Education Kit on the web: Australia's Floral Emblems...and then some...
Aust. Capital Territory
The Nation's Capital
Bird Emblem: Gang
Gang Cockatoo
Floral Emblem: Royal
Bluebell
Mammal Emblem: None
State Flag: The flag depicts the Southern Cross to the left on a blue
background. The right consists of the blue and white Coat of Arms of
the ACT on a yellow background.
Victoria
The Garden State
Capital: Melbourne
Bird Emblem: Helmeted
Honeyeater
Floral Emblem: Common
Heath
Mammal Emblem: Leadbeater's
Possum
State Flag The five stars of the Southern Cross, surmounted by a crown.
State Motto: Peace and Prosperity
Origin of Name: Named for Queen Victoria of Great Britain
Queensland
The Sunshine State
Capital: Brisbane
Bird Emblem: Brolga
Floral Emblem: Cooktown
Orchid
Mammal Emblem: Koala
State Flag: The Blue Ensign with the State badge. The badge features
a light blue Maltese cross, with the Imperial Crown in the center of
the cross, within a white circle.
State Motto: Bold and Faithful
Origin of Name: Named for Queen Victoria of Great Britain
New South Wales
The First State
Capital: Sydney
Bird Emblem: Kookaburra
Floral Emblem: Waratah
Mammal Emblem: Platypus
State Flag: The Blue Ensign with the State badge. The badge depicts
the red cross of St. George with a golden lion in the center within a
white circle. At the end of each arm of the cross is an eight pointed
gold star.
State Motto: Motto: Newly risen, how brightly you shine
Origin of Name: Named by Captain James James Cook in 1770.
South Australia
The Festival State
Capital: Adelaide
Bird Emblem: Piping Shrike
Floral Emblem: Sturt's
Desert Pea
Mammal Emblem: Hairy-Nosed
Wombat
Marine Emblem: Leafy
Sea Dragon
State Flag: The Blue Ensign with the State badge. The badge depicts a
piping shrike with wings outstretched within a golden circle.
Western Australia
The State of Excitement
Capital: Perth
Bird Emblem: Black
Swan
Floral Emblem: Red
and Green Kangaroo Paw
Fossil Emblem: Gogo Fish
Mammal Emblem: Numbat
State Flag: The Blue Ensign with the State badge. The badge depicts
the native Black Swan within a yellow circle.
State Motto: Cygnis Insignis ( distinguished by its swans)
Tasmania
The Holiday Isle
Capital: Hobart
Bird Emblem: None
Floral Emblem: Tasmanian
Blue Gum
Mammal Emblem: Tasmanian Devil (unofficial)
State Flag: The Blue Ensign with the State badge. The badge depicts a
red lion within a white circle. This design indicates historical ties
with England. The badge was approved by the British Colonial office
in 1875. It has remained largely unchanged except for a slight
modification of the lion in 1975.
State Motto: Fruitfulness and faithfulness
Northern Territory
Outback Australia
Capital: Darwin
Bird Emblem: Wedge-Tailed
Eagle
Floral Emblem: Sturt's
Desert Rose
Mammal Emblem: Red
Kangaroo
State Flag: The flag, designed by Robert Ingpen, a Victorian
illustrator uses the Territorial colors (black, white and ochre) and
Sturt's Desert Rose with seven petals on a red ochre background. It
features the Southern Cross in white on a black panel at the left.
Our Floral and Fauna Emblems (pdf)
Our Coat of Arms (pdf)
Northern Territory Flag (pdf)
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