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15.03.2010

The Great Eastern Ranges Revealed

 A pictorial look at one of the largest-scale conservations initiatives ever undertaken within Australia.

My Escape Winner Descending the Corker Trail, By Shandos Cleaver As we descended the knee-pounding 900m descent of the Corker Trail in the NSW Barrington Tops, the thick morning fog lingered making it seem like anything could be around the next bend My Community Highly Commended Taralga Rodeo by Annette Blattman This hard-working cowboy was on round-up duty, catching the bucking broncos after they’d disposed of their passengers. Horse and rider made a nice silhouette against the backlit dust. My Community Winner Old Rupe by Ushi Grant Born and raised in Rutherglen, Rupe came to live in the Myrtleford/Eurobin area in 1945. He was a local hops-grower for many years, and is now retired and enjoying spending time in the area with his family. My Habitat Winner Snowy Mountains Robin by Jillian Graham In the NSW’s Snowy Mountains, ocals say the appearance of red robins means snowfalls are imminent. This fat little fellow was colourful and appealing and, true to form, it started to snow. My Habitat Highly Commended Pademelon and baby by Eileen Roche I captured this intimate moment between a pademelon and her joey while taking a late afternoon stroll on one of the many walking tracks at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Lamington NP My Habitat Highly Commended Call of the forest by Cheryl Ridge The Superb Lyrebird is an amazing mimic, copying birdcalls and other sounds of the forest. To stand in a forest observing a lyrebird in full repertoire is an unforgettable experience. My Escape Highly Commended Point Lookout By Evelyn Owen New England NP, a fine rain intensified the beautiful colour palette, creating a wonderland of emerald mossy boulders and lichen-covered foliage dissolving into the shrouded rainforest. My Escape Highly Commended Wood for the trees By Ushi Grant In Vic High Country, snowgums spend most of the winter covered by metres of snow, but on this particular day and time, the light on the snowgums gave them a haunting and ethereal beauty. My Community Highly Commended One more tree by Vera Matsinos Tambah at home in Bungendore planting trees in his yard, a young person’s contribution to the environment. From his home high on the hills, he can see the giant wind turbines.

For the past four months, Australian Traveller has been running a competition inviting photographers of all levels to submit images taken within the confines of the Great Eastern Ranges, which runs the length of the eastern seaboard from the Atherton Tablelands in Qld, all the way down to the Victorian Alps.

With $22,000 in prizes up for grabs, images were being considered across the categories of: My Community (people who live and work in the Great Eastern Ranges); My Escape (landscapes, places and activities in the Great Eastern Ranges); and My Habitat (Flora and Fauna of the Great Eastern Ranges).

Along with being published in the magazine, on our website and on the Great Eastern Ranges website, all of the winning and highly commended images will soon be part of a travelling exhibition throughout the Great Eastern Ranges themselves.

Thank you to everyone who entered the Great Eastern Ranges Photography Competition, congratulations to all the winners and runners up, and a big thank you to our judging panellists – Grenville Turner, George Suresh and Inger Van Dyke – and to all of our supporting sponsors.

For more information, check out www.greateasternranges.org.au 

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