Australian Traveller

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Australian Traveller

ONLINE • AUSTRALIA is ready for you. Let australiantraveller.com be your GUIDE as you EMBRACE the chance to EXPLORE it again.

Road to recovery

Our wild, wild West • When AT LAST it’s time to leave your HOME in the rear-view mirror, make your FIRST TRAVEL trip a special one. How does 15 canvas SAFARI TENTS hidden in NATURE and ringside seats to a UNESCO-ranked coral reef sound?

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On the road again • In these POST-bushfire and LOCKDOWN days, TRAVEL has once AGAIN become a reality. But it’s a new STYLE of travel that will take PATIENCE and planning. From SOCIAL distancing to what’s OPEN and what’s not, here are some handy TIPS on how to TRAVEL NOW.

Kiama: what you need right now • IT’S TIME to shake off the Covid-19 cabin fever and be carried to that place YOU’VE BEEN DREAMING about, which looks a lot like the KIAMA COAST. Here’s your guide to spending your next weekend getaway in KIAMA.

6 unique ways to experience the COFFS COAST • Between two humble beachside hamlets on NSW’s Mid North Coast – Red Rock in the north and Urunga in the south – lies 70 kilometres of coastline that was once little more than a thoroughfare between Sydney and Brisbane, with a giant roadside banana its most famous attraction. Fast-forward to 2020 and the Coffs Coast is much more than that, laying claim to Wotif’s Aussie Town of the Year (Coffs Harbour) and some incredible nature-based experiences that you can’t have anywhere else in NSW.

A Traveller’s checklist

100 Ways to Holiday Here This Year • From QUINTESSENTIAL ROAD TRIPS to the DRAMA AND BEAUTY of our beaches and coastline. From INDIGENOUS FESTIVALS to the BRIGHT LIGHTS of our cities. Now is the perfect time to plan your next ESCAPE and help businesses and communities on the ROAD TO RECOVERY.

1 THE SHAPE OF WATER • Make like the LOCALS and look to the OCEAN to be REVITALISED on the SAPPHIRE COAST.

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2 a sense of place • LET YOUR appreciation of GOOD DESIGN guide you to BURLEIGH HEADS for a very stylish STAY.

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5 A peaceful endeavour • This year marks the 250th ANNIVERSARY of James Cook’s ARRIVAL in Australia. EXPLORE the legacy of COOKTOWN, the final stop of his tour.

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Coastal ESCAPE • PORT STEPHENS is a destination that ticks all the boxes for a postlockdown escape: NATURAL GOOD LOOKS, coastal soul and some HIP AND HAPPENING VIBES thrown in for good measure.

9 Colours of Cairns • A DESTINATION in its own right, DISCOVER a DIFFERENT side of the GREAT BARRIER REEF gateway.

12 moss hotel • A STYLISH Hobart boutique hotel is the PERFECT new arrival in PITCH and TONE.

18 Buzz around town • Spend a WEEKEND in Newcastle and find a CITY in the midst of a RENAISSANCE.

48 hours in Newcastle • An idyllic combination of URBAN BUZZ and COASTAL COOL - home to PRISTINE beaches and WORLD-CLASS dining - Newcastle makes an IDEAL short-break destination.

21 Escape to your own private island • This off-grid HIDEAWAY off the coast of FREYCINET is unlike ANYWHERE else.

22 Return to the island • Take a SHORT BREAK (and make a big DIFFERENCE) on Kangaroo Island.

33 Australian idyll • DISCOVER the many surprises FRASER ISLAND has to OFFER.

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28 Brutal beauty • Cruise to the intriguing HOUTMAN ABROLHOS archipelago to explore far-flung fishing communities, captivating CORAL GARDENS and a VERY DARK...