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Australia: North Queensland, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Dine at Townsville’s Steakhouse and the Brewery

May 29, 2010

One of our directors Kevin Arscott spent some time in Townsville recently with the Penn State group studying in Northeast Queensland. Kevin returned with positive remarks about two restaurants worth mentioning. At the Seaview Hotel’s Steakhouse, you can eat by the waterfront for reasonable prices. For a weekday lunch, consider their $14 special pita sandwiches served on pita bread freshly…

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Australia: South Queensland, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Booming Brisbane creates vibrant city

May 27, 2010

With a population approaching 2 million, Brisbane ranks as the third largest city in Australia behind Sydney and Melbourne. However in the 2006 census, Brisbane recorded the largest growth rate of all capital cities with an annual growth rate of 2.2 percent. Plus Southeast Queensland, in which Brisbane is located, is the fastest growing region in the country. As Brisbane…

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New Zealand, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Christchurch exudes rich history

May 18, 2010

The New Zealand program begins in country tomorrow on the South Island’s Garden City of Christchurch. Christchurch is the most populated city on the South Island with approximately 370,000 residents and the second largest, after Auckland, in the country. The first inhabitants of Christchurch were Moa hunters, who probably arrived as early as 1000 A.D. On the coast, forests of…

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Australia: Sydney, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Sydney reigns as Australia’s largest city

May 12, 2010

G’day to our Sydney program students from the University of Florida. Today the 8-day Sydney program began under the leadership of Dr. Steve Holland. These students will spend the coming week discussing urban sustainability. And what better a location than Australia’s largest city? Just how big is Sydney though? With approximately 4.4 million residents, Sydney overtook Melbourne in population in…

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