Nearly two weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a couple of days at a small property (3,000 acres!) called Currawa, just south of Bourke, NSW. An Aboriginal education centre is in the process of being established there by the church I am with. I had the opportunity of taking a few pics – these are […]

The weekend of May 22 gave me another opportunity to explore this delightful wilderness park – this time with a group of kids and adults. It was drizzling on the Friday evening, and again Sunday. But Saturday, the finale of the week, dawned beautiful for me. I was at The Pinnacle, overlooking Wollumbin, or Mt Warning, […]

Catherine Hill Bay, according to the website of the same name, is the longest continuous settlement in the city of Lake Macquarie. It is situated on the coast between Newcastle and Sydney, east of Lake Macquarie, and was so named after the schoonar  “Catherine hill” ran aground there in June 1867. The coal loading jetty was completed […]