News & Social

Ballooning in Melbourne

This morning I travelled up, up and away in a hot-air balloon over Melbourne. I received the ride as a gift and it was the the fifth attempt following numerous weather-related cancellations.

— 19 February 2022 via The Grapevine.

Neglect

I am frankly appalled by the callous disregard for the lives of our oldest citizens exhibited by senior members of the Australian government.

— 9 February 2022 via The Grapevine.

Launching “.au Direct”

Australia’s domain name manager auDA (.au Domain Administration) today launched the direct registration of .au domain names.

— 24 March 2022 via Coding Blog.

Features

The Story of Flowers

How do plants know when to flower? Many people think it’s a matter of day length or the addition of fertiliser, but you’ll see that flowering is a far more sophisticated process.

Melbourne Neon

Discover Melbourne’s rich neon heritage with pictures and videos of fifty of the city’s most important heritage neon signs including the Skipping Girl, Pelaco and Allen’s neons plus the Nylex Clock.

Photologium

Photologium is my commercial photography website. View the galleries, purchase prints or enquire about licensing my photographs for your next project.

Free Fonts

I have developed some fonts, which are available free for personal use. (Donations gratefully accepted). These include the “Hazchem” chemical safety font and the “Plant Breeder’s webfont”.

Research

A complete list of my scientific reseach publications.

Melbourne Buildings

Discover some of Melbourne’s finest architecture - both old and new. This site contains detailed information on over 50 buildings, plus photos and maps.