The wave of egg yolk yellow wattle along the coast brings sunshine every day as winter ends and spring begins. The surf at Bells is booming with every surfer in the know playing the waves. My walk through the heath where all of the spring wild flowers are starting to sprinkle the green with yellow. white, blue and pink is quiet, broken only by distant sounds of surf and nearby bird calls.

The Superb Blue Wren and his wives, the rare Rufus Bristlebird, the New World Honey Eaters and their offspring, Wattle Birds and Crimson Rosellas are some of the birds met this morning. The kangaroos were happily grazing on the sweet new grass in the paddock across the road too.

Having returned from a trip to Brisbane last week where the effects of severe drought are evident everywhere in a place I remember as tropical green, it is easy to appreciate our fresh green hills and light air.

This is a perfect time of year to come to the Great Ocean Road and Torquay. Everything is fresh and clean and there are often accommodation offers that make a short trip away affordable.