Many years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to tour Torrens Island Power Station and see first hand a gas powered turbine generator in action. It was a defining moment for me in realising that ‘electricity’ comes in all colours from dirty black to eco’ green. AGL will be mothballing this facility in the coming […]
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Rivulets of seawater snake their way in from Barker Inlet through woodlands of white mangrove bringing life to the boggy marshlands of Torrens Island. The colours are surreal with the greens and yellows of magrove canopy yielding to the vibrant crimson of red samphire salt-marsh. So much beauty so close to home.
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A gorgeous sunset this evening and golden afterglow across the horizon was all ours from the Garden Island dolphin sanctuary. Alas we saw no dolphins but the mosquitoes were more than happy to entertain us once the sun was gone. The mangroves, the yachts, the power station and the industrial skyline, a disharmonious collection of […]
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A salty creek weaves its way through the scrubby wetlands of Gilman and Barker Inlet. Not so wet are these wetlands now as summer reaps its share of the life giving water. A few stubborn waterholes remain linked along the curvy, salty, watercourse; resisting to the last. The birds know it is just a matter […]
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These intricate structures carved into Petermann Pound in the Watarrka National Park carry the lifeblood of the Australian outback, water. It had been a week since the rains and still some water remains in pools and some has been taken into the earth to nurture the trees of the pound. Most however has been collected […]
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