BRB, Schoolies
Nov/091
Schoolies Week is a three week graduation festival celebrated by Year 12 school leavers from all around Australia. It takes place after the Year 12 Leaving Certificate between mid-November and mid-December.
The event is predominantly held on Queensland’s Gold Coast; however alternative destinations include Byron Bay, Sunshine Coast, Airlie Beach, Tropical North QLD and Magnetic Island. Traditionally each of the 3 Schoolies weeks in Queensland attracts a different state of year 12’s so that each one parties with their own fellow students.
Every year thousands of Year 12 students from around Australia (as well as a few from New Zealand and other countries) make plans for a holiday to celebrate their end of school years and the completion of their Leaving Certificate.
Meanwhile, in Australia
Nov/092
- Above- Tourists play on croc traps in Australia’s Northern Territory.
- Large sections of Australia under total fire ban, with South Australia facing the new bushfire danger level to be known as “Catastrophic“, a level introduced after the Victoria bushfires in February were declared unstoppable. Be safe out there people.
- Asylum Seekers Watch Day 1452- Asylum seekers finally agree to get the hell of our customs ship, in return for a speedy resettlement in Australia, a month after being rescued at sea.
- Conjoined, orphaned, Bangladeshi twins successfully separated after marathon 27-hour surgery in a Melbourne Childrens Hospital.
- Perhaps its time he gives up his license? 80-year-old many drives epic 600km of course after making a wrong turn.
- Nice one day, dead the next. Wonder of the Natural World, The Great Barrier Reef, will die in ten years without climate change action.
- Its important to give land back to indigenous populations, so as a present to the Aboriginals we are presenting them with a lovely rehabilitated nuclear weapon test site. Congrats!
New Zealand Bro
Nov/090
I realize that New Zealand is not part of Australia, but if you were to divide the world into continents New Zealand and Australia would be grouped together as the continent of Oceania, so were kinda the same thing…
In Focus- Brisbane City
Nov/096
Brisbane is the capitol city of Queensland, Australia sitting on the east coast about halfway between the big pointy part and the little island part. Brisbane is often refered to as Bris Vegas by those living in Melbourne and Sydney, Ironically Brisbane only has one metropolitan casino. The city is situated along the Brisbane River, which was for the past fifty years dredged for large barges, giving it a healthy brown colour. Brisbane is the third most populated city in Australia but the second most frequented by tourists, after Sydney. It is famous for many things from being the Skin Cancer capitol of the world, to being the 88th most important city in the world, Financially speaking. The city of Brisbane, California is named after Brisbane, Australia.
This picture has been photoshopped
On the South side of the river is South Bank Parklands, which was originally created for the World Expo 88 and later turned into a large public recreation area featuring parks, movies, swimming pools, hotels, apartments, restaurants and shopping.
You may remember South Bank from Go-Go-Gadget 2, but I doubt it.
The Aesthetically Unpleasing Expo Site
The Aesthetically Pleasing South Bank
Further inland from the river and you hit South Brisbane, an area where you can both drink and find hookers.
On the other side of the river is where we keep all our buildings stored. The tallest tower in Brisbane stands at 207m, less than half of the Willis Tower in Chicago and roughly a quarter of the height of the Burj Dubai. The heart of Brisbane lies on Queen Street, which is predominately a pedestrian mall. During World War II the street served an important purpose of parading American Soldiers off to a certain death. Nowadays, it is a shopping district.
Queen Street at Christmas Time
All the buildings facades are history listed so most stores chose to hollow out their innards and fit with international chain stores or retail giants.
Fun Fact! Brisbane plans to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Brisbane has held several major sporting events before such as the Commonwealth and Goodwill games and events in the Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup and some events for the Sydney 2000 games.
Due to the construction of a new bridge, the traffic jam on this road spreads across the entire city.
Transport around Brisbane has several choices. By car, you can travel a scenic cruising speed of 1km/hr, giving you plenty of time to just sit and watch the city moving at a snail pace around you. Brisbane has no underground train system, instead deciding upon an annoyingly complicated tunnel of bus stations.
All jokes aside, Brisbane is a beautiful city which you should visit if you plan to come to Australia! And remember, Brisbane is only a convenient 13 hours from Los Angeles or 24 hours from London (Not including stopover),
Meanwhile, in Australia
Nov/091
- Above- First pictures come in of the West Atlas Oil Rig, off Australia’s north coast which had been spilling oil into the ocean for weeks, before promptly exploding. But don’t worry, they put it out by spraying mud onto it. Problem solved.
- Lowest population density in the world? Fuck off, were still full.
- Australian scientists create way for women to regain their PERSONALITY, after the removal of breast cancer cells. But seriously, this is actually a good thing.
- Sydney resident punches a council ranger in the face, drags him into the road and bites him on the face. Welcome to Australia.
- Asylum-seekers Watch day 38- Still on the Oceanic Viking.
- Shark assists in the birth of four baby sharks, by biting into its side. (New Zealand)
Budgy Smugglers Annoymous
Nov/091
Sydneysiders came out in Speedo (or Budgy Smugglers as called in Australia) force to break the world record for most amount of people wearing Speedos in one place, they failed, but the heart was there. And thank god the camera men were there as well.
Meanwhile, in Australia
Nov/093
- Above- Waters recede in disaster zone declared New South Whales.
- We wanted them to go to New Zealand, but they said no, no, no. Asylum seekers refusing to leave Australian Customs boat rejected from New Zealand.
- Australia’s Capitol Territory (ACT) set to pass bill allowing gay unions, Federal government set to immediately overrule it.
- Racist Australian of the Day- MP Vaughan Johnson “Some of these drivers I wonder if they do have a licence, I wonder if they just flick it to the next bloke because they all look the same.” Smooth.
- CHUBB Security Guards lock themselves out of armored van, LOLs ensure.
- Jake finishes school, forever!
