Tag Archives: transport
Rex flies through turbulence
It’s not often that a stock exchange-listed company adopts honesty and frankness as a marketing technique. However, Regional Express (REX) has set a new benchmark in transparency with the cover of its latest annual report, released on Monday. The airline … Continue reading
The Lazy Journalist’s Plane Story Generator
Courtesy of Aussie Bloggers Forum, this story generator is a bit of fun: Adelaide passengers told of their terror aboard a Melbourne bound Qantas flight which was required to return to Adelaide yesterday due to large bits falling off. Some … Continue reading
Skywest Kalgoorlie-Melbourne
I was sorry to read on the Kalgoorlie Miner website that Skywest will abandon its Melbourne-Kalgoorlie service in November. I used the service thrice, and although expensive it was a marvellous time saver. They say it is not economically viable … Continue reading
Dealing with bureaucracy
Changing address is a pain at any time, more so when you move interstate. I can’t imagine the fuss if you moved overseas! We attended to some of the essential paperwork in advance of moving from Kalgoorlie to Mount Gambier. … Continue reading
Arrived in Mount Gambier
We arrived in Mount Gambier on Thursday afternoon after driving more than 600km from Moonta. I picked up the house keys and everyone was excited to look around. Unfortunately the power wasn’t connected. The fuse box is inside the house … Continue reading
Oversize vehicles on the road
I mentioned in the previous post about crossing the Nullarbor that I saw a large number of oversize vehicles on the road. I wouldn’t be exaggerating to say we saw about 40 or so between Norseman and Port Augusta in … Continue reading
Brendan Nelson having a go
I’m not exactly a great admirer of Brendan Nelson, but I do think he deserves to be given a chance. I wonder if much of the speculation about his position isn’t just political mischief. Compared with state leaders Ted Baillieu … Continue reading
