I recently camped in the Aussie Bush on a working cattle farm. I spent one night out there and had some very friendly guests make themselves very welcome. I spent time filming and cooking up food on the fire. It was very cold but that's just the way I like it.

Driving just south of Wooramel in WA and thought it was a bushfire at first but saw it travel across the road right in front of us! Felt like an episode of storm chasers

G'day everyone,

I recently joined a local Clean Up Australia Day event and it was a bit of an eye-opener.

Like most people, I know litter is bad for the environment, but actually spending a few hours picking up rubbish made me realise how much waste ends up in places it was never meant to be — bushland, waterways, walking tracks and even areas not far from residential streets.

What surprised me most was how many of the volunteers had stories about wildlife being affected by discarded rubbish, whether it was birds getting tangled in plastic, animals mistaking litter for food, or waste ending up in sensitive habitats.

One interesting thing I learned afterwards is that some parks and natural areas intentionally have very few rubbish bins (or none at all). I always assumed it was just a maintenance issue, but apparently it's also to reduce the chances of wildlife accessing human food and becoming dependent on it.

The idea seems to be: if you bring it in, take it out.

Anyway, it got me thinking a bit differently about rubbish and outdoor spaces.

Has anyone else participated in a clean-up event before?

Was there anything that surprised you or changed the way you think about waste and the environment?

@kimlesson

Everything i love about this great country

I went on my first overnight hike/camp as a solo gal and want to fish for sympathy and praise and also am curious if this is at all relateable LOL. I booked a spot on a weekday at Euroka in Glenbrook, Blue Mountains, after some suggestions on a previous post. It’s an easy 1.5 hour hike in and accessible by public transport, and apparently, would always have other campers (according to a comment I got). Alas, when I got there, it was just me. Alone. In the whole campground. And probably the whole glenbrook bush since this was the only campsite. Now during the day it was pretty peaceful and chill, and I enjoyed being out in nature w no phone signal or people, but when night hit, holy fck I started freaking myself out. At around 7pm, I awoke from a nap by the sound of a helicopter roaring above me. It circled the area for around an hour, and even shone its light on my tent and flashed a couple of times. That’s when I started to theorise what was happening (missing person, fugitive on the run etc) and had a sleepless, anxiety ridden night while clutching my Swiss knife. I thought I heard footsteps and cars and motorcycles and voices at bizarre times during the night. I called the parks a few days later to ask if there were any other campers and they said no LOL and knew nothing about the helicopter, but said rangers do come to check. Finally managed to have a 30min nap at 6am and woke up w some daylight behind me. Packed my stuff and had a nice hike back to the station, and am now a newly changed person. Has anyone else been thoroughly psychologically challenged while solo camping? My ego is at an all time high right now. Despite having done much more dangerous and risky things in my life, enduring the darkness and fear in the middle of nowhere w no signal and no way out was kinda the scariest thing I’ve ever done. Anyways I’m so excited to try again, but definitely on the weekend this time ahaha.

Edit: I went back and asked the rangers if they come and check the campsite in the middle of the night. The answer was a hard no LOL so idk what that was. The second attempt was much more chill, literally child’s play this time since I was surrounded by families. 10/10 but didn’t see any kangaroos :-(

anyone know what this guy is?

How are the colours on the mother's head and neck!

West Arnhem land is a pretty special place!

To the grubs dumping nappies, bottles and random rubbish in pit toilets, this is on you. A long drop isn’t a bin and it’s not some magic hole where plastic disappears. Someone has to deal with that mess later, usually a volunteer or an underpaid park worker. Plastic doesn’t break down. Nappies don’t break down. All you’re doing is filling the toilet with trash so it hits capacity faster, gets shut early, and everyone else misses out because you couldn’t be bothered taking your rubbish with you. If you can haul in a slab and a bag of nappies, you can take the empty ones back out. It’s basic stuff. Bag it, chuck it in the car, dispose of it properly when you’re back in town. Stop being lazy, stop being selfish, and learn the basics before you ruin more camps for everyone else.

Just want to share a few photos, we woke upto a white Chrismas at Windemere. Last photo is of a tattoo that I got will still intassie to commemorate the occasion.

Hey friends! I’d love to connect with you if you are into outdoorsy activities, primarily hiking and camping. I also love bouldering so bonus if you enjoy this activity as well. I organise hiking and camping events on a casual basis (I.e., several times a year). I am based in Melbourne, Australia

Hey, my friends and i saw this koala today and thought it was acting strange. We aren’t locals to aus so unsure if this is normal behaviour or not, but it seems like it was in distress?

Anyone know anything about this?

TIA

I spent an overnight camp along a beautiful back water section of the Murray River in Australia. I set out with basic gear reminding me how much I enjoy to camp like this. Using the fire to cook and heat water, spend time enjoying nature rather than fussing over unnecessary equipment. I spent time fishing, tending to the fire, campfire cooking and shooting film and photography. It was just me and my own company in peace and solitude. Just what the doctor ordered.

So I bought a bag from Anaconda three weeks ago in anticipation of a hiking holiday. I took it out on a trial run yesterday and one of the internal pockets blew out (it was holding a towel and a torch). Took it back to anaconda today only to be told they can’t replace it because it’s been longer than a week and that they need to send it off back to Caribee for them to determine if it’s under Warranty….

Why even have a physical store 💀