I bought a new bike today. I’m not exactly flush with cash, so it’s something of a luxury, but my old bike is just about ready for the scrapheap. The retired model is an old Repco, which Juliet bought secondhand several years ago when she thought I should work on my fitness. It took me [...]
National Australia Day launch
The national launch for 2006 Australia Day celebrations happened in Kalgoorlie on Monday. It was the second such occasion following a successful inaugural event last year at Ayers Rock. It was a great honor for the city, accorded in recognition of significant local efforts towards achieving reconciliation with indigenous people. Kalgoorlie was also seen as [...]
Testing something new
I’m typing this in the free online word processor at www.writely.com. Basically I just want to test its blog publishing feature. I’m formating the text here and want to see if it publishes correctly. Edit: It works! I received an error message in Writely, but the text was published with formating. That’s really the only [...]
A walk in the Warbys
I enjoyed a walk in the Warbys today. The Warby Range is a state park to the west of Wangaratta. It rises about 250 metres above the surrounding terrain and comprises granite outcrops and native vegetation. Bushrangers used to prowl there in the 19th century. Today it remains a rare part of the North East [...]
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