Local Trivia

20 AUSTRALIAN WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN THE USA. The Yanks (Americans - Septic Tanks) are fascinated by the differences that exist between the Australian vocabulary and their own vocabul

The emblems of Victoria include... Floral emblem: Pink Heath Animal emblem: Leadbeater's Possum* Bird emblem: Helmeted Honeyeater* Marine Faunal Emblem: Weedy Seadragon *Considered to be critically end

A lamington cake is a sponge cake coated in chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. Lamingtons were named after Lord Lamington (Governor of Queensland 1896 to 1901), or his wife, Lady Lamington.

The term MILK BAR for a corner shop is unique in Australia & New Zealand. Elsewhere milk bars are called a convenience store, corner shop, general store or 7/11. The local milk bar was part of the local comm

Victoria's landmass of 228,000 square kilometres is about the size of the United Kingdom. By comparison, Australia's size is roughly equal to mainland USA and a little larger than continental Europe. As

Vegemite dates back to 1922 when Fred Walker and Cyril Callister developed a spread from one of the richest known natural sources of the vitamin B group - Brewers Yeast. Walker turned to the Australian publi