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The total inbound economic value of the Nordic market increased by 5 per cent during 2008/2009 and was valued at $506 million. Australia received a total of 58,700 visitors from the Nordic region in 2008/09. Ireland: Australia received a total of 64,420 visitors from Ireland in 2008/09, a decrease of 1 per cent compared to the previous year.
A selection of Australia's big things. The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some sculptures.In Australia, big things have come to be seen as a uniquely Australian phenomenon, although they emerged at the same time as the so-called Roadside Giants (fibreglass sculptures of things) of the United States.
The two sites provide some of the best fossil assemblages illustrating the unique evolution of mammals in Australia, resulting from almost complete isolation for 35 million years. The older site, at Riversleigh, has fossils from 30 to 10 million years ago (middle Cenozoic ), documenting changes from humid tropical forests to dry forests and ...
The things radio stations and TV networks will do for attention. Treacle mining: The fictitious mining of treacle (molasses) in a raw form similar to coal. Tube Bar prank calls: A series of prank calls to a bar in Jersey City, New Jersey during the 1970s, where two pranksters would call for double-entendre names, such as 'Al Coholic' and 'Phil ...
Known locally as Larry the Lobster, [1] the sculpture of a spiny lobster stands 17 metres tall, and is regarded as one of the most impressive of Australia's Big Things. [2] Designed and built by Paul Kelly for Ian Backler and Rob Moyse, it is made of steel and fibreglass and was intended to attract attention to the restaurant and visitor centre ...
English Australia also maintains a web-based list of the ELICOS English courses provided by its members. It hosts an annual conference for its member institutions. [1] Since 2010, it has presented the English Australia IELTS Award for Academic Leadership, along with IELTS Partners. [7]
Funfields is a 15.7-hectare (39-acre) theme park located in the suburban fringe town of Whittlesea, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Melbourne, Australia. Opened in 1985, originally as the Alpine Toboggan Park, it has over the years evolved into a multifaceted theme park encompassing a wide variety of wet and dry attractions, and is ...
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