As part of the project I visited Western Australia during the period March 1st to March 6th 2008 where I had meetings with: Dr. Nicky Buller Senior Microbiologist, Animal Health Laboratoires Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth. 6151 WA Dr Rebecca Vaughan BSc BVMS PhD Candidate Murdoch University & […]
Birds are the most abundant form of animal life seen on the island. Over 354 species of birds have been recorded. It is a particularly important site for migratory wading birds, which use the area as a resting place during their long flights between southern Australia and their breeding grounds in Siberia. A species of […]
Rainforest Tall green rainforests soar out of sand dunes on the World Heritage listed Fraser Island. Sand contains no significant nutrients yet the largest sand island in the world boasts these towering diverse rainforests. Over thousands of years, nutrients have gradually been stockpiled with plants harnessing tiny amounts of wind blown elements and capturing and […]
Fraser Island – stretching over 123 kilometres along the southern coast of Queensland – approximately 300 km north of Brisbane. Fraser Island with an area of 184.000 hectares is the largest sand island in the world. Fraser Island’s World Heritage listing ranks it with Australia’s Uluru, Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is […]
Charleville is in the heart of Queensland’s ‘mulga country’. It is the largest town in the south west of the Outback region and was gazetted in 1868 and later named by the Government surveyor of the day, Mr WA Tully, after a town in Ireland where he had lived. Cobb and Co, the famous coach […]
Roma is an attractive centre located 479 km west of Brisbane, South West Queensland, and 300 meter above sea level. This thriving community of nearly 7 000 people lies at the heart of a rich sheep and cattle grazing area and boasts the largest store cattle market in Australia.Wyndham Street, which runs at right angles […]
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 […]