YOUR TASK
 
It's finally arrived!  You've waited for months and months and now your family has purchased their dream travelling vehicle and the school holidays have arrived.  It's off on the trip of a lifetime - not just around the outside of Australia, but exploring the outback of Oz as well!  But what makes this trip so special is that YOU actually get to choose the places to visit.  Your only instructions are: 
  1. You must visit at least one outback town/region and one coastal city/town/region  in each state of Australia to complete your trip.
  2. You must send a postcard to friends from two locations (in each state) that you visit.  That's a total of 14 postcards by the time you finish your journey.
  3. It would be a good idea to use a coloured pencil to mark your journey on a blank map of Australia. (Print out.)   Why not use a contrasting coloured pencil to mark the journey of your partner class.
 
SAMPLE POSTCARD 
See an example of the sort of information which you might include on your postcard.  Make your postcard personal and informative.  
 
LINKS
 
have created a great site which allows you to create and send your postcards. Choose your state from the menu on this page. 
If you want to see what's going on in the Year of the Outback and learn more about each state, why not use the  Interactive Map provided by Oz Outback.  

have also created a page with links to other outback sites.  You might find these helpful also.  

  Why not use Web Wombat to help you find out more about this great land of Oz. 

Postcards Around Australia
Teacher Page
Example Postcard
Beenleigh State School Home Page
Requested Sites