The Collings Show

26/12/2023

Here is a belated Christmas present for you - a 20 minute Australia Zoo VLOG. I have dreamed of visiting Australia Zoo for a long time. Will it live up to my expectations? Let's find out.

Australia Zoo is the home of Steve Irwin, the world famous Crocodile Hunter. We fulfil a long-term dream of spending a day at Australia Zoo. We visit the sho...

10/12/2023

Happy 200th birthday to the Richmond Bridge. This iconic Tasmanian bridge (which is still open to traffic today) began construction with the laying of the foundation stone on the 11th of December 1823. Last year, we visited the bridge.

Today we begin our first family holiday in over a year. We're road tripping down to Opossum Bay where we'll be staying in a beach house. Along the way, we'll...

05/11/2023

Morning Tea Cruise around Bribie Island's Pumicestone Passage

Today we're taking a morning tea cruise from Bribie Island through the Pumicestone Passage, which Matthew Flinders travelled in 1799. Delicious food, amazing...

18/09/2023

In today's video, we visited the Bribie Island Butterfly House to learn about, and share space with, these amazing and beautiful creatures, after a nice lunch at the RSL club where we saw a real helicopter and tank.

Today we visit the Bribie Island RSL for lunch, and to have a look at the real-world military artefacts, such as helicopter and tank. Then, we go to the Butt...

03/09/2023

Happy Fathers day to the Dads and dad figures! From us at "The Collings Show".

22/08/2023

Every year, Harrison produces a short film at school and enters it into the "Focus On Ability Film Festival". You can watch his film (and vote for it if you are so inclined) below
Check it out.

FOCUS ON ABILITY is a short film festival that will encourage the community to become more aware of the ability of people with a disability.

23/07/2023

New vlog. Explore humanity's past with us at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology

Today, we're exploring a museum of art and archaeology at the St. Michaels Abbey near Caboolture as part of our continuing Queensland series. It's a fascinat...

01/07/2023

Now is your best chance to find Adam's Jewel of The Stars books. Get Book 1 free, and books 2 & 3 50% off as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find them at https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/62370

And lots more discounted books during this month at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/

Now is your best chance to find my Jewel of The Stars books. Get Book 1 free, and books 2 & 3 50% off as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find them at https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/62370

And lots more discounted books during this month at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/

09/06/2023

A review of Adam's book series.

You can purchase the books of the JEWEL OF THE STARS series here (via Amazon): hhttps://amzn.to/3oRYIfV(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchas...

19/05/2023

We begin our new Queensland series with a Christmas eve trip up to Bribie Island where my parents live at the Gem Life Retirement Resort.

For Christmas, we headed up to the Gemlife retirement resort in Bribie Island in Queensland to visit Adam's parents. Join us as we travel and explore the fac...

08/04/2023

Let's look around a cottage made and owned by Captain Cook's father.

On our last full day in Melbourne, we checked out the cottage built by Captain James Cook's father, transported brick-by-brick from England to Australia. The...

18/02/2023

On day 3 of our Melbourne trip, we went to see the impressive Sea Life Aquarium. And that night, Linda and Chloe were off to see the live show Hamilton. But would the threat of flash flooding in Victoria ruin the night?

On this third day of our Melbourne trip, we head to the Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium to check out the fish, sharks, rays and turtles. That night, Linda and Ch...

09/01/2023

Melbourne day 2. Join us as we learn about the history of movies and video games ACMI, have a wonderful middle eastern feast in Federation Square, See Melbourne above at the Skydeck, and end introduce the kids to Chinese hotpot.

Today, we head to Federation Square, to visit ACMI, the museum of movies and video games. Our kind of place! After a delicious middle eastern feast at Mumma'...

18/12/2022

Check out Linda performing in the choir at our Christmas carol production for this year. "Home for Christmas" https://www.facebook.com/hope.yth/videos/1103487006858905

28/11/2022

It's time for an adventure in Melbourne. This is the first of a 4-Part Series. In this first instalment we visit ArtVo - Australia’s first immersive, ‘trick-art’ gallery. Then, after a tour of our Air BNB in the Midway Tower, we head to St. Kilda beach for a unique meal by the ocean.

Our Melbourne vlog series begins. After settling in, we take a tram ride to visit Artvo - an immersive gallery with a difference that uses trick art to put ...

27/10/2022

The gorge was in flood, so we decided to walk the cliff grounds and check it out. https://youtu.be/ug1XV_IsFCc

https://youtu.be/ug1XV_IsFCc
https://youtu.be/ug1XV_IsFCc

One of the most iconic locations in Launceston, Tasmania is the Cataract Gorge. As often happens, it's in flood, as the waters of the South Esk come racing d...

06/10/2022

The Collings family has a new member. Welcome Primrose Everdeen Collings.

Meet Primrose, our new kitten. She's a very cute cat. We adopted her to keep Daisy company after the sad passing of our two other cats. She made herself at ...

08/09/2022

Rest in peace, Your Majesty. A life well lived.

31/08/2022

Frodo and Sam walked all the way to Mordor. I'm walking with my workmates as part of this year's STEPtember, raising money to provide vital therapy, programs and services to children and adults living with cerebral palsy, and further research and innovation.

The goal is to walk 10,000 steps every day this month. This way I can make it count for something more than just my waistline.
https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraisers/adamcollings

Sponsor me this STEPtember, as we move together to support children and adults living with cerebral palsy.

29/08/2022

We're back in Ulverstone for the March long weekend. Can Adam walk 20,000 steps in one day? Watch to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hP2N3Q_LsI

We're camping at the beach on the March long weekend. Can Adam manage to walk 20,000 steps in one day? His usual goal is 10,000 steps per day.Also, Adam is p...

24/08/2022

I am very excited to announce Harrison's entry into this year's Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. A documentary on the history of video games.
You can watch it here
https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/2738.html

FOCUS ON ABILITY is a short film festival that will encourage the community to become more aware of the ability of people with a disability.

14/08/2022

Explore Melbourne Docklands with me as I make my first interstate trip in two years.
https://youtu.be/rD6V9VpXP_Q

Explore Melbourne's Docklands with Adam as he travels interstate for the first time in 2 years. He's heading to Melbourne for a quick work trip, but while th...

28/07/2022

We try Chinese Hot Pot at a restaurant in Hobart and then explore the beach where Hollywood Legend Errol Flynn probably learned to swim.
https://youtu.be/foK8TBg79w8

Linda and Adam head to Hobart, Tasmania, to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary. Linda introduces Adam to Chinese Hot Pot, a fun way to cook your own me...

08/07/2022

We went back to Tasmania Zoo to meet their new Giraffes
https://youtu.be/JjAp5wbQv-I

18/06/2022

Meet Buddy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcucTubnWqw

11/06/2022

Something a little different this time. We have a fun fandom trivia challenge. vs
https://youtu.be/-mNuAP7SJJI

It's time for a fandom trivia challenge. Adam and Harry will test their knowledge of Star Trek trivia, while Linda and Chloe will put their knowledge of Frie...

12/05/2022

We're back! After some technical difficulties with our computer, we present the second in our Caravan Life Ulverstone series. Come withus as we swim at Buttons Beach. https://youtu.be/xap60C0Fa_k

Our Caravan Life series continues in Ulverstone, Tasmania. The rain is over and Chloe needs a new tent. After that's set up - it's time to hit the beach! Joi...

12/04/2022

New season begins with our Christmas holiday Caravan experience in Ulverstone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSaAxm4Wi0

We try our hand at caravan life. Borrowing Adam's parent's van, and setting it up in the Big 4 Caravan Park in Ulverstone, Tasmania, the Collings family begi...