Paisley Drain, Williamstown North

Written By Campbell Mattinson

Most days of the year I walk along Ross Road in Newport/Altona East, and so I see the Paisley Drain when it rears its ugly head there. Indeed I set a scene from my novel We Were Not Men there. The Paisley drain continues through the Williamstown North industrial estate before crossing under Kororoit Creek Road and emerging here (above), as it leads into the bay, near the Grey Reserve. It’s not a pretty waterway in theory, and you wouldn’t dare swim in it, but I’ve taken a gazillion photos of it over the years. Catch it at sunset and it can be an unlikely treat.

Paisley Drain in Williamstown North. Image is available for sale as a print. This image is copyright Campbell Mattinson.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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