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Little Island (South Australia)

Little Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in Spencer Gulf off the east coast of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Port Lincoln. It was named by Matthew Flinders in memory of John Little who was one of the eight crew lost from a cutter that capsized sometime after being launched from HM Sloop Investigator to search for water on 21 February 1802. Since 2004, the island has been part of the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area. Description Little Island which is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Port Lincoln and is located 926 m (3,038 ft) north of Lewis Island, has a maximum height of 8 m (26 ft). Access to the island is limited by the absence of a coastline sheltered from swells and tidal streams, and the unsuitability of the island's terrain for the landing of helicopters. Formation, geology and oceanography Little Island was formed about 8400 years ago when sea levels rose at the start of the Holocene. The island is predominantly granite which is eroded to the extent that the island is divided into two sections. Each section has a calcarenite capping that reaches a height of 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. The island rises from the seabed at 30 m (98 ft) almost vertically on its south east face while the same transition occurs over a distance of almost 200 m (660 ft) on its north west face. Flora and fauna As of 1996, the flora is reported as being a shrubland composed of marsh saltbush while the fauna is reported as consisting of the following vertebrate animals: sooty oystercatchers and Pacific gulls and ‘a large colony’ of Australian sea lions. History The island was one of several first sighted by Europeans on Saturday, 20 February 1802, from HMS Investigator whilst under the command of Matthew Flinders entered what is now Spencer Gulf. Flinders named the island on Wednesday, 24 February 1802, in memory of John Little who lost his life, presumably drowned, along with seven other members of the crew on Sunday 21 February 1802 when one of HMS Investigator’s cutters capsized near Cape Catastrophe. Protected areas status Since 30 September 2004, Little Island has been part of the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area. Previously, it had been part of the Lincoln National Park. It first obtained protected area status as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 on 16 March 1967. As of December 2012, the waters surrounding the island are in the Thorny Passage Marine Park. References
Little Island (Australia Meridionale)

L'isola di Little (in inglese: Little Island) è un'isola australiana sita nel golfo di Spencer, sulla punta meridionale della penisola di Eyre. Geografia L'isola è situata circa 28 km a sud-est del centro regionale di Port Lincoln, fra la penisola di Jussieu ad ovest, Lewis Island (dalla quale è separata da un braccio di mare di 926 m) a sud-est, Smith Island (dalla quale dista 2,8 km) a sud e Grindal Island a nord. Little Island si è formata circa 8400 anni fa, quando il livello del mare cominciò ad innalzarsi all'inizio dell'Olocene. L'isola è composta essenzialmente di rocce granitiche, con l'erosione che ne ha determinato una forma "a cuore" con la punta diretta verso nord-ovest: ciascuna delle due sezioni in cui l'isola è divisa presenta uno strato affiorante di calcarenite. L'isola presenta altezza massima di 8 m sul livello del mare: mentre la porzione nord-occidentale si alza dolcemente dal fondale, quella orientale cade a strapiombo sul mare. La mancanza di attracchi naturali riparati dalle correnti e dalle onde e la natura accidentata del terreno fanno sì che Little Island risulti estremamente difficile da raggiungere sia via mare che via aria. Storia L'isola prende il nome da John Little, uno degli 8 membri dell'equipaggio dell'HMS Investigator (i quali danno il nome a tutte le isole del gruppo di Taylor Island) al comando di Matthew Flinders che persero la vita il 21 febbraio 1802 quando il cutter sul quale stavano andando a cercare acqua potabile sulla terraferma venne ribaltata dalle onde. Little Island venne battezzata il 24 febbraio di quell'anno, dopo essere stata avvistata per la prima volta da europei quattro giorno prima. Fin dal 1965 l'isola, assieme a numerose altre del gruppo di Taylor Island, venne dichiarata area protetta: a lungo parte del Lincoln National Park, dal 30 settembre 2004 Lewis Island è entrata a far parte dell'area protetta di Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area e dal dicembre 2012 le acque adiacenti l'isola e quelle circostanti sono divenute parte dell'area marina protetta di Thorny Passage Marine Park. Flora e fauna L'isola presenta copertura a macchia mediterranea dominata dall'Atriplex paludosa. Su Little Island sono stati censiti nel 1996 la beccaccia di mare fuligginosa, il gabbiano pacifico e una colonia di leoni marini australiani. Note Altri progetti
Liverpool Offtake Reservoir

Liverpool Offtake Reservoir (Liverpool Dam) is a small reservoir in Cecil Hills, New South Wales. Built along with the Upper Nepean Scheme it replaced the Liverpool Weir supply. Built in an old council quarry it was originally used to supply water to Liverpool. Various offtakes were constructed along the Sydney Water Supply Upper Canal for local district supply. It was also used to drain water from the nearby Upper Canal during maintenance. In 1901 another reservoir at Mount Misery, Heckenberg was constructed between this dam and Liverpool. In 1933 the dam was cleaned out and the wall upgraded to increase its volume from 4 to 37 million imperial gallons (18 to 168 ML). References
Lundja community

Lundja is a small Aboriginal community, located within the town of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. History Jaru people, originally from Flora Valley Station, Ruby Plains and Old Halls Creek and who had previously camped around Number Two Reserve, moved to Red Hill in 1977. These people stated that this move was prompted by the need to move away from the heavy drinking and its associated problems at Number Two Reserve. A ban on the use of alcohol in the newly founded community was and is successfully maintained. The current residents of Lundja are the descendendants of the people who initially established the community. The community is a cohesive group who maintain their language and are active in maintaining their customary practices and beliefs. Governance The community is managed through its incorporated body, Lundja Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 27 August 1979. Town planning Lundja Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. The Layout Plan was endorsed by the community on 6 February 2003 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 15 April 2003. The Layout Plan map-set and background report are available at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website. References External links Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Siena College (Camberwell)

Siena College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls in Camberwell, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1940. It is a member of Girls Sport Victoria and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Sport Siena is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV). GSV premierships Siena has won the following GSV premierships. Basketball (5) – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Indoor Cricket (3) – 2012, 2018, 2019 Soccer – 2013 Notable alumnae Susan Alberti AO, philanthropist and businesswoman Sonya Hartnett, author/novelist Angela Savage, author Magda Szubanski, (born 1961), actress and comedian Michele Timms (born 1965), athlete and basketball coach Emelia Jackson (born 1989), pastrycook and reality television contestant See also Santa Sabina College References External School Website Profile at The Good Schools Guide
Melangata Station

Melangata Station is a pastoral lease that has operated as a goat transhipment location, as well as sheep station in Western Australia. It is located 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of Yalgoo and 99 kilometres (62 mi) west of Mount Magnet in the Murchison area of the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was the only private property in Western Australia to have a John Hawes designed structure. The pastoral lease and station of Melangata is smaller than its neighbours Jingemara Station (to the west), Dalgaranga Station (to the east), and Meka Station to the north, and has rougher country compared to the adjacent stations. Originally a sheep station it has been more recently a goat export receival station. The station is on the older Yalgoo to Cue track that was a route much more direct than rail connection between Yalgoo and Cue that travels to Mount Magnet. It lies at the upper reaches of the Greenough River catchment (which drops to the west), and to the north of the Sanford river catchment. On the northern border of the lease is a named feature Nooloojoo Hill. A short road across the south west corner is known as "Melangata Road"; it links Yalgoo North Road with the Dalgaranga and Cue Dalgaranga roads. Like most stations in the area it has its own airstrip, and because of its position maps of the area are named after the station. Most of the leases surrounding Melangata were taken in the 1880s, but Melangata was not leased until 1897. C.C. Williamson acquired the property in 1915 and had the homestead commissioned in 1917. The station was on sheep shearing lists as early as 1915, with a scheduled number of 2500 sheep to be shorn. The Seaman family had a long interest in the station. Melangata was sold in 2013 for A$475,000, the 45,122-hectare (111,499-acre) property was stocked with approximately 1,500 damaras at the time. Homestead The John Hawes designed homestead was built in 1917 and is constructed of stone with a corrugated iron roof. It consists of six bedrooms, a large living area, an unusual turret and a chapel with altar. The breezeways are without doors, allowing a constant flow of air throughout the structure. Another feature is the hand-painted pressed metal ceilings, similar to those at Noongal and Carlaminda Stations. See also List of pastoral leases in Western Australia Notes
Mercure Hotel Canberra

Mercure Hotel Canberra, historically known as the Hotel Ainslie and Olims is a historic, four-star hotel located in the inner Canberra suburb of Braddon, Australian Capital Territory. It is the closest major hotel to the Australian War Memorial and is located on Limestone Avenue. The Hotel Ainslie has been listed on the Australian Institute of Architects' Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture since 1984 due to its significance as a rare late example of English Arts and Crafts architecture and was previously listed in the now defunct Register of the National Estate. It is listed on the ACT Heritage Register. History The building now occupied by the hotel was built between 1926-27 as one of eight hostels designed to provide accommodation for public servants in preparation of relocating the Parliament from Melbourne to the new national capital. Following the adverse impact of the Great Depression in 1932, a liquor license was granted to building lessee Ernest Spendlove. The building was renovated and shortly thereafter re-opened as a public hotel. Spendlove sold the hotel in 1950 to Rex Investments, a division of the LJ Hooker, and the name was changed to the Hotel Ainslie Rex. Another change of ownership saw the hotel renamed "Olims" in 1989, a name which remains in common use locally. Prior to the sale, an 87-room extension was completed in 1987 and the bar and restaurant areas were remodeled. The hotel began market itself as a function centre, opening conference rooms. The beer garden was built in a distinctively more modern architectural style, disrupting the building's façade facing Limestone Avenue. In 2011, the hotel was rebranded by operator Accor Hotels as Mercure Canberra and underwent a $8 million refurbishment, hoping to draw more International guests. A proposal which would have seen an extra 125 rooms added to the hotel encountered strong opposition from the National Trust of Australia due to the impact of the proposal on the building's aesthetics and heritage significance. The proposal was subsequently scaled back. Events and charitable fundraising The Canberra Craft Beer Festival has been held annually at the hotel since 2008. Mercure Canberra participates in Room for Hope, a program which allows guests to donate $1 in addition to the room rate to charitable causes. References
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is a public art gallery on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, Australia. The gallery opened in 1971, and holds both traditional and contemporary Australian art. The gallery is host to the National Works on Paper (NWOP) acquisitive art competition, established in 1998. Exhibitions In 2013 the gallery hosted an exhibition of Archibald Prize paintings, setting a gallery attendance record of 48,000. The Archibald Prize Touring Exhibition returned to the gallery in 2023. In November 2023, the gallery was the first stop for the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name: Australian Women Artists touring exhibition. Collection Artists whose work is held by the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery include Constance Stokes. National Works on Paper The National Works on Paper (NWOP) biennial acquisition award for contemporary Australian artists is open to works in drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture. The gallery is a member of the Public Galleries Association of Victoria. References
National Workers Memorial (Australia)

The National Workers Memorial in the national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's place for honouring workers who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease. Purpose In May 2011, the Australian Government provided funding for the design and construction of a memorial "to honour and pay tribute to working Australians who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease". The other stated purposes are: To serve "as a poignant reminder of the importance of work health and safety and the need for a determined and continued effort by all to prevent work-related accidents and disease. It is also a place to reflect on the evolving values, ideas and aspirations of the Australian community in relation to work health and safety." To provide "a place for visitors to lay a tribute for a loved one, a location to pause and reflect within earshot of the National Carillon’s bells, as well as allowing a space for congregation, interaction and ceremony." To provide "an important focal point for the national commemoration of Workers Memorial Day, recognised internationally on 28 April each year." Workplace deaths amount to around 300 per year in Australia. Site The site in Canberra is within the sound of the bells of the National Carillon, in Kings Park, Canberra, beside Lake Burley Griffin. The other memorials nearby are: National Police Memorial HMAS Canberra (D33) The memorial has been sanctioned by the National Capital Authority as the memorial is within the Parliamentary Triangle of Canberra. Structure The memorial consists of eight tall stone poles, symbolically sighted across a stylised map of Australia in the places of the state and territory capital cities. Architectural firm Johnson Pilton Walker has placed concentric circles around the poles with words representing the intended outcome of knowledge and application of good practices of work health and safety. The lead-in path has two inscriptions along its edge, saying: every worker has the right to return home every workplace death diminishes us as a nation Construction is reported to have cost A$3 million. Inauguration ceremony The inauguration ceremony was held on Sunday 28 April 2013. See also National Workers Memorial - United States (Silver Spring, Maryland) The Muster Point References External links National Workers Memorial official website (.gov.au)
Newcastle Police Stables

The Newcastle Police Stables on Clinton Street in Toodyay, Western Australia were constructed in 1891 and replaced the original timber stables erected on this site in 1860, which were destroyed by fire. In 1970 the stables were classified by the National Trust and included on the permanent Register of the National Estate in 1978 as part of the Newcastle Gaol, Lock-up and Stables Group. The stables along with the 1907 police lock-up were listed separately from the gaol complex on the municipal inventory to enable nomination to the National Trust classified list. History Timber stables were built on the site using convict labour in the 1860s. A fire that started in a dung heap destroyed those timber stables in 1890. The stables were replaced with a brick and stone structure designed by George Temple-Poole and built by James Hasell in 1891. The present building is a single storey stone range with brick quoining and stone window dressings. It has a shallow pitched corrugated iron roof with gables. The façade facing the street is solid stonework with five small high level openings. The entrance to the building is at the rear. The stables remained in use until 1955. Restoration of the building began in the 1970s and the stables are currently open as part of the Newcastle Old Gaol Museum complex. References
Nobby Islet

Nobby Islet (also known as Knobby Island and Nobby Island) is an islet located in the Great Australian Bight off the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia approximately 50 kilometres (31 miles) south-west of Kingscote. It is currently part of the Seal Bay Conservation Park. Description Nobby Islet is approximately 50 kilometres (31 miles) south-west of Kingscote and about 9.2 kilometres (5.7 miles) east of Point Ellen in Vivonne Bay and within 200 metres (660 feet) of the coast at Seal Bay. The islet is reported as being cylindrical in shape with almost vertical sides and finished with a flat top. It is 75 metres (246 feet) high and has an area of 12 hectares (30 acres). The islet is difficult to access due to its location in shallow water adjoining a cliffed coastline that exposed to rolling seas and the fragile condition of its vertical cliff faces. A survey carried out by the responsible government agency in 1996 used a helicopter to access the islet's summit. Formation, geology and oceanography Nobby Islet may have been formed as recently as 6000 years ago due to the relatively shallow depth of the water surrounding it. As of 1996, the islet is reported as appearing to be entirely composed of a limestone known as Bridgewater Formation calcarenite. It is also observed that there was recent evidence of rockfalls due to the crumbly consistency of the calcarenite and that debris cones were present on its relatively sheltered northern side while any collapsed materials on its southern face had been washed away by wave action. The islet's summit was also reported as being 'gently terraced by resistant layers of calcrete that retain bands of sandy soil'. Nobby Islet is technically a sea stack. The islet is located in waters of a depth of about 5.5 metres (18 feet) that partially conceal wave-cut platforms and that are subject to rolling seas. Flora and fauna As of 1996, the cliff faces were relatively un-vegetated. The islet's summit was occupied by clumps of Coast tussock-grass with a fringing shrubland dominated by Coast Daisy-bush. The 25 other species were identified including Dry land Tea-tree, Coast Beard-heath, Common correa, Cotton bush, Thyme Riceflower, pointed twinleaf, Black-anther Flax Lily, Common Wallaby Grass and Downy Dodder-laurel. The only animal life observed in 1996 was an Osprey nest located on the islet's northern side, white-faced storm petrels which were nesting in shallow burrows located over the entire summit and two species of lizard - the marbled gecko and the bull skink. Protected areas status Nobby Islet originally obtained protected area status as a fauna reserve under the former Fauna Conservation Act 1964 and then as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 on 16 March 1967. Since 1971, the waters surrounding the islet have been part of the Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve. As of 1996, it was described as being included in Seal Bay Conservation Park. As of 2012, the waters surrounding its shores are part of a restricted access zone located within the boundaries of the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park. References
Nobby Island

Nobby Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten South Australia, omkring 170 kilometer sydväst om delstatshuvudstaden Adelaide. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 801 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 146 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 22 mm nederbörd. Källor
North Dandalup Primary School

North Dandalup Primary School is a public co-educational primary day school, located in North Dandalup, a town in the Peel region of Western Australia. Activism North Dandalup Primary School is well known for its environmental initiatives and activities. The school has won over sixteen national and state awards for its activism in the environment. It is well known for its tree planting program, which has helped plant 25,000 trees and shrubs. Many environmental activities are undertaken, such as recycling, harvesting produce, and bird watching. The school devotes its Monday afternoon to these kind of activities. The school maintains a vegetable garden, worm farm, and permaculture garden as part of its environmental theme. The grounds encompass five main classrooms, a basketball court, an oval, two playgrounds and a parking lot. A walk trail was unveiled in 2004 labelled the "Pathway to Nature". An area of native bush near this trail was identified as Marri-Kingia australis by a botanist; only 83 are known to exist. References
P&O Building (Perth)

The P&O Building is a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia. Site history The site of the building formerly housed three separate shops at 56, 58 and 60 William Street. It was built to house the Orient Steam Navigation Company that later became part of P&O. It was officially opened by William Campion, the Governor of Western Australia, on 16 September 1930. Architecture It is a seven-storey steel framed office building, clad in Donnybrook stone and rendered brick. It was designed in the Inter-war Functionalist style by Waldie Forbes of the Hobbs Smith & Forbes architecture firm, at a cost of £A 41,073, equivalent to A$3.8 million in 2022. References