Mem Fox wrote a book about a koala who thought her mother no longer loved her because she was so busy when her baby brothers and sisters were born - what is it called? Koala Lou
What sort of creature is a blue heeler? A dog
If you were watching the start of the Sydney - Hobart Yacht race, what would the date be? December 26
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How much does it cost to send an ordinary letter from Sydney to Melbourne? $1.10
What do the initials R.S.P.C.A. stand for? Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Which state produces most of Australia's gold resources? Western Australia - it supplies 75% of Australia's gold and about 8% of the world supply.
In motor racing, who was known as the "King of the Mountain"? Peter Brock
Why? Because he won the Bathurst 1000 car race at Mt Panorama more often than any other driver (nine times)
This is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory- what is its name and who is it named after? Sturt's Desert Rose named after Charles Sturt .
10. Which island is the setting for Gary Crew's Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie? Flinders Island
Who is the only person to have been named both Young Australian of the Year and Australian of the Year? Cathy Freeman
Scientists call me Phascolarctos cinereus - what do you know me as? koala
What is a marsupial? Mammals which have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
In the book Lasseter's Last Ride by Ion L. Idriess, what was Lasseter searching for? A gold reef
Which three nations compete for the Rugby Tri-Nations Cup? Australia, New Zealand , South Africa
What are the dimensions of the $A5.00 note? 65mm x 130mm
Which Australian cricketer was the first to take 600 wickets in international test matches? Shane Warne
Which part of Australia was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land? Tasmania
Who was the first Australian woman to obtain her commercial pilot's licence? Nancy Bird Walton
Which Australian singer had huge success in 1987 with an album called Whispering Jack? John Farnham
Nestled on the west coast of the island state is a town with a mesmerising history, and that’s where I am this week.
Set on Australia’s second largest harbour, (only Port Phillip Bay in Victoria is larger and six times larger than Sydney Harbour), this place has so much to offer that I may well have to stay for a week just to see all there is to see.
First off, I’m taking a journey out to the Hell’s Gates, a perilous stretch of water at the harbour’s entrance and I have timed my journey for twilight so I can see the penguins returning to their burrows on the tiny island that guards the harbour’s entrance.
On the way the cruise stops at another island which was a penal colony for the convicts in the early 19th century. The ruins and the guide’s stories are a reminder of the brutal conditions the men endured with no hope of a successful escape.
Then I’m planning a trip into the World Heritage Area that was in the world spotlight 30 years ago when there were proposals to build a dam on one of the magnificent rivers, thereby flooding a lot of the stunning natural bushland, including Huon pines that live for over 3000 years. There were massive protests held, one of the first and most significant environmental fights in Australian history, and finally in 1983 a High Court decision put an end to the plans.
Perhaps the most intriguing activity of my stay here will be taking a ride on a steam train that passes through the stunning countryside between this town and another 35km away, originally built to get the ore from the region’s rich copper mines to port. Part of the terrain is so steep that a rack and pinion system is used, an invention that allows the train to climb on gradients of more than 10% which is the limit for regular train tracks. It is the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
As well as all these things in the nearby area, there are many things to see and do in this town too, including watching a play called The Ship That Never Was, which tells another part of the fascinating and rich history of this region.
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