From: Jonathan.Corby@f371.n640.z3.fidonet.org (Jonathan Corby)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: Information
Date: 4 Dec 92 15:43:00 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/371 - ESE ESCAPE BBS, Brisbane Qld Australia

CP>land," as we say here.  I am looking for any first hand
CP>information concerning Australia, from the people to the seasons.
CP>        Since I am a snowboarder, I have a special interest in
CP>the climate, especially the winter climate.  Are there any
CP>places in Australia that offer skiing/snowboarding?  I am also a
CP>hunter, so I am interested in what types of wild game are
CP>offered for sport hunting in the various areas of the country.

Hello, from Queensland Australia?
        I would be glad to answer any questions you have about
Australia especially Queensland.  Umm I'm not sure what I can tell
you about the people other than they are a fairly friendly bunch.
        The climate here in Brisbane which is the capital of Queensland
is very mild, I'm afraid you would have to go a long way south to
go skiing.  We have some snowfields in the Bottom of NSW.  Snowboarding
has taken off here from what I understand but I am not a big snow freak.
The season runs from about Late June till Late September and most
it's quite busy.  School holidays are in june and september.
        Schools are different to the states we leave school about
2 years or so earlier to go to university (I left at 16).  The main
Holiday is about 4 weeks before and  4 weeks after Christmas.
        Brisbane is almost tropical bot quite.  It can get up to 40
degrees celcius in the summer and during winter overnight temperatures
would drop to about 5 at the lowest.  The main thing about Queensland
is the humidity.  It is extremely moist so 30 degrees celcius can be
unbearable because when you  sweat nothing happens, it does not
evaporate and cool you.  However we make up for it by having some
of the finest beaches in the world.  ALso a lot of air conditioning.


        As to hunting I have not done a lot myself but if you get in
contact who owns a farm in Western Queensland you can go out there
and shoot.  If your farmer has a permit you can go kangaroo shooting.
This involves going out at night on a truck with lots of lights and
chasing roos who can move at about 60k/hr in any direction.  You've
got to be a good shot.
        If you don't have a permit you can shoot rabbits and people will
probably thankyou, rabbits are a bit of a problem here.  Also you
can go wild pig hunting.  Larger boars huge animals.  The fun way I have
seen people doing it is that they go out with specially trained dogs
and about three of them grab the boar and try to hold it down while
you step in with a knife and slit its throat.  Shooting them just
makes them mad!  You could probably have a fun time hunting here.

CP>         I do apologize for the limited knowledge I have right
CP>now about Australia, but I have just begun searching for such
CP>information.  If anyone does have information, please contact me

Quite all right if you have any other questions send them to me.

 ~ SLMR 2.1 ~ Not all men are fools, some are bachellors.

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