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How to avoid problems when selling your home
1. Always insist on a deposit that is large enough to cover your costs and inconvenience if things should go wrong. Many agents will tell you not to worry about it especially if there is a cooling off period. Don’t use those agents. Any purchaser truly keen on buying your home will get a deposit.…
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Using the Logosol Timberjigg in Australia
I was lucky enough to get a Logosol Timberjigg for my birthday two years ago. Last year I got two ripping chains and bars (50cm and 63cm). Here’s what I’ve learnt so far. Summary It’s fun and rewarding. For a few hours of work you can get a lot of valuable timber from what might…
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Queensland’s shameful management of the Fraser Island World Heritage site
Queensland’s Fraser Island was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 — eight years before Sarawak ‘s Gunung Mulu National Park. The fight to have Fraser Island World Heritage listed though started in 1974 and was a major public debate for almost two decades prior to its recognition. It is therefore surprising that once…
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Malaysia’s World Heritage Management in Mulu puts Queensland Park Management to shame
Location Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak Malaysia Gunung Mulu Gunung National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia is a stunning World Heritage site inscribed for both the enormity and magnificence of its limestone caves and for its enormous biodiversity. At 52,865 hectares Mulu is about a third the size of Fraser Island yet it has tremendous biodiversity. …
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Dolphins at Dawn
Dolphins at Dawn About the photo This image is simple and powerful. It captures a time and a place. I captured it because I was ready. The dolphins surfaced while I was waiting for the fog to lift to photograph the light house (just visible). I worked out where they’d come up next, waded out to…
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The Island Stack – Lawn Hill Gorge
The Island Stack About the photo Lawn Hill Gorge is in the Boodjamulla National Park in far North Western Queensland, Australia. There’s a spectacular gorge carved through the limestone with fantastic walks around the cliffs. One evening I was coming back well after sunset when the glow from the clouds on the horizon lit up…
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Stradbroke Island Recreation
Stradbroke Island Recreation About the photograph This image was taken in the afternoon of a winter’s day in 1990. It was too cold to swim so I took my camera for a walk instead. How it was taken The camera used was a Nikon F801 35mm film SLR. It was shot on Kodachrome 64 and drum…
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Brisbane by Night
Brisbane at Night – A Photographic Record Brisbane came of age during Expo 88 and is now a vibrant city. As night falls you can head out to Kangaroo Point and the cliffs near the city to capture the river and the lights. The images here are all from a Canon G3 (4MP)…
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Comparision of Brushcutters
A Comparision of Serious Brushcutters Who is this aimed at? People with large rural blocks who want advice on the pros and cons of 2 stroke and 4 stroke brushcutters and their attachments. Who is writing it? I own 56Ha or 140acres of very fertile, wet land in the high rainfall belt of sub-topical south…