Fundraising Help save our platypuses Help our playtpuses! BECAUSE THESE iconic Aussie mammals often live near our most populated areas, platypuses face increasing pressure from the destruction and degradation of aquatic habitats. Threats include land…
History & Culture Top 10 places to fossick for gemstones in Australia …metre below the surface. Mount Surprise, Queensland Mount Surprise, QLD: O’Brien’s Creek and surrounding gem fossicking landscape. Image credit: shutterstock Topaz, aquamarine and smoky quartz were once of little value…
Destinations Australia’s Top 10 thermal springs …springs create true desert oases. The Lower Southern Arrernte and Wangkangurru people have used them for millennia and the springs also support unique aquatic life, including endemic fish species such…
History & Culture A history of the Aussie public pool …act of commemorating a pool after a drowned man indeed seems an ultimately defiant gesture of Australian aquatic patriotism: a faith in the construction of artificial environments against the uncertainties…
Australian Geographic Adventure Five great walks in Tasmania …Bay Circuit Distance: 11km circuit Time: 4.5 hours Difficulty: Medium Freycinet National Park, one of Australia’s finest, is best known for Wineglass Bay, a perfect arc of aqua-marine sea with…
