Us and our Koala

Queensland

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December 4th 2006
We left Victoria and flew to Queensland on December 4th. We were met at the airport by Katy-Ann (my cousin’s wife for those who don’t know!). Denis and Katy-Ann live a block off the beach in Currumbin. We spent one day at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary which was also just down the road from their apartment. The Sanctuary is a 20hectures zoo for various types of native animals. We spent most ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Currumbin

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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