Climate
To answer Debby's questions... Yes, we do have a temperate zone but it's not a big one as you can see by the map.
Winter time sees excellent snowfalls for skiing in the Snowy Mountains region of southeastern New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. Central Tasmania also sees good snowfalls. These falls usually only start in June at the earliest - usually July - and continue through August, tapering off in the early months of Spring. Several of Australia's main snow resorts include the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW (Charlotte's Pass, Thredbo, Blue Cow) and Victoria (Mt Bogong, Fall's Creek, Mt Hotham, etc).
Snow also falls (rarely) in southwest Western Australia, the southeast of South Australia, the highlands of Tasmania, Victoria, NSW (e.g. Blue Mountains to Orange) and even southern Queensland on the border around Stanthorpe.It has even been known to snow towards the coast in Victoria, in Gippsland and near the Great Ocean Road.
Of Australia's major cities, Canberra is the most likely to receive snow, followed by Hobart, but these falls are usually very light. (Info courtesy of Wikipedia)
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Seems funny to see a kangaroo and snow together, doesn't it? That shot was somewhere in NSW, the other is of Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Here's a short video of snow in Australia. Read on...
