Month: April 2021
Rone in Geelong and the Bollards
Rone is the ‘nom de plume’ of Tyrone Wright (born 1980), an internationally renowned street artist. We first came across his art at the painted silo at the town of Lascelles in Northern Victoria, which features a local farming couple. He is a very talented painter. Rone grew up in Geelong before making a move to […]
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Anzac Day 2021
The year has rolled around again to the most sacred day in Australia’s civic calendar – Anzac Day. This is the day on which we commemorate the sacrifice of Australians who have served and died in their military service to the country. Last year, because of Covid-19, we could not hold any community commemoration services. […]
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I’m Back on a Bike
It’s a long time since I have ridden on a bicycle. The last time was in 2015 when I visited Lord Howe Island. Over the last two days I have enjoyed some new scenery while riding on the bike trail from Mt Evelyn to Warburton. The bike trail follows the route of the old railway […]
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A Visit to Bruno’s Sculpture Garden
Today, I led a full day outing for my Probus Club (https://www.facebook.com/surreyhillsprobus) to Marysville and Bruno’s Sculpture garden. What an amazing day! Marysville was almost completely destroyed in the disastrous 2009 bushfires With a population of around 600 people, only a handful of houses were left standing. Residents were moved to temporary accommodation in towns […]
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Into the Golden Hills
On our second day in Gippsland, we travelled north to explore the area around the Mt Erica and Walhalla. On the way, we took a short detour along very a narrow mountain road, with steep sides, to the site of the old gold mining area of Coopers Creek. There is nothing there now apart from […]
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Understanding Social Distancing
Down in South Gippsland, it’s certainly dairy farming country. In most places, local governments have done their best to help us understand the requirements of social distancing. Down here, they have created an original method for describing social distancing measurement. As we drove into the little town of Agnes on the South Gippsland Highway, we […]
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We’re in Gippsland
We are continuing to use our new found Covid freedom to get away for a few more days – this time to Brigadoon Cottages in Gippsland. We used to be frequent guests at these cottages but haven’t visited for a long time. It’s nice to be back at this very nice property. Gippsland is a […]
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Easter
It’s ironic how during Easter last year we were compulsorily required to stay at home in the first of the national Covid lockdowns, while this year, with very few Covid restrictions, we have elected to stay home anyway. At this time last year we were feeling quite insecure and a touch afraid about what this […]
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