Wagga Wagga to World Heritage Sites

Wagga Wagga is southwest of Sydney in the generally lush irrigated region of the Riverina along the Murrumbidgee River. It is 475 kilometres from Sydney, 240 kilometres from Canberra and 440 kilometres from Melbourne.

Take a walk into history at The Rocks in Sydney for an insight into the beginnings of the city.

Walking tracks of varying degrees of difficulty on the southern outskirts of Sydney.

A close relative of the kangaroo but shorter and smaller.

Wallaman Falls, part of Queensland's Wet Tropics World Heritage area, is the longest single-drop waterfall in Australia.

Walter Burley Griffin is the American architect who designed Canberra, Australia's capital city.

The waratah, Telopea speciosissima, is the state flower of New South Wales.

While Australia is one of the safest places to visit, there may be dangers just around the corner. Here are some nasties to avoid: crocs, sharks, spiders, jellyfish...

Webb Bridge, or Web Bridge, is a footbridge spanning the Yarra River in the Melbourne Docklands precinct.

From Perth to Rottnest Island, then up the coast and into the Kimberley.

Wet 'n' Wild Water World describes itself as Australia's largest Australian water theme park. It features water slides, pools and other attractions and is very much activity-oriented.

The Wet Tropics of Queensland, a World Heritage site, offer not only striking scenic vistas but also a variety of river and rainforest activities.

They come from the Antarctic in the whale migration season and head for the warmer waters of Australia, frolicking in the seas, bays and inlets, and maybe making love.

Whales from the Antarctic travel north to warmer Australian waters where they breed before returning south again.

Except for really formal occasions, casual wear is pretty much the norm in Australia.

Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island has the reputation of being Queensland's most beautiful beach.

Australian artist Brett Whiteley (1939-1992), in the forefront of Australia's avant-garde art movement, was the recipient of a number of prizes and awards, with his work hanging in numerous galleries including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Tate Gallery in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The Wiggles in their distinctively colored skivvies have grown in popularity not only in Australia but also in other parts of the world, winning a number of awards along the way, and are Australia's leading children's entertainers.

Australia's favorite children's entertainers, The Wiggles, have performed on stage, TV, CD and DVD not only in Australia but also in other countries such as England and the United States. In this selection, they perform on DVD and bring Christmas cheer to their little fans all over the world.

Australia's favorite children's song-and-dance entertainers, The Wiggles, have found a theme park all to themselves at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Wildflower Week is held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, in the spring.

Dramatic land formations characterise the landscape of the Willandra Lakes Region, a World Heritage site.

Australian wines are served in the best of places in many countries of the world. What better way to get acquainted with them than to drive or take a tour to one of Australia's many wine regions?

Winton in Queensland is the birthplace of Qantas and Waltzing Matilda. It holds a biennial Outback Festival which includes the Dunny Derby.

Third largest city in New South Wales, after Sydney and Newcastle. An hour's drive south of Sydney.

Various important factors are taken into consideration by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations in declaring Australia's top sites.