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Mission Beach Travel Information
Mission Beach is a small village along the Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. The popular tourist destination of Dunk Island lies 4km offshore. Today, what were once separate villages have now grown such that they are considered one town, Mission Beach. The villages are, from south to north, South Mission Beach, Wongaling Beach, Mission Beach [...]
Continue reading...Mildura Travel Information Guide
9. October 2008
Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. Mildura is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The city’s population is 30,016. Mildura is also known as the centre of Victoria’s Food Bowl and is a major producer of citrus [...]
Continue reading...Melbourne General Tourism Information
9. October 2008
Tourism plays an important role in Melbourne’s economy, with approximately 7.6 million domestic visitors and 1.88 million international visitors in 2004. In 2008, Melbourne overtook Sydney as the nation’s leading tourism destination. The city is headquarters for many of Australia’s largest corporations, including five of the ten largest in the country (based on revenue) (ANZ, BHP [...]
Continue reading...Travel and Culture of Melbourne
9. October 2008
Melbourne is an Australian city known for its diverse, multi-layered culture and society. It hosts many traditional and commercial cultural institutions such as theatre, popular music and film, sport and fashion, amongst others, as well as hosting diverse alternative cultural institutions, particularly; street art, independent music, art and film. Melbourne is considered the “cultural and sporting [...]
Continue reading...Melbourne Travel Guide Information
9. October 2008
Melbourne is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3.8 million. Located at the mouth of the Yarra River and on the northern and eastern shorelines of Port Phillip, in Australia’s south-east, Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria. Melbourne’s demonym is Melburnian. Melbourne is a major centre of [...]
Continue reading...Travelling in Magnetic Island Guide
9. October 2008
Magnetic Island, just offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, in Cleveland Bay is a 52 km² mountainous island which has effectively become a suburb of Townsville having 2,107 permanent residents. It is accessible from Townsville to Nelly Bay by ferry operated by Sunferries. There is a large 27 km² national park and bird sanctuary [...]
Continue reading...Launceston Tourist Informations
9. October 2008
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. It is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart. Settled by Europeans in March 1806, Launceston is one of Australia’s oldest cities and has many [...]
Continue reading...Katoomba Travel Information Guide
9. October 2008
Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. It is well known for spectacular mountain views and extensive bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains area. Ka-toom-ba is Aboriginal for “shining falling water” and takes its name [...]
Continue reading...Katherine Travel Guide
9. October 2008
Katherine is a town situated 320 km southeast of Darwin in the “Top End” of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is the third largest settlement in the territory after the capital Darwin and Alice Springs. At the 2001 census, Katherine had a population of 6,488. Set in promising grazing and future agricultural country, the town’s main [...]
Continue reading...Kangaroo Island Travel Tips
9. October 2008
Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island – after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is 112 kilometres southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf Saint Vincent. At its closest point to the mainland, it is 13 kilometres (8 mi) offshore from Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula in the state of [...]
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9. October 2008
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