pam Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 I know...I only know cause my uncle moved to Australia a couple of years ago
Elise Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 Perth is 2 hours behind Melbourne, and during Summer, they are 3 hours behind, as they do not have Daylight Savings, same as Brisbane (QLD). Brisbane, however, is the same time as Melbourne, as they are on the Eastern Seaboard, but in Summer they are an hour behind, as they don't have daylight saving. So Melbourne is 9 hours ahead, and Perth is 7 hours ahead.
Jess Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 It's all so flippin' confusing! Damn multiple time zones! So glad we're all just on GMT here
Elise Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 Yeah, you guys are lucky, as you have a reletively small country. But when you live here all your life (or a good part of your time here anyway), it becomes second nature. South Australia (Adelaide is it's capital) is 30 mins behind Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Melbourne. Sounds more confusing than it is.
Jess Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 How many 'capitals' are there in Australia? :confused:
Elise Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 We have Canberra, our nations capital, Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Brisbane, Capital of Queensland, Melbourne, Capital of Victoria, Hobart, Capital of Tasmania, Adelaide, Capital of South Australia, Perth, Capital of Western Australia, and finally, Darwin, Capital of Northern Territory. So that makes it 8! We have 6 states and 2 territories!
Jess Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 Wow! We just have London....Australia sounds so complicated!
pam Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 Australia is like America in a way you could say there is Southern Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales (there might be more) so thats like California, Florida, Texas you could say and the capital would be like Los Angeles of California. I think, sorry if im wrong.
Elise Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 ^ Nope, you are spot on! Most people think that Sydney is our capital believe it or not, due to the size, but it is Canberra, and most people from Australia (those not living in Canberra that is) think Canberra is kind of a hole! There is nothing to do there, not much nightlife, that's for sure! Except we don't have a state called Southern Australia. The States are; New South Wales Victoria Queensland Tasmania Western Australia South Australia Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory The last two are territories, not states. This is the size of Australia, compared to Europe and US http://www.trailmaster.com.au/motorhome_hire_australia.html
Jess Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 LOL! That used to be our Geography teacher's favourite question, 'What is the capital of Australia?' There are some very weird pronounciations - the favourite being 'Camembert' (as in the cheese!) Edit: This was in one of our last lessons of Year 11, when we were about 2 weeks from taking our final exams!
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