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Brian Cain

‘Another leadership fallout? I’m fed up with our politicians’

Brian Cain

Brian Cain is a miner, musician, and writer. He fronts the rhythm and blues band ‘The Fleurieu Bluesbreakers’. He lives in Normanville on the Fleurieu peninsula of South Australia.

Brian was given three months to live. Source: Shutterstock

‘My horror cancer experience after being given just three months to live’

‘My horror cancer experience after being given just three months to live’

"On my darkest days I had to consider if I was happy with what I had done in life."

A trip to the Eyre Bird Observatory

A trip to the Eyre Bird Observatory

A trip to the Eyre Bird Observatory

I travelled the Nullarbor plain from South Australia to Western Australia many times, by train, bus and vehicle, the first...

Online gambling: harmful or harmless?

Online gambling: harmful or harmless?

Online gambling: harmful or harmless?

Or community writer takes on a big issue.

My whole life changed when I did this…

My whole life changed when I did this…

My whole life changed when I did this…

Hearing loss affects more people than we know. And, for Brian, his hearing loss journey was a little unexpected but when he had it fixed his life changed completely.

Lessons in Home Gardening

Lessons in Home Gardening

Lessons in Home Gardening

There a some small things we can do that change the way we live. For Brian and his family, creating a vegie garden was one of them. They now live quite differently to how they used to!

Want to Play Music Professionally? It is Never Too Late to Start Music!

Want to Play Music Professionally? It is Never Too Late to Start Music!

Want to Play Music Professionally? It is Never Too Late to Start Music!

“Don’t die with the music still in you”. There was a blog on Starts at Sixty and being a muso...

Marrying and Starting a Family at 60

Marrying and Starting a Family at 60

Marrying and Starting a Family at 60

After two failed marriages Brian shares with us what he has learned, and how now at 60 he is giving it all to keep his current marriage healthy and strong. ...

The $100 billion problem facing Australian farmers

The $100 billion problem facing Australian farmers

The $100 billion problem facing Australian farmers

How on earth are our farmers supposed to compete on what is referred to as free trade level playing field with subsidies like this going to US farmers?...

Gambling… is it a cancer or just entertainment?

Gambling… is it a cancer or just entertainment?

Gambling… is it a cancer or just entertainment?

For many, a flutter on the Melbourne cup once a year is the extent of their donation to the gambling...

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