Willunga Basin Photography showcases the history, conservation and beauty of the Willunga Basin. Mclaren Vale, Port Willunga, Aldinga Beach are all here as well as some others you may never knew existed. Welcome to Willunga Basin Photography. This site is a work in progress covering all the basin has to offer. From heritage and conservation to the beauty and people of the area, it truely is an amazing place and I'm happy to share my experiences with anyone who cares to join me. Love Where You Live -John Rossi (photographer and website creator) Free Updates Updated Galleries Sports Fauna Aeronautical Gallery Sydney Gallery The Rocks Gallery Hyde Park Gallery Melbourne Gallery Aldinga Heritage Page Beyond the Basin Collection Willunga Basin Collection Portfolio Family Vibes Gallery Memorials Gallery Barbara Martin Collection Sports Fauna Aeronautical Gallery Sydney Gallery The Rocks Gallery Hyde Park Gallery Melbourne Gallery Aldinga Heritage Page Beyond the Basin Collection Willunga Basin Collection Portfolio Family Vibes Gallery Memorials Gallery Barbara Martin Collection Sports Fauna Aeronautical Gallery Sydney Gallery The Rocks Gallery Hyde Park Gallery Melbourne Gallery Aldinga Heritage Page Beyond the Basin Collection Willunga Basin Collection Portfolio Family Vibes Gallery Memorials Gallery Barbara Martin Collection Follow on Instagram OR Free Updates Receive free updates The Willunga Basin has a rich history from the mid 1800's when the early settlers arrived and farmed wheat and mined slate, both of which formed the financial back bone on which modern farming was built. Alot of the early buildings from those days are heritage listed and can still be seen throughout the community. I like the term "hidden in plain sight", it's all there for anyone that is interested. The WBP heritage pages are definitely under construction but there is still a bit to see and will build up over time for sure. Willunga Basin Heritage Free Updates Click here to go to Heritage Page Willunga Basin Conservation The unsung heros of the Willunga Basin are the conservationists who are toiling away at preserving the natural wonder of the basin. Starting from the Dreamtime stories of the indigenous peoples to the conserving areas like the Aldinga reef and scrub. There is so much more I don't know about and am looking forward to hearing and recording whatever I can discover. Whatever and whenever that is, you can get a free update by clicking the link below or anywhere else you see this link on the pages of this site. Free Updates Click here to go to Conservation Pages Willunga Basin Location ? 30min drive South of Adelaide, South Australia Willunga Basin Photography understands that all material produced on this or any other website, is subject to copyright laws. Please be respectful of this. WBP is best viewed on a laptop or tablet. But however you choose to view it, I hope you enjoy this site as much as I've enjoyed creating it. Thanks. - John Rossi, AKA Willunga Basin Photography Free Updates WBP is a free site. Leave an email address and get notified only when the site has been updated. Thankyou for your interest in Willunga Basin Photography Submit form here for free updates Stay in touch willungabasinphotography@gmail.com

Images of Dandenong Ranges Puffing Billy, Sydney Harbour and the Rocks, Hyde Park memorial, and more. Aldinga walk around map Beyond the Basin Free Updates Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Adelaide NYE 2024 Fireworks Aeronautical Family Vibes Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Melbourne, Victoria Nanay & Tatay Onkaparinga River Puffing Billy, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria The Rocks, Sydney, Australia Sports Sydney, Australia

Conservation and sustainability are at the forefront of the Willunga Basin community's agenda. The Natural Wonder Willunga BasinConservation Free Updates Aldinga Conservation Park Things to do Creating the Park Freinds of the Scrub Lot50-Kanyanyapilla Lot50-K Cultural History Ecological History Willunga Basin Walking Trail Walking Trail Environ Center Arts/Events/more Aldinga Reef Sanctuary Marine Parks Birds SA Aldinga Wikipedia Aldinga Reef Sancuary Aldinga Reef Sanctuary Tjilbruke Dreaming Tjilbruke Dreaming story The tale of Tjilbruke's journey down the east coast of Wongga Erlo/Gulf St Vincent is the best known of all Kaurna Dreaming stories, and has become a symbol of renewal of the Kaurna culture, although it was first recorded from Ngarrindjeri sources by Tindale and later Ronald and Catherine Berndt. It was recorded by Tindale over a period of many years up to 1964, but it was not until 1987 that he published the most complete version hitherto published, as The Wanderings of Tjirbruki: a tale of the Kaurna People of Adelaide. The story starts with an emu (kari) hunt by three one men, Kulultuwi, Jurawi and Tetjawi. They were all nephews of Tjilbruke, but Kulultuwi had a special relationship to his uncle, as he was the son of his sister, and known as his nangari; the other two were his half-brothers. Tjilbruke was responsible for Kulutwi, as an uncle as well as a father, to help him grow up correctly and do the right thing. While the young men went hunting in the Tarndanya (Adelaide) area, across Mikkawomma (the plains) to Yerta Bulti (Port River estuary), driving the birds up Mudlangga (Le Fevre Peninsula), Tjilrbuke went fishing at Witu-wattingga (the Brighton area). After finishing his fishing, he set up camp at Tulukudangga/Tulukudank (Kingston Park and then started tracking an emu southwards. When Kulultuwi returned to the area, he found himself tracking the same emu as his uncle, which he was forbidden to do. However he killed the emu, and Tjilbruke, although initially angry, forgave him when he gave him some of the emu meat. (In one version of the story, although Kulultuwi was not supposed to have killed the kari ahead of his uncle, Tjilbruke gave him permission to do so, as long as he gave him some of the meat.) While Kulultuwi was cooking the emu meat over a fire, Jurawi and Tetjawi killed him with their spears, as punishment for his breaking the law of the clan. The brothers took the body to their clan campsite at Warriparri (Sturt River) and told them the story, and they started to dry the body with smoke, as custom dictated. After Tjilbruke found out, he was very upset, and speared the two nephews to death (in retaliation, applying the law, being a man of the law), before carrying Kulultuwi's body to Tulukudangga, where an inquest and ceremony to complete the smoking of the body was held. The story goes on to tell of how six freshwater springs were created by Tjilbruke's tears, as he carried the body of his dead nephew from Warriparri across to the coast and southwards past Aldinga Beach and onto the west coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula to Rapid Bay. The Dreaming includes locations in several geographic areas: the Adelaide Plains, the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the south coast at Rosetta Head (The Bluff) near Victor Harbour, and also in the Adelaide Hills at Brukunga; so it takes in Ramindjeri and Peramangk country. After Kulultuwi's body had been smoked and dried, Tjilbruke picked up the body and carried it firstly to Tulukudangga/Tulukudank. Here some versions of the story diverge slightly; one says that he wept at this point and his tears created this spring, while another says that Tulukudangga was an existing spring at that place. From Tulukudangga, Tjilbruke carried Kulultuwi's body all the way down the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent and onto and down the west coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. At sunset every night of his journey Tjilbruke cried over his nephew's body, and his tears transformed into freshwater springs at six locations: Kareildung (Hallett Cove) Tainbarang (Port Noarlunga) Potartang (Red Ochre Cove, near Moana Beach) Ruwarunga (Port Willunga) Witawali (Sellicks Beach) Kongaratinga (near Wirrina Cove, or Yankalilla) He arrived at a cave (perki) at Rapid Bay, near Cape Jervis, and then emerged from underground at Wateira nengal (Mount Hayfield) and created yellow ochre. He walked on to Lonkowar (The Bluff/Rosetta Head, in Ramindjeri country), near Victor Harbor, where he killed a grey currawong, rubbed its fat onto his body and tied its feathers onto his arms, before transforming himself into a glossy ibis (or other wading bird; in some sources, a blue crane) as his spirit left his body. His body became the pyrite outcrop at Brukunga. Saddened by these events Tjilbruke decided he no longer wished to live as a man. His spirit became a bird, the Tjilbruke (Glossy Ibis), and his body became a martowalan (memorial) in the form of the baruke (iron pyrites) outcrop at Barrukungga, the place of hidden fire (Brukunga - north of Nairne in the Adelaide Hills). Tjilbruke was a master at fire-making. Unearthly Macro Return to Beyond the Basin gallery Aldinga walk around map Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Unearthly Ant World Beautiful Redback Minding her own business General Meeting Run to the Shelter Fauna Fauna Icons of Aldinga Meanwhile, in Aldinga Beach... Timeless Views 3 Icons, One picture Just Passing Fresh Catch Nature's Paradise Spectacular Staring Contest Aussie Aussie Aussie! 3 for Free

John Rossi Amateur Photographer Email: willungabasinphotography@gmail.com Address: Aldinga Beach A Bit About Me Everybody has a story, and mine has brought me to the conclusion that the world is a crazy place full of smoke and mirrors. The general public will never know what is in store for us. Our job is to work to earn tax so the businesses of the world can use governments to exploit the wealth generated by us the working class. I'm fundamentally an introverted person and find beauty in just about every aspect of life. Beauty for me is anything that is emotionaly charged. You can't have a high without a low. It's the contrast of life and of people that make the world a fascinating place to live. You just have to sit and watch it at work. it's amazing! Despite the distrust I have in our political systems, I love where I live and I love having the opportunity to be able to tell my view on life through photography. Sometimes it's not that pretty to look at but thats life. I accept all of it for what it is. BasinView is just an extention of my photography. It is just expressing my thoughts on all aspects of how my experiences in life have led me to view the world in the way that I do. I don't know where this is going but there is something in me telling me to go and find out for myself. Thanks for your time and where ever you are, whoever you are with, I hope you get to love where you live too. -John Rossi My Blog Let's Get Social

Moana Beach Where is Moana? Moana Heritage Page Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Pushing Limits Moana Triathlon Pushing limits Moana Triathlon Pushing limits Moana triathlon Pushing limits Moana triathlon Pushing limits Moana triathlon

Barbara Martin has come across some local wildlife. She shares some of her favourite pictures with you here. Barbara Martin | Wildlife Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Load More

A collections of photos from, Sydney, Australia Aldinga walk around map Sydney Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Scenes from the Harbour Underbelly Centering the Point Water Tunnel Scenes from the Harbour 2 Scenes from the Harbour 3 Bridge at Night Top of the World Master Class Pondering Point Centered

Aldinga's heritage listed buildings is a must see for anybody travelling to the Fleurieu Peninsular. It is small town with a huge history. Aldinga walk around map Aldinga Where is Aldinga? Aldinga Heritage Page Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. The Past in Plain Site Where Magic Happens Autumn Splash Layers The Granary Sir Ivor Hele Aldinga War Memorial Temperance Precinct, Aldinga Aldinga Football Club Colours of the Basin Tuit Road Aldinga Uniting Church Aldinga circa 1863 Flour Mill Road, Aldinga Nature's Golden Arch Aldinga Airfield Splash of Colour 2 Blacksmiths Hub

Tatachilla is a semi rural suburb of City of Onkaparinga. Tatachilla Where is Tatachilla? Tatachilla Heritage Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. Two Tough Rustys Glory Days No Barn for this Find Curious Onlooker Two Tough Rustys One Owner Highland Cattle

Barbara Martin's photos of one of the legendary flour mills in Whites Valley, Buttherworth Flour Mill. Barbara Martin Butterworth Flour Mill Please click pictures to access gallery in either expanded or full screen mode. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us.