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Subject: On Wednesday (creative writing course 2 to 4pm) June 3rd 2009


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Date Posted: 15:49:49 06/02/09 Tue
In reply to: The Queen's Birthday holiday weekend start of Ski season 's message, "Australia in JuneHere Comes the Snow" on 03:45:02 06/02/09 Tue

>Australia in June
>Here Comes the Snow
>By Larry Rivera, About.com
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> June in Australia is the first month of the southern
>winter. But except at high altitudes where you can
>expect snow, the temperature is not as harsh as you
>might imagine winter would be.
>
>And if you're thinking of far north Australia, the
>temperature in the northern cities of Darwin in the
>Northern Territory, ranging from the 20°sC (68°sF) to
>the low 30°sC (86°sF), and Cairns in Queensland, about
>17°C (63°F) to the mid-20°sC (mid-68°sF) would remain
>fairly tropical.
>
>Yes, you can go diving in the Great Barrier Reef, and
>do a lot of outdoor activities besides.
>
>
>Blowing hot and cold
>In Alice Springs in Australia's Red Centre, it will be
>warm in the daytime, just below 20°C (68°F) on
>average, and cold at night, an average of around 5°C
>(41°F).
>
>Expect an average range of 8°C (46°F) to 16°C (61°F)
>in Sydney and a few degrees cooler in Melbourne.
>
>All temperature figures quoted in this article are
>averages and actual temperature on the day may go
>higher or lower.
>
>
>Queen's Birthday holiday
>June's public holiday in all states and territories
>except Western Australia is the Queen's Birthday
>holiday on the second Monday in June. Western
>Australia has its Foundation Day, a public holiday in
>the state, on the first Monday in June.
>
>
>Start of the ski season
>The Queen's Birthday holiday weekend is generally
>taken as the official start of the ski season.
>
>The major ski resorts are in the Snowy Mountains in
>New South Wales and in the high country of Victoria.
>And don't discount Tasmania; you can ski there, too.
>
>
>Blue Mountains festival
>For those who miss having Christmas in the northern
>winter — Australia's Christmas is in the southern
>summer — there's Yulefest in the Blue Mountains when
>they transpose the trappings of a cold December
>Christmas into the months of June, July and August.
>
>There'll be roaring log fires, wreaths of holly,
>carols, Santa Claus, hot roast dinners and who knows
>but that there might even be snow.
>
>
>Into each life some rain...
>Little rain is expected in Darwin and Alice Springs,
>perhaps a little bit more in Melbourne, Canberra and
>Hobart but not enough to be a problem. The biggest
>rainfalls would be in Perth, followed substantially
>less in Sydney and Brisbane.

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