Local Trivia

Local Trivia - Reference Around City

We come across all sorts of interesting tit-bits that are often very difficult to categorise, so this is where they end up...

 ◉ Australia's favourite biscuit 2026
Australia's favourite biscuit 2026
Australia's favourite biscuit has changed - at least according to the latest national consumer satisfaction research. While Tim Tam Original topped Arnott's 2024 sales rankings, a 20 ..

Australia's favourite biscuit 2026
 ◉ Australia's Highway 1 - Longest National Highway in the world
Australia's Highway 1 - Longest National Highway in the world
Did you know Highway 1 is the longest national highway in the world? Stretching an epic 14,500 km (9,000 miles), it loops around the entire continent, connecting every major city & stunning coastline. ..

Australia's Highway 1 - Longest National Highway in the world
 ◉ Lamington
Lamington
A lamington cake is a sponge cake coated in chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. Lamingtons were named after Lord Lamington (Governor of Queensland 1896 to 1901), or his wife, Lady Lamington. ..

Lamington
 ◉ Vanilla Slice - Snot Block
Vanilla Slice - Snot Block
Snot block, snot box, snot brick, pus pie, phlegm sandwich, vanilla slice and vanilla cake.. are just some of the names Australians like to call the humble Vanilla Slice. Vanilla Slice What is a tradition ..

Vanilla Slice - Snot Block
 ◉ Australian Words the Yanks (Americans) Get Wrong
Australian Words the Yanks (Americans) Get Wrong
20 AUSTRALIAN WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN THE USA. The Yanks (Americans - Septic Tanks) are fascinated by the differences that exist between the Australian vocabulary and their own vocabul ..

Australian Words the Yanks (Americans) Get Wrong
 ◉ Milk Bar
Milk Bar
The term MILK BAR for a corner shop is unique in Australia & New Zealand. Elsewhere milk bars are called a convenience store, corner shop, general store or 7/11. The local milk bar was part of the local comm ..

Milk Bar
 ◉ Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith is one of the best cooking apples with a sensational tart, tangy flavor. When fully mature the sweetness level of this popular apple increases. Granny Smith was born Maria Ann Sherwood in Su ..

Granny Smith Apples
 ◉ Redback on the Toilet Seat
Redback on the Toilet Seat
It is popular Australian trivia that the song Redback on the Toilet Seat was by Slim Dusty, when in fact it was written and sung by Slim Newton. It was Slim Newton's first record and earned him three gold re ..

Redback on the Toilet Seat
 ◉ Invented in Sydney & NSW
Invented in Sydney & NSW
Australias great ideas and vision can be seen by the many Sydney inventions that have helped improve the lives of people all over the world. Sydney Inventions Made In Sydney & NSW For more informat ..

Invented in Sydney & NSW
 ◉ What it means to be Australian...
What it means to be Australian...
We came across two versions of "what it means to be Australian"... 1. What it means to be Australian Being Australian is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling ho ..

What it means to be Australian...
 ◉ Longest Bar in Australia
Longest Bar in Australia
Where is the Longest Bar in Australia? Longest bar in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As with any stat, there are a number of claims for the title "the longest bar in Australia": Capta ..

Longest Bar in Australia
 ◉ Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging from power lines?
Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging from power lines?
The question of "why are shoes hanging by the laces from power lines?" has popped up a number of times, we decided to do a little research. Shoes hanging from power lines suggestions ! - Drug dealer near ..

Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging from power lines?
 ◉ Vegemite
Vegemite
Vegemite dates back to 1922 when Fred Walker and Cyril Callister developed a spread from one of the richest known natural sources of the vitamin B group - Brewers Yeast. Walker turned to the Australian publi ..

Vegemite
◉ World's Shortest Highway | Chandler Highway Melbourne Victoria
World's Shortest Highway | Chandler Highway Melbourne Victoria
Chandler Highway Kew
At 1.4 km in length, the Chandler Highway in Kew (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is widely regarded as the world's shortest highway. Chandler Highway (road) began life as a railway track, part of the Outer ..

World's Shortest Highway | Chandler Highway Melbourne Victoria
Chandler Highway