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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2026 - Escape Room! We found the missing wand. Good work team..!</image:title>
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      <image:caption>“What’s life without a little risk?” Sirius Black</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - The iconic tree on the long climb to the summit of Mount Dromedary. Archie and Hamy continue the photographic tradition..!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - The triumph of the summit! Gulaga/Mount Dromedary is a brilliant south coast adventure.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - Beach Besties. xx</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - After the epic hike past Horsehead Rock and challenging climb out!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - Beach. With beagle!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Winter 2025 - Archie, Hamy and Pippa. Is there any wonder that Bermagui is so special and always feels like coming home for the Society.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025. - So many hours by, and in, the river. And so many stones to throw in for Pippa! A beautiful place.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025. - The rewarding view at the Apex Lookout after climbing literally the steepest “track” in the world..!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025. - The Exploration Society at the Wandi Pub. The family that cycles together, stays together…</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A splendid morning at Ladies Falls. Brilliant swimming spot under the Falls which brought out Billie’s finest pirate squint!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atop the mighty Cathedral in Mount Buffalo National Park. A challenging series of climbs to the top and a pretty epic 40m abseil back down again!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bright, Victoria. Summer 2025.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hero Quest marathon! Archie defiant despite having just broken his elbow on Mystic Mountain.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Blue Mountains National Park - Above the Jamison Valley. This was on our way down.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Blue Mountains National Park - An excellent track name! We did not have time this trip, but it’s on the list for next time.</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Hanging Rock, Victoria - En-route to the top of the Hanging Rock outcropping.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Hanging Rock, Victoria - Lenny, Hamy and Archie off track and testing out rock scrambling skills.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Hanging Rock, Victoria - Explorer Hamish at the summit of the Hanging Rock!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Hanging Rock, Victoria - A well earned feast at journey’s end.</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - 0730 start - at Cuttagee Beach preparing to head north towards Bermagui, around 8km away.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Looking to the north-east - on the Bermagui Coastal Walk.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Nellie and Dom headed north - Cuttagee Beach in the background.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Working our way along the coastline towards the Blue Pool.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Crab remains found by Hamy near Beares Beach.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Archie on top of newly discovered ‘Dragon’s Head Rock’ just to the north of Beares Beach.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2024 - Amazing Lion’s Mane jellyfish!</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - Setting off on a long (and hot) adventure along the Murray River.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - Paddle Boat adventurers! Headed downstream on the mighty Murray.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - Evening family games - the challenge and drama of ‘Poo Bingo’ - Archie indicates his approval!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - A change of pace - indoor golf at the Billabong Ranch.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - Refuelling at ‘Sunargo’ Greek restaurant. Maddy evaluating Isaac’s reaction to a cocktail.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - Echuca’s newest tattoo artist in action.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Echuca, Summer 2023 - The Exploration Society in our natural habitat.</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - About to enter the glow worm tunnel. Archie well equipped with head lamp, and all keen to go.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - Society photo opportunity on the far side of the 387 metre tunnel.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - Family selfie! Newnes Plateau style.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - And up we go! Commencing the climb to the top of Evan’s Crown.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - A brief rest on out way to the top. Stout walking sticks in evidence and and Darcy taking the opportunity to do a little dirt drawing.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - Another rocky gully to scramble up. The top of Evan’s Crown was a real maze and we spent many hours exploring every possible way.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - Family of Explorers! Looking east from the top of Evan’s Crown.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Newnes Plateau &amp;amp; Evans Crown - Obligatory father/daughter shot from the summit with Bella looking moderately unimpressed…</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2022 - Explorers Hamish and Billie take to the river - well protected by sunscreen and zinc.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2022 - The happiest explorers! Darcy and Billie enjoying the outboard motor picking up.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2022 - Simply messing about in boats…</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2022 - On the rocks above the Blue Pool enjoying everthing that makes holidays so awesome.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2022 - With new birthday headlamp and preparing to explore. We walked through ‘The Grotto’ shortly afterwards. The light worked splendidly, though attracted some wildlife including curious frogs.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, Summer 2020/21 - Almost to the top! Taking stock and double checking our bearings.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, October 2020 - The amazing sea cave at Beares Beach where we sheltered from a storm. the sea was really whipping up creating a dramatic scene.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, October 2020 - We were due for a little down time and took full advantage at our rental home which happily included locally outdoors couches for much lazing and reading.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, October 2020 - The hardiest of explorers needs their rest! Billie clearly a little weary and taking full advantage of cousin Bella’s presence.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, October 2020 - Just hanging out at the Wallaga Lake Ingenia Caravan Park.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui, October 2020 - Mother and daughter explorers.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui to Canberra, April 2019. - An excellent and exciting rock scramble required to get off the beach and to reach the end of the headland and the track back to Wallaga Lake.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui to Canberra, April 2019. - On Shell Beach (Moorhead Beach to noobs). Plenty of rock pools and possibilities of treasure.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui to Canberra, April 2019. - Gone fishing! Archie baiting his hook under Muz’s supervision as we proceeded down river. Alas, not too many were biting on the day.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui to Canberra, April 2019. - The science paradise of Questacon in Canberra. Archie and Hamy fascinated by the robotics display.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Bermagui to Canberra, April 2019. - Explorer Archie writing up his notes from the day at our rooms in Canberra - another successful Society expedition!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Queenstown, Winter 2018. - On the chairlift at Cardrona bound for the heights and the thrill of the downwards run. A perfect day for a young Archie to find his ski legs (he did!) and for some innovative off-piste adventures to the very base of the ski field area (thanks Isaac!)</image:title>
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      <image:title>Past Adventures - Queenstown, Winter 2018. - Sometimes nature just puts on a show and you just happen to be in the right place and at the right time to enjoy it. Queenstown seems to do so with some frequency!</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Nature showing that she will beat anything on a screen every time.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>'Den Fenella' anyone?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Glow Worm Tunnel, Newnes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Equipped with sticks and ready to climb</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Casual but triumphant explorers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Another successful exploration completed!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Family Christmas in the Central West, NSW</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-21</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Amazing geology</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crazy shapes and gullies to explore</image:caption>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-21</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Exploration Society selfie</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Poo Bingo - very competitive</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>On board and underway on the Murray</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>At the pub. Hot day!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/9311be7e-e949-4e4c-9b0d-1b090722f118/IMG_8778.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>The pool of the balancing koala.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Last evening in Echuca</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/71ff9532-ebe7-401c-9a23-e8098ba02b98/IMG_8815.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Steamboat Captain Bella</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/d3f04d40-a776-4d09-a88e-c4f64c6d0667/IMG_8794+2.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>A friendly local</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/2b291aa8-0e1a-4952-ba63-6164c2b9c639/IMG_8738.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Explorers in action</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/02fc4382-925a-4c02-95d4-4f129b0d24ba/IMG_8805+2.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Happy girl.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675aae25376ca93f5d320305/a7ef819e-c1d6-4fa5-8121-7f8b1e6ea89b/IMG_8765+2.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paddle steamer engine room</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photographer being photographed</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Preparing to cast off and head downriver</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Explorer selfies</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Echuca/Moama</image:title>
      <image:caption>Explorer Billie</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Melbourne Marathon - runners assemble!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Triumphant! Sore, but triumphant.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Writing up the Society report, Canberra</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black Mountain, Canberra.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Best bar name ever!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
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      <image:title>Urban Exploration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Darling Harbour, Sydney</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-01</lastmod>
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