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"Merry Christmas" Thursday 24th December 2009 |
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"Near Pyramid Rock" Saturday 14th November 2009 |
Thanks to all the out back folk who decorate there land with amusing Christmas decorations for passers-by, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my regular visitors. Hope everyone has a great day! |
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Facing West from the small path that leads down to Pyramid Rock on Phillip Island. |
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"Bendigo Town Hall" Wednesday 11th November 2009 |
"Picnic anyone?" Monday 9th November 2009 |
"Pyramid Rock" Friday 6th November 2009 |
The lovely Bendigo Town Hall, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. |
A nice picnic spot adjacent to Lake weeroona in Bendigo, two hours North West of Melbourne. |
On the opposite side of Phillip island to Cat bay is Pyramid Rock. You will need to venture down a dirt road, but at the end is a walk which takes you here, Pyramid Rock. Each year in late December in the adjacent fields, the 'Pyramid Rock Festival' is held. Find details about the festival and who is playing here. |
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"Tooradin Flying School" Thursday 5th November 2009 |
"Bendigo Observation Tower" Tuesday 3rd November 2009 |
"Queen Elizabeth Stadium" Monday 2nd November 2009 |
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The Poppet Head Lookout (observation tower) can be found at the top of Rosalind Park in Bendigo and gives you a lovely wide view of the city. |
The lovely stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo. The stadium is heritage listed. You can find information about it's listing here at the Heritage Victoria website. It is found at 88 View Street, Bendigo. Building of the stadium started in 1901 (roughly the same year as my house in Williamstown). |
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"Cowes Pier" Friday 30th October 2009 |
"Grassy Knoll" Thursday 28th October 2009 |
"Cat Bay, Phillip Island" Wednesday 27th October 2009 |
The pier at the end of the main street in Cowes, Phillip Island. |
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Cat Bay, not far from the Nobbies and the penguin parade on Phillip Island, two hours, fifteen minutes South-East of Melbourne. |
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"Row of bins" Monday 26th October 2009 |
"Bendigo Gas Works" Friday 23rd October 2009 |
"Conservatory, Bendigo" Wednesday 21st October 2009 |
Row of rubbish bins lined up in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. |
The old Bendigo Gas Works. These operated from 1860 to 1973, but still remain in the centre of Bendigo, two hours north of Melbourne. The works closed down when natural gas took over from coal gas.
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The Conservatory at the front of Rosalind park in Bendigo, two hours North of Melbourne. Extra special at this time of the year with the tulips adding much colour. |
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"Latrobe City" Sunday 27th September 2009 |
"Re-Growth" Wednesday 24th June 2009 |
"All but gone" Tuesday 23rd June 2009 |
The City of Latrobe corporate headquarters (council offices) situated at 141 Commercial Road, Morwell. (About two hours East of Melbourne) |
Beautiful re-growth appearing on the trees on the main road between Kinglake and Whittlesea after the bushfires ealier this year. |
Just off the main road between Kinglake and Kinglake West. I can only imagine how the house looked before the fires. Devastating. |
DONATIONS to the Red Cross 2009 Victorian bushfire appeal HERE.
Details on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission HERE |
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"After the fires" Monday 22nd June 2009 |
"Clearing" Sunday 21st June 2009 |
"Near Kinglake" Saturday 20th June 2009 |
After the fires on what has become known as 'black saturday', February 7th 2009. These are some of the burnt out hills on the road between Whittlesea and Kinglake West. As mentioned, it's great to see so much positive work happening in the area, with many re-building their lives. |
A second shot from my motorbike ride to Kinglake on Friday. This one shows an area of burnt out trees with others lopped and piled in front. Obviously dangerous trees need to be felled whilst at the same time, others are starting to re-sprout in various road side forests. Best wishes to all who live in the area, especially those currently living in very cold wintery conditions, many in caravans or tents. |
Yesterday I rode my bike from Williamstown around to Whittlesea and into Kinglake. Kinglake and surrounding areas were some of the heaviest hit towns in Victorias February bushfires. That day it hit 46.4 degrees celsius, (see my shot from the day, Saturday 7th February, here), and the result of course, was many deaths, huge loss of housing and devastation allround. The area now is busy with workmen clearing, repairing, re-developing, installing and much more. To start, a shot from the road heading towards Kinglake showing nature fighting back and regenerating itself, more over the next few days. |
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"Seven Creeks" Thursday 2nd April 2009 |
"Burnt Trees" Saturday 21st March 2009 |
"Clonbinane" Friday 20th March 2009 |
The not so flowing 'Seven Creeks' in Euroa, country Victoria. Still, the cockatoos enjoy the surrounding trees. |
Last of my shots of the burnt out trees from 'Black Saturday' near Clonbinane just off the Hume Highway. |
More of the burnt out trees from 'Black Saturday' near Clonbinane just off the Hume Highway. |
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"Burnt Out" Thursday 19th March 2009 |
"Lake Mokoan Revisited" Tuesday 3rd March 2009 |
"Empty Lake" Monday 2nd March 2009 |
Burnt out trees from 'Black Saturday' near Clonbinane just off the Hume Highway. The bushfires in Victoria over recent weeks are now all out after some good rain. Donations still can be made at the Red Cross for the many people who have lost everything. |
Another shot of Lake Mokoan near Wangaratta today. I first showed the lake back on the 21st August 2006 here. Today, as mentioned yesterday, the lake is much less a lake. This is the small area of the lake that still retains a tiny amount of water. |
Three years or more of drought in country Victoria has taken it's toll. Of course lately fires have torn through the countryside with devastating results. Whilst no fires have been right on the doorstep of Wangaratta, Lake Mokoan has all but dried up. The trees in the centre of this picture are usually under water, currently they are as dry as can be.Tomorrow looks threatening again with very high winds and also high temperatures again throughout the state. Again, I urge you, especially international visitors, to give generously to those who have lost everything. Donations can be made via the Red Cross, here. |
