ELECTION DAY!

giving out how to vote cards for our local Jane
Macallister, who's running as as independent
with jeremy buckingham's group - fighting for
the health of our environment

WELL TODAY I HAVE BIG HOPES for a change of government, although the alternatives are pretty awful.  Labor with a lots of independents and greens to hold them to account - that could be the best outcome.  i think the Nats will get a clobbering

blue green algal bloom starting to appear at the junction

BENDIGO BANK here in wentworth has given so much support back to the community in $$$ every year. they celebrated 20 years and commissioned me to do a work of art, which i was asked to present at their anniversary evening. it was held on the banks of the darling on a beautiful evening after a hot day

the dinner and

celebration was held at the rowing

club on the 

banks of the

darling

 sam and di

cross, sam

is a founding

member of

the bank

 on Wednesday there was

a gathering of local people

to talk to the Australian

People's Tribunal, who are

travelling up and down the

darling to get first hand

accounts of the state of

the darling.  lots of long

term residents gave sad

accounts of its demise

Clair Bates, barkandji woman and a local artist talked about her childhood on the river when it ran crystal clear, pre-carp.

Marg Whyte talked about her life on the land, when the Anabranch of the DarlingRiver was killed off when government put the water into a pipeline - the local birds and animals died as a result. as marg said they don't move away, they're territorial and they starve and die

The walk down to the forum

the amazing

green in these

photos is caused

by algal bloom

which is starting

to appear on the

Murray as well

as the Darling 

walking to the island -

i thought i'd discovered

a gorgeous new parrot 

until i zoomed in  😂

 it's that time

again - full moon,

and it's been

so beautiful

and varied

during the hot weather this week - mid 30's every day - i've been working on my book