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In Australia we celebrate our national day on 26 January – “Australia Day”. While technically a public holiday, my day started with a trip to my primary client’s site and several hours of crisis management before heading out to celebrate. Normally having my phone battery die is a bad thing, but this day was an [...]
Over recent weeks a large chunk of this country has been under water, the worst impacted areas are in Queensland. Here is a map showing the impacted area. One of the major economic impacts of this flooding has been on the coal mining industry. Estimates of the cost to the coal industry are up to [...]
A community is not just a bunch of people who happen to live in the same place. It requires work and dedication to build and maintain relationships and a sense of common purpose. This weekend the 30th Merimbula Classic was staged. This event is promoted as the longest running wave sailing event in the world, and [...]
We had an educational brush with uncertainty while driving home last night. My weekly commute is a 2.75 hour drive from where I am working in Canberra to our home in Merimbula. One feature of the trip is the rather steep and twisting stretch down Brown Mountain. Last night was pretty unusual, as you can [...]
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