Musings

AS A COMPULSIVE GARDENER, when I visit our tropical north I admire the lush growth promoted by the warm temperatures and generous rainfall. So many palms, frangipani, bougainvillea, hibiscus and various ornamental gingers grow prolifically alongside landscaped ponds where waterfalls splash onto families of goldfish, and I am filled with envy as I think of my struggling, dry Melbourne garden.

Cd Reviews

the fauves NERVOUS FLASHLIGHTS (Shock) olivier antunes/jesper lundgaard ARCHING (www.henk.com.au) the mcclymonts THE MCCLYMONTS (Universal) the gingers LOVE YOU LONG TIME (Illicit/MGM)

Music- Spiderbait (supports The Spazzys, Neon, The Gingers)

What Spiderbait (supports The Spazzys, Neon, The Gingers) Where Forum Theatre, 150 Flinders Street, city When Today, doors 6.30pm. Tickets $46.60 www.spiderbait.com.au

Lane Gets Makeover

WORK is under way on the last stage of resealing the well-used gravel sections of Gingers Lane at Weston and Abermain.

Pop - The Explosion With The Critics And Angry Kid (sat), The Gingers (sun)

Title: The Explosion with the Critics and Angry Kid (Sat), the Gingers (Sun) Where: The Evelyn Hotel, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Sat - 18+); Stonecutters, Camberwell (Sun - U/18) When: Today, doors 9pm

Residents Look Forward To Regular Postal Delivery

MOST people dream of looking into their letterbox to find no bills. But for residents of Gingers Estate in Weston, no news is not always good news.

Windies Laughing At Test Selection

The West Indies' fast bowlers are laughing in their Mount Gay rum and dry gingers in Barbados where they have gathered for the Test against South Africa. Their mirth has nothing to do with the historic Test against Kepler Wessels's men. It has everything to do with their defence of the Sir