I went down to the north mole on sunday 14/feb to watch this girl P & Oq. There were thousands of punters everywhere waving Aussie flags ( I dont know why ), taking snaps and looking through binoculars. I have never seen a vessel with such a commanding presence. There were hundreds of boats following [...]
One of the relentless features of Perths weather is the Fremantle Doctor. An intense wind that you can set your clock by in the summer days and months. It also runs by the name of sea breeze. It can decide to be a very pleasant mild puff or it can be so strong, it can [...]
Forget a facelift. Ageing Perth identinty gets the jack hammer.
Perry lakes stadium is no more, and is to become a housing estate. I have fond memories of smoking at interschool sports carnivals as a boy and was even gang tackled by a security guard at a Rolling Stones concert here, as a bigger boy, when [...]
In 2008, john and i rented a 4wd in Broome and drove the Gibb River Road and Great Northern Highway to Kunnunurra, in Western Australias far north. A wild and rugged frontier full of characters , rodeos, incredible scenery and potholed roads. We camped in our swags under the stars and followed our intuitions, which [...]
The ancient Australian dreamtime is slowly transforming into a nightmare in the top end of our great land. Turtles, goannas, fish, snakes and crocodiles are dying at an alarming rate. The cane toad, that imported, toxic, crasher of ecosystems with no natural predator has infiltrated the dream, is wreaking havoc and is determined to continue [...]
In 2007,2008,2009, the Australian surf lifesaving championships were held at Scarborough beach, Perth. Surf clubs form every corner of the nation became tribal and competitive. Gladiators, donned in the bare minimum of clothing, happily inflicted pain on themselves inthe search for team results and personal bests.
