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If you're heading into the great outdoors in Victoria, Australia, here are some essential safety apps and local resources to keep you protected and prepared:

📱 Must-Have Outdoor Safety Apps

Emergency+ – Developed by Australian emergency services, this app uses your phone’s GPS to help you communicate your exact location to 000, even in remote areas.

VicEmergency – Provides real-time alerts for bushfires, floods, and other hazards across Victoria. Crucial for checking conditions before and during your trip.

BOM Weather – The Bureau of Meteorology’s app gives accurate forecasts, warnings, and radar images. A must for planning around unpredictable weather.

Red Cross First Aid – A pocket guide to first aid and CPR with clear instructions and helpful videos. Great for emergencies on the trail.

Australian Bites & Stings – Offers first aid advice for bites and stings from native wildlife. Handy for bushwalkers and campers.

More To Explore – Helps you create offline maps of Victoria’s forests and parks, including seasonal road closures and trail conditions.

AllTrails & Komoot – Excellent for trail navigation with offline maps, elevation profiles, and user reviews.

Outdoors Victoria – A nonprofit promoting safe and inclusive outdoor recreation across the state.

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If you're heading into the great outdoors in Victoria, Australia, here are some essential safety apps and local resources to keep you protected and prepared:

📱 Must-Have Outdoor Safety Apps

Emergency+ – Developed by Australian emergency services, this app uses your phone’s GPS to help you communicate your exact location to 000, even in remote areas.

VicEmergency – Provides real-time alerts for bushfires, floods, and other hazards across Victoria. Crucial for checking conditions before and during your trip.

BOM Weather – The Bureau of Meteorology’s app gives accurate forecasts, warnings, and radar images. A must for planning around unpredictable weather.

Red Cross First Aid – A pocket guide to first aid and CPR with clear instructions and helpful videos. Great for emergencies on the trail.

Australian Bites & Stings – Offers first aid advice for bites and stings from native wildlife. Handy for bushwalkers and campers.

More To Explore – Helps you create offline maps of Victoria’s forests and parks, including seasonal road closures and trail conditions.

AllTrails & Komoot – Excellent for trail navigation with offline maps, elevation profiles, and user reviews.

https://www.snapsendsolve.com/report/victoria

https://transport.vic.gov.au/

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​​This podcast will help you prepare for the Australian citizenship test. It presents the main points in the testable section of the resource booklet Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond.

​There are 5 episodes:

Episode 1 - Introduction

​Episode 2 - Australia and its people

Episode 3 - Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties

Episode 4 - Government and the law in Australia

​Episode 5 - Australian values ​​

Episode 1 - Introduction

This episode has information about:

the Australian citizenship test

the Australian citizenship ceremony and the Australian citizenship pledge

Episode 2 - Australia and its people

This episode has information about:

Australia's people

Australia's states and territories

traditions and symbols

Episode 3 - Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties

This episode has information about:

our democratic beliefs

our freedoms

our equalities

the responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship

participating in Australian society

Episode 4 - Government and the law in Australia

This episode has information about:

how Australian citizens have a say

our system of government, including how Australia is governed and the responsibilities of each level of government

how laws are made and administered

Episode 5 - Australian values

This episode has information about:

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Australian values - Part 4 | Australian citizenship

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Government and the law in Australia - Part 3 | Australian citizenship

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Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties - Part 2 | Australian citizenship

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Australia and its people - Part 1 | Australian citizenship

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Australian democracy

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Every democratic society is distinct. The same is true for Australia, which is a representative democracy and, currently, a constitutional monarchy.

It shares similarities and traditions with British and North American democracies, but also has its unique features.

To better understand how Australian democracy works, we can measure each part against three criteria: is it free, is it equitable and is it fair?

Formed at federation

Many countries around the world emerged from a revolution against colonial, monarchical or aristocratic rule. Australia's federation was quite different - and comparatively peaceful.

People from six British colonies negotiated, designed a constitution and voted on joining a unified system of government. On 1 January 1901, those colonies federated and became the six states of the world's newest nation, Australia.

While remarkably free, this process was much less equitable. Most women and non-white people weren't allowed to vote. Some states almost voted against joining because they would be affected differently to others. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were actively excluded; their nations, borders and histories completely ignored.

If the process of federation happened today, how would you make it more free, equitable and fair?

A constitutional monarchy

When Australia federated, it became a constitutional monarchy.

The constitution sets out the system of government - parliament, executive government and judiciary system - and separates power between them and the states. It also establishes the head of state: where some countries have a president, Australia's highest official is the British Crown, represented by the Governor-General.

Australia had one of the first written constitutions, preceded by only a handful of countries such as Poland and the United States. Any change to it requires the majority of citizens vote for the change in a referendum, as well as at the majority the population of at least four states.

Thanks to this, Australia's constitution is well protected from corruption or a ruler seeking absolute power. But keeping it up-to-date, such as better protection of rights, is incredibly difficult: only eight of the 44 referendums in Australia's history have been successful.

Independent elections

Australia's frequent elections is one of its most treasured qualities.

They are overseen by an independent body, the Australian Electoral Commission, who also draw electoral boundaries based entirely on population distribution. Compulsory voting helps to drive a consistently high voter turnout. Australia pioneered the secret ballot, with citizens casting their votes anonymously since the first federal election in 1901.

The gold standard for voting

Around the world, the "Australian ballot" is considered the ideal model for truly anonymous voting, with the following attributes:

1. An official ballot being printed at public expense

2. On which the names of the nominated candidates of all parties and all proposals appear

3. Being distributed only at the polling place

4. Being marked in secret

Citizens vote for individual candidates to represent their local community in the House of Representatives and their state in the Senate. Australia uses a preferential system, passing a vote on to a person's next preferred candidate where the first doesn't receive a majority.

While Australia pioneered these and other causes, such as women's suffrage, it still isn't always equitable. It took a long time before non-white and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were allowed to vote. Even today, anyone who has been in prison for at least three years and some people living with a disability have their names removed from the electoral roll.

There's an argument that people younger than 18 and permanent residents - both subject to taxes and laws - should be able to vote. What do you think could make voting even more free, equitable and fair?

Parliament of the people

Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators are elected by citizens and represent their interests in the two chambers of federal parliament, the House of Representatives and Senate. In them, parliamentarians introduce, debate, amend and vote on bills that, once assented by the Governor General, become law.

In the House of Representatives, MPs are a local representative of each electorate across the country. The majority, usually from the same party, form government and their leader becomes the Prime Minister. The Senate is composed of 76 Senators who represent the broader needs of their state and territory, scrutinise bills and refer them to inquiries, where required. Australia was one of the first countries where Senators are elected by citizens, rather than the heads of each state.

Australia has a long tradition of keeping a written record of parliamentary proceedings in hansard and pioneered their public broadcast. It was among the first to allow women to stand for parliament.

There is arguably room for improvement, though. The ~700,000 citizens of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are only represented by two senators each, while the states are represented by 12 each. What could be some of the implications if a citizen's vote counts more or less than another?

The missing pieces

Australian democracy, while pioneering, is not perfect.

It was only recently that same-sex couples were allowed to marry. Many groups of people still face discrimination and lack adequate protection by law. Australia does not have a Bill of Rights to protect its people enshrined in its constitution.

Because it's an ongoing conversation, Australian democracy needs its people to be active with their voice, perspectives and ideas to hold government to account and ensure its society is free, equitable and fair.

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How to Talk Australians - Episode 6: ‘THE SLACKARSE COUNTRY’

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Work with a partner.

Use your phones to access this website.

Choose 1 event that has changed Australia.

Add a comment to this post to tell all of us which event you have chosen as soon as you decide. (This is so that pairs choose different events. If another pair has already chosen the event you wanted to choose, sorry, but you'll have to choose another.)

Take notes.

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Revisiting these videos leading in to a brand new 12 days of Australian Christmas starting Dec 13. 
 

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Revisiting these videos leading in to a brand new 12 days of Australian Christmas starting Dec 13. 
 

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One of the most successful health campaigns in Australia's history was launched by Cancer Council in 1981. Sid the seagull, wearing board shorts, t-shirt and a hat, tap-danced his way across our TV screens singing a catchy jingle to remind us of three easy ways of protecting against skin cancer.

Slip, Slop, Slap! It sounds like a breeze when you say it like that. Slip, Slop, Slap! In the sun we always say "Slip Slop Slap!" Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat, Slip, Slop, Slap! You can stop skin cancer - say: "Slip, Slop, Slap!"

The Slip, Slop, Slap slogan has become institutionalised as the core message of Cancer Council's SunSmart program. The campaign is widely credited as playing a key role in the dramatic shift in sun protection attitudes and behaviour over the past two decades. In 2007, the slogan was updated to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide to reflect the importance of seeking shade and sliding on wraparound sunglasses to prevent sun damage.

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One of the most successful health campaigns in Australia's history, Sid the seagull, reminded us of 3 easy ways we can protect ourselves from skin cancer

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Beat the heat and crowded beaches this summer with these 12 top Victorian spots to cool off.

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Need a break from city life? These 9 day trips offer beaches, mineral springs, wineries and more.

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The VicEmergency app has been updated with the latest technology to allow you to pair the app with your coffee machine to alert you if you are out of coffee!

Research shows that Victorians consider...

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