Flipping out for Heron Island
ISLAND life is easy on Heron Island where the birds are chirpy and the turtles take it slow, writes Tamara Mclean after a helicopter ride in.
Queensland
Surf high as a kite
KITE-surfing is the latest extreme sports craze and, as Cathy Finch discovers, Port Douglas is an ideal place to learn.
Life’s good as a Cape crusader
GETTING to the tip of Cape York Peninsula is a journey but staying there can be a true holiday, writes Andrew Bain from Australia’s true north.
Living it up on Hinchinbrook
MYSTERIOUS, broody and almost untouched, Hinchinbrook Island doesn’t offer the standard Barrier Reef island experience, writes Alison Cotes.
Surviving rapid heartbeats
NOTHING prepares you for what lies ahead on this four-day rafting odyssey, reputed to be one of the world’s best wilderness adventures, writes Cathy Finch.
Deserted, but who cares?
THE resort crowds have gone but Rhett Watson says it hasn’t wrecked Great Keppel, once famous as the party island off the central Queensland coast.
Holiday hideaway make-over
THREE of Queensland’s best beach holiday destinations have been transformed from unspoilt to super stylish, finds Chris Pritchard.
Soak up luxury at Qualia
HAMILTON Island’s ultra-glam resort Qualia has brought a new level of luxury to Queensland, writes Susan Kurosawa.
Tale of two spas
IN Cairns and Port Douglas, scrubs, rubs, wraps and rolls are more popular than sunbaking and a swim in the sea, writes Susan Kurosawa.
Written in the sand
THE fantasy landscapes of Fraser Island have stories as old as time, but John Rowell believes one woman’s experience is the curious of all.
Nowhere the place to be
MIKE Smith ends up in the middle of nowhere during an Outback adventure, but dusty roads and a scorching sun fail to diminish Australia’s rural charm.
A grown-up’s beach holiday
ESCAPE the ordinary and treat yourself this summer to a beach holiday that offers fabulous sand, sea and surf and a whole lot more, writes Debbie Schipp.
Beachcombing on Rainbow
CATHY Finch braves the sand highway in a 4WD on the Sunshine Coast’s Rainbow Beach and survives to revel in the beauty of the Great Sandy National Park.
Paradise that’s two perfect
JENNY Stevens joins the queue of couples beating a path to the northernmost island in Queensland’s Whitsunday Passage: the luxurious and romantic Hayman Island.
Fraser Island on foot
ENJOY the silence, the scenery and ethereal atmosphere on the Fraser Island Great Walk across the largest sand island on earth, writes Susan Gough Henly.
Tropical yachting’s a breeze
BRIAN Johnston hoists sail for the Whitsundays and finds it is possible to run away to a Pacific island and spend your days sailing between tropical bays.
Hollywood fever grips Bowen
GEMMA Phillips enjoys some reel action in Bowen, where Baz Luhrmann’s Australia has brought a touch of Hollywood to the outback Queensland town.
Sand islands full of history
MELANIE Ball gets the bug for Queensland’s historic Moreton Bay, home to unspoiled wilderness and an island once known as the “hellhole of the Pacific”.
Pampering in progress
WHEN Cook sailed through the Whitsundays in 1770, the sign “pampering in progress” was never seen on a cabin door. Rectifying this has taken 237 years.
Wedding bliss on dreamy island
A BEACH wedding on sun-kissed Daydream Island, in the Whitsundays, may sound cliche but it really is a unique and memorable way of tying the knot.
Nosing around for dolphins
PLAYFUL dolphins frolick and ride the waves with Alison Cotes as she discovers the delights of beautiful Hervey Bay, in Queensland, aboard an eco cruise.
Dingoes to stay despite howls of protest
FRASER Island’s dingoes were in the headlines again when a girl was bitten, but far from being pests, the World Heritage dingoes should be valued, say experts.
Quirky pub trails refreshing
A PUB crawl to 29 quirky watering holes in the Queensland Outback is one way to quench your thirst, writes a revived James Shrimpton.
Tourists leaf with history
LEAVES from the Tree of Knowledge, regarded as the site of the beginning of the labour movement in Australia, are being sold as bookmarks to tourists.
Rainforest’s burbling beauty
JENNY Stevens marvels at the sights and sounds of Far North Queensland’s Daintree Rainforest from her treetop guestroom at the Silky Oaks Lodge.
Hamilton Island fires up
HAMILTON Island, once the playground of rich and famous souls including Beatle George Harrison, is enjoying a cash-fuelled revamp, writes Mike O’Connor.
Farmstay is boots and all
A FARMSTAY in Queenland gives families a chance to be involved in the running of a working cattle property and reconnect with Mother Earth.
Turtle hatchlings touch the heart
THIS is eco-tourism that puts mere beach holidays in the shade John Coomber has a hands-on experience at a turtle rescue project in remote Cape York.
Fun with the folks
FOLK music has never sounded so good, writes Martin Buzacott as the Woodford Folk Festival gears up for its 21st birthday in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Daydream believers
FROM her first cocktail on the beach to that morning snorkel at Lover’s Cove, Fran Metcalf was happy she brought the family to Daydream Island.
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