For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition. Built by a Scottish Immigrant and entrepreneur in 1870, Joseph Moir's Shot Tower was the first such tower ever built in the Southern Hemisphere and has been Tasmanian landmark ever since...
This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes. The tiny islet of Nepean Island is just under half a mile from Norfolk Island, an Australian Territory in the South Pacific. Yet unlike its neighbours, this...
Located 100 meters above sea level, Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island is one of the most Beautiful and well known freshwater lakes in Australia. The lake is a "perched lake" meaning it exists well above the water table and is thus comprised of pure rainwater...
The creatures Climbing this tree trunk are sure to delight anyone's inner child. it looks as though they've spilled from the pages of a storybook and landed atop the rough, gnarled bark. The whimsical tree trunk is the work of Ola Cohn, a sculptor and...
Beachport is a small coastal town nestled on the North - Western tip of Rivoli Bay. Sandy beaches stretch around Rivoli Bay offering chances for surfing and swimming. Beachport has spectacular views of the rugged coastline. Driving down the Bowman Scenic Drive will have you...
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite the man made obstacles. After the 1903 extinction of the predatory endemic species the Maclear's Rat, the people of Australia's Christmas Island found themselves in the path of millions of red crabs....
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore. Approximately 65 million years ago, "fairy penguins" traded their wings from flippers in exchange for the ability to traverse the sea at distances of up to 100 Kilometers per day....
Brisbane's man made urban beach has enough water to fill 5 Olympic sized swimming pools Right in the middle of the city of Brisbane, surrounded by skyscrapers, lifeguards patrol a stretch of sand lined with palm trees. South East Queensland is renowned for its beaches,...
Incredible Rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot. Not far from Cape Leeuwin, where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean, is a beautiful stretch of white sand. Visitors to the Margaret River region head here to see stingrays up...
The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger. An old - fashioned zoological garden, The Beaumaris Zoo (sometimes referred to informally as simply the "Hobart zoo", was originally opened in 1895 at the private Battery Point...