The Great Dividing Range is one of the world’s longest and most fascinating mountain ranges, stretching across Australia from Queensland to Victoria. Unlike many mountain ranges that are the result of ...

Head to this Aussie mountain destination to experience all the fun and relaxation of a cold-weather vacation down under.

The remote Flinders Ranges are a treasure trove of South Australia’s geological, natural and cultural heritage, with a history dating back much further than when Matthew Flinders explored it in 1802.

The Flinders Ranges are the most accessible part of Australia's outback. By driving just 20 minutes from Parachilna you can access the first ribbed red sand dunes of the Simpson Desert.

When India slammed into Western Australia 550 million years ago, helping to form the supercontinent Gondwana, it caused a 5-kilometre high mountain range to form in central Australia, says Aitken.

Long Australia's top ski region, the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales are an ever more popular year-round playground for hiking, biking and climbing. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

The hidden side of the mountains that cut through Australia’s heart. By Andrew Bain. April 16, 2024 — 5.00am. ... At Heavitree Gap in Alice Springs, a mountain range effectively snaps in half.

With an astonishing range of colours, the Stirling Range mountain bells are the glamour plants in WA’s floral bouquet. Standing up to 60cm tall, these glorious shrubs are a gardener’s dream.

Eight other mountain ranges, including the Snowy Mountains in Australia and the Amber Mountains in Madagascar, are also rated as being under severe environmental stress.

But that means less than it seems, for Australia has many more individual kangaroos than rock-wallabies. Rock-wallabies are divided up into more species because populations isolated on different ...