As the ALDI supermarket has become very popular on the East Coast of Australia, many shoppers from the Perth area, in Western Australia, have become envious of the better pricing that ALDI has to offer, compared to the competition.
Consequently, a petition has now been started to … Read the rest
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the home to Canberra, the Capital City of Australia.
The following are all suburbs of the ACT
| Acton 2601 Ainslie 2602 Amaroo 2914 Aranda 2614 Banks 2906 Barton 2600 Belconnen 2617 Black Mountain 2601 Bonython 2905 Braddon 2612 Bruce 2617 Calwell 2905 Campbell 2612 |
Is it:
The 2009 NAPLAN testing results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have now been released.
More details on the following NAPLAN 2009 subject tests at:
Australia School Comparison Reports
At the end of the 2009, ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment … Read the rest
Schooling in Queensland begins, for most children, with the Preparatory Year of school, “Prep”, which is normally 9am to 3pm, for 5 days per week.
Prep is NOT compulsory, but most children, about 97%, do attend.
Child Safety Seats and Safety Belt Laws for children in Australian Cars.
Australian National Rules
State Rules
Most Councils have regulations on how many Dogs or Cats an individual household is allowed to have on their property.
A common number is TWO Dogs per household, but there are variations on this depending on the property location or size.
For example, the Gold Coast Council allows only 1 … Read the rest
I was reading in the paper today, that independant butchers in Queensland, Australia still sell about 22% of all meat products, with the two big supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles selling 57% between them.
There is also a very big difference in price between the independant butchers and the big supermarkets.… Read the rest
A report in 2014 showed the following as being in the top 10 favourite dishes of Australia.
Barbecued Shrimp
Burgers
Dim Sum
Fish And Chips
Lamington
Pavlova
Pie
Potato Cakes
Sausage Rolls
Steak
We have had 2 of these in the last week. (2015)… Read the rest
The increase in the numbers of the Asian House Gecko in Australia is an interesting subject, with two very definate groups of peoples feelings about them – those that like them, and those that don’t.
The Positives of the Gecko:
