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Bells Beach, Victoria surfers Mick Corbett riding Cowaramup Bombora, Western Australia, 2014. Australia is renowned as one of the world's premier surfing destinations. [1] Surfing underpins an important part of the Australian coastal fabric. It forms part of a lifestyle in which millions participate and which millions more have an interest. [2]
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is an Australian not-for-profit community organisation that promotes water safety and provides surf rescue services.. SLSA strives to create a safe environment on Australia's beaches and coastline through patrols, education and training, public safety campaigns and the promotion of health and fitness.
The AUF is recognised by the Australian Sports Commission as the national sporting organisation (NSO) for underwater sports in Australia. [9] It is the Australian representative to Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS), with full voting rights to the Sports and Technical Committees and non-voting rights to the Scientific Committee. [10]
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The Ashmore Reef Marine Park (formerly known as the Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve) is an Australian marine park that covers the Ashmore Reef, which is located about 630 km (390 mi) north of Broome and 110 km (68 mi) south of the Indonesian island of Rote.
On 22 June 1883, the Geographical Society of Australasia started at a meeting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.A branch was formed in Victoria [1] in the same year. In July 1885, both the Queensland and the South Australian branches started.
Western Australia is the largest state, covering just under one third of the Australian landmass, followed by Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. Australia also has several minor territories; the federal government administers a separate area within New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory , as a naval base and seaport for the ...
The area was seen as a new major Australian gold province, previously unexplored due to its remoteness, [5] [7] and dubbed the "Tropicana Gold Belt". [ 8 ] In May 2021, Regis Resources purchased Independence Group's 30 percent stake in the ownership of the mine for A$903 million.