The temperature today at Laura is 37 degrees with Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39. The garden here is well maintained with daily sprinklers and now a road sweeper that sprays the surrounding area. TheContinue reading “The Garden at Fairview”
Tag Archives: Queensland Australia
HOTA Home of the Arts Gold Coast
Home of the Arts is a cultural precinct situated in Surfers Paradise, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. HOTA presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, kids shows, art, cinema from local, national and international artists and companies. It is surrounded by parklands and a lake. Surrounded by parkland and lake with Surfers Paradise asContinue reading “HOTA Home of the Arts Gold Coast”
Seventeen Seventy
Seventeen Seventy, also written as 1770 and also known as the Town of 1770, is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland). Originally itContinue reading “Seventeen Seventy”
Redland Bay Marina Queensland
High tide had the waters lapping the top of the rocks at the Jetty at Redland Bay. https://peterlud.wordpress.com/tag/redland-bay/ Quandamooka people have lived on and around this area for tens of thousands of years. Geological evidence dates occupation at a minimum of 21,000 years. Local people identify the Noonucal, Gorenpul and Nughi as the traditional ownersContinue reading “Redland Bay Marina Queensland”
Woodgate Queensland Veterans Camp
Approximately 15 minutes’ drive from Woodgate, lives a pristine place called Camp Gregory Veterans Retreat. A place for all serving, ex-service personal, veterans, first responders from Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, State Police services and their families to camp, relax and get away from it all. The facilities are free for all of the above andContinue reading “Woodgate Queensland Veterans Camp”
Caloundra Beach Queensland
We drove to Caloundra and stopped by a Park with picnic tables, view points and many trees and plants. Caloundra is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Caloundra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Bowman Road: Tripcony Hibiscus Caravan Park 6 Arthur Street and 3 CanberraContinue reading “Caloundra Beach Queensland”
Redland Bay Marina
It is from the Redland Bay Marina that ferries go to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands… first to Karragarra, then Macleay Island, Lamb Island and Russell Island. Some ferries do the trip in the reverse order. The ferry ride takes about 20-25 minutes and costs vary The Fast jet ferry costs about $6 with a go cardContinue reading “Redland Bay Marina”
Rocky Point Russell Island
The four Islands that make up the Southern Moreton Bay Islands are flood free, and we do not see those sort of floods that the rest of South East Queensland and Northern NSW experience. Naturally we get some overland water flow, but being small Islands, the water just runs off into the Bay with little effect on personal property.
These Islands are possibly one of the safest havens in South East Queensland, and remain undiscovered by a vast majority of Australians
Sunrise Over the Sea
Sunrise over the Sea at Russell Island Jetty
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