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Anyone for Tennis?
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  • Sweetberry1
  • Updated By Sweetberry1 on July 18, 2004
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  • Tennis - Australia
    Tennis
    by Sweetberry1
    Tennis is another sport that is very popular in Australia. Whether it's watching the big names thrash it out at the Tennis Center, or playing it yourself.
    I used to play tennis... nothing like it for keeping you fit..

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    Australian Open
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  • By Robert11729 on May 18, 2003
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  • Australian open is a great event to goto if you love tennis it is usually played in feburary....with lovely warm weather. All the great tennis stars will be playing for all over the globe.

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  • Address: Sydney,Melboure,Brisbane
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    Scuba Diving
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  • By tini58de on September 13, 2003
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  • Diving at the Great Barrier Reef - Australia
    Diving at the Great Barrier
    Reef
    by tini58de
    The Great Barrier Reef is just an open invitation to go scuba diving! It is an awesome place!!!

    You can book special diving tours with local operators, or you can even go diving on a boat trip to the reef, as we did. We went out to the reef and then we were asked, if we wanted to go diving (for certified divers), if we wanted to try to dive (for beginners), if we wanted to go snorkeling or go on a glass bottom boat. All of it was a lot of fun!

    In the web I found an interesting site about diving for the handicapped, so I am including that website on this page.

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    Footy downunder
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  • Australia Sports Travel
    by chris_i79
    You should try to see a game of Australian Football in person. You can either see Aussie Rules (AFL), Rugby League or Rugby Union.

    Most major cities will have professional teams (especially Victoria where they are known too be fanatics about the sport).

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    Visitors at Green 9
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  • kanguroos - Australia
    kanguroos
    by tini58de
    These vistors at the 9th green made playing golf a little more difficult!!!

    The owner of the golf course pointed out to us, that at the 9th green there were always many kanguroos and that some golfers were rather trying to hit them instead of putting the ball in the hole...!

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    Diving at its best!
    TracyG
  • By TracyG on June 14, 2005
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  • You can not come to Australia and not head out into the Great Barrier Reef to go diving/snorkelling. The amount of sealife is incredible.

    All equipment can be hired locally.

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  • Directions: Cairns is the gateway to the Great barrier Reef.
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    sports lovers tour.
  • By sfphototraveller on September 22, 2008
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  • Went on a day tour that took a small group of us to Lexiton race fields and Tennis Arenas.

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    Bathing delights
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  • By iandsmith on August 28, 2004
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  • Starting blocks at Merewether Baths - Australia
    Starting blocks at Merewether
    Baths
    by iandsmith
    Along the Aussie coastline, particularly in N.S.W. there are ocean baths. They cost nothing to swim in, are run by the local councils and are very popular in summer.
    This particular one is at Merewether in my home town, Newcastle, and is seen at a time when the swell was moderate and the tide high.
    Sometimes the younger amongst us will go and play where the sea meets the pool for a bit of adventurous fun but generally the baths are a benign place with plenty of room to stretch your arms and stroke away.

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    All water sports
    iandsmith
  • By iandsmith on March 12, 2005
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  • Take your pick - Australia
    Take your pick
    by iandsmith
    Yes, that is exactly what this sign is all about. The hoarding at the eastern end of the D'Albora Marina at Nelson Bay is a feast for those who want to partake in water borne activities.
    There's dolphin and whale watching, fishing, kayaking, cruises, paddle boats for the kiddies or just plain old hire boats. So many to choose from, so little time.
    If you want to surf, parasail or windsurf, Post Stephens has it all. They advertise the place as "Blue Water Wonderland". The only amazing thing is that so relatively few people go here (compared to say Surfers Paradise).
    It is always in my top ten places of "must see" things in Australia.

    You can jump aboard with others, hire it for yourself or fly in the sky. All you really need is a pair of swimmers (maybe) and some suntan oil. It's that simple.

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  • Address: D'Albora Marina, Nelson Bay
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    Climbing bridges
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  • By SirRichard on September 1, 2009
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  • Climbing Sydney Bridge - Australia
    Climbing Sydney Bridge
    by SirRichard
    Aussies have rather weird but funny sport: climbing bridges. The most famous is the Sydney Bay Bridge climbing, but there are climbing experiences in Brisbane and other places. You only have to be in reasonable fit and don't suffer "vertigo". I didn't do it myself, as it was a bit out of my budget (over 100 AUS $) but seemed thrilling and exciting.
    No Bungee Jumping allowed, sorry. :-)

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