The beach

Bushfires, Moomba Monday, and the Great Ocean Road

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March 16th 2009
Since I have last updated the bushfires in Victoria are all out due to cooler weather and a few bits of rain. Towns are still closed through there has been much support from both around Australia and overseas. The rebuilding efforts are just starting and it will be a long process until things are back to ormal. Two weekends ago Andrew and I went down the Great Ocean Road for the weekend. It ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Brunswick

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more