Much About Melbourne

It may still be August but Spring is definitely showing up around Melbourne.  In the hills east of Melbourne the Tulip Festival is held each Spring by Tesselaars. For those who are gardeners in Australia, the name will be very familiar, as you can purchase all sorts of bulbs and other plants from them all [...]

The Dandenong Ranges is a great place for visitors to come. Not just from interstate or overseas but other Victorians too. There is so much to offer, especially during the school holidays. One of the most popular attractions is the Puffing Billy steam train.  A favourite with both kids and adults, it is a great [...]

I was planning to go to the Melbourne Flower & Garden Show this afternoon. I have a busy weekend coming up with photo shoots on Saturday and Sunday so couldn’t plan to go on the weekend before it finished.  However today’s heavy rainfalls put a stop to my planned trip.  So I decided to brush [...]

For the second time in about 12 days, Melbourne has been shaken by an earthquake. This one measured 4.6 and took place at Korumburra, same as the last one. They’re saying that people 200kms away could feel the effects. This afternoon I heard the walls start to shake and then it sounded like someone was [...]

If you live outside of Australia I bet you still know about the bushfire challenges the state of Victoria has been having.  Today they were forecasting really strong winds and there was a high bushfire alert for the whole state – that ends at midnight tonight. So far, the firemen have kept things under control [...]