The Eyre Peninsula South Australia

Days 324 to 351

Streaky Bay

Streaky Bay was our first stop in our journey along the Eyre Peninsula.
The park we stayed at was right on the water with the view from our van spectacular.
We drove around the 3 scenic drives in the area and were rewarded with fantastic scenery.

Sea stacks in the ocean at Highcliffs, surfers on a wave at Granites, cliffs and beaches in abundance along the coastline,
sea lions (the world’s rarest) and fur seals at Cape Labatt,

as well as Murphy’s Haystacks (ancient wind-torn inselbergs) were only some of the delights in the area.

Our next stop was Venus Bay a little further south. Whilst it is renown for excellent fish we had no luck while we were there. But what another beautiful place! We did the South Head Walking Trail and saw a large pod of dolphins fishing at the entrance. Did I mention the spectacular coastal scenery that was everywhere we looked?!
Sheena did a coastal drive to Talia Beach via ‘The Woolshed’, a large cavern carved into a granite cliff by wave action and ‘The Tub’, a large crater with a tunnel connection to the sea. Also …. guess what? More magnificent coastal cliffs!

The next drive (from Venus Bay to Elliston) was a quick one.

On the way we stopped at Colton Bakery to buy some bread rolls. This is a self-serve shop with an honest pay system! The wood-fired bread was delicious.

At Elliston we drove the two cliff top scenic loops. The outlying islands were very clear and we even saw a surfer at Black Fellows Beach.

The goat track surfers used to get from the cliff top down to the beach was unbelievable! We both decided Sheena’s brother would definitely have surfed this spot if he was here.

Locks Well beach is about 20km from Elliston. It is one of the most reliable locations to catch Australian salmon in SA so off we went. To get to the beach you need to traverse a 283 step staircase. We went to the lookout first (great views of the rugged coastline and surf pounding the beach).

We watched the lone fisherman for a while and he was having no luck and the tide was coming in quickly. No fishing for us, but …. Sheena did the trip down the staircase and along the beach.

Coffin Bay was our next stop.

We went for a fish soon after we arrived. Things were going well – Peter had caught a flathead and Sheena a salmon trout that were both keepers – and then Sheena put her rod down to help Peter with a tangle and the next thing it was disappearing into the bay!! We think being towed by a large ray.
Coffin Bay National Park is another great location to visit on the Eyre Peninsular. Again, spectacular scenery abounded.

On the eastern side of the peninsular at the southern end is Port Lincoln.

We did an Oyster and Seafood Tasting Tour at Port Lincoln ‘the fresh fish place’. It was well worth it. We learned about the local fishing industry, saw how the catch was received, packed and stored. We tasted a couple of Coffin Bay oysters as well as the in-house smoked and/or pickled fish, mussels, squid and scallops. Yummy.

We had lunch at the tavern at the marina. What a great location! We watched the boats come in as we savored a glass of local wine.

We had one very eventful day whilst at Port Lincoln. It was hot and the wind was strong. We went for a bit of a drive around town and ended up at the local lookout. When Sheena got out of the car she almost lost hold of the door, the wind was so strong! There was a spectacular 360 degree view of the area. We looked out on Lincoln National Park, Boston Island (a fully operational sheep station that is 5km off the coast), and when we looked around behind us we could see the hectares upon hectares of farmed land. In the distance we noticed a fire and realised that with the heat and extremely strong winds that it would be very difficult to control. Boy were we correct! It spread quickly and that afternoon smoke spread over the town. We received one of the emergency texts we had heard had been introduced. The local schools were closed for the remainder of the day and many of the local shops closed to enable people to get their kids and go home.
The fire was brought under control that night but not without lots of land devastated and some very close calls.

We visited 2 wineries with Lois and Eric.
Boston Bay winery looks over Boston Bay. A fantastic outlook of tuna ponds, Boston Island and the stunning waters of Boston Bay.
To add to this – the wines we tasted were great! The 2nd winery is in the foothills of Port Lincoln. Delacolline Estate Wines has an alfresco cellar door. We indulged in their wines and a tasting platter for lunch. What a great way to spend a day!

Our highlight in Port Lincoln was Shark Cage Diving. What a great day we had!
We left the marina at 7am and travelled 2.5 hours south to Neptune Island to an area where the seals play. The boat captain said the area was like a Maccas Drive Thru for the Great White Sharks!!!! Needless to say we had 5 of these creatures grace us with their presence for the day. Whilst Peter and I were in the cage we had a 5m + White Pointer circling the cage. What a magnificent creature!

We also tried our hand at squidding for the first time off the jetty near the caravan park. Peter caught one first cast! And it was very tasty in the Creamy Garlic Seafood dish that Peter cooked a couple of days later.

Did I mention the local wildlife!
Emus were abundant around Coffin Bay and Port Lincoln National Parks.

Our next stop was Arno Bay. We did a snapper charter out of Arno Bay Caravan Park.
It was Day 1 of the season and there were 50+ boats all positioned around a wreck about 26nm offshore (it looked like Pitt Street)! Snapper were caught thick and fast after the 12 midday start. A 6.07kg snapper was caught by Peter in the initial rush. When Sheena got a rod things had slowed down and she did not get a fish BUT a great day was had by all on the boat.

Nullarbor Links Golf Course

Playing the Nullarbor Links Golf Course was number 1 on Sheena’s bucket list.

This is the world’s longest golf course spanning 1365km from Kalgoorlie to Ceduna.
Sheena loved playing it whilst Peter grumbled when we played in the rain or couldn’t see where our ball went! Every golfer should experience this course!!!!!

Here is a hole by hole description of our game.

The first two holes are at Kalgoorlie GC when playing from the west to the east.
What a course!! An oasis in the middle of the desert!
Hole 1 (C Y O’Connor): Par 4. Sheena 5. Peter 4

Hole 2 (Golden Mile): Par 5. Sheena 5 Peter 6

Hole 3 (Silver Lake): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 6.
This hole is at Kambalda GC. Sand green. Dirt fairway. We had to wait for 2 local women to tee off before we played! It was drizzly.

The next 2 holes are at Norseman GC. We played in the rain!!! Peter was quite ticked off! Greens were synthetic AND coloured green.
Hole 4 (Ngadju): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 6

Hole 5 (Golden Horse): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5

Hole 6 (Sheep’s Back): Par 3. Sheena and Peter 4
This hole is at Fraser Range Station. Green here was also synthetic and green in colour (as were almost all the greens we played on this course!). There was a chilly, biting wind blowing and we were still damp from Norseman!!

Hole 7 (Skylab): Par 3 Sheena 4 (3 putt!). Peter 5
This hole is at Balladonia Roadhouse where parts of the Skylab came to earth! A long par 3 with only a target to shoot at. Tall trees had to be carried! Sheena hit a great shot onto the green (and then 3 putted!) It was raining and very muddy!

Hole 8 (90 Mile Straight): Par 4. Sheena 8. Peter 6
This hole is at Caiguna Roadhouse. The name of the hole is self explanatory. The rain had stopped! Sheena found the trees and struggled around the green.

Hole 9 (Eagles Nest): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5
This hole is at Cocklebiddy Roadhouse. We could see a clearly defined fairway? Peter hit a great shot off the tee while Sheena’s second shot was her good one. This synthetic green had a step in it!

Hole 10 (Brumby’s Run): Par 3. Sheena 4 Peter 3
This hole is at Madura Roadhouse. Peter hit a lovely shot onto the green!

Hole 11 (Watering Hole): Par 4 dogleg left. Sheena and Peter 5
This hole is at Mundrabilla Roadhouse. Both of us hit well off the tee to set up our shots in. Again, chipping on was difficult.

Hole 12 (Nullarbor Nymph): Par 4. Sheena 4. Peter 5
This hole is at Eucla GC. After a 10 minute drive along a dirt road we got to the golf hole. Straight forward par 4.

Hole 13 (Border Kangaroo): Par 3. Sheena and Peter 4
This hole is at Border Village Roadhouse. We teed off next to the Big Roo!! It is a tight par 4. Both of us were pin high off the green.

Hole 14 (Dingo’s Den): Par 5. Sheena 9 Peter 7
A long hole at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. We played it into the wind. Sheena struggled around the green. Peter hassled me to play as soon as we arrived as a storm was coming. We made it before the spectacular storm hit!

Hole 15 (Wombat Hole): Par 5. Sheena 8 Peter 7
This hole is at Nundroo Roadhouse. The signage is very poor and we ended up having to back the van out of a tight track back to the highway. We found an entrance further on. This is the poorest of the holes we have played. It had a blind shot and lots of rocks on the cleared ground that was ‘fairway’! Ricochets off the rocks could not been seen! Balls could be lost from a good hit!

Hole 16 (Windmills): Par 4. Sheena 4 Peter 5
This hole was the first at Penong GC. Quite a nice little par 4. Lots of flies!!!

The last 2 holes are at Ceduna. Both are sand greens. Ceduna is quite a nice little course with some grass on their fairways and quite a bit in front of the greens.
Hole 17 (Denial Bay): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5

Hole 18 (Oyster Beds): Par 5. Sheena 6. Peter 5

Final result: Sheena 97. Peter 93. Peter won the match 2/1.

We learned a lot while playing the course. It was great that the names of the holes were very relevant to the place they were in!

We have been competing on the golf course since we started our trip. The state of play after the Nullarbor Links Course is Sheena 20 Peter 19!!!!!
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Kalgoorlie to Ceduna (The Nullarbor!)

Days 316 to 324.

We had a look around Kalgoorlie and Boulder (or Kalgoorlie-Boulder as the city is named) when we arrived. Both main streets are chockablock with 1800s architecture and there are many well restored buildings.

The KCGM Super Pit- a very apt name – is visible from everywhere in town. It is the largest open cut gold mine in Australia.

The visit to Kalgoorlie would not have been complete without a visit to the Metropole Hotel which has a mine shaft in the main bar!

The 3 remaining brothels in town were seen when we did a drive down Hay Street – the local red light district. This street used to be door to door brothels during the early years of the town.

Museum Entry (Ivanhoe Headframe)

British Arms Hotel (Narrowest pub in Aus)

The Museum showcased the history of gold in the region and the millions of dollars of gold in the vault was on show!

We began the Nullarbor Links Golf Course here. We played 2 holes at Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

The course is so good we went back and played the full 18 holes. Fantastic!!

Fraser Range Station was the first stop on our journey across the Nullarbor. Here we saw the stone buildings originally constructed by convict and Aboriginal labour.

Australia’s longest straight road (145 km) is on the Nullarbor. Very easy driving as you could see for miles!! No problems with overtaking or being overtaken .

Cocklebiddy Roadhouse was just one of the numerous places to stop for fuel on this trip.

A fantastic view of the Roe Plains occurs at Mandura Pass (about half way across). We free camped just near here. The word ‘Nullarbor’ means tree-less plains!


We had an overnight stop at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. A spectacular storm occurred whilst we were there!

Along the way went in to each lookout over the Bight. There was spectacular scenery at each one with each lookout showing a different view. The Bunda Cliffs which stretch for over 200km were visible from many of them.

Bunda Cliffs looking east

Bunda Cliffs at Head of the Bight

Near the end of the Nullarbor we stopped in at ‘Head of the Bight’. As it was past whale watching season there were none around however, there was spectacular scenery again!
Ceduna is the end of this part of our journey. It was quite hot but we stayed a few days to regroup after the Nullarbor trip. Ceduna has a busy port.

We went for a drive to Denial Bay where there are lots of oyster leases. There was not a lot to do at Ceduna.

Coober Pedy

Days 88 to 92

Lake Hart between Port Augusta and Coober Pedy

We travelled from Port Augusta to Coober Pedy, which was a 7 hour drive with stops.  After a while the scenery becomes the same! Arid landscape prevailed!  Interestingly it was sometimes saltbush only and at other times trees were spread thickly among the saltbush.  We passed a few salt lakes and billabongs and also a couple of lakes with water in them.

Desert Landscape

Desert Cave Hotel Coober Pedy

Part of Coober Pedy main street at sunset

In Coober Pedy Pete and I did a wander around the main street.  I drooled over some lovely opal jewellery – everything I liked was VERY expensive. I was also reminded by Pete of the need to keep opal dry – very difficult for me as I would want to wear the bracelet or ring all the time.  I think I will stick to diamonds.
Most of the buildings above ground in Coober Pedy are quite ramshackle except for the Desert Cave Hotel.  It has a very impressive design that would fit in anywhere. We dropped in for a cup of coffee and a look at the jewellery (everyone in town has a jewellery counter except for the food and alcohol shops). The view of the town from The Big Winch Lookout showcased the area.  The dryness was very evident. As was the number of underground dwellings in the township.  We went on a self guided tour around the Old Timers Mine.  It was well worth the $15 fee. We also went next door and walked through the Revival Underground Church. It turns out that one of the ministers from Port Macquarie was a founding pastor of the church!

Naming of Coober Pedy - amusing!

Desert environment with water course

Cattle on Anna Creek Station (2 per sq km - they don't use hectares, too small!)

Grapes in the Red Centre!!!

Ruin next to Old Ghan Track

Pink Roadhouse Oodnadatta

Anna Creek Station

Brown snake on Oodnadatta track

Can you say this name?

Water near Coober Pedy

William Creek Town sign

Ceiling of William Creek Pub

The Dingo Fence

A highlight of the visit was doing the mail run from Coober Pedy. It was well over 600 km and 12 hours of diverse country.  We travelled over gibber plains, saw lots of red sand hills and drove through 120 million year old in-land sea beds. Because it was the mail run we had to deliver mail! On the trip we detoured into 4 cattle stations, one of which is the world’s largest (the size of Belgium!). In fact for a large part of our journey we were travelling through Anna Creek Station. At William Creek we stopped at the pub for an Emu Pie! We travelled part of the Oodnadatta track – a very popular 4wd drive. Pete and I both said that 4wd trips were not something we would do on our own, and that the mail run trip was enough of a taster to satisfy us.  It was great to have the mailman giving us a running commentary about history, nature, scenery.  We did detours across country to places that we would not know were there if we were on our own.   We even found grapes in the outback!!!! Great stuff! At our stop at Oodnadatta we visited the FAMOUS Pink Roadhouse!  I really don’t know how people can live in such isolated places! We travelled through the world’s longest man-made structure – the Dingo fence at 5300 km (longer than the Great Wall of China). This fence separates sheep and cattle country. The track follows the Old Ghan Train line.  Sheena travelled on this in 1978! We learned that the Oodnadatta Track follows the old Aboriginal trading route. There had been rain in the area in the past 2 weeks and it was evident.  There was not the obvious RED centre.  Many parts were green! Except for the Moon Plain outside Coober Pedy – it was still grey!

Sunset over Moon Plains

Serbian Orthodox Church Coober Pedy

While in Coober Pedy we visited 2 more churches.  The Catacomb Church is cut out of the sandstone in the shape of a cross.  The Serbian Orthodox Church has a striking scalloped ceiling and brilliant stained glass windows.  All the churches were unstaffed and allowed visitors to walk in whenever they like. The only church that required an entrance fee was the Serbian Orthodox!  A donation at the others if you wished.

Revival Underground Church Coober Pedy

Did I say flies were a problem?

Coober Pedy Golf Course!  It wasn’t played by us due to the heat and FLIES (they were everywhere!!!). We were very impressed with the layout.  From the first tee we counted 12 holes in view, winding around some mining areas.  It is very well put together.  White Crushed rocked fairways and black oiled sand greens.

Coober Pedy Golf Course

Crocodile Harry's

Faye's underground house

We also visited Crocodile Harry’s.  Mad Max 3 was filmed in Harry’s dugout.  Some people in this area seem to have a thing with sticking things on the ceiling, and writing and drawing on the walls.  Very evident in this mine!

The visit to Faye’s Underground Home was possibly the highlight – well worth the $5 fee.  This home was dug out by Faye Naylor and 2 lady friends using a pick and shovel.  It comes complete with an indoor swimming pool!

Coober Pedy landscape

Scenery outside Coober Pedy

Entering the Northern Territory

NT Speed limit!

We then traveled from Coober Pedy to Erldunda which is the “dead centre of Australia” (fold the map of Australia into 4 and see where you are – Erldunda!). On the way out of Coober Pedy we were amazed at the landscape – pile after pile of dirt up to 30 km out of town! Erldunda is in the Northern Territory. Check out the speed limit sign!!! And the road train – regular visitors on the roads here.

Road train

Port Augusta South Australia

Days 82 to 87

We traveled from Clare to Port Augusta and saw lots of changing scenery along the way. There were no more grape vines – and we saw lots more open fields with some sheep grazing. In many of the paddocks the sheep were eating scattered hay as there was not enough feed growing. It was also interesting to see all the old disused cottages on the farms. In NSW we would see corrugated iron and wood in a tumbled down state. In SA the old ramshackle cottages are stone.

Pipeline, train line and road. Often traveling companions.

An integral part of the scenery that has continued all the way through South Australia as we have traveled is the pipe that follows the road – it transports water from the Murray across a lot of SA. The annual average rainfall of much of SA is not enough for the towns to survive on. As we traveled from Morgan to Clare and then on the roads we have followed all the way to Whyalla we often had a water pipe following the road. This has been part of the Morgan to Whyalla pipeline taking water from the Murray which commenced in 1940. This pipeline is 379 km long and mainly above ground! A second pipeline was built in 1962.

Port Augusta was HOT when we arrived but the weather cooled down while we were there.
Sheena climbed the local water tower that has been converted to a lookout. The views were spectacular.

Water tower lookout Port Augusta

Spencer Gulf Port Augusta

Flinders Ranges

While in Port Augusta we did an eco cruise up the Spencer Gulf. We went up 10kms and it narrowed till it was about 10m wide. The boat was just able to turn around. It was a fascinating journey with beautiful scenery – red cliffs and sand-hills, green mangroves, Flinders Ranges outlook, frolicking dolphins (look on my facebook page for a video!), chirping birds, and even the meowing of a kitten that we rescued from the water under the bridge that joins east and west Port Augusta. It was a great 2hours!

Upper reaches of Spencer Gulf

Red Cliffs Spencer Gulf

Afterwards we headed off to the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens – where there are lots of vegetation varieties all growing in sand. The day really showcased the area.

View of Port Augusta

View from Arid Lands Botanical Gardens

Part of the OneSteel Factory Whyalla

We also did a trip to Whyalla on the western shore of the Spencer Gulf. Whyalla is famous for boat building (no longer) and iron/steel production(continuing). We did a tour of the OneSteel Steelworks operation. It was very informative, however a little disappointing as we were not allowed to leave the bus (OH&S rules and regulations!).
We also did a wander around the coastal part of the town (in very windy conditions) which provided us with some exceptional views of the Spencer Gulf and the township of Whyalla.

Flinders and Freycinet sculptures Whyalla

Whilst in Whyalla we saw the largest landlocked ship in Australia! It was the first boat built there and it was returned as a tourist attraction when it was decommissioned and due to be ‘scrapped’. It was bought for $5000 and cost $500 000 to be relocated from the scrapyard! Luckily the local council got a grant from the federal government to cover this cost.

We did a day trip to Wilmington from Port Augusta exploring the area where Pete’s mum was born. We traveled through the southern end of the Flinders Ranges.

Local wildlife in the Wilmington area

Wilmington is a very tiny town but still had a great cafe that sold yummy Kanga sandwiches.

Pete outside Wilmington Hotel

The streets of Wilmington are named in a similar manner to many towns in SA. First, Second, Third etc. It makes it VERY easy to find your way around the town.

Wilmington Town map

We found a lovely pub in Melrose (oldest town in country SA) that did wine tastings! Of course we stopped!

On the way back we went via Port Germein Gorge and we walked the longest jetty in Australia at Port Germein (1.5km long!).

Peter on the Port Germein Jetty

Port Germein Jetty is 1500m long!

The scenery continues to be the highlight of our trip. The Flinders Ranges dominate the landscape in this whole area.

Flinders Ranges and Golf Course at Port Augusta

Of course we played golf at Port Augusta Golf Course. It was a fine golf course considering its location. The fairways were great to play off and even though the greens had just been verti-drained we enjoyed the challenge. And the result was good -a draw!

You don't want to be off the fairway at Port Augusta Golf Course!

Peter was chatting to a guy in the caravan park at Port Augusta who noticed the Port Macquarie Golf Club insignia on his shirt. He told Pete he came from Wauchope and played golf there. He said his partner played golf on Saturdays at Wauchope with the ladies. Wow!!! I had played with Giang in my last game at Wauchope! It is a small world.

Sheena and Giang at Port Augusta

Our next move is on to Cooper Pedy.

Lake Bonney and Clare SA

Days 73 to 81! Time is going quickly. We are now in South Australia.

BT 50 and caravan combo!

We travelled from Swan Hill to Mildura after checking if the van leaked. Stayed there overnight and then continued on to Barmera SA (near Renmark and still on the Murray)! We stayed at Lake Bonney Caravan Park for 4 days. While here the sun didn’t come up till 7!!! That’s why I was able to photograph the sunrise!!!!!

Sunrise at Lake Bonney Caravan Park

We played in a Par 3 comp at Berri. It was their ‘winter’ opening day and they changed the back 9 holes to all par 3s. It was fun to play and Sheena won the challenge match so the score is now Peter 11 Sheena 8.

On the road from Barmera to Berri we past the Berri Estates winery.  This is the largest winery in Australia.  Wine is fermented in the ‘silos’ that you see in this photo.

Berri Winery

Guess what!!!!!!! While in Berri the CAR broke down – we could not get it into 1st or reverse. The SA equivalent of the NRMA were called. Basically it was undriveable. We were across the road from Mazda in Berri – it was open and the owner was there! He gave us a loan car – it was a long weekend in SA so we did not find out what the problem was until Tue! The problem with the car was that a bolt in the gear selection mechanism had worked its way loose and then come off! It was a problem that should have been rectified in a recall BEFORE we owned the car! Anyway -it got fixed. The Mazda dealership in Berri were fantastic (lent us a car), as were the Premium Care people from NRMA.

Over the long weekend we went to the Banrock Station winery for lunch. Great outlook. They have a wetlands area there that was in its ‘dry’ phase. Apparently this is a necessary cycle for the flora and fauna of the wetlands area.

View of the wetlands area at Banrock Station

We attempted to fish at Lake Bonney BUT there were lots of carp and not much else. The long weekend crowd left the ones they caught dead on the bank (carp cannot be put back in the water, they have to be killed) – which stunk the area until they were buried.

We also played golf at Renmark – lovely course and we drew the match so result is still Peter 11 Sheena 8

Peter at Renmark Golf Course

We then traveled from Barmera to Clare (in the Clare Valley of course!) (MORE grape vines).

Clare Valley Grapes grapes and more grapes

We had a bit of a hiccup on the way, the car appeared to lose its power for the middle portion of the trip. Sheena went in to Mazda at Clare – getting to be a habit – and they had a look at it. They didn’t find anything wrong -this gave us a bit of piece of mind.

It rained the night we arrived in Clare so the leak was tested out- it appears to be gone (we hope).

We did a scenic drive around the Clare Valley. Visited a couple of wineries (of course). There are heaps of historic buildings in this area. Lots are still in use. The Sevenhills winery was a standout. It is the oldest in the area – some of the grape vines are over 90 years old – and still in use. They are handpicked whilst the newer vines are harvested mechanically.

Historic church at the 150 year old Sevenhill Cellars

90 year old grape vines at Sevenhills Cellars

Of course we played golf at Clare Golf Course. It was quite hilly with lots of unsighted holes but we enjoyed the course. Sheena came out in front in this match, so result is now PETER 11 SHEENA 9

A Par 3 at Clare Golf Course (an almost vertical hole!)

We also went looking for a lookout that we later found was on a track for vigorous walkers only! Peter, with all his fake joints made it!

Peter trekking thru the bush!! (silently cursing Sheena)

View of some of the many grape vines in the Clare Valley

We also spent a day at Burra, a historic copper mining town. The whole town has been heritage listed. There are heaps of historic buildings thru the town. The highlight was the old mine complex. The town of Burra evolved around the diggings for copper (which was found in 1845). The facade of the town was used in the filming of Breaker Morant.

Pump house Burra SA

Open cut mine at Burra SA

The old jail was an interesting visit. It was erected in 1856 and it morphed into a girl’s reformatory in 1897. The wall outlining the ailments of the prisoners and the reasons for internment were interesting (and humerous).

Take note of the Gunns!!!!

Doctors list of 'ailments'

Old version of barbed wire at Burra jail SA

Another facinating place we visited was Glendalough Estate. As well as a winery they have the world’s largest solar water farm. They have solar panels that are direct solar desalination units. Apparently they have lots of contracts overseas in many poor areas of the world (including on the Ganges changing its water into drinkable water!!!) but no interest from Australian government. Typical – a ground breaking process that is going offshore – and could be used in many remote communities in Australia.

Grapes and Solar panels that change poor water into pure

The Clare Valley area reminds me of the Hunter Valley – lots of boutique wineries to visit.