ABC Open: Your best pictures from around Australia
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This week's ABC Open pic of the week winner is of a green sea turtle hatchling beginning its journey into the big, wild world off the coast near Gladstone, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor alexkydphoto)
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These Bundjalung children are all set for a swim in this tranquil waterhole at Baryulgil, in NSW. (ABC Open contributor Bianca)
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This curious Mareeba rock wallaby joey popped out of its mother's pouch to take a peek near Chewko, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor timhackwood)
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This "funky bug" was found in Eungella National Park, near Broken River, Queensland. Does anyone know what it is? (ABC Open contributor timhackwood)
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They say 'the early bird catches the worm' and it appears that is the case at Mandurah, in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor Jonathan Moon)
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Who else is wondering what might be going on here, on the beach at Esperance, in Western Australia? (ABC Open contributor cozzas_photography)
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Oh, sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on earth — Roman Payne. (ABC Open contributor sals_pics)
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Epic storms formed over Broome in Western Australia this week. (ABC Open contributor paigesimmonsphotography)
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This dolphin caught the last wave of the Byron Bay Surf Festival over the weekend, in northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Sean O'Shea Art)
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This juvenile crocodile was only 200 metres from the photographer's front door in Townsville, north Queensland. (ABC Open contributor ddubtoille)
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This fisherman was enjoying an afternoon on the beach at Maroochydore, in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor catblack10)
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These two are enjoying the beach despite a heavy tropical downpour near Broome, in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor boyfrombeyond)
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A long exposure of two rides in sideshow alley at the Maitland Show near Telarah, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Kevin Parsons)
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Sunsets at Maxwelton in Queensland don't get much better than this! (ABC Open contributor sunyourbuns)
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The water at Lucky Bay in Western Australia looks extremely inviting. (ABC Open contributor cozzas_photography)
If you enjoyed this Pic of the Week gallery, here are some more from previous weeks.
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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)
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Lining up to jump off the bridge over the Brunswick River at Brunswick Heads, in New South Wales. (ABC Open contributor bessyyoga)
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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)
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This beautifully-coloured jellyfish was spotted washed up on the sand near Nymboida, on the NSW north coast. (ABC Open contributor shutterboxcountryimages)
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A little bit of Bollywood hit Canberra's Multicultural Festival over the weekend. (ABC Open contributor teniche)
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Someone has been having big time fun in the Blackall mud in Queensland. (ABC Open contributor llehmannphotography)
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Water bombers at work fighting a bushfire around the town of Natone, in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor stephlomay)
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Breakfast with a view at Mount Fortescue for this bushwalker on the Three Capes Track in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor colly_mack)
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This young player in Newcastle, NSW goes in for a try. (ABC Open contributor photosbyloopii)
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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)
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The surf boat crew at Port Fairy, Victoria were doing some late afternoon training. (ABC Open contributor missfarmerjojo)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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The sky over the Riverlink at Ipswich, in Queensland, looks quite incredible in this photograph. (ABC Open contributor christine_oliver)
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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)
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A handful of hatchlings is only to be attempted by researchers on Heron Island, off the Queensland coast. (ABC Open contributor alexkyddphoto)
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A scenic walking trail takes in Thunder Point at Warrnambool, on the Victorian coast. (ABC Open contributor smitboy1)
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This couple and their matching T-bird were at the Rockabilly festival, Ballarat Beat in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor pixspics2024)
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Capturing dancing foam figures as the sea hits the shore at Kingscliff, northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Stu Crawford)
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The warm and humid weather around Port Lincoln, SA, this week has brought out the dragonflies. (ABC Open contributor Monica Sanderson)
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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)
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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)
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This is the Australian spotted crake, photographed at Laratinga Wetlands, in South Australia. (ABC Open contributor birdman.sam)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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This Melbourne train is on its way to somewhere on the Northern Loop of the Victorian train system. (ABC Open contributor thedecoy)
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A summer netball tournament hits the beach at Blue Hole, near Warrnambool, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Rosana Sialong)
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The sunset may have been a fizzer but the kite surfers at Safety Bay in Western Australia were definitely not! (ABC Open Mark Crook)
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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)
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Up early for a surf — or to capture a sunrise — near Bundall, on Queensland's Gold Coast. (ABC Open contributor Lost Samoan)
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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)
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This train is cutting a swathe as it heads east through the countryside of central west NSW, near Orange. (ABC Open contributor lllsteffenlll)
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These pelicans at Kiama harbour, on the NSW south coast, were doing some early morning fishing. (ABC Open contributor emily_parisi)
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A couple of friends, born to be wild, head out for a ride near Mansfield, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor merrijignic)
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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)
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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)
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The surf was pumping at Birdie Beach, near Norah Head in NSW. (ABC Open contributor afoxyfoto)
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The monsoon is very active in the northern part of West Australia currently, as seen at Broome's Town Beach. (ABC Open contributor Garth)
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This patient young photography model in Texas, Queensland, sometimes tolerates these artistic experiments. (ABC Open contributor therealdeal_photography)
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Possibly the most perfect bellyflop of all time is about to take place here in Canberra. (ABC Open contributor gkennedy_landscape)
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This dirt trail near Nerang, in Queensland, is popular with mountain bikers. (ABC Open contributor malschulstad)
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The end of another summer's day ends peacefully at Tweed Heads, NSW, on the border with Queensland. (ABC Open contributor Stu Crawford)
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The Kennedy Range in Western Australia is a stunning display of colour at sunset. (ABC Open contributor 80kphkombilife)
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, photography, community-and-society, regional, australia
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