Californian Poppies

September 17th 2011
It is difficult to believe that the town of Toowoomba an hour and forty-five minutes drive west from Brisbane could have managed to turn around the devastating chaos and damage caused by the floods in January and open their homes and businesses to thousands of visitors keen to share in the Carnival of Flowers Festival recently. The traffic cue approaching the main road entering the town should hav ... 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

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The Murphy Family

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It is now four years since we arrived in Australia and it continues to feel like we are on a very long holiday! Since moving over here we have opened doors to new friendships, career moves, family visits and new opportunities it has been a roller coaster of a journey but one we embrace and work towards making it even more successful. We have also managed to visit the UK on a number of visits to see family and friends and have also loved having visitors who have stayed with us whilst holidaying here and sharing with them some of the many lovely places we have discovered in and around Brisbane... full info

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