Camille and Alice tell us about New South Wales in Australia

New South Wales

Official information

Name: New South Wales

Where is it ? In the east of Australia.

Language: English

Money: Australian dollars

Capital: Sydney

Queen: Elizabeth II


Activities and nature

If you go to New South Wales, you’ll see kangaroos, koalas, crocodiles, sea stars, dauphins, whales and a lot of fishes in the ocean. But don’t forget… the kookaburra !

Do you like sports ? In New South Wales you can dive, surf or do water sports. But if you prefer to have a rest, you can go to beaches or concerts and visit Sydney and parks.

Sydney

Sydney is the New South Wales’s capital. It’s a very famous, big and wonderful town. How many beaches do you think are there in Sydney ? 70 beaches ! Very many ! In Sydney you can see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, the most famous monuments of the town.

Facts

Sydney is home to people of 140 cultures, who speak more than 80 languages.

In September, 1993, Sydney was announced as host city of the year 2000 Olympic Games. Homebush Bay is the site of Olympic Park and the athletes’ village.

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New South Wales is a beautiful region. You can discover the nature, the history, the culture of the Aborigines… You can do all the sports, make excursions, camp… Australia is a very famous continent and you can visit it and meet its inhabitants. It’s a mysterious, wonderful and interesting country.

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