
The beauty and birds of Heron Island
Home to a diverse array of marine species, which attracts tourists and researchers alike, remote Heron Island is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical gems
Home to a diverse array of marine species, which attracts tourists and researchers alike, remote Heron Island is one of the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical gems
The fern–eucalypt association is the Dandenong’s signature. Every track or mountain road swooping down the flanks of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, seems to reveal another lavish, frond-filled gully. Among them, Sherbrooke Forest is one of the prime strongholds of temperate rainforest, a haven of mountain ash, mountain grey gums, silver wattle, soft tree ferns, blackwood and southern sassafras. Far from the nearest road, the only sounds in the valley stillness are the distant screeches of sulphur-crested cockatoos and the gurgle of water from the creek below.
Mining and mountains mark the end of David’s journey through outback New South Wales
As David heads further from cities he sees far fewer people, but far more stars
The landed gentry lived the high life from home, even in Australia’s harsh surrounds
Following the footsteps of Australian poet, Henry Lawson, David visits the old pastoral town of Bourke
You no longer need commit a crime to enter the historic rooms of Dubbo Gaol
The Anglo Australian Telescope is a hub of scientific discoveries in Australia
Caroline explores the life-giving Macquarie River, learning about its heritage and ecological significance
The many wonders of Taronga Western Plains Zoo reveal themselves to Caroline