4 JULY 2026
Bridge Market in Ballarat
On a cold Ballarat day, it's very tempting to stay under the doona and read or binge watch something on streaming TV. However, today I forced myself outdoors ...
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3 JULY 2026
Best wishes to the Socceroos
Football (soccer) isn't really my sport. I'm more of a rugby union and cricket fan, but I'll certainly be keeping an eye on the Socceroos tomorrow when they...
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14 JUNE 2026
New family history website
I've developed a new family history website at www.goreyhistory.com with information about the Gorey, Burgdorf and Wassenberg families in Australia. I've b...
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12 JUNE 2026
Slow-cooked curried sausages
Curried sausages are a hearty winter dish and this one comes with a kick, thanks to Asian Green Garden red curry simmer sauce and a South African Tikka Tandoo...
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12 JUNE 2026
Griffiths Island, Port Fairy
Griffiths Island at Port Fairy offers a scenic walk to an historic lighthouse, providing an array of views and experiences. Griffiths Island is a scenic 37-h...
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10 JUNE 2026
Cape Bridgewater
Cape Bridgewater is an interesting and underrated destination in the far west of Victoria near the South Australian border. I stopped there for a couple of h...
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9 JUNE 2026
Extensive health data analysis
I found a useful purpose for AI to summarise and analyse two years worth of Samsung Health data recorded by smart watch and phone. Samsung enables backup of ...
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9 JUNE 2026
Mount Schank walk
Mount Schank offers a challenging and rewarding walk south-east of Mount Gambier towards Port Macdonnell. The challenge is ascending 100 metres' elevation qu...
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8 JUNE 2026
First public coding piece
Today I published my first public coding piece on GitHub ; it's a tool to convert PDF files into Markdown and JSON format for easier interrogation by AI. I'...
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8 JUNE 2026
Mount Gambier and Yahl
I drove from Adelaide to Mount Gambier and Yahl today, departing at 7.30am and arriving around 2pm after three stops along the way. It was a clear run out of...
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