Feral by name, not by nature!

I live at Pichi Richi Camel Farm, in the Flinders Ranges.  My friends Rex, Honey, Ibrisam and Scoozi-Please, she used to be a racing camel, all live with me.  There are lots of us here, we have human friends too; Graham, he’s a fourth generation cameleer, we let him think that he’s the boss.  Jannene, she does something Graham calls marketing, I don’t really know what that is, I think it means buying our food at the market?  Then there’s Cody, Malachi and River, they’re Graham and Jannene’s calves and they play with us all.  Together we all have great fun exploring this fantastic part of Australia, that we love living in. We’d love to show YOU too!

See; www.pichirichicameltours.com

Welcome to Farina Station…where the adventure begins.

Camp Grounds, Historic Ruins, Shearer’s Quarters, Tours.

You might be looking for a place to relax and spend valuable time with your family, away from the hi-tech distractions of modern city life.

You might be on your way to Alice Springs via the old Ghan route, Lake Eyre, trekking up the Birdsville Track or even to Andamooka/Roxby Downs the back way.

You may even be an old hand at outback camping, whichever way,  Farina Station provides something for everyone.

Either way, look at the country through local eyes and soon you will see it differently.

www.farinastation.com.au

Kevin wonders where the money wented

As part of the stimulus package our area school at Orroroo gets some $800,000. Yahoo Buckeroo!

That’s OK, BUT! Here’s the builder that you’ve been allocated (let’s call him XYZ Constructions).

Comms begin:

Right lets get down to see what we’ll get for that sorta munney.

Well we’d like, “blah, blah, blah”.

The Rub

Sorry, no way, can’t do it.

Well, what can we have?

Oh you might get 4 classrooms, after we remove the old couple there.

So, 4 classrooms with a wet area in each, building on-site will be too expensive ‘cos of living away stuff so we’ll transport an’ plop down there, easy peasy.

I scratches me head, I does…

Now is it just me or does 4 big rooms in one building with a wet area in each room and probably a transportable plonk-down seem like a fairly simple construction project.

So, I jump on the Weeks and Macklin Homes  website, www.weeksmacklinhomes.com.au/homes.php

Funny, the housing displayed here seems normal. A nice 3 or 4 bedroom house for between $90K and $130K say.

Scroll down to “The Washington”…. from $151,000.

Wow, the plans show a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, laundry and FIVE bedrooms, lounge, family and a carport. Must be built out of hessian, that’s gotta be it!

Well, there must be a reason that we can’t use local builders, that we can’t tender these jobs out, that someone’s management fee is so exorbitant.

Bloody hell, you can get 2 substantial homes in Clare each on a large block for that much money.

When next you hear a minister say, “We spent a million bucks on you whingers our taxpayers!“, do your sums and ask, “Why’d we only get $300 grands worth?”

Talk about the bush getting the short end of the stick. They don’t even care that it’s so obvious….

Some interesting figures!

Checking out lightbox-type javascripts for a job and came across this video on the colorpowered.com examples page and I sorta like it, and I thought I’d try the XVE plugin out at the same time.

Striking, modern, original contemporary art for private and corporate spaces.

Jen Penglase-Prior’s contemporary inspired abstract work has been acclaimed as so revolutionary in its application that it redefines the boundaries of original pastel artwork.

Self taught, her trademark work enjoys a loyal and enthusiastic following around the globe. It has found its way into many private collections throughout Australia and internationally.

Optically alluring & distinctly original, each piece requires up to 12 layers of pastel to create a unique effect which results in the work pulsating with colour and compelling opinion.

Irongate Studio Gallery is the working Studio/gallery of multi award winning contemporary artist Jen Penglase-Prior.

Jen Penglase-Prior, Irongate Gallery Website www.jenpenglaseprior.com.au

Welcome to the Jamestown Racing Club’s web site. Please use this site to learn more about the club, its history and the facilities available to patrons on race day – which for 2010  will be Saturday 2 October.

Racing is a wonderful spectator sport and country racing is presented in an informal atmosphere that is welcoming to everyone.

The Jamestown Racing Club operates a non-TAB race meeting and endeavours to present a professional event to promote the positive aspects of the thoroughbred racing industry to a regional audience. Enterance to the Jamestown races is just $10/head.

Jamestown Racing Club Website www.jamestownracing.org.au

I was trying to find an answer to the question of making one page use https and came across this thread

http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=2138

Seems like I’m not the only one. Anyway, this is what I came up with. I’m not a programmer so if someone can give me a more efficient method, please do.

add_action('wp', 'sslForPages');

function sslForPages(){
if ((is_page(453))||(is_page(430)) && empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])){
	$url = 'https://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
	header ("location: $url");
	}
}

Obviously, change the page ID and add or remove pages or compare using different criteria to suit you needs.

I’ve expanded this to cater for links within the site that weren’t absolute (to get off https when not needed).

function sslForPages(){
if ((is_page(453))||(is_page(430)) && empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])){
	$url = 'https://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
	header ("location: $url");
	} elseif (!((is_page(453))||(is_page(430))) && !empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']))
}

Willangi is a working 9500 acre grazing and cropping property with a focus on cell grazing and pasture cropping. Willangi is  situated 15 km North of Peterborough on the Dawson road.

We offer you the peace, tranquility of the bush with beautiful scenery. Willangi has a variety of trails stretching through beautiful tree covered ranges and mallee hills.

There are a number of unique flora and fauna species that can be seen on Willangi, including: native grasslands, stands of native pine, mallee scrub, wattle trees, hop bush, bullock bush, euros, echidnas, eagles, mallee ringnecks just to name a few.

Willangi Bush Escapes website www.willangibushescapes.com

Imagine coming across a rustic Australian woolshed, typically, built from corrugated iron, nestled in the heart of the Flinders Ranges. This is the scene that greets you as you arrive at the Woolshed Restaurant at Rawnsley Park. With its cosy combustion stove and its outback themed decor, its warm and welcoming atmosphere envelops you as you enter.

The Woolshed Restaurant Website www.woolshedrestaurant.com.au