ABC Open: Your best pictures from around Australia
Updated February 24, 2017 10:05:12
- Photo: Our Pic of the Week is this koala which found itself in a jam on French Island, Victoria this week when it was bailed up by a herd of cattle. (ABC Open contributor jukurrpafarm)
- Photo: Lining up to jump off the bridge over the Brunswick River at Brunswick Heads, in New South Wales. (ABC Open contributor bessyyoga)
- Photo: This playful dog, who gave birth to puppies just weeks ago, loves shearing time in the wool shed in Orange, NSW. (ABC Open contributor chontelle_perrin_photography)
- Photo: This beautifully-coloured jellyfish was spotted washed up on the sand near Nymboida, on the NSW north coast. (ABC Open contributor shutterboxcountryimages)
- Photo: A little bit of Bollywood hit Canberra's Multicultural Festival over the weekend. (ABC Open contributor teniche)
- Photo: Someone has been having big time fun in the Blackall mud in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor llehmannphotography)
- Photo: Water bombers at work fighting a bushfire around the town of Natone, in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor stephlomay)
- Photo: Breakfast with a view at Mount Fortescue for this bushwalker on the Three Capes Track in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor colly_mack)
- Photo: This young player in Newcastle, NSW goes in for a try. (ABC Open contributor photosbyloopii)
- Photo: The Wooleen Lake is an important wetland located on Wooleen Station in Murchison, WA. Normally, it is dry and only fills, on average, every nine years — and this year is one of those years. (ABC Open contributor FrancesJones)
- Photo: The surf boat crew at Port Fairy, Victoria were doing some late afternoon training. (ABC Open contributor missfarmerjojo)
- Photo: From flowers to favourite hats, there was a category for everything at the Bega Show this week in southern New South Wales. (ABC Open contributor kylofoto)
- Photo: The photographer set their alarm for 2:30am to catch the Milky Way at Kingscliff, on the NSW north coast. (ABC Open contributor twodogs photography)
- Photo: Beach architecture at Nymboida, New South Wales as locals gather up driftwood that has floated down the Clarence River and washed out to sea, been bleached and weathered and then washed back onto the beach. (ABC Open contributor planeanddaisey)
- Photo: The sky over the Riverlink at Ipswich, in Queensland, looks quite incredible in this photograph. (ABC Open contributor christine_oliver)
If you enjoyed this Pic of the Week gallery, here are some more from previous weeks.
- Photo: Our Pic of the Week winner is this photo from Sarina, in north Queensland where love was in the air this week in the most unusual of places. (ABC Open contributor faunatography)
- Photo: A handful of hatchlings is only to be attempted by researchers on Heron Island, off the Queensland coast. (ABC Open contributor alexkyddphoto)
- Photo: A scenic walking trail takes in Thunder Point at Warrnambool, on the Victorian coast. (ABC Open contributor smitboy1)
- Photo: This couple and their matching T-bird were at the Rockabilly festival, Ballarat Beat in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor pixspics2024)
- Photo: Capturing dancing foam figures as the sea hits the shore at Kingscliff, northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Stu Crawford)
- Photo: The warm and humid weather around Port Lincoln, SA, this week has brought out the dragonflies. (ABC Open contributor Monica Sanderson)
- Photo: This farmer just spent the day widening fire breaks with his tractor. Next day he fried up a batch of banana fritters for firefighters at Coominglah Forest, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor p.carlsen)
- Photo: After all the rain around Lake Argyle in Western Australia, there are thousands of waterfalls and waterholes to be spotted from the air. (ABC Open contributor Landi Bradshaw)
- Photo: This is the Australian spotted crake, photographed at Laratinga Wetlands, in South Australia. (ABC Open contributor birdman.sam)
- Photo: The extreme heat over Casino, in northern NSW at the weekend meant very young animals like this fruit bat, struggled. (ABC Open contributor Dee Hartin)
- Photo: The Glenroy Bore is a hot water artesian bore, ideal for a soak, located on a farm 40km from Moree, in NSW. (ABC Open contributor haworthdavid)
- Photo: This goanna lives along with many others on an island in the middle of a lake near Coomba Park, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Phillip Ennis)
- Photo: This Melbourne train is on its way to somewhere on the Northern Loop of the Victorian train system. (ABC Open contributor thedecoy)
- Photo: A summer netball tournament hits the beach at Blue Hole, near Warrnambool, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Rosana Sialong)
- Photo: The sunset may have been a fizzer but the kite surfers at Safety Bay in Western Australia were definitely not! (ABC Open Mark Crook)
- Photo: Our Pic of the Week winner is this arachnid, captioned 'Standover Merchant'. It popped out to frighten someone weeding their vegie patch in Birdwoodton, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor KwicPicz)
- Photo: Up early for a surf — or to capture a sunrise — near Bundall, on Queensland's Gold Coast. (ABC Open contributor Lost Samoan)
- Photo: This koala slept through a children's birthday party in Woodcroft, SA, but when the violin came out, the koala came down to investigate. (ABC Open contributor cignet)
- Photo: This train is cutting a swathe as it heads east through the countryside of central west NSW, near Orange. (ABC Open contributor lllsteffenlll)
- Photo: These pelicans at Kiama harbour, on the NSW south coast, were doing some early morning fishing. (ABC Open contributor emily_parisi)
- Photo: A couple of friends, born to be wild, head out for a ride near Mansfield, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor merrijignic)
- Photo: No, not Australia Day! These characters dressed as Marilyn Monroe are raising money for charity at the Brighton Jetty Classic in South Australia. (ABC Open contributor marianmartinphotographyaus)
- Photo: Children never seem to tire of being tossed into the air at the beach but it can quickly become exhausting, as this dad discovered at Bundall, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor photos_by_yulia)
- Photo: The surf was pumping at Birdie Beach, near Norah Head in NSW. (ABC Open contributor afoxyfoto)
- Photo: The monsoon is very active in the northern part of West Australia currently, as seen at Broome's Town Beach. (ABC Open contributor Garth)
- Photo: This patient young photography model in Texas, Queensland, sometimes tolerates these artistic experiments. (ABC Open contributor therealdeal_photography)
- Photo: Possibly the most perfect bellyflop of all time is about to take place here in Canberra. (ABC Open contributor gkennedy_landscape)
- Photo: This dirt trail near Nerang, in Queensland, is popular with mountain bikers. (ABC Open contributor malschulstad)
- Photo: The end of another summer's day ends peacefully at Tweed Heads, NSW, on the border with Queensland. (ABC Open contributor Stu Crawford)
- Photo: The Kennedy Range in Western Australia is a stunning display of colour at sunset. (ABC Open contributor 80kphkombilife)
- Photo: This magical start to the day at Byron Bay is this week's ABC Open Pic of the Week. (ABC Open contributor Sean O'Shea Art)
- Photo: Chad and his horse find a deep patch in the creek as a perfect way to cool off in the Pilbara, WA. (ABC Open contributor nakita_eden)
- Photo: All is calm as the mist lies over the Yarra Valley just after sunrise. (ABC Open contributor honeycut)
- Photo: The fire arrives at Barangaroo for the smoking ceremony. (ABC Open contributor Joshua Manning)
- Photo: Boys sit on a fence on Australia Day at Caramut, western Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Georgie Mann Photos)
- Photo: A new mum and a new baby experience their very first bath time together. (ABC Open contributor Doug Cliff)
- Photo: Swimming with a sea of giant pink flamingos at Tallebudgera Creek on Queensland's Gold Coast. (ABC Open contributor Currumbin Ali)
- Photo: Dolphins at play at Byron Bay, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Sean O'Shea Art)
- Photo: Not even the Australian Open had scenery this good. (ABC Open contributor Lyndlz pics)
- Photo: Who remembers how much fun it was bouncing on the bed? (ABC Open contributor Yulia Jackson)
- Photo: Letting the good times roll at Lower Belford, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Lee Pigott)
- Photo: It's not very often Station Creek runs like this in the King Leopold Ranges, east Kimberley, WA. (ABC Open contributor jesbarbz)
- Photo: A campfire shared is a cosy one at Lake Burbury, western Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor Rod Evans)
- Photo: It almost looks as if you could drive a bus through this wave at Wollongong, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Emily Parisi)
- Photo: If these walls could talk … but all is now quiet at the Rocky Point hall, Moyston, western Victoria. (ABC Open contributor cinarto)
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, photography, community-and-society, regional, australia
First posted July 29, 2016 13:43:57