When in Pemberton you will be captivated by the magnificent Karri Forest. Explore among these giants, many which are over 400 years old. Feel at one with nature. Look in awe upon these majestic sentinels, the tallest trees in Western Australia. Karri Trees – the tallest hardwood in the world. The Karri Tree is a […]
A road train is a trucking concept used in remote areas of Australia to move bulky loads efficiently. A road train consists of a relatively conventional prime mover, but instead of pulling one trailer or semi-trailer, the road train pulls two or more of them.Australia has the largest and heaviest road-legal vehicles in the world, […]
Speeding is a big issue in Australia and you are constantly informed on consequences of not sticking to the rules! In Australia the politicians support people travelling together. If travelling two or more people together you have access to a particular lane which takes rapidly to your destination!
The bird life of Australia is, area for area, among the richest and most colourful in the world. Some 700 native species and naturally occurring migrants have been recorded compared with about 750 in North America, and 950 in Europe and northern Asia. Colour and uniqueness are blended in the parrots, the lyrebirds, the fairy-wrens […]
Easter morning we (Pat, Unnur and Magne) took the liberty to celebrate the event the Australian way.The cooking gear was packed, and we went to have a barbeque in the mountains around Brisbane.Pat wanted to take us to his favorite spot, but it was taken when we arrived. Anyway we had a nice spot and […]
Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide). Gold Coast City is renowned for its sunny subtropical climate, popular surfing beaches, expansive […]
There are many styles of the famous “Queenslander”Queensland does not have one particular type of housing. However, it does have a dominant tradition of timber building which evolved continuously from the rude timber hut of early settlement to the multi-gabled bungalow of the 1930s and beyond. Unlike other states, Queensland was characterised by a distinctive, […]
Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia and most populous city of Queensland. It is situated on the Brisbane River on plains between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland. The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales […]
A total of 28 kangaroos including 10 red (Macropus rufus) and 18 eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus gigantus) from three epidemiologically independent geographical areas (Ingelwood, Charleville and Roma) were investigated.If possible, swabs were obtained from the tonsils and the upper part of larynx. Due to shooting of the kangaroos in the head these sampling sites were […]
Microbiology Research Group, DPI, Brisbane Overall Purpose for Microbiology Research Group headed by Professor Patrick J. Blackall To increase the profitability of Queensland’s primary industries by performing innovative research to reduce the impact of microbial pathogens on the food and fibre supply chains and the environment. Research Areas Molecular epidemiology/population structure using DNA sequencing techniques […]