Things to Do and Places to See

Things to Do in each Australian State

Things to Do in ACT

• Australian Institute of Sport - Bruce
• Australian Reptile Centre Canberra - Gold Creek on the Barton Highway
• Canberra Railway Museum - Kingston
• Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex - Tidbinbilla, about 35kms SW of Canberra.
• Cockington Green Miniature Village - Nicholls,
• National Zoo & Aquarium - Yarralumla, Canberra
• Questacon National Science & Technology Centre - Parkes
• Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve - Tidbinbilla, ACT

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Things to Do in NSW

• Armadale Reptile Centre -
• Australian Reptile Park - Somersby NSW
• Blackbutt Reserve - six kilometres from Newcastle, NSW
• Blue Mountain Walks - Bush Walking in the Blue Mountains
• Coffs Harbour Butterfly House - Coffs Harbour
• Pet Porpoise Pool - Coffs Harbour
• Ettamogah Wildlife Sanctuary - Ettamogah, NSW
• Featherdale Wildlife Park - Doonside, NSW
• Koala Park Sanctuary - West Pennant Hills, NSW
• Jamberoo - NSW�s biggest fun park. Just over an hour south of Sydney
• Marine Discovery Centre - Bondi, NSW
• Mogo Zoo - Mogo NSW
• Oakvale Farm and Fauna World - Port Stephens, NSW
• Oceanworld - Manly, NSW
• Sydney Aquarium - Sydney, NSW
• Sydney Tower Observation Deck - Sydney, NSW. 260 metres high
• Skywalk at the Sydney Tower - Go outside the Sydney Tower at 260 metres high, the same height as the Eiffel Tower !
• Symbio Wildlife Gardens - Stanwell Tops, NSW
• Taronga Zoo - Sydney, NSW
• The Wetlands Centre Australia - lower Hunter Valley, NSW
• Western Plains Zoo - Dubbo, NSW
• Wirrimbirra Fauna & Flora Sanctuary - Wollondilly, NSW
• Yellow Pinch Wildlife Park - Merimbula, NSW

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Things to Do in NT

• Alice Springs Desert Park -
• Alice Springs Reptile Centre -
• Crocodylus Park - Darwin, NT
• Territory Wildlife Park - Darwin, NT

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Things to Do in QLD

• Alma Park Zoo - QLD
• Aussie World
• Australian Butterfly Sanctuary< - Kuranda Qld
• Australia Zoo
• Australian Woolshed - QLD
• Billabong Sanctuary - Billabong, QLD : 17 km south of Townsville
• Bribie Island
• Brisbane Forest Park/Walk-About Creek Wildlife Centre -
• Mount Coot-tha Lookout
• The Ginger Factory
• Cairns Night Zoo - Cairns, QLD
• Jupiter�s Casino
• Treasury Casino
• The Big Pineapple
• Hartleys Crocodile Adventures - Palm Cove, North QLD
• The Crocodile Hunter - Australia Zoo - QLD
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - Gold Coast, QLD
• Dreamworld - QLD
• Daisy Hill Koala Centre - Daisy Hill, QLD
• David Fleay Wildlife Park - Gold Coast, QLD
• Eumundi Markets
• The Aviary, Kuranda Zoological Gardens - Kuranda, QLD
• Glass House Mountains
• Carrowong Fauna Sanctuary - Cairns, QLD
• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Fig Tree Pocket, QLD
• Kuranda Koala Gardens - Kuranda, North QLD
• Montville Village
• Moreton Island - Tangalooma
• Movieworld
• The Outback Spectacular
• Paradise Country - Gold Coast, QLD
• Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary - Port Douglas, North Queensland
• North Stradbroke island
• Great Barrier Reef Aquarium - Townsville, QLD
• Ripley�s Believe It or Not
• Rockhampton Zoo - Rockhampton, QLD
• Seaworld - Gold Coast, QLD
• South-Bank - Brisbane CBD
• Surfer�s Paradise
• Mount Tamborine
• Railway Museum - Ipswich
• Noosa
• Underwater World - Mooloolaba, QLD
• Southbank - Brisbane
• Wet �n� Wild
• Cairns Tropical Zoo - Cairns, QLD
• Blue Dolphin Marine Tours - Whale Watching Tours, Hervey Bay, QLD
• Blue Horizon Whale Watching - Blue Horizon Whale Watching, Urangan, Hervey Bay, QLD
• Hervey Bay Whale Watch - Hervey Bay, QLD

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Things to Do in SA

• Adelaide Zoo - Adelaide, SA
• Cleland Wildlife Park - SA
• Gorge Wildlife Park - Cudlee Creek, SA
• Marine Discovery Centre - Henley Beach,
• Monarto Zoological Park - Monarto, SA
• Moonta Wildlife Park - Moonta Bay, SA

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Things to Do in TAS

• Bonorong Wildlife Park< - Hobart, TAS
• East Coast Natureworld - Bicheno, TAS
• Launceston Lakes & Wildlife Park - Launceston Lakes, TAS
• Seahorse World - Beauty Point, TAS
• Something Wild Wildlife Sanctuary - Mt. Field National Park, TAS
• Tasmanian Devil Park - Taranna, TAS
• Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary - Mole Creek, TAS
• Waterbird Haven Trust - Rosevears, TAS
• Wings Farm Park - Gunns Plains, TAS
• ZooDoo Wildlife Park - Richmond, TAS

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Things to Do in VIC

• Ballarat Wildlife Park - Ballarat East - VIC
• Bimbimbie Wildlife & Picnic Park - Mt Burnett, Vic
• Buninyong Flora and Bird Park - Mt Helen, VIC
• Gumbaya Park - Tynong North, VIC
• Halls Gap Wildlife Park and Zoo - Grampians Ranges, VIC
• Healesville Sanctuary - Healesville, VIC
• Jirrahlinga Koala & Wildlife Sanctuary - Barwon Heads, VIC
• Koala Conservation Centre - Phillip Island, VIC
• Kyabram Fauna Park - Kyabram VIC
• Melbourne Aquarium - Melbourne, VIC
• Melbourne Zoo - Melbourne, VIC
• Pearcedale Conservation Park - Pearcedale Vic
• Penguin Parade- Phillip Island, VIC
• Skydeck - Melbourne, VIC. An observation level of the Eureka Tower at 300 metres high. The lifts travel at more than 9 metres per second. Cost in 2008 was $16.50 Adult and $9 child.
• Werribee Open Range Zoo - Werribee, VIC

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Things to Do in WA

• Aquarium of Western Australia - WA
• Caversham Wildlife Park - Whiteman, WA
• Cohunu Koala Park - Perth, WA
• Eagles Heritage - Margaret River, WA
• Marapana Wildlife World - Karnup WA
• Peel Zoo - 10 Minutes from Mandurah - 60 minutes from Perth WA - Feed and Cuddle the Animals
• Perth Zoo - Perth, WA
• Wave Rock Wildlife Park - Hyden, WA
• Yanchep Koala Boardwalk - Yanchep National Park, WA

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Highest Mountains in Australia by State or Territory

• 2228m Mt Kosciuszko, New South Wales
• 1986m Mt Bogong, Victoria
• 1912m Bimberi Peak, Australian Capital Territory
• 1622m Bartle Frere (South Peak), Queensland
• 1617m Mt Ossa, Tasmania
• 1531m Mt Zeil, Northern Territory
• 1435m Mt Woodroffe, South Australia
• 1253m Mt Meharry, Western Australia

Andrew Bain's 10-summit challenge in 3 days (In order of ascent)

www.smh.com.au/.../the-perfect-mountain-10...html

• North Rams Head (2177m)
• Unnamed, on Etheridge Ridge (2180m)
• Mt Kosciuszko (2228m)
• Mt Townsend (2209m)
• Abbott Peak (2145m)
• Unnamed, next to Abbott (2159m)
• Alice Rawson Peak (2160m)
• Carruthers Peak (2145m)
• Mt Twynam (2195m)
• Rams Head (2190m)