 Toursim Website  Signs. What do You know about Australia? According to Wikipedia, Australia is deriving from latin: Australis, means southern. In 20th century, it is sometimes refer as Oz. Through internet, search engine will show results about Australia, for example, itis just a country, the driest, wettest and flattest continent that have existed for approximately 6.5 million years ago, and has an area around 3 million square mile lying in Southern part of the Planet Earth. A brief introduction for Places of interest on Aboriginal like Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory and Gippsland in Victoriadiv> can be found easily on the Australia Tourism site: http://www.australia.com/things_to_do/aboriginal.aspx. Its extreme climate from torrential rain to disastrous drought and the ever present threat of bush fires and the isolation of the continent for 50 million years have combined to promote the country‘s rich and diverse native fauna and flora. Kangaroos, Wombats and Wallabies can be found easily in Australia. It has more than 30,000 total plant pieces and 90% for the 18,000 “vascular” plant species, which cannot be found in anywhere else in the world. The monotremes can be found in Australia besides New Guinea. Signs are available for the motorist to drive slowly. The duration from Singapore to Australia (to and fro) is 7hr 30 mins. Australia Currency to Singapore Currency 1 Singapore Dollar = 0.85965 Australian Dollar 1 Australian Dollar (AUD) = 1.16326 Singapore Dollar (SGD) Median price = 0.85917 / 0.85965 (bid/ask) Estimated price based on daily US dollar rates. Public and Private Education in Australia
The Australian Shared Value Within the framework of Australia’s laws, all Australians have the right to express their culture and beliefs and to participate freely in Australia’s national life.
Australia is a predominantly Christian country, with around 64% of all Australians are Christians. However, most other major religious faiths are also practised, reflecting Australia’s culturally diverse society. It symbolizes entry to group and binds people together. There are rules when performing this culture, the rules are as follows:
2. Mate ship It is more commonly used between men than women. Women does not call their girl-friends as mates. It carries with it a sense of obligation to do the right thing by one's close friends. 3. Barbeque It is also known as “barbie” for Australians. Depending upon the nature of the barbecue, sometimes etiquette allows un-drunk beers to be taken home. But if the host has provided a large banquet, it is usually safer to leave un-drunk beers for the host as a gesture of thanks. Sometimes people get away with just bringing a potatoe salad or pavlova. Generally this is ok but a few traditionalists frown upon the absence of grog. 4. Seek to express empathy not sympathy In Australia, an ethic of "no worries" reins. Irrespective of whether they have just lost two legs in a car accident or their business has just collapsed, Australians try to maintain a facade of cheerfulness. If you feel the need to talk about your problems, it is more polite to try to turn the problem into a funny story. 5. The “Underdog” Identity Australian normally side the person who is unlikely to win in the competition. Air Fare Charged by SIA (Singapore Airline)    Australia Festivals Australia Annual holidays and celebration are as follows:
Some of special celebration of Australia are:
History The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines, who migrated there at least 40,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. There may have been between a half million to a full million Aborigines at the time of European settlement; today about 350,000 live in Australia. Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships sighted Australia in the 17th century; the Dutch landed at the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606. In 1616 the territory became known as New Holland. The British arrived in 1688, but it was not until Captain James Cook's voyage in 1770 that Great Britain claimed possession of the vast island, calling it New South Wales. A British penal colony was set up at Port Jackson (what is now Sydney) in 1788, and about 161,000 transported English convicts were settled there until the system was suspended in 1839. Free settlers and former prisoners established six colonies: New South Wales (1786), Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) (1825), Western Australia (1829), South Australia (1834), Victoria (1851), and Queensland (1859). Various gold rushes attracted settlers, as did the mining of other minerals. Sheep farming and grain soon grew into important economic enterprises. The six colonies became states and in 1901 federated into the Commonwealth of Australia with a constitution that incorporated British parliamentary and U.S. federal traditions. Australia became known for its liberal legislation: free compulsory education, protected trade unionism with industrial conciliation and arbitration, the secret ballot, women's suffrage, maternity allowances, and sickness and old-age pensions.  Australian Sports: Cricket. Australians have a great devotion on sports. Sports is popular and wide spread in Australia. Cricket has a long history, so what is Cricket actually? Cricket is a game played between two teams, generally of 11 members each. In essence, it is single combat, in which an individual batsman does battle against an individual bowler, who has helpers known as fielders. It is introduced to the Australians almost immediately during 1788 since the colonization begins. How to play? The bowler propels the ball with a straight arm from one end of the 22-yard pitch in an attempt to dismiss the batsman by hitting a target known as the wicket at the other end, or by causing the batsman to hit the ball into the air into a fielder's grasp, or by inducing one of a number of other indiscretions. The batsman attempts to defend the wicket with the bat and to score runs the currency of the game by striking the ball to the field boundary, or far enough from the fielders to allow the batsman to run to the other end of the pitch before the ball can be returned. At least two bowlers must take turns, from alternating ends; also, there are always two batsmen on the field, each to take a turn as required. When all but one of the batting team have been dismissed or after an agreed period the teams roles are reversed. After all the players required to bat on both sides have done so either once or twice (which can take from a few hours to five days) the total number of runs accumulated determines the winner. But sometimes there isn't one. Sport in Australia is popular and widespread. Levels of both participation and observation are much higher than in many other countries. Testament to this is the level of achievement in the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games as well as other international sporting events in comparison to the population of the country, particularly in the areas of water sports and team sports. The climate and economy provide ideal conditions for Australians to participate and watch sports. Sport in Australia is heavily supported by all levels of government. In 2000-01, total government funding for sport and recreation activities was $2,124.2m. Of this, the Commonwealth Government contributed $19.89 (9%), state and territory governments contributed $875.2m (41%) and local governments provided $1,050.1m (49%).[1] The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the federal government body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for sporting activity in Australia and operates the Australian Institute of Sport. Each state and territory in Australia also have agencies responsible for sport and recreation policy. Each state and territory also operation their own institutes and academies of sport. Australian flag Australia National Flag History:
Make a guess of what language is this in Australia? What does it mean? “At the Chrissie, me and my sister went to Brizzie to see our rellies. I got an eleckie blankie for a prezzy and she got some lippy, we both got sunnies and pushies. For brekkly, we hand muchies and chocky brikkies.” a passage from Cultural Shock! A survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette Well, is it Aussielish or is it Ozzielish? The answer is... neither! This is their very own brand of English named "strine", by putting "o" and "ie" behind each word. For example, "snow" in Strine is "Snowy". If you have not been to Australia and go to there for your personal backpacking travelling, you might not understand their conversation. Check out this website which have a A-Z dictionary of Australian-slang: http://www.australiatravelsearch.com.au/trc/slang.html some of the words are common used: G'Day: Hello Arvo : afternoon Brekkie : breakfast Hooroo : goodbye The Answer for the above question: “At Christmas, me and my sister went to Brishane to see your relatives. I got an electric blanket for a present and she got some lipstick. We both got sunglasses and pushbikes. For breakfast, we hand mushroom and chocolate biscuits.   Some of the interesting facts about Australian Brands you are familiar with: Fashion Line: Billabong True Facts: It means a stagnant body of water attached to a waterway. It is founded on: Australia's Gold Coast in 1973 by surfer and surfboard shaper Gordon Merchant and his partner. Introduction Those early days were rather inauspicious, with the pair designing board shorts at home, cutting them out on the kitchen table and then carting the finished product around to the local surf shop to sell. The business found immediate traction, with surfers drawn to the superior functionality of the Billabong board shorts as they are far more durable courtesy of the unique triple-stitching technique developed by Gordon. Branding Billabong was introduce and incorpro the better local surfers The next step for the fledgling brand was to introduce the better local surfers to Billabong and incorporate them in the marketing of the brand. Company-sponsored contests and special events would later follow. By the 1980s, Billabong had firmly established its place in Australian surf culture and was ready for international expansion. The brand enjoy success again in the North American market. Sales began to grow in other offshore markets, licenses were granted in a number of territories including New Zealand, Japan and South Africa, and in the late 1980s a new beachhead was established in Europe. During 1990s, the surf industry grew exponentially and professional surfing gained a newfound respectability. The company also followed its core customers into other boardsports markets, including skate and snow, where it replicated its proven business model. Billabong had been restructured to capitalise on the growing global opportunities in the board sports sector for 10 years by then. The restructure set the foundation for an initial public offering in Australia in mid 2000. The move saw the company's shares publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in August of that year. This gave the company greater impetus and the financial capacity to grow the business. About 7 months after the public float the company demonstrated its growth plans with the acquisitions of the Von Zipper sunglasses brand. Another 4 months later, the emerging Element Skateboards brand. The successful integration of those businesses saw the company add to its stable of brands in following years, with Honolua Surf Company acquired in January 2004, Kustom footwear and Palmers Surf in September 2004, a controlling interest in the beachculture airport-retail business in November 2005 and Nixon watches and accessories in January 2006. Other businesses were also established, including the Element footwear range, the California-based Beachworks retail business and various branded concept stores around the world. In 2007 the Group also added the specialist wetsuit brand Xcel and girls swimwear brand Tigerlily to its brand portfolio. This was followed in 2008 with the acquisition of the Sector 9 skateboard brand and the DaKine premium boardsport accessories brand. Total sales grew from approximately $110 million in 1999 to $1.35 billion in the 2007-08 financial year. Through all the growth, Billabong has maintained its brand integrity and grown its commitment to the global boardsports sector through athlete sponsorship, event staging and support of industry bodies. This adherence to core values has allowed the Company to achieve many targets including brand expansion and increased product availability globally. Introduction The evolution of Australian Cuisine started with the traditional British Food brought to the country by the first modern settlers. The food is then influenced by fusion of Mediterranean and Asian food which is introduced by the immigrants arrived during 19th and 20th century. Organic and biodynamic, Kosher and Halal food is available in Australia. In the mid to 1980s, the native Australian cuisine movement has also emerged, evolving out of the Australian themed restaurants. The discovery of the spice-like qualities of many native Australian plant ingredients formed the basis of a gourmet cuisine. This contrasted with the Bush tucker or foraged food unfamiliar to gourmets. The Modern Australian cuisine is later heavily influenced by Asian and South-East Asian, especially Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese. The Mediterranean influences from Greek, Lebanese, Moroccan and Italian Cuisine can be very common due to the immigrants’ arrival during 1950s – 1960s. Hence the readily available used extensively. The trend of cooking is towards low-salt, low-fat healthy cookery incorporating lean meat and lightly cooked colourful steamed or stir-fried vegetables. Australia's wide variety of seafood is also popular and barbecues are common at weekend family gatherings.  “Sausage Sizzles” is a dish where sausages and onion are served on white bread with tomato sauce or Barbecue sauce. It is often used for fundraising for schools and local communities. Some English trends are still evident in the domestic cooking of many Australians of Anglo-Celtic descent. Among these is the widespread tradition of having roast turkey, chicken, and ham with trimmings followed by a plum pudding for Christmas lunch or dinner, despite the fact that Christmas is at the height of the Southern Hemisphere summer. Some types of Australian meals are also had in China. For example, the traditional style meat pie or sausage rolls. The Australia Breakfast A typical breakfast of Australian is light such as Cereal, Toast with fruits. In the coldler regions, heavier breakfast is consumed such as fried bacon, egg and mushroom etc. Drinks taken at Breakfast include tea, coffee, flavoured milk or juice. A popular breakfast in Australia is Vegemite, which s a black salty spread similar to Marmite on the toast or bread. The Dinner The Australian normally eats their dinner with the members of the immediate family or household at home. The dishes served depend on the tastes and/or background of the family. Common choices would be roast meat and vegetables, pasta, pizza, casseroles, barbecue meat, vegetables, salad, soup and stir-fries. A standard cafe or restaurant in Australia not adhering to any particular ethnic cuisine might offer sandwiches and focaccias, a range of pasta, risotto, salad or curry dishes, steak, chicken or other meat-based dishes, cakes or other desserts, and juices, red and white wine, soft drink, beer and coffee. Some of the the Unique and Iconic Australian foods 1. Vegemite  2. Milo  3. Macadamia Buts 4. Chiko Rolls 5. Meat Pies 6. Kangaroo Meat 7. Pie Floater 8. Damper, a kind of bread 9. Pavlova. |
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