Trevor Jenkins, a Darwin and Top End identity

This photo is from David Forsyth's photo stream. The subject is one of the Top Ends identity's, Trevor Jenkins. Also know as the Rubbish Warrior see this article or even listen to an interview with the Darwin City Council CEO talking about him
Trev or his handiwork can be seen all around Darwin and I believe Palmerston. He walks the main road footpaths gathering small piles of litter and generally tidies. It's my understanding that local council outdoor workers then pick up the rubbish. I saw him this morning in fact.
He won a NT Pride of Australia Award in October last year:
"Rubbish Warrior Trevor Jenkins, who won the Environment Medal for his efforts in cleaning up roadsides around Darwin, said everyone can contribute.
"I feel very honoured but it's something we can all do," he said.
"I see heroes every day." See that story here.

Wedding Day Saturday Tropical setting

An acquaintance from Charles Darwin University and also from the Darwin Sailing Club, Dan Baschiera asked me to snap a few shots at his wedding to Dr.Annie Whybourne. They looked a lovely couple as they married on the Dripstone Cliffs in front of a fairly large gathering of friends and family.

Sunday at Mindil Beach and Fannie Bay

It's Sunday so it was off to Mindil Beach Market with Hugh.
I enjoyed a barramundi burger and a fresh fruit juice for tea and then listened to these buskers.

On the way homewards on my scooter I just had to get off my scooter to capture this tropical sunset at Fannie Bay.

RAAF Base Darwin Open Day

After a couple of weeks of Darwin residents constantly hearing the deep throated sounds of fighter jets buzzing around the sky above us, it was:
Saturday 14th June 2008
10am – 2pm
RAAF Base Darwin hosted a Base Open Day to showcase the personnel and aircraft involved in Exercise Pitch Black 08 , the Air Force’s largest and most complex Air Exercise.
It was a long walk in through the side gates (appropriately perhaps opposite Bombing Road).


The alternative was bumper to bumper driving!!
RAAF Darwin Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Noel Hinschen,is quoted as saying

opening up the Base gave the public a terrific opportunity to get a close look at the aircraft taking part in PB08 and a chance to talk with Australian and international ground crews and aircrews.

“It was also an opportunity for the Base to say a big thank you to the local community for their ongoing support,” Wing Commander Hinschen said.




Displays included static aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, the United States Marine Corp, NATO, and the French Air Force, plus hourly displays from the RAAF Military Working Dog Team.

The elderly strike reconnaissance aircraft,F111 was introduced to the RAAF in June 1973,
but its still doing good service


There were great crowds there, with families willing to queue to get a closer look

I had a great time snapping away at this event, chatted to a couple of pilots, one was 25 year old Peter "Topper" Tippner from the RAAF, who flies the F18 Hornet. (Costing $35,000,000 each!!)(See this article"A FLYING CAREER BEYOND MACH 1 giving his history!!)

and also spoke with Major "Tyson" from the Republic of Singapore Air Force.




French NATO crew from airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft.




For further information on Exercise Pitch Black 2008 visit the Exercise Pitch Black website at: www.defence.gov.au/pitchblack08

Sunset at Mindil Beach Market

As usual the Mindil Beach Market was packed as was the beach and sandhills with people watching the sunset




emDEE was very entertaining as usual:

The Great wall of Howard Springs

Jessie and Rod invited a number of friends and work mates to their lovely house to celebrate the dry stone wall that Jessie had built.

Little Green Tree Frog

Hugh found this little Green Tree Frog in the bathroom, so he carried it outside where I took some closeups on his car window.

A night out on the town...@Glenti 2008 Darwin

When Hugh got home from the Territory Wildlife Park, we rode our scooters to Glenti, the very BIG Greek festival at Bicentennial Park, Esplanade, Darwin.



It was very, very busy and I reckon all of Darwin was there or so it seems. I caught up with Rod, then Jayshree and Peter. We also met Emma from William Forster Chambers




The food was very good and the so was the dancing. Riding our scooters was also great fun..