Gillian Everett's photos

At Noosa Surf Club, Queensland, looking out to Noosa Main Beach, Laguna Bay. Still beautiful on a rainy day, and plenty of beach activity, surfers and swimmers. Tropical downpour from Cyclone Oswald, January 25th 2013. The first steps in the history of the Noosa Heads SLSC occurred on April 1, 1928 when Alexandra Headlands Club visited Tewantin and "the Heads" to give a display for local men. And so began the "Cooroy Royal Life and Surf Club". A public meeting was held on 9th April 1928 at Cooroy and on April 30 the name was changed to Noosa Heads Royal Life and Surf Club. In December 1928 thirteen members gained their Royal Life Saving Society Still Water and Surf Bronze, thus qualifying to patrol the beach. In 1929 a club House was placed on the beach and in May 1931 the name was changed to Noosa Life Saving and Surf Club. Since then the club has continued to patrol the beach with the proud record of no lives lost on Noosa Beach while lifesavers were on patrol. In the 2008/2009 season the club underwent a major refurbishment. We are now very proud to have a clubhouse rated as one of the finest on the Sunshine Coast with "the best seat on the beach". noosasurfclub.com.au/active_members.php

Click on individual links or link to the set. 1. Sunshine Yellow , 2. Moreton Island from Bribie , 3. Wild Oats XI Finish Line , 4. 2012 Sydney to Hobart , 5. Lttle Ship Christmas Tradition , 6. 'Groovy Baby' , 7. White Christmas , 8. Christmas Eve , 9. China Blue , 10. Poets Cafe in Montville , 11. Tibouchina , 12. Agapanthus , 13. Lilac Hues , 14. Sunshine Coast , 15. Kangaroo in the Shadows , 16. Majestic Mount Coolum , 17. Joey on the Golf Course , 18. Dinosaur Looms over the 10th Tee , 19. Sunrise 4.38am , 20. View North from Point Cartwright , 21. Australian Magpie 4.44pm , 22. Images of Coolum , 23. Ol' Blue Eyes Crop , 24. Stripy Coral Sea , 25. White Water , 26. Here she comes , 27. Markarna , 28. Ready to go , 29. Alhambra , 30. Off the Needles , 31. Dormouse in the Solent www.flickr.com/photos/gilleverett/sets/72157632153779425/

1. Poinciana Avenue , 2. Icons , 3. The Beach Caloundra , 4. Ithaca - Caloundra City Surf Life Saving Club , 5. Not too shabby for a Dog Exercise Area , 6. Low Tide Noosa River , 7. Blooming Poinciana , 8. My Pal , 9. Whitsunday Passage , 10. Hamilton Island January 1991 , 11. 1975 Fort George, Scotland , 12. River Itchen, Southampton 1978 , 13. Golden Gate , 14. Just Heavenly , 15. Happy Days , 16. Buzz Cut , 17. South to Coolangatta , 18. Chess , 19. Ducks , 20. Man from Snowy River , 21. Saturday Morning , 22. Red Legs , 23. Fragrant Gardenia , 24. Friday Arvo , 25. Palms and Noosa lights , 26. Alcozaiba Castle, Guadalest , 27. Calpe Penon de Ifach Harbour 1987 , 28. Calpe Natural Park of Penyal d'Ifac , 29. At the Yacht Club , 30. Snappy Orange Click on any of the individual links above for a larger view or link below to the set. www.flickr.com/photos/gilleverett/sets/72157631906336356/

Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach, Queensland

Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach, Queensland

Our not so shy visitor. Very impromptu photo with Samsung Galaxy S. Hastings Street, Noosa, Queensland. The Blue-faced Honeyeater is a large black, white and golden olive-green honeyeater with striking blue skin around the yellow to white eye...This honeyeater is noisy and gregarious, and is usually seen in pairs or small flocks. It is known as the Banana-bird in tropical areas, for its habit of feeding on banana fruit and flowers...The Blue-faced Honeyeater is found in northern and eastern mainland Australia, from the Kimberley region, Western Australia to near Adelaide, South Australia, being more common in the north of its range. It is not found in central southern New South Wales or eastern Victoria. This species is also found in Papua New Guinea. birdsinbackyards.net/species/Entomyzon-cyanotis

Our not so shy visitor. Very impromptu photo with Samsung Galaxy S. Hastings Street, Noosa, Queensland. The Blue-faced Honeyeater is a large black, white and golden olive-green honeyeater with striking blue skin around the yellow to white eye...This honeyeater is noisy and gregarious, and is usually seen in pairs or small flocks. It is known as the Banana-bird in tropical areas, for its habit of feeding on banana fruit and flowers...The Blue-faced Honeyeater is found in northern and eastern mainland Australia, from the Kimberley region, Western Australia to near Adelaide, South Australia, being more common in the north of its range. It is not found in central southern New South Wales or eastern Victoria. This species is also found in Papua New Guinea. birdsinbackyards.net/species/Entomyzon-cyanotis

Noosa, Queensland

1. Hobart Harbour, Tasmania, Australia , 2. The Quay, Ferry and Bridge , 3. The Bounty sails past the Sydney Opera House , 4. Russell Bay of Islands , 5. Big Buddha, Hong Kong , 6. Hong Kong Harbour Lighters, Cranes and Tug Boat , 7. Île de la Cité, Paris , 8. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile , 9. Hôtel de Ville, Paris , 10. Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness , 11. Edinburgh Castle , 12. Ian at Land's End in Cornwall , 13. Plymouth Hoe and Waterfront, Devon, England , 14. Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head, Honolulu , 15. Whitsunday Passage , 16. 1986 Piazza San Pietro Vatican City , 17. 1986 View of Forte Falcone, Portoferraio and Villa dei Mulini , 18. 1986 Sailing on the Solent, Needles, Isle of Wight , 19. 1982 Statue of Liberty , 20. 1982 Rio de Janeiro Sugar Loaf , 21. 1982 Rio de Janeiro Corcovado , 22. 1982 Niagara , 23. 1982 Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada , 24. c1981 Lord Milner Hotel, Matjiesfontein, South Africa , 25. 1980 The Fort, oldest building in Windhoek, South West Africa now Namibia , 26. c1980 Table Mountain from the Docks, Cape Town, South Africa , 27. 1975 Fort George, Scotland , 28. 1972 Monaco and Monte Carlo , 29. c1950 William & Kate Hibberd at Hampton Court , 30. 1923 William Hibberd and Kate Poole Wedding Click on any of the individual links above for a larger view or link below to the set which has a few more. www.flickr.com/photos/gilleverett/sets/72157632092545686/...

View over the Whitsunday Passage from Hamilton Island. The Whitsundays are a group of more than 150 islands and islets off the sub-tropical central Queensland coast of Australia between approximately 20° and 21° south latitude. Among the world’s best cruising grounds, the islands offer an abundance of yacht anchorages each within easy sailing distance from the next. Most of the islands are unspoilt national parks; seven have resorts. European discoverer James Cook didn’t name the islands but rather ‘Whitsunday’s Passage’, which was the passage between Cape Conway (20° 22’S, 148° 55’E, the tip of the mainland on the west) and the islands lying to the east of this. That Sunday in June 1770 when he passed through was Whit Sunday... 100magicmiles.com/index.php/intro-to-whitsundays.html A stormy time in the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Just after Tropical Cyclone Joy had passed through. December 1990/January 1991

View to Passage Peak, elevation 234 metres. Originally charted in 1866, Hamilton Island was shown as part of Dent Island and the whole named Passage Island, adjoining the Whitsunday Passage. Two years later Hamilton Island was described separately and named, possibly after a crew member of the survey vessel. During 1898-1920s Hamilton Island was absentee-licensed and used for sheep grazing, and in the ensuing decades there was also some cropping. In the early 1950s the owner of Daydream Island acquired the lease of Hamilton Island and erected holiday cottages, but the venture was unsuccessful. Grazing was resumed until the lease was acquired in 1975 by Keith Williams and Bryan Byrt. Originally acquired for deer breeding... The current resort first opened in 1982. queenslandplaces.com.au/node/399 A stormy time in the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Just after Tropical Cyclone Joy had passed through. December 1990/January 1991

Looking out over the thatched house(centre), home of George Harrison, on Hamilton Island. We spent 3 weeks in the Whitsundays just after Cyclone Joy had passed through. We saw the sun once for 15 minutes. It rained most of the time and there was very low visibility so we spent most of the time in Hamilton Island Marina, but we had a great time.. December 1990/ January 1991 TC Joy formed on the 18 December south of the Solomon Islands and had a general southwestward direction. It reached peak intensity on the 23 December (940 hPa) with maximum sustained winds of 90 knots. It eventually dissipated on the 27 south of Townsville. TC Joy had entailed severe damages in Port Douglas and in the Mackay and Pioneer Valley districts. bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/joy.shtml

pic of the day mosaic created on bighugelabs.com 1. Gardenia , 2. Javea Coast, Spain , 3. Cocky in for a Drink , 4. Noosa Queen , 5. Sunny day Pelican , 6. 1978 Old College, Aberystwyth, Wales , 7. 1972 Monte Carlo , 8. Coastal Track , 9. Noosa Busy Beach - Take 1 , 10. Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club , 11. Noosa Main Beach from the Coastal Track , 12. Mt Cooroy , 13. Shades of the Ocean , 14. Very Windy , 15. Altogether too many Santas , 16. If you go into the Woods today... , 17. Super Surfboards , 18. Baby Butcher Bird , 19. Queenslander , 20. Noosa Surf Club , 21. Work on Noosa Boardwalk , 22. Mt Cooroy and Mt Tinbeerwah , 23. Noosa Coast Guard Station , 24. Clear Water , 25. Patitiri on the Island of Alonissos 1984 , 26. Steni Vala 1984 , 27. Laguna Bay , 28. I roar for my supper , 29. Bougainvillea at Noosa Botanic Gardens , 30. Alonissos Donkey , 31. Alonissos Friends

pic of the day mosaic created on bighugelabs.com 1. It's all about Ropes , 2. Mellow Yellow , 3. Bottlebrush Filaments and Anthers , 4. 1980 Namib Landscape , 5. 1994 Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries near the Louvre , 6. Sooki at home , 7. Cool Chardonnay , 8. Secret Signals , 9. Noosa Hill has disappeared , 10. Calm before the Storm , 11. 1981 Chapman's Peak Drive , 12. Hello! , 13. 1981 Gill, Snoopy and Kate , 14. Zoom View from Front Lawn , 15. Great Sail , 16. Yellow Trumpet Tree 1 , 17. Waikiki Beach , 18. Noosa Resident , 19. The Quay, Paleo Trikeri , 20. The Lads, Richard, Paul and Paul, Alonissos Island , 21. After the Quake, Alonissos , 22. Maestros and Garbis in Pelios Cove , 23. Esperides Hotel , 24. Awesome , 25. Noosa River Entrance , 26. Hire Boats and Mt Tinbeerwah , 27. Unusual Light , 28. Glasshouse Mountains Railway Station, Queensland, Australia , 29. Glasshouse Mountains Village, Queensland, Australia , 30. Surf Buddies

pic of the day mosaic created on bighugelabs.com 1. Out on the Patio , 2. Pacific Ocean, Sunshine Beach near Noosa , 3. Spring Collection , 4. Inky Palm , 5. Pale Pink in Tewantin , 6. 1943 October 20 Bill and Joyce Hibberd with parents , 7. 1942 (circa) William Charles Harry Hibberd , 8. View of the Range , 9. Crikey , 10. Great Aussie Tractor , 11. Extraordinary , 12. Viv and Sam , 13. Boys and the View , 14. Pelican Lineup , 15. Dinghy pair , 16. Anna Meares, Cycling , 17. Liz Cambage, Basketball , 18. Olympic Fervour , 19. Olympic Spirit , 20. Colours , 21. 1995 View from Iririki, Vanuatu , 22. 1995 Vanuatu Musicians on the Efate Island Tour , 23. Palms Effects , 24. Silky Oak , 25. 1994 Lantau Island Road to Big Buddha , 26. 1994 Tangalooma, Moreton Island , 27. 1994 Blue Bonnet at Tangalooma , 28. Peregian View North to Noosa , 29. Peregian Beach Surf Club , 30. River Scene , 31. Seagulls' Private Jetty

1. Eumundi Square , 2. 45 Sydney Harbour View , 3. 44 Anzac Memorial Hyde Park , 4. Scenic section in the rain, near Toowoomba, Queensland , 5. Sign Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival , 6. Lake Macquarie, NSW , 7. Dee Why, NSW, Australia , 8. 39 Soap Bubble in Hyde Park , 9. One Mile Beach Sand Dunes, NSW , 10. Manning Point, Manning River, NSW , 11. Old Bar Airfield Sculpture by Ted Prior , 12. Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie , 13. Burns Point Ferry to South Ballina , 14. Mount Lindesay in Mt Barney National Park, Queensland , 15. Oskars on Burleigh, Ian and Gill , 16. Oskars on Burleigh, View of the Beach towards Surfers , 17. Holiday Inn Hope Island , 18. Gold Coast Sunset , 19. Broadbeach Sunset Hues , 20. Mykonos at Broadbeach , 21. Brisbane River, Stamford Plaza view of Story Bridge , 22. Brisbane River Botanic Gardens Moorings , 23. 1997 Nissan at Bellbowrie , 24. Bellbowrie Storm View , 25. 2000 Moreton Bay Anchorage , 26. Sailing Moreton Bay , 27. Glasshouse Mountains from Caloundra , 28. Glasshouse Mountains , 29. On a Clear Day you can see Forever , 30. From Dulong Lookout view of the Sunshine Coast

1. Winter in Noosa , 2. 1986 'Pagoda' Crew Antibes to Sicily, in Milazzo, Sicily , 3. 1986 Milazzo Sicily , 4. 1986 the Intrepid Sailors on Vulcano , 5. 1986 Lipari Marina Corta, La Chiesa delle Anime del Purgatorio , 6. 1986 Lipari, Isole Eolie , 7. 1986 YCA Moody 34 Yachts in Agropoli Via Riviera , 8. 1986 Passing the Isle of Capri, Sailing from Ischia to Agropoli , 9. 1986 Leaving Ischia, Castello Aragonese , 10. Casual , 11. Motorbikes on Hastings , 12. 1986 Ian at the Trevi Fountain, Roma , 13. 1986 il Colosseo, Roma , 14. 1986 Not a happy Sailor , 15. 1986 Choppy Sea leaving Porto Ercole , 16. 1986 View of Forte Falcone, Portoferraio and Villa dei Mulini , 17. Good Sailing , 18. Sunrise on Board , 19. Queenslander Front Door , 20. Gurya Lamb Statue, New South Wales , 21. Old Bar Flower , 22. Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie , 23. 13.46.01 The Big Prawn at Ballina , 24. Tread on Tread , 25. Skinny Flat White , 26. Eumundi Post Office , 27. Jetty on the Manning River at Taree , 28. Yacht at The Waterbird , 29. Water Birds at The Waterbird Cafe , 30. Manning River Cormorant , 31. Cape Hawke from Old Bar 32. Not available33. Not available34. Not available35. Not available36. Not available

Laurie and John the Skipper. Antibes to Elba overnight sail, 160 miles on a starboard tack. Left at 10am. Course 106° to Elba. Leader of the pack although they soon caught up. Were able to sail all the way. Averaged 7 knots over 118 miles to Cape Corse. Level with Corsica at 5am on Saturday. Forgot all about it being Good Friday. 1986 Antibes to Sicily YCA 'French Connection' Delivery Cruise. Eight Moody 34 Yachts. Ours was ‘Pagoda’, crew of five, John the Skipper, Ian, Gill, Bill and Laurie. The other boats were Merlin of Marmaris(Lead Boat), Parachute, Paw Paw, Peso, Plaza, Prize, and Prancer.