Sunday, 04 September 2005, 8:00am (Fathers Day)

Satillite Pictures of the Hurricane Region Hi People, This website contains several detailed satillite photos covering the entire Hurricane Katrina region, from Louisiana to Alabama. We found my Moms house and luckily it is still intact. Unfortunately the house next door appears to have a large tree on top of it. I hope you can use this to find your own places. Click here to view it. Regards, Paul PS, Uncle Charles has contacted someone via HAM radio who forwarded a message to my Uncle Rusty, to say they are all ok. I think that accounts for everyone.

Saturday, 03 September 2005, 10:00am

Blog from a guy still in New Orleans Hi People, My mate Graham just sent me this live log from a guy in New Orleans. Have a read of it to get 'real' up to date information. Click here to read it. On a personal note, having been raised in Gulfport and lived in New Orleans for a few years, this situation is astonishing. I actually lived across the street from the 'levee' in New Orleans East. I've been watching FOX NEWS (Foxtel channel 35) for the last few days and the coverage has been on 24/7 and excellent. I can't believe all the crime thats going on. At least at this stage the emergency services are beginning to assemble and take control. Most of my family have gotten out. Some are in Arkansas, some in Florida and others in Texas. Thank God for that. Still waiting to hear from Uncle Charles, Aunt Alice and Cousin Keith. I hope they're ok. Regards, Paul

Monday, 29 August 2005, 3:00pm

Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall

Wednesday, 03 August 2005, 6:00pm

Message from US Consulate Perth - World Wide Caution message This Public Announcement updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests overseas. This supersedes the Worldwide Caution dated March 8, 2005 and expires on February 2, 2006. Click here to read the entire message (43kb).

Sunday, 31 July 2005, 12:30pm

Shuttle Schedule For those interested, this is the Perth sighting schedule for the Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station. Click here to go to the webpage.

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 10:39am

Liftoff of Discovery! The thunderous sound of applause and rocket engines erupted across Kennedy Space Center, Fla., as Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Launch Pad 39B for the first of NASA's two Return to Flight missions. Want to know more?

Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 7:00am

APOLLO 11 - FIRST MANNED MOON LANDING The first manned Moon landing took place on July 20, 1969. Neil A. Armstrong, Commander Edwin E. Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot

Monday, 04 July 2005, 7:00am

LOVE THIS COMEBACK I received this little anecdote in my email the other day, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. My son serves in the military. He is still stateside right now. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also. But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly, "Yes, I always wear it and I probably always will." The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi. A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid." Everyone within hearing distance cheered!

Monday, 04 July 2005, 7:00am

HAPPY JULY 4TH EVERYONE ! Click here for a short history lesson.

Saturday, 02 July 2005, 11:00pm

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY This Sunday is the American 4th of July Independence Day picnic. It is America's 229th birthday. Come along with friends & family to celebrate this special day. There will be activities to entertain all ages. Come taste some American hot dogs with chili, chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin pies, & loads of other goodies. It is being held at Nedlands Yacht Club, Sunday July 3rd, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Entrance fee is $5.

Saturday, 02 July 2005, 10:30pm

AMERICAN FLAG SCREENSAVER Download this FREE American Flag Screen Saver from Microsoft. Click here to download it.

Saturday, 02 June 2005, 10:00pm

PERTH PERSPECTIVES NEWSLETTER Here is our most recent consulate general newsletter. Feel free to pass it on to your members and others who would enjoy reading it. We have changed the format to try to reduce the size of the document, so I hope this edition will be easier to open. My apologies for the delay in getting the newsletter out to you - my IT skills are better than they were when I said I would take care of sending this, but certainly still leave a lot to be desired! Regards, Robin K. McClellan Consul General Click here to read the entire message (881kb).

Monday, 27 June 2005, 10:00pm

TRAVEL WARNING This Public Announcement reiterates the Department of State's ongoing concern about the safety of American citizens, especially those contemplating travel along the east coast of the Malaysian state of Sabah and overland travel into southern Thailand. Click here to read the entire message (33kb).

Saturday, 12 March 2005, 8:00am

VIRUS ATTACK If you've been trying to get to this website lately and couldn't, thats because its been down due to a severe virus attack. Luckily I was able to save all the important stuff to my external 40gb hard drive. I still haven't quite fixed the message board, but it will be sorted out soon. If you are a computer programmer that creates, or has created a virus, please email me. I would like to meet you and discuss your hobby. Seriously, I would !

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 10:30pm

THANK YOU Here's an excellent advertisement welcoming our military back from Iraq. I assume from the name of the file this it was played during the Superbowl. Have a look, its awesome. Click here to watch or download. (2.7mb).

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 10:30pm

TAX TIME The US Consulate is again providing tax consultations free of charge. Click here to get the full details (43kb).

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 9:30pm

SUPERBOWL! Hey Everyone, There will be a SuperBowl Breakfast at the W.A. Club in Perth. It's an all you can eat buffet breakfast with a wide screen TV. (I can assure you it'll be one hell of a meal). WHAT: SuperBowl Breakfast WHEN: Monday, Feb 7th at 7:00am WHERE: W.A. Club, 101 St Georges Terrace, 9211 8104 (www.waclub.com.au) COST: $45.00 Click here to get the full details (228kb). Anyone interested is more than welcome to join us.