It’s the end of the month and time for another dose of WATB# positive stories Here in Australia we are all still affected one way or nother, directly or indirectly by the cataclysmic bushfires which continue to rage through the land. The stories, particularly to do with wildlife, are horrendous. There is currently much talk… Read More WeAreTheWorldBlogfest: Bushfires Reveal Ancient Wonder
There are no alligators in this river- the early explorers got it wrong, as they so often did! There are plenty of crocodiles though. When I visited the river was full of them;mouths open in that crocodile smile, ready to catch a fish or gliding ever so gently into the river with only a few… Read More A Journey down the East Alligator River to Arnhem Land
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” Aldous Huxley When we view something, what is it that we see? How the presenter of the thing wants us to see it, in other words a “curated” version? Or does what we perceive activate a part of… Read More The Presence of Absence or Ways of Looking at the World.
Through serendipity, I was invited by a local Brisbane-ite to accompany her to visit her mother, a fount of local knowledge. Nothing unusual about that except for the fact that her mother is Indigenous and lives on an island in Moreton Bay, near Brisbane. We took a ferry from the Redland Marina on a sunny… Read More The Hidden History of the Islands in the Bay
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” George Orwell Sometimes we forget that history is not fixed but open to interpretation. Some stories, cultures and peoples are over-represented in modern Australian history while others remain hidden. “Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and… Read More When Artists Make Our History
In the middle of the week I decided to explore the Brooklyn area on the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time but haven’t had the opportunity. My original intention was to do part of the Great North Walk starting at the foreshore but as a large… Read More Dangar: Abundant Island on the Hawkesbury
The ability to drive means freedom and independence for women. I read this inspiring story shortly after viewing a news item on the struggles of Saudi Arabian supporters of the right of women in their country to drive. This is a story of empowerment, determination, resilience and inspiration And is my contribution to this month’s… Read More #WATB Blogfest: Determined to Drive her Life
There’s only so much beach and pool time you can indulge on a holiday so my family and I sought out a different experience near Hervey Bay on the beautiful Fraser Coast. We found it by accident or serendipity at Arakarra Tea Gardens.Although the name Arakarra means “Land of Many Ducks” in the local Indigenous… Read More Arakarra Lagoons: A Serene Retreat on the Fraser Coast
As a nation, Australia has been and continues to be in denial about the murders and massacres of our Indigenous peoples which took place in the early (and not so early) days of European colonisation. Sometimes it takes an outsider to see the truth and help us move past our blindspot. I have always felt… Read More We Are The World Blogfest ; Healing The Lie
I’ve had this title for a post in my head for over a week as I keenly anticipated the arrival of the wine divine. The reality is the wine has not yet arrived. Dommage! Last time my friends sent me wine from France it took five days to arrive. This time..well It will be two… Read More In Celebration of Small Things; Drinking French Wine on ‘ Straya Day
Thoughts on the history and heritage of Chinese Australia
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Writing tales of then and now and the in-between
Things are as they are, not as they should be!
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