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Road trip! Must-visit bakeries, cafes and wineries on the Sydney-to-Brisbane drive

Turn your road trip along the New England Highway into an adventure starring a bar with the drinks list of the year, a mill used by top Aussie bakeries and more.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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Linger all afternoon over a five-course lunch at The Zin House, Mudgee.

Country town with no traffic lights continues to top tourism awards

Wine, artisanal produce and bucolic scenery – you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the breadth of things to do, eat and drink over a long weekend in Mudgee.

  • Julie Miller
Two top Melbourne chefs will cook for guests at Kittawa Lodge, King Island.

Decadent escapes, cheese parties, long lunches: Get off-grid at these fab food events

Seek out an off-grid weekend with food by top chefs, a double-whammy wine and cheese festival and a long lunch with a face you’ll know from TV.

  • Kosa Monteith
Neil Perry’s cacio e pepe.

10 simple recipes to cook while you’re camping or caravanning (plus packing tips)

Hitting the road for the holidays? Tuck these recipes in your backpack (along with a stash of parmesan, herbs and spices to keep things interesting).

Dunkeld Old Bakery is one of the standout regional bakeries doing everything from scratch.

Ten country bakeries worth a roadtrip (and where to find the best pie)

A vanilla slice that “puts others to shame”. Pies and pasties made the old-school way. And what might be the country’s best lamington. These standout bakeries are worth a detour.

  • Richard Cornish
Wineglass Bay: arrive early.

The perfect Australian holiday in our smallest state

Astonishing beaches, stupendous hiking, amazing food and some of the strangest creatures on the planet. Tasmania has it all, and you can see in just two weeks.

  • James Stewart
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Visitors near Mount Conner on Curtin Springs Station.

‘Fooluru’: The other giant rock that’s been duping tourists for years

Many celebrate too early after setting eyes on this outback monolith, which is actually bigger – though not as spectacular – as Uluru.

  • Catherine Best
Red Park is a new all-day eatery in Ocean Grove.

A laidback Victorian coastal town is now home to Heartattack and Vine’s famous porchetta roll

Locally minded Red Park serves sandwiches by day, and pizza and cocktails by night. Plus, more new openings to visit in nearby Geelong and beyond.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Barragunda is a set on 400 hectares that supply lamb, beef, rye wheat and dozens of varieties of vegetables and fruit.

This new Mornington Peninsula fine diner is one of Australia’s most ambitious restaurants of the decade

On a sprawling 400 hectares, this new spot rears lamb and cattle, grows its own rye wheat and transforms its harvest into Middle Eastern-tinged tasting menus.

  • Emma Breheny
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We took a 12-person extended family overseas trip. Here’s how it went

Travel can be fraught enough; holidaying with a large, eclectic group signals potential disaster.

  • Catherine Marshall

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