My Australia DownUnder

My Australia DownUnder Photos and stories from my travels showcasing Australia’s beauty and uniqueness. All recomendations are personal opinion not paid content.

Brisbane city by night, I am waiting for the opportunity to get back to this vantage point for the odd storm this summer...
16/12/2025

Brisbane city by night, I am waiting for the opportunity to get back to this vantage point for the odd storm this summer 🤞the stars align

I was looking at some older photos this morning and found this gem from about 11 years ago. Winner of Tidy Village 1993 ...
15/12/2025

I was looking at some older photos this morning and found this gem from about 11 years ago. Winner of Tidy Village 1993 4 6 8 and 9 . Oh the glory days.
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Awesome cloud formation on sunset, I saw flashes of lightning but nothing to show and certainly no rain.
15/12/2025

Awesome cloud formation on sunset, I saw flashes of lightning but nothing to show and certainly no rain.

Nice to have time to check out the locals, we are fortunate enough to have quite the collection of Red Rumped / Grass pa...
14/12/2025

Nice to have time to check out the locals, we are fortunate enough to have quite the collection of Red Rumped / Grass parrots call our place home its not uncommon to see up to 100 most mornings and afternoons.

Pretty stoked this afternoon to spot these two Blue Bonnet Parrots, I’m pretty sure they are the offspring of the normal...
14/12/2025

Pretty stoked this afternoon to spot these two Blue Bonnet Parrots, I’m pretty sure they are the offspring of the normal pair I see around. They both look quite young. The older pair seem to have more vibrant colours than the youngsters.

We have been very lucky so far this year, it was 12 months ago to the day since we last saw a snake on our property. Adh...
14/12/2025

We have been very lucky so far this year, it was 12 months ago to the day since we last saw a snake on our property. Adhering to the advice offered by a local snake catcher we have garden beds well away from the house, the yard is always mowed tidy and around the perimeter we have pottery saucers of water topped up as often as we remember. It’s easy to get blasé but given we have had snakes previously hard up against sliding doors and windows , one red bellied black even joined us for Christmas lunch two years ago on the veranda (albeit it’s all one level from the grass to the tiles) The common denominator it’s that it’s been hot and dry and they were looking for water.
This one is a spotted black and don’t worry I wasn’t that close I was using a large telephoto lens .

As promised here is a larger gallery from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F SuperHornet from No 1 Squadron d...
11/12/2025

As promised here is a larger gallery from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super
Hornet from No 1 Squadron display this morning at Please feel free to tag and share.

Another fabulous display, I’ll post a bigger gallery once I get a chance to flick through my photos.
11/12/2025

Another fabulous display, I’ll post a bigger gallery once I get a chance to flick through my photos.

A slightly delayed start to the day so if you are keen the display is now due to start at 11.30am. We are already seeing...
11/12/2025

A slightly delayed start to the day so if you are keen the display is now due to start at 11.30am. We are already seeing a few take offs but the real action is still to come

Eyes on the skies tomorrow folks RAAF Base Amberley will be on show
10/12/2025

Eyes on the skies tomorrow folks RAAF Base Amberley will be on show

Last one from Sunday night, a 6 shot composite image.
08/12/2025

Last one from Sunday night, a 6 shot composite image.

When you know you’ve had an absolute shocker 🤦‍♂️
08/12/2025

When you know you’ve had an absolute shocker 🤦‍♂️

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My Australia Down Under

I created this page so I could share my love of this great country with like minded people. I am fortunate to be able to take my passion of photography along with my love of travelling to places many people never get to go and call it my job. I often travel with my wife Kim.

A big part of what I do involves photographing an amazing event each year known as the Great Endeavour Rally raising funds for people with an intellectual disability. Each year we head to amazing destinations, often places that the general public are not allowed to travel. We spend time on private properties, travels roads only the brave would challenge and enjoy the company of some amazing people.

I also have the opportunity to photograph some pretty cool events from V8 Supercars , Rally Australia , World Surf League events like the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast and Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach in Victoria and The Australian Schools Sailing Titles at Lake Macquarie NSW.

In 2019 we are planning a five week long road trip , destination unknown other than picking up Kim from Perth airport after I drive across from Adelaide and dropping her back to Perth on the way back ( this will allow Kim to save 6 days of leave just getting to and from our start point ). Our only criteria are our start and finish dates . We hope to catch up with good friends who will be on road somewhere at sometime. In the past we have decided the direction of our trips by simply choosing left or right at the front gate a but with no plans other than a direction.