About Bert Garnder

Main picture: John Veage

Yesterday, we read a news item from the local paper, the leader . This news is about Bert Gardner , a man who has graduated from university at 83. I think this old man's stamina and courage is to be admired. The news encouraged me to study English. Maybe Bert Garnder's engergy and mind isn't better than a young student's, but he does his best to study. Finally, he's succeeded. His story told us "Don't give up!"

My Holiday

Two weeks ago, my family and my friends went to Newcastle to spend our holiday. It was my frist trip in Austraila, so I was very excited. We got up early on Saturday morning and left Sydney at 8am. It was two hours' driving to Newcastle by the Pacific Highway. First we went to a hotel which was such a beautiful house. This house was on the lakeside of Lake Macquaire. You could go fishing,swimming and boating. If you just wanted to stay in the hotel, you would also have a relaxing and interesting holiday.
After a short break, we went to the Lake Macquarie City Art Galley, but unfortunately it was closed. So we visited other places and we still had a lovely afternoon. The next morning, we drove to Nobby's Beach which was a famous beach in Newcastle. How wonderful the beach was! We walked along the beach for a long time and we took lots of photos. Then we had lunch at the Queen's Wharf.
At 4pm, we decided to come back to Sydney. Although it was a two days trip, we all enjoyed it. All of us hoped we could go there again in the future.