Category Archives: Out & About
Fire Training In Perth
As a lad, I wanted to be a ‘firey’, and last week I was given a crash course in fire training at the ERGT training facility south of Perth ( web site: http://www.ergt.com.au/ ). The trainers, Gav, Nathan, Arek, Nathan and … Continue reading
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Big Game in Bororen
A few years ago, as I was loading the car for the annual family holiday, The Littlest Princess announced that instead of driving us insane with a 5 hour game of ‘Eye Spy’, she would instead, make a list of … Continue reading
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Mondays’ Column – Prang Pranks 19.07.10
Big Mate rang me immediately after coming off his motorbike the other day. As he is the only paid up member of our gang, the Staggering Vulture’s Motorcycle Club, and I was the person who had talked him into buying … Continue reading
Agnes Waters / 1770 Dreaming
You know, I’ve been thinking lately… On Saturday, the Littlest Princess and I drove down to Agnes / 1770. Great day; beach, sun, fun, dolphins playing, laughing and yakking with the Littlest Princess, and me sneezing my head off… ok, the … Continue reading
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Emerald, Capalaba Trip
Last week I bumped into an old mate and he asked, “What are you up to?” My standard reply to that question is to look panicky and say, ”Nothing! Why? What have you heard?” We had a laugh, then he said, … Continue reading
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Boating on Toolooa Creek & Boyne River
One of the good things about living in a place where it doesn’t rain (or rain much…), is that pretty much whenever you want to go fishing you know that the weather will be good. The only thing that can … Continue reading
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Pedalling with Little Dog
Every now and then I get a flash of inspiration. And so it was, last Friday, as I was lacing up my shoes in readiness to pedal up town to the library. Little Dog was watching me with keen interest, … Continue reading
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Lake Awoonga – A ‘dam’ fine place!
Awoonga Dam is situated about 30 k’s outside of Gladstone and supplies our regions freshwater needs. The dam wall is approx 40 metres high and holds back approx 7 to 800 000 megalitres of cool, clear water. The dam is regularly … Continue reading
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Tired of Tyres
One of the things that I’ve grown used to over in the last couple of years of pedalling is fixing flat tyres. For some reason, the people of my town seem to like depositing screws, nails, or staples on the … Continue reading
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Home to Gladstone
Time to go home. This morning I wake early, and go for my last walk through the village. I am the only person alive this morning. I see a small group of guinea pigs nibbling the grass on a nearby … Continue reading
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