AllQuakes - EMSCFeb 28
🔔#Earthquake M3.0 strikes 73 km S of #Warrnambool (#Australia) 12 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1952642
John     Feb 12

#auspol The National Offshore #Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has rejected plans for a major gas exploration project proposed near #Warrnambool.

Community members turned out in large numbers to protest #seismictesting, also known as #seismicblasting, for years in south-west #Victoria.

They cited concerns about the impact on marine life, including endangered #whales.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/regia-3d-mss-project-seismic-testing-rejected-gas-exploration/106334294

Coastal communities delighted by 'rare' seismic testing rejection

A controversial seismic testing proposal off Victoria's south-west coast has been rejected in a "rare" move from the offshore regulator.

FrankDec 29

Victorian master builder transforms Warrnambool house into castle for his son

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/builder-transforms-warrnambool-home-into-castle-for-son/106176624

One for @weirdestate

#News #Housing #Castle #Builder #Medieval #Warrnambool

Victorian master builder transforms Warrnambool house into castle for his son

They say "a man's home is his castle," but one builder from south-west Victoria has taken that literally when creating a dream home for his son.

ABC News
Yvonne PerkinsOct 19

Over the last few days I have been sharing about the landscape of western Victoria which is covered with volcanos, some of which erupted comparatively recently, as little as 10,000 years ago. The Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland also has quite a few volcanos of a similar age.

The eruptions of both the western Victorian and Far North Queensland volcanos have been remembered by the Aboriginal peoples of the respective regions. They have carefully passed on this history in their oral storytelling traditions for thousands of years.

Today the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) has published some of these indigenous histories. Read these stories about the creation of landscape that includes the stories about the volcanos: https://www.abc.net.au/news/deeptime/topic/landscape-change/

#volcanos #WesternDistrict #AthertonTablelands #TowerHill #Warrnambool #OzHist

Landscape Change: explore the epic history of the First Nations peoples of Australia by topic

From navigation and hunting to volcanic eruptions and the ice age, learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived, created and cared for Country for more than 65,000 years.

Deep Time - ABC News
Show threadYvonne PerkinsOct 19

There were emus. Unfortunately these emus are not afraid of cars. I saw them go right up to a car.

I am very wary of emus because they can be aggressive. These were OK, but I used the zoom to capture these photos.

#Warrnambool #TowerHill #Emu

Show threadYvonne PerkinsOct 19

I was disappointed the information centre was not open. The building was designed by Robin Boyd - a famous mid-twentieth century Australian architect. There was a sign proclaiming that it was being renovated and would re-open in 2023, but it was closed. Looking through the windows showed it was completely empty inside.

#Warrnambool #TowerHill

Show threadYvonne PerkinsOct 19

You should definitely try to visit Tower Hill if you are in the Warrnambool area. There is a short circuit drive that meant my elderly mother could enjoy the scenes.

#Warrnambool #TowerHill

Yvonne PerkinsOct 19

We visited Tower Hill, near Warrnambool for a drive this afternoon. It is the site of a volcano that last exploded about 35,000 years ago.

#Warrnambool #TowerHill

Show threadYvonne PerkinsOct 19

We visited the Warrnambool Art Gallery. It is small but has a good collection of Aboriginal artists, colonial artists and modern Australian artists like Joy Hester, Brett Whitely and John Olson.

#Warrnambool #ArtGallery

Show threadYvonne PerkinsOct 19

The Fletcher Jones markets have a lot of old vinyl records.

#Warrnambool #VinylRecords