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History & Culture

GALLERY: Inside Section 400

Maralinga, South Australia, was blasted and battered by nuclear tests in the 1950s and ’60s. Officially known as Section 400, this 3300sq.km site was chosen as a permanent base to develop and explode atomic bombs. In 2009, the land was given back to its traditional owners, who have opened the gates to paying visitors. Explore Maralinga through Thomas Wielecki’s photography, and read more about this odd tourist attraction in Bruce Newton’s feature in #AG133.

History & Culture

GALLERY: Pedal Prix 2015, SA

The annual 24-hour Australian International Pedal Prix is the oldest, longest, largest and fastest human powered vehicle (HPV) race in the world. At Murray Bridge, riders who have gone head-to-head in the shorter races during the UniSA Australian HPV Super Series gather for one last, gruelling battle. The 2015 competition attracted a staggering 225 teams – each with 8–20 riders – from almost every corner of Australia. Read more about the Pedal Prix in #AG133.

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Sea lion, Hopkins Island, SA

Swimming with wild sea lions at Seal Cove on Hopkins Island, South Australia, just a short boat ride from Point Lincoln. The Hopkins colony has become to human visitors on guided tours.

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Aussie sun bather: Australian sea lion

Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are the world’s rarest seal species, only found on the shores of our lucky country – about 30% of the population in Western Australia and 70% in South Australia.

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Fresh Eyre

From this cup-shaped cove at Wanna, Sleaford Bay spills across 18km of surf and wind-scalloped dunes along Lincoln National Park’s south-western boundary on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.