RIP Tim Ealey
Tim was my supervisor for my honours year, and then again as I started my MSc in Zoology in 1971. His death last week at 93 has prompted my mind […]
Category Archives: Australia
The farewell that might have been.
Here is a story written by Siena, a year 11 student, who knew and loved Alison as would a grand-niece. While not exactly true to life, there is a lovely […]
Exploring the Simpson Desert by the Hay River and Madigan Line.
Serious four wheel driving in some of the most remote desert in Australia. I left Mossman with Clare on Friday Nov 1st, taking three days of driving to reach Batten […]
Carnarvon Gorge Great Walk September 2019
So it was time for my first walk as a solo Grey Wolf. I booked my camps on-line for a 5 night, 6 day walk looping through and around Carnarvon […]
Outback Matador
Outback Matador – Bull catching Australian Style Alison Gotts 1988. Kurundi is a large cattle station in Central Australia, where the back paddock is 140 km and a four hour […]
The return to Epenarra
The Return to Epenarra – 20 years on. By Alison Gotts, November 2006 Digby and I were teachers in a 2 teacher Aboriginal school at Epenarra between 1986 and 1988. […]
Federation Peak – South West Tasmania 1968
Here is my story about my first bushwalk in Tassie’s South West, feeling a little intimidated by the isolation and recognising a lack of experience in taking on the walk […]
Roaring Meg Falls and Pieter Botte
Bloomfield to Cape Tribulation via Roaring Meg Falls and Pieter Botte I recently realised that this 3-4 day walk is one which deserves to be recorded although it is definitely […]
Central Australian Road Trip 2017
The first trip of our grey nomad life covering about 7500 km over 3 weeks on mostly unsealed roads to Alice Springs and beyond with the highlight being the crossing […]
The Great Ocean Walk 2017
We chose to walk this path independently for the full 8 days that is recommended by Parks Victoria, carrying camping gear and food for the whole time. It is also possible […]
