See Also DISTANCE 4km loop Don t be fooled by the quiet suburban streets you pass through on your way to this walk: this is a remarkable big-city bush experience, and includes the largest remaining blue gum forest in Sydney. Allow up to two hours to finish the loop, which will take you along creeks, past sandstone caves and the Fishponds waterhole and through a fern-filled valley before you arrive back in suburbia just down the road from your starting point. NEED TO KNOW Don t have a car? Hornsby Station is only about a kilometre from the track s starting point. FOLLOW THE LIGHT: THE CAPE BAILY TRACK
Study Finds 6,000 Years of Emu Mysteries A recent study that is shedding light on the emu an Australian icon and its key behavioural patterns, has found it has been roaming around Australia for over 6,000 years. Western Sydney University researcher Julia Ryeland, who along with researchers from Western Sydney University and the University of Tasmania, wrote the new study said that despite the emu being indigenous to large areas it is still regarded as something of an enigma to native fauna experts. “They’re so widespread, but we really don’t know much about them,” Ryeland said. “We don’t even know basic things like lifespan.”
“Potential links to diplomats, aircrew and other people who may have had contact with international travellers have been investigated and no source of the Avalon cluster has been identified at this point,” a spokeswoman said. She said all exit screening tests on people who had been self-isolating on the northern beaches during that period came back negative. Advertisement “Questions around reciprocal arrangements with foreign governments overseas should be directed to the Commonwealth government,” she added. Federal Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has previously expressed confidence that the northern beaches strain derived from a female traveller in hotel quarantine who arrived in Australia from the United States on December 1.
The northern Pittwatter end of Sydney s Northern Beaches is home to billionaire, waterfront holiday houses Atlassian software co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes bought a $24.5million Newport home in June this year Another billionaire Gretel Packer owns a holiday house at Palm Beach with nice views of the Pacific Ocean Neighbouring Whale Beach was last year a hot spot for movie star Nicole Kidman s sister Antonia Kidman
Catch the sunrise at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Photo: Tourism Australia Many wonderful surprises and incredible adventures await at Australia’s national parks. From rugged cliffs to lush rainforests, there are many places with amazing discoveries to satiate your love for the outdoors. Whether you’re looking to cover some of the best walking tracks in the world or just be in the wilderness, the national parks here certainly won t disappoint. Best of all, prepare yourself for the unexpected. Want a beach with kangaroos? Check. How about clear sparkling water? Well, you got it. It’s all about the best that Mother Nature has to offer at the many national parks in Australia. Tag along as we explore some of the green gems throughout the country.