Sydney is one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations. It is regarded as both the largest and oldest city in all of Australia as well as one of the most beau-tiful cities in the world. Brimming with history, culture, nature, and artwork, there is a new mystery waiting to be uncovered by anyone who visits the beautiful city. Where did it all begin? Sydney is the oldest European settlement in Australia and it was founded as a British on Janu-ary 26th, 1788. The settlement, which was governed by Arthur Phillip, was named “Sydney” after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, who was the British Home Secretary at that time. Sydney is also known for being an incredibly diverse city. European settlers originally brought colonists from Ireland, Scotland, and England. The Australian goldrush in the mid 19th century later attracted many more immigrants, including a shocking number of Chinese immigrants. In the early 20th century, Sydney contin-ued to attract immigrants - mostly from the United Kingdom and Ireland. In recent decades there has been a huge surge of Asian immigration, especially from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Sydney is now recognized worldwide for its vibrant and accepting gay community. Every year, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is celebrated on the first weekend in March, drawing people from all over Australia to its festivities. Sydney has received praise for its beauty, becoming the center of the worlds attention when it hosted the Sum-mer Olympics in 2000. The Olympics chairperson positioned Sydney as one of the great world cities of the 21st century. When you see the city, Sydney’s skyline is unforgettable. Architecturally, the city possesses an unique combination of

modern and old styles, from the simple Francis Greenway’s Georgian buildings to Jorn Utzon’s Expressionist Sydney Opera House. Sydney is also home to a wide vari-ety of Victorian style buildings, such as the town hall and the Queen Victorian Building.

Skyscrapers in Sydney are also large and modern. Sydney Tower is the largest skyscraper in the city, rising just above the rest of the Sydney skyline. Now that you know more about Sydney’s rich history and architecture, con-sider planning your vacation to the beautiful shores of this Australian city today. Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is Australia’s busiest and largest airport, and it also serves as the main gateway to Australia. You can fly to Sydney directly from all other Australian capital cities and from many other major regional airports. If you’re considering staying outside of Syd-ney, Sydney can be reached within an hour and a half from Melbourne and Brisbane, 45 mintues from Canberra, and a little under four hours from Perth and Alice Springs.

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The Sydney Opera House sailing on the harbor, lit aglow on a festive evening by lights of the city. Photo by Steven Arnold.

What’s Inside This Issue?

Sydney: Uncovered. . . page 1

One Hundred Beaches and More. . . page 2

Sydney: Uncovered

The Olympics chairperson positioned Sydney as one of the great world cities of the 21st century.

“”Inside of the Sydney Opera House

. . . page 2

Celebrating Australia Day. . . page 3

Featured Writer Sydney Times

Dressing for Australian Weather. . . page 4

Delays in travels, and why. . . page 4

What To See: By Month. . . page 5

Sydney uses $33 mil to boost tourism . . . page 5

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Sydney, Australia is home to over one hundred of the finest and most famous beaches in the world. The sizes of these beaches range anywhere from a few feet to several kilometres, located along the city’s Pacific Ocean coastline as well as its har-bors, bays, and rivers. With around 70 surf beaches alone and dozens of harbor coves to choose from, Sydney is unrivaled by any other city in the world for the number of quality beaches that are available. Interest-ing to note, one of Sydney’s beaches were featured in the best-selling Disney film, Finding Nemo. The beaches in Sydney are catego-rized into different types and are located in varying provinces. The most well-known-ocean beaches are the internationally famous Bondi, Coogee, and Manly beaches located in the Northern province of Sydney, which can be accessed from the northern entrance of Sydney Harbor. However, from North to South, Sydney has dozens of beaches available to the public and you’ll never be short of excellent surfing con-ditions, beautiful white sand, and warm weather.

As previously mentioned, Bondi Beach is the first-most famous beach in all of Australia and it is located in the Northern heart of Sydney. Imagine a beautiful golden beach with a seawater rock pool, and that is Bondi. Bondi Beach has been visited by many public figures such as Prince Charles himself. This is also the beach that is most popular amongst surfers as the waves are strong and large at the southern-most end. There are boardwalks on Bondi Beach that

connect Bondi Beach with many other pop-ular spots, including restaurants, shopping plazas, and even another beach: Tamarama Beach. Tamarama Beach is another north-ern beach located in Sydney, Australia and due to its closeness in proximity to Bondi Beach, it is another popular spot. Tamrama is favored among joggers and walkers as it is surrounded by many different houses and cafes for to visit, shop, and have a drink or a bite to eat. When visiting Tamarama Beach, you must stop and take a break at Macken-zie’s Point. It’s a beautiful spot to relax and it also gives you a full view of Bondi Beach and all of the other beaches in southern Sydney, which is a marvelling sight to behold. Every beach in the north is con-nected and you can travel to most by foot, so be sure to plan your trip to visit as many beaches as possible because each has their own story and their own unique experience. Whether you’re into surfing, jog-ging, relaxing in the beach, or just shop-ping and walking down a boardwalk plaza, Sydney’s beaches are numerous and they are more than just “beaches”. They provide numerous forms of entertainment and each beach has countless nooks and crannies for you to explore and uncover more of Syd-ney’s rich and beautiful history and scenery.

The famous Sydney Opera House is a performing arts center in Sydney, Austra-lia that was designed and largely built by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon in 1957, fi-nally opening in 1973 upon formal comple-tion. The final complete cost of the Sydney Opera House construction came to a total of 102 million dollars. The original estimated cost was only 7 million dollars, meaning that the Opera House went more than fourteen times over its estimated budget. However, looking at its beauty today, no one can consider that it was a bad decision to finance such a stunning design. Contrary to what the name sug-gests, the Sydney Opera House is home to multiple performance venues. It is one of the busiest performance venues in the

world, hosting over 1,500 performances every year that are attended by over 1.2 million people. The Sydney Opera House is also one of the most popular visitor attrac-tions in all of Australia, offering guided tours and live performances regularly throughout the year.

In 1999, Utzon was re-hired as the Sydney Opera House architect to refur-bish and reconstruct a few rooms within the building. His first major project was to refurbish the Reception Hall and he turned it into a stunning, light filled space where beams of light shine through and is noted now for its excellent acoustics. It is the only room in the entirety of the Sydney Opera House that is still atuhentically Utzon-de-signed today and was renamed the Utzon Room in his honor in 2004. Today, performers come from all over the world for the opportunity to per-form at the Sydney Opera House and it is a delight to experience a live show from the audience. Tours of the Sydney Opera House are given daily from 9am to 5pm and run for approximately an hour. The prices for tours varies, please see the official website for pricing information to plan your tour accordingly.

One Hundred Beaches And MoreFeatured Writer Sydney Times

A festive sight seen on a beach in Sydney, Australia during Australia Day 2010. Photo by Seb Ruiz.

“ One of Sydney’s beaches were fea-tured in the best-selling Disney film, Finding Nemo. ”

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Inside of theSydney Opera HouseFeatured Writer Sydney Times

A view outside of the Sydney Opera House during day-time, taken just before a tour. Photo by future15pic.

“It is one of the busiest performance venues in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances every year that are attended by over 1.2 million people. ”