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What is an east coast low? East coast lows (ECLs) are intense low-pressure systems that occur off the east coast of Australia. They bring va...

As a diabetic, I am always on the lookout for sugar free/low sugar and low carbohydrate food items. I wrote about sugar free jams back in 2...

Been a lot of discussion lately about the increasing cost of a cup of coffee at a cafe. Back in the day, $3.50 was normal for a medium sized...

On 3rd May, Australia went to the polls for a federal election after a relatively short 5 week campaign period. None of this 12 month stuff....

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and i...

Australia is very bushfire prone. Every year authorities perform hazard reduction burns in state forests, national parks and other bushland,...

It’s that time of year again. We always get in early before the order rush begins. Ordered 10am, delivered 2pm. A shout out to Gardenhaven N...

A few days ago was the five year anniversary of the extinguishing of the Currowan bushfire. The fire started on November 25, 2019 from a lig...

Australia Day, 26 January, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Uni...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a neurological disorder that results in slowly progressive weakness and loss of ...

Back in the late spring of 2020 I posted about cicadas. This summer season they’ve been very loud for months. Experts have put it down to th...

There are 35 species of Christmas Beetles all of which are unique (endemic) to Australia with 21 species found in New South Wales.  At least...

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 A happy Christmas to all my readers.

Today marks our longest day of the year, bringing the most daylight hours between sunrise and sunset.  In the Southern Hemisphere, this happ...

Our local Shoalhaven City Council has run out of money. This most disaster-prone council in NSW, recently elected in September, says it has ...

I was 10 years old when the family moved from Melbourne, Victoria to Brisbane, Queensland. I did my three final years of primary school, fou...

The native snake vine (Hibbertia scandens) grows all over our property. It is a vigorous climber with stems reaching up to five metres in le...