News & Social

Eliminated

Victoria has done a magnificent job in managing the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 has been officially “eliminated” from Australia’s second most populous state.

— 27 November 2020 via The Grapevine.

A new look for 2021

After seven long years, I have re-designed my personal website to accommodate the way that modern users access websites and to benefit from new developments in web design.

— 25 November 2020 via The Grapevine.

Query a PostgreSQL database via Python

Use this simple template script created in Python to connect to your PostgreSQL database and run a query.

— 11 December 2020 via Coding Blog.

Features

The Story of Flowers

How do plants know when to flower? Many people think it’s a matter of day length or the addition of fertiliser, but you’ll see that flowering is a far more sophisticated process.

Melbourne Neon

Discover Melbourne’s rich neon heritage with pictures and videos of fifty of the city’s most important heritage neon signs including the Skipping Girl, Pelaco and Allen’s neons plus the Nylex Clock.

Photologium

Photologium is my commercial photography website. View the galleries, purchase prints or enquire about licensing my photographs for your next project.

Free Fonts

I have developed some fonts, which are available free for personal use. (Donations gratefully accepted). These include the “Hazchem” chemical safety font and the “Plant Breeder’s webfont”.

Research

A complete list of my scientific reseach publications.

Melbourne Buildings

Discover some of Melbourne’s finest architecture - both old and new. This site contains detailed information on over 50 buildings, plus photos and maps.