Cities and Towns - Australia

The Queensland town of 1770 lies between the cities of Gladstone and Bundaberg on the Queensland coast north of Brisbane.

Adelaide is one of Australia's totally planned cities.

A visit to Australia's Red Centre and a town called Alice

Balingup lies along Western Australia's South Western Highway roughly equidistant from Perth, the state capital, and Albany on the southern coast.

Ballarat, Victoria, the city with a gold-rush past, is the state's largest inland city.

An idyllic Australian country town on the banks of a river, home to artists and crafstmen and people seeking an alternative lifestyle, Bellingen is the film location for the new Australian movie "Eucalyptus" with Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman.

Bermagui on the New South Wales Sapphire Coast is a fishing village where American writer and fisherman Zane Grey stayed in the 1930s.

The seaside town of Bowen is a place for lazy beach holidays or active watersports and for sailing to nearby resort islands.

A close look at Australia's third largest city. What to see, what to do

Regular two-and-a-half-hour flights from Perth bring the traveler to the coastal pearling town of Broome.

Byron Bay is a popular destination on the New South Wales North Coast, well known for a culture that mixes fun, surfing and a laid-back alternative lifestyle together with a more traditional, country existence.

Escape the Aussie winter and travel north. But beware the box jellyfish and the crocs

You could go in circles in Australia's capital city -- but then that's half the fun.

Opal mining town in the South Australian Outback.

Less than 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Cranbourne is the site of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and other local attractions.

Darwin is Australia's northernmost capital city with easy access to popular Northern Territory national parks and various unique attractions.

Home port of Spirit of Tasmania ferries. Across Bass Strait from Melbourne

The old whaling community of Eden on the New South Wales South Coast is a fisherman's paradise.

The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast is an hour to two hours by car from Sydney and is quite a typical seaside Australian town where you can go for long walks, fish, surf, cruise the lake, or simply laze away the time.

Perth's seaport at the mouth of the Swan River.

The New South Wales town of Gundagai lies along the Hume Highway about 390 kilometres southwest of Sydney between the towns of Yass and Holbrook. It's a town made famous by folklore and song.

Gympie lies 166 kilometres north of Brisbane in Queensland's Mary River Valley agricultural district.

This southern capital city is not only a gateway to Tasmania's many attractions but a unique destination in its own right as well

Jindabyne, about three hours' drive from Canberra, is the New South Wales town closest to the ski resorts of Thredbo and Perisher Blue in Australia's Snowy Mountains.

The Outback town of Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is a place of many natural attractions and a film location for a movie directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Australia's third oldest city and a popular gateway to the heartland of Tasmania, including Cradle Mountain

The Queensland city of Mackay lies along the north Queensland coast halfway between Cairns and Brisbane and is a gateway to Eungella National Park, Finch Hatton Gorge and the Great Barrier Reef.

What to see, where to go. Take the free tram and stop where you will to see the sights

The Queensland mining town of Mt Isa, the western world's biggest silver and lead producer, lies south of the Gulf of Carpentaria and west of the coastal city of Townsville.

Picturesque town that spreads along the western bank of the Tweed River and up into the hills of the McPherson Ranges

Narooma on the New South Wales South Coast is a popular fishing destination for innumerable fishermen.

Newcastle is the second largest city of New South Wales, hemmed in by the Hunter River in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the southeast.

The capital of Western Australia, Perth is a city of contrasts, a mixture of old and new, and a gateway to numerous Western Australia attractions.

A look at Tasmania's convict settlement and its bloodied past

On the New South Wales North Coast, a holiday destination of particular attraction to lovers of water sports and leisure activities. Four and a half hours by road from Sydney.

Tasmania's historic Richmond town is a daytrip destination northeast of Hobart.

Rockhampton in the Australian region known as Capricornia is the capital of the central Queensland region and a gateway to inland and southern Great Barrier Reef attractions.

St Helens is the largest town on the eastern coast of Tasmania and is said to be the Australian birthplace of movie legend Merle Oberon.

Very much a tourist strip with endless golden beaches and skyscrapers jostling one another against the golden sky

A way to discover the heart of Sydney -- in only a day, or maybe two. A walking tour

Tamworth hosts the Australian Country Music Golden Guitar Awards each year in January and is known as the country music capital of Australia.

Considered the capital of the north Queensland region, Townsville, the state's fourth largest city, is some 1370 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is the departure point for Magnetic Island.

Wagga Wagga is southwest of Sydney in the generally lush irrigated region of the Riverina along the Murrumbidgee River. It is 475 kilometres from Sydney, 240 kilometres from Canberra and 440 kilometres from Melbourne.

The Queensland town of Winton is made famous by being the birthplace of Qantas and Waltzing Matilda and for holding a biennial Outback Festival with many intriguing Outback competitions including the Dunny Derby.

Third largest city in New South Wales, after Sydney and Newcastle. An hour's drive south of Sydney.

This charming historic town is the setting of the film Strange Bedfellows starring Paul Hogan, Michael Caton and Pete Postlethwaite. It's a town worth visiting in its own right.

Community website and guide for Kenilworth in the Upper Mary Valley in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, with details of accommodation, visitor attractions, services, local businesses, travel information.