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Geelong Waterfront

July 29, 2010
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Over the weekend we took the kids down to Geelong’s waterfront for a bit of a wander.  It’s only 15 minutes from home and on a mild day, like it was on Sunday, it’s a fantastic place for a stroll. I always kick myself when we do get down there.  We should take advantage of [...]

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Australia: Family Style

May 26, 2010
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Earlier this week I launched my new website Autralia: Family Style.  It’s something I’ve been thinking about doing for a long time, so I’m really excited to see it come to fruition. Australia: Family Style was borne out of my own family’s love of travelling around Australia and my frustration at having to scour dozens [...]

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Yeah? Well, we have volcanoes too, you know

April 24, 2010
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With all the hoo ha happening in the world in the midst of Eyjafjallajökull (yes, I copied & pasted the name!) erupting, I thought it timely to remind the world (or my limited readership, anyway) that Australia, too, has seen it’s share of volcanic action.  Unfortunately, at the time there were no news crews and [...]

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Lake King, Gippsland

April 18, 2010
Lake King, Gippsland

This is the beautiful view that greeted us each morning on our recent stay at Eagle Point in East Gippsland (south eastern Victoria).  Lake King is part of the Gippsland Lakes system.  Just around the corner from here the Mitchell River flows peacefully into the lake. Makes it worth getting up early in the morning. [...]

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Discover Australia

March 29, 2010
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It’s taken plenty of effort from those that submitted works and those that put it together, and now we can all celebrate the arrival of the Australian Travel Photography & Writing Group’s emagazine, Discover Australia. As editor of the emag, I’d like to congratulate all members that were published. It’s not always easy to do [...]

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21st Century Garden, Geelong

December 5, 2009
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Over ten years of drought has made a beautiful, thriving home garden a challenge too great for many Australians. It’s a challenge the people at Geelong Botanic Gardens have accepted head on. They have come to a compromise with Mother Nature and created the 21st Century Garden. The 21st Century Garden was opened in 2002 [...]

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