The laughter-lines around his father’s eyes, so much a feature of his work-weathered face, had softened with sadness.
“It’s Jack,” he said simply.
About Vincent Ross
Vincent Ross has been a professional journalist for more than 40 years, working in newspapers, public relations, lifestyle magazines and digital media, both as an editor and copywriter, and as a freelance travel writer and photographer.
He is married to Lee-Anne, has three sons, Ryan, Dylan and Tyler, a daughter-in-law, Erica and a beautiful baby granddaughter, Tora.
People and places visited, written about or photographed by Vincent cover Turkey, Thailand, Laos, Borneo, Bali, Sri Lanka, Israel, Greece, Britain, Scotland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia, North Korea, South Korea, Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, India, New Caledonia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, the Philippines, Argentina, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.
Vincent lives in Adelaide, South Australia – the driest state on the driest continent and is an honorary member of the Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
As a journalistic journeyman, he has a keen interest in the worldwide practice and impact of permaculture, with particular focus on eco-friendly travel, culture, home and lifestyle. Vincent believes Australians and Canadians have a lot in common. After all, we’re all human.
The Lost Battalion – Kokoda’s forgotten foot soldiers
On the 11th minute of the 11th
hour of the 11th month…
We Will Remember Them
A story of bravery, humility, honour, camaraderie and sacrifice, as remembered by South Australian veterans who served in New Guinea during World War II.
Water for Elegance – One Man’s Dream
Today, National Trust-listed Paronella Park is a multi-award winning tourist attraction – a place for weddings, birthdays, social gatherings and day trips. It is still a place of dreams, its decaying moss-laced stonework a timely reminder of the power of the human spirit.
Transported to Devils’ Island – Part 2
Like its ancient, limestone cliffs – bed-upon-bed of compressed fossil shells first laid down 280 million years ago – Maria Island,declared a national park in 1971, is a many-layered experience.
Transported to Devils’ Island – Part 1
Like its ancient, limestone cliffs – bed-upon-bed of compressed fossil shells first laid down 280 million years ago – Maria Island,declared a national park in 1971, is a many-layered experience.
Microsoft Powers Cloud in Singapore Following China’s 53gw Solar Flare
A major move by global tech giant Microsoft Corp to power its Asian operations with solar-generated electricity marked a watershed moment for the worldwide uptake of renewable energy, with solar currently the clear leader in the field.
Solar Cell Revolution
University researchers at opposite ends of the globe are in a race to perfect innovative applications to improve the output of photovoltaic cells, offering the potential to revolutionise the uptake of solar power generation.
Solar Flair For Farming
In a solar power first, Sundrop Farm at Port Augusta in South Australia uses sunlight and seawater in an integrated renewable energy system which produces heat, steam, electricity and fresh water to produce 17 million kilograms of hothouse tomatoes annually.
Musk’s $50m Christmas Present
Billionaire power player Elon Musk’s $50 million gamble has paid off with the completion of the world’s largest battery storage system to date in less than 100 days at Jamestown in the Mid-North of South Australia.
Solar Power Saving Lives
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) says global solar PV power capacity increased by a massive 50 per cent in the past year and that given the right political climate, universal energy access for billions of people worldwide could be reached within the next 15 years.
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