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Past Lecture Series: Amazing Islands of Australia
Explore far flung islands from your classroom!
Christmas Island with Jahna Lake – Christmas Island is located 1500 km from the Australian mainland. On this tiny dot in the Indian Ocean you can find tropical rainforest, freshwater wetlands and spectacular sea cliffs. Every year, millions of red crabs emerge from the forest and make their way to the ocean to breed, swarming across roads, streams, rocks and beaches. Jahna Luke is the Tourism Marketing Manager for Christmas Island, making her the perfect person to take us on a tour of the wonders of Christmas Island, from the crab migration to the incredible bird life!
K’gari (Fraser Island) with Joe Grabowski – Off the coast of Queensland you’ll find K’gari (Fraser Island), at 122 kms in length, it is the world’s largest sand island. It’s the only place on Earth where tall rainforests grow on sand dunes at elevations of more than 200 metres (656 feet), and is home half the world’s perched lakes (lakes formed when depressions in dunes fill permanently with rainwater). The K’gari dingoes may become the purest strain of dingo in Australia as they don’t encounter domestic dogs, so their conservation is of national significance.
Norfolk Island with Stewart McPherson – Norfolk Island is 1,676 km northeast of Sydney and about 8 km long and 5 km wide. The island is home to the tallest fern trees on the planet and towering pine trees. Lush forests and offshore islands are sanctuaries to some of the world’s rarest birds and the surrounding waters teem with fish. A strong blend of Polynesian and European heritage has a created a distinctive society, characterized by neighbourliness, self-help, and barter.
Lord Howe Island with Ian Hutton – Lord Howe Island is just 11km long and 2km wide, a boomerang-shaped sliver of land 780km north-east of Sydney. The island hugs a turquoise lagoon rimmed with the world’s southernmost coral reef and was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1982. Along with spectacular volcanic geography, the island’s rare endemic fauna and native plant species are found nowhere else on Earth. Hundreds of thousands of sea birds breed on the island and over 500 species call the waters home.
Kangaroo Island with Topa Petit – Kangaroo Island, 13 kilometres (eight miles) off the coast of South Australia, and at 145 by 55 kms, it is Australia’s 3rd largest island. Despite a strong agricultural industry, nearly half of the original vegetation has been retained and over one third of the land is protected across 30 National and Conservation parks. This provides a fantastic habitat for a huge range of wildlife species, with some now endemic to the Island.
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