Year: 2014

The count down to the G20 coming to Brisbane got off to a great start last night with the opening ceremony at the Piazza on South Bank. A culturally rich programme with Aboriginal groups, Torres Islander dance groups, circus groups, Robert Forster from the Go Between Band and the amazing William Barton Playing Didgeridoo and…

There is an awful lot of it and I am keen to see more – but I am also tapping in to what is being made available to me from the local government. So from my newsletter, delivered to my door,  I know I can : Choose one of three workout videos with exact exercise…

I received one of those ” Living in Brisbane” leaflets through my door and I always find them useful to read right the way through whether it is to find out about community activities or tell you how to recycle and where. This edition is brimming with great opportunities and activities but it also has an…

I am a relative new comer to this City and perhaps a little starry eyed after four years in New Delhi but this City impresses the hell out of me. This weekend has been Brisbane Open House – a weekend dedicated to the opening of over 100 buildings to make them accessible to its citizens,…

I said I would give you an update on the cockatoos. They visit regularly. The sick ones though sadly not. The other day I watched as two came to the table. This time one picked up the sunflower seed ball ( new to the bird table) and started eating away. The other one approached and…

The trip to Western Australia could no be complete if I didn’t talk about the flowers we saw. Spring was just unfurling and it was beautiful to witness – in fact we would return again to see more of it a little later in the season – mid October perhaps when more of the wild…

Visiting this little town on the west coast of Australia, my husband saw a church on a hillside and said, “that looks like a Greek Orthodox Church.” After we explored the wild and wonderful coast line we drove into the little town and up to the church which sits on a little hill at the…

This is an area in WA, right at its southern most part, which is famous for its wineries and its food. We relegated both of those to the hours after dark and concentrated on exploring the whole area from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin.  We stayed at Cape Lodge, a beautiful vineyard with gardens, fabulous…

I take great delight in surprising some of my readers – perhaps not the Ozzie ones this time as they might have heard of them, but for all you others out there you might wonder why on earth I am writing about kangaroo paws.  They are the floral symbol of Western Australia and yes they…

WA stands for Western Australia – the biggest state in Australia. Having just visited there WA could stand for a whole lot more depending on what appeals. Let me give you some examples. WA – WILD Australia – without doubt one of the wildest, most remote parts of the country are included in this state.…