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“It’s starting to blow a bit”

If I was living in Queensland I’d be starting to wonder who I’d annoyed. After much of the southern part of the state was declared a disaster zone earlier last month thanks to some of the worst flooding ever seen, northern Queensland is now facing it’s own disaster – Cyclone Yasi...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Wed, Feb 2 2011
I’ve had a go at describing what the floods are like over in Queensland, but this email I received today from past Nuffield scholar Ronald Thompson gives a better impression of what farmers are going through over in the worst-hit areas. Ronald farms near Chinchilla, about 300km north-west of Brisbane...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Fri, Jan 14 2011
Spuds at Spud’s

I’ve come to the conclusion I’ll have to start wearing platform shoes if I spend any more time on farms. I understand the need for giant cars when you’re driving across bumpy and muddy terrain, but does the clutch on four-wheel drive cars really have to be so toe-stretchingly far from...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Thu, Jan 13 2011
I scream, you scream…

I spent today hanging out with two fat cows. I’m not being rude – that’s the name of Kate (Ed’s wife) and her friend’s ice cream company, and this morning I pretended to assist in whipping up a batch of mint-choc-chip. I’ve been really surprised since I’ve been...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Mon, Jan 10 2011
Things that don’t happen in a city #5172…

…being woken up by a sheep outside your bedroom door at 5.30am. Aren’t inquisitive pet sheep the best?

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Wed, Jan 5 2011
Size isn’t everything

I fell for it again today. Not having much old stuff in the country, touristy spots attempt to make up for what they’re lacking in age by promoting their size. There was the giant cassowary near Cairns, the enormous bull in Rockhampton and the whopping wool bales in Hamilton. The other thing guidebooks...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Thu, Dec 23 2010
A load of abalone

Every year when me and my sister were little we would go up the road to my grandparent’s for Christmas day. Aside from my grandad’s amazing stuffing (I still regret not ever finding out the recipe), chocolate eclairs and fancily-cut tomatoes, one of the other ‘delicacies’ served...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Sun, Dec 19 2010
Blending in with the greenery on Kangaroo Island

I’ve been experimenting with a new look today. Nice, eh? Obviously, this is Grotbags and not me. As if I’d wear a hat like that. I’m referring more to the green skin. It’s a good look, and one I managed to achieve pretty well thanks to an hour-long crossing from Adelaide on the...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Sat, Dec 18 2010
Getting stuck into bee-keeping

I don’t know whether all guests get this treatment or whether it was just reserved for me, but I was greeted today by a Nuffield chum armed with a roll of duct tape and a pair of rubber gloves. It’s not as weird as it sounds. Or not quite, anyway. I’ve driven just a few [...]

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Thu, Dec 16 2010
A floody good time in Keith

Bearing in mind the amount of rain I’ve seen in Australia so far, it’s hard to get my head around the idea that the land is not usually so green and irrigation systems are vital to crop production. The farm I’m currently staying on is owned by Brendan Smart, a Nuffield scholar from...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Thu, Dec 16 2010

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