Temperature in Melbourne so far this afternoon: Date/Time Temp °C 06:00am 21.1 07:00am 20.5 08:00am 22.6 09:00am 26.7 10:00am 32.7 11:00am 35.7 12:00pm 37.2 01:00pm 38.9 02:00pm 40.0 02:11pm 34.3 02:25pm 28.7 02:30pm 27.8 03:00pm 26.7 It dropped more than … Continue reading cool change
australian life
fire, flood and pestilence
As you know, I work for Emergency Services in Red Cross. This was a typical summer's day at work for me: Since last week we have been tracking tropical storms across northern Queensland which have been wreaking havoc and dumping more rainwater in a day than some European countries see in a month. With the hot weather … Continue reading fire, flood and pestilence
two passports
Three years after arriving here, we finally become citizens of Australia on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. Even though we have jumped through all the bureaucratic hoops and parted with even more sums of money (where will it end? and can you not be a citizen if you are poor?), we still cannot actually become … Continue reading two passports
culture shock 3 – wine
Some of my favourite trips have been to the wineries of Victoria and beyond. It took quite a while before I even wanted to try anything but Victorian wines. A trip to McLaren Vale with Noela earlier this year turned my head to South Australian wines. Wirra Wirra earned a star in my firmament, and … Continue reading culture shock 3 – wine
Máiréad Doyle 