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Yarra Bend Park – nice walk near Melbourne
We went on a walk on Sunday afternoon. We started from the Fairfield Park Boathouse because it was closer. The car park there was full so we had to park at Yarra Bend Road (next turn from Heidelberg Road). The weather was perfect – warm and sunny. Dights Falls was named after John Dight, who…
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Sunny Afternoon Day Walk Around Albert Park Lake
First, I would like to acknowledge the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of Albert Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited and benefited from stolen…
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Welcome to Victoria – Royal Botanic Gardens
I was soaked. My shorts and t-shirt so wet I was practically leaving a puddle behind me everywhere I went. It had been 38° in Perth the day before, and I had definitely not done my research or dressed for the occasion. Nevertheless, I had been sitting on a plane for the best part of…