#balranald

[unteriors]

Dowling Street, Balranald, New South Wales.

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[herpsandbirds]

Eastern Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa aspera), family Scincidae, moved off a busy highway, Balranald, NSW, Australia

photograph by Mick Fullerton Wildlife

[danexist]

Geelong. I swear. if you guys lose this I will run to Balranald.

[wendelalice]

Balranald night 2. Population approx. 1100.

Of course! Not only is “Hairy Man” really named Herman, he is from Chile, not Austria! We had Herman to ourselves all day, as we were the only people who had booked a tour to Mungo National Park/ Lake Mungo. He was a fantastic guide and it is hard for me to describe this vast, empty, flat plain (200 sq km) that hasn’t seen water for more than 10,000 years. It is vast, and pretty much treeless. It used to be inhabited by Aboriginal people for 50,000 years and was a paradise, that started to dry up - nobody is really sure why - during the past 16,000 years. This was exacerbated in the 1800’s with sheep grazing, tree felling and rabbit plagues. Around the perimeter is a “wall” of what I can only describe as sand dunes that look like a moonscape, created by thousands of years of erosion and wind. “Somewhere” here, in the 1960’s the skeletal remains of an Aboriginal woman (Mungo Woman) who had been cremated, was discovered and in 1978 (?) the skeletal remains of a cremated man (Mungo Man) was also discovered, both appearing as the sand blew away from their bodies. Where they were found and where they have been re-buried is a secret apparently. I can’t do it justice in my description, so if you are interested, there is a lot of information on the Net - or visit it….. Herman would love to see you! We had quite a long walk over the sand but I might have to wait until tomorrow to send a couple of photos as they haven’t transferred to my iPad. In the 1880’s, the Barnes family who owned what was then Mungo Station, built a BEAUTIFUL shearing shed which we couldn’t go in to as they are repairing it. Also hope to send you that photo too. It is a beautiful building. In 1978 the NSW Parkes and Wildlife Service acquired Mungo Station and it was listed as a National Park in 1979. The discoveries of the skeletons and hundreds of artifacts, gave people chance to understand that Aboriginal people made up a human society that possessed many things familiar to modern culture - religion, trade, assets and social structure. I have often said I WISH white Australians could learn about real Aboriginal culture - not just kids learning a few words - to see that, as ancient as their civilisation was, it was a civilisation, with ceremony and structure.

That’s enough if THAT'! The other thing about Herman is he LOVES birds and plants and he and Wendy (Horticulturist) were often heads down/bums up, identifying and discovering plants and trees. It was truly interesting to hear them comparing notes. In both directions, he would suddenly stop, didn’t matter which side or middle of the road (not many cars as you can imagine!) and we’d all leap out and run (?!) to a plant or tree. On our way back to town, we called in at the Homebush Hotel, the only one left of the many hotels that used to be spread about 10 miles apart to service the various trappers, mailmen, teamsters, drovers, travelers and station families etc, who travelled, worked or lived in the area. We had a G and T there - shouted Herman a beer - and toasted ourselves in front of the BEST open fire (which happily lasts all night). They don’t make them like that any more!! Or pubs, for that matter!!

Back to town and another Chinese meal (we share one dish) at the RSL and now I’m ready to keep reading my book for a while.

Tomorrow we visit a famous homestead and wool shed (?) just out of town and then drive to Wentworth via Mildura, where we’ll stay the night and have a look at the confluence of the Darling and Murray Rivers. Apparently it is a site to remember.

Sorry if this is a bit long. It was an amazing and quite spiritual place to spend a day.

[prof-marvolius]

Críptido del día: El Bunyip

Descrioción: El Bunyip es representado como una combinación de las características de un ave y un cocodrilo. Tiene una cabeza que asemeja la de un emú, con un pico largo terminado en un borde serrado. Su cuerpo y piernas son como los de un cocodrilo, con las traseras gruesas y fuertes, y las delanteras mucho más alargadas; pero con gran fuerza. Las extremidades tienen grandes garras, pero los negros dicen que su método usual de caza es abrazar a su presa hasta la muerte. En el agua, nada como una rana y en la orilla, camina sobre sus patas traseras con la cabeza erecta; y en esa posición mide hasta tres metros de alto. En enero de 1846, un cráneo fue extraído del banco del río Murrumbidgee, cerca de Balranald; Nueva Gales del Sur. Los reportes iniciales sugerían que era algo "completamente desconocido por la ciencia". El excavador que lo encontró dijo que todos los nativos a quienes se los había mostrado lo llamaban un Bunyip.

[australianwomensnews]

Drunk men are among the biggest dangers to women in Sydney.

Of the 230,217 domestic assaults involving female victims in NSW over the past decade, one in three of those involved alcohol.

Some of Sydney’s most exclusive harbourside enclaves – including North Sydney, Mosman, the Northern Beaches and Woollahra – saw an even higher percentage of DV assaults involving booze, according to data compiled by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and obtained by the Herald.

A horror year of high-profile domestic violence deaths, including that of three children allegedly killed by their father in a Western Sydney house fire, and Forbes woman Molly Ticehurst allegedly murdered by her ex-partner while he was on bail for attacking her previously, has firmly planted the issue on the political agenda and in the public conscience.

Go to the link above to access the interactive maps

The Herald has built an interactive map, pinpointing alcohol-related domestic violence incidents across the state’s local government areas over the past decade. The numbers do not refer to alcohol-related domestic violence convictions, but entries into the NSW Police database.

The data shows the North Sydney Local Government Area recorded the highest proportion of domestic violence assaults involving alcohol in Sydney – a staggering 45 per cent over the 10-year period to March 2024. It was closely followed by two other affluent LGAs – the Northern Beaches, with 42 per cent of DV assaults involving booze, and 40 per cent in Woollahra.

Domestic violence incidents in Mosman involved alcohol 38 per cent of the time, while in the Sydney CBD that figure was 39 per cent.

“In other areas, there is more domestic violence, but it’s occurring not in an alcohol setting,” BOCSAR’s Jackie Fitzgerald told the Herald. “[Wealthy Sydney suburbs] are more likely to involve alcohol than in other areas.”

More than half of all domestic violence incidents in six regional areas of NSW – Central Darling, Brewarrina, Balranald, Gwydir, Walgett Carrathool – were linked to alcohol.

“The rates are a lot higher, it’s happening with much more prevalence, just not with that particular alcohol-related trigger,” Fitzgerald said.

The NSW government is working to understand exactly why alcohol dredges up such deep-seated violence among some men, particularly in the more affluent areas of Sydney.

Read the full article at the link above

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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[roentarre]

Mungo National Park is a protected national park that is located in south-western New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 110,967-hectare national park is situated approximately 875 kilometres west of Sydney in the Balranald Shire.

I took this shot when Joel and I came here for Milkyway hunting.

[seeker372011]

Day 2-Hay, Hay it’s Tuesday

In complete contrast to yesterday, today is bright, cloudless and sunny reaching the low thirties as the day goes on.

We drive south from Griffith to Darling Point to join the Sturt Highway and then across the Hay Plains to Hay, Balranald, Euston and eventually to Mildura, the drive taking most of the day.

The vineyards and citrus orchards that surround Griffith give way to the Hay Plains

which lay claim to being the flattest place in the southern hemisphere. (I read somewhere that the Hay Plains are amongst the three flattest places on earth)

As a consequence you see all the way to the horizon in every direction. You notice a flash of sunlight in the distance. Eventually it proves to be originating from a vehicle, a car or truck, slowly revealing itself through the heat haze. Very often mirages cover the road ahead, and it looks as if the approaching vehicle is driving on a sheet of water, the illusion complete with headlights reflecting off the “ water”. And then the vehicle flashes past, both vehicles travelling at a 110 km per hour,but the mirage stays behind in the distance,lying in wait to repeat the illusion for the next car or truck over and over again.

Besides the traffic, we spot a few emus by the side of the road; eagles and other birds soar high above; a low flying plane which I assume is a crop duster flies so low overhead I almost feel an instinctive need to duck; and we see little else beyond mirages, tumbleweed, flat land and the ubiquitous saltbush as far as the eye can see.

And then we reach Euston and it’s wall to wall vineyards again- and again at Wentworth and Mildura. Gosh this country grows a lot of grapes for wine!

Mildura is only an overnight stop for us on this trip but we decide to revisit an old favourite- the Perry Sandhills -in the golden hour before sunset when the sands are at their best. As always the Sandhills don’t disappoint.

As we finally turn of the engine in our caravan park, odometer says we have come over 1100 km in the last couple of days. But we have a long way to go yet.

Tomorrow we head further west - from Victoria into South Australia.

[unteriors]

Dowling Street, Balranald, New South Wales.

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Teen's body found in NSW floodwaters

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Teen's body found in NSW floodwaters

Live The body of a young man who went missing while swimming in floodwaters in southern NSW has been found. The discovery was made in Balranald about 8.30am on Wednesday as police began a fifth day of searching for signs of the 19-year-old. He went missing on Saturday while swimming in the Riverina town. It’s […]

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Nungarra Kelly is Missing in Flood Waters

Nungarra Kelly is Missing in Flood Waters

Nungarra Kelly, 19, who was reported missing in floodwaters in the state’s west, is the subject of a multi-agency search. On Saturday (26 November 2022), around 11.30 a.m., emergency services were called to River Street in Balranald, following reports that a man had entered the river. A massive search involving the Barrier Police District, Marine Rescue, the NSW Rural Fire Service, and the NSW…

[redrcs]

somewhere along the Murrumbidgee River

(on my travels)

[wendelalice]

Tuesday 4 June

We had such a fun - AND warm - night staying with Annie Kendall (and Leo the Kelpie). We were all up pretty early to have breakfast and then tackle the job of turning the long van (hopefully I can remember to attach a photo) around. Annie lives on a hill and didn’t realise the van would be so long and high. We thought it would have to be a 22-point turn this morning, but with the help of Annie at the back and Wendy at the side, we made it in 3!! PHEW!! It was quite daunting. Even though we were a bit dubious about the larger camper van, we are very quickly enjoying the extra space and a tiny bit more comfort. Hilariously, yesterday, when I got into the driver’s seat to have a look where everything was, THERE WAS NO GEAR STICK OR HAND BRAKE (did I say all this last night🥴?). Sorry… I think I did!

First stop today was Narrandera for our morning coffee treat at the Bakery. We chatted to a couple of young tradies who worked for Hully Foundations (on the back of their jackets). They are working on a huge transmission line around Mildura 😱 and were waiting for concrete to arrive which they will pour. They had just driven 100km for “a good pie!” Our other “new friends” was a gorgeous Scottish couple who were waiting to pick up their camper, that they will drive to Melbourne in, for $1 a day (plus fuel). It is a program where - if you want to get from A to B quickly, you can be lucky enough to drive a vehicle “back” somewhere all for $1 a day. We looked into it for our trip to Perth but not only were the dates wrong, but we wanted to divert and spend time here and there along the way, you can’t do that. Then our other “new friends” was a couple we shared a light lunch with yesterday at a road house before Wagga, who were travelling home to Jindabyne. He works on snow grooming machinery and she has a yoga business. They have travelled all over Australia and a good part of the world… so many interesting people, from all walks of life.

Over the Hay Plains, we passed kms of prune trees (we had to look that up) and cotton bales (called modules) as far as the eye can see. It is agricultural nirvana; some of the farms advertise their sustainable credentials, but I worry about the monoculture, a bit like parts of WA we drove through.

We are now at the caravan park at Balranald - after doing a bit of grocery shopping and having the yummiest Chinese meal at the RSL - and getting excited about the day tour we are going on tomorrow to Lake Mungo National Park. Wendy booked the tour yesterday on the phone, with Hairyman, only to discover today, his name is Herman (he’s Austrian!!!). We hear he is quite a character, so look out!!! We’ll stay here tomorrow night and then head to Mildura and Wentworth, where we will stay for a night and then head to Broken Hill for a few days. I’m excited about it all.

Good night!!