10 Best Places to Live in Australia
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10 Best Places to Live in Australia.
Australia is perhaps the most unique continent and country on planet Earth, with its immensely indigenous population and eco-system, stemming back to tens of thousands of years ago. With cultures unique to the continent, such as Aboriginal, Melanesian and Torres Strait Islander cultures, Australia offers a world of experience that can’t be gained in any other civilization. With climates ranging from tropical, to desert, to grassland, to more temperate regions in the south, Australia is a geographically diverse continent with mass appeal in terms of education, job opportunity, art and entertainment, and overall quality of life. Here are just some of the 10 best places to live in Australia, from the largest cities to the smallest rural gems.
1: Melbourne, Victoria
2: Mackay, Queensland
3: Wodonga, Victoria
4: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
5: Brisbane, Queensland
6: Adelaide, South Australia
7: Sydney, New South Wales
8: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
9: Gold Coast, Queensland
10: Perth, Western Australia
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Making a Country Change to Narrandera
Something Is Missing From City Life: Narrandera Inspires A Spiritual Connection
Kathy and Tony Taylor, like many people, weren’t totally happy with where they were living. They knew something important was missing, but it wasn’t until they visited Narrandera a few times, that they understood what that was. At the centre of the Riverina region, halfway between Wagga Wagga and Griffith, Narrandera is a very special place. ‘Each time we visited,’ explains Tony, ‘the people were very warm and very welcoming, and we felt as though we just wanted to be a part of what they were doing.’ So naturally, after a few visits, the Taylor’s decided to make the move to Narrandera.
What they hadn’t experienced in the other places that they’d lived, was that sense of community that just can’t be replicated in the bigger cities. This isn’t something obvious or grandiose - Narrandera’s community spirit shines through in all the little details, and is so wonderfully described by Tony. ‘When you drive around town, it’s a beautiful, clean town. You can say hello to people in the street and they’ll smile and say hello back… it’s just beautiful.’
Not only does Narrandera have a wonderful community, it also has all the modern facilities you’d find in a big city, including a marvellous hospital, great schools and several nearby universities. Kathy and Tony have found Narrandera to be a very affordable place to live, and the shire’s tiny median house price of just $190,000 is a big part of why its residents can enjoy such a great lifestyle.
Sport and recreational pursuits are an integral feature of life in Narrandera, and the shire boasts amazing parks, a newly refurbished sports stadium, and the beautiful Lake Talbot, which is always bubbling with water sports enthusiasts. In addition to a variety of sporting clubs, Narrandera has a very special boxing gym called Bidgee Boxing, where Tony has been volunteering for a couple of years. The gym is a not-for-profit aimed at providing Narrandera’s young people with a healthy focus, self-discipline, support and mentorship. ‘It’s grown in to a much bigger thing than anyone thought it would do, and it’s all been done by the community. It’s amazing to see young people doing something healthy and having a good time. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,’ said Tony.
For Kathy, one of the conditions of moving to Narrandera, was that she’d get really get involved in her fantastic new community. When she arrived in Narrandera, Kathy sent an email and applied to volunteer with Spirit FM Community Radio. ‘I am now the Production Manager and make all the commercials. I also have some slots during the week now, and I’m just loving it.’
Beyond the great facilities, affordable lifestyle and amazing community, there's still something more that Narrandera has to offer. Kathy describes it as, ‘a spiritual feeling… a connection to the land. You feel, this is home… this is my land. We love the trees, we love the river… we love the freedom.’ If this doesn’t leave you ready to make the country change, Tony and Kathy recommend you pay them a visit in Narrandera. ‘Come visit us and we’ll change your mind. You should come here… We’ll convince you!’
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Pioneer railway--Burcher & Lake Cowal Then & Now
Burcher/ Lake Cowal Then & Now
It was amazing that the pioneer railway to Burcher, a small village about 55 kilometres north of West Wyalong in mid western NSW survived till 2005. The line was in very poor condition in places, including Burcher yard, where there were many broken and rotten sleepers.
This video shows three time periods: midwinter July 2004 when the line was still open though no trains were running, December 2004 when I filmed a train loading wheat at the Lake Cowal silo and January 2009 when I photographed the derelict line at the West Wyalong junction and the Lake Cowal silo.
This was a D-standard pioneer railway, laid with lightweight short length rails, in places, as at Wamboyne, straight onto the ground with no ballast. This meant only light branch line 48 class locomotives could run on the line, and very slow trains.
Meanwhile the Cowal gold mine was being developed and what had been a farm track beside the railway was being turned into the high-grade tarred road that now leads to the mine entrance. A concrete slab level crossing that had seemed incongruous in the farmers field in July 2004 is now on a major thoroughfare to the mine, over the disused railway.
St Mary's Catholic School - Going to Sweden in the West
One good reason for getting to Sweden in the West - West Wyalong on Saturday 19th October 2013 is to see The Wobel Prize Science Competition (open to all ages, ADULTS INCLUDED). The Exhibition starts at 9am with prize presentations at 10am and 10.30am, Catch a glimpse of Dr Karl! The Wobel is followed by a full day of Swedish fun, including a float parade.
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Autumn Drive To Village Church Dull Highland Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland Autumn video of a drive to the village church in Dull on ancestry visit to Highland Perthshire. This Scottish village consists of a single street of houses on the north side of the valley of the River Tay. .In June 2012, the town of Boring in Oregon, USA, accepted the proposal of Dull to pair their municipalities, in an effort to promote tourism in both places as a play on their names. They became sister cities. The parish church, unused since the 1970s is on the site of an early Christian monastery founded by St Adomnán who was, Abbot of Iona. Bland Shire, West Wyalong, farm community and former gold prospecting site in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, has created not a twinned town relationship but a League of Extraordinary Communities to group Dull, Boring, and Bland as a means of encouraging travel,promoting all three communities
Driving Time Lapse: Adelong - The Rock - Wagga Wagga
Time lapse video from Adelong to The Rock and then finally Wagga.
Down the back roads of the area.
Was a day outting while Geocaching and a hike in the region which will explain the many stops along the way.
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Temora NSW
Temora is a larger regional town and is one of the towns that still seems to be surviving on its own with many historic buildings and nice stores. Photography 2015 by John Boom.
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Gold Trails TV Commercial - 15 Seconds
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The new finds significantly impacted the early agricultural towns and villages.
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