def getStateCentre(state):
  """
  The 'centre' tuple contains the lat/long and 'width (in whole degrees)'
  of the centre of the 'state' (or the Country 'AUS').
  The return value is not always strictly within the state.
  """
  try:
    centre = {
      'NSW': (-32, 145, 3),
      'QLD': (-24, 145, 4),
      'VIC': (-36, 144, 2),
      'WA': (-26, 123, 6),
      'SA': (-35, 135, 5),
      'NT': (-21, 133, 5),
      'ACT': (-36, 149, 0),
      'HEARD': (-53, 73, 0),
      'BIGHT': (-39, 129, 4),
      'TASMAN': (-36, 166, 2),
      'AUS': (-23, 134, 30),
      'TAS': (-42, 146, 1)}[state.upper()]
  #  print('Tuple: ' + state + "  "+ str(centre))
  except KeyError:
    centre = (-23, 134, 3)
    print('Incorrect STATE: ' + state)
  return centre