An 'art-led recovery' in the Australian bush of Victoria

This is the amazing bush 'Silo Trail; we have just visited - various artists have put up epic artwork on grain silos, over hundreds of kilometres of the Victorian outback.

The phenomenon has resulted in an art-led recovery for many small and dying outback towns - it attracts streams of visitors as we witnessed.

Here are 5 examples from the 7 towns we visited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ULTIMATE ESCAPE... from apocalypse...

(In a departure from Roy's ancient Egypt fiction... the mysterious island continent of Australia...)

THE HERO VIRUS (Amazon Kindle and paperback)

Fear spreads like a disease, but what if heroism swept the population like a contagious virus that eliminated caution, the basic survival switch in the amygdala of the brain?
The contagion began with the arrival of meteorites that flashed down around the globe, spreading clouds of dust and a mysterious agent.

Those infected rise up and challenge the law and the system. They run suicide gauntlets across busy highways, stand high on ledges and tops of buildings, front enemies they once feared, spark reprisals, conflict and bloodshed in the streets - and raise the threat of reckless wars between nations.

One man – a rarity – is unaffected. He is a frightened man, an anxiety sufferer and returned Afghanistan war hero recovering from serious post traumatic stress syndrome. He decides to flee crazy civilization in an RV motorhome, along with his wife and children, and journey across the rugged wilderness of Australia to find a safe haven - a sanctuary, where people shelter in dug out dwellings beneath the ground. He keeps a secret Treatment Journal and photos of how he is traveling with his condition.

Can a frightened former hero save his loved ones in a world where the brave end up dead? And will the world find an answer to the ‘hero virus’ from space?

2 NOVELS IN A DIFFERENT MYSTERIOUS SETTING... 'The Hero Virus' and 'The Poisoned Well'

THE POISONED WELL (Amazon Kindle)

Beneath the most parched continent on earth, Australia, lies a great freshwater ocean bigger than South Africa or Iran.

But it becomes a poisoned well for one family when a high-powered and ruthless overseas company plans to build a nuclear waste dump on their property and tempts them with an offer of money they desperately need.

Can a rebellious daughter and her mysterious new allies prevent a disaster?

And what is the deep secret from long ago that poisoned the family well? 

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Mission Beach N.QLD. Cassowary Casserole a local delicacy. Not.

Summer in winter

Scary bird, but striking - our first Cassowary spotted

3 of us on the beach in the shadow of Dunk Island

"Whatever happened to Aussies' relaxed dress code?

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Werribee Victoria escape from NSW heat

We don't follow the sun so much as follow the cool...

Back to the same Toowoon Bay, NSW, site where we began our new on the road life over 5 years ago

Nubie and Roy...

an ongoing bromance

Delightful Mullumbimby (near Byron, NSW)

Great place to sit out those pesky and expensive school holidays

Friday market day at Millumbimby Showgrounds

'NEWBY' Our beautiful bichoodle companion on the road

SPOT what's wrong in this lovely pelican shot? (Port Macquarie, NSW)

A fishing spindle hooked in a wing

Eagle-eyed Brenda spotted more than a beautiful photo opportunity in this pelican.
Walking down the breakwater to town, I stopped to take my first photo.
Hours later, on the way home, I was surprised to see the bird in the same position.
A closer look revealed the poor bird's condition.
I wonder how many others noticed?
(I popped into the nearby police station and asked them to call WIRES).
Bird has gone now.
Hope he's flying high.