Spent yesterday morning with the Brisbane Flickr group at the Farmers Markets at the Powerhouse in New Farm.
Category: flickr
-
Barra classic
It wouldn’t be the Top End without a bit of barramundi fishing.
While a keen fisherman myself, in 1987 I covered the annual Barra Classic, on its return to Corroboree Billabong.
-
Mining in Kakadu National Park
Jabiluka billabong In 1986, the Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources came to do a personal inspection of Kakadu National Park, with the view to making a recommendation on mining in the park.
Their recommendation saw the then Federal Cabinet decide mining could go ahead in the controversial stage 3 of Kakadu National Park.
Gold and platinum deposits could be exploited but uranium was taken off the table.
(more…) -
Litchfield National Park
While I spent a lot of time in Kakadu National Park, and while Kakadu is the best known park in the Top End, I always had a soft spot for Litchfield National Park.
-
Fishing in Kakadu
Blair with Saratoga, Corroboree Billabong With the more stringent conservation methods being applied in many national parks, 1985 saw conflicts arise between those who wanted to see National parks conserved entirely, and those who saw recreational pursuits such as fishing remain a credible part of that conservation.
