Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Norm Mitchell loves building miniatures including trains, trucks and ships. Included in his collection is a replica Kenworth, 18 wheeler truck. It took Norm two years to build the replica and he borrowed a real Kenworth and measured it so he could make the...
In the Southern Highlands of NSW lies a garden hidden behind tall stone walls. Faces watch your every move as you walk through this monastery garden at Sutton Forest. This 25 x 8m (82.5 x 26′) walled garden is a part of a larger garden belonging to Red...
Plantusforsalus is one of St Kilda’s best known icons and definitely not your average nursery. For over four years and under direction of owners Adam Wright and Greg Turner this inner city plant nursery is popular for more than just plants, featuring a gallery...
Geelong antique dealer, Mark Ward, travels throughout Victoria and NSW looking for unique collectors’ items. His obsession began as a hobby but he now has a serious collection. His most interesting collection is of old advertising signs and artwork. The...
Ted Secombe – Master Potter Self-taught potter, Ted Secombe is one of Australia’s most interesting artists, creating fantastic pots that decorate numerous houses and commercial properties including Melbourne’s Crown Casino and other large...
Tintagel – Sculpture Park Tintagel in the UK is a dramatic hillside town, claimed to be the place of King Arthur’s Castle. Its namesake in Australia is a hillside property perched on Mt Gibraltar in the NSW Southern Highlands, owned by Geoff and Gayle...
Tom Bass Tom Bass is one of Australia’s leading sculptors who has created many of Australia’s most significant and familiar public works in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. He has been sculpting since the age of 16 and is now 81 years old and a...
Toora West is a glorious Victorian country garden. Just 15 years ago it was a bare, windswept paddock. Don Burke visited this garden last spring, which is the home of Cass and Charles Kimpton and their two daughters Oopy and Ingrid. With the Grampians as a backdrop,...
Tully River Gorge The Tully River Gorge is a World Heritage area situated about 160km south of Cairns in far north Queensland. The headwaters of the river begin on the Atherton Tablelands and the deep gorge has been carved out by the river. The gorge has been carved...
Van der Haar Garden: Ansett Australia’s, Come and See my Garden The 25 year old garden belonging to Ben and Judith Van der Haar could be described as the United Nations of gardens with ornaments from Portugal, Spain, England and Holland, Greek pillars and...