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 Friday, 10 February 2012
Australasia

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Bushwalking on Water PDF Print E-mail
Written by Louise Southerden   
Saturday, 18 August 2007

Bushwalking on water


Pics courtesy World Expeditions

Sea kayaking along the east coast of Hinchinbrook Island in north Queensland

By Louise Southerden
Winning entry for 2006 ASTW Travel Writer of the Year – Responsible Tourism.

First published in WellBeing #102, November 2005

At first glance, Hinchinbrook Island in north Queensland is a wild and daunting place. That’s if you can see it – we couldn’t, as we drove south along the aptly-named Bruce Highway on our way to Lucinda, about halfway between Townsville and Cairns, where we were to launch our kayaks. How, we wondered, could Australia’s largest island national park be so invisible from the mainland?

Last Updated ( Saturday, 18 August 2007 )
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Tennant Creek: Beer and Skittles PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Ellis   
Wednesday, 15 August 2007

BEER SKITTLES GOVERNMENT’S BEST LAID PLANS

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YOU won’t find the remote Central Australian township of Tennant Creek on Tennant Creek; while that’s where the government wanted it, its actually eleven kilometres away in the desert, and all because of a truck-load of beer.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 August 2007 )
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Qld: Take the PLunge PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Costin for Tourism QLD   
Thursday, 12 July 2007

Take the plunge and see the magic of Brisbane from down under


Scuba divers are slipping into their wetsuits and taking the plunge into the waters of Moreton Bay for a great Brisbane diving adventure while everyone on dry land is searching for their jumpers.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 July 2007 )
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NSW: Mutton Falls Not Much Chop for Bushrangers PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Ellis   
Monday, 09 July 2007

MUTTON FALLS NOT MUCH CHOP FOR BUSHRANGERS

David Ellis

IT’s called Mutton Falls but there’s not a woolly jumper within a sheep-dog’s bark, and the closest thing to a cascade is your morning shower.

Last Updated ( Monday, 09 July 2007 )
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Qld: Way Out West PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Costin for Tourism QLD   
Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Way out West in Queensland’s cotton-belt

By Adrienne Costin

The highway into St George is fringed with white cotton, yet as it reaches Dirranbandi where they grow just as much of the precious crop, the trim becomes a soft grass that looks just like long, blonde teddy bear fur.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 June 2007 )
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