Hawyley Beach – Tasmania, Australia

Hawyley Beach – Tasmania, Australia

Hawley Beach, Tasmania is a seaside resort town 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the nearest main town (Devonport). At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 596. Nearby is the small town of Port Sorell and locality of Shearwater. Hawley Beach is known for its minute red sand crabs, Hooded Plovers and reasonable fishing. It borders the Rubicon Estuary

Sky Tower Observation Deck – Auckland, New Zealand

Sky Tower Observation Deck – Auckland, New Zealand

The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is 328 metres tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to its shape and height, it has become an iconic structure in Auckland’s skyline

Muriwai Beach – New Zealand

Muriwai Beach – New Zealand

Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand. It is also home to a large colony of gannets. It is approximately 17 km West of Kumeu, 42 kilometres Northwest of Auckland city, at the southern end of an unbroken 50 kilometre stretch of beach which extends up the Tasman Sea coast to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour

Queen Victoria Gardens – Melbourne, Australia

Queen Victoria Gardens – Melbourne, Australia

The Queen Victoria Gardens are Melbourne’s memorial to Queen Victoria. Located on 4.8 hectares (12 acres) opposite the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria, bounded by St Kilda Road, Alexandra Avenue and Linlithgow Avenue. A huge floral clock is positioned opposite the National Gallery of Victoria, containing over 7,000 flowering plants which are changed twice yearly.

Kiama Lighthouse – New South Wales, Australia

Kiama Lighthouse – New South Wales, Australia

Kiama Light, also known as Kiama Harbour Light, is an active lighthouse in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. The lighthouse is located close to the Kiama Blowhole on Blowhole Point, south of Kiama Harbour. The foundation of the tower is a concrete slab, 14 feet (4.3 m) deep and 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. The building is made of bricks, cemented outside and plastered within

SkyPoint – Q1 Building, Gold Coast, Australia

SkyPoint – Q1 Building, Gold Coast, Australia

SkyPoint located on top of the iconic Q1 Building, one of the world’s tallest residential towers takes you to the highest point above the Gold Coast and offers spectacular 360 degree views from the surf to the hinterland and beyond. Rising 230m into the sky, SkyPoint is located on Level 77 & 78 of the iconic Q1 Resort in southern Surfers Paradise.

Sea World – Gold Coast, Australia

Sea World – Gold Coast, Australia

Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The park is commercially linked to Warner Bros. Sea World was founded by Keith Williams in 1958.

Bastion Point – Auckland, New Zealand

Bastion Point – Auckland, New Zealand

Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, overlooking the Waitemata Harbour. The area has significance in New Zealand history for its role in 1970s Maori protests against forced land alienation by non Maori New Zealanders. The land was occupied by Ngati Whatua, in the period before the colonisation of New Zealand by the British Crown

New Brighton Mall – Christchurch, New Zealand

New Brighton Mall – Christchurch, New Zealand

The design for the mall by the City Council’s Architect’s Division was approved in 1974. Construction started in May 1977, and the Mall was officially opened by the Mayor, Sir Hamish Hay, on 25 February 1978. The shops in Brighton Mall are serviced by off-street parking spaces, either publicly or privately-owned. The Frank Gracie Memorial Fountain was completed in 1981.

Art Gallery of New South Wales – Sydney, Australia

Art Gallery of New South Wales – Sydney, Australia

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which features Australian (from settlement to contemporary), European and Asian art.

Sea Cliff Bridge – New South Wales, Australia

Sea Cliff Bridge – New South Wales, Australia

The Sea Cliff Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge located in the northern Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The $52 million bridge links the coastal villages of Coalcliff and Clifton. Featuring two lanes of traffic, a cycleway and a walkway, the Sea Cliff Bridge boasts spectacular views and is a feature of the scenic Lawrence Hargrave Drive.

Cockle Bay Wharf – Darling Harbour, Sydney

Cockle Bay Wharf – Darling Harbour, Sydney

Darling Harbour is a locality of the city centre of Sydney, Australia. It is a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district. The locality extends northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf on the east, and to the suburb of Pyrmont on the west.

Victoria Square – Adelaide, Australia

Victoria Square – Adelaide, Australia

Victoria Square is a public square in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The square is in the centre of the city & was named by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837 after Princess Victoria, heir presumptive of the British throne. The fountain in the north of the square was designed by artist John Dowie to represent the three rivers from which Adelaide receives most of its water

Adelaide Festival Center – Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Festival Center – Adelaide, Australia

The Adelaide Festival Centre is Adelaide’s first multi-purpose art centre. The Festival Centre is located approximately 50m north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Street, lying near the banks of the River Torrens and adjacent to Elder Park. It is distinguished a plaza consisting of lego block-like structures to the south and lies on a 45-degree angle to the city’s grid.

Rundle Mall – Adelaide, Australia

Rundle Mall – Adelaide, Australia

Rundle Mall is the premiere retail area in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened as Australia’s first pedestrian street mall in September 1976 by closing Rundle Street to traffic between King William Street and Pulteney Street. The street continues as Rundle Street to the east and Hindley Street to the west. The area is one of the most expensive land areas in Adelaide

Auckland Harbour Bridge – Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland Harbour Bridge – Auckland, New Zealand

The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. The bridge is part of State Highway 1 and the Auckland Northern Motorway. It is the second-longest road bridge in New Zealand, and the longest in the North Island of New Zealand

Sydney Tower – Sydney, Australia

Sydney Tower – Sydney, Australia

Sydney Tower (also known as the AMP Tower, Westfield Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint) is Sydney’s tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia (with the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being the tallest). It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere (after Auckland’s Sky Tower)

South Bank Grand Arbour – Brisbane, Australia

South Bank Grand Arbour – Brisbane, Australia

The kilometre-long South Bank Grand Arbour is a pedestrian pathway in Brisbane through the South Bank precinct and it separates the Brisbane River side from Grey Street. The snake-shaped structure, consisting of 443 steel tendrils, runs through the site. It divides the South Bank Parklands into various sized circular spaces which serve different functions

ANZ Stadium – Sydney, Australia

ANZ Stadium – Sydney, Australia

Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay. The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to simply as the “Olympic Stadium”, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics.

St. Paul’s Cathedral – Dunedin, New Zealand

St. Paul’s Cathedral – Dunedin, New Zealand

The Cathedral Church of St Paul has occupied its site in the heart of the Octagon, since the first parish church of St Paul was built in 1862-1863. This first St Paul’s was built of Caversham stone and could accommodate up to 500 people. Unfortunately, construction methods used were not very good. The stone weathered badly and the tall spire was removed after just a few years.