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 | | 48 hours exploring The Great Eastern Drive Tasmania |
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Spend 48 hours exploring The Great Eastern Drive
Tasmania on a scenic road trip that takes in some of the state’s iconic
natural wonders. Easily accessible from both Hobart and Launceston via a
short drive, the Great Eastern Drive is where you will discover some of
Tasmania’s most beautiful spots including the picturesque Bay of Fires
and the famous Wineglass Bay. You’ll also find charming coastal towns
along the way and a number of great places to taste some of the
delicious produce and wine that Tasmania is renowned for. Find out more
on Australia.com. |
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 | | Queen’s Wharf Brisbane announcement |
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Echo Entertainment Group has partnered with Chow
Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTF) and Far East Consortium (Australia)
Pty Limited to form a joint venture
for the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Project. The project will include an
iconic world-class integrated resort and new entertainment precinct
which are connected to South Bank and adjacent to the CBD and
riverfront. It will feature more than 1,100 premium hotel rooms, a
spectacular feature Sky Deck, 50 restaurants and bars, world class
gaming facilities and three major event spaces with capacity for up to
60,000 people. The project will commence construction in 2017. |
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 | | Indigenous Wildlife Journey at Healesville Sanctuary |
| Healesville Sanctuary
has launched a tour that connects Indigenous culture with Australia’s
wildlife. Visitors are welcomed onto Wurundjeri Country by a passionate,
knowledgeable Indigenous Ranger and then explore the Sanctuary together
on a guided walking tour. Guests will discover and taste bush tucker
plants and hear Dreaming Stories, handed down through generations, of
how people and animals were created. Most of all, they will feel
spiritually enriched by stories of a people, place and culture more than
40,000 years old. |
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 | | Tastings on Hastings |
| Port Macquarie’s Tastings on Hastings
will take place from 6 to 8 November 2015 with celebrity chef Matt
Moran joining the celebrations. Themed 'Fire, Water, Harvest', the food
festival will include the inaugural Fire Water Festival, celebrity chef
dinners, cooking demonstrations and master classes. The festival's
feature event will be held on Sunday 8 November and will provide
visitors with the opportunity to sample new products, meet producers,
share tasting plates, shop for local produce and enjoy the entertainment
on the Town Green. |
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 | | Coral Expeditions in Tasmania |
| Coral Expeditions
will expand its expedition cruise program to Tasmania from this summer.
The first of 16 departures embarks on 16 November 2015 and the season
will run until February 2016. A highlight of the seven-night itinerary
from Hobart will be two days exploring the pristine Tasmanian Wilderness
World Heritage Area at Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour with Coral
Expeditions’ Parks and Wildlife Ranger. Passengers can look forward to
an active adventure, with kayaking opportunities and expert-guided
bushwalks in five national parks and two World Heritages Areas. |
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 | | Discover Haggerstone Island |
| On Australia.com,
find out more about a one-of-a-kind island experience located 600
kilometres north of Cairns. Haggerstone Island is a unique hideaway
based in one of the world’s greatest marine wonders, the Great Barrier
Reef. The all-inclusive island resort is self-described as ‘rustic
luxury’ and is accessible only by chartered aircraft and a boat ride or
by seaplane. Haggerstone Island is self-sustainable and offers aquatic
adventures on their very own vessels. |
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