Noel Pearson, Woodford

We heard a talk by Nole Pearson about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the Constitution at the Woodford Folk Festival. Among the many wise things he said, "People who leave their problems to their grandchildren are not leaders." If you're an Australian Citizen and eligible to vote, get yourself down to vote Yes to the referendum next year in 2023, it's a no-brainer. The original inhabitants of any land should have a legislated voice in the governing body of their country.

Zeitgeist View

A spectacular view from the top of Zeitgest on Tibrogargan.

Zeitgeist Tibrogargan

A good friend took me up Zeitgest on Mount Tibrogargan. It's been a long while since I've climbed outdoors and my endurance was lacking, so I seconded the 3 pitches. It is a spectacular climb with the first crux on pitch 1 rated at 17. A few tricky moves here caused me to take a couple rests before solving it. The remainder was pretty straight forward and rewarding to arrive on top of Cave 1 on the east face. This was looking up the first pitch from anchor 1.

Military Jetty

A walk along Golden Beach takes you past Military Jetty and boat ramps on Pumicestone Passage. Here, some gulls relax on the ramp during the quiet morning before the crowds arrive.

Alexandra Headland

Alexandra Headland turns on a great spectacle in an early overcast morning.

Sunrise Beach

On the return trip south the squalls and showers had cleared and a view was to be found toward Coolum.

Big Sea Day

The northern side of the headland looking up Alexendria Bay. It was a big sea day.

Devil's Kitchen

The Devil's Kitchen on a rough and windy day.

Noosa National Park

The coastal trail along the headland at the northern end of Sunrise Beach.

Sunrise Beach

Last weekend was an opportunity to go for a walk on Sunrise Beach and visit Noosa National Park.

Maroochy Golf

A visit to the back nine on the Maroochy River Golf Course with friends was a great way to wind up the teaching for another year.

Huckleberry Santa

Each year at Ewen Maddock Dam there has been a santa installed on various forms of floatation device. This is my favourite, a sailing raft. A true Huckleberry Santa.

Postcard

A postcard perfect view of the Buderim Serenity Falls.

Serenity Falls Buderim

The peaceful sounds of a waterfall in the bush.

Buderim Falls

A short walk before work took me to the Serenity Falls at Buderim. A stunning piece of paradise in the middle of the Sunshine Coast.

Frangipani

Frngipani flowering season.

Tangalooma Wrecks

A tranquil Tangalooma.

Starfish Too

A starfish is also a seastar too, just by another name. This one had another striking pattern.

Seastar

A beautifully symmetric starfish or seastar on the beach near Tangalooma.

Sandy Hills

A beautiful morning walk along the base of the sand hills on Moreton Island. The name Mulgumpin means sand hills in the original language of the first nations people of the region.