Ballarat Wildlife Park

FAMILY FUN

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March 17th 2007
One big bonus of having a daughter who decides to disappear to the other side of the world is that it provides the perfect excuse for a family holiday! Seeing Mum, Iain and little bro Owen appear through arrivals at Melbourne airport was a very strange experience - so far away one day and here the next! In 3 weeks we managed to pack in all sorts of adventures and several thousand kilometres!! ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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