It's hard to do justice to the beautiful Barossa Valley. One of the world's greatest wine regions, it is known for its food and wine and stunning scenery. It was raining most of today, but the glorious sight of low clouds misting verdant rolling hills in a series of foamy tendrils was mesmerising. Okay, I [...]
All historical artifacts enthrall me. Anything from the past conjures up lives lived and dreams hoped for in an age when technology was yet to overtake daily living. I am continually astonished by people who have either no interest in history whether it be on an national or international scale or simply in their own family history. I [...]
About Novel Writing Retreats Australia, by Steve Rossiter Thank you to Nicole for having me here on her site. Some of you may know me, or at least know of me, as the person behind The Australian Literature Review (www.auslit.net), Writing Novels in Australia (www.writingnovelsinaustralia.com), Writing Historical Novels (www.writinghistoricalnovels.com) and Writing Teen Novels (www.writingteennovels.com). [...]
What better way to conclude the first series of 'Inspirational Women' blogs than by asking an expert to talk about inspiration and the legacy that each of us creates during a lifetime. Meet Brooke Alexander, creator of The Legacy Project, professional speaker, advisor and pretty much one of the smartest people I know, and hey [...]
There has been a lot of dust flying over the last couple of weeks courtesy of numerous tractors, one grader and a road-train. We've been laser levelling the cotton country to allow for even irrigation once the crop is in the ground. Firstly the country is cultivated to [...]
Welcome to Julie Nixon of Chinchilla QLD. Julie runs Weetalabah Cattle Services and both my father and I are big fans of her Hereford Bulls. Knowing how busy Julie's day is she was an easy pick for the inspirational women series that I've been running over the last two months. Welcome Julie "It certainly [...]
If you are a writer, or attempting to become one or simply interested in honing your skills, a writing course can be a great help. For one they make us concentrate on the task at hand, discipline is a writer's best friend, secondly they can open our eyes to not only the technicalities of the [...]
Penny Blatchford, wife, farmer and accidental activist joins me to talk about Coal Seam Gas and farmers rights... or lack of. Can one early Sunday morning phone call really change the direction of your life? I guess looking back and reflecting on what was the trigger one simple act by someone that was unknown to [...]
I live on a station called Brunchilly Station, which is 5,136km square and holds 22,000 head of cattle. Brunchilly Station is in the middle of the Northern Territory, 1 ½ hours north of Tennant Creek which is our nearest small town. Brunchilly is one of fifteen properties owned by Sir Sidney Kidman & Co. My [...]
It is such an honour to have been invited by Nicole to contribute to her blog series on inspirational rural women. I sit here writing this post in an atmosphere where Australias first female Prime Minister was not long ago unceremoniously deposed, surrounded by a dark cloud of sexism, and talented sportswoman, Marion Bartoli, has [...]