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Windstorm

Andrew Lighten — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:28:23 +0000

Victoria was subject to a pretty major windstorm overnight. No serious rain came with it, but very strong winds, just as the Bureau forecast. Lots of SES jobs.

We had calls to 6 jobs where we are – some we passed to the council, one we couldn’t find, but we did a few ourselves too. Busy for a few hours.

One advantage we have in the rural area is a much lower population and housing density, so windstorm doesn’t affect us as much as urban areas. Trees falling in the bush aren’t a problem unless they block a road, but in heavily built up areas every falling tree has some impact on someone. City units are always busier than we are in windstorm.

Filed under: SES, Weather

Velodrome

Andrew Lighten — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:51:52 +0000

Wow, over a month since I’ve posted to my poor neglected blog. Time flies.

Anyway, spring has sprung, and we took a trip to the velodrome with the girls after school a couple of days ago. The velodrome is in beautiful condition at the moment. Really looking forward to using it a lot during the summer.

The girls both took the vehicle of their choice – bike for the big girl, and scooter for the little one.

The scooter was fun for a while, then it was more exciting to climb the embankment.

Both had fun.

Filed under: Country Life, Exercise, Family, Fun, Kids, Lifestyle, Love where I Live

Lamingtons

Andrew Lighten — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:30:26 +0000

Last night the kids made lamingtons. Mum helped a bit, but they pretty much did all the work.

Filed under: Cooking, Fun, Kids

Home made sausage rolls

Andrew Lighten — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:06:01 +0000

Last night’s dinner was home made sausage rolls. Little Girl helped Lisa with them. We found that last season’s coriander has self-seeded in the herb garden and is regrowing, so the girls seasoned the pork mince with coriander and ginger. We ate them with sweet chilli sauce. For some reason there’s not a trace of them left at all.

Filed under: Cooking, Kids

School sports

Andrew Lighten — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:13:07 +0000

Filed under: Kids, Sport

Mount Moliagul lookout

Andrew Lighten — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:22:13 +0000

Filed under: Photography

Tired

Andrew Lighten — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:13:37 +0000

Filed under: Kids, Photography

Duet

Andrew Lighten — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:47:08 +0000

Filed under: Fun, Kids, Photography

Kids

Andrew Lighten — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:26:46 +0000

Filed under: Uncategorized

Maryborough CFA

Andrew Lighten — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:40:08 +0000

This weekend – today, in fact – marks 150 years since the Maryborough Fire Brigade came into being. They were one of the first fire brigades in Victoria and were formed when Freemason’s Hotel (the site of the current Albion Hotel) burnt to the ground. Today they’re part of the state-wide Country Fire Authority and vital part of the volunteer emergency service fabric of the state.

Last night the SES Controller and I had the pleasure of attending their formal dinner, and enjoyed good food and excellent company. We got to see and hear a lot of history relating to the brigade – some of which we knew, but a lot of was new to us.

Today the fire station had an open day with a BBQ, so the kids and I wandered down to say hello and have a look over the fire appliances.

Filed under: Celebration, Community, Fire, History