Chords for Angels Concert 2011
What a night it was! See a 3 minute clip of the concert here: CHORDS FOR ANGELS AT THE FLY BY NIGHT Chords for Angels concert 2011: A musical thank you to the amazing volunteers who helped save Nick Melidonis after his life-threatening fall in Karijini National Park. Amongst the 250 audience were some of the ‘Angels’ who had flown in from different parts of Australia for the event...
Read MoreChords for Angels Musicians
Chords for Angels Musicians: Nick Melidonis, Anne Rowe, Keith MacDonald, Tim Strahan, Nigel Shaw with Garry Baverstock and his band ‘Anugaia’, and Rod Christian, presented a foot tapping concert with a fusion of sounds from favourite 1960s to 1980s covers and original music created for this event. During the concert two fabulous songs ‘Chords for Angels’ and...
Read MoreAir Rescue: Barry Hallett RFDS Pilot
During the evening of 29April 2010 I was tasked by my company, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Western Operations, to pilot an aircraft with a medical team from Jandakot airport to Paraburdoo airport, in northern Western Australia. We were to retrieve a man who had fallen off a ledge at Karijini National Park and had been seriously injured. My Part in Nick’s Rescue Preparation...
Read MoreEmergency Services Medal to Steve Cable
Steve Cable is a man who stands out for his volunteer work with the State Emergency Services over the past 35 years. In 2000 Steve received the inaugural Emergency Services Medal – Queen’s Birthday Honours Awards for his SES service to the community. Steve was particularly singled out for his recovery work with the Exmouth township after Cyclone Vance. In 2010 Steve was a finalist in...
Read MoreKarijini National Park Accident – Cliff’s Story
What happened at Karijini that day…. The story from Cliff Winfield, former Regional Manager of Department of Environment and Conservation, Pilbara (managers of Karijini National Park) Hi, This is Cliff, People have asked me to pen my thoughts about what happened at the Karijini National Park accident nearly a year ago. Although photography is not my profession, I consider myself to be...
Read MoreProfessional 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...
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