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Great Barrier Reef - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, is one of the wonders of the natural world - it is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. In 2003, the previous Australian Governm...

Animation in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Australian animation is internationally recognised, Leisure (1976), Harvey Krumpet (2003) and Happy Feet (2006) have all won Oscars. Leisure employs cell style animation, Harvey Krumpet is made using the method of stop-motion claymation and Happy Feet fe...

Australia at a glance - Australia's Culture Portal

Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way - in culture, population, climate, geography, and history. For articles on specific topics about Australian history and culture visit our Australian Stories Index. Australia's population is concentrat...

The Beach - Australia's Culture Portal

Cable Beach, Broome, north-west Kimberley Coast, Western Australia. Most of Australia's population lives close to the coastline and the beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity. Based on this definition, the Coastal Studies Uni...

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...

Australia's fossil past - Australia's Culture Portal

This includes Pleistocene era Aboriginal body fossils, many of which were removed and sent overseas. Riversleigh, north-west Queensland, one of the most important fossil sites in the world. The Riversleigh fossil site, near Mount Isa Queensland, is reco...

Australian islands - Australia's Culture Portal

World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. However, Australia is actually made up of more than 8,000 islands, including the island state of Tasmania. Norfolk Island is located far off the east coast of Australia. ...

The Man from Snowy River - Australia's Culture Portal

But Australia has a significant and untameable high country where another set of Australian myths and traditions of Australian identity were born - the high country of the Snowy Mountains. The Man from Snowy River is one of Australia's most famous poems ...

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Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area   (more info)

Knowledge-based partnership of coral reef managers, researchers and industry. Its mission is to plan, fund and manage world-leading science for the sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Find out about the Centre, it's activities a

Great Barrier Reef Australia   (more info)

Great Barrier Reef vacations offers the visitor to the Cairns, Port Douglas, Mission Beach and Atherton Tablelands region a totally unique holiday experience. Website provides information on accommodation, adventure tours, image galleries, currency conver

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)   (more info)

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) provides for the protection, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef in perpetuity through the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The website provides i

Cairns Festival   (more info)

21 days of celebrations, food, wine, art, performance, music, family fun and sport. Points of celebration includes the Great Barrier Reef, the surrounding World Heritage Rainforest and the relaxed tropical lifestyle in Cairns, Queensland. Find out more de

Kavenga Book Publishing   (more info)

A small publishing company in Queensland, Australia. Purchase personalised Australian handbound story books online in the Outback, Rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef themes.

Reef HQ   (more info)

Reef HQ is the Education Centre for the Great Barrier Reef and is committed to promoting marine conservation. The website provides information on the centres education programs, tour information, memberships, work experience, internships, volunteers and a

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Great Barrier Reef - Australia's Culture Portal   (website Culture and Recreation Portal )

Image courtesy of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, is one of the wonders of the natural world - it is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. Protecting the Reef is the responsibilit...

Great Barrier Reef poster: collection highlight (State Library of Queensland)   (website State Library of Queensland )

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The Implications of Climate Change for Australia's Great Barrier Reef -- WWF-Australia   (website Threatened Species Network (TSN) )

Summary document detailing the ecological, economic and social impacts of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and the policy implications required to combat these impacts. Produced by WWF-Australia and the Queensland Tourism Industry Council. &copy...

The Implications of Climate Change for Australia's Great Barrier Reef (Full Report) -- WWF-Australia   (website Threatened Species Network (TSN) )

Report detailing the ecological, economic and social impacts of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and the policy implications required to combat these impacts. Produced by WWF-Australia and the Queensland Tourism Industry Council. &copy WWF-Austr...

The Implications of Climate Change for Australia's Great Barrier Reef (Executive Summary) -- WWF-Australia   (website Threatened Species Network (TSN) )

Executive summary detailing the ecological, economic and social impacts of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and the policy implications required to combat these impacts. Produced by WWF-Australia and the Queensland Tourism Industry Council. &cop...

The Implications of Climate Change for Australia's Great Barrier Reef (Key Findings) -- WWF-Australia   (website Threatened Species Network (TSN) )

Key findings of the full report detailing the ecological, economic and social impacts of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and the policy implications required to combat these impacts. Produced by WWF-Australia and the Queensland Tourism Industry...