Category: Central Australia

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  The Red Centre / Central Australia

  Author Emily Simpsons ◦ With its many names… The Heart of Australia, The Red Centre, The Arid Centre, The Dead Centre… this region is like a faceted precious gemstone, a place also known as Central Australia, that reflects aspects of… Continue reading

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  Nothing to do on a hot afternoon…

  Author Andrew Turner ◦ When there’s nothing to do… on a hot afternoon… here in Central Australia we can at least go down to the local waterhole… Oh… it looks like someone else has the same idea… This is the… Continue reading

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  How do you like your Poached Eggs…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Well… sunny side up… for starters… Who doesn’t like poached eggs… they look glorious when you have them spread-out in front of you. The golden yellow yolks with the classic whites… 😀 But if you look… Continue reading

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  Art of Birds – Sequel

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Photographer Dorothy Latimer ◦ Why speak, when an image can resonate all that is needed… Check out our following listed pages on the images of the birds above: Continue reading

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  She wears it well…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ The first line from that song popped into my head (I am showing my age now)… I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon… Well, that was not quite true… I was just taking a… Continue reading

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  bees do it…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ There I was, just minding my own business, with my trusty mobile phone… thinking I wouldn’t mind snapping a few native bees in the park today… And there they were… a couple of Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on… Continue reading

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  Fleeting moments of reflection

  Author Dorothy L ◦ Sometimes life is just about those moments of reflection… Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) at the Alice Springs Sewage PondsPhotographs © Dorothy Latimer Check out more blogs and contribution by Dorothy Latimer. Continue reading

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  a solitary performance

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ It was a cold damp morning, the sun had barely risen… the solitary ripple set the stage for the solo performance of the Willie Wagtail. Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) © Dorothy Latimer Check out more blogs… Continue reading

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  Wildlife at the Beanie Festival 2023

  Alice Springs Beanie Festival Author Koh Lin ◦ The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is an iconic event in the heart of Australia, showcasing the skills of artisans of all ages and background. With over 6,000 beanies from around Australia and… Continue reading

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  Bird Watching at the Beanie Festival 2023

  Alice Springs Beanie Festival Author Koh Lin ◦ Wow… the Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023 has done it again… known as the Beanie Centre of the world, the iconic festival event that brings beanies from around Australia and also from… Continue reading

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  Touring the Red Centre Way with Puppy Love…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Wow… it was amazing when we won “The Love of your Best Friend” award, and we know our birth mother Marilyn Hunter, who lovingly crafted us for the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, was equally thrilled. You… Continue reading

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  Becoming a widow…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ I was engulfed by a wave of sadness when I came into work (after the weekend break). It had been a reasonable pleasant weekend for me, and although I knew the end was near, I was… Continue reading