Pine cone heaven

Pedalling the Lake district of Mt Gambier

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June 15th 2009
A sunny Sunday without pouring rain begged a cycling tour of the Green Belt and Lakes of Mt Gambier. After gearing up for a chilly 13C maximum, I headed out westwards from Jubilee Highway until Tollner Road, which links back towards Grant avenue by the cemetery and memorial gardens. This is the shire of Grant after all, a famous explorer of the 19th century! One way to get away from the traf ... read more

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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