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The Ekka Created: Sunday, August 06, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Colloquially known as the Ekka, the Royal Queensland Show held in Brisbane is Queensland's biggest annual event and is one of the top three agricultural shows in Australia.
Darwin Beer Can Regatta Created: Monday, July 24, 2006 Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013
The Darwin Beer Can Regatta is a yearly event with boats made out of beer cans racing on Mindil Beach.
Melbourne Theatre Guide - What's Playing in Melbourne Created: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013
The Melbourne theatre guide is a regularly updated listing of theatre productions in Melbourne, when and where they are playing, and how to book tickets.
Sydney Theatre Guide - What's Playing in Sydney Created: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013
The Sydney theatre guide lists current and coming plays, musicals and other theatre productions in Sydney with venues and booking information.
Lizard Island Created: Sunday, May 08, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Lizard Island is Australia's northernmost resort island on the Great Barrier Reef. Page 9.
Queensland Islands Created: Thursday, May 01, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
A number of Queensland islands along the Australian east coast, many of them part of the Great Barrier Reef, are popular holiday and daytrip destinations. Drive along the coast and you'll find jump...
Freycinet National Park Created: Monday, December 01, 2003 Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Freycinet National Park on the eastern coast of Tasmania is a holiday destination of wilderness, water and walking tracks.
Zeehan, Tasmania Created: Sunday, December 16, 2012 Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013
From its heyday as a bustling mining community in the 1880s and early 1900s, the Tasmania town of Zeehan remembers its pioneers at a memorial museum.
Museum of Old and New Art Created: Monday, June 10, 2013 Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013
Opened in 2011, the Museum of Old and New Art just north of Hobart city has become one of Tasmania's most visited attractions.
Vivid Sydney Festival Created: Sunday, May 30, 2010 Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013
Vivid Sydney is an annual Sydney festival of music and light displays, as well as of conferences and seminars on ideas and creativity.
Canberra Attrractions Created: Saturday, June 08, 2013 Updated: Saturday, June 08, 2013
The Canberra City Explorer takes in Canberra's major attractions on a hop on, hop off tour.
Bay of Fires Created: Thursday, October 16, 2008 Updated: Saturday, June 08, 2013
Tasmania's 29-kilometre ribbon of sea, surf and sand that is the Bay of Fires is renowned for its island beach culture, cosy cottages and nature walks.
Richmond, Tasmania Created: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Updated: Thursday, June 06, 2013
Within half an hour's drive from Hobart, you'll find the historic town of Richmond which looks to have been preserved in time from its colonial past.
Cradle Mountain Created: Friday, August 06, 2004 Updated: Thursday, June 06, 2013
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania's best known national park, is in a World Heritage area. Here's how to get there from Devonport or Launceston.
Brisbane City Sights Created: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, June 05, 2013
The Brisbane City Sights tour bus is a hop on, hop off transport facility with stops at major Brisbane city attractions.
Macquarie Street Sydney Created: Sunday, June 02, 2013 Updated: Sunday, June 02, 2013
Macquarie Street is one of Sydney's oldest government districts with a number of heritage buildings constructed during the city's early colonial years.
Sydney Opera House Picture - Australia Created: Thursday, January 20, 2005 Updated: Saturday, June 01, 2013
Photograph of Sydney Opera House taken from West Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia
10 Reasons to Visit Melbourne Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Melbourne's most popular visitor attractions make the Victorian capital one of Australia's top destinations.
Australian National Maritime Museum Created: Sunday, March 04, 2007 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Australian National Maritime Museum at Sydney's Darling Harbour is a repository of Australian maritime history comprising documents, relics and maritime craft from various periods.
Melbourne Museums and Galleries Created: Friday, March 02, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Melbourne has a number of major museums and galleries which provide insights into the life and culture not only of Australians but also of other peoples of the world.
Museum of Sydney Created: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Museum of Sydney was built on the historic site of Australia's first Government House and tells the story of Sydney from pre-colonial times to the present.
Where Is Barangaroo? Created: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Barangaroo lies just north of Darling Harbour's King St Wharf and was formerly known as East Darling Harbour.
New South Wales Parliament House Created: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The New South Wales Parliament House is the state's legislature comprising a Legislative Assembly and an upper-house Legislative Council.
NSW Government House Created: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The New South Wales Government House is located in Sydney in an area within the Royal Botanic Gardens and is open at certain times on certain days.
Hambledon Cottage Parramatta Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Hambledon Cottage in Parramatta was built in 1824 in a colonial Georgian style and part of the area's heritage buildings open to the public.
Martin Place Created: Monday, January 07, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Martin Place in the heart of Sydney city is a place of entertainment, leisure and activity.
10 Reasons to Visit Sydney Created: Friday, April 20, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Sydney is Australia's best known city and one of the most popular destinations Down Under. Here are 10 reasons why.
Getting Around in Sydney Created: Friday, January 06, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Using public transport for getting around in Sydney is not as daunting as it seems to first-time visitors to Sydney.
Wild Life Sydney Created: Friday, October 06, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Wild Life Sydney at Darling Harbour, formerly Sydney Wildlife World, brings some of Australia's unique animals, birds and other creatures right at the doorstep of the city's central district.
Hyde Park Barracks Created: Sunday, April 07, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Hyde Park Barracks is a World Heritage Australian convict site inscribed by the United Nations and housing a museum on its convict and early Sydney history.
Where Is the Sydney Opera House? Created: Thursday, October 16, 2003 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Where is the Sydney Opera House located?
Governor's Dairy Cottage Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
The Governor's Dairy Cottage in Parramatta Park was first built between 1798 and 1805 and actually predates historic Old Government House.

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