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Sisters, songs and so much more…

Thelma & Louise may have had Brad Pitt in tow, but they didn’t get to meet Jock. Jock’s one of those characters that takes a bit of explaining. He’s profoundly eccentric or mad as a meat-axe, depending on the day.   Jock lives in White Cliffs, underground in a dugout, what can I say. So, from…
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AVGAS Refuelling at Leigh Creek

If you haven't heard the news, refuelling facilities have been reinstated at Leigh Creek, South Australia. Yahoo! That's great news if you're headed up to visit Lake Eyre, William Creek, Wilpena Pound, Arkaroola or even calling in to the Prairie pub at Parachilna. At time of writing it's $2.53/litre for AVGAS, but that's better than…
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Girls just wanna have fun …

I'd like some empathy here. Over Christmas, it came to light over a festive cocktail, that I haven't taken my gorgeous sister, Randi, flying with me for ....oh, 15 years.  It's fair to say I'm feeling extremely slack about that, so I decided to do something about it. I can't actually take all the blame…
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Wooleen Station

Australian Story on the ABC last night featured Wooleen Station, a spectacularly beautiful slice of the outback about 700kms north of Perth in the Murchison district of WA. It is owned by David Pollock and his partner, Frances Jones. If you missed the program, at least have a look at their website www.wooleen.com.au and see…
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