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Flying like a bird
story posted on 06/12/2008 - about
Great weekend Bald Hill. Cool breeze off the ocean, babes on the beach below and us hang gliders doing our thing in the clear blue Australian sky. There's this really awesome spot for hang gliding. It's Bald Hill on the way from Sydney toward Wollon...
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The Big Orange - Gayndah, QLD
news (Attractions) posted on 06/12/2008
Curious citrus attraction in Queensland's premier orange growing area....
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The Big Rocking Horse - Gumeracha, South Australia
news (Attractions) posted on 06/12/2008
A giant rocking horse dominates a small town in the Adelaide Hills...
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The Big Cigar - Churchill, Victoria
news (Attractions) posted on 06/12/2008
A town built for construction workers honours the vice of a famous prime minister....
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The Big Fruit Bowl - Bilpin, New South Wales
news (Attractions) posted on 06/12/2008
A giant fruitbowl attracts attention to a New South Wales famous for its botany and produce....
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Warrumbungle National Park NSW
video added on 05/12/2008
Jutting out of the Western plains of New South Wales, Australia are the ranges of the Warrumbungle National Park and the breadknife and the Grand Hight Tops.The park is west of Coonabarabran
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Baptism of fire
story posted on 05/12/2008 - about
Not sure what plant this is - or was - but it reminded me of an emu complete with beak open as if it's about to say something. A bunch of us were exploring up the north coast last year. As you can see it's been scorched by a bushfire not so long ago. Bus...
thanks to Jenny

How to throw a boomerang
video added on 04/12/2008
Aboriginal Australians are amazing for their skill with boomerangs. Learning to throw one takes time and patience. See for yourself in this video
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Across Australia on Dirt Bikes
video added on 04/12/2008
Three mates from New Zealand ride across Australia from Perth to the top of Cape York in 2006 on Honda XR650L Dirt Bikes.
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Farmers march on the big smoke
story posted on 04/12/2008 - about
Back in 2007, my neighbour and I got up early to drive five hours to Sydney to march on state parliament. It wasn't something we wanted to do. But the bludging dills running the joint are buggering up our farms. It was strange seeing so many other farm...
thanks to Jim Robertson from Coonabarabran

Driving in Australia
video added on 03/12/2008
Not any where close to being in the Outback, but still come along for a 4 minute drive in rural Australia, where there is not a whole lot of traffic!
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Copy chocolate?
story posted on 03/12/2008 - about
My son bought some chocolate honeycomb 'squares' from an expensive outlet in our area. On sampling the product, he found the taste was EXACTLY the same as the famous Violet Crumble product. I tried a piece of the product, and agreed with my son. Is it pos...
thanks to Mick

My Australian Experience (from Ambra Carabelli)
video added on 02/12/2008
I made this video for a short course in Digital Storytelling at ACMI, in Melbourne. I've been in Australia (AU) for about eight months, for work, and I'll come back to Italy in december 2006. This is what I feel for this amazing country and what I've foun...
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The Angel of Edgecliff
story posted on 02/12/2008 - about
On a wall facing traffic heading east on New South Head Road is a perpetual mural. For 20 years, commuters heading east on New South Head Rd have been greeted by the lithe form of the lady of Edgecliff. The artist, Bruno Dutot, has updated his original w...
thanks to Fran

Barossa Valley
video added on 01/12/2008
The Barossa offers everything you'd expect from Australia's most famous wine region. Winemakers waiting to share their secrets at the cellar door; landscapes etched with manicured vineyards; passionate food producers proffering their wares at country mark...
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Bermagui to Merimbula scenic route by motorbike
video added on 01/12/2008
The ride from Bermagui to Merimbula is probably the best ride I've done around the Sapphire Coast. It was a very enjoyable mix of open countryside, twisty roads through bushland, wide rivers, and coastal scenery.
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Bush Fire from BBQ inside tent at Longpoint, Merimbula
video added on 01/12/2008
Some say it wasn't an electrical fault that started the fire but was caused by someone using a portable BBQ inside a tent owing to total fire bans in force. As a consequence, the tent caught fire and the rest is obvious.
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Off your trolley or just fleeing it
story posted on 01/12/2008 - about
It seems stray shopping trolleys are multiplying. But when people abandon their trolleys and put a blight on the native (or urban) landscape, they're not necessarily being especially Australian about it, since stray trolleys are an urban problem anywhere ...
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The giant iron or ships of China
story posted on 30/11/2008 - about
Every day tens of thousands of tons of Pilbara iron ore arrive in Port Hedland on giant ore trains. The ore is tipped into giant iron ore super tankers like the one we saw during a visit to BHP"s shore-side loading operation. It isn't until you're up clo...
thanks to Rodney Harrison from Batemans Bay

Helicopter flight over rugged NT wilderness
story posted on 29/11/2008 - about
During our visit to the Katherine Gorge National Park, we located a helicopter service and went for a spin over the ground we'd just spent the last nine days walking. ...
thanks to Rodney Harrison from Batemans Bay

Merimbula - Jewel of the Sapphire Coast
news (Attractions) posted on 29/11/2008
A Mediterranean-style holiday mecca on the far south coast of New South Wales...
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Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
video added on 28/11/2008
This video shows the climb experience up close. Great footage to help you decide if Bridgeclimb is for you.
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Railmotor from Werris Creek
story posted on 28/11/2008 - about
When you were Australian years ago, and living in the country where sealed roads were scarce, branch lines between towns was the way people got around. So, naturally railway stations were the hub of social activity where people gathered to greet and fare...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

A motorbike rider view of Tasmania's breathtaking landscape
video added on 27/11/2008
This video shot from the rider's perspective reveals breathtaking scenes from Tasmanian bush tracks, mountain trails, beaches and the open road.
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Old telegraph wires on lonely Australian road
story posted on 27/11/2008 - about
Took a trip out of the city for the weekend up the New England Highway, pulled into a country lane and happened to see an old telegraph pole still with wires attached next to a railway line. Fascinating sight. Years ago blokes used to climb off guards v...
thanks to Jay

Universal Magazines
listing posted on 27/11/2008
Universal Magazines is Australia's largest publisher specializing in targeted print and online media. We publish over forty of Australia's top two hundred magazines plus several leading web portals. Universal Magazines is a privately owned Australian comp...
thanks to Larissa Varela

Barefoot waterskiing on the Murray River
video added on 26/11/2008
Back in Feb we had a long weekend so I went up to Echuca, Australia, on the Murray River with Travis and crew to go waterskiing. This video is my first time having a crack at barefoot.
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Not ice, nor 'Ice', nor snow. Just Pilbara salt
story posted on 26/11/2008 - about
The land in the north west flattens out near the coast. Mirage-like is a giant pile of raw salt near the highway between Port Hedland and South Hedland. As we drove by we saw how the salt is being 'farmed' in giant evaporation pans on either side of the...
thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne

'Australia's best milkshakes' just a daytrip from Melbourne
news (Attractions) posted on 26/11/2008
When driving three hours from Melbourne is worth the trip for a milkshake....
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Experiencing the Hunter Valley, NSW
news (Attractions) posted on 26/11/2008
Numerous attractions in wine and coal country for a weekend retreat....
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