1. AUSTRALIA NATURE

2. GENERAL INFO diverse and interesting nature unique animals the varying and often harsh climatic differences the wildlife has evolved in isolation 55 million years ago belonged to Gondwanaland (was almost completely covered in rainforest)

3. CLIMATE Australia offers extreme variations in climate November-March (hot everywhere; wet season in the north of Australia) April-September (occasional rain in the south) June-August- winter (skiing season in the southern parts) September-November (the Australian wildflowers in central and western parts)

4. ANIMALS dingo grey kangaroo koala wallaby wombat platypus echidna

5. BIRDS kookaburra rainbow lorikeet sulphur-crested cockatoo wedge-tailed eagle black cockatoo black swan cassowary emu

6. FLORA acacias boab cabbage palms desert oak eucalyptus melaleucas

7. SEALIFE dolphins (bottlenose dolphin)