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More Water Restrictions For Melbourne

Readers of my blog at “Kathie’s Garden” will know that Melbourne (and Australia in general) has been suffering from a drought for a few years now. I’m only allowed to water my garden on Tuesday and Saturday mornings by hose between 6am and 8am. Kind of kills sleeping in on Saturdays, doesn’t it? My garden [...]

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Cycling in Victoria

My husband is a mountain biker and so participates in several of the mountain bike endurance races around the state. Fortunately for us, most of these places are only 2-3 hours out of Melbourne so easy to get to, but because he doesn’t need a long drive home after the races we usually choose to [...]

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Australia Day Celebrations

January 26th marks Australia Day and each state has its celebrations. People go to the beach, to shows, have picnics or barbeques, and in some places around the state, and the country, there were ceremonies for citizenship or awards for recognition of community service. I was honoured to be nominated for the Australian of the [...]

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Melbourne – the Home of Tennis

If you follow the Tennis you’ll know that the Australian Open is on currently here in Melbourne. So, all eyes worldwide are focused on our lovely city, and namely the tennis centre at Melbourne Park. If you’ve never been to Melbourne you probably don’t know that Melbourne Park is literally within walking distance of the [...]

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