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canetoad

(21,015 posts)
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 01:16 AM Jun 2023

For expats - Winter in Oz

Here's a few pix of the bush in winter.

First Wattle



Pink heath - Victoria's state flower



Burnt-off three years ago. Grass trees gone mad with flower spikes



Sunny winter morning in the bush



Fungus on a burnt log



Young banksia flower



Gibby goes bog-snorkelling



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For expats - Winter in Oz (Original Post) canetoad Jun 2023 OP
I like the looks of... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #1
On the mountain ranges canetoad Jun 2023 #2
Cool. 2naSalit Jun 2023 #3
I think the ski season opened a week canetoad Jun 2023 #4

canetoad

(21,015 posts)
2. On the mountain ranges
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 05:42 PM
Jun 2023

Of the east coast - mainly the Great Dividing Range in Victoria and Southern NSW. There are several very busy ski/snow resorts. Ocassionally in the outer NE suburbs of Melbourne which are close to the foothills of the range.

As I type, central Au. is expecting an unusual big wet and extremely low temps. There's even word of snow on some peaks, per this article from yesterday.

https://www.willyweather.com.au/news/106989/central+australia+faces+big+chill+amid+extreme+weather+event+predicted+to+bring+%27excess%27+rainfall.html

That would be worth seeing.

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)
3. Cool.
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 05:47 PM
Jun 2023

I look at the satellite images of the weather all over the globe and think of you when looking at your area. I saw a large wave of a cloud system making its way across the continent this morning. That's what made me wonder about the snow.

canetoad

(21,015 posts)
4. I think the ski season opened a week
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 05:53 PM
Jun 2023

Or two ago; at least Aldi had a shop full of ski gear specials.

It looks sunny in the pix, but it's not warm here at the moment. Nowhere near as cold as you get in winter though - today 13c which is kinda normal for winter in Victoria. I'm right on Bass Strait, east of Melbourne and the wind can be fierce.

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