2. General Information - composed of many cultures - mix of continental, Asiatic and European kitchen - mix of continental, Asiatic and European kitchen - fresh and comprehensive ingredients - fresh and comprehensive ingredients - big assortment of fish and seafood - big assortment of fish and seafood - exceptional assortment of meet, e.g. kangaroo, crocodile and ostrich

3. Aussie Breakfast 3 types: - Continental: toast, butter, jam, coffee or tea - Buffet: continental plus sliced sausage, cheese, Vegemite, Damper(Australian bread), yoghurt, juice, Aussie sparkling wine - Fully cooked: Buffet plus hot meals (eggs, bacon, sausages, beans in tomato sauce, potato fritter)

4. Lunch - only a snack - meals like pasta or salads - typical of Australian lunch: Meat Pies Fast food: - McDonald's - Pizza Hut - Hungry Jack's (Australian 'Burger King')

5. Dinner - principal meal - you can't buy alcohol in most of the restaurants B.Y.O. ( bring your own) - typical meals: - crocodile on peppers - kangaroo médaillons - fillets of fish with Macadamia sauce

6. Vegemite - Australian spread - looks like 'Nutella' but it's tasty Damper - even the Aborigines baked it - a traditional Australian soda bread

7. Meat Pies - flaky pastry filled with hash - in the past the tea was made in a 'Billy' (a tin) by the Aborigines, even today this is still typical Australian Billy Tea - water is warmed in the billy over a fire, then tealeaves are added

8. Bush Food - 'Bush Tucker' - food of the Aborigines - they collected: - bird's eggs - insects and grubs - orchid roots - … - they hunted: - kangaroos - wallabies - koalas -... - for a few years only they have brought in some traditions of Bush Food - renewed food and methods of preparation

10. 01.01. New Year's Day 26.01. Australia Day 02.04. Good Friday 04.04. Easter Sunday 05.04. Easter Monday 25.04. ANZAC Day 11.06. (on the second Monday in June) Queen's Birthday 25.12. Christmas Day 26.12. Boxing Day in 2010:

11. Australia Day - national holiday - celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove - 26 th January 1788 - events like awards shows - firework displays

12. ANZAC Day - most important national holiday - 25th April - first major military action in Gallipoli - remembers dead soldiers - national commemoration day since the 1920s - a typical ANZAC Day ceremony may includes the following features: an introduction, a prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, a recitation, the Last Post, a period of silence and the national anthem

13. Christmas - 25 th December - celebrate it away from home, e.g. camp sites, holiday parks, relatives' homes - specials for christmas tree: glass baubles or wooden ornaments decorated with images of Australian wildlife such as koalas, parrots, Waratah flowers or Australian landmarks... - barbecue on the beach or picnic in the park - is in the Australian summer holidays

14. By Rica,Aileen & Miriam