Airlie Lagoon

Whitsunday Islands

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April 14th 2008
We spent a total of 3 nights at Airlie beach. It had a nice beach but we couldnt go swimming there because of the killer jelly fish!! Instead we spent some time lazing round a huge salt water pool overlooking the sea. There we met a lady with a 6 months old wallaby called Cassie. She was promoting wildlife volunteer work. Cassie's mum was killed by a car & she has been brought up by the lady ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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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