New Australian Google Maps Mashups and Mapplets

location based services

First Australian bank to use Google Maps - The Bank of Queensland is the first bank in Australia to integrate Google Maps into their website to help their customers find state branch and ATM locations. Find out more details in their recent press release.[Via The Bank Channel]New Australian Google Mapplets - Google Mapplets are content modules or layers you can view directly from within the Google Maps My Maps tab:Things to do in SydneySydney for KidsVineyard HunterWestern Australian ShipwrecksAustralian Points of InterestWestern AU Petrol PricesPinkboard Venue GuideLocalhero.biz is a Melbourne mega-mashup - LocalHero.biz is Peter Shaw's latest creation that is a great local mashup for those of you living in or visiting the city of Melbourne. LocalHero performs search engine spidering for local Melbourne content with an AJAX interface where you can drag and zoom the map to discover new content without the need for a browser refresh. Double click anywhere on the map to "Publish local content" as well!Snowfields Weather Maps: NSW Snow Map & VIC Snow Map