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australia
BRISBANE.
A modern city with a
sub-tropical climate and
an outdoor lifestyle,
Brisbane is also the
gateway to southern
Queensland. The beaches of the
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are all
within an hour’s drive, and the city itself
offers riverside walks and dining along the
Cairns
Brisbane River, art and culture on the South
Bank and eclectic urban villages among its
inner-city suburbs. Active visitors can enjoy
a bridge climb or kayak on the river itself.
Tennant Creek
Townsville
SYDNEY.
Mt Isa
RTHERN
Sydney is Australia’s
RRITORY
biggest and oldest city,
Mackay
with a wonderful out-
door lifestyle and one of
Bowen
the world’s best skylines.
Alice Springs
The city’s harbour and beaches,
Rockhampton
including iconic Bondi, are its focal points.
QUEENSLAND
Gladstone Visitors can enjoy glorious sunsets over the
Bundaberg
bridge, explore the finest fashions in
Paddington, or hit the nightclubs of Kings
Maryborough
Cross. Day trips include the nearby Blue
Mountains and Hunter Valley wine region.
UTH AUSTRALIA
Toowoomba
Brisbane
CANBERRA.
The capital of Australia is
one of the world’s few
Bourke
planned cities, and is sur-
rounded by native bush-
NEW
land. Visitors can enjoy
Broken Hill
SOUTH
Tamworth
stylish restaurants and bars, bou-
WALES
tique shopping and attractions such as the
Whyalla
Dubbo
Port Pirie Australian Institute of Sport and Parliament
Orange
House. If they head out to the surrounding
Bathurst
Newcastle
Mildura region, they can explore more than 30
Adelaide
Griffith Sydney
Wollongong
wineries, historic townships, beautiful
Wagga Wagga Goulburn coastlines and the Snowy Mountains.
Canberra
Albury
Wodonga
ACT
Bendigo
MELBOURNE.
VICTORIA
Melbourne is a sports
Mt Gambier
Ballarat
Melbourne
lover’s heaven, home of
Geelong
the Grand Prix,
Australian Open tennis,
Aussie Rules Football
and international cricket. It’s the
second most populous city after Sydney, and
home to 70% of Victoria’s residents. Foodies
Launceston
will appreciate Melburnians’ brunch culture,
TASMANIA
and their melting pot of culinary influences.
You can explore the city by tram, and reach
Hobart
one of five wine regions in just 90 minutes.
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