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• TLF-IDM001973

This is the cover of an Apple II computer program called 'Explore Australia'. The title is framed with the outline of a map of Australia and includes animals drawn in an Indigenous style. Below the title are three colour screenshots: an illustration of the Great Barrier Reef; UIuru with lush grass and two kangaroos in the ...

• TLF-IDM002070

This is a hard-covered book covered with red cloth and impressed with gold lettering. On the cover is the title: ADDRESSES / HRH The Duke of Cornwall and York / AND/HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL / THE EARL OF HOPETOUN / FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES OF VICTORIA'. Inside the book (not seen here) are 118 pages of illustrated ...

• TLF-IDM002862

This website presents information about Victoria's tall timber forests, home of the mighty mountain ash, 'Eucalyptus regnans'.

• TLF-IDM002866

This website is devoted to Victoria's indigenous butterflies, snakes, frogs, mammals and lizards.

• TLF-IDM015714

Australia has produced many of the world's top scientists. Watch this clip to discover who some of them are. Explore the scientific discoveries that made them famous, and how they changed our understanding of the world.

• TLF-IDM017328

The Australian outback is dotted with ghost towns and forgotten settlements. But Farina in South Australia is different to most. Here, volunteers return on a regular basis to help keep Farina on the map. Watch this clip to find out more about the special connections that people have to this place and reasons for the town's demise.

• TLF-IDM017834

See Indonesia through the eyes of Australian exchange student Sam Howard. Learn how the youth exchange program she is a part of is helping to strengthen cultural ties between near neighbours Australia and Indonesia. Think what you could learn about a country if you stayed in a small community there for a month.

• TLF-IDM017986

We hear a lot about water use in Australia. What are the real statistics about water use? What is the breakdown of water use for different groups across Australia? Watch this clip to find out who uses water and how much, and consider the value of water and the 'return' on this use for the Australian economy. The figures ...

• TLF-IDM018163

Australians serve many different foods at Christmas time, and this often depends on where their families have come from. This clip from 1983 shows an English Christmas roast dinner and food for a traditional Italian Christmas feast. Do you eat any special foods at this time of year?

• TLF-IDL1119

Search for small creatures in an Australian garden. Find animals such as a scorpion, a lacewing and a cicada. Have a close look at their body parts. Identify groups of creatures that have similar body features such as wings or number of legs. Return all the animals to their habitats. This learning object is one in a series ...