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In the tropics of Australia the Winter weather is a lot milder and annually attracts "Southerners" who go north for the winter. Some people like to swim in an unheated pool e.g. the world famous Bondi Icebergs Club located above the Bondi Baths swimming pool at the south end of Bondi Beach, New South Wales. How about 4wding in the snow or the beautifully dirty mud and being covered in it "from arsehole to breakfast" as we say here in Australia? Can you remember what things you used to do as a kid during Winter? Did you go outside early in the morning and break the ice covering the puddles and then watch the dog go and lay in it? A self drive or organised tour through the snow areas can be a wonderful experience this time of the year. Different towns and areas can be so completely changed by snow that they're hardly recognisable at first. Have you panned to get outdoors this Winter and experience it first hand?
Check when and where fire permits are required in N.S.W. If you see anything that's not right remember to phone Crime Stoppers from anywhere in Australia. Help make Australia a better place to live. The mighty "Zuki" has been replaced by the latest version of the "never die, go any where" machine. We now have a Suzuki Jimny JLX 1.3L fuel injected 5 speed manual.
Camping in the Great Outdoors is one of those Australian
hobbies that can be very rewarding and rejuvenating. We're fortunate in
that there isn't a land based Australian animal that likes to eat
humans.
Although the bites of some of our snakes (Taipan) and spiders (Funnel
web) are poison and can be fatal.
In the oceans of northern Australia from Gladstone in Queensland to Broome in Western Australia lives the Box Jellyfish. This Australian animal is one of the most dangerous and poisonous in the world. The Australian Venom Research Unit at the University Of Melbourne has excellent information and pictures on the Taipan, Funnel Web Spider and Box Jellyfish. It also has an index for you to check what other Australian animal has a bite or sting that is poison and how to apply FIRST AID for each different bite or sting. Remember to DIAL 000 in AUSTRALIA for EMERGENCIES.
"Shrek" the Snowman One of the easiest ways to experience what Great Outdoors Australia has to offer is to walk - and it doesn't have to be far. It could be just outside of your house and if it's night time and the weather is clear, the sparkling star filled sky can look so big and so beautiful. If you breathe in the fresh, crisp, invigorating night air you would be experiencing Great Outdoors Australia in a time honoured way. Or perhaps you enjoy driving 4x4s off road along bush tracks. Or the excitement of 4x4 beach driving under the light of the full moon that Australia is famous for as you experience the overwhelming sheer enormity of night turned into day. For those of us that are lucky enough not to be disabled or
incapacitated think about our disabled friends and how we can help them
to experience Great Outdoors Australia. For there are as many
wonderful ways to experience Great Outdoors Australia as there are
people in the world and with that, let us now begin our journey
into the past, present and future.
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