Articles related to "Aboriginal Dreamtime"

According to Australian Aboriginal culture, all living things were created by ancient spirit ancestors. These stories of creation are known as the Dreamtime, or Dreaming.

An Australian stamp commemorating the Bunyip, which resembles the extinct diprotodon, as an animal of natural history, implies it existed at one time.

At the end of the Dreaming, spirit ancestors returned to the earth creating landforms and symbolic sites that remain an integral part of Aboriginal culture.

It is only on arriving that a visitor realises how vast Australia is. With such a variety to experience, how does one pack all relevant detail into a 400-page guidebook?

In 1969, a young paeleontologist, Dr Rod Wells, and his team broke through into a new section of the Victoria Cave at Naracoorte. What he found there changed his life.

Day long tracks at Carnarvon Gorge lead walkers to spectacular sandstone rock features, extensive Aboriginal paintings and a wide variety of fauna and flora.

The Glass House Mountains form a striking outline overlooking the Sunshine Coast, have a rich historical past and are very accessible - being only 70km north of Brisbane.

Tourists driving between Melbourne and Adelaide often miss a fascinating area midway on their long journey - the Limestone Coast.

Visitors don't need to head outback to experience Australian wildlife. There are many family-friendly Sydney attractions featuring Australian animals close to the city.

Mudjimba Island provides an interesting scuba dive site. It is a boat dive with soft corals. The island, also called Old Woman Island, was once owned by Sean Connery.