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The dread before the storm

20/2/2015

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PictureDecember, 1974. Darwin, after Cyclone Tracy hit. Photo: Australian Emergency Management Institute
By Linda Cuttriss 

NERVOUS memories of cyclones this morning as I listen to the news from Queensland and Northern Territory. My younger brother has been in Bundaberg on a camping adventure with his partner, just south of where Cyclone Marcia is predicted to hit the coast.  I rang him yesterday and he'd just packed up camp and was on the road heading down to his partner's son's place on the Gold Coast.  They are near the Tallebudgera River, which is prone to flooding so it won't be smooth sailing there either – but at least he'll be safe from potentially 250-plus-kilometre winds. 


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Pastures of plenty

13/12/2014

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Forty years after she helped to harvest the hay on the family farm, Linda Cuttriss still feels a primal pleasure in seeing those fat rolls of hay and silage in the paddocks.


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What a performance!

29/11/2014

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Linda Cuttriss is entranced by the magpie show on her back lawn.


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Wallaby fight club

15/11/2014

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It's just a game for now, practice for when the prize is the prettiest doe in the paddock.  ​


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Going bush, close to home

10/10/2014

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PictureOswin Roberts Reserve
By Linda Cuttriss

THERE is a little signpost on Rhyll Road, not far from Cowes, that for many years has attracted my eye every time I drive by.  The sign says ‘Walking Tracks’ but from local knowledge I know it points to Oswin Roberts Reserve.  I've been promising myself to stop one day and explore the world that’s hidden there beyond the little blue sign.


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Postcard from Darwin

27/9/2014

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​Pandanus trees, bush chooks and paw-paw salad ... Linda Cuttriss finds herself being seduced by the charms of the tropical north all over again.


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A port out of place

6/9/2014

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For over 150 years, Phillip Island has been a natural haven for weary city folk, writes Linda Cuttriss, but there are dark clouds on the horizon.

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My country

14/8/2014

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From Phillip Island to Inverloch, from the lowlands to the hills, this is Linda Cuttriss’s country.


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A winter's tale

31/7/2014

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When the gales blow from the Southern Oceans, Linda Cuttriss finds observing her fellow creatures a sure cure for the winter blues.


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Just add water

15/2/2014

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When the heat is on, a birdbath is a constant source of entertainment, for animals and humans.  ​


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A welcome racket

5/12/2013

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PictureSoil ‘scratchings’ from shearwater burrow renovations
After a rough start this season, Phillip Island’s shearwaters are back in the breeding business.


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Snake versus cat

1/2/2013

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Watching an epic battle between a cat and a snake prompted 
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Linda Cuttriss to think about her own encounters with snakes.


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