Flying over the Victorian High Country where Global Ballooning was born thirty years ago, Kiff Saunders’ prodigies carry the family business forward, sharing the wonder of ballooning with visitors to the region and the people who live here.
With the jury still out on whether human-induced climate drivers influence the whims of La Niña / El Niño, what's clear is that right now – as La Niña retreats after delivering an abundance of rain to eastern Victoria and other parts of Australia – is the time to anticipate and prepare. The great dry will [...]
A piece I wrote for We Are Explorers and Global Ballooning Australia on Man From Snowy River Country, having spent a lot of time here the last couple of years. Whether you’re looking for a chill weekend away or an epic adventure-fuelled holiday, Mansfield has you covered.
My favourite movie of all time is Twister. I got to see it in cinemas when it came out in 1996. I was seven, and even though I spent a lot of it pressed up against the carpeted theatre wall hiding my eyes, I was decidedly impressed and spent many years wishing Helen Hunt had [...]
Jenn Mulkern grew up with aviation in the family. Her father is a helicopter pilot, and she had her first ride in an R22 at the ripe old age of six weeks. “As soon as I could reach the controls, he started teaching me how to fly the BH206, and any time he had room [...]
The theme for today is one of pure joy. Meet @captainaomi – helicopter pilot and wedding celebrant. Joy is her middle name. Naomi Mowbray had never considered flying until six weeks before she signed up and committed to her Commercial Pilot's Licence course, marking the beginning of this aviation chapter. "I had never even been [...]
As the summer season kicks into gear at Global Ballooning Australia, Bronni catches up with a couple of our amazing pilots, Brian and Steve, who escaped Australia’s winter to fly a season in Kenya.
In 2022 Global Ballooning Australia celebrates 30 years of operation in the state where hot air ballooning in Australia was born.
Lots of us spent hours in the workshop with Dad as kids. Likely in charge of holding the torch, we'd gaze longingly out the door at temperate Saturday afternoons, shifting from one aching leg to the other and suffering a constant fear of being yelled at for letting the beam of light drift or – on a good day – amassing a good collection of thrilling new swear words. But Faith Ortega was a dream child, and she and her dad got along great.
Talking aviation and living at altitude with Heli Meg, Australian High Country pilot, all-rounder and the face of Snowy Mountains Helis
Bronni Bowen 