The Twelve Apostles

The Great Ocean Road

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June 21st 2009
Despite the fact that I have a holiday house at Torquay, just at the start of the Great Ocean Road, I hadn't actually taken the trip down the road in at least 10 years, probably more like 15. So on a nice sunny Saturday, we decided to hit the Great Ocean Road - and I had forgotten how truly spectacular it is. ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more