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Gate at Cabramatta, a western suburb know for its largely Asian population, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Aboriginal paintings on rock, below Little Mertens Falls, Kimberley, West Australia, Australia, Pacific

Echidna Chasm Walk, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle mountain range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Tourists walking into Tunnel Creek National Park, Kimberley area, West Australia, Australia, Pacific

Looking north from Gnarabup towards the famous surf break at the mouth of the Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

White sand beach at the small town of Cervantes, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Road leading to the Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle mountain range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Woman walking through vines at Sandalford Winery, Swan Valley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Exterior of Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, in the extreme southwest corner of Australia, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Bungle Bungle, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Sunset over the Indian Ocean, with waves breaking on coastline of Prevwlly, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Logged slopes planted with new saplings, deforestation is a big environmental and economic issue in this state, Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Logged slopes planted with new saplings, deforestation is a big environmental and economic issue in this state, Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The 'Western Explorer' near Savage River, an improved route through the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, North West, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The 'Western Explorer' near Savage River, an improved route through the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, North West, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Gold pouring demonstration, Hannas North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Looking east across bluffs in the Great Western Tiers near Gowrie Park, the north, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The Pieman River at the Corinna ferry crossing point, gateway to the Western Explorer route to the wild North West, Pieman River State Reserve, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Looking east across bluffs in the Great Western Tiers near Gowrie Park, the north, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Whale shark. Growing over 17m in length, despite it is th largest fish of the world, scientists still do not know a lot about the Whale Shark, such as where they migrate to, why divers don't see the free swimming babies, etc. Here, a bunch of divers may be a bit too close to the 8m long shark. By regulations in Ningaloo, swimmers have to be 3 meter from the whale shark. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.

western king wrasse (coris auricularis), male, dark pink colour with reddish-brown band running around boby and blue-green colouration over the head, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, reef edges, sand, seagrass, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: social structure where dominant male, usually the biggest in the area, will have a harem of females. When the male dies or is absent for any length of time the largest female will change sex and dominate the group.

tallfin batfish (platax teira), juvenile, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: with 3 dark bars, very long dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, feed on plankton from water column.

Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.

Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

dead man's fingers (codium galeatum), wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: spongy texture, the fronds divide regularly into two, and their surface appears fuzzy up to a metre long. Common in rough water areas.

bengal sergeant (abudefduf bengalensis) wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: has rounded, white-edged tail lobes.

footballer sweep (neatypus obliquus) diagonal yellow bands are edged in black and stand out against the silvery-blue body, wild, day, marine protected area, reef, in small schools diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name stripey, eating green algae as they sweep over the reef.