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2013-05-17 12:57:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

"My Island Home" is popularly believed to be a song about Australia. However, it was written by Neil Murray and originally performed by his Warumpi Band in reference to their lead singer's (George Burarrwanga) home up at Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.  It was recorded in 1986 and released as a single from their second album, Go Bush in 1987 by Parole Records. It was later covered by Christine Anu in 1995 who had been a backing vocalist in Neil Murray and The Rainmakers during 1992–1993. "My Island Home" won 'Song of the Year' at the 1995 Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Awards for Anu's reworked version of the song.   It was also listed in APRA Top 30 Australian songs of all time in 2001. [Wikipedia]

#Australia   #Aboriginal   #music  

2013-05-17 12:24:54 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 0 +1s)

You can't help but be impressed with Aussie innovation. Print your own solar panels? Why not!

#Australia   #innovation   #solarenergy  

2013-05-16 17:26:15 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

While we're still on Tasmania, their latest TV promo has quite a catchy tune to it ... 

#Australia   #Tasmania  

2013-05-16 17:26:50 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

While in Tasmania take a drive to the seaside village of Bicheno, which has some of the most spectacular coastline scenery, pristine beaches with pure white sand.

#Australia   #Tasmania  

2013-05-16 06:28:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

We're loving the new look Google+ ! We've been pretty busy lately with the new website development, but we'll have to get back here & pimp up our profile some!

2013-05-07 04:55:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

The sky above Australia is about to get very interesting with Virgin taking on more regional airways & routes.  

#Australia   #VirginAustralia   #RichardBranson   #QANTAS   #Skywest   #tourism   #travel  

2013-05-01 15:39:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

You may have noticed our site going down a lot? We've been having dramas with our current web hosts (terrible support), so we're relocating to a more dependable server! All hands are on deck, and we hope to have our site back online ASAP (from 25mins -  24hrs depending where you are in the world), hopefully faster! Thanks for your patience! :-) 

2013-05-01 13:19:29 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Fact: Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, is the biggest manmade lake in the southern hemisphere. (Photo: Ken Gray)

2013-05-01 13:16:38 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

In search of a piece of Australian history.... 

#Australia   #AboriginalFlag   #Aboriginal  

2013-04-23 04:43:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Will this be the pick-me-up that the tourism industry in Australia needs? Cheaper domestic travel ahead? 

#Australia   #travel   #VirginAustralia   #TigerAirways   #airtravel  

2013-04-10 11:52:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

'Minds in the Water' on Foxtel's Nat Geo Adventure (CH 628) on Sunday night & Monday morning (check times in your State)

2013-04-10 03:32:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Fact: The lush wilderness of the Gold Coast Hinterland is located within just 30 minutes of the Gold Coast's bustling coastal strip of shops, bars and restaurants. (Photo: James McGregor Photos)

2013-04-04 05:07:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Fact: There are 300 kilometres of heritage walking tracks and hundreds of lookouts in the Blue Mountains National Park, NSW. (Photo: Beck Dunn Photography)

2013-04-04 05:05:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

We've been a bit quiet lately, been busy busy busy, building our new website!

So for our first post in a couple of weeks, we're highlighting an apparent problem in our skies. I admit that my pet hate is when a flight attendant says "hello" on entry to the plane, and they are ignored or get a grunt. Try a "hello" back :-)

2013-03-15 13:04:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Australia 's Twitter name -  @Australia - finds it's way home :-)

#Australia   #Twitter  

2013-03-11 03:59:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Sounds Australia have released an Australian music discovery app (on +App Store and +Google Play) in time for +SXSW and Canadian Music Week. Find new Australian music, discover business opportunities and connect with industry bods at and around international music conferences with a pinch and a swipe!

2013-03-11 03:54:56 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Fact: Rock wallabies are aptly named beacuse they choose to live in rugged rocky outcrops, cliffs and boulder piles which provide plenty of caves, cracks and ledges for shelter from heat and predators. (Photo: Rae Garner)

2013-03-11 03:28:09 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Happy 100th Birthday to our Capital City!  

It's been 100 years since Lady Denman, wife of then Governor-General Lord Denman, stood upon the newly laid Foundation Stones and announced that the name of the new Australian capital would be Canberra.

#Australia   #Canberra   #LikeCanberra   #Canberra100  

2013-03-07 12:11:57 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

Do you think you're a candidate for the 'best job in the world'?  It's a tough job, but some one has to do it ;-)  

#Australia   #Queensland   #employment  

2013-03-01 13:51:06 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Fact: The Kimberley Coast in Western Australia is home to six of the world's seven species of marine turtles. (Photo: Julie Fletcher Photography)

2013-02-25 01:06:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Kimberley in remote WA has been recommended by the New York Times as one of the best places on the globe to visit.

#Australia   #WesternAustralia   #Kimberley  

2013-02-25 01:02:10 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-02-21 02:00:51 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

No luck getting the trawler of the rocks today at Cronulla today so they are going to try it again tomorrow morning. They are predicting heavy swells and big waves, this should be fun.

2013-02-21 01:59:49 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Year 5: Day 51

Gilligans Island

Down at Cronulla's latest attraction this morning with more photographers than I think I have ever seen down here.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/trawler-salvage-proving-to-be-a-real-challenge-20130220-2eq5r.html


#iPhoneography #MobilePhotography #Sun7 #Sunrise #Cronulla #Silhouette #Australia #Sydney #VisitNSW #TheRealShire   #Trawler   #ShipWreck  

(All my photo's are taken, edited and published from my iPhone)

This morning I received a SMS message about this photo, and my daily sunrise photo's saying that my images are ones that they look for every morning because they make them feel happy. Knowing that I can do this for anyone makes what I do daily worth every minute of my time down at the beach, knowing that you have said this to me at this stage in yourli... more »

2013-02-21 01:48:58 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

Lightning over Rottnest Island.

More images at:
http://paulpichugin.com/201302/lightning-over-rottnest-island/

2013-02-15 05:13:13 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 5 +1s)

A stamp to remind you of sun, surf and simpler times. Do surfboards on the roof of a panel van make you nostalgic? http://auspo.st/X43q0P

2013-02-14 04:33:47 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Experience Bondi Beach in 360... Coming soon! #Sydney360  

2013-02-14 04:27:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Terrace Falls
Hazelbrook NSW

2013-02-12 11:54:04 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 2 +1s)

Aussies have been ripped off for years with hardware, software, games & devices, compared to Overseas. Many of us complain about it, and some of us buy from overseas to get the cheaper costs.  Finally something is being done about it!

#Australia   #IT   #technology  

2013-02-11 12:50:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Explore the coastline of New South Wales by visiting some great beaches!  

#Australia   #NewSouthWales   #NSW   #Sydney   #beaches   #Summer  

2013-02-09 07:57:01 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 0 +1s)

So what kind of hotel room can you get for $5500 a night in Australia? 

Not bad, but we think the bath tub is too small!

#Australia   #hotel   #Sydney   #luxury  

2013-01-26 04:55:15 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Happy Australia Day everyone!!!

A day to pay respects to the original occupants, and our ancestors who did it tough, to new arrivals that added diversity and to their children who are now Australians! Enjoy, party hard & play safe!! :-)

#Australia   #AustraliaDay  

2013-01-24 13:17:08 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Melbourne... more than enough excitement for the average person.
#Australia   #Victoria   #Melbourne  

2013-01-24 04:20:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Still looking for somewhere to celebrate Australia Day?  
#AustraliaDay   #Australia  

2013-01-22 03:14:44 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Amazing news! Meteorologists are predicting a long hot summer for Australia’s East Coast this year:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/el-nino-to-return-to-australias-east-coast/story-e6frfq80-1226427951693

2013-01-22 03:01:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Get snap happy for Australia Day & take your best shot! Become part of the #whereilive  gallery.

#Australia   #AustraliaDay   #photography  

2013-01-18 04:27:54 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Fact: Baird Bay in South Australia is famous for its colony of around 100 playful and friendly sea-lions. (Photo: Rod Keogh)

2013-01-16 15:49:15 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Maccas - a new name & a new Ad campaign just in time for Australia Day ... 

#McDonalds   #Maccas   #AustraliaDay   #Australia  

2013-01-11 03:23:56 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Weather conditions can be quite spectacular in Australia, as seen by these pics in WA North 

#Australia   #CycloneNarelle   #WesternAustralia   #cyclone  

2013-01-09 10:28:09 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Travelling South Australia & are a lover of seafood?  Then try South Australia’s aquaculture trail!

#Australia   #SouthAustralia   #aquaculture   #seafood   #tours  

2013-01-09 07:31:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Unlocking some of the mystery of Bush Medicine ... 

#Australia   #BushMedicine   #Aboriginal   #medicine   #natural  

2013-01-09 06:12:11 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you are concerned about the possibility of fire in your area or perhaps you’re preparing to travel a distance in the car, we have uncovered some handy links and free Smart phone apps to help you identify current fire locations and navigate your way around them. Live Traffic NSW -> http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/desktop.html#textview 

Smart phone app - Fires near me: 
For Iphone -> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fires-near-me/id406270824?mt=8 

For Android -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.gov.rfs.fnm.national

2013-01-09 06:08:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Study suggests Australia’s Eucalyptus trees, the tallest flowering plants on earth, should be classified as a species of rainforest tree 

#Australia   #Eucalyptus   #rainforest  

2013-01-07 13:28:02 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 2 +1s)

We have nicknames for all kinds of things in Australia & McDonalds is embracing their nickname with a sign change! Welcome to Maccas!

#Australia   #McDonalds   #AustraliaDay  

2013-01-07 05:50:51 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

The East & West coast are feeling the heat at the moment, which means we have to be "fire aware".  Take note of fire restrictions, listen to local radio or watch Twitter or social media for warnings, be smart & be prepared.  Don't leave kids, people or pets waiting in cars.  Be "sun smart", just because you're cooling off in the water you can still get burnt. Take it easy & be patient. 

2013-01-05 14:07:16 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

We reached a G+ milestone, over 1000 +1's ! Only 16 to go until 1000 have us in their circles.  Counting down the (very hot) days! :-)

2013-01-05 13:52:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Our thoughts are with those in Tasmania affected by their recent fires. Terrible conditions to fight a fire in. As usual we take our hats off to those fighting the beast.

#Australia   #Tasmania   #fire  

2013-01-04 13:20:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hamilton Island is not just for Honeymooners...

2013-01-03 14:48:06 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Fact: The City of Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display is the world’s largest and most technologically advanced New Year’s Eve fireworks display. About 1.6 million people gather on the Sydney Harbour foreshore and 2.6 million watch the fireworks on TV. (Image Courtesy of City of Sydney)

2012-12-30 08:24:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Looks like a LOT of fun!

#Australia   #adventure   #thingstodo   #NSW   #NewSouthWales