Powlett river
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The day comes to a closure with one last encore performance from mother nature over this special place – The Mouth of the Powlett River. see more photographic works from this beautiful coast / NO DESAL on the Bass Coast This scene is within 500m of the proposed location for the state Labor government’s desalination plant to supply Melbourne with more water…At what environmental cost? the local land and marine environments… plus the enormously ineffective energy consumption to fuel the process, added marine salinity to our beloved coast which sees Southern Right Whales migrate, penguins,seals,sharks and all their friends and foes… / There is yet to even have been an envirnmental effects statement done – demand one tomorrow (Wed 31st Oct) @ noon on parliament steps in Melbourne ! more info and pledge your support @ http://www.yourwateryoursay.org/
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RB Meet - Powlett River
by Mark GermanWe had a wonderful time – really nice people you guys are. Where have you all been hiding??? / Ok – I’m sticking with portraits firstly be…
We had a wonderful time – really nice people you guys are. Where have you all been hiding??? / Ok – I’m sticking with portraits firstly because that’s what everyone really wants to see, secondly, I don’t have time right now to go through scenery – and thirdly, I like making people squirm ;) / / Travis – sorry man – you left too early :) / / / Carmel Harty / / / Carmel Again / / / Caroline Gorka / One of my favs from the day. / / / The crazy Cathy Cavolo / / / The Illusive Christine Wilson / I don’t think I have a photo of your face without a camera stuck to it :) / / / Christine Again / / / Dave Aarons / You need to pay me for this one, mate :) / / / Jim Worrell / No, not Jeff, Jim ! / / / Kylie / / / LisaG / Enjoying the water. / / / Michael Anlanger / / / Stephanie Johnson / Covering up…and giggling like a schoolgirl… / / / Finally captured her :) / / / The Group / / / Tony & Michael / Deep in conversation. / / / The Leap of Faith / Tony graced us with an example of his aerial acrobatics. / / / Tiny Middleton / / / Thanks, guys – it was a blast :)
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Powlett River is the spot our illustrous government has told us we will build the southern hemispheres largest desalination plant. There has been no consultation or environmental impact studies just an announcement of what will happen. Needless to say this move to convert a wilderness and pastoral area into a pollution guzzling industrial estate is not being well recieved. To run this $3,200,000,000 plant an additional 1,200,000,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases will be released into the atmosphere each year plus it will pollute the local marine environment at a rate of 7,000litres a second which will obviously alter and possibly (some say definitely) destroy the local marine environment. This will in turn force the Philip Island Seal and Fairy Penguin (Parade) population to look for better feeding grounds risking the $75,000,000 a year that tourists spend visiting these natural attractions. On top of that the site for the plant as you can see is absolutely gorgeous (it’s 200m from where I took this photo). To find out more visit your water your say 100% of profits from this image will go to the, your water your say action group fighting fund .
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Under the pastel hues of a summer twilight the beach and river sand resonates in soft pink hues. Left in the banks of the mouth of the pristine Powlett river are the footprints (see bottom right of image ) of a Sooty Oystercatcher which flew off just prior to me composing this photograph. / It is one of many inhabitants that has left it’s mark on this inspiring coast over time….Behind me, over my right shoulder amidst the dunes is an aboriginal shell midden from thousands of years ago when the Bunurong people lived off this land. / Several hundred meters further down the beach amongst the rock platforms are plant fossils and coal seams embedded in the sandstone that formed filling this once great rift valley. There is also a rare dinosaur fossil from millions of years ago laying there. / Now, in what is becoming a decisive point in modern man’s occupation of this land I see a new potential footprint here…one of a huge pollution factory, in the form of the largest desalination plant in the southern hemisphere! Only hundreds of meters away, spewing out hundreds of millions of litres of toxic poison into these pristine ecosystems every year…pumping vast quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere via it’s insatiable thirst for electricity. Now there is something for us all to be proud of ! stand up now and have your say for our future – tell the Victorian Labor government – ‘NO DESALINATION’ more info @ yourwateryoursay.org add your support by emailing your concerns and disapproval HERE / / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Taken on the majestic Bass Coast. A place that desperately needs YOUR help to survive. / / Canon EOS A2, Velvia 50. / ©T.Middleton2008 / / / / Please take a moment to read my journal entry / HERE / – 100% of all profits I make on this goes to this crucial campaign that effects ALL of us. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / / “Watch It Die” by Greg Graffin I was born on planet earth / the rotating ball where man comes first / it’s been around for a long, long time / but now it’s time to watch it die I saw a man on my big blue screen / he ruled the world economy / he said the rich would never concede / but some day soon he’ll be put to sleep I’ve seen the life of the forest green / and adaptations of the deep blue seas / and who knows who is the fittest / they will all soon be put to rest On a plunging flight and we’re sitting / in the pilots seat in the midst of life / people on a dark horizon praying / somebody will save their lives I was born on planet earth / at a drastic time full of plastic mirth / and everyday I’ve seen increasing signs / and you would too if you’d opened your eyes / you had a chance you did not try / so now it’s time to watch it die. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— see more photography of this beautiful region under threat below / /
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My five year old daughter found this butterfly at Powlett River when we were there a few weeks ago at the bubble get together. We found this friendly little fella in the toilets where Zahra picked it up. It then spent ten minutes on her finger before it finally flew off. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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The first rays of the sun caress the dunes at the mouth of the Powlett river as it snakes it’s way to the marine rich waters of Bass Strait. A place where ecosystems of fish, birds, animals, plants and people meet – not a place to build a gigantuous pollution factory. / / Water Yes – Desalination No / / Canon EOS A2, Velvia 50. / ©T.Middleton2008 / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Taken on the majestic Bass Coast. A place that desperately needs YOUR help to survive. / / Please take a moment to read my journal entry / HERE / / and add your support by emailing your concerns and disapproval HERE / / – 100% of all profits I make on this goes to this crucial campaign that effects ALL of us. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / / see photography of this beautiful region under threat below / /
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Rock pools at low tide at the mouth of the Powlett River, Victoria, Australia.
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This shot taken at the mouth of the Powlett River, Victoria, Australia. / This image shows the mouth area before the high tide pushes its way over the sand and into the river.
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Image from the Powlett river mouth near Kilcunda, Victoria.
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This shot taken at the mouth of the Powlett River, Victoria, Australia.
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Powlett River
by Travis EastonHad a fantastic weekend with my kids and bubble members down at Powlett River on the weekend. Got there Friday night in time to catch the…
Had a fantastic weekend with my kids and bubble members down at Powlett River on the weekend. Got there Friday night in time to catch the last rays at the river mouth then went back in the morning again with Tony Middleton (photo’s to come). My kids absolutely loved it playing in the sand, water and rocks and it was great to finally put a face and voice with my much conversed with bubble mate Tony. I caught up with a few other bubble members at the cafe in Killcunda and had probably what was the best hamburger of my life there before I had to take my kids home. Unsurprisingly I was inspired and challenged by simply hanging out with Tone as we chatting about our journeys together. Foremost in his thoughts and passions was the plight of this gorgeous and often overlooked part of the coast. Visiting an area under threat certainly gives you a different perspective on the need to preserve it. The Powlett River is the location of Melbournes planned desalination plant. Over the last 10 years Melbournes water catchment levels have been dropping and despite a 20% reduction in consumer water use it is continuing to fall. The government has come up with two proposals to combat this crisis. One is to pump water over the Great Dividing Range to supplement the city supply an act which has enraged the irrigation dependant farmers from that equally drought effected area. The other brilliant government idea (proposed by our former Premier who resigned weeks after announcing it probably because even he knew it was stupid idea) is to combat our global warming decreased water supply by building the southern hemispheres biggest desal plant which will pump 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year. The $3,200,000,000 plant will also pollute the local marine environment disgorging 7,000litres a second 600m from shore, which puts at risk the local Seal and Fairy Penguin (Parade) population which adds $75,000,000 a year to the economy. On top of that the site for the plant is an absolutely beautiful bit of coastline, turning it into an industrial pollution factory would be a tragedy of the highest magnitude. All up the government has proposed to throw 5 billion plus at the problem why they arn’t proposing to channel this into water tanks for Melbourne residents I can’t figure. This would solve the issue without the negatives of the current proposals, it would be more sustainable in the long term and cheaper than the proposed 5 fold increase in water rates the commercial backers of the desal plant are mooting. Other issues we chatted about were the increasing consumerism in our society and how the more competitive/ achievement oriented of us can so easily fall into the trap of devaluing bubble and our art into a numbers game of hits, favouritings and sales. I regret not getting to chat with all the other bubble members while strolling along the beach but I certainly had a great night away with my kids and had a brilliant time chatting with my like minded bubble buddy Tony. Cheers Trav
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Pure innocence, taken at the mouth of the Powlett River near Philip Is, VIC
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This is the path that leads to the beach at Powlett River. / Waiting for the trees to come alive,
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