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The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [2] It is one of the highlight races on the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival with total prize money of A$1,500,000
2024-04-06 Australian Oaks: 1 $1,000,000 [c] 3YO Fillies sw 2400 Randwick NSW 2024-04-13 Aurie's Star Handicap: 3 $201,300 Open Open hcp 1200 Flemington VIC 2023-08-05 Australia Stakes: 2 $300,000 3YO+ Open wfa 1200 Moonee Valley VIC 2024-01-27 Australian Cup: 1 $3,000,000 3YO+ Open wfa 2000 Flemington VIC 2024-03-30 Australian Guineas: 1 ...
The statues of Captain James Cook and Queen Victoria in Melbourne are vandalised on the eve of Australia Day. The statue of Cook is cut down and its plinth defaced with the words "The colony will fall". [62] Researchers Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer are named as 2024 Australians of the Year. [63]
The date and time in Australia are most commonly recorded using the day–month–year format (15 December 2024) and the 12-hour clock (3:04 am), although 24-hour time is used in some cases. For example, some public transport operators such as V/Line [ 1 ] and Transport NSW [ 2 ] use 24-hour time, although others use 12-hour time instead.
As of 2019, the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the sixth Earl, who succeeded his father the 5th Earl in 1983 and until 2016 lived at Mt Fyan's Station, Dundonnell, Victoria, Australia, [4] a 5,900 hectare (14,580 acre) ranch which he purchased in 1989 and sold in 2016 for $ Aus 34 million [5] (£19 million).
For example, Christmas Day 2025 falls on a Thursday, Christmas Day 2026 is on a Friday and Christmas Day 2027 is on a Saturday. The 2028 Leap Day will push Christmas that year to Monday.
North Stradbroke Island is the larger of the two, about 38 km long and up to 11 km wide. South Stradbroke Island is about 22 km long and at most 2 km wide. North Stradbroke is the more developed of the two islands, with the three small townships of Dunwich, Amity Point and Point Lookout offering vacation rentals, shops and a range of eateries ...
The Jumpinpin channel, also known as The Pin, is a fast moving tidal deep water channel in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 1898 and severed Stradbroke Island, originally one island, into North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island. Its name is derived from a Yugambeh word meaning Pandanus root. [1]