On the 30th of June, we visited the Governor General's house. When we got there, we saw the Governor General's backyard. We also saw the Governor General's house and trust me it was huge! When we got inside the house, the ladies there gave us a talk about the rules that we had to follow when we were in the Governor General's house. They also  gave us a video to watch, to know what the Governor General's responsibilities are. After we watched the video we met the Governor General, Peter Cosgrove! We were all amazed to see him in person because he usually does not come out during school tours. Actually, it was a pleasure to meet him because my Grandad fought in Vietnam with Peter Cosgrove himself.  We were all so happy after that visit to the Governor General's house because we got to meet His Excellency. It was absolutely the best day ever! 

                                                                                            Ashleigh 

Questacon was amazing! It was sci-tech on steroids (In the faithful words of Mr Murray)! There were 7 different floors, each exploring a different science subject. We also watched a science show about different types of rockets. The host of the show was so amazing and so funny! But I think we all must agree that one of our favourite things at Questacon was the freefall slide. It is a 6m drop slide where the first 3m is a fall, and you are literally falling! And those brave enough to try it were all lining up for another go! Questacon will probably be the highlight of this trip for most people!

Eve

Today we went  to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Two other schools were also there. They held a kids club where they taught us that to be a follower of Jesus we must trust, obey, pray and love.  They brought some circus equipment that we got to play with.

Brody

Questacon rocket demo!

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Watching Space Jam!

One of the places we visited today was Gold Creek Station, one of the best farms you could ever go to. There we were greeted by our tour guide and his amazing sheep rounding dog Digger, who rounded up some sheep to 'wrestle' with. After that we were shown how sheep are sheared and we learnt how professional shearers can shear one sheep within 30 seconds, and shears up to over 1000 sheep per year. Then we were treated to an amazing lunch...sausages! We then went to another destination after all the fun we had.     

Jason

Okay.... where do we start?
Let's start at the Australian Institute of Sport. We started with an early arrival, getting to sit in our bus for a couple of minutes. After we waited a while, a really nice lady came up to our bus. She is a velodrome bike cyclist who gave us a tour around the place. We started at the swimming pools which cost 17 million dollars to build. After that we moved on to the volleyball courts. The second last place we went to was the gymnasium, where there were men doing gymnastic stuff. The last place we went to was a place we could play in  and it was soooooooo fun!!! It had play stuff of each sport and a mini game. The mini games were soooo fun.  The photo above is a photo of a couple of us standing on a podium. This was probably the best thing so far. SPORT IS THE BEST!!!!

Beyankah

View of Parliamentary Triangle from Mount Ainslie

On Friday, our first day in Canberra we travelled to Parliament House and Old Parliament House. Afterwards we drove to Mount Ainslie to have a view of the Parliamentary Triangle. The view really impressed us.

Rabecca Hulston

Today we went to Old Parliament House, where I acted as the Honorable Joan Child and Axyle played the Honorable Littleton Groom. Joan Child was the first female Speaker, and also the last to speak in Old Parliament House. We all participated in a short debate as to whether the Speaker's chair, which was a gift from the British government, was to be relocated to the New Parliament House. It was a great day!

Anandi

The House of Representatives is green because it represents the green of Australian gum tree leaves. There are 150 politicians representing areas in Australia, 15 of those represent WA.
Jake 

On the plane we were amazed with the awe of the view of Perth, Melbourne, Canberra and other various wonders that God has blessed Australia with. The food on the plane was great although some people were not as liking of the food. Canberra is cold, very cold, we noticed as soon as we left the airport.

Chris

5 Interesting Facts About Canberra

1. The Australian Capital is 100 years Old

The city has been home to the countries Executive, Judiciary and Legislature arms of government for 100 years. The indigenous Ngunnawal people as well as the surrounding are said to be the custodians of the city of Canberra.

2. How Canberra was born

After the 6 colonies of Britain came together to form an independent stat of Australia, they decided to have a capital that was within the State of New South Wales and that was not less than one hundred miles from Sydney. Such territory would contain an area of not less than one hundred square miles. Canberra was the only logical place where such details existed.

3. Attractions in Canberra

Canberra is one of the most beautiful, cleanest, secure and hospitable capital cities in the world. Among its attractions include; Australian War Memorial, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Parliament House, National Gallery of Australia, National Film and Sound Archive, National Capital Exhibition, and The Royal Australian Mint.

4. Canberra and Lake Burley Griffin

The city is laid around a manmade lake called Lake Burley Griffin that was filled out in 1964. The lake was formed by Burley Griffin and later, his wife, Marion Mahony; also an architect completed some of the first imagined sketches of Canberra.

5. National Events

Canberra is home to some of the most elaborate national events including the National Folk Festival, Floriade (flower festival) and the Canberra Balloon Festival. One fact that I find necessary to mention before I conclude is that the Prime Minister’s official residence is known as the ‘The Lodge’.