So you want some info about Australia?So you want some info about Australia?G'day. We are two Canadians from the small town of New Liskeard (now called Temiskaming Shores), Ontario (about 2 hours north of North Bay, 5 hours north of Toronto). Population: 5000.
David was working for Apple and was also enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Western Sydney in Australia from July 95 - July 96.
Greetings to our friends both in Canada and Australia. We also went back from Feb 99 to April 99, and again in June 99.
We are looking forward to our fourth trip Down under in the summer of 2004. Comments and pictures of that trip can be found on the new dynamic site http://www.mrcooper.ca Any suggestions on where we should visit are most welcome.... Any offers of accomodation or if you are willing to be our local area tour guide??? Contact me david AT trafalgargroup.net. We will probably spend much of our time around the Sydney area as well as another visit to Cairns. I would also like to go up to Cape York. But who knows... Coober Peedy? Another trip to Broken Hill? I'm open to suggestions!
We did a lot of travelling and saw lots of fascinating things, and this page will allow you to see some of those things too. You will see tons of photos and learn a lot about Australia by visiting this site.
Last update: June 3, 2004
This page has been around since September 1995 (hence the cheesy retro graphics reminiscent of the early web) and has been updated with every trip taken to OZ!
Our travels
We have visited a lot of places. Click here for info on our travels, along with a lot of pictures. This is by far the biggest section and what most people visit my page for.
Our Home
We rented a room in a student residence known to the Canadians as "Melrose Place." Click here to see a few photos of it.
The local area
We lived in Kingswood, a western suburb of Sydney. Check it out.
See some cockatoos
Australia is the land of parrots - see some of the local residents - streaming video is on Parrot Science!
Aussie slang
Learn some Australian Slang and the appropriate tranlsation.
Parrot Science
Click here if you want to learn more about parrots, and let's be honest, who doesn't?
Our Job
Rhonda and I worked at University of Western Sydney, where I developed Internet software for Apple Computer. Here is their page and the system I developed.
The University
As mentioned earlier, I attended the university while I was here and am a certfied teacher - not working in education. Click here for info on the school.
Other Australian Info
Face it. I can't tell you everything. Plus my info is culturally biased (if you call what Canada has "culture"). Here is a link to other Aussie info. It is run by Telstra, the phone company.
Favorite Links
Everyone has a few favorites... Check out mine.
