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World Book

Bureau of Meteorology

Click on the image above to access Australia's official weather site

AUSTRALIA - CIA Factbook

Click on the image above to access CIA Factbook - Australia

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".

Click on the image above to understand what Australia is doing to achieve these Sustainable Development goals.

National Geographic Education

 

Click on the image above to access the excellent National Geographic education blog

Why is geography important?

National Geographic Photo-A-Day

Click here to see the Photo-A-Day from National Geographic. Below are some previous examples.

 

Global Organisations

OECD - is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, and statistics and is the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.

APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is the premier Asia-Pacific forum. Their primary goal is to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. 

ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations was established in 1967 in Bangkok. It comprises of 10 ASEAN Member states who agree on a shared vision of SE Asian nations living in peace, stability and prosperity.

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund works in 190 different countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential from early childhood through adolescence.

OXFAM INTERNATIONAL - is an international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. Their aim is to mobilize the power of people against poverty.

The UNITED NATIONS (UN) - is an international organisation founded in 1945. It is currently comprising of 193 member states. The mission and work of the UN are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) - established in April 1948 there are over 7000 people (from 150 different countries) working in over 150 countries offices and at the Global Service Centre, Malaysia and the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

GREENPEACE INTERNAITONAL - established in 1971. Greenpeace uses non-violent creative action to pave the way towards a greener, more peaceful world. 

Geoscience Australia

 

Click on image above to access Geoscience Australia - Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. "We are the nation's trusted advisor on the nation's geology and geography of Australia. We apply Science and Technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia."

Barani - Sydney's Indigenous History

Click on the image above to explore information regarding Sydney's extensive Aboriginal history

Geography Geoguesser Game

Geoguesser - Let's Explore the World!
GeoGuesser is a browser-based geography game in which players guess locations from Google Street View imagery. The game features multiple game modes, including singleplayer and multiplayer competitions.

Laudato Si' Week

Click on the image above to begin to understand more about Laudato Si' (Praise Be to You) from Pope Francis