SOUTHBANK HIGH RISES

Modern high-rise residential towers in the Southbank district of Melbourne, featuring the prominent Prima Tower. It was completed in 2015, has a height of 254 metres and has 72 floors. 

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SPRING'S ARRIVAL

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AT VICTORIA MARKET

A view of City North from Victoria Market on a fine Spring day. All the fathers were out with their families celebrating Father's Day today.

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SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO

A sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) perched on a tree branch, displaying its prominent yellow crest. It is a large white parrot with a dark grey-black bill and a striking, erectable yellow crest. Raising the crest often signals excitement, curiosity, or alertness. This bird is often seen in urban areas, common in our neighbourhood, in the Darebin Parklands.

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SILVER SUN

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GERALDTON WAX FLOWER

Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum), an Australian native evergreen shrub featuring masses of small, waxy pink and purple flowers with contrasting dark centres.

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DAREBIN CREEK

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CHAPEL

This is the historic bluestone chapel at the Convent of Mercy and Academy of Mary Immaculate, located at 88 Nicholson Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne. It is part of the Academy of Mary Immaculate, which was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857 and is Victoria's oldest Catholic school. The complex features 19th-century Gothic Revival and Victorian-era bluestone architecture built over several decades.

The Academy has achieved success in sport, speech, choir, concert band, debating and many other extra-curricular activities. Notable alumnae are: Anne Henderson – writer, deputy director of the Sydney Institute; Alice Ross-King (1891–1968) – awarded the Florence Nightingale medal in 1949 by the International Red Cross for service in both World War I and World War II; Mary Maguire – actress; Abbey Lee Kershaw – supermodel; Ged Kearney – Federal Member of Parliament for Cooper, former President ACTU.

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LOCAL STAMPS

It's fun making stamps in Photoshop and using your own photos.

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CITY SKYLINE

City skyline from Seddon Reserve in Ivanhoe, a distance of 9.1 km as the crow flies.

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