"Sand goanna The sand goanna (""Varanus gouldii"" ) is a species of large Australian monitor lizard, also known as Gould's monitor, the sand monitor, or racehorse goanna. In some Aboriginal languages, the sand goanna is called ""bungarra"", a term also commonly used by non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia. In Pitjantjatjara and other central Australian languages it is called ""Tingka"". The name ""sand monitor"" can be used to describe various other species. The specific name, ""gouldii"", is a Latinised form of the name of the scientist who first described this species, English ornithologist John Gould. ""Nota bene"": A trinomial authority in"
"area of the Yorke Peninsula Council. Sandilands, South Australia Sandilands is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent about north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about south of Ardrossan. Its boundaries which were created in May 1999 for the “long established name.” The locality’s name is derived from Robert Hamilton Sandilands (1841-1923) who lived there during the 1880s. As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.” Sandilands is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district"
"Sandilands, South Australia Sandilands is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent about north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about south of Ardrossan. Its boundaries which were created in May 1999 for the “long established name.” The locality’s name is derived from Robert Hamilton Sandilands (1841-1923) who lived there during the 1880s. As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.” Sandilands is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government"
"national environmental legislation in 2012. Saddletail grouper The saddletail grouper (Epinephelus daemelii), also known as black cod or black rock-cod in Australia, and as saddle-tailed grouper or spotted black groper in New Zealand, is a large marine fish of the family Serranidae. It is found off the coastline of southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand, generally inhabiting near-shore rock and coral reefs at depths down to 50 metres. Its main range comprises the southeast coastline of Australia, in the state of New South Wales; New Zealand populations are suspected to be nonbreeding, so are a result of drifting larvae. This"
"Giant grouper The giant grouper (""Epinephelus lanceolatus""), also known as the brindlebass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper, and as the Queensland groper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland. It is found from near the surface to depths of at reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region, with the exception of the Persian Gulf. It also enters estuaries, such as the lowermost part of the Brisbane River. It reaches up to in length and in weight. Giant groupers feed on a variety of marine life, including small sharks and juvenile sea"
"to their head rotation. The sand whiting inhabits a range along the east coast of Australia from Cape York, Queensland, southward along the coast and the Great Barrier Reef to eastern Victoria and the east coast of Tasmania down to Southport. The species also inhabits a number of islands; Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, and Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. The species is most abundant in lower Queensland and New South Wales, where studies show it inhabits every estuary sampled throughout the course of a study, while in north Queensland, the species is very patchily distributed along the coast. The"
"change from month to month. Giant grouper The giant grouper (""Epinephelus lanceolatus""), also known as the brindlebass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper, and as the Queensland groper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland. It is found from near the surface to depths of at reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region, with the exception of the Persian Gulf. It also enters estuaries, such as the lowermost part of the Brisbane River. It reaches up to in length and in weight. Giant groupers feed on a variety of marine life, including"
"Southend, South Australia Southend (formerly known as Grey Town and Grey) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the south-east of the state on the southern shore of Rivoli Bay about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide. The site of the town was selected by George Grey, Governor of South Australia before his departure in late 1845 and was approved by his successor, Frederick Robe, on 19 March 1846 with the town being laid out by Thomas Burr, the Deputy Surveyor-General later in 1846. The town was originally named Grey Town which"
"Snapper Rocks Snapper Rocks is a small rocky outcrop on the northern side of Point Danger at the southern end of Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a famous surf break and today the start of the large sand bank known to surfers as the Superbank. It is believed that Snapper Rocks were named by W.L. Edwardson, captain of HM Colonial Cutter Snapper which passed by Point Danger in July 1822. Snapper is a point break, which as of 2007, forms the first part of the man-made ""Superbank"" surf break. Since 1995 the Tweed River sand"
"the pools remain today. Snapper Rocks Snapper Rocks is a small rocky outcrop on the northern side of Point Danger at the southern end of Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a famous surf break and today the start of the large sand bank known to surfers as the Superbank. It is believed that Snapper Rocks were named by W.L. Edwardson, captain of HM Colonial Cutter Snapper which passed by Point Danger in July 1822. Snapper is a point break, which as of 2007, forms the first part of the man-made ""Superbank"" surf break. Since 1995"
"great knots, grey-tailed tattlers, lesser sand plovers, pied oystercatchers, red-necked stints and red-capped plovers, as well as small numbers of the range-restricted mangrove honeyeater. Great Sandy Strait The Great Sandy Strait is a strait in the Australian state of Queensland of length which separates mainland Queensland from the World Heritage listed Fraser Island. The strait extends north from Tin Can Bay to Hervey Bay. The Mary River enters the strait at River Heads. It covers an area of 932 km. Tourism and commercial fishing are the two main industries that are active within the Strait. Boating and fishing are also"
"August 2016 reports that the locality of Southend had a population of 263 people. Southend is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Wattle Range Council. Southend, South Australia Southend (formerly known as Grey Town and Grey) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the south-east of the state on the southern shore of Rivoli Bay about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide. The site of the town was selected by George Grey, Governor of South Australia before his"
"Saddletail grouper The saddletail grouper (Epinephelus daemelii), also known as black cod or black rock-cod in Australia, and as saddle-tailed grouper or spotted black groper in New Zealand, is a large marine fish of the family Serranidae. It is found off the coastline of southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand, generally inhabiting near-shore rock and coral reefs at depths down to 50 metres. Its main range comprises the southeast coastline of Australia, in the state of New South Wales; New Zealand populations are suspected to be nonbreeding, so are a result of drifting larvae. This grouper grows to 200 cm"
"In 1998, the eastern blue groper was made the state fish emblem of New South Wales. The eastern blue groper is native to the southeastern coast of Australia. Its range extends from Mooloolaba in southern Queensland southwards to Wilsons Promontory in the south of Victoria, including the eastern end of the Bass Strait. Its habitat is rocky areas down to a depth of about . The eastern blue groper feeds mainly on crabs, shrimps, molluscs and echinoderms. Juvenile fish live in seagrass beds where their diet is primarily small crustaceans. This fish is a sequential hermaphrodite, starting life as a"
"New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands differ slightly in vocabulary and phonology. Most regional differences are in word usage. Swimming clothes are known as ""cossies"" or ""swimmers"" in New South Wales, ""togs"" in Queensland, and ""bathers"" in Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. What most of Australia calls a ""stroller"" is usually called a ""pram"" in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Preference for some synonymous words also differ between states. ""Garbage"" (i.e., garbage bin, garbage truck) dominates over ""rubbish"" in New South Wales and Queensland, while ""rubbish"" is more popular in Victoria, Tasmania,"
"Granite Island (South Australia) Granite Island, also known by the Ramindjeri people as Nulcoowarra, is a small island next to Victor Harbor, South Australia, about 80 km south of South Australia's capital city, Adelaide. A shore-based bay whaling station operated at Granite Island in the 1830s. Although there are no permanent residents, there are buildings and shelters on the island, including a cafe. It is a popular tourist attraction, particularly for people wishing to see little penguins (commonly called ""fairy penguins"") which live there. The island also supported resident wallabies in the 1980s which captivated visiting tourists. The island is"
"Gerard, South Australia Gerard is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland on the northern side of the Murray River about north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about northwest of Loxton. Its boundaries were created in August 1999. As of 2012, the land use within Gerard is divided between conservation and agriculture with the former being concerned with the floodplain. The title for land within Gerard held by the Aboriginal Lands Trust who has leased it to the Gerard Community Council. Gerard is located within the federal division of Barker, the state"
"Wanda Beach Wanda Beach or ""Wanda"" is the northernmost patrolled beach on Bate Bay in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. ""Green Hills"" or ""Green Hills Ridge"" is the name given to the Cronulla sand dunes, just north of Wanda. The original inhabitants of the land were the Gweagal Aborigines who were a clan of the Tharawal (or Dharawal) tribe of Indigenous Australians. They are the traditional custodians of the southern geographic areas of Sydney. Wanda is an Aboriginal word for ""beach"" or ""sand hills"". The Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club was established in 1946 after World War II by a group"
"Sand grey mullet The sand grey mullet (""Myxus elongatus"") is a species of mullet found in coastal marine waters of Australia. As general mullet, fish they have a terminal mouth with thick lips, 2 dorsal fins, a lunate homocercal caudal fin (upper lobe and lower lobe are equal length) and do not have a lateral line organ, which is usually used for detecting changes in their surroundings. The cycloid (smooth outer edge) scales of the sand grey mullet fish are thin, flexible and overlapping with a mix of silver and grey color scheme. They are easily identified by their bright"
"policy to amalgamate schools into ""Super Schools"" by the Labor Government, after 156 years, in 2007. Sandy Creek, South Australia Sandy Creek is a town in South Australia. The town is situated approximately 6 kilometres east of Gawler and is the last town passed through before reaching Barossa Valley at Lyndoch. At the , Sandy Creek had a population of 439. The Sandy Creek Conservation Park is nearby as is Tindo, a members only gated nudist enclave with several permanent residents and a fully functioning caravan park. The surrounding fields are often populated by wild kangaroos and a significant brown"
"Sandgate, Queensland Sandgate is a coastal suburb in Brisbane, Australia, north of the Brisbane CBD. The town became a popular escape for the people of Brisbane in the early 20th century. At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 4,909. In the , the population of Sandgate was 4,626, 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Sandgate population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median. 77.8% of people living in Sandgate were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.9%,"
"Sooty grunter The sooty grunter (""Hephaestus fuliginosus""), also known by the name black bream, is a species of fish which inhabits coastal and inland freshwater creeks and rivers of northern Australia: from the upper Burdekin River in Queensland to the Daly River in the Northern Territory (records from New Guinea are a similar, but undescribed species). Sooty grunters inhabit large flowing freshwater streams, preferring rapidly flowing waters with a rocky bottom and sparse aquatic plant cover. The species can tolerate acidic conditions to a pH of 4.0 and temperatures between 12 and 34 °C. They can weigh up to 5"
"Sandstone, Western Australia Sandstone is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth. At the , Sandstone and the surrounding Shire of Sandstone had a population of 105 people (including six aboriginals) in 28 families. The town was first settled in 1894 as part of a gold rush after a team of prospectors including Ernest Shillington first discovered gold about 20 km south of the present townsite. Following the influx of miners the local progress association requested that a townsite be declared"
"jetting it out through their gills. Research indicates roving coralgroupers (""Plectropomus pessuliferus"") sometimes cooperate with giant morays in hunting. The word ""grouper"" is from the Portuguese name, ""garoupa"". The origin of this name in Portuguese is believed to be from an indigenous South American language. In Australia, ""groper"" is used instead of ""grouper"" for several species, such as the Queensland grouper (""Epinephelus lanceolatus""). In the Philippines, it is named ""lapu-lapu"" in Luzon, while in the Visayas and Mindanao it goes by the name ""pugapo"". In New Zealand, ""groper"" refers to a type of wreckfish, ""Polyprion oxygeneios"", which goes by the"
"Sandhill dunnart The sandhill dunnart (""Sminthopsis psammophila"") is a species of small carnivorous Australian marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is known from four scattered arid areas of Australia: near Lake Amadeus in Northern Territory, the central Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, the southwestern edge of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia, and at Yellabinna in South Australia. Sandhill dunnarts are most commonly known as the marsupial mouse and they are usually 10 to 16 cm long. Most dunnarts have fine gray or black fur. They also have large ears and thick tails with short stiff hairs. It is"
"featured some of Australia's most recent volcanic activity and is the location of dormant volcanoes, notably Mount Gambier, which last erupted approximately 6,000 years ago. Geology of South Australia South Australia is an Australian state, situated in the southern central part of the country, and featuring some low-lying mountain ranges, the most significant being the Mount Lofty Ranges, which extend into the state's capital city, Adelaide, which comprises most of the state's population. Adelaide is situated on the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent, on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying"
"Sandy Cape Sandy Cape is the most northern point on Fraser Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The place was named by James Cook during his 1770 voyage up the eastern coast of Australia aboard the ""Endeavour"". To the south the next two ocean headlands are Waddy Point and Indian Head which was also named by Cook. The cape is protected within the Fraser Island section of the Great Sandy National Park. BreakSea Spit extends about 30 km north of Sandy Cape. Nesting loggerhead and green turtles use the remote, sandy location as a rookery. Nighttime driving along the"
"and National Competitions. A number of social activities are organised throughout the year to bring together members from all sections of the club. In 1965 the beach became notorious after the Wanda Beach Murders. Wanda Beach Wanda Beach or ""Wanda"" is the northernmost patrolled beach on Bate Bay in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. ""Green Hills"" or ""Green Hills Ridge"" is the name given to the Cronulla sand dunes, just north of Wanda. The original inhabitants of the land were the Gweagal Aborigines who were a clan of the Tharawal (or Dharawal) tribe of Indigenous Australians. They are the traditional"
"Andamooka, South Australia Andamooka is a town approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the Far North of South Australia. Andamooka is the largest town administered by the Outback Communities Authority instead of a local government area. It is in the state electoral district of Giles and the federal Division of Grey. Andamooka lies on Kuyani traditional land. The name is derived from a salt lake, named from the Aboriginal ""Andemorka"", by which the locality was known to Europeans as early as 1866, well before opal was discovered. The meaning is uncertain. At that time (1866) it was also known"
"Great Sandy Strait The Great Sandy Strait is a strait in the Australian state of Queensland of length which separates mainland Queensland from the World Heritage listed Fraser Island. The strait extends north from Tin Can Bay to Hervey Bay. The Mary River enters the strait at River Heads. It covers an area of 932 km. Tourism and commercial fishing are the two main industries that are active within the Strait. Boating and fishing are also pursued for recreation. Each year in June the Bay to Bay yacht race is sailed on the Great Sandy Strait. A complex landscape of"
"Kangaroo Head, South Australia Kangaroo Head is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking both Backstairs Passage and Nepean Bay about south of the state capital of Adelaide. Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” which is derived from Kangaroo Head, a headland located within the locality. As of 2015, Kangaroo Head consists generally of a strip of land located between the Hog Bay Road and the coastline with Backstairs Passage and Nepean Bay. The majority land use in the locality"
"Sandstone Gold Mine The Sandstone Gold Mine is a gold mine located 6 km south east of Sandstone, Western Australia. It is currently owned by Troy Resources. While not a particularly large mine, Sandstone has been very profitable for Troy in the past, having been the lowest-cost gold producing mine in Australia in the early 2000s. Gold mining at the Sandstone area stretches back over the past century. In 1894 a prospector discovered gold about 20 km south of present-day Sandstone and, in 1903, gold was found within a few hundred meters of the town. From 1903 to 1916, 930,000"
"to local commercial fisheries. Achoerodus gouldii The western blue groper (""Achoerodus gouldii"") is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters of southern Australia from the Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia to west of Melbourne. This species prefers areas with rocky substrates and can be found at depths of from . Their diet consists of other fishes, small crabs, various molluscs and starfish. This species grows to a length of . Weights of up to have been recorded. They have a single long-based dorsal fin, a large squarish tail, thick fleshy lips, large heavy scales and peg-like teeth. This species"