Changing the way you look at the world
I’ve been working on a geological guidebook for Phillip Island, Victoria’s holiday destination just a couple of hours from Melbourne. This excursion guide describes 19 sites on Phillip Island and the nearby mainland. It explains the geological features, describes the … Continued
Email from a teacher about a recent Year 12 Higher School Certificate Biology Exam held on Friday 19 October 2012 across all schools in New South Wales, Australia. Just thought you might find it interesting and frustrating to know that … Continued
A friend who lives near Laidley west of Brisbane wrote asking me for information about his property. We have this ridge of sandstone cliffs down the middle of the block, just over one thousand feet above sea level. We often … Continued
The geology around Perth is quite different from the eastern states in that there is little variety in the types of rocks exposed. All the same there are some very interesting and special features to observe. Floodwaters rising The oldest … Continued
Floodwaters rise The deepest rocks in the vicinity of Phillip Island, indeed in Victoria, are related to the exposed fold belts of eastern Australia.1 These were deposited rapidly early during the global Flood (Genesis 6–8) under the ocean. There was … Continued
Here are some more shots1 of Carnarvon Gorge using Google Earth. They are a series of screenshots with different sea levels, showing how water may have emptied through Carnarvon Gorge, using 2.5x elevation exaggeration for emphasis. The view is from … Continued
The Consuelo Tableland to the north of Carnarvon Gorge would have been one of the first areas of land to emerge in Queensland as the waters of Noah’s Flood were receding from Australia. A rough calculation shows it would have … Continued
Here is a Google screen shot of the Carnarvon Gorge area that helps us picture what was happening as the floodwaters were receding. The blue sea level is set at 880m asl, and clearly delineates the flatness of the Consuelo … Continued
As you travel the unsealed road to Carnarvon Gorge, just before you reach the Camping Area, you pass through a break in Clematis Ridge. The photo from the top of the ridge shows it running south from where the people … Continued
Carnarvon Gorge sits at the junction of two major sedimentary basins, the Surat and Bowen basins. This is illustrated in the geological section to the left1 which looks to the north west and cuts through the south wall of Carnarvon … Continued