Australian Traveller

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Australian Traveller

ONLINE • SPRING into action as winter thaws and the wildflowers BLOOM. It’s time to soak up the SUN again, only at australiantraveller.com

MURRAY MOMENTS

WISH YOU WERE HERE • NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE, VIC

TRAVEL BUZZ • See a CULTURAL canvas in WA or witness a quadranscentennial EVENT in SA: here’s the TRAVEL NEWS to have on your radar.

PILLOW TALK • Check in to CHECK OUT the latest, GREATEST and most FABULOUS stays for a WEEKEND away across the country.

WINE & DINE • Celebrating the NEW and NOTEWORTHY, from a moody basement BAR in Melbourne to a mod-Asian fine DINER in Mooloolaba, here is our GUIDE on where and what to EAT and DRINK.

HIGH SPIRITS • You’ll find the BEAUTY in the detail at this COLLECTION of craft DISTILLERIES dotted around the country.

IN BLOOM • A new GARDEN in the Dandenong Ranges will REINVIGORATE our CONNECTION with NATURE, writes Tracey Cheung.

Coming up roses • Take a leaf from WILDFLOWER season and opt for fresh pops of COLOUR with playful pieces that CAPTURE the ebullient ENERGY of spring.

ON THE SCENT • Invoke the OLFACTORY SENSATIONS of the season.

Onwards and upwards • Scaling the SUMMIT of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the COMPANY of a First Nations STORYTELLER allows Christine Aldred to TAKE IN a new PERSPECTIVE.

Retreating for yourself • Wellness RETREATS are not (always) about diets and detox. Sometimes, they’re a MUCH-NEEDED circuit breaker from work, parenting and doom-scrolling, finds LARA PICONE.

BAREFOOT LUXURY

Urban oasis • With a WELLNESS room, swimming pool, STEAM room and sauna, the DELIGHTFUL Dorsett Melbourne TICKS all the boxes for a RESTFUL city stay, finds Jo Stewart.

SWEET SPOT • Lara Picone is TRANSPORTED to 1970s ITALY at Byron Bay’s HOTTEST new eatery, where one DISH goes head-to-head with a family FAVOURITE.

New ground • FLAX LINEN sheets with vineyard VIEWS? Al fresco hot tubs? Festoon LIGHTS and flat screens? Fleur Bainger explores how tiny CABINS, holiday parks and select resorts are REIMAGINING what’s possible in the AFFORDABLE luxe space.

Werribee, VIC • Thirty kilometres SOUTH-WEST of Melbourne’s CBD, a suburban growth BOOM is injecting NEW LIFE into riverside WERRIBEE, says Jo Stewart.

Good vibrations • From TASTE and touch to the intangible, the BAROSSA VALLEY taps into all SENSES. Imogen Eveson experiences it all from her base at The Louise, in the HEART of the renowned WINE COUNTRY.

Falling fast • Kassia Byrnes EMBARKS on an immersive new HORIZONTAL FALLS HOUSEBOAT experience that puts her in the midst of a NATURAL phenomenon.

A quantum of Queensland • Is this long-weekend CRUISE from Brisbane the HOLIDAY to tick all boxes? Tiana Templeman boards QUANTUM OF THE SEAS to find out.

THE GOURMET GUIDE TO SPRING • Fall into step with the FLAVOURS of the season. From BREEZY beachside bars to sun-dappled VINEYARDS and places to stock up your PICNIC basket, here’s where to get your FOODIE fix this spring.

How to Drink Australian • Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross, AUTHORS of How to Drink Australian: An Essential Modern Wine Book, on why now is the time to EXPLORE our HOMEGROWN wine scene.

CALL OF THE WILD

ACCESS ALL AREAS • In a world RICH in opportunity for responsible travel, one group’s NEEDS have long been overlooked: Australians living with a DISABILITY. We take a look at how far the industry has come in terms of ACCESSIBLE and inclusive tourism, and...