Random thoughts and observations
The Valley Lake Wildlife Park is a small nature reserve near the popular Valley Lake playground and boating area in Mount Gambier. It was fairly quiet there today when we took the kids for a look, possibly because it was cool again. I didn’t expect to see much, because Australian animals are mostly nocturnal. We [...]
The Christmas Parade in Mount Gambier today was a lot of fun. Sixty-two groups proceeded down Commercial Street including entries from schools, community organisations, brass bands, individuals and more. I was able to compare it with the St Barbara’s Festival in Kalgoorlie, which occurs in the first week of December. Tweet Pin It
I was a judge today of the Mount Gambier Christmas Parade. Actually, I was the apprentice judge, considering this was my first effort. The day started with morning tea and a civic reception at the Town Hall. There we met the police superintendent’s wife, who provides a refuge service for orphaned native animals. She was [...]
While I was working at Kalgoorlie we ran a story about Mankini Man. He was a bloke who jogged down the main street wearing nothing but a mankini and runners. Someone caught him on video and supplied us with pictures. We eventually tracked him down and he explained the story. It was penance for a [...]
After yesterday showing a video of Blue Lake in twilight on a windy day, today I publish the quintessential Mount Gambier photograph. I walked around the lake for the first time and snapped this picture at our start and finish place. It took about 45 minutes to complete the 4km circuit with Sooty in tow [...]
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