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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Australia's outback
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/austoutback.htm
The Australian outback
http://teachingtreasures.com.au/student-projects/
The Australian outback - Check the links on the left
http://www.cattledrive.com.au/outback/index.html
Outback Australia site
http://www.outback-australia.info/english/outback_en.htmIntroduction to the Outback
http://www.diamantina-tour.com.au/outback_info/introduction.htm
The Wilderness Society - Defending Australia's wild country
http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/outback/Photos of the Australian outback
http://ozimages.com.au/stock/AustralianOutbackPhotography.aspSouth Australian towns and maps
http://www.wilmap.com.au/samaps/samap.html
Outback South Australia
http://www.atn.com.au/sa/south/nth-map.htm
Map of the Flinders Ranges and the Outback
http://www.southaustralia.com/maps_region.asp
South Australia - Top end
http://www.arta.com.au/H7.htmlOutback South Australia
http://www.atn.com.au/sa/south/nth-h.htm
Outback South Australia
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/outback.htm
South Australia : Outback South Australia. This site provides some brief information about some of S.A's Outback destinations
http://www.ozoverland.com/places/region.asp?Area=FlindersSouth Australia Outback. Includes information about major towns and other places of interest
http://www.southaustralia.co.nz/SiteResources/Data/Flinders Ranges and Outback South Australia
Connecting the continent - Provides Quicktime VR scenes of outback towns
http://www.flindersoutback.com/
http://www.connectingthecontinent.com/ctcwebsite/mapsouth.htm
The Birdsville Track
http://www.southaustralia.com/product.asp?product_id=9002967
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/birdsvil.htmThe Oodnadatta Track
http://www.southaustralia.com/product.asp?product_id=9002966
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/oodna.htmThe Strzelecki Track
http://www.southaustralia.com/product.asp?product_id=9002968
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/strzelec.htmOutback Towns of South Australia
http://www.southaustralia.com/product.asp?product_id=9003165Andamooka
http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/australia/southaustralia/andamooka.aspCoober Pedy
http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/australia/southaustralia/cooberpedy.asp
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/cooberpedy.htmInnamincka
Marree
http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/australia/southaustralia/innamincka.asp
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/innamincka.htm
http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/australia/southaustralia/marree.asp
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/marree.htmOodnadatta
http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/australia/southaustralia/oodnadatta.aspLake Eyre
http://www.postcards.sa.com.au/features/lake_eyre.html
Northern and Western South Australia road conditions report
http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/northern_roads/This web page is associated with a book called Red Sand Green Heart, by a South Australian ecologist, John Read. Find out about about the Arid Recovery project, energy, mining, pastoralism, tourism, weather and wildlife in the South Australian outback
http://www.redsandgreenheart.org/outback.htmParks and Reserves - Outback region
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/outback.html
Outback National Parks South Australia
http://www.atn.com.au/sa/south/parks-h.htm
South Australia - Outback - National Parks
http://parks.camping.com.au/sa/sa_outback_national.htm
SA Outback National Parks
http://www.coastshop.com.au/national_parks/sa/sa_outback.htm
The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/
Wild Kids - Arid Zone. Find out about the plants and animals of Australia's arid zone
http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/arid_zone.cfmDesert plants. Find out about some of the plants that grow in the Australian desert regions.
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/wyongps/plants.htmPlants at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden - Information on individual wildflowers.
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/Plants at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden - Information on individual trees and shrubs.
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/Birds at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden - Information on individual birds.
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/Australian animals - Birds. Many of these animals live in the Outback.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/birdlinks/index.htmlMammals of arid Australia - Information on individual mammals
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/Australian animals - Mammals. Many of these animals live in the Outback.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/ausanimallinks/index.htmlAustralian animals - Reptiles/Amphibians. Many of these animals live in the Outback.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/replinks/index.htmlAustralian geckos.
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/Desert. Use the drop down menu to choose an animal to find out about.
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesdes1.htmDesert refuges. Use the drop down menu to choose an animal to find out about.
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesref1.htmDesert animals. Find out about the scorpions, the bilby, the bearded dragon and the thorny devil. By John, Rachel, Luke, Leslie and Ashleigh
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/wyongps/desert.htmArid inland - Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in our dry inland.
http://www.gullivermedia.com.au/arid.htmlRed Centre habitat. Find out about the bilby, the mala, the princess parrot and thorny devil that live in this environment
http://www.wildconnect.com.au/links/hab_redcentre.htmlThe semi-arid habitat. Find out about the echidna, the mallee fowl, the superb parrot and the yellow-footed rock wallaby that live in this environment
http://www.wildconnect.com.au/links/hab_arid.htmlCentral Ranges. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in these ranges, such as the red-tailed black cockatoo.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1302.htmlGibson Desert. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert, such as the bilby.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1303.htmlGreat Sandy - Tanami Desert. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert area.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1304.htmlGreat Victoria Desert. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert, such as the marsupial mole.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1305.htmlNullabor Plains. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert, such as the southern hairy-nosed wombat.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1306.htmlPilbara Scrublands. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert area.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1307.htmlSimpson Desert. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert area, such as the water-holding frog.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1308.htmlTirari-Stuart Stony Desert. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert area.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1309.htmlWestern Australian mulga shrublands. Find out about some of the plants and animals that live in this desert area.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1310.htmlInnamincka and the Coongie Lakes Region. Find out about some of the birds that can be seen in this area.
http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/anne_brown/Feature%
Henley-on-Todd Regatta
http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/postcards_forms/
Great Australian Cattle Drive
http://www.cattledrive.southaustralia.com/home.html
Coober Pedy Opal Festival
http://www.flindersoutback.com/whentovisit-feature.htm
Marree Camel Cup
http://sightseeing.com.au/Flinders%20Ranges/story.php?StoryID=546
Birdsville Races
http://www.birdsvilleraces.com/WhatsOn/OntheWay.htm
School of the Air
http://www.oac.schools.sa.edu.au/schools/schoolofair.htm
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids
The Royal Flying Doctor Service
http://www.flyingdoctors.org/school_projects/
http://www.flyingdoctor.net/travelinfo.htm
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/royal_flying_doctor_service.html
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/royalflying.htmAboriginal Subsistence Strategies in Arid Australia. Find out how Aboriginal people have lived successfully in the arid inland regions for thousands of years.
http://www.amonline.net.au/snapshots/arid/index.htmAustralia's Deserts - Desert wildlife of Australia. Useful background information on plants and animals.
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/A unit of work with a Maths focus addressing the Key Key question, issue or idea - What are the advantages/disadvantages of living in the outback
http://www.tsof.edu.au/resources/maths/cnwest/tom/tom.asp
Unit of study on the Outback with activities based on Multiple Intelligences and Bloom's Taxonomy for Stage 2/3 students
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/tech_based_resources/MI_pages/
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