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Author Koh Lin ◦

I have often been asked why I do what I do with Ausemade… the answer is, I love it.

It is something that I nuture, watch it grow and want to share. When I look at my page count, I can see that as of today (17 July 2025), I have published 320 blogs and 3,557 pages of content, that makes a grand total of 3,877 pages live on the website.

You can read the beginnings of this website in the About Us… but since then, the website has evolved with dramatic changes in direction and content…

Sure, some of the content has remained the same, but now I have the pleasure of writing about stuff I enjoy and sharing things from our growing number of contributors and authors… 😀

We write about the wide open spaces, ranges, gorges, waterholes, national parks, and botanic gardens, as well as the flora and fauna…

Looking south-east along Larapinta Drive and the West MacDonnell Ranges NT
Looking south-east along Larapinta Drive and the West MacDonnell Ranges NT
Helicopter is a great way to view the landscape, as we look down on the Finke River and the West MacDonnell Range, south of Glen Helen.
Helicopter is a great way to view the landscape, as we look down on the Finke River and the West MacDonnell Range, south of Glen Helen.
Helicopter ride on a cloudy day over Mount Sonder, West MacDonnell Range
Helicopter ride on a cloudy day over Mount Sonder, West MacDonnell Range
View over West MacDonnell Ranges (near Glen Helen Gorge), NT
View over West MacDonnell Ranges (near Glen Helen Gorge), NT
Helicopter ride over the Gorge Gill Range, Watarrka National Park
Helicopter ride over the Gorge Gill Range, Watarrka National Park
Ochre Pits, West MacDonnell Ranges, Central Australia
Ochre Pits, West MacDonnell Ranges, Central Australia
Heading west along Larapinta Drive, the West MacDonnell Ranges NT
Heading west along Larapinta Drive, the West MacDonnell Ranges NT
Roe Creek, Simpsons Gap, NT
Roe Creek, Simpsons Gap, NT
Crossing Hugh River at Namatjira Drive, West MacDonnell Ranges
Crossing Hugh River at Namatjira Drive, West MacDonnell Ranges
Emily Gap (Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park), East MacDonnell Ranges
Emily Gap (Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park), East MacDonnell Ranges
Trephina Gorge Nature Park
Trephina Gorge Nature Park
Simpsons Gap, NT
Simpsons Gap, NT
Simpsons Gap, NT
Simpsons Gap, NT
Simpsons Gap, NT
Simpsons Gap, NT
Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park
Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park
View from the Ormiston Gorge Pound walk
View from the Ormiston Gorge Pound walk
Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell Ranges
Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell Ranges
Redbank Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park © Greg Sully
Redbank Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park © Greg Sully
Redbank Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park
Redbank Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park
Guided tours at Finke Gorge National Park
Guided tours at Finke Gorge National Park
Glen Helen Gorge
Glen Helen Gorge
Waterhole at Glen Helen Gorge.
Waterhole at Glen Helen Gorge.
Pelicans at 2 Mile Beach, West Macdonnell Ranges
2 Mile Beach, West Macdonnell Ranges, NT
Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge, Nitmiluk National Park NT © Hans Boessum
Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge, Nitmiluk National Park NT © Hans Boessum
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge - viewed from Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge – viewed from Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Art Gallery Road entrance to Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Art Gallery Road entrance to Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Royal Botanic Garden with Sydney skyline and sculpture Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011
Royal Botanic Garden with Sydney skyline and sculpture Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011
The Garden Palace entrance to the Royal Botanic Garden on Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW
The only remains of the Garden Palace are the carved Sydney sandstone gateposts and wrought iron gates, located on the Macquarie Street entrance into the Royal Botanical Garden Sydney.
Views from Bents Lookout, The Gorge Precinct / Gorge Day Visitor Area, Mount Buffalo
Views from Bents Lookout, The Gorge Precinct / Gorge Day Visitor Area, Mount Buffalo
View to Mutton Bird island from Island Arch Lookout, Great Ocean Road, VIC
View to Mutton Bird island from Island Arch Lookout, Great Ocean Road, VIC
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, NSW
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, NSW
Autumn colours in the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden NSW
Autumn colours in the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden NSW
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, NSW
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, NSW
Wittunga Botanic Garden SA © Marianne Broug
Wittunga Botanic Garden SA © Marianne Broug
Cave at Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road, VIC
Cave at Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road, VIC

Even when walking through the cities, it is amazing what your eyes will focus on, such as the beauty of skylines, cityscapes and escalators 😀

Darling Harbour Skyline, Sydney NSW
Darling Harbour Skyline, Sydney NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Observatory Hill Park), Sydney NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Observatory Hill Park), Sydney NSW
View looking up in the CBD, Sydney NSW
View looking up in the CBD, Sydney NSW
One Barangaroo (One Sydney Harbour and Crown Towers Sydney), NSW
One Barangaroo (One Sydney Harbour and Crown Towers Sydney), NSW
Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW
Sydney skyline, NSW
Sydney skyline, NSW
Sydney Tower, NSW
Sydney Tower, NSW
Hyde Park (looking up to the Anzac War Memorial), Sydney NSW
Hyde Park (looking up to the Anzac War Memorial), Sydney NSW
Station Dome and Escalator down to Wynyard Station, Sydney NSW
Station Dome and Escalator down to Wynyard Station from east side of Wynyard Park, Sydney NSW
Great Australian Clock, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney NSW
Great Australian Clock, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney NSW
Interloop by artist Chris Fox, 2017
Interloop – York Street escalators of Sydney’s heritage-listed Wynyard railway station
Escalators, Central Railway Station, Sydney NSW © Amy Wong
Escalators, Central Railway Station, Sydney NSW © Amy Wong
Escalators in Sydney Custom House NSW
Escalators in Sydney Custom House NSW
Escalators at the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney NSW
Escalators at the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney NSW

and then there are the art and sculptures, with some hidden in plain sight…

Red Paparazzi Dog (Bronze Sculpture with Red Powdercoat) by Gillie and Marc
Red Paparazzi Dog (Bronze Sculpture with Red Powdercoat) by Gillie and Marc
Yellow Rabbit, 2017 © Peter McLisky
Yellow Rabbit, 2017 © Peter McLisky – sculpture located in Alice Springs, NT
Sand Sculpting at the Alice Springs Show 2011
Sand Sculpting at the Alice Springs Show 2011
Robodebt by Jennifer Mcfarland, (Sculpture), section Stories, Advocate Art Award 2023
Robodebt by Jennifer Mcfarland, (Sculpture), section Stories, Advocate Art Award 2023
Life Cycle of the Yeperenye Caterpillar - artist Jimmy DVATE
Life Cycle of the Yeperenye Caterpillar – artist Jimmy DVATE / assisting artist Mark Twohig, Jesse Bell / steel sculpture artist Janine Stanton / Scientist Fiona Walsh
The Yeperenye Sculpture, Araluen Arts Centre
The Yeperenye Sculpture, Araluen Arts Centre, Collaborative public artwork by Dan Murphy and students from the Centre for Appropriate Technology’s ATWork program.
Mutonia Sculpture Park, Alberrie Creek (Oodnadatta Track), SA
Mutonia Sculpture Park, Alberrie Creek (Oodnadatta Track), SA
Mutonia Sculpture Park, Alberrie Creek (Oodnadatta Track), SA
Figure at Mutonia Sculpture Park, Alberrie Creek (Oodnadatta Track), SA
Interloop by artist Chris Fox, 2017
Interloop by artist Chris Fox, 2017 – hovers above the York Street escalators of Sydney’s heritage-listed Wynyard railway station. The sculptural installation reuses the 1930s OTIS escalator treads in a kilometre of welding.
A Folly for Mrs Macquarie by Fiona Hall (2000), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
A Folly for Mrs Macquarie by Fiona Hall (2000), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Birdbath for Hope Clayton, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
Birdbath for Hope Clayton (1907-1991), a friend of the Gardens. Designed by Peter A. Mueller, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
Armillary Sphere Sundial at the Herb Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Armillary Sphere Sundial at the Herb Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
I WISH (1946) by Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990), Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
I WISH (1946) by Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990), Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
Statue 'Boy Extracting Thorn', Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
Statue ‘Boy Extracting Thorn’, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney NSW
Sensory Fountain, artist Tim Jones, Art Foundry (Elphinstone, VIC), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Sensory Fountain, artist Tim Jones, Art Foundry (Elphinstone, VIC), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Earth Mother by Helen Leele (1993), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Earth Mother by Helen Leele (1993), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Monkeys in the rainforest, The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Monkeys in the rainforest, The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Wurrungwuri (This Side Of The Water) by Chris Booth 2011, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Emu by Al Bethune, Olive Pink Botanic Garden
Emu by Al Bethune, Olive Pink Botanic Garden
Furry Angels by artist Jenny Taylor (2008 Exhibition, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs)
Furry Angels by artist Jenny Taylor (2008 Exhibition, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs)
Dragon Rock and The Gurr (Clear View Pavilion), Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Square, NSW
Dragon Rock and The Gurr (Clear View Pavilion), Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Square, NSW
Australian building designed by Frank Gehry
Australian building designed by Frank Gehry, one of the world’s most celebrated architects – one of the landmarks along the ‘cultural ribbon’ that extends from the Sydney Opera House down to UTS, taking in Darling Harbour and The Goods Line development.
Huntsman and dogs by Henri Alfred Marie Jacquemart c1879, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Huntsman and dogs by Henri Alfred Marie Jacquemart c1879, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Mermer Waiskeder: Stories of the Moving Tide by the Ghost Net Collective, Exchange Square, Barangaroo, Sydney NSW
Mermer Waiskeder: Stories of the Moving Tide by the Ghost Net Collective, Exchange Square, Barangaroo, Sydney NSW
Biggles by Anne Dybka, The Rocks, Sydney NSW
Biggles by Anne Dybka, The Rocks, Sydney NSW
Temple Dogs / Bronze Lion from Thailand, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, NSW
Temple Dogs / Bronze Lion from Thailand, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, NSW
Walking men 2018-22, bronze (on loan from the Nock Art Foundation), artist Laurence Edwards (England b1967)
Walking men 2018-22, bronze (on loan from the Nock Art Foundation), artist Laurence Edwards (England b1967), Sydney Modern Project NSW
Here Comes Everybody 2022, artist Francis Upritchard
Here Comes Everybody 2022, artist Francis Upritchard, Sydney Modern Project NSW
Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos 2022, artist Yayoi Kusama
Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos 2022, artist Yayoi Kusama, Sydney Modern Project NSW
Archibald Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Archibald Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Yininmadyemi Thou didst let fall, artist Tony Albert, ANZAC Memoria, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Yininmadyemi Thou didst let fall, artist Tony Albert, ANZAC Memoria, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Australian painter Lloyd Rees is by artist Lawrence Beck, Sydney NSW
Australian painter Lloyd Rees is by artist Lawrence Beck, Sydney NSW
Wishing Well Fountain, Professor Peter Spooner, Sydney NSW
Wishing Well Fountain, Professor Peter Spooner, Sydney NSW
ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney NSW
Table of Love by Gillie and Marc, Sydney NSW
Table of Love by Gillie and Marc, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
Tank Stream Fountain by sculptor Stephen Walker, Herald Square, Sydney NSW
The Legend of Islay - Wishing Well, Sydney NSW
The Legend of Islay – Wishing Well, Sydney NSW

sharing our enjoyment of festivals and events…

fabALICE Festival 2024
fabALICE Festival 2024
Electric Fields (Zaachariaha Fielding), fabALICE Festival 2024
Electric Fields (Zaachariaha Fielding), fabALICE Festival 2024
FABalice Festival, Alice Springs
fabALICE Festival, Alice Springs
Parrtjima 2019 - The Language of Kin
Parrtjima 2019 – The Language of Kin
Future Kultcha - Revolving Kultcha, 2021 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Future Kultcha – Revolving Kultcha, 2021 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Parrtjima 2019 - The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe
Parrtjima 2019 – The Language of Kin (The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe)
Future Kultcha - Revolving Kultcha, 2021 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Future Kultcha – Revolving Kultcha, 2021 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Parrtjima 2019 – A Festival in Light
Parrtjima 2019 – A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Future Kultcha - Merging Kultcha, 2021 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Future Kultcha – Merging Kultcha, 2021 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Parrtjima Australia - A Festival in Light, 2016
Parrtjima Australia – A Festival in Light, 2016
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 - Parrtjima - A Festival in Light
Lifting Our Spirits, 2020 – Parrtjima – A Festival in Light
Parrtjima 2019 - The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe
Parrtjima 2019 – The Language of Kin (The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe)
Parrtjima 2019 - The Language of Kin
Parrtjima 2019 – The Language of Kin
Parrtjima 2019 - The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe
Parrtjima 2019 – The Language of Kin (The Language of Stockmen / Angkentye Stockmen Mape-kenhe)
An Emu Stole My Beanie by Meggan Jack, Northern Rivers NSW, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
An Emu Stole My Beanie by Meggan Jack, Northern Rivers NSW, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Kermit at the Boab by Jacqueline Gibson, Attadale WA, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Kermit at the Boab by Jacqueline Gibson, Attadale WA, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Ukranian Flower Crown by Karen Lynch and The Unwilling Traveller by Maggie Pereyra, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Ukranian Flower Crown by Karen Lynch and The Unwilling Traveller by Maggie Pereyra, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Endangered Black-footed Rock Wallaby by Siri Omberg - Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024
Endangered Black-footed Rock Wallaby by Siri Omberg – Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024
'Alice' Queen of the Outback Crown, by Pat Robshaw, Banora Point NSW - Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024
‘Alice’ Queen of the Outback Crown, by Pat Robshaw, Banora Point NSW – Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024
"Little Aussie Endangered Bird" by Lorraine Boomer - Alice Springs Beanie Festival
“Little Aussie Endangered Bird” by Lorraine Boomer – Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2022
Special Mention The Embellishment category - 2022 Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Special Mention The Embellishment category – 2022 Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Artwa tharrala urrknga mpaaritjaarta by Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2020
Artwa tharrala urrknga mpaaritjaarta by Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2020
"Beware Drop Bear" by Marilyn Hunter, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2021
“Beware Drop Bear” by Marilyn Hunter, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2021
The Keringke Roo by Camilla Young, Marie Young, Serena Hayes, Sharon Williams
The Keringke Roo by Camilla Young, Marie Young, Serena Hayes, Sharon Williams, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2018
Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2016
Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2016
Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2018
Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2018
Pitja nyawa kulila (Early days family) by Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Pitja nyawa kulila (Early days family) by Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Alice Springs Desert Mob 2016
Ngayuku Ngura Kuwari - My Home Now by Marina Pumani Brown, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2018
Ngayuku Ngura Kuwari – My Home Now by Marina Pumani Brown, Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2018
Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2019
Alice Springs Desert Mob Festival 2019
Coles Mural, 1981 by Bob and Kay Kessing (supervisors), with 200 volunteers — Mural, Alice Springs Street Art
Coles Mural, 1981 by Bob and Kay Kessing (supervisors), with 200 volunteers — Mural, Alice Springs Street Art
Galahs - Artist Alison Hittmann
Galahs – Artist Alison Hittmann (mural)
Mulga Parrot by Karine 's Art -KAWA, Mparntwe Street Art Festival 2024 (#msaf2024), Alice Springs NT
Mulga Parrot by Karine ‘s Art -KAWA, Mparntwe Street Art Festival 2024 (#msaf2024), Alice Springs NT
White Gate, artist Al Bethune - (sleepers, rail dogs and scrap steel)
White Gate, artist Al Bethune – (sleepers, rail dogs and scrap steel)
Furry Angels by artist Jenny Taylor (2008 Exhibition, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs)
Furry Angels by artist Jenny Taylor (2008 Exhibition, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs)
And For Every Time A Purpose, Under Heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1), Artist Henry Smith - (rusty tin)
And For Every Time A Purpose, Under Heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1), Artist Henry Smith – (rusty tin)
Monkeys in the rainforest, The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Monkeys in the rainforest, The Calyx, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Walking men 2018-22, bronze (on loan from the Nock Art Foundation), artist Laurence Edwards (England b1967)
Walking men 2018-22, bronze (on loan from the Nock Art Foundation), artist Laurence Edwards (England b1967), Sydney Modern Project NSW
The Dog Line at Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
The Dog Line at Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 - Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 – Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 - Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 – Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 - Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 – Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 - Greenbush Art Group
Shannon by Jimmy Watson, Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 - Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018 – Greenbush Art Group
Big Mob of Dogs, 2018
Cobber by Kingston Brown, Greenbush Art Group

This is a taste of Australia…

labour of love | labour of love… flora | labour of love… orchids | labour of love… fauna | labour of love… native bees | labour of love… beetles | labour of love… birds | labour of love… native wasps | labour of love… reptiles

First posted on 24 December 2024, with 261 blogs and 3,300 pages of content, making a grand total of 3,561 pages. Check out other blogs by Koh Lin.

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