An edible discovery at the end of the track
A late afternoon walk along the foreshore leads to an edible discovery…
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Figure in a landscape—walking the Tasmanian high country
Solitude and reverence for the mountains experienced on a solo walk along the Overland Track in the Spring of 1980 is tinged with a sense that the journey is also a saying farewell to the beloved high country…
Saturdays at Salamanca
SATURDAYS AT SALAMANCA Place are crowded and busy… locals rub shoulders with visitors as they crowd the alleys of Salamanca Market to find local food, local arts and crafts, photography, seeds, fresh fruit and vegetables, soft and sweet Bruny Island fudge, Gillespie’s fizzy ginger beer…
Local a selling point at Evandale
FOOD GROWN LOCALLYseems to be something of a specialty at Evandale Market. A recent visit disclosed sign after sign on a number of stalls advertising the localism of fresh vegetables, herbs and fruit…
Less a town than a landscape
It’s not the town, its the landscape it is set in that gives the Byron region its spectacular character. This I was taught by a sea eagle and by quietness as I gazed over coast and ocean to a northern horizon bounded by mountains…
Manly’s beach – forever changing but always the same
In June and again in July, the Great Sea God that lives offshore of Manly beach reached out to scoop away the sand…
Going to Launceston? Just don’t breathe too deep
CAUGHT BETWEEN rapacious extractive industry on one hand and the sublime beauty of nature on the other, Tasmania remains a paradox in the Australian political landscape. Now, there’s something else to add to the offshore contradiction that is this southern island state – Launceston’s air. Launceston is a small city of around 70,000 that spills Read more »
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