The Point Hicks obelisk, this commemorates Captain Cooks’ first sighting of mainland Australia in 1770. The plaque reads:
Lieutenant James Cook, R.N. Of the Endeavour, First Sighted Australia Near This Point, Which He Named Point Hicks After Lieutenant Zachary Hicks Who First Saw the Land. April 19th (Ship’s Log Date). April 20th (Calendar Date). 1770.
Australian Pelicans hanging out along the waterfront in Mallacoota, East Gippsland.
The beach at Cape Conran in East Gippsland.
Looking up the Point Hicks Lighthouse and finding a rare patch of blue sky.
Hairy pink-bells (Tetratheca pilosa) found along the McKenzie River Rainforest Walk in East Gippsland.
More boardwalk at the McKenzie River Rainforest Walk.
One of the swing bridges over the over the McKenzie River in East Gippsland.
Way back in 2009, the payoff for a hard afternoon cleaning up fallen timber out in the paddocks. This always leads to roasting on one side and freezing on the other, and stinking of smoke.
The Cathedral Ranges poke out from behind some wispy cloud.
The preserved Victorian Railways 153HP Walker Railmotor 22, seen here at Healesville station in 2009.
The Nowa Nowa Gorge Lookout down to the Boggy Creek.
One of the amazing formations in the Buchan Caves.