Have fun while keeping cool at these impressive, quirky and adventurous water parks, writes Karla Courtney. Fun factor The rides at Aquaventure Waterpark at Dubai’s Atlantis, The Palm are so immersive, they include sliding into a shark-filled lagoon – in a safe, clear enclosure, of course! Walt Disney World’s Typhoon Lagoon in Orlando has one of the world’s largest…
New Holland Cassowary (now called emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae ) by Sarah Stone, watercolour, c. 1790. Image courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales. Since Captain Cook s exploration of the east coast of Australia in 1770, with the botanist Joseph Banks, Europeans have been fascinated by the strange flora and fauna of Australia. However, the first…
Royal National Park Take a day trip to Australia s oldest national park in Sydney s south. Royal National Park has everything from beaches and rainforest, to beautiful walking tracks. Find out more Blue Mountains National Park World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park is a must-see when in Sydney. Visit the iconic Three Sisters and explore its magnificent…
Port Campbell National Park is the place to go if you’re looking for awesome scenery that combines the ocean with spectacular rock formations. These stunning limestone rock formations were formed by wave action of the Southern Ocean, and have such names as the Twelve Apostles, Loch and Gorge, and London Bridge. The park also is a good place to learn about old…
Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Sorting Facility The Hampton Park site has a C&I Sorting Facility which sorts recyclables from waste loads presented at the weighbridge. Waste loads that are indicated to have a high percentage of recyclables are sent to the C&I Sorting Facility for further investigation. The items targeted for diversion from landfill…