Jellyfish Danger Goes Upstream
Wednesday November 30, 2005
Researchers in north Queensland have discovered the poisonous box jellyfish can swim inland from the sea. This is said to confirm the theory that the deadly stingers can swim upstream ... Read More
Servant of Two Masters Opens at Sydney Theatre
Wednesday November 30, 2005
The Bell Shakespeare Company production of Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters opens tonight at Sydney Theatre in Walsh Bay. This is directed by John Bell who has successfully ... Read More
Summer Getaway Package at Radisson Plaza Sydney
Sunday November 27, 2005
Boutique-style, five-star Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney has launched its summer weekend getaway program offering an opportunity to recharge the batteries after a busy working week, complete last-minute Christmas shopping tasks ... Read More
Countdown to the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Saturday November 26, 2005
All preparations are under way for this year's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race which starts in Sydney Harbour on December 26. The race covers 628 nautical miles and has often ... Read More
Featherdale, Festival Win Awards
Friday November 25, 2005
Featherdale Wildlife Park and the Sydney Festival were winners at the annual Tourism New South Wales Awards held Thursday night at Sydney's Star City Casino. Featherdale Wildlife Park was named ... Read More
Kakadu
Tuesday November 22, 2005
Gnarled, twisted, massive trunks of towering rainforest trees with their green canopies almost touching the sky, sheer cliffs and escarpments with the rush of water dropping in cataracts to raging ... Read More
Dreamworld Top Queensland Tourist Attraction
Monday November 21, 2005
Dreamworld was crowned Queensland’s number one Major Tourist Attraction at the Queensland Tourism Awards, the Gold Coast theme park announced today.
The award was made at the Gold Coast Convention Centre ... Read More
Pissarro Exhibition a First for Australia
Friday November 18, 2005
From November 19 until February 19, the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents the first comprehensive Camille Pissarro exhibition in Australia. It is the largest exhibition by a major ... Read More
New Zealand to Host 2011 Rugby World Cup
Friday November 18, 2005
The International Rugby Board meeting in Dublin, Ireland, decided this morning that the 2011 Rugby World Cup would be held in New Zealand. Also in the running to host the ... Read More
Margaret River Holds Four-Day Wine Festival
Thursday November 17, 2005
It's four days of wine, food and music at Margaret River in Western Australia as the Margaret River Wine Festival gets under way. Some 75 venues in the Margaret River ... Read More
What's On at the Sydney Opera House?
Wednesday November 16, 2005
The iconic Sydney Opera House is a venue not only for opera productions but also for ballet, concerts, plays, musicals, cabaret and various other events. It is again expected to ... Read More
Royal Christening Announced in Copenhagen
Tuesday November 15, 2005
The son of Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary (the former Mary Donaldson of Tasmania) will be christened at 11am local time on January 21 in Christiansborg Palace ... Read More
125th Anniversary of Ned Kelly's Death Commemorated
Friday November 11, 2005
The death of Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly, was today commemorated at Melbourne Gaol where he was hanged 125 years ago on November 11, 1880. Ned Kelly was captured ... Read More
Kerikeri Steams into Heritage Festival
Thursday November 10, 2005
New Zealand's Bay of Islands town Kerikeri steams full blast tomorrow into its four-day Steam and Heritage Festival with steam boats, steam sawmill, steam traction engines, model steam engines, heavy ... Read More
Arnhem Land: Aboriginal Homeland
Wednesday November 9, 2005
With its awesome natural attractions (and dangers), Arnhem Land in Australia is the Aboriginal homeland where the Dreamtime lives in song and dance, where legend, myth and history interweave with ... Read More
Fiddler on the Roof Fiddles into Its Final Week
Saturday November 5, 2005
Popular Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, with Topol reprising his role as Teyve, is closing at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on November 13. Check out our current Sydney Theatre Guide ... Read More
It's Music Festival Time at Port Stephens
Friday November 4, 2005
From today until November 6, Port Stephens just north of Newcastle resounds with music as its three-day Music Festival gets under way. This multicultural event has been named "Get Back ... Read More
Makybe Diva Wins Third Melbourne Cup
Tuesday November 1, 2005
Supermare Makybe Diva streaked into racing history today by winning the 2005 Melbourne Cup, the third consecutive year she has triumphed in Australia's premier horseracing event.Makybe Diva's retirement from racing ... Read More
It's the Day of the Melbourne Cup: Will Makybe Diva Make It Three in a Row?
Tuesday November 1, 2005
Australia's premier horse race, the Melbourne Cup, will be run at 3pm today at Melbourne's Flemington racecourse. Among the 24 runners is dual Cup winner Makybe Diva aiming for a ... Read More