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Two-Night Sydney Harbour Spa Weekend Cruise

Two-Night Sydney Harbour Spa Weekend Cruise

On the weekend of October 21, 2011 Captain Cook Cruises is holding a two night Sydney Harbour Spa Weekend Cruise onboard the MV Captain Cook Explorer, so passengers can discover the world’s most beautiful harbour and enjoy being pampered with spa treatments at the same time. Book now and save 10% off the fare. This […]

Orion Expedition Cruises – new pricing with savings up to 50%

  Save on the price of “having a cup of tea with God”   Providing a bold market stimulus via a national advertising campaign in major newsprint media Orion’s ‘It’s like having a cup of tea with God’ campaign takes the initiative to announce significant early booking savings for Orion and Orion II 2012 itineraries. […]

HOUGHTON BOTTLES-UP 175 YEARS – WHAT A CLASSIC

HOUGHTON BOTTLES-UP 175 YEARS – WHAT A CLASSIC

WHAT’s in a name: many still think ofWhite Classic as Houghton’s White  Burgundy. Wc12Sep11 David Ellis HOUGHTON’S White Classic is a virtual chapter in itself in the book of the Australian wine industry. Originally created as Houghton’s White Burgundy by the legendary Jack Mann in 1937, it was made by him for an amazing fifty-one […]

Titanic 100 Years Anniversary Expedition

The RMS Titanic was the brainchild of the famous White Star Line, which specialised in luxury passenger vessels, and Harland & Wolff, the Irish shipyard that designed and built her.   268 metres long, Titanic was not only the largest moving object ever built by man, she was also the most opulent. More than 14,000 […]

Coral Princess Cruises releases Kimberley ‘Waterfall Season" Savings

Coral Princess Cruises releases Kimberley ‘Waterfall Season" Savings

Australia’s pioneer of small-ship expedition cruising Coral Princess Cruises is offering ‘Waterfall Season” specials of between 15 and 25 per cent off normal prices on their 10-night Kimberley Coast expeditions. The savings are valid on April 2012 departures aboard their state-of-the-art 72 passenger small ship Oceanic Discoverer or the intimate 35 metre catamaran Coral Princess. […]

Cold war sites on Arctic cruise

Cold war sites on Arctic cruise

Aurora Expeditions members at Bukhta Legzdina in the Russian Arctic. Picture: Dylan Coker A POLAR bear clambering a cliff face hunting eggs; 24-hour daylight; glaciers mirrored in seas next to fields of flowers … weird and wonderful things happen in the Arctic Circle. In these cold reaches Novaya Zemlya is a little-known Russian outcrop of […]

$1.5M Birdsville Airport upgrade

$1.5M Birdsville Airport upgrade

Birdsville Airport (BVI) showing upgraded strip (Stuart Edwards) Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk today opened the $1.5 million upgrade of Birdsville Airport, improving passenger safety and comfort. Ms Palaszczuk said the work included a new airport terminal, resealing the pavement, installing new runway edge lighting and extending the apron area. She said the upgrades were jointly […]

Merlot, Medals, Moving Feasts and More…

Merlot, Medals, Moving Feasts and More…

Media release:  Shaw Vineyard Estate has much to celebrate this spring, kicking off with a Trophy win at the NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show for their 2009 Premium Merlot. “This wine is shaping up to be the best Merlot we have ever made, having so far won two Gold medals, two Bronze and now this […]

Merlot, Medals, Moving Feasts and More…

Merlot, Medals, Moving Feasts and More…

Media release:  Shaw Vineyard Estate has much to celebrate this spring, kicking off with a Trophy win at the NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show for their 2009 Premium Merlot. “This wine is shaping up to be the best Merlot we have ever made, having so far won two Gold medals, two Bronze and now this […]

Pink, Orange and Gold

Pink, Orange and Gold

On Saturday (3rd September) the team from Cumulus Estate Wines left the cool-climate of Orange NSW and travelled to the even cooler climate of Auckland, New Zealand to collect a Trophy at the 2011 New Zealand International Wine Show Awards Dinner for the new Rolling Rose. 2011 Rolling Rose ~ Best Rose 2011 New Zealand […]