Here is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the States of Australia in alphabetical order to check out how they got
named, what their flag is like and other things of interest. Only one more to go after this!
Location
Origin
of name – as you
probably will have guessed, the State is named in honour of Queen Victoria –
who had been queen for 14 years when the state was established.
Nicknames –
The Garden State
Flag
Capital –
Melbourne, lovely people, sports mad.
Melbourne has trams and unusual rules at intersections in the central
city.
Flower –
Pink heath
State
Animal – Leadbeater's possum – possums seem to be protected
in Australia whereas in New Zealand they are pests.
State
Bird
– Helmeted honeyeater
State
Sport – Aussie Rules – I don't have a clue about the rules
but the outfits are quite nice.
Signature
foods – Chiko Roll – invented by a Victorian
Famous
places to visit – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Yarra
Valley (wineries), The Twelve Apostles, Torquay
Famous
people from Victoria – Dame Edna Everage, Cate Blanchett, Pat
Cash (tennis), Germaine Greer, Kylie & Danni Minogue, Olivia Newton-John,
Helen Reddy
The Garden State? That is fun! In the US we have one of those too!
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