Professional Photography Awards 2011
Professional Photography Awards 2011 Nick Melidonis Wins Gold This dramatic image of hikers battling gale force winds in Patagonia against a backdrop of a stranded iceberg, won gold. At the recent Australian Professional Photography Awards held in Sydney June , 2011 Nick was runner up for the AIPP ‘Australian Travel Photographer of the Year’. How he managed to prepare his images for this award...
Read MoreKarijini Accident
Yvonne Deans describes The Karijini Accident Last Thursday, 29th April, 2010, what started out as a day of gorging on gorges in the Karijini National Park ended more dramatically than we could ever have imagined. This turned out to be a day we will never forget. My husband Allen and I saw and explored the spectacular gorges of Weano and Hancock; and after lunch went on to Knox gorge, our last...
Read MoreWhat is Chords for Angels?
Chords for Angels is a celebration in the style of a concert of folk, rock and jazz styles of music from the 60s to the 80s. The sounds are up-tempo and popular covers that have your feet tapping. The first concert was held Sunday, 14th August 2011 at The Fly by Night Musicians Club, Fremantle. The Chords for Angels event acknowledges the tremendous work of The Western Australian...
Read MoreSt. John Ambulance Tom Price
Throughout the world, for every emergency and disaster, there are people who give everything to help others survive. St. John Ambulance Tom Price The group of tourist volunteers, including a nurse and doctor, welcome the arrival of the St. John Ambulance Tom Price. Volunteers play a vital role in communities throughout Western Australia. St. John Ambulance Tom Price is well placed to help...
Read MoreState Emergency Services in Karijini
Watching the State Emergency Services teams swing into action for a rescue is an awe-inspiring experience. Here the team sets up the tripod in preparation for the abseiling to commence. From the top of Knox Gorge they go down to where Nick is lying, strap him into a capsule and take him further to the bottom of the gorge. Then the capsule is carried hand over hand to a safe base, before the SES...
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