Kuranda

Kuranda: 50km west of Cairns. A picturesque village set in lush rainforest on the edge of the Atherton Tableland. Once a mining centre, it is now a center for arts, crafts and Aboriginal culture. The famous Tjapukal dance troupe performs. A regular tourist train from Cairns provides spectacular views of tropical scenery from lovely old carriages with rear platforms. Also accessible by road.

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Lamington National Park

Lamington National Park: 45km west of the Gold Coast. A region of rugged mountains and jungle-like rainforest, with more than 140km of graded walking tracks, 500 waterfalls, abundant wildlife and ancient beech trees. Binna Burra Mountain Lodge, at the western entrance, offer a range of activities, good food and comfortable accommodation. Coach tours operate from various centers along the Gold Coast.

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Berkeley

The 1867 Church of the Covenant at the corner also houses Gallery Naga, a good first stop for what could be a full day of just gallery hopping—pick up a brochure listing all the galleries here. Across the street, the very secular Louis, Boston (234 Berkeley St.), purveyor of exquisite and exquisitely priced clothes, sits back from the street in the 1830 original home of the Museum of Natural History. Eurochic clothing reigns in Divino and Martini Clam. Laura Asheley wearable may look dowdy in comparison. A fashionable crowd frequents the wrought-iron tables outside Mirabelle; a familial crown visits the home of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Even if you don’t drop ink, you can admire its pretty pocket garden—the first of many such oases to come.
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Moreton Island

Moreton Island: 35km north-east of Brisbane. A sand mass of 24 sq km, with 49km of beaches. The island is 90 percent national park. it is rich in floral and fauna, and includes the world's highest sand dune. All transport on the island is by 4WD. Accessible by lighrt aircraft, fast launch or barge from Pinkenba.

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Hahndorf

Hahndorf: 29km south-east of Adelaide. Historic town which retains the atmosphere of its original German settlers. Very good German restaurants and crafts centers. The Hahndorf Academy displays the works of South Australian artists, notably Sir Hans Heysen, when painted in the area.
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Glenelg

Glenelg is an attractive seaside suburb with many historic buildings. This is where the first settlers came ashore to found the colony in 1836. The tree under which the settlement was proclaimed still stands in a quiet street. - Photo courtesy: geocities

George Town

George Town is about 50km N Launceston at the mouth of the Tamar River. First settled in 1811, has historic buildings, maritime museum lighthouse. Important commercial center and extensive fruit-growing area. Strawberries farm at Hillwood, south of the town, where visitors can pick their own fruit in season. Ruins of Lefroy, a 19th century gold-mining town nearby.

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