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Anatomy of a Failure: CFA Website 6 Jan 2013 | 12:27 pm
As a result of disasterous fires in our state in 2009 known as Black Saturday there was a Royal Commission into the fires, the management of them and the deaths that occurred as a result. Coming o...
License confusion and the stripping of rights. 4 Jan 2013 | 12:16 pm
I really thought that the time of license confusion was well past, and we had all settled down and understood the basis, and ramifications of each of the open source licenses. It seems I was wrong. ...
2013 - Promise and Challenges 2 Jan 2013 | 08:58 am
Well it's over 4 years now since we went "bush" and whilst we've achieved a hell of a lot on farm in that time, the idea of keeping an ongoing record of what's happening has been less successful. News...
She's Behind You! Pantomime comes to Moonambel 23 Nov 2012 | 11:15 am
"Once upon a time..." So began the pantomime "Sleeping Beauty" at the Moonambel hall. The words spoken by yours truly in an Irish accent while dressed as a frog. This was my fifth appearance ...
Predictions of a Long Hot Summer 23 Nov 2012 | 03:55 am
Needless to say, after the desperately dry conditions we've had all winter and spring, predictions of a long hot Victorian summer have done nothing to increase comfort zones in these parts. Fire prep...
I Suppose You Think this is Funny (aka Alpaca Shearing day) 19 Nov 2012 | 09:46 am
Bright and early on Friday morning, himself arose and penned the boys. Who were NOT HAPPY. There was low level humming and a lot of baleful staring whilst they contemplated their fate. First up - D...
Ducklings - Day 3 15 Nov 2012 | 01:43 pm
They are getting out and about now - so tomorrow or Saturday we'll move them from the small hatching cage (aka the Guinea Pig's cage) into a Cell so they can start to roam a bit. Mind you, getting cl...
Finally - some ducklings - a very rare breed indeed 13 Nov 2012 | 08:21 am
We're having so many problems with duck hatchings this year that we've just basically decided - no matter how many eggs are infertile, we'll let every hatching go to term. This time around our Silkie ...
2 Piggies Almost Went to Market 12 Jul 2012 | 10:56 am
On Sunday - these two made a break for freedom. (Billie at least has the decency to be hiding around the corner.. she knows she's in trouble!) They pushed their way under the main fence around...
Well it is finally raining a little here ... 21 Jun 2012 | 11:15 am
We've finally had a bit of a light but persistent rainy night - I think there was 11mls in the gauge overnight, and it's still steadily raining as I write this. Which is NO consolation whatsoever if ...