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AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER
ONLINE • Clear your SCHEDULE, pack for every eventuality and take your little BUNDLES OF JOY on a FAMILY getaway. Australiantraveller.com is your guide to making the HOLIDAY a HAPPY one.
9 fun things for families to do in Newcastle • Whether they’re after treetop adventures or skateboard art workshops, NEWCASTLE’s got FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN for every age group.
SYDNEY • From seeing its FAMOUS sights lit up in COLOUR to soaking in everything from history and CULTURE to an iconic BEACH SCENE, here’s how to make the most of a FAMILY trip to the HARBOUR CITY.
JUST LIKE HOME • Check into URBAN wildlife retreats and COOL city pads with POOLS for all comers.
Sydney, get ready to scream at the new Luna Park • With NINE NEW RIDES, an extensive renovation and a cavalcade of old favourites, LUNA PARK has taken the family FUN PARK on the iconic Sydney Harbour “to the NEXT LEVEL”.
WHAT’S ON • From dazzling LIGHTS to STUNNING sculptures and a particularly FANTASTIC Mr Fox.
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EMERALD CITY • With BRIDGES, parks, ROLLER COASTERS and a certain OPER A HOUSE, Australia’s most POPULOUS city is one of its most COMPELLING to discover.
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EATING OUT in Sydney • Treat your FAMILY’S tastebuds to a TOUR of the WORLD as you eat YOUR WAY around the city, with WATER VIEWS at no EXTR A cost!
And for a special treat…
ESCAPE FROM THE CITY • Find MOUNTAIN VIEWS, empty beaches, farm-gate trails, and remote WILDERNESS just a STONE’S THROW from Sydney.
Dubbo’s Big 4 in one easy pass • From WILD encounters at the zoo, to exploring caves with ANCIENT fossils, DUBBO has just the (multi-) ticket for FAMILY FUN.
1010 BEFORE in Sydney • From its HONEYED CLIFFS to its hidden coves, vibrant EAT STREETS and world-class ATTRACTIONS, Sydney is a MAGIC PLACE for young families.
INDEPENDENCE DAYS in Sydney • Take a DEEP DIVE into an underwater world, shop for VINTAGE treasures in hip inner-city suburbs, or strap on a JET PACK and take flight. Life’s never dull for teens in the HARBOUR CITY.
How cruising is the perfect family holiday • Choose a CRUISE as your next FAMILY holiday and you will make MEMORIES that last a lifetime.
BRISBANE • Rolling from PARKLANDS to PLAYGROUNDS and cruising down the RIVER, spend whole days making memories under the BRIGHT Brisbane SKIES.
JUST LIKE HOME • The latest SMART STAYS in buzzy Brisbane are already firm FAVOURITES with FAMILIES.
WHAT’S ON • From SHOWS based on Russian FOLK TALES, to a virtual Van Gogh experience and city-wide FESTIVAL, we say VIVA BRIS VEGAS.
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A SUNSHINY DAY • Pack your SNEAKERS and SUNSCREEN; the best of this CITY BREAK happens in the great OUTDOORS.
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EATING OUT in Brisbane • An Aussie HIGH TEA, a nook for books near a NOSHERY and a temple to the CHEESE TOASTIE are just a few of the family-friendly EATERIES that await in the Queensland CAPITAL.
And for a special treat…
ESCAPE FROM THE CITY • SURF A-frame waves on the Gold Coast, hit the cafes in Caloundra and EXPLORE pristine PARKS just a few hours from Brissie.
10 BEFORE in Brisbane • The RIVERSIDE capital of the SUNSHINE State is packed FULL OF FUN that makes the most of both its NATUR AL and cultural attributes.
INDEPENDENCE DAYS in Brisbane • From ROCK CLIMBING to scaling an ICONIC landmark to scooting here, there and EVERYWHERE, there are...