“Building resilience” – feature story for the Weekend Australian Magazine
For Malcolm and Diana Hackett, Black Saturday was heralded by a towering column of smoke rising behind Mt Sugarloaf. It was 11am on February...
“Summer hiking at Mt Hotham” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury
I'm watching with interest the outside air temperature display on my car dashboard. As I go up, it goes down, dropping 12C as I...
“The best places to see Autumn leaves” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury
If you’re in any doubt that autumn colours can inspire poetry, look no further than the names we give to deciduous trees. Sweet gum’s...
“Life on the farm” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury
Photo credit: Ricky French
The ability to understand the varied latching mechanisms of any farm gate has long been the measure of a city slicker’s...
“On the timber trails” – the Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury
In his 2016 book, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben introduces these magnificent plants as social creatures, communicating through scents, electrical signals and...
“On your bike, take a hike…” travel feature for the Weekend Australian Travel &...
It’s been the wettest summer in the Snowy Mountains in living memory, or since 1998, depending on who you ask. The last of the...
Sorting the chieftains from the charlatans – The Weekend Australian T&L
Photo: SATC
In early November, Murray River Trails was crowned winner in the Ecotourism category at the 2021 South Australian Tourism Awards, as it has...
Lakes Revival – Outback magazine
Photo credit: Ricky French
Bushfires, a pandemic and the closure of industries has hit Gippsland hard but signs of renewal are strong and the welcome...