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Year of Weekends Away
Weekenders with the kids
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WA & SA
Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island is a water baby's dream.
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia is stunning and beguiling and simplistic in its beauty.
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is known as "Australia's Galapagos". And it actually stacks up.
Murray River
Do not expect a retinue of directions, meeting times and entry fees.
TAS & ACT
Derwent dining
If you're hungry for a more adventurous menu, then you'll love what the great southern state has to offer.
Bruny Island
It's the small island off the small island at the bottom of Australia.
North-West TAS
Experience the cleanest, greenest weekend away the country has to offer.
Poachers' Way
The Poachers' Way brings together guesthouses, restaurants, wineries and galleries as well as a spa and a horseriding trail.
NSW & VIC
Hunter Valley
Life centres around the grape and the glass in the Hunter.
Jervis Bay
If only everywhere was so naturally beautiful ...
Yarra Valley
Some of the country's best pinots are just an hour's drive away.
The Grampians
The Grampians are Victoria's best back-to-nature destination.
QLD & NT
Bargara
Not heard of Bargara? Go during turtle season, and you'll see that the turtles have known about it for ages!
Broadbeach
Don't rule out the Gold Coast because you have a mental image of bright lights, theme parks and tacky souvenir shops.
Bamarru Plains
Gourmet travel and outback safari experiences converge right on Darwin's doorstep.
Canoeing in Katherine
Escape the tourists and head to Katherine and the Nitmiluk Gorge for a two-day, budget-priced canoeing escapade.
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