From the Outback to the 'G' This year, I was asked to join daughters Gracie, Fiona and a friend, Susie Lyall, to compete as a team in The Coffee Club 10km run, an event run in conjunction with the Melbourne Marathon. Continue Reading »
A keen storyteller ... the former member for Gwydir, Ralph Hunt, took on premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The passing of former National Party MP, Ralph Hunt AO, on 22nd May 2011, will be sorely felt by outback Continue Reading »
Mothers Day Treat, 7 May 2011 Mothers Day 2011 was extra special for this mother. Janie travelled to beautiful Busselton in WA to cheer on daughters, Alice, Caroline and Grace, in the Busselton Half Ironman 70.3 Continue Reading »
Lest we forget We celebrated the ANZAC Easter weekend in 2011 in the outback with horses and planting trees. Alice McClure, Graham Hudson and daughter Abbie, and Janie and grandson Harry Ashby, planted all sorts of Continue Reading »
Eneabba Triathlon Race Report by Caroline Ashby I can happily say that the 2011 Eneabba Triathlon was a great success and delivered a day of fun, family and fitness to all involved. Thank you to all the competitors Continue Reading »
1950 was a good year in Australia. The School of the Air broadcast their first ever radio lesson using the transmitter at the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Base at Alice Springs. The first Australian university Continue Reading »
On Dec 5th 2009, daughter no.4, Caroline, capped off 2009 with another notch on her belt — completing her first Ironman at beautiful Busselton, WA. Just earlier in the year, in May, she completed her first Half Continue Reading »
Alice, the twice Ironman Hawaii World Championships daughter, recently completed her first off-shore sailing experience. On 25th Jul 2009, Alice was part of a 12 man crew, under the guidance of Skipper/Owner Geoff Continue Reading »
It was no surprise when Henry Miles finished strongly to win the cross country for his age group at the annual Upper South East cross country event held at Naracoorte on May 15th. Continue Reading »
Caroline conquers Busselton Half Ironman! The venue was beautiful Busselton, south of Perth in Western Australia. The date was Saturday 4th May 2009, where Caroline, Daughter No.4, was about to perform her first Half Continue Reading »