Summer Is Here

Yes, it's summer in Australia. The Australian summer has begun and continues until the end of February. If you're in Australia in the summer, or planning a summer visit, these are some of the season's major events:

• December: Christmas, Boxing Day, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, New Year's Eve
  
  
• January: Sydney Festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne, Australia Day
  
  
• February: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year

And, in a country enamoured of the sea, it'll be beachtime all along the coast and in the island resorts.

Christmas in Australia
Christmas in Sydney - Pictures
Is Summer the Best Time to Visit Sydney?
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006
Sydney Festival 2007
Australia in January
Tamworth: Australia's Country Music Capital
Chinese New Year in Sydney: Pictures
Sydney Beaches
Melbourne Beaches

Photo: Cable Beach, Western Australia © Tourism Western Australia