Sustainable vs Regenerative vs EcoTourism: debunking the buzzwords by guest blogger Helen Collier of Just Words Is 'sustainability in tourism' real, or simply a box-ticking buzzword? Language, like life itself, is constantly changing but I’m noticing an increasing number of buzz words that simply describe the way things were or should be. Take the [...]
The magic of sitting by the fire pit, marshmallows toasting on sticks, wine in hand... and why the fire pit at The Burrow at Wombat Bend is such a favourite with our guests. It must be in our DNA, that staring mesmerised into dancing flames as logs gently readjust and settle in the fire [...]
Every now and then life poses a question in a split second - do you drive on by or make a U-turn? And it happened to me this afternoon. Driving down our lane, my head merrily in its own world, a solitary figure came into view, off to the side of the road, standing [...]
It’s a fact that some days writing is harder than others. In the same way that some days it’s harder to make a decision or complete a simple task. Blame it on Mercury being in retrograde or a poor night’s sleep, but deadlines are deadlines and aren’t interested in why it is you’re not [...]
Have you ever wondered how far a wombat burrow goes or how many tunnels there are in total? Researchers at the University of Tasmania have built a WomBot that takes us inside the burrow with a camera…
Did you know we measure the size of a wombat in basketballs? That’s the anecdotally official term of measurement anyway! And Little Blackie would be a 2-ball bub. 🏀 🏀 Little Blackie’s burrow is quite literally on Wombat Bend and she inherited it from her mother, who tragically was killed just a few weeks [...]
We each grew up with a strong love of plants and the environment. Bill’s early years were spent exploring the western plains of Melbourne, and later as a jackaroo around the Riverina in New South Wales. His passion for Australian flora and the environment grew strongly in those years. Sue was [...]
Picture a plain flat paddock of five acres somewhere in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. One boundary is a quiet country road edged with a few trees, remnants from pre-clearing days of the early 20th century. Another boundary is a deeply channelled winding creek bed containing wombat burrows. The only trees of any substance [...]
If I’m truly honest, summer is never my favourite time of the year. It’s too scary. But as the climate shifts and global weather events become more extreme at both ends of the scale, we too must adapt and seek ways to live with our landscape … or, as First Nation people say … [...]
As spring nudges at the door of winter, my little container garden opens its eyes and peeks out. A few sunshiny days and bingo ~ pots of colourful pretties make such a sweet picture I can’t help visiting each day to see who else has woken up. And the glory of the Snowy River [...]
