Discover Australia

For further information on the tours and attractions listed below, visit www.australia.com

New South Wales

Discover Blue Mountains Tour

Heading across the western plains of metropolitan Sydney you will make your way to the Great Dividing Range of Australia. It is here that you leave the ‘average’ Blue Mountains tourist behind and enter the National Park to unlock a piece of Australia you would never have known existed.
Visit outstanding lookouts, examine rock formations and the unusual plants and wildlife that abound the area. After lunch, soak up magnificent views of Govetts Leap Lookout, the Jamieson Valley, and the Three Sisters famous rock formation and Scenic Railway.

Bridge Climb

Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge is an exhilarating experience. Rendezvous at the BridgeClimb office for a safety briefing and prepare for your three-hour adventure! Accompanied by an experienced leader your small team will cross the catwalk to the pylon and walk up to the summit of the Bridge’s upper arch - 130 metres above sea level. Harnessed to a static line for the duration of the climb, be treated to spectacular 360-degree views across one of the greatest harbours in the world.

Sydney Opera House Guided Tour

Your guide will bring to life the stories and secrets behind this international landmark, it’s original design and building period as well as today’s uses. See inside the major theatres and halls, where some 2,500 events and performances are staged each year and learn what's on during your stay.

Queensland

Reef and Rainforest

North of Cairns, discover one of the most beautiful regions of Australia. Here, at the meeting point of an ancient rainforest and the Earth’s largest living coral structure, guests will slow to a unique rhythm found only in Tropical North Queensland.

Based in the exclusive village of Palm Cove, highlights include swimming and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef and discovering the beauty of the World Heritage listed Daintree rainforest.

Northern Territory

Dramatic Red Centre

Called the Heart of the Nation, the ‘Red Centre’ is arid, dramatic, vast, a land of extremes and home of Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia’s spectacular monolith. Participants will also discover other geological wonders such as Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), Kings Canyon and more. Walk around the base of this huge monolith, view a magnificent sunrise and discover its significance to the Aboriginal people.

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国際高齢者団体連盟（IFA）第10回国際会議
2010年5月3日－6日

Registration for IFA 2010 is Open!

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Registration: Now Open
Author Registration Deadline: 4 February 2010
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 18 February 2010
Accommodation: Non-refundable at 29 March 2010

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Site Visits of Age-Friendly Facilities
An opportunity to visit one of five organisations that provide a range of community, residential care aged and strength training programmes for seniors in metropolitan Melbourne, is being offered to conference delegates on Monday 3rd May 2010. Age-friendly facilities include Jewish Care, mecwacare, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, Wintringham and Living Longer, Living Stronger. Click here for more information.
Age friendly Environments Post Conference Workshop on ‘WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities’
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