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Olympics · AustraliaEdwin Flack, an accountant and champion runner, was Australia’s only competitor at the first modern Olympics in 1896, in Athens, where he won the 800m and 1500m, took part in the marathon and placed third in doubles tennis. Flack was born in London on 5 November 1873 but moved to Melbourne five years later with his family. He attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and developed into a talented runner, competing in inter-club events …See the Story
Defining Moments in Australian History: Australia’s first Olympian
Darling Downs · Darling DownsWalking is one of the world’s most accessible outdoor activities. Australia is full of awesome foot-borne escapes, whether short jaunts to breathtaking viewpoints, or multi-day treks that take walkers into remote parts of the country. In this fourth part of our great Aussie walks series, we reveal five of the best in the Sunshine State. Bartle Frere Distance: 15km return Time: 1–2 days Difficulty: Hard It’s a mighty challenge to walk up the…See the Story
Five great walks in Queensland
Australia · AustraliaThe eastern bristlebird is a small, ground-dwelling bird with cinnamon-brown plumage and a cute cleft tail that forages on insects and inhabits the dense, grassy understorey around open forest and heathlands along the east coast of Australia. It may sound like a common bird, but the species is considered endangered by Commonwealth and state legislation, with only four populations left in the wild, amounting to less than 2500 birds. The smallest …See the Story
Bringing back the eastern bristlebird
Australia · AustraliaThe 2022 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year and 2017 Spirit of Adventure winner has just set two new sailing speed records (yet to be ratified by WSSRC) for the fastest time from Sydney to Auckland, slicing an incredible more than 4 days off the old record to finish in 8 days, 3 hours and 19 minutes on 9 April 2024. She also achieved the first woman, solo monohull record for the ocean crossing. The journey of more than 14,000 nautical …See the Story
World-beater solo yachtswoman Lisa Blair racks up two big sailing records while taking her climate message across the ditch
Australia · AustraliaAs a young child, Jim Ryan came across a treasure trove of items in the attic of his family’s home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, that told the story of one of the boldest prisoner escapes in Australia. The collection of keepsakes stored for decades dates back to the 1870s when his great-grandfather George Anthony captained a whaling boat from the US to Australia and back again to smuggle six Irish political prisoners to freedom. Anthony died in…See the Story
The whaling captain, a secret plan and one of Australia’s boldest prisoner escapes
Australia · AustraliaWaterNSW recently commenced its oxygenation trial at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales, about 200km upstream of the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers, following a spate of mass fish-kill events in recent years. The trial, which began in February, will pump highly oxygenated water into the Darling River in a bid to improve the lakes’ water quality, which has been steadily declining for a number of years due to poor management, dro…See the Story
A birding paradise in the South Pacific
Australia · AustraliaAh, bike transportation… If there’s anything more likely to cause an argument in the Walker house, it is how we are going to transport our four bikes. Over the years, we’ve tried some awesome bike-carrier contraptions, some decent ones, and a couple of not-so-good options. The latest bike carrier style – or format, to be more precise – is the vertical rack, with many options of this now available. One of the most popular, going by sightings at t…See the Story
Shingleback LITE 4 Bike Rack: Tested
Port Moresby · Port MoresbyThis article is brought to you by Heritage Expeditions. Professor Tim Flannery knows a thing or two about our world. His credentials are impressive. He is an explorer, environmentalist, conservationist, mammalogist, palaeontologist, author, public scientist and 2007 Australian of the Year. Tim’s determination to learn more about our world and make an impact on it has not waned. In fact, he has been sharing his passion and knowledge with Heritage…See the Story
