Today is Australia day which commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788 and is a holiday in all states and territories of Australia. Around the country like here at Kingston Beach there were celebrations to mark the occassion.
The day is controversal with Indigenous Australians who see the date as marking the [...]
Another shot following on from my post yesterday Officially Empty of the Craigbourne Dam being declared empty. This bridge was formely well under the water but now thanks to the water level dropping to empty the old bridge came out of the depths, kind of like Excalibur only a bridge instead so i guess i [...]
Yesterday was a great summers day and people were making the best of it. It was certainly looking better than last time i was there when it was Grey and Stormy, at least for swimming!
In the news this week was the announcement that the Craigbourne Dam was officially empty. A little over 11 months ago i visited the area and at that time the dam level was at 10% of capacity. Thanks to another year of drought the water level dropped and is now empty. As the water leveldropped [...]
This fire started thursday near Rossarden and is burning in an area that is for the most part inaccessible and water bombing needed to be used. Although the photo doesn’t do it justice, the land is really rugged and harsh. You can also see how dry the farmland is in the foreground.
This is also a [...]
Reflections on Coles Bay near the Freycinet National Park. After the extreme weather yesterday, with milder conditions the fire danger was reduced and all the walking tracks were reopened. A large fire is still burning on the East Coast near Fingal in thick bush and proving difficult for fire fighters
Reflections on Coles Bay near the Freycinet National Park. After the extreme weather yesterday, with milder conditions the fire danger was reduced and all the walking tracks were reopened. A large fire is still burning on the East Coast near Fingal in thick bush and proving difficult for fire fighters
A ship sailing under the Tasman Bridge on the way to the wharf at the Nystar wharf at the Zinc Works
Today’s shot is one i took back in December during some stormy weather with big waves and gale force winds. I thought it appropriate with the weather that Tasmania has been experiencing today with strong gusts. Both the Douglas Apsley and Freycinet National Parks were closed today for Bushwalking due to the risk of Bushfires [...]
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