The many natural wonders
That Australia has to show
Mysteriously appearing
So many years ago

Looking up onto the Snowy’s
From the lakes of Jindabyne
You appreciate the beauty
That will stand the test of time

From Katoomba falls to Orphan Rock
The three sisters standing tall
The beautiful Blue Mountains
Where Mother Nature gave her all

Down south of the border
Along the coastline you will see
The apostles and the Loch Ard Gorge
Formed by limestone naturally

The Grampian to the Dandenong’s
Buchan Caves to Wilsons Prom
It makes you wonder when and where
This great beauty came from

Travelling further West
You will wonder what you’ve found
The Blue Lake of Mt Gambier
The colourful Wilpena Pound

Over the Nullarbor you’ll go
Cross the Great Australian Bight
Flinders Ranges far behind you
Slowly fading out of sight

On through the Sterling Ranges
Where the wildflowers abound
Jagged peaks of Granite
Shooting upward from the ground

Then to the Red Centre
The most wondrous place of all
Its colours ever changing
With every day’s nightfall

The Olgas up to Arnhem Land
Devils Marbles, Uluru
Katherine Gorge to Mataranka
Standley Chasm, Kakadu

Over to the Sunshine State
The holiday makers dream
The Barrier Reef, The Daintree
The National Parks of Tambourine

The South Pacific Islands
Blue Waters and white Sands
To the tropical rainforests
Which are further north, inland


Then down to the Apple Isle
With its historic convict past
Cradle Mountain, Derwent Valley
Russell Falls and Tasman’s Arch

The many natural wonders
So majestic and so grand
Make it easy to appreciate
This great Australian Land

Elise L Turnedge
1997