until 2001) and the second half is clearly defined.

Tourism Boosts Economy

THE latest quarterly overview of the Illawarra economy has shown the importance tourism plays as a constant reliable source of economic growth.

Gregan Thumbs Up For Wilson Return

Jeff Wilson's transformation from All Black back to Black Cap will officially take place tomorrow when the New Zealand cricket side takes on a World XI in the first of a three-match series. Accordingly, The Tonk felt compelled to phone Wallabies captain George Gregan - the other half of that tackle in 1994 - for his thoughts on Wilson's unique switch. To inflame the situation, you say? Hopefully. But Gregan also provides a unique overview, both into the All Blacks winger he annihilated on that ...