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Introducing the World Heritage Sites of Australia (2nd edition)

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By Peter Valentine
| nla.gov.au
by Peter Valentine, author of NLA Publishing title World Heritage Sites of Australia In 2008, when I was first appointed to the Australian Heritage Council as a ‘natural heritage’ expert, the first place on the National Heritage List was Budj Bim. I knew nothing about it but I quickly became aware of its remarkable qualities. Later, in 2012, with colleagues from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, I was part of a National Symposium on Australia’s World Heritage places.
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Which is the cutest glider of all?

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By Peter Valentine
| The Express (Mareeba) Verified
Community AUSTRALIA is home to a number of marsupial gliders. These relatives of our possums have specially adapted skin folds attached to their arms and legs that can be spread when the animal is airborne and which are capable of supporting gliding flights from one tree to another. By Peter Valentine They range in size from the largest gliding marsupial (the Southern Greater Glider) down to the tiny Feather-tailed Glider. There are species across most of Australia except the southwest.
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World Heritage Sites of Australia

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By NLA Publishing, Peter Valentine
| PS News Verified
Reviewed by Rama Gaind. By Peter Valentine, NLA Publishing, $49.99. There is nothing ordinary about this extraordinary compilation. The photographs are wonderful, eye-catching and effective, but this is not just a book for the coffee table. It’s a valuable record of the places in Australia that are recognised by the United Nations as World Heritage.
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