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 Monday, 12 May 2008
Australasia

Stories from this wide brown land of ours.



Step out on jumbo jet wing walk PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Costin for Tourism QLD   
Thursday, 08 May 2008

The City of Bunbury jumbo jet carried 5.4 million passengers and flew 82.5 million kilometres during her working life. Adrienne Costin discovered that even in retirement in the Queensland Outback, this grand old dame of the air remains most accommodating.

In this day and age of unlimited air travel the size of a Boeing 747 is no longer surprising, but when that jumbo resides in a regional airport and is exposing her inner secrets to visitors, she becomes quite special.

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Family Fun at Falls Creek PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ian Talbot - Skipress   
Monday, 07 April 2008

There's one snow-covered alpine resort in Australia that has Earned numerous accolades for being family-friendly.

Whilst not new it is our key attribute - satisfying the family market..

Falls Creek Alpine Resort has a range of attributes from a car-free village to the number one terrain park for the more adventurous snow riders.

Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )
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Ships of the desert cruise into the Whitsundays PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Costin for Tourism QLD   
Thursday, 03 April 2008
Ships of the desert cruise into the Whitsundays  

Camel rides in the Whitsundays – who’d have believed it. Adrienne Costin not only found them, she discovered they offered visitors an experience to remember.  

Like mirages, the string of camels appeared on the horizon, their longs legs stepping gracefully forward as they strode under the palm trees, the bright hues of their costumes creating a palette of primary colours on the Airlie Beach foreshore.  

Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 April 2008 )
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Queensland's Gems PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tony Walsh - Tourism Queensland   
Sunday, 30 December 2007


The Central Queensland Gemfields, situated around the appropriately named towns of Emerald, Rubyvale, Sapphire, Anakie and the Willows Gemfields, is the most productive area in the world for beautiful sapphires. 

The Big Sapphire Gemfields Information Centre at Anakie is run by Neil and Sharyn O'Brien.  Neil insists that the only way to 'divine' sapphires is with a pick and shovel. Big Sapphire caters for school excursions and coach groups to the area, as well as organising fossicking licenses and camping permits.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 January 2008 )
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The Australian Travel Award Winners PDF Print E-mail
Written by The Australian - www.theaustralian.com.au   
Thursday, 22 November 2007

Welcome to our Hall of Fame

AGAIN this year, we are featuring a "best of the best" category in the annual The Australian Travel & Tourism Awards. Finalists that have won their categories for the past two years are not eligible for the 2007 voting process but automatically enter the Winners' Circle for one year.

Last Updated ( Monday, 24 December 2007 )
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