All on his ownsome lonesome

Imagine having this massive expanse of water all to yourself. This is St Georges Basin in NSW. It is classed as a lake which is permanently connected to the sea via a narrow channel adjacent to the township of Sussex Inlet.

The main tributaries to St Georges Basin are the Wandandian and Tomerong creeks. Several towns surround this large waterbody, which is a popular fishing spot.

In the 2020 catastrophic bush fires the nearby village, also called St Georges Basin, narrowly missed being destroyed, as some of the nearby villages were. However, it was not so lucky in the 2022 floods. The extras show how high the water reached (see the debris on the fence and the multitudinous shells deposited high on the grassed areas).

Are we moving to St Georges Basin? NO, not on your life Nellie!!