Featuring: AUSTRALIA
A feature of the place I call home. Hope this persuades people to add Australia to the top of their must visit list!



In land area, Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It has, however, a relatively small population.


The highest point on the mainland, Mount Kosciuszko, is only 2228 metres.


Apart from Antarctica, Australia is the driest continent.


Australia's culturally diverse society includes its Indigenous peoples and settlers from countries all around the world.


The largest lakes in Australia include Lake Eyre (9500km2), Lake Torrens (5900km2) and Lake Gairdner (4300km2) which are all in South Australia.
The Murray River is the longest river in Australia at 2520km, combining with the Darling and Upper Darling Rivers to form the Murray-Darling basin. The Murray Darling extends over 15% of the continent, and serving 4 States and the ACT with water.


Australia’s Tropical Rainforests cover approximately 900,000 square hectares and are internationally recognised as being one of the most ecologically fascinating natural areas in the world, as one of few remaining truly pristine tropical rainforest places on the planet.


Australian flora includes banskia, golden wattle, eucalyptus, hakea, caladenia,


Australian marsupials’ include the kangaroo, brush tail possum, koala, Tasmanian tiger, ring tailed possum.


Australian mammals include the fur seals, dingo, bottle nosed dolphin, and humpback whale.


Australian monotremes include the echidna and platypus.


Australian reptiles include the blue tongue lizard, green sea turtle, fresh water crocodile, and tiger snake.


Australian birds include the emu, fairy penguin, kookaburra, pelican and cassowary.


Australian bands include AC/DC, Ben Lee, Crowded House, Frenzal Rhomb, Grinspoon, inxs, Kylie Minogue, The Living End, Midnight Oil, Powderfinger, Savage Garden, Silver Chair, Something for Kate, Spiderbait, The Whitlams


STATE: Victoria
CAPITAL: Melbourne
PLACES TO VISIT: Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Baw Baw National Park, Echuca, Falls Creek, Grampians National Park, Great Dividing Range, Great Ocean Road, Mornington Peninsula, Mt Buller, Phillip Island, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Yarra


STATE: New South Wales
CAPITAL: Sydney
PLACES TO VISIT: Blue Mountains, Bondi Beach, Byron Bay, Central Coast, Coffs Harbor, Goulburn, New Castle, Norfolk Island, Snowy Mountains, Sydney


STATE: Queensland
CAPITAL: Brisbane
PLACES TO VISIT: Airlie Beach, Burleigh Heads, Cairns, Cape Tribulation, Daintree, Gold Coast, Great Barrier Reef, Mt Isa, Proserpine, Torres Straight Islands, Whitsundays



STATE: Northern Territory
CAPITAL: Darwin
PLACES TO VISIT: Alice Springs, Dundee Beach, Kings Canyon, Simpson Desert, Uluru,


STATE: Western Australia
CAPITAL: Perth
PLACES TO VISIT: Broome, Christmas Island, Coral Coast, Kimberley, Pinnacles Desert, Port Hedland,


STATE: South Australia
CAPITAL: Adelaide
PLACES TO VISIT: Eyre Peninsula, Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Yorke Peninsula


STATE: Tasmania
CAPITAL: Hobart
PLACES TO VISIT: Devonport, Flinders Island, Launceston, Port Arthur, Tasman Peninsula


STATE: A.C.T.
CAPITAL: Canberra
PLACES TO VISIT: Gold Creek, Lake Burley Griffin, War Memorial