6 JUL 2026
Nimmons Bridge, Newtown
Nimmons Bridge at Newtown was built in 1889 for trains to traverse a creek on the Ballarat to Skipton railway line. It was Victoria's fourth-largest timber t...
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11 JUN 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 JUN 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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4 JUN 2026
Drive from Ballarat to Adelaide
I drove from Ballarat to Adelaide today, 617km in about seven hours along the Western and Dukes Highways through Horsham and Murray Bridge. Departing at 7am ...
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4 JUN 2026
Alec Chisholm: The bird man and more
I live and work in Central Victoria and Maryborough stands out in Australian history, not least as the birthplace of Alec Chisholm in 1890. Chisholm became a...
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28 MAY 2026
The first Michael Gorey in Australia
The barque Middlesex, on which Michael Gorey was born in 1841. The first Michael Gorey in Australia was my great-grandfather Edward’s eldest brother. M...
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22 MAY 2026
Car insurance premiums racing upwards
My comprehensive car insurance premium recently rose by 17 per cent, pushing it to $1025 for a vehicle valued at $13,000. This increase came even after I use...
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20 MAY 2026
The rise and fall of Tom Wills
Tom Wills (standing at back wearing a cap) with his aboriginal cricket team in 1866 outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Greg de Moore’s book on Tom Wil...
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19 MAY 2026
Angustown School
My grandfather, Michael Gorey, attended the Angustown School in the 1890s. After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marria...
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17 MAY 2025
Bullboar sausages
Bullboar sausages are a uniquely Central Victorian food that was brought to the region during the gold rush in the 1850s by Italian-speaking Swiss migrants. ...
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18 MAY 2005
Mt Feathertop via Bungalow Spur
The population of Victoria is five million people, but I was the only one of them today on the summit of our second-highest peak, Mt Feathertop. The mountain...
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