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Bugger me it's hot today3 comments

Desertgirl wrote 1 month ago: The north wind is tossing the leaves The red dust is over the town The sparrows are under the eaves … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, birds in the shade, galahs in the shade, Heat, heatwave, Life, Lifestyle, Personal

ACROSS THE NT BORDER4 comments

splashingpaint wrote 1 month ago: Approaching the NT border towards Docker River, the country changes into a series of spectacular ran … more →

Tags: animals, landscape, Northern Territory, Travel, Western Australia, Ayres Rock, Camels, Kata Tjuta, mt. connor

Melbourne Cup Day 2009

Desertgirl wrote 1 month ago: It’s the race that stops the nation even though it’s only the city of Melbourne that has … more →

Tags: Australia, Alice Springs, Life, Lifestyle, Melbourne Cup

An Early Childhood Literacy Project in Alice Springs

John Rawnsley wrote 2 months ago: As a community service project of the ‘Rotary Club of Alice Springs Mbantua’ I’m w … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, Early Childhood Literacy, Education Policy, family policy, Indigenous policy, Early Childhood Education, Education, Literacy

Alice Springs Desert Park2 comments

Desertgirl wrote 3 months ago: Playing tourist today with my daughter and her partner who are visiting Alice Springs for a week. Th … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, Touring, Travel, desert park, MacDonnell Ranges, NT, Northern Territory

Letter to editor: 6 months on

John Rawnsley wrote 3 months ago: A letter in today’s Centralian Advocate: It has been about 6 months since I quit alcohol. As a … more →

Tags: Alcohol, Alice Springs, health, Absitence, alcohol culture, alcohol policies, Culture, social resilience, substance misuse

Outback Australia - Birdsville Races 20097 comments

suzilove wrote 3 months ago: Big Red Sand Hill Racing on a dusty track Royal Flying Doctor Service Birdsville Hotel Birdsville Ra … more →

Tags: birdsville races, royal flying doctor service, Fred Brophy Boxing Tent, Outback Australia, Bucket List, outback australia, Fred Brophy Boxing Troupe

Western Mac's - yes please !8 comments

Tony Middleton wrote 3 months ago: Well having not traveled north this year I’m having some serous withdrawls.. I really want to … more →

Tags: Outback, Panorama, Australia, Photography, desert, Fuji, 6x17, G617, velvia

Think I'm getting better!

Desertgirl wrote 5 months ago: Today, I felt almost human again. It’s been a long & arduous journey but finally I have tu … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, health, Life, Work, Work Life Balance, Travel, Tasmania, Road Trip, Queensland

Crackers, swine, cattle & assorted viruses :) 2 comments

Desertgirl wrote 5 months ago: I’ve had a bit of a rough week. Started when somebody blew a nasty virus down my throat. Lovel … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, Life, swine flu, cattle, Alice Springs Show

Op-ed: Alice Springs and alcohol policy

John Rawnsley wrote 6 months ago: My first printed opinion piece was published in the NT News as a follow up to my commitment to quit … more →

Tags: Alcohol, Alice Springs, Generation Y, Alcohol policy, Deputy Mayor, Night Patrol, northern territory news, Welfare Reform

Alice Springs - worth visiting?1 comment

Desertgirl wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been reading travel blogs of late. I’m amazed at the poor reviews travellers often give A … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, town camps, Touring, Outback

Tree and Rock_Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park_Central Australia2 comments

blueskyphotography wrote 7 months ago:   Leica M6 camera and Leica 35mm Summicron-M Aspherical lens with Kodak Ektachrome Elite 100 Extra C … more →

Tags: Landscape Photography, Leica M6 Camera, Kodak Ektachrome Elite 100 Extra Color film, Leica 35mm f2 Summicron-M Aspherical lens, Uluru, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, Yulara, Valley of the Winds

Breast Screening

Desertgirl wrote 7 months ago: I’ve been unwell the past few days, lots of pain, most likely due to relapse of the GORD thing … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, health

Pic of the Week_Serpentine Gorge_Central Australia

blueskyphotography wrote 7 months ago:   Hasselblad 500C camera and Hasselblad 150mm f4 Sonnar lens with Kodak Ektacolor Gold 160 film Here … more →

Tags: pic of the week, West Macdonnell ranges, Alice Springs, Hasselblad 150mm Sonnar f4 lens, Hasselblad 500C camera, Landscape Photography, Kodak Ektacolor Gold 160 film, Red River Gums, Rainbow Serpent

Grey skies

Desertgirl wrote 8 months ago: Desert. Grey skies all day.  Is this finally the end of the long summer? We only reached a max of 29 … more →

Tags: Alice Springs

Elected to Deputy Mayor position

John Rawnsley wrote 8 months ago: Last night I was elected to Deputy Mayor of Alice Springs Town Council.  (Recently it’s been d … more →

Tags: Alice Springs, alice springs town council, Deputy Mayor

Posters from the Post Office Publicity Department3 comments

postalheritage wrote 8 months ago: by Vanessa Bell, Archivist (Cataloguing) I have recently started cataloguing some of the posters for … more →

Tags: Archive, catalogue, Exhibitions, Online catalogue, GPO, Poster Design, Productivity, mail handling, mail security

The Ever Present Past

Cy Starkman wrote 9 months ago: So this is the next piece in my series of photographic experiments. Earlier ones that I’ve pub … more →

Tags: Creation, dream, Short Film, experiment, Time Lapse, long exposure, Photography, Art, Australia


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