Marineland was a marine park that opened at West Beach in 1969 and closed inĀ 1988, in rather controversial circumstances. Feature attractions of the park were the performing dolphins and seals while another of the major drawcards was the famous pelican ‘Mr Percival’ from the movie ‘Storm Boy’. Even today, 30 years after its closure, Marineland […]
Archive | January, 2015
Remembering the Days of the ‘Garbo’
Every Christmas and New Year, it was a traditionĀ to leave some beers out for the garbos….. I’ve just put up the garbage and it got me remembering back to a time when we had 3 or 4 garbos running up and down the street, dressed in footy shorts and singlet, banging and clanging the old […]