Spend a little time at Outer Harbour watching the container ships being unloaded and you realise our huge reliance on trade and shipping. For the most part this great machine goes unnoticed. The ships often seen as silhouette curiosities as they move up and down our gulf far from shore don’t really convey their importance. […]
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The temperature climbed to 40 degreesC today and with 38 degrees predicted for tomorrow. For now the Gilman wetlands have plenty of surface water with hundreds of waterfowl taking respite from the heat. It will however be interesting to watch this place change over the coming summer months. For now this Gilman cluster of pelicans […]
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The heat’s back and our local beach was jumping this evening. Social distancing seems to work in the open spaces like on the grassy picnic areas or down on the sand. Those in the water even better. I’m not so sure about the beachside bars and restaurants though. With our town just emerging from a […]
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Looking out over the Mundi Mundi plains the allure of the Australian outback is palpable. The vista is breathtakingly expansive, the remoteness liberating. As that fiery orb sets over the Bimbowrie Conservation Park, bringing a relieving coolness to the day, I’m reminded why we call her a sunburned country. #Sunset #outback #vista #landscape #sun #mundimundi […]
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