Flinders tourism nothing new!

From ‘The Advertiser’, Monday 13 September 1909 GENERAL NEWS. MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount. Mount Remarkable is situated within a few minutes’ walk of Melrose township. About half way up the mount beautiful views of the plain are obtained from amongst the trees. A little farther up can be seen Hammond, and the high hill of... MORE

Flinders tourism nothing new!

From ‘The Advertiser’, Monday 13 September 1909 GENERAL NEWS. MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount. Mount Remarkable is situated within a few minutes’ walk of Melrose township. About half way up the mount beautiful views of the plain are obtained from amongst the trees. A little farther up can be seen Hammond, and the high hill of... MORE

Flinders tourism nothing new!

From ‘The Advertiser’, Monday 13 September 1909 GENERAL NEWS. MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount. Mount Remarkable is situated within a few minutes’ walk of Melrose township. About half way up the mount beautiful views of the plain are obtained from amongst the trees. A little farther up can be seen Hammond, and the high hill of... MORE

Flinders tourism nothing new!

From ‘The Advertiser’, Monday 13 September 1909 GENERAL NEWS. MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount. Mount Remarkable is situated within a few minutes’ walk of Melrose township. About half way up the mount beautiful views of the plain are obtained from amongst the trees. A little farther up can be seen Hammond, and the high hill of... MORE

Help save Arkaroola – News

Read the background, get angry and make a submission.. www.savearkaroola.com.au If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Help save Arkaroola – News", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2009/12/21/help-save-arkaroola-news/" }); [Read more...]

FROSAT Newsletter

Inside this issue… Tourism Award Winners New Products in Region Growing SA’s Green Reputation Be a part of Tasting Australia 2010 Food & Wine Guide to SA New FROSAT Board SA Great Regional Awards 10 Reasons why we did move to Melrose More bits and pieces… Download PDF (1MB)  FROSAT December 09 Newsletter SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "FROSAT Newsletter", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2009/12/07/frosat-newsletter/" }); [Read more...]

SEEKING A BALANCE (or was that SEEKING A BILLION?)

Considerable time, effort and taxpayer’s money has been spent developing a pretty document that claims to be about balancing conservation with resource use in the Northern Flinders Ranges. However it appears to deliver much more for mineral explorers and miners at the expense of the environment. Given the significant ecological values and iconic beauty of Arkaroola, we had anticipated a much higher level of protection than what is proposed in Seeking a Balance. While we welcome protection for Mawson Plateau, its lower mineral prospectivity,... MORE

Global Warming Trigger Event(s)

During the driest period in the Flinders Ranges recent history, all efforts to assist global warming are welcomed. Be nice if we could be confident of the causes and thus react accordingly. This document by Darryl Whitford a Research Engineer from South Australia, throws a different light on the possible causes . Download -> The Trigger Event That Caused Global Warming.pdf SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Global Warming Trigger Event(s)", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2009/11/16/global-warming/" }); [Read more...]

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