Vascular Epiphytes of Far North Queensland There are several definitions of epiphytic plants, each with a subtle difference. Heywood (1993) states that an epiphyte is, "A plant that grows on the surface of another, without deriving food from its host". Raven (1992) states that an epiphyte is, "a plant that grows on another plant, but is not parasitic on it." Basically, a plant that derives its physical support from another plant (host = phorophyte (Luttge 1989)) is an epiphyte. Epiphytes
way that different cultures view different procedures in a hospital setting, as well as a worldly setting. The first hospital that I reviewed was the Kirwan Hospital for Women. The KHW is located in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Townsville is the largest city in Queensland, with a population of more than 150,000 people. KHW is a hospital dedicated solely to the needs of women. It has maternity, gynecology, and neonatal units, whose goals are to provide the best quality care for women
2010-11 Queensland floods The north-eastern Australian state Queensland was hit by a series of floods in December 2010 and early January 2011. Many areas suffered intense flooding. The Queensland floods were one of the most horrific natural disasters that Queensland has ever had. The floods start December 2010 and finished January 2011. The floods forced the evaluation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 70 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. 35 lives were lost. 2.38 billion
How Have Indigenous Australians been Treated In the past 200 years in regards to Australia’s Constitution as well as Government Legislation surrounding the treatment of Aborigines Agriculture was not a choice made by our society, after humans had hunted many staple food species to extinction the need a new source of food, this source came in the form of easy to manipulate crops such as, like wheat, rice and corn as well easy to tame animals such as sheep, chicken, camels, horses, cows, etc
North Stradbroke was originally known as the Indigenous name Minjerribah which means “Island in the Sun” in the Nunukul language (Moore, 2018). Furthermore, North Stradbroke is located off the coastal shores of Queensland and is the second largest sand island in the world, covering 275.2km² (Stradbrokeisland.com, 2018). Sibelco is a major sand mining, which is a practice that extracts sand from an open pit and can also be mined in other places such as inland dunes, beaches and drenched from the ocean
The characteristics of a sandy shore at Pallarenda beach, Townsville, North Queensland. Introduction: The sandy shores of beaches can be considered as a very harsh environment to live in (Ted Klenk, 1999). Survival in such a habitat requires an organism to withstand strong wave and current action, tidal rise and fall, unstable substrate, heavy predation and wide variations in salinity and temperature (The Otter Island Project). Any organism found in this type of harsh environment is specialized
Acknowledgement of Country I wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Whadjuk people. I respect their continuing culture, connection to boodja (land) and community, and their contribution to the life of this city and this region (WAAMH, 2017). For Whadjuk people, the south-west of Western Australia is ngulla boodja (our country). I am student at the Curtin University Bentley Campus and I enjoy the privilege of studying in Whadjuk/Nyungar Boodjar (country) on the site where
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize was first launched on 25th August 2002 to commemorate the curator of the museum Fredrick George Waterhouse. The art exhibition allows artists from across Australia and around the globe to capture and embrace the elaborate and complex bio diversity within in our beautiful planet. The atmosphere within the exhibition was quite relaxed and focused solely on the artworks. The lighting was very subtle and the walls were painted in a simple coat of white. All paintings
Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 4: Indigenous Australian concepts of health and well-being. In Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. (pp. 73-90). Oxford University Press: South Melbourne. The authors describe Indigenous perspectives on health and well-being based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s historical and cultural backgrounds. In the Indigenous culture, health comprises not just physical and mental health, but emotional well-being, social and
the resistance of Grandmother (Daisy) and Mum (Gladys) to this search; it’s about the eventual weakening of their resistance in the face of Sally Morgan’s determination; and it’s about the discovery of the links the family has in places far to the north of Perth, where Sally and her family go searching, and find some at least of what it is they
With the population of about 23 million, Australia stands as one of the most developed nations in the world. While a major proportion of the Australians are non-natives, Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders accounts for a much smaller proportion. According to Australian Bureau of Statics, they accounted for 729,048 in 2015. There are 32% of indigenous people living in major cities, 43% in regional areas and 25% in remote areas according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Although this is
The Apology to the Stolen Generation We, Australians forcefully took Aboriginals’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ children away from their home and family, some never to see parents, siblings or relatives again; this was referred to ‘The Stolen Generation’. 1890s to 1970s is a shameful time for Australians that’s why we come together each year on the 26th of May to recognise a day of sorrow called Sorry Day. Sorry Day 2008 was a day when Aboriginals gathered at parliament together to listen to Prime
Ladies and gentlemen, do you truly understand what the Stolen Generation is and what the Indigenous Australians had to suffer? I am not here to tell you right from the wrong, no, I am here today to present all the facts for you to make the decision yourself. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have apologised to those affecting in his "sorry speech", but Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you; sorry is not going to change the past, nor it is not going to fix it. My job today is to inform you that the Stolen
In summary, teaching Indigenous education in primary schools is an important aspect of children learning about the cultural and historical landscape of Australia. It is essential for 21st Century teachers to have a wide knowledge base of Indigenous issues and perspectives in order for them to create enriching educational environments for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. In 2010, NAPLAN results recorded that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children preformed below their peers in years
During the colonial times and until recently, all of the indigenous people of Australia were in the midst of a disastrous population crash from which the country has yet to recover. Unfortunately, in some cases such as that of the native Tasmanians, no recovery is possible. The prompt causes of this mass death varied; deliberate killing of native people by Europeans greatly contributed to the weakening of the Aboriginals, as did the spread of measles and smallpox. Between disease, conflict, famine
Pat O'Hara took pride in her role in forming the Queensland Association of Gay Law Reform (QAGLR) with Ted Kelk. Initially they published Queensland Gay Action News and lobbied Brisbane politicians from Cairns, but when Ted moved to Brisbane because of his health, and then the Brisbane branch of QAGLR took over the lobbying activities, Pat kept the home fires burning. A lifelong activist, in 1975 Pat, along with three other local feminists, formed the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL). Aspiring to
The social issue of education similarly to health began with poor colonial assistance. Before the referendum, State Governments had total responsibilities for indigenous affairs so education differed across Australia, however despite the difference all State Policies communicated their belief that aboriginal people were inferior and therefore should receive minimal education (Telethon Kids Institution, online, 14.8/15). In the 19th century indigenous children either received education from church
The Human Rights Watch’s report on Australia states that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up only 2 percent of the national population yet shocking they make up 28 percent of the adult prison population. According to the same report people with disabilities make up 18 percent of the population but almost 50 percent of the inmate population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face many disadvantages which put them far more at risk to end up incarcerated as opposed to their
Broken Hill, Outback New South Wales Introduction Broken Hill is a small, isolated mining city in western New South Wales. It is about a 12-hour drive from Newcastle and has a population of around 20,000 people. It was the first city in Australia to be included on the national heritage list because of it’s magnificent heritage significance to the country. It is home to some of the largest silver, lead and zinc mines in the world. Broken Hills landscape is what some people see as the epitome of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people comprise the Indigenous native population of Australia. These cultures date back 50 000 years and are believed to be the longest surviving cultures in the world. The extensive survival rates of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community are primarily due to their ability to adapt to changes in their surroundings due to their close affinity with the land (Hampton, R., Toombs, M. 2013, p. 1). Currently, the health status of Indigenous Australians