Plan Book Travel Australia

May in East Gippsland

lgoldsmith | 2008-05-10 | It is Autumn and the cultural cringe demands we think of the colours of the season, for me it is the pale yellow of the first wattle in blossom. The Golden Wattle dusts the forest with spots of yellow in the green. At this time of year, the lyrebirds are busy digging up the mulch around the bedrooms and the Powerful owl can often be heard calling after dusk or in the early morning as she hunts for sugar gliders that unwittingly betray their presence with their “yip yip” sounds. | read more

My buried treasure....Constable Estate Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW

Jo_south | 2008-05-08 | I have been traveling around Australia for more than a year now - seeing the sights of what reviews rave about over here ( I write for a paper back at home in the UK) but one that really stood out was in NSW, Hunter Valley - Constable Estate Vineyards. I didnt see just another vineyard.... this was buried treasure, my treasure - hidden away from the commercial strangle of the Hunter Valley... | read more

The Mighty Stirling Range

vnelson | 2008-04-16 | This has to be one of the last unspoilt landscapes left! Rare wildflowers and inquisitive wildlife give the appeal of being at one with nature. | read more

Seed collection

lgoldsmith | 2008-03-29 | Dried out and separated before being scrubbed with truckwash - that's how we simulate the action of a bird's digestive system. | read more

Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo

lgoldsmith | 2008-03-27 | The creaks of protest from the blackwood tree, as strips are torn out by the yellow tailed black cockatoos, is a gentle accompaniment to the harsh calls as the cockatoos call to one another. | read more

Melbourne Zoo - Easter Weekend

JB | 2008-03-25 | We visited the Melbourne Zoo on Saturday and it was brilliant. | read more

Boating within 1 hours drive of Melbourne

greatbig | 2008-03-10 | I am interested to find out what the best options are for launching a tinny within around 1 hours drive from Melbourne - Suggestions welcome | read more

Gough Whitlam's boyhood home

Garry | 2008-02-15 | I was taken on a walk of the Canberra suburb of Forrest and on the corner of Melbourne Avenue and Empire Circuit stood the boyhood home of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (1972-1975). | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day Three

JB | 2008-02-11 | Coffee? | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day Two to Four

JB | 2008-02-07 | Taking it easy - this entry pretty much covers it for the next 3 days | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day One

JB | 2008-02-07 | Driving to Echuca with kids..... | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day Three

JB | 2008-02-21 | Today's high - 37 degrees. We head home before the heat of the day and spend some time in Tooradin on the way home. | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day Two

JB | 2008-02-06 | Perfect weather and a great day to re-discover the Island. | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day One

JB | 2008-02-06 | Packed he kids up the early and headed down to Phillip Island following a hectic Christmas and New Years break. | read more

Wangaratta Jazz Festival

dave | 2007-10-23 | The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is on again, Friday 2nd November to Monday 5th November 2007. | read more

Buchan Caves

dave | 2007-09-24 | I haven't been to Buchan caves since I was a kid, it was great to see them again, and a lot of what was mentioned brought back memories. | read more

South East Coast here I come

dave | 2007-09-23 | Well, a break from the grind, yay! | read more

Yellowbellies firing up

dave | 2007-09-09 | Winter is slowly dropping away, and fishing the mighty Murray looks to be improving as temperatures rise | read more

The Boy from Boree Creek

Garry | 2007-09-02 | The title is taken from Peter Rees's biography of former deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party, Tim Fischer. Indeed, the book is sub-titled, The Tim Fischer Story. Being linked to a famous Australian political figure has certainly helped put Boree Creek on the map. Fischer was born there in May 1946. | read more

Trout Opening Season September 1st 2007 Stocking update

dave | 2007-08-30 | Well it's that time of year again, trout opening season, after a winter of being restricted to lakes and pondage, rivers are once again open this weekend for trout fishing. | read more

Metung Fishing

dave | 2007-08-30 | Well after a trip last week to Metung in Gippsland, just before Lakes Entrance, the Bream were on fire. | read more

Canberra Home for the Treasurer?

Garry | 2007-08-19 | The Treasurer, Peter Costello, has recently gone on record backing the idea of a permanent Canberra home for the nation's treasurer. | read more

Manuka

Cohava | 2007-08-18 | Manuka is truly a great place to live and to visit. | read more

Creswick, Prime Minister John Curtin's birthplace

Garry | 2007-08-05 | John Curtin, Australia's great wartime Prime Minister was born on 8 January 1885 in a rented small timber cottage in the Victorian town of Creswick, near Ballarat. | read more

John Howard's Earlwood

ges | 2007-08-05 | I'm haphazardly exploring the connections between Australian Prime Ministers and Australian places. Wayne Errington & Peter Van Onselen's recently published biography of John Howard opens with a chapter on Earlwood, the Sydney suburb where John Howard spent most of his childhood and teenage years. | read more

Prime Ministers Sculptures, Botanic Gardens, Ballarat

ges | 2007-09-06 | I remember being impressed by the sculpture garden in Ballarat's Botanic Gardens containing brass, I think, busts or heads of Australia's Prime Ministers. | read more

Fishing at Mulwala

dave | 2007-08-30 | With the cold season in full swing, fishing has been rather slow on the Murray. | read more

Places and Prime Ministers

ges | 2008-01-07 | I'm interested in creating a planbooktravel theme that covers Australian Prime Ministers and their connection to various parts of Australia. I thought I would start small by noting just a few curios and adding detail and additional content as time goes on, nothing too grand to begin with. | read more