During the gold rush in the 1800’s small Victorian towns boomed The goldfields region of north-central Victoria extends from Buninyong in the south, to Inglewood and Wedderburn in the north, west to Stawell and east to Kilmore and Heathcote. It encompasses the major cities of Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine, smaller centres like Maldon, Daylesford, Creswick […]
Albany’s Anzac Connection
The port city of Albany on Western Australia’s southern coast, 420km from Perth, has a strong sense of its own identity and, perhaps more keenly than any other Australian community, feels the weight of an ANZAC heritage that pre-dates the Gallipoli landings in 1915. The First Anzacs On 1 November 1914, thirty-six transport ships, escorted […]
A Misty, Scenic Gem In The Blue Mountains
Rain had fallen overnight and the peaceful drumming on the roof of the camper was very relaxing after having driven up the mountain from the coast the previous day. I unzipped the window and looked out, nothing was visible, the mist had set in. The atmosphere was eerie and other worldly, completely different from the […]