Travel opens your eyes to many wonderful places and regions and we in Australia are lucky enough to be well and truly spoilt for choice. Be it the open desert or outback spaces, the mighty High Country or our stunning coastal expanses the list of potential favourites is endless. Just like a really good song […]
Where is the Mallee?
The part of Victoria known as the Mallee is best defined as the area where the species of eucalypts known as ‘mallees’ grow. These incredibly drought-tolerant trees are notable for having not a single trunk but rather many stems that rise from a large bulbous woody structure called a lignotuber or mallee root. The region […]
Digital entry coming to NSW National Parks
Visiting a NSW National Park will soon become much easier with the introduction of digital park passes from 20 April 2021. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Executive Director Andrew Nicholls said visitation to parks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Service experienced one of its busiest summers. “With more and more people visiting […]
Utes in the Paddock
Condobolin’s Utes in the Paddock is a unique and quirky Australian exhibition which is gaining increased national attention. The most popular question about this amazing art exhibit is: How did “Utes in the Paddock” come about? The story goes… While travelling Route 66 on a trip across the United States, Graham Pickles and his wife […]
Bushfire Recovery – It’s Time To Go Back
Like so many folk I had great holiday plans for most of January and was looking forward to catching up with family and friends. The South Coast of NSW is my normal summer location of choice and this year was no different. However it was an earlier start this summer leaving home on Boxing Day […]
