"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".
Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer, author, actor, model, environmental activist, businessman, and innovator, best known for his unprecedented 11 world surfing championships. He is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time.
Billabong International Limited is a surf company, primarily a clothing retailer that also produces accessories, like watches and backpacks and skateboard and snowboard products under other brand-names. Founded in 1973 by Gordon and Rena Merchant, the company first traded on the Australian Securities Exchange in 11 August 2000. The name "billabong" is derived from the Wiradjuri word "bilabaŋ" that refers to a "creek that runs only during the rainy season". As of September 2013, Von Zipper, and Element are two of the prominent brands that Billabong owns. Honolua Surf Company, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Tigerlily, Sector 9 and RVCA are the company's other brands.
Hurley is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, worldwide marketing and selling of surf apparel and accessories. The company's headquarters is in Costa Mesa, California. Since 2002, Hurley has been owned by Nike, Inc.
Nixon is an American watches, accessories and audio brand, founded in 1997 in Encinitas, California. Focused on the youth lifestyle market, Nixon's range of custom-built products was first introduced at retail via independent boardsport retailers, including surf, skate, & snow shops. The brand's range and popularity quickly grew to include distribution in specialty boutique and fashion stores including Buckle, Barneys New York, Fred Segal, 10 Corso Como, Beams Japan, Colette, better watch retailers and more. Currently sold in 80 countries worldwide, Nixon maintains stand-alone retail stores in Berkeley, California as well as Bondi & Melbourne, Australia and Kuta, Bali.
The Billabong Creek, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
Walbundrie is a village in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located 546 kilometres (339 mi) south-west of the state capital, Sydney and 335 kilometres (208 mi) north of Melbourne. Situated on the bank of the Billabong Creek, at the 2006 census, Walbundrie had a population of 190. Walbundrie is in the Greater Hume Shire local government area. Billabong Creek passes immediately south of the town.
Mary Grant Bruce, also known as Minnie Bruce, was an Australian children's author and journalist. While all her thirty-seven books enjoyed popular success in Australia and overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, she was most famous for the Billabong series, focussing on the adventures of the Linton family on Billabong Station in Victoria and in England and Ireland during World War I.
Little Billabong is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 17 kilometres west of Kyeamba and 26 kilometres east of Holbrook. At the 2006 census, Little Billabong had a population of 466 people.
Taj Burrow is an Australian retired professional surfer. Taj retired from the ASP World Tour in June 2016.
The Billabong Sanctuary is an 11-hectare (27-acre) wildlife sanctuary in Nome, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.
The Battle of Yering was a conflict between Indigenous Australians of the Wurundjeri nation and the Border Police which occurred on 13 January 1840, on the outskirts of Melbourne.
Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife park is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) wildlife park and koala breeding center located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1989, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals. It is known worldwide as a breeding centre for koalas.
The Billabong Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murray River catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Jerra Jerra Creek, a perennial stream of the Murray River catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
Michel Bourez is a French professional surfer born on 30 December 1985 in Rurutu, French Polynesia, France.
Billabong High International School (BHIS) is a chain of schools run by the Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd (KKEL) of Mumbai, India. The school has 23 branches at 16 locations throughout India. The schools are located in Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore, Rewa, Puducherry, Coimbatore, Pukkattupadi, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Kelambakkam, and Kanpur. The school operates from pre-primary to 12th-grade level and provides the checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE.
