Landscape and citizen led transformation The photo is harsh and stark in its black and greyness. Taken not long after the completion of the Westgate Bridge, it is an engineering portrait taken from an aerial vantage point somewhere above Webb Dock. Take a look at the ground plane. All that …
Yarra & Bay
Health of the Bay
Late Sunday afternoon was oppressive. Rain was forecast - 94% likelihood. The rain clouds teased in the distance off Princes Pier. Lenny watched the ships far down the Bay to make his weather prediction - as reliable as any app. The rain did come, though later. Steady, reassuring old …
Fishing for Snapper
The snapper were running off Port Melbourne this week. On Monday, ninety boats at a casual count hovered just off the piers. Going into the 2014 election, Labor promised to grow recreational fishing. In government, they have given effect to this commitment through the Target One Million …
Protecting the Yarra
Sometimes I stray. This week I journeyed up the Darebin Creek, a tributary of the Yarra. I was drawn into the Darebin Parklands by this magnetic nest-egg. The purpose of the visit was to talk about the Yarra River. In opposition, the Labor Party promised a Yarra River Protection Act. …
Two Bays
S.V. Pelican is about to sail the Two Bays: Port Phillip and Westernport Bay. It's the tenth year this purpose built sixty-one foot catamaran has taken people on these voyages of bay conversation, exploration, knowledge gathering and exchange. Two Bays introduces people to the natural and …
Celebrating the Yarra
Scenes on the Yarra for World Rivers Day 27 September 2015 The moon! On an evening of Melbourne perfection, the moon rose and the sun set in a choreography of colour over Docklands for Scenes on the Yarra. Even Etihad Stadium turned silver and the containers at Swanson Dock deepened their …