We packed the catering truck with five hundred meals from two city hotels, and headed north out the Hume Highway into the country. It was almost nine o’clock. Darkness fell as we left the city lights and drove into the unknown. For a day and a half we had watched as fires tore through Victoria. … Continue reading the fireground
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extreme weather
Melbourne is battling with temperatures over 40C all this week. If the forecast turns out as predicted, it will be the hottest week the city has seen in 101 years. It reached 43C in the past hour, and tomorrow they expect to see 44C in and around the city. I have drunk cups of coffee colder … Continue reading extreme weather
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
very lazy day
Get up without being jolted into consciousness by an alarm clock. Have a leisurely coffee with Orlando. Drive fifteen minutes on empty roads (note to northern hemispherieans: summer holidays) to one of the best day spas in Australia, right in the city centre. Sip on a cup of posh green tea with Lee whilst filling … Continue reading very lazy day
Máiréad Doyle 