http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com News & views on Bright, the Alpine Shire & other things ... by Ray Dixon Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:19:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/ba7836cf2c19d2411c8922cc48de9f54?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/closing-down/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/closing-down/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:54:58 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15713 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/closing-down/feed/ 0 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/simon-says-nothing-at-all-to-rudd/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/simon-says-nothing-at-all-to-rudd/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:47:00 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15666 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/simon-says-nothing-at-all-to-rudd/feed/ 3 Ray Dixon kevinrudd8 http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/afl-round-1-2013-expert-tips/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/afl-round-1-2013-expert-tips/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:33:32 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15651 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/afl-round-1-2013-expert-tips/feed/ 11 Ray Dixon Red-faced ... or just angry Simon? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/how-simon-creaned-rudd-again-and-the-rest-of-australia/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/how-simon-creaned-rudd-again-and-the-rest-of-australia/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:29:39 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15641 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/how-simon-creaned-rudd-again-and-the-rest-of-australia/feed/ 17 Ray Dixon 'Double agent' Simon Crean's defection was short-lived, but was it another Crean 'dirty trick'? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/its-on-and-rudd-is-coming-back/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/its-on-and-rudd-is-coming-back/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:31:49 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15626 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/its-on-and-rudd-is-coming-back/feed/ 40 Ray Dixon julia-gillard-and-simon-crean-data http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/madness-returns-to-mayday-hills/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/madness-returns-to-mayday-hills/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:50:30 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15609 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/madness-returns-to-mayday-hills/feed/ 8 Ray Dixon Why buy this for $1.5 million when, for the same noney, the Indigo council could have had the whole property? mayday-hills-1 mayday-hills-5 mayday-hills-7 mayday-hills-8 mayday-hills-9 mayday-hills-10 http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/afl-2013-expert-footy-tipping-comp/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/afl-2013-expert-footy-tipping-comp/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:23:10 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15601 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/afl-2013-expert-footy-tipping-comp/feed/ 25 Ray Dixon He's up for it - are you? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aftermath-of-a-fire-that-should-never-have-got-away/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aftermath-of-a-fire-that-should-never-have-got-away/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:51:39 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15569 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/aftermath-of-a-fire-that-should-never-have-got-away/feed/ 0 Ray Dixon Harrietville - the fire's out but the pain remains. http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/a-vintage-crop/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/a-vintage-crop/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:38:59 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15589 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/a-vintage-crop/feed/ 3 Ray Dixon Field of dreams? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ugly-melbourne/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ugly-melbourne/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:35:55 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15576 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ugly-melbourne/feed/ 14 Ray Dixon Melbourne - viewed from the north. Not a pretty sight. Tasteful it's not. http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/a-holiday-in-france-oui/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/a-holiday-in-france-oui/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:51:51 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15564 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/a-holiday-in-france-oui/feed/ 13 Ray Dixon Not a bad little villa, huh? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/fidge-getting-down-to-the-sharp-end/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/fidge-getting-down-to-the-sharp-end/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:55:58 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15552 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/fidge-getting-down-to-the-sharp-end/feed/ 8 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/300000-for-a-toddlers-pool/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/300000-for-a-toddlers-pool/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:33:50 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15540 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/300000-for-a-toddlers-pool/feed/ 11 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/ryan-throws-money-at-alpine/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/ryan-throws-money-at-alpine/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:50:37 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15526 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/ryan-throws-money-at-alpine/feed/ 10 Ray Dixon It's not just about cycling, Clayton. http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/sale-of-the-century/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/sale-of-the-century/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:46:03 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15504 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/sale-of-the-century/feed/ 21 Ray Dixon mayday-hills-1 mayday-hills-4 mayday-hills-5 mayday-hills-7 mayday-hills-8 mayday-hills-9 mayday-hills-10 mayday-hills-2 http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/brighter-days-in-bright/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/brighter-days-in-bright/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:54:30 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15493 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/brighter-days-in-bright/feed/ 7 Ray Dixon brighter-days-1 http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/the-endless-summer/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/the-endless-summer/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:10:16 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15490 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/the-endless-summer/feed/ 6 Ray Dixon weatherzone-5 http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/ted-hands-denis-the-poisoned-chalice/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/ted-hands-denis-the-poisoned-chalice/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:02:21 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15481 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/ted-hands-denis-the-poisoned-chalice/feed/ 47 Ray Dixon Meet Denis - from failed Opposition leader circa 2000 - 2002 to unelected Premier 2013 .... how does that work? http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/great-alpine-road-risk/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/great-alpine-road-risk/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:23:40 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15473 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/great-alpine-road-risk/feed/ 0 Ray Dixon One of 3 recent landslips on the fire-damaged Great Alpime Road between Harrietville and Mt Hotham. The clearing of dangerous trees won't be finished for another month or two. http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/bikie-war-who-cares/ http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/bikie-war-who-cares/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:41:54 +0000 Ray Dixon http://alpineopinion.com/?p=15464 ]]> http://alpineopinion.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/bikie-war-who-cares/feed/ 2 Ray Dixon bandidos-v-hells-angels