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Brisbane Girls Grammar
and Brisbane Grammar School (IYTP2004 Hosts)
Brisbane
Girls Grammar School was the first school from Australia
to participate in IYPT. In 1998 a team went to Donaueschingen,
Germany, finnishing 17th of the 18 teams. It also provided
the team that in 2001 went to Espoo, Finland, notably
reached the final and were the eventual runners-up to
the winning team from Slovakia.
Brisbane Girls Grammar School is now also the host to
the annual IYPTAustralia Challenge where the Australian
Team to IYPT is selected.
Click here to view a Virtual
Reality tour of BGGS and Fight rooms.
Brisbane
Grammar School provided two members of the Australian
Team that competed in Sweden in 2003
The two schools occupy adjacent sites in Brisbane but
are completely separate. They have joined together to
host the 17th International Young Physicists' Tournament
in Australia 2004.
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About Brisbane
 Brisbane
is Australia’s fastest growing city with a sub-tropical
climate leading to a unique outdoor lifestyle. Its recreational,
cultural and sporting facilities offer residents and
visitors endless opportunities to enjoy the city’s
great climate:
The Brisbane River is at the heart of
the city and offers a range of recreational, environmental
and cultural experiences. You can relax on a CityCat,
ferry or an extended river cruise. Explore kilometres
of riverside bicycle and walking tracks, indulge at
a riverside café or market and enjoy the attractive
parks by the Brisbane River.
Enjoying one of Brisbane's best locations, Brisbane's
South Bank attracts more than nine million people annually
and is one of Brisbane's popular destinations and meeting
places.
The lush, sub-tropical, 17-hectare parkland includes
Australia's only man-made beach and lagoon in the heart
of the City, South Bank Beach, rainforest walks, picnic
and barbecue areas, water features and a picturesque
riverfront promenade on which to walk, run and rollerblade.
More than 30 restaurants, cafes and takeaways cater
to all tastes ranging from Turkish, Indian and Asian
to Mediterranean, Modern Australian and Italian.
South Bank is also home to the Queensland Art Gallery,
Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Opera Queensland,
Queensland Theatre Company, Queensland Museum, and State
Library of Queensland.
The 450 m long Goodwill Bridge, opened in October 2001,
links the southern end of South Bank to the city's Botanic
Gardens and the Queensland University of Technology.
More than 50,000 pedestrians and cyclists use the footbridge
each week.
The main shopping areas lie nearby with the Queen Street
Mall at it's centre. Brisbane also has a wide variety
of restaurants from 5 star to pleasant BYO's
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About Queensland
 Queensland
is the state in the north east of the country. Often
referred to as the Sunshine State it has a beautiful
tropical and sub-tropical climate.
It's capital is Brisbane, situated in the south-east
of the state 1000km north of Sydney. In 1859, Brisbane
was separated from New South Wales and Queensland was
proclaimed a new colony. From 1901, Queensland has been
a state of the Commonwealth of Australia. Brisbane is
home to over one million people, built on the banks
of the Brisbane River and famed for its relaxed lifestyle.
Queensland, and its capital Brisbane, holds education
in high regard and prides itself on encouraging its
young people into science. In July 2004 both the International
Young Physicists Tournament and the International Biology
Olympiad, IBO2004, will be hosted in Brisbane. Australia
boasts over 7,000 beaches (more than any other nation)
and the vast coastline of Queensland is home to many
of them. Close to Brisbane the coastal regions of The
Sunshine Coast, to the north, and The Gold Coast, to
the south, are popular holiday destinations.
 Further
north and the beaches are fringed by the wondrous Great
Barrier Reef
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About Australia
 Australia
is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about
the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and
50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population
density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
Australia's Aboriginal people have lived here for more
than 50,000 years and are believed to be the world's
oldest civilisation. It wasn't until 1770 that the British
Captain James Cook officially discovered 'Terra Australis',
although many explorers had visited the land previously.
Australia now consists of six states and
two territories. Australia became a federated nation
on 1st January 1901. Each state and territory has its
own parliament.
In Australia, we drive on the left side of the road.
Cars are popular nationwide. In Brisbane, for example,
although there are trains, buses and ferries, most families
will still own at least one car and often more.
The local currency is Australian dollars.
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The kangaroo and koala are two well known examples
of many animals unique to Australia. There are now more
kangaroos in Australia now than when Australia was first
settled. Estimates suggest around 40 million now live
in this country but given the size of Australia they
still have plenty of space to live. If you stay near
the big cities it is unlikely you will see one of these
incredible marsupials. Best time to find them is dusk
or dawn.Knowing where to look is the important thing.
Most of Australia's population reside close to the
coast and mainly on the East Coast between Sydney and
Brisbane. The Red Centre contains vast desert regions
which greatly hindered the exploration of the continent.
Despite these huge desert areas in the Red Centre Australia
supports at least 25,000 species of plants, while Europe
only supports 17,500. The great rainforests of Northern
Queensland are particularly important.
The vast distances are often the greatest surprise
on your first visit. You may note with interest that
your plane crosses the coastline of Australia but you
might still have five hours flying (or more) to reach
your destination. The longest stretch of straight railway
track in the world crosses the Nullarbor Plain. From
Nurina in Western Australia to near Watson in South
Australia, the track is dead straight for 478 kilometres
but then again the journey from Perth to Adelaide linked
by this line is a distance of over 2700km with very
few towns or villages in between.
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