In 2022 Global Ballooning Australia celebrates 30 years of operation in the state where hot air ballooning in Australia was born.
Media Release: Global Ballooning Australia Celebrates 30 Years
Tag: adventure
Media Release: Georgia Croft Lands Her Dream Job
Georgia Croft, female Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot, starts up new operations location for Global Ballooning Australia based in Mansfield in Winter 2021, during the height of a global pandemic
On Leah Murphy – for HeliOps Magazine
It's every pilot's nightmare – the possibility that, after investing hundreds of hours and however many thousands of dollars in a license, it could all be dashed away in a second. For Leah Murphy, partway through her CFI training, that dreadful dream became a reality.
Stories from a Women Pilots’ Conference
ON S.A. TIME... As I sit, slightly dishevelled, on the public bench at the front of the Palace Hotel, my squinty eyes pick out a rogue pink feather that's loosened itself from someone's boa and come to rest against a supporting post holding up the famous pub's verandah, which extends above my head to the [...]
On Karla Pound – for HeliOps Magazine
A true wildlife warrior, it's not uncommon to discover images of Karla Pound with a Frilled Neck Lizard on her head or gazing lovingly into the glass-like eyes of a Black-headed Python that she's plucked from somewhere in the Australian bush. After exploring most of Australia's Designated Remote Areas at ground level, why not do it from the air now, too?
Martha Lavinia – Home of King Island’s A-frames | We Are Explorers
Here's another one I wrote for WAE. For those seeking adventure off the mainland, take a flight to Tasmania’s King Island. Swell pumps up from Antarctica and breaks onto the empty stretches of Martha Lavinia Beach. But it’s not just barrelling waves that make the journey worth it.
Foraging, Forest and Freshwater Swimming Holes | We Are Explorers
Here's a piece I wrote for We Are Explorers. Less than 1.5 hours from Melbourne and surrounded by cosy, tree-laden mountains, Warburton is an all-seasons playground. Featuring the clear running Birrarung (Yarra River), ex-reservoir swimming holes, foraging and wild berry picking to your heart’s content.
Ballistic Ballooning
A tale of Competition, Girl Pilots and Hot Air. You read that right - Hot Air Balloon Championships, right here, in Australia. Get in, we're going!
