Very strong and cold winds after a change from the south. We had warm Spring temperatures until the day before when some rain lowered the daytime temperature to 8 degrees Celsius and it felt much colder on the beach on Sunday. Some protection on this side of the headland but face protection needed on the other beach side as there was a bit of "sandblasting"! Bournda Beach on the Far South Coast of NSW.

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The Monaro region, a plateau area lying about 1,000 metres above sea level, extends from the valley of the Murrumbidgee River in the north to the Errinundra Plateau in the south. It drops rather sharply to the coast on its eastern side. Much of the region is an ancient highland, but there is basaltic bedrock near Cooma and Nimmitabel that produce the only true chernozems in the whole continent, which are some of the best soils in Australia. Elsewhere the granitic soils are heavily leached and very infertile, supporting a dry forest vegetation before clearing for pastures. The Southern Tablelands Temperate Grassland is a vegetation community that lies in the region.

The Monaro region is characterised by rolling hills that rise to extremely rugged peaks in the Tinderry Mountains and to shallow valleys in the upper Murrumbidgee. The basaltic Monaro Range separates the Snowy and Murrumbidgee drainages. Because the climate in the basaltic areas is too cold for really reliable cropping (Nimmitabel has had frosts in January), the main industry is raising sheep and beef cattle.

Climate
Because it is located east of the Snowy Mountains, the rain-bearing westerly winds deposit rain and snow on the mountains leaving the Monaro region in a rain shadow (see southeast Australian foehn). Annual rainfall ranges from 430 millimetres (17 inches) around Dalgety to 700 millimetres (26 inches) at the eastern edge of the plateau, where occasional cyclonic storms can produce extremely heavy rainfall - in one day in June 1975 Nimmitabel received 256 millimetres (over 10 inches) of rain.

Temperatures in summer are warm to very warm, with average maxima ranging from 28 °C (82 °F) around Canberra and Queanbeyan to 22 °C (71 °F) on the highest parts of the plateau. Nights in summer can be cool, but in winter the region is the coldest part of mainland Australia outside the Alps, with July minima averaging -0.3 °C (31.5 °F) in Canberra and -1.5 °C (29.3 °F) in Bombala (Description courtesy of Wikipedia at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaro_(New_South_Wales).

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The Point at Bithry Inlet in the Mimosa Rocks National Park on the Far South Coast of NSW AUS.

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Very windy this day due to a bit of influence from a strong low pressure system further south. The state of Tasmania having record rainfalls and floods after an extended dry period. Also falls of snow with blizzard conditions there as well as further north in NSW and Victoria. However, a pleasant 25 degrees Celsius at this lagoon on the 1st September. Bournda Lagoon in Bournda National Park Far South Coast of NSW.

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Some old slipway gear still remaining after many years. Kianinny Bay at Tathra Far South Coast NSW AUS.

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