This comprehensive and fully field researched guide to 4WD tours takes you on 25 of the best 4WD adventures from the coast and over the Great Dividing Range. Details not only the region’s classic treks, but also some of the author's favourite local destinations which are sure to appeal to those wanting to get outside and explore the northeast of ......
The long-standing Number Crunch newspaper column in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald is a weekly bite of diverse, but always fascinating, stats and facts. This compendium is the second in a series of books that bring together the very best of the facts, feats and stats discovered by author John Croucher...
After an outline of pre-colonial time, this account tells of the early days of the NSW colony and how it has progressed since those beginnings to the current day. The complete development of the state is told, weaving through various areas of focus, along with all the influential people, remarkable pioneers and key events: colonial and Indigenous
Australia today is facing a health crisis such as we have never seen before. Rates of cancer, obesity, diabetes, asthma, ADHD and behavioural disorders in our children are all alarmingly high. What is happening and what can we do to safeguard our own health and the health of our children? Our diets must be part of the problem and fixing our ......
Scientists' tales from the frontiers of climate change Foreword by Karl Kruszelnicki
These tales of adventure and research in remote and remarkable corners of the earth investigate a multitude of ways the world is changing and explain the science behind exactly what a couple of degrees of warming mean. Addressed are glacier melt, rising seas, extreme weather, ocean currents, changing ecosystems, bushfires, and dying forests.
This enchantingly illustrated A-Z book captures the range and diversity of our unique and wondrous Australian wildlife, including over 400 native animals of all types. Fully indexed, this bestselling book invites and engages kids (and kid-adults) of all ages to find, discover and learn all the animal names and compare their different types.
“Go for a walk,” suggested the psychologist. Four and half years later, Terra became the first female to walk solo and unsupported around Australia, all in aid of suicide prevention. Not only did the 17,200-kilometre walk set a distance record, but Terra became a roadside counsellor, helping thousands of people on their own paths to mental health ......
Detailed descriptions, clear directions and colour maps help the reader explore Aucklands parks, bushland, coast and beaches, rivers and most interesting urban areas.
Other books show you where to camp: over half of Australia Free’s content is about making the best use of your time when you are there, for free! Here, with photographs, are camp spots and rest areas, swimming spots, waterfalls and beaches, museums and galleries, walks and lookouts, parks and gardens, opportunities for seeing wildlife and more.
