Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @105mm, 1/200 sec, f/4, ISO500

In January, we stayed in Halls Gap, in the Grampians national park for a few nights. The back of the house we were staying in looked straight out over grassland and towards some of the mountains, with plenty of wildlife visible every day. In the evenings we would see kangaroos and numerous birds.
Most days there were a lot of sulphur-crested cockatoos, and they were very friendly. They would sit on our back fence, the kids were able to hand-feed them, and I was able to get very close for some photos.

sunset from the top of the wheel

Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/200 sec, f/9, ISO200

The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, located in Docklands, Melbourne, and at 120m high, is apparently the southern hemisphere's only giant observation wheel. Last week, on our last day of a couple of weeks holiday in Victoria, we took a trip on the wheel. We timed our visit so we would see the sunset while up the wheel, allowing me to capture the photo above when our cabin was near the top of the wheel.