The 2022/2023 River Murray flood event in South Australia is surpassed only by the 1931 and 1956 floods. RIVER MURRAY FLOODS FAST FACTS: I travelled the length of the river in South Australia in December 2022 and January 2023 from the Victorian border to Murray Bridge to capture this once…
Mount Pleasant is a pretty little town at the junction of three of the most beautiful regions of South Australia. It’s just 55 kilometres from Adelaide and sits at the northern end of the Adelaide Hills. It’s considered to be a gateway to the southern Barossa Valley and is also…
Let’s explore the old Sandergrove to Milang railway line. It’s a journey through history and nature – from the classic country around Strathalbyn to a little lakeside town with a railway museum that punches above its weight. History The Sandergrove to Milang railway line was a 12 kilometre spur line…
Outdoorstype explores the old railway line from Monarto South to Sedan in 2021. The Sedan line was a branch of the main south line from Adelaide. Beginning at Monarto South, It ran 70 kilometres north to Sedan and opened in 1919. It had eight stations and goods sidings. These days,…
A long abandoned railway line in the Adelaide Hills is now a popular bike trail. The Balhannah to Mount Pleasant line was opened in September 1918 and ran north through the Adelaide hills until 1963. That’s not a long life for a railway line. Big parts of it have been completely…