Australia Day - The Wimmera Region
The 26th of January is to Australia as the ‘Fourth of July’ is to the USA or the ‘Quatorze Juillet’ (the 14th July) is to France. It’s a public holiday which celebrates the country’s origins. For five years I’ve made a little trip around the state of Victoria each Australia day as an ‘Australia Day Ambassador,’ it’s a case of meet the mayor, raise the flag, make a quick speech about how Lonely Planet was born in Australia and still calls Australia home, join in the barbecue and move on to the next small town. It’s also been a great opportunity to see corners of my home state I wouldn’t get to otherwise.
click here for Rainbow murals, a dried up river in Jeparit, Ducks in Nhill, Punks in the Gym and a misplaced bridge
Once while Travelling: The Lonely Planet Story
