function initialize() 
{
	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) 
	{
		var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
		map.setCenter(new GLatLng(-27.413586,153.043413), 13);
		map.setUIToDefault();
	}
	
	// Create a base icon
	var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
	baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
	baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
	baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
	baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
	baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

	// Creates a marker
	function createMarker(point, icon, tooltip) 
	{
  		// Create a lettered icon for this point using our icon class
  		var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
  		if (icon == "QAC")
  		{
  			letteredIcon.image = "http://www.qac.net.au/images/qac.png";
  		}
  		else
  		{
  			letteredIcon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker" + icon + ".png";
  		}

 		// Set up our GMarkerOptions object
  		markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
 		var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);

  		GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
    		marker.openInfoWindowHtml(tooltip);
  		});
  		return marker;
	}

	// Add markers
  	var point = new GLatLng(-27.413586,153.043413);
 	var icon = "QAC";
 	var tooltip = "Queensland Aerospace College";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));  	
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.422633,153.044314);
 	var icon = "A";
 	var tooltip = "AABON Apartments & Motel";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.438646,153.031354);
 	var icon = "B";
 	var tooltip = "Windsor International";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.39284,153.072789);
 	var icon = "C";
 	var tooltip = "Northgate Motel";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.437262,153.005203);
 	var icon = "D";
 	var tooltip = "Newmarket Gardens Caravan Park";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.386744,153.032556);
 	var icon = "E";
 	var tooltip = "The Chermside Apartments";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));
	
	var point = new GLatLng(-27.386763,153.031912);
 	var icon = "F";
 	var tooltip = "Quest Chermside";
	map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, icon, tooltip));			

}