Ultimo, New South Wales

Economic factors increased advancement of the sport culture, with new facilities such as notable stadiums and large ovals to be constructed (Cashman 2000). John Howard once jested that prime ministership was the second most vital job in Australia, after the national cricket captain (Goldsworthy 2008, p. 162). Sport has…

I step out of my car, and onto the gravel parking lot. Looking around, I notice the eager children frantically pulling at their parent’s hands as they walk into the pumpkin patch. Almost immediately a nostalgic sense of happiness sets in. That warm fuzzy feeling inside my stomach is impossible to ignore at this point as the memories of my childhood flood in. This feeling remains constant throughout October, November and December but it is strongest in October. Something about pumpkin patches…

The ‘Clever Buoy’ is the world’s first shark detection buoy, which uses advanced and specifically designed sonar and identification software to detect the sharks’ movements. The Clever Buoy system is calibrated to detect sonar images which match the swim patterns, shapes and wakes which sharks parade, allowing this innovative technology to differentiate sharks from other marine life. The Clever Buoy is as an innovation as it has used existing real-time communication technologies for a newly…

television in Australia because of the first Australian drama, the first variety show and the first football game being aired during this decade. In 1956 on 16th of September Mainstream television was launched in Sydney with Nine Network station. The new medium…

Most of the Sydney’s museums are free to enter including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Some of the more recommended ones in the same area the Australian Musuem, The Art Gallery of NSW and the Powerhouse Musuem. A good selection of art galleries to check out as well is China Heights and White…

The Ballina Shire is one of the most beautiful places in New South Wales. Our beaches and waterways are spectacular and the hinterland is equally as breathtaking with hidden waterfalls and creeks, and lush pastures that have sustained families for generations. We are however as much defined by the strength of our community as we are of our natural environment. As a Council it is our role to protect and enhance our beaches, river systems, bush and natural attractions whilst ensuring we foster…

Docklands is Melbourne city’s waterfront and is located south of Victoria towards the northern point of Port Phillip Bay and 2km west of Melbourne’s CBD. Docklands embraces the waterways of Victoria Harbour and approximately 3km of Yarra River frontage. It is similar in size to Melbourne’s central city. Docklands is close to Melbourne's main transport networks and industrial areas, which include, Southern Cross Station, Etihad Stadium and a large number of modern buildings. It’s well known for…

In the early 1950s a new idea of cultural cringe was circulating around, which Australians were said to be. Cultural cringe coined in Australia after the Second World War, it explored ingrained feelings of inferiority that local intellectuals struggled against. It was clearly…

lies in the southern hemisphere. Australia, surrounded by four bodies of water, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indian Ocean to the west, Afarura Sea to the north, and the Southern Ocean to the south. Australia is around four million, 773,000 square miles, about the size of…

the island of Tasmania, and a good amount of small island. Australia is mostly low plateau with deserts but with fertile plain in southeast area. As a result of diverse topography, climate is generally arid to semiarid but humid in north and mild in south and east. The land mass of Australia is smaller than the US contiguous 48 states. The capital city of Australia is Canberra. All figures stated in the above paragraph were found from the United States Central Intelligence Agency unless…