All entries by this author

Noosa River

Aug 7th, 2008 | By John Burrows | Category: Eco Adventures

CANOEING the Noosa River, with blue sky and every detail of riverbank vegetation exactly mirrored on the river’s surface, is an unforgettable experience …



Glasshouse Mountains

Apr 4th, 2008 | By John Burrows | Category: Eco Adventures

The Glasshouses,writes John Burrows, is the impressive collection of peaks jutting up from the coastal plain west of the Pumicestone Passage. They have plenty to offer if you’re after an outdoor experience…



Car cold turkey

Dec 1st, 2007 | By John Burrows | Category: Featured Articles

Without a doubt, the most glaring example of wasteful consumption is personal transport based on the motor vehicle.
Think of what is needed to build a vehicle with all its components, to keep it fuelled and running, to provide the infrastructure, highways, parking lots, to repair the damage it causes, to dispose of its rusting remains. [...]