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Australia's first official surf lifesaving club - the first in the world - was founded at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, in 1906. They showcase an array of surf life saving disciplines and involve three main areas of competition - beach events, surf swimming ev...
While Australia has no single uniform national costume, an Australian national dress style, based on specific local dress styles, has emerged in response to climate, lifestyle and identity. An Australian style can be seen clearly in the main types of loc...
ALICE SPRINGS NEWS, May 18, 2005. Peter Strachan, manager for Tangentyere Job Shop, also part of Job Network and specialising in finding jobs for Indigenous people in Alice, says, "18 times out of 20 the skills for the jobs advertised aren't in line with ...
Dr Edward Swarbreck Hall was a great humanitarian, deeply concerned for the welfare of his fellow citizens and the environment Dr Edward Hall and his wife emigrated to Hobart Town in 1831, . Archives Office of Tasmania This kit has been printed on Tasma...
SLSC: Surf Life Saving Club, Nippers workshop on the beach, January 2002: Photographer Suzon Fuks. They showcase an array of surf life saving disciplines and involve three main areas of competition - beach events, surf swimming events and surf craft even...
The bestselling author of BOMBARDIERS has written the ultimate novel about entrepreneurs in the world of high tech-Ironmen who risk it all to develop a product, start a company, and take it public. But just as the Ironmen are on the verge of succeeding i...
At present women are not able to serve in combat manoeuvre units, based fundamentally on a rationale of operational requirements for physical strength and power, load carrying stamina and endurance. The Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Greg Combet ...
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Defending champions the South Queensland Sunfish will be spearheaded by defending individual champions, Shannon Eckstein and Kristy Harris, 2006 winner Zane Holmes and 2007 final round winner Elizabeth Pluimers. ,ÄúWe are very excited about this year,Äôs ...
The International Life Saving Federation announced in June 2009 that Adelaide will host the World Life Saving Championships in 2012. The annual Australian Surf Life Saving Championships are one of the world's most exciting sporting events, with more than ...
Caption:> Channel 7 Sunrise presenter, Mark Beretta launched the new look Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series on the Gold Coast. The summer has just got a whole lot hotter with Surf Life Saving Australia,Äôs announcement of an exciting shake up to the K...
It has been 11 years since an ACT runner won the New Balance Canberra Marathon and Australian world cross country representative Martin Dent was the one to break the drought. Geelong's Lee Troop has his sights on a top ten finish in the Athens Marathon, a...
New South Wales Sport and Recreation's online sport-rage prevention program, unveiled last year, is proving a popular source of information on addressing bad behaviour in sport. More than 1,100 schools around Australia are members of the Active Australia...
New South Wales Sport and Recreation's online sport-rage prevention program, unveiled last year, is proving a popular source of information on addressing bad behaviour in sport. Image courtesy of the Australian Sports Foundation. More than 1,100 schools ...
New South Wales Sport and Recreation's online sport-rage prevention program, unveiled last year, is proving a popular source of information on addressing bad behaviour in sport. Image courtesy of the Australian Sports Foundation. More than 1,100 schools ...
New South Wales Sport and Recreation's online sport-rage prevention program, unveiled last year, is proving a popular source of information on addressing bad behaviour in sport. More than 1,100 schools around Australia are members of the Active Australia...
New South Wales Sport and Recreation's online sport-rage prevention program, unveiled last year, is proving a popular source of information on addressing bad behaviour in sport. Image courtesy of the Australian Sports Foundation. More than 1,100 schools ...
While Australia has no single uniform national costume, an Australian national dress style, based on specific local dress styles, has emerged in response to climate, lifestyle and identity. An Australian style can be seen clearly in the main types of loc...
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