Program: Almost 470 confirmed dead in Nepal flooding catastrophe | ABC News Top Stories

 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/almost-470-confirmed-dead-in-nepal-flooding-catastrophe/107090610

A heartbreaking tragedy unfolding before our eyes. I just can’t get my head around these terrible events, and the really sad thing is most horrific events like this happen to those who are worse off than the average western person.  They don’t usually have much but it’s taken away from them, but the worst part of it is of course the terrible loss of human lives and all the animals that die too. This world is just so unfair on the most vulnerable people and it really upsets me to see these people suffering. 

RIP: Vale Terence Donovan 28 /10/1935 to 18/7/2026

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/larger-than-life-home-and-away-s-terence-donovan-dies-aged-90-20260719-p60glz.html 

Another great actor leaves the stage of life, taking his final curtain call aged 90. He has given audiences so much over the long decades and was a favourite actor of many people. I vividly recall watching all the shows mentioned and films that Terence was in,. Watching Division 4, a police drama back in the early 70's was a must watch when I first came to Australia, as it was a highly popular modern show in it's time. 

Terence was part of that golden era of television that is still loved and remembered by many Australians today. Nothing can compare to those days golden days of Australian television. 

Rest in peace Terence Donovan and thank you for all the years dedicated to entertaining the world. My condolences to all the family.

RIP: Sam Neill 1947 to 2026

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78 

Wow, I was just checking my emails and this suddenly popped up. That was such a shock to see, his suffering is over now and he has a new adventure beginning on the other side of life. I remember Sam in the Omen tv series back in 1981, and then suddenly he was a big star. 

Condolences to the Neill family 🌹

RIP Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75

 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/09/bonnie-tyler-80s-pop-legend-known-for-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-more-dies-aged-75

Very sad news, she was such an icon with a powerful voice and will be greatly missed. Bonnie gave us incredible songs through the years that also gave us amazing memories to remember, snapshots in time of what we were doing at those moments. May her memory and legacy shine brightly for evermore. RIP Bonnie 

RIP Professor Richard Scolyer 16/12/66 to 7/6/26

 https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/pioneering-scientist-and-former-australian-of-the-year-professor-richard-scolyer-dies-age-59-20260608-p604o1.html?utm_source=nine_am&utm_medium=newsroom_newsletter&utm_term=newsroom

He gave it one hell of a go much respect to him. A very brave man who shared every step of his journey with the world. Keep his light shining in the field of medical research and development. 

Theme from Harry’s Game: RIP Moya Brennan

 

Such sad news of Moya Brennan of Clannad passing, she is the older sister of Enya . 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moya_Brennan

RIP: Australian actress Lorraine Bayly dies aged 89

 https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/beloved-aussie-tv-icon-lorraine-bayly-dies-age-89/news-story/9c4a30e4b873964fff8adccf32c4a1ca

 Such sad  news of the loss of such a true Aussie icon, Lorraine Bayly was perhaps best known for playing the loving matriarch Grace Sullivan in the old tv show The Sullivans and Carson’s Law to people overseas. Yet she was multi talented on stage and screen. It’s sad to see the end of a marvellous era of iconic Australian actors and actresses, that we will never see the likes again. Lorraine was always an endearing and elegant lady who was always a pleasure to see on our screens being interviewed. My condolences to her family and friends. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Bayly

In pictures: The National Day of Mourning

 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/in-pictures-national-day-of-mourning-bondi-beach-terror-attack/106255940

My heart goes out to all those who lost their lives in Bondi and to their loved ones who have lost their dear ones.

I pray that we never see another atrocity like this in Australia, let people be, let us all live in peace and harmony. 

Happy Heavenly Anniversary Dad

 Today is two years since my dad passed away. The time has gone by so quickly that it is hard to take in. Time seems to go like lightning since the 1990’s; and when reflecting on a life that was, one comes to realise that everything has a finite amount of time and must come to an end, and how quickly that time really comes. Sometimes it may be hard to process what has happened, sometimes life is going by so fast that the mind just skims the facts and has to keep going. We don’t always get the time to breathe and actually feel the loss and what it feels like. 

Life for my family and I has been a non stop roller coaster of things happening for many years, and I never get the chance to stop and catch my breath. It’s always life in fight or flight mode, and the moment I stop to try to relax, bam, I am hit with another serious situation. As regular readers will know, my husband was gravely ill for many years and had just recovered from surgery as my father started to quickly go down hill. Next thing I know my dad was at the end of his life, of course I could feel this happening without being told by anyone. However that just seems so surreal until the moment his life was over. 

 The last days of my father are something that only he could know at a subconscious level as he was not always conscious or able to communicate with others. I still think about the last hours of his life and not being able to be with him, yet his conscious self was totally unaware of who was present. He was out in astral in reality, just preparing to disengage from this reality so his consciousness would have been processing the end of physical life and attuning to the non physical world. 

Thankfully having a background in the spiritual church he would have been more aware at a spiritual level what was taking place. That makes the transition easier to understand for the person that is dying. 

Two years is still very much just the blink of an eye in what was a human life that is suddenly no longer here in this reality. I ponder what a life really means and how important any of us really are in the big scheme of things. Aware that my eventual death is only a blink in the eye of this reality. My dad was very much like Peter Pan, forever young with a youthful personality, I couldn’t put an actual age to him growing up. Even in old age he was very funny and easy to get along with, we laughed and joked all the time having the same sense of humour. 

                          A wee funny Christmas joke for you dad, I know you would laugh at it 

RIP Stanley Baxter

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15378413/Stanley-Baxter-died-comedian-TV-recluse-christopher-stevens.html

Scottish icon Stanley Baxter has died aged 99, this man was a multi talented genius and a living legend in Scotland, loved by everyone. A beautiful man with a heart and incredible talent, it's so unfair and so sad that he lived a tortured life. I would loved to have been his friend to take away his pain.

I recall rushing to the tv as a teenager whenever he was on, even one of his funny adverts for Birdseye. Those adverts were comedy gold back in the day. 

                                                 Credit to Cheeseford for this video

                                                   One of his Birdseye adverts for Scottish TV

       Beautiful and humble man, as we say in Scotland "you have a guid Scots tongue in your head"

Stanley, you gave the world so much to love about you. Allow yourself to accept that love, because you are so worth every bit of it. You earned that love and admiration that we bestow upon you. 

Your talent and your humanity will live on within all of us that love you, and you will never be forgotten. Rest in peace and eternal love Stanley 💖May your light shine bright for all eternity 💖

RIP John Laws, 8/8/1935 to 9/11/2025 Icon of Australian Radio

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/john-laws-death-radio-icon-dies-aged-90/1ed72db3-0f87-44c3-8680-ca71d1f52fa2?ocid=edm-nine.com.au-ninedaily--251110&mktg_scr=edm-ninedaily

This man was on radio for 70 years, he is a legend in Australia. Passing away at 90 years old yesterday.

RIP Dame Patricia Routlage 1929 to 2025

 https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/star-of-iconic-british-sitcom-keeping-up-appearances-patricia-routledge-dies-aged-96/news-story/8d385c7f98d454aa593e7b5984fe6a2c

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511ym2r2xpo

What a sad loss to the world, the passing of a truly iconic actress that leaves an indelible mark on generations for her performance as Hyacinth Bucket…. It’s pronounced Bouquet dears.

This is the Wikipedia page on Patricia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Routledge she has quite an extensive career on stage, film and television. I have the Peter Rabbit DVD collection with her doing the voice of cousin Ribby, as I am a big Beatrix Potter fan. The black and white photo is Patricia in character as Beatrix Potter and she has a good of  resemblance of Potter. Dame Patricia was also a member of the Beatrix Potter Society for 20 years. 

May you rest in eternal peace Dame Patricia 🌹

RIP Robert Redford 1936 to 2025

 https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/robert-redfords-final-photos-before-his-death-at-89/news-story/14a1f24881b7f0b02a9703e7afcc4bf5

Such a sad news to wake up to this morning, 89 though is a good age. Thankfully he passed in his sleep which is a blessing indeed. 

RIP Ozzy Osbourne

 https://www.9news.com.au/world/ozzy-osbourne-death-black-sabbath-lead-singer-and-heavy-metal-pioneer-dies-aged-76/90b1cd81-6cc1-49a5-8404-95749e9c7634

Sad news Ozzy passing at only 76 another music icon gone that shaped a generation. 

RIP Julian McMahon 1968 to 2025

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/julian-mcmahon-dead-australian-actor-nip-tuck-cancer-news/6a855e15-04c4-4c82-b6e9-869253436074?ocid=edm-nine.com.au-ninedaily--250705&mktg_scr=edm-ninedaily

Sad news to waken up to today. I remember his father being the Australian prime minister back in the day and his passing. I remember Julian first appearing on Australian Television and his rise to fame. So sad to die so young, condolences to the family. 

RIP Kimbel Rendall

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14633677/Hoodoo-Gurus-founding-member-dies.html 

Yesterday morning I kept hearing the Hudu Gurus song Like wow, Wipeout it was driving me nuts because I don’t normally listen to rock music over the past 20 years. Only tonight I see something come up on facebook mentioning his passing. Now I know why I kept hearing the song over and over. 

Condolences to his family and friends 

RIP Kerry Greenwood

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Greenwood

Very sad to hear of the passing of Kerry Greenwood. I am a huge fan of her Miss Fisher series and was shocked at the news of her sudden passing. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/kerry-greenwood-author-phryne-fisher-series-dies/105145524

She is an icon of Australian crime fiction and will be dearly missed by her adoring fans around the world.

Rest in peace dear lady. 

RIP. Gene Hackman

 https://www.9news.com.au/world/gene-hackman-death-oscar-winning-actor-found-dead-with-wife-betsy-arakawa-in-santa-fe-home/0397c7f0-566c-493c-b20b-51eb6fe45e36

What a sad situation my condolences to the family, this is such a shock. 

RIP: Nicholas Eadie 1958 to 2025

 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-23/nicholas-eadie-actor-tv-film-dies-aged-67/104850018

This sad news came as a complete shock, he is not much older than me and I was a fan from way back when he was on Cop Shop. Rest in peace Nicolas, you did the Australian tv and film industry proud with your skills. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Eadie

RIP Simon Townsend, iconic Australian children’s tv show presenter

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/simon-townsend-dies/32c87b92-3ed1-4206-9a31-e30ff426cdb4

Wow, This is sad news, Simon was a hugely popular person on Australian children’s television when I was growing up. His trust Woodrow by his side as he hosted the tv show Simon Townsend’s wonder world. 

May he rest in peace