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Here's what to do in my town:
Naremburn is nestled right in the heart of Sydney's Lower / Mid North Shore area, and it is fantastic, we have the best of city living, yet we are the first step to suburbia. The atmosphere around here is definitely more like that of a village area, and in each suburb you will find lovely local shops, eateries, beautiful homes, and friendly people. The area I describe is north of the Harbour Bridge, west to Lane Cove, north to Chatswood, and east to the Manly area. To reach the outer perimeter of this area, is only 20 minutes to drive in any direction from our home. It is an area with beautiful trees, wonderful park lands, great walk ways and cycle areas throughout, yet it is only 5 mins from the CBD, and 25 mins from the Airport. There are so many parks, and public reserves all along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour that I have included links to all of the local councils in the area in case you are interested. A couple of better known ones that are close to our house are Blues Point Reserve, and Balls Head Reserve - popular venues to watch the New Years Fireworks Celebrations from.
This is how you get here:
By bus, train or ferry, call 131500, or use the transport infoline website to plan your trip. or you could get a taxi, or water taxi If you chose to drive yourself, please use this map which also has the attractions below marked on it, with a description of each area here . When the map opens, just click on each attraction on the left hand side, and it will zoom in to the area, and a description of what you can do there.
My favourite local attractions:
Lane Cove River Park – Chatswood West
Luna Park – North Sydney www.lunaparksydney.com/index.html
Sydney Harbour Bridge – Sydney Harbour.
Taronga Zoo – Mosman http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/
Balmoral Beach – Balmoral
Ocean World Manly – Manly http://www.oceanworld.com.au/
Manly Beach – Manly
There are numerous local markets that run regularly, in Kirribilli, North Sydney, Crows Nest and Chatswood. The shopping in Mosman and Neutral Bay is divine, there are some wonderful boutiques. There is always something interesting happening in Manly, check the council site for regular events like the food and wine fair, and jazz festival etc. North Sydney Oval also has an outdoor moonlight cinema in the summer months. You will find even more information on the links below for the local councils, and the National Parks.
www.starlightcinema.com.au/noflash/about.asp
http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/
http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/
http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/www/html/2062-markets.asp
http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Local-Markets.html
There are so many places to dine out in this area that you will be spoilt for choice no matter which suburb you are in. If there is a type of food that is your favourite, you will find it easily. From cheap take outs, to five star super romantic dining, it is all here and most places have high chairs and many have great water views. If you are child free, check out some of the great pubs and clubs in Manly, and North Sydney, there is a great variety to suit every taste. The Oaks at Mosman is one of my favourites, and in St Leonards there is Cabana Bar, and at Crows Nest - the 'Crowy' or Crows Nest Hotel. Artarmon sports the Great Northern Hotel, and Lane Cove has the Longueville Hotel for good old fashioned pub type of atmosphere. I better stop there, as it is beginning to sound like I know far too much about the local watering holes ; )
If you are in our area, please take the time to enjoy it. It is a lovely setting, the views are phenomenal, there is heaps to do, and it is a very family friendly, fun place to be! |
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As an American living in Australia, I have been eager to see as much as I can. Unfortunately, life gets in the way and I haven’t been able to or made the time to do all that I would like. So this will include things I have done and things I would like to do. When I came to visit Australia before my husband and I got married, Melbourne was my favourite city. Loved the culture, the lifestyle, the public transport! Melbourne reminded me a lot of San Francisco, another favourite city of mine. There is so much to do here, I guess it depends on what you would like to see and do.
If you are into sports, there is so much on offer in Melbourne. Of course, it is the home of AFL, Australian Rules Football. There are 2 venues to watch professional AFL, Telstra Dome and The Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG. Even if you have no idea what is happening in the game (like me) it is still fun to attend. If you enjoy tennis, Melbourne is the home of the Australian Open. This is a most enjoyable event to attend even on just a ground pass as you can see good matches at Vodofone Arena and can see many of the players at practice on the smaller courts as well as up and coming stars. There are large screens around the grounds to watch the matches including the ones in Rod Laver. If you enjoy golf, the MFS Women’s Australian Open will be held in Melbourne in 2008. If you like to cycle and are feeling brave, try Around the Bay in a Day. "Around the Bay" is one of the world's biggest and most popular cycling participation events. With a choice of four ride distances (250km, 210km, 100km or 50km), this year's event offers a challenge for riders of all abilities. The ride takes in some of Melbourne's most scenic and popular riding routes around Port Phillip Bay and includes the West Gate Bridge, Beach Road and the Bellarine Peninsula. In 2006, more than 14,000 riders took on the challenge of riding "around the bay", raising a record $460,000 (as of Feb 07) for The Smith Family.
If you enjoy shopping, there is lots of that available in Melbourne. The Queen Victoria Markets are a must see. Open 5 days a week, you are sure to be able to get to the markets during your time here. Anything that you may want to purchase, you can find it here. There is fantastic fruit and veggie stalls, fish mongers, butchers, deli’s, winemakers, live animals, leather good, clothing, junk, jewelry, candy, food, flowers, shoes, you name it you can find it. If you are into the good shopping, there plenty of shops to choose from. Chapel Street is Melbourne’s premier retail fashion district. The Bourke Street Mall is a fun and easy place to go. It is home to the old favorites Myers and David Jones amongst the many smaller well known and specialty shops. It is a blast walking down the laneways and finding out of the way shops that have unique items. If sightseeing is what you enjoy, your eyes will be amazed.
There is so much to see in Melbourne. St Kilda is a lovely trendy area to visit and have a cup of coffee, an ice cream or a meal. Plenty to look at and do. Luna Park is there, plenty of restaurants and shops. On the weekends, there is a craft market along Upper Esplanade. Well worth the trip. Southbank and the Yarra River are another must see. Southbank is situated along the Yarra. Melbourne is home to 3 Zoos, Melbourne Zoo, Werribe Open Range Zoo, and Healesville Sanctuary. Haven’t been to Werribe but would love to go and hear it is wonderful. The other two are definitely worth the trip. There are plenty of cultural venues to attend as well. The National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Rd and Ian Potter Museum and Center for Moving Images are both located in Federation Square which is located across from the Flinders Street Train Station, a beautiful building. Docklands has been refurbished and is the hot spot to see.
If eating is your thing, then Melbourne is the place to be. There are restaurants too numerous to list but rest assured, if there is a cuisine you want, you can find it in Melbourne!
And you can't go past talking about the public transport system. You can get anywhere in Melbourne via the extensive public transport system. Within the city there are taxis, buses, trams and trains. The system is pretty easy to use. There is an information center in Federation Square and I have found that the operators are very informed and willing to help you out. There is a free tram that circles the city with many stops along the way. There is also the Tram Car Restaurant you can travel the city while dining on some fantastic fare (pun intended). If you would like to do this, you must book early as it fills quickly.
Well, that is what I have to share about my home town Melbourne. I hope to see you here real soon!
Angela
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Torquay
Torquay is a quiet town within south devon, in the town area you have all the shopping places , casinos , there is a beach at the end of town this is torquay sea front / harbour , where you can hire boats out, sweet and toy stall , pubs and resturants, sometimes mainly in the summer they will hold fayres and holiday attractions. In the summer time even though i said it was a quiet town in the summer you often see lots of tourists about and gets very hectic.
You also have babbacombe which is also a very nice little area, there you have 2 beaches , there is this little place where everything is so little called model village , that is a amazing place to go into it really i s nice there.there are a feew other tourist attraction over there too.
cockington is a lovely lace if you like the quiet relaxing and pretty places , you often see alot of horses and such like animals in cockington pretty little parks its more like the country than a town its very nice i would love to live there .
Exeter
Exeter is more busy than torquay and paignton this is more of a city , where you have colleges uni's and its where most go for a day out shopping.
It is more a working town too but it is a really nice area to be it is very big i still get lost myself lol.But there are few tourist attractions there
paignton
Paignton is pretty much like torquay, with lots of tourist attractions, apart from i think thres are only 4 hills(less beaches) . The seafront in paignton is beautifull and usually in the summer they have fayres, car shows , bike shows and much more scross from the seafront is all or most of paigntons bed and brekfast and hotels.
there are lots of holiday shops in paignton in the main area of paigntonalong with the food clothes and toy shops.
sorry i haent wrote much about devon , but i have only lived herre a couple of yrs , but thanks for listening.
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Well after the articles that have been written already about Toowoomba and the surrounding areas i just wanted to add a few more to tell you a little more what there is to do here...Around about half an hour out of Toowoomba is a small town called Oakey...
Oakey is the home to the Museum of Australian Army Flying...This place displays rvery type of aircraft flown by the Australian Army from WWII and up to the high tech military helipcopters that are being used today..there is things like a replica Bristol Bockite that is like the ones used to train pilots in WWI...
There is also the Oakey historical Museum in town which has one of the towns old slab huts...WHile you are in Oakey Why not stop for a meal in the Oakey RSL or even the local tavern... Outside of the civic centre in the middle of town is a bronze statue of the mighty racing horse Bernborouh..He is life size and has a button you can press to hear all about him...
Just a quick trip down the road to a small place called Johndaryn...This has a place that has been visited by many a tourist and enjoyed by the kids..Its the Jondaryan Woolshed and station Village...The woolshed is actually the oldest one in Queensland dating back to 1859...This museum was established in 1975...This is a place where you can experience what life was like before all the tech mod cons took over...There is sheep shearing, Blacksmithing, Working horses, Sheep dogs and enjoy a feed of dome damper washed down with a cup of billy tea...If you would like to stay here you can stay in the sheares quarters if you really want to get into the feel of the place...
I am sure I could type on for hours and hours about all the things that there is to see and do in the place I live but these few articles already written are enough to give you a taste and to tempt you to come and vist our town...
Just remember if you are coming in the winter months bring warm clothes as the wind in winter can be freezing...But doesnt take away from the things to see and do around here...
Just wanted to share
Have a great day
Cheers
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I am from Mackay Nth Queensland Australia about 1000 klm nth of Brisbane.I have lived in this region all my life and would like to share some things about my town with you.
MACKAY
Located midway between Brisbane and Cairns, the Mackay Region coastline stretches 200 km north from St Lawrence to Laguna Whitsunday’s, and inland to the town of Clermont and other coal mining communties. The region’s rich and colourful past is economically founded upon sugar, coal, beef and tourism.
The Mackay Region is becoming increasingly popular with the tourists as a holiday destination seeking an unspoiled, friendly contrast to other over-developed, over-crowded destinations found elsewhere on the coast. Here the weather is superb year round, with temperatures in the warmer months from 24°c to 33°c and winter temperatures a comfortable 16°c to 24°c. The waters remain at a warm 18°c to 26°c year round thus making it very popular with the travelers from the southern states to escape the winter cold .
What To DO
As Mackay is only about an hour and a half south of the Whitsundays it is a great place to stay, Secluded islands and beaches, spectacular rainforests and national parks, pristine coral reefs, exciting fishing spots, genuine country hospitality,or sit back and relax while watching a movie at one of our two cinema's,scenic drives and fabulous dining in the Mackay city Heart- you’ll find it all here in the Mackay Region!
There are plenty of places to stay whilst enjoying the sites of Mackay with many great Motels or caravan parks.We have the marina at the Mackay Harbour which is a great place for a family picnic or enjoy a meal at one of the many restaurants at the Mackay Marina.We have recently opened a board walk along the banks of our Pioneer River which is one of the last Blue Rivers In Queensland or for the plant lovers we have our Botanical Gardens to enjoy.
Artspace Mackay located in the city allows you to check out Mackay's award winning regional art gallery and museum. Its diversity offers the chance to experience the works of local artists and learn about the region's heritage past.
One of my families favourites is Cape Hillsborough National Park where the local kangaroo population will greet you on arival.They have resort style accomadation or if you have your own caravan or tent they have powered sites.Cape Hillsborough is a great family attraction with it beautifil sandy beach and a loverly pool for your family to enjoy after you have walked one of the many bushwalking tracks.
There are plenty of other things to do and see in Mackay I have just listed a few here ,for all your accomadation and things to do check out the website www.mackay.qld.gov.au .Hope to see you in my region one day.
 
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Penrith is located at foothills of the Blue Mountains on the shores of the Nepean River. Penrith Valley is packed full of great activities and events. Try Whitewater Rafting at the Sydney International Regatta Centre the same facility used for the rowing and flatwater conoeing at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. You can even walk, cycle or rollerblade around the Regatta and then stop along the way for a picnic. There's horse riding, bushwalking, picincing at the many spots along the Nepean River; Tench Reserve, Weir Reserve or the centre of the Nepean River where there's a great kid's playground. From the Nepean River you will see the beautiful Nepean Belle, it's an old world style paddlewheeler featuring lavish intimate atmosphere. You can dine for lunch or dinner, Candlelight dinner's, it's available for weddings, formals, birthday parties, Christmas party's and will take you along the Nepean River and show you the beautiful sights.
Follow the Nepean Lookout signs from the Mulgoa Village to the Rock lookout and then take a stroll along the marked track until you come to the breathtaking view of the Nepean Gorge.
Enjoy art exhibitions, tranquil gardens as well as heritage houses and children's workshop activities during the school holidays at the Penrith Regional Gallery. Watch a Play at the Q Theatre or Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
Visit Panthers World of Entertainment - Home of the Penrith Panthers NRL team and the biggest licensed club in Australia, with Aqua Golf, live entertainment, bars and restaurants.
Take the kids to see Thomas The Tank Engine at The Trainshed. Where the kids can ride Thomas, James, Percy and Toby. It's great value for money as the kids can ride all day for $18 and you can take along a picnic or buy food from their shop. Just beside The Train Shed is Vickery's Winery where you can do wine tasting and purchase some lovely wines and ports......I personally recommend the Rummy Port...mmmm...yum!! Attached to the Winery is the Wool Shed which they have turned into a Dinner and Dance themed Restaurant, great for any function, a lot of fun is in stall for you there!
Penrith is a great place to live or visit. You have the Beautiful Blue Mountains behind you, a 1 hour drive to visit Katoomba and the Three Sisters or 1 hour drive to the Sydney CBD and the iconic Opera House or Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Nepean River
The Nepean Gorge
Weir Reserve
The Nepean Belle
Conoeing at The Regatta Centre
Enjoying firends and food
 Amanda xxx
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Esperance Western Australia. Having only recently moved to Esperance I have also only recently taken part in a great deal of touristy type activities, so I have a pretty good idea of what it's like for the visitor, I am not yet jaded by the familiar. First of all It is a small but undeniably beautiful place. Small town with everything you need nestled right on a picture perfect shore line. The water is as many shades of blue as you see on any Figi advertisement, it is crystal clear and it is presented to with a ribbon of almost snow white sand. It is full of the most amazing of our sea creatures and you can see them in either the very well run and set out Aquarium on the Esplanade or just by walking past the Tea Rooms Restaurant (My personal fave) onto the marina Jetty and look down. Last time I did, I saw the most orange of star fish sitting on a rock that formed part of the jetty...I could have reached in and picked it up had the desire arisen. You can there for beach comb and find these little treasures no longer living but interesting and an amazing find for child and adults a like. You can find too sea horses who like to live amongst the sea weed which gets washed ashore regularly and where they meet there end only to be treasured still by a tourist or a local for ever after. The main Jetty is very long and is set up for fishermen/women of all ages and abilities. You take your rod or hand line and bate and they supply the fish, the varieties are many and varied and are caught with amazing regularity. Should it not be your lucky day you will more likely than not have a visit from a much loved local who goes by the name of Sammy the Seal. I am amazed at the size of this seal. There are statues dotted around town in his honor and you might think image, that is until you see him. He is massive, I personally think he resembles more of a walrus (or what I imagine a walrus to look like) who has shaved off his MO. There are signs about saying don't feed him, you wont have to because all the locals pretend to be illiterate and feed him for you, hence I imagine, his enormous size. There are Adult sized Peddle cars in the shape of T-Model Fords that can be peddled in car parks and along the Esplanade walking/bike track on the shore front. There is an Indoor Mini Golf course, there are some wonderful parks and Adventure Play Grounds that you can enjoy free of charge. There is a miniature rail way for the little ones that runs during W.A.'s school holidays and most Long Weekends. There is the Museum Village, which are original Esperance and region Houses used in the beginning that have been restored, moved into town and converted into a little specialty shop/park area, which is quite interesting and rather Arty. That is where you will also find the very well equipped Tourist Info Centre, where you can even take some free tiny bottles of Esperance White sand. And free tourist Maps which you will want to get. There is the Long Ocean Drive, drive which is dotted with viewing area's and car parks for some of the most incredibly beautiful views you will ever turn your eye's to. Words are a very poor substitute for the actual breath taking scenery that is along that drive. Last month I took my cousin and we were lucky enough to see a pod of approximately 20 dolphins playing in the surf for about 45 magically wonderful, life enhancing minutes. My cousin even incredibly had got a photo of 2 of them jumping out of the water back over the wave they had been riding just because he was taking scenic photo's, I pointed the dolphins out to him after he had already taken the shot. An amazing experience, I must hunt him down to send me the photo;s The one down side to Esperance is the weather. Prior to moving here I lived 4 hours away and every time we planned to come it rained, so we put it off and put it off and never got around to going for 4 years, then my Mum made us go with her and brand new baby as all that time I had NEVER been. What a shame, is all I can say now. It does rain a fair bit here, however, rug up and enjoy it anyway. There is an amazing amount of indoor entertainment here, including a lovely recently refurbished multi cinema, many cafe's and excellent seafood (and other) restaurants. In Summer it is reportably terrific, you get a cooling sea breeze, great surf waves on the surf beaches and great kid and dog friendly beaches as well. There are even beaches where you can drive your 4x4 for ever on the pristine sands. Collect sea urchins and shells of all shapes and sizes, cuttlefish and more. For a nice family day out there is a giant adventure garden not far out of town on the great ocean drive. Some creative people have opened there expanse of garden and created a fun family environment. There's Giant Chess, Giant Pick up Sticks, BBQ facilities (you can even buy BBQ packs of meat there if you're un prepared), there's an outdoor mini golf course, and myriad of other giant puzzles and games to do for one incredibly low entry fee price (something like $5 per adult, babies free children $3- or something like that), there's a coffee shop there and what impressed me most ladies is that the toilets supplied sanitary pads and tampons just incase you found yourself in an embarrassing situation 20 minutes or so out of town FOR FREE. With clean real face washers also available, it was just so incredibly thoughtful. There are even puzzles to do on the coffee tables if you want to test your skills even further. Then there are the off the beaten track but interesting places like The Mermaid skin place. They make things out of fish leather and it's quite remarkable, unusual and very interesting, you cp;fan buy their stuff in stores about town including the Tourist Info centre OR you can go to there factory and learn more about it and buy from there. (The Info people will give you directions). There are boat cruises, out to Woody Island...I'M yet to do this yet, but I am told it is great and we plan to do it in September when family comes to visit'/ Every month rain hail or shine there is a market day on a Sunday, I think it's the third Sunday in the month and you'll mind all sorts from 2nd hand wares to home made lemon butter and apricot jams, to scenic paintings by local artists, and impressive recycled metal sculptures in varying sizes. There are some very stylish apartments to rent or cheaper but very comfortable motel rooms or caravan parks, what ever your budget, there will be something to suit. Tourism is big business in Esperance, so everybody is very friendly, everything is done in the best possible way available from the food to the accommodations what ever time of year there will be something interesting to see, do and experience in Esperance W.A. I have probably left out a ton of great stuff as I haven't bothered to look anything up, this is all from personal experience or off the top of my head. I'm almost converted to being a beach person instead of a Mountains girl. Cross the Nullabour and turn left at Norseman or fly in from Perth on Sky West Airlines, or you can take the reportably long but scenic route through Margaret River & Bunbury and Albany etc, though there is a more direct route to Perth that takes about 7 hours through Ravensthorpe etc. We are a 4 hour drive from Kalgoorlie.......Come for a visit, you wont be sorry. See you soon  
1.Blue Blue water's of Esperance. 2.Nicked this photo ..taken from The Ocean Drive.
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The coastal city of Wollongong is located just over 80km south of Sydney…… Wollongong CBD is a thriving commercial centre, with more than 300 stores. The Crown Street mall is closed to traffic, this area possess a concentration of stores, restaurants, cafes and entertainment. Towards the end of Crown Street you find Wollongong Entertainment Centre and Win Stadium, these are the places to be for the region’s major entertainment and sporting events
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North Wollongong is well known for its distinctive light house and boat harbour. The small harbour hosts the sea food and sail festival every February, and in November it is the finish for the Sydney to Gong bicycle ride. This area is perfect for picnics.
North of the harbour begins a magnificent stretch of beached. The most popular being North Beach. Wollongong has a total of 17 beaches, they are patrolled by surf lifesavers between the months of September and April. Cyclists, walkers and joggers will also appreciate the 60km of walk ways passing close to the coast.
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Lake Illawarra is situated 10km south of Wollongong CBD. Some of the activities in this area are fishing, swimming, waterskiing, sailing and windsurfing. On the drive to Lake Illawarra from Wollongong CBD you will pass through the steel making industries of Port Kembla. The Wollongong Botanic Garden is host to plant life from Australia, and around the world. The gardens open weekdays 7am to 5pm and weekends 10am to 5pm, during day light saving the gardens stay open till 6.45pm on weekends. The gardens are easy to find by using the F6 freeway. Taking the Keiraville exit and following the Botanic Garden signs. Much more than a place of beauty, the Botanic Gardens is a place where many activities are held. n Guided walks to places of interest
n Band recitals
n Theatrical entertainment
n Starlight cinema screenings and
n Environmental community participation activities Mount keira is located about 10km west of Wollongong CBD. Mount keira is 469 metres above sea level, and it is characterised by the Illawarra escarpment landscape. Mount keira is the site of the first coal mine in the Illawarra. The park is an area of 9.4 hectares. It is used for bush walking, picnicking, sightseeing, rock climbing and school trips. From the lookouts you can see 77 km over the ocean to the east, 53 km north to the Kurnell oil refineries and 64 km south to the Northern Headland of Jarvis Bay. There is a licence restaurant that is open 7 days for Devonshire teas, light lunches, and a-la-carte meals. Also located in the park, are picnic areas, BBQ areas and a souvenir shop. Other facilities available at the lookout are;
n Access with and without assistance for the disabled
n Car park
n Coach parking
n Public toilets Wollongong is a great place to visit, the people are friendly and you could always pop around to visit me…………. Sandra xxx
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Well I thought i would write an article about my home town, and all sorts of fun things that are here.
When coming for a holiday in Dubbo....there are plenty of fun things to do, and plenty of attractions to see, so
I advise that you bring that camera with you....maybe a fishing rod or two....and plenty of clothes....you never know what the weather will be like!
IF you plan on holidaying in the summer....bring your swimmers and lots of summer clothes! Why? Because when holidaying here in summer, you will experience temperatures of upto 43 degrees celsius...... never mind though, because here in dubbo we have an AWESOME aquatic centre and a river to swim in!
The aquatic centre has a HUGE water slide, a normal pool (like the one at the Homebush bay aquatic center) and it also has a toddlers wading pool. There is a canteen there also, which has lots of yummy food!
The river hole most of us go to (not me or my family) for a swim is either to Sandy Beach or Butlers falls....they are both great for a swim and also to
catch a fish or two!
If you plan on holidaying in the winter....be sure to bring lots of warm clothes!
The attractions here are pretty cool...here they are:
Western Plains Zoo: This is a well known Zoo, almost as famous as the sydney Taronga Zoo. There is a restaurant or 2 out there as well as a few "solar operated" cafe's.
There is a bike track to cycle around, OR you can hire a little 4 person buggy and drive around the Zoo....bikes can also be hired!
If you are an early starter.....at approximately 5.45 am there is an early morning Zoo walk, where you walk around the zoo and get to see all of the animal enclosures with a tour guide, and after the tour is finished, you get to have a full buffet breakfast - YUMMO!
Kidzoo: Kidzoo is a HUGE indoor playground - and i must say its LOTS of fun! You can sit and relax with a coffee, while the kids have fun climbing all through the equipment and stuff or as an alternative you can be a big kid too and go on the equipment with them! They have an automated bubble blower which blows bubbles every 3 minutes, they have a volleyball net, a toddler section, a baby section and a ball pit!
Old Dubbo Gaol: Go back in time and experience what it was like being in gaol! This gaol is no longer under operation, but is opened as tourist attraction!
You can go into the darkness and listen to the prisoner talk (that scared the crap out of me LOL), or you can pretend to be a prisoner yourself and get locked up in a cell...i must say this experience was interesting!
Dundullimal: Dundullimal is an old homestead that was around back in the 1890's or there abouts.... they have a cafe where you can eat damper and jam and they also have the real old horses....probably as old as the house hehehe. For $6 it isnt too bad!
Reading Cinema Dubbo 5: Fancy a movie? Well if so, pay a visit to the local cinema! There you can relax in comfort and enjoy the movie and the yummy popcorn! If you go on a tuesday, the tickets are discounted! Also, every tuesday or wednesday morning, they have mum and baby sessions, where you can take your bub along with you! OR if you dont want to go to that session, ask what movie is on in cinema 2, and you can sit in the "soundproof room" with your bub/ toddler!
Centro Dubbo: This is probably the most popular shopping complex in dubbo! The shops in there are cool! You have clothing shops like fashion fair, supre, glassons, jeans west and just jeans! Their is also a Target and a supermarket along with a hairdresser, a pharmacy and a few other nifty shops!
Well for me thats about all i can think of! I hope you can find this article appealing enough to want to come to dubbo....and if you do come to dubbo, be sure to pay me a visit!
Cheers!
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Holidaying in Launceston Tasmania
Hi im from Launceston Tasmania and would like to share with you all what i enjoy most about my town...
Launceston is Australia's third oldest city (after Sydney and Hobart) and has many historical buildings and sights. is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, 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 and the fastest growing city in the state.[1]
Sport
Launceston is the home of Aurora Stadium (a.k.a. York Park), which is the state's only first-class sports ground equipped with lights for evening games. It hosts several first class Australian rules events, including the Northern Tasmanian Football League and Victorian Football League team, the Tasmanian Devils Football Club. The Melbourne team Hawthorn (and previously St Kilda) have played a small number of AFL (Australian football) games there each year. Launceston holds the record attendance for a VFL/AFL crowd in Tasmania (20,961) set on June 18, 2006 when Hawthorn played Richmond Football Club.
There is heated (but friendly) rivalry between residents of Launceston and the southern capital Hobart. The AFL games mentioned above are an example -- Hobart residents are disappointed about missing out -- while Hobart hosts all international cricket games played in the state at the Bellerive Oval.
Launceston is also the city where the controversial finish to the St Kilda v Fremantle game occurred, on April 30, 2006.
The city was also one of the venues for the 2003 Rugby World Cup attracting a record crowd of 19,891 for the sport of rugby union in Tasmania to a game between Romania and Namibia at York Park.
Launceston is the only city in Tasmania to have hosted national soccer matches. A National Soccer League game was held at Aurora Stadium in 2002 between Perth Glory and Melbourne Knights, attracting 5,324 fans. An A-League pre-season cup game was played at the same venue between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United on 16 July 2006 in front of a crowd of 6,834.
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So thats why i love my tassie town and i hope that this activity has helped you all to get to know our little island down here.....
Mwah
Cazza
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Through my eyes toowoomba is a great place for families. Keeping on the same topic of the parks and gardens. There is picnic point; this park is located on the eastern side of toowoomba on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. This is a good place to go with the kids on a Sunday. There are bbq’s three playgrounds, bush walking tracks and a café and restaurant. The bush walking tracks are about 3-4 kilometers long and a lot of animals. People think that it is long but if you take a camera it is a good place to go when you are looking to be relaxed. On Sundays they have a train ride for the kiddies. And after your big day pop on up to the café and grab an ice-cream. While you’re up there got to the lookout you can see for miles.
At Easter time toowoomba plays host to the Australian Gospel Music Festival. This is located at Queens Park. If your coming from out of town there is camping at the park or you can stay at one of the many motels in town. It’s a great weekend of music and entertainment. I know what you’re thinking I’m not religious but believe me you don’t have to be to enjoy the AGMF. I’m not either but we’ve been and really have had a good time. I think the best thing about it is that it is drug and alcohol free. For more information, visit www.toowoombaholidays.info or call for your free holiday pack on 07 46 32 1988. http://www.agmf.com.au/index.htm?Action=home
On the last Sunday of every month there is the Cabarlah Country Markets. Although these markets aren’t actually located in Toowoomba it’s only a short 10 or 15 min drive north, but well worth the drive out there to have a look. You can listen to live music browse the stalls of arts and crafts. Pick up a bargain at the second hand stalls. Do your fruit and veggie shopping and grab a bite to eat. The markets commence at 8am and conclude at 1.30 pm. So while you’re in Toowoomba on your next holiday. Why not stop by and see what treasures you can find at the Cabarlah Country Markets
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Hi there guys
The Shoalhaven boasts a wide range of popular natural attractions. As well as its magnificent beaches and waterways, the Shoalhaven is home to the famous and beautiful areas of Jervis Bay, the Kangaroo Valley, Ettrema Wilderness, Budawang Ranges and Morton National Park.
Nowra is the largest coastal town on the NSW south coast and the business and administrative 'capital' of the Shoalhaven.
Nowra is the region's commercial and administrative centre. The major industries around Nowra include tourism, manufacturing and the presence of the Australian Navy. There is a huge naval museum,very interesting for hubby and kids lol.
Shoalhaven River
The lazy expansive Shoalhaven River flows under the bridge at Nowra on its way to the coast at Shoalhaven Heads.
River cruises, photography and fishing are some of the popular experiences on this beautiful and precious waterway.To appreciate the full beauty of the river you need to go on a cruise up it. Its banks merge from picturesque, gentle rural flats to sheer rock faces breathtaking in their colour and ruggedness.This river is well looked after,we always swam in it as teenagers.Although Sydney is always taking water from it,which causes a bit of debate!
Nowra's adjoining town of Bomaderry is the southernmost coastal link to the NSW rail system from Sydney.
The population of Nowra / Bomaderry is around 25,000, this large because of the number of service men and women based here. The town is divided by the river running east to Shoalhaven Heads, and by the Princes Highway running north south.
Some of the main attractions are listed below
.Australian Naval Aviation Museum, Nowra--as I said great for hubby and kids to explore.
The Berry Bon Bon, Berry-- A great lollie shop with old fashion type lollies
Meroogal House, Nowra--house that was built in 1885 and is a gorgeous old house with guided tours
Nowra Animal Park, Nowra--This is a top place lots to see and do Crocodiles are a main attraction
Towns and villages situated around 15-20 min drive from Nowra include;
Culburra Beach, Currarong, Callala Bay and Beach, Myola, Huskisson, Vincentia, Hyams Beach, Green Patch and of course the small township of Jervis Bay itself.
These areas are my favourite places anywhere in Australia. We are so lucky to have wonderful beaches close by.
There are so many things to look at other than the beaches though including:
Laddie Timbery's Aboriginal Arts & Crafts, Huskisson--very pretty and cultural things to see
Lady Denman Maritime Museum, Huskisson--www.ladydenman.asn.au/
Lilliputland, Jervis Bay--mini railway very cool
Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens, Jervis Bay--a stunning display to view
There are so many more places to mention this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Any way that's my place come visit If you do let me know and I will take you anywhere you want
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Okay well as you all know I live fairly close to Toowoomba but I live outside on the way to a place called Crows Nest...I wanted to add this to the articles in the series we have started as it is not only fairly close to Toowoomba about an 30-45 minute drive it also sports a great national part and falls...If camping and exploring nature is for you this is the place to visit on your trip to Toowoomba...
There is also on the way to Crows Nest a place called Highfields (if you are going there make sure you give me a yell hehe) But stop in there to check out the Danish flower art store and make sure you defintely look at the highfields pioneer village while your there...The old traditional trades like blacksmithing are still alive and well there...
Crows nest is a lovely drive from Toowoomba along the New England Highway...On your way there make sure you stop in to see the Black Forest Hill Cuckoo clock centre in Cabarlah and marvel at the large amount of cuckoos in this place traditional and quirky ones...
Crows nest Falls and Valley of Diamonds are also along this road and close to Toowoomba...These places are home to platypus, kookaburras, possums and rare brush tailed rock wallabies...The flora and fauna in these places is just magnificent...When you get to crows nest falls they have camping grounds for the camper or just picnic areas for the day visitors...There are walking tracks along the falls which are just magnificent...The water that travels along the boulders that are all through the area... The rock pool that the water falls into has walls of granite of about 120 metres high and you can either stand at the lookout up and watch this magnificent piece of nature just happen or you can take another bush track and check it out from closer to the bottom of the falls... If you want to camp there you must get a camping permit...
If you travel from there, there is three man made lakes close by that are called lakes Cooby, Perseverance, Cressbrook...While there is a great camping ground at Cressbrook the other two do not offer this facility...All three have picnic areas, Playgrounds, toilets and boat ramps...At Cooby there is a walking track and you can fish at both cooby and cressbrook... For the nature adventurer these definately are a must see and I just wanted to share them all...
Well that is about all for the Crows Nest area near Toowoomba...
Have a great Day
Cheers
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Hi guys...I have thought of a great idea and series for Minti and thought well lets do this...This is how it will work for all and it will keep going for as long as we can...I would love for all of you to participate in this as I think it will be great for others to write advice about something they know about and also to give some new articles ideas out there as well...When I have written this advice I will send two minti mails out to two other members and ask them to write one as well...If you choose to participate after publishing your article please minti mail two other members to ask them to do the same...If you do not want to participate please minti mail that person back and tell them so they can send one out to some one else...This will be fun, and helpfull to alot of people who would like to travel but have no idea to where...When you title your advice Please call it Holidaying in _______ ? What to do in my town...So here is the first article in this series created fully by Minti Members...
Holidaying in Toowoomba? What to do in my town...
Towoomba is the largest inland city in Australia...This is my main town and I know of at least 4 of us that live here so I will write about some things to do and see here to leave some for the others.LOL...
There is many a place to see and visit here in Toowoomba and its surrounding areas...My favourite places would be the kid friendly ones... The good old faithful parks...Toowoomba is called the garden city and when the Carnival of Flowers is on that is exaclty how it looks...A town in a garden...
The Carnival of flowers is at the end of september and the dates change each year obviously...It is Australias longest running floral event...It is a carnival that celebrates spring with entertainment, gormet foods and local wines...If you enjoy the beauty of flowers and you and your kids like to stop and smell them then this is defintely for you...There is floral displays public gardens and prive gardens as well...The carnival of flowers bring horticulture entertainment and gormet foods all together in one place...This is one fantastic weekend for all the family to enjoy...During the carnival of flowers there is a steam train ride that runs from the famous spring bluff railway station up to toowoomba and I can say the kids love this...Imagine there faces when they see the old steam trains and ride in them as well...
Spring Bluff train station is another place that is great to visit while having a stay in Toowoomba...It is heritage listed and it stems from 130 years of railway history...Why dont your check out this link here This link will show you all you need to know about this little place full of history...
Then there is Queens Park which is the park in the middle of this very large country town...this would have to be one of my favourote parks and is also the place the carnival of flowers is held...The play equipment is second to none and there is a few different areas of play equipment...form normal equip[ment to educational equipment with an outdoor piana made from metal...It is played by touching the metal bumps on it...Wonderful and enjoyed by inquicitive kids I can guarantee that one...
The last place I will tell you about (so to leave some for the other dwellers in this gorgeous town)LOL is the Cobb and Co Museum...This is located just at the top end of Queenspark and is full of intereting and interactive things for the kids to see and do...There is the coach collection, An interactive children’s discovery centre called The Coach Stop, History of the escarpment of the great dividing range, A local fauna display that kids can touch and feel snakeskins snails and koala fur, Binangar which is the Aboriginal language centre that has traditional and contemporary indigenous displays, Historic stories of courage – including that of Irish orphan Ellen O’Brien she raised 10 kids after her husband passed away she ran on her own the Defiance Flour Mill and the largest grocery store in town, There is also depression camp that has archaeological artefacts and lots lots more...Cobb and co museum is a place to visit if you find yourself in Toowoomba...
Well this is my plug of a few things that there is to do it the town I live in...This sort of information will be great for others to have if they are planning a trip away near your town or even to it...So please keep the series alive and participate...
Thanks for taking the time to read and have a fantastic day...
Cheers
Angie
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What a great idea Angie to form a group! We get to have a holiday and hopefully meet our Minti friends at the same time........ |
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