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Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery - Alice Springs  

Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery is one of Australia's largest Aboriginal art galleries. Located in the Todd Mall, Alice Springs, the gallery was established in 1985. Over 50 local Aboriginal artists are represented, and there is an extensive display of ...

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Adelaide House Museum - Alice Springs  

Journey to the heart of Alice Springs and be inspired by Rev John Flynn’s historic vision for the bush. Designed by Flynn, Adelaide House is one of the earliest buildings in Alice Springs, built in 1920 by the Australian Inland Mission. As you ste ...

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Alice Springs Desert Park - Alice Springs  

A must see for every visitor to Alice. In the space of just a few hours, you can discover many of the secrets of the Central Australian deserts at the Alice Springs Desert Park. Hundreds of the species of plants and animals found across Central Aus ...

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Alice Springs Golf Club - Alice Springs  

The Alice Springs Golf Club is one of the finest desert golf courses in the world. The manicured greens contrast vividly with the surrounding desert and MacDonnell Ranges. The course itself is challenging by virtue of the narrow fairways, which means ...

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Alice Springs Reptile Centre - Alice Springs  

The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is the largest reptile display in the Northern Territory. Come and visit the extensive range of reptiles, including the huge perentie goannas, frilled neck lizards, thorny devils and many other fascinating reptiles. ...

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Alice Springs RSL Military Museum - Alice Springs  

The Alice Springs War Museum is housed within the Alice Springs RSL Club. The museum is acknowledged as the most significant regional collection of war memorabilia in Australia, dating from circa 1854. The collection contains extensive displays from ...

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Alice Springs School of the Air - Alice Springs  

History, Lifestyle, Innovation – Immerse yourself in the distinctive history of Alice Springs School of the Air that dates back to 1951. Gain an insight to the lifestyles of its students and discover the innovative techniques making it possible for ...

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Alice Springs Telegraph Station - Alice Springs  

The township of Alice Springs obtained its name from the waterhole at this historic Telegraph Station. This historical reserve marks the original site of the first European settlement in Alice Springs. Established in 1872 to relay messages between Da ...

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Alice Springs Turf Club - Alice Springs  

Visit the Alice Springs Turf Club, located at Pioneer Park Alice Springs. Horse racing has been part of the pioneering history of Alice Springs and today, 125 years after the first race meeting was conducted, Pioneer Park Racecourse offers race meeti ...

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Anzac Hill - Alice Springs  

The most visited landmark in Alice Springs, Anzac Hill is the ideal spot for an overview of the town. The lookout offers a panoramic view of Alice Springs and the beautiful East and West MacDonnell Ranges. Anzac Hill has significance for the local Ab ...

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Araluen Arts Centre - Alice Springs  

The Araluen Arts Centre is the focal point of Alice Springs' performing and visual arts scene, incorporating galleries and a theatre. The galleries feature a program of exhibitions with a focus on Aboriginal art from Central Australia, and contempora ...

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Araluen Cultural Precinct - Alice Springs  

The Araluen Cultural Precinct is home to some of Alice Springs premier cultural and historical experiences, encompassing performing and visual arts, the natural and social history of the region, Aboriginal art and culture. The Precinct includes – t ...

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Arltunga Historical Reserve - Alice Springs  

Located 110 kilometres east of Alice Springs, the historic town of Arltunga was officially Central Australia's first town and once supported up to 3000 people. Arltunga was born out of a gold rush in 1887, when alluvial gold was discovered in a dry c ...

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Arunta Art Gallery and Book Shop - Alice Springs  

Explore the Arunta Art Gallery and Book Shop, located in the Todd Mall, Alice Springs, and browse impressive displays of Aboriginal art and craft. A range of books, many by local authors, are also available. ...

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Balloons Bistro - Alice Springs  

The mood is easy and casual at the licensed Balloons Bistro located within the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs. The menus are varied and fresh, and the service attentive. Enjoy a variety of contemporary Australian cuisine, whilst overlooking the pool and ...

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Barra on Todd Restaurant and Bar - Alice Springs  

Feel like a fish out of water, the Barra on Todd Restaurants is Alice’s first seafood inspired restaurant. Come along and experience the stylish surrounds and contemporary cuisine. Barra on Todd’s menu pays homage to its namesake, with a variety ...

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Birthday Waterhole - Alice Springs  

Birthday Waterhole is the Trailhead for Sections 4 and 5 of the Larapinta Trail. Large River Red Gums fringe Birthday Waterhole, this semi permanent river pool is an important ecological site that differs from the minor springs and seepages such as M ...

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Bojangles Saloon and Dining Room - Alice Springs  

Bojangles Saloon and Dining Room, located in Alice Springs, is just like a licensed museum. Grab a cold beer and wander around as you view Australia’s history through the vast collection of memorabilia on display. Offering warm Territory hospitalit ...

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CAAMA Visitor Centre - Alice Springs  

The CAAMA Visitor Centre is a static and interactive exhibit giving visitors a brief history of Indigenous media in Australia. The CAAMA display, including 'Satellite Dreaming', tells the story of its humble beginnings and gives a glimpse of the Abor ...

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Camels Australia - Alice Springs  

Camels Australia, located 90 kilometres south of Alice Springs, is set on nine acres of natural bushland right at the foot of the magnificent James Ranges. Say hello to one of their friendly camels, take a short ride around the enclosure or browse th ...

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Casa Nostra Restaurant - Alice Springs  

Dine in a relaxed atmosphere at the Casa Nostra Restaurant located in Alice Springs. Select from their delicious wide ranging menu of pizza, pasta or meat dishes, a genuine example of Italian cuisine, while enjoying their hospitality. The restaurant ...

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Cat's Tango - Alice Springs  

The fully licensed Cat's Tango offers modern Australian cuisein and a room with a view. Their friendly, professional staff will welcome you to Alice Springs, the heart of the Red Centre. ...

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Central Australian Aviation Museum - Alice Springs  

The Central Australian Aviation Museum is located on Memorial Avenue, Alice Springs, on the western edge of the north-south runway of the original aerodrome. Police and prison labour cleared the runway in 1920 with the first aircraft landing in 1921. ...

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Central Craft - Alice Springs  

Located in the Alice Springs Cultural Precinct, and now the headquarters of Central Craft Alice Springs division, the historic Central Craft building was originally the single staff quarters and mess for the employees of Connellan Airways. Tour the s ...

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Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve - Alice Springs  

The small Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve, 212 kilometres north of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway, commemorates the discovery in 1860 of nthe centre of Australia by explorer John McDouall Stuart. The mountain nearby is named Central M ...

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Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve - Alice Springs  

Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, located 160 kilometres from Alice Springs, is home to Chambers Pillar, a spectacular solitary column towering 40 metres above the Simpson Desert plain. Chambers Pillar was formed from sandstone deposited and worn d ...

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Coolamon Cafe - Alice Springs  

The Coolamon Cafe located within the Alice Springs Desert Park offers a full cafe dining experience. Views of the picturesque West MacDonnell Ranges and the sounds of the native birds and wildlife await you, as you sit back and relax. Choose from a w ...

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Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve - Alice Springs  

As the name suggests, this site is of great significance to local Aboriginal people, as are many of the sites in the MacDonnell Ranges. The real significance of the rocky outcrop to the Eastern Arrernte people is not well known. Corroboree Rock was p ...

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Ellery Creek Big Hole - Alice Springs  

High red cliffs, a large waterhole and a sandy creek fringed by gums make this one of the most popular and picturesque picnicking spots in the West MacDonnell Ranges. Much more than just a popular place for the locals to take a refreshing dip, Ellery ...

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Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park - Alice Springs  

Explore Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, 10 kilometres east of Alice Springs. Emily and Jessie Gaps are perhaps the first noticeable features of the East MacDonnell Ranges. Home to interesting Aboriginal paintings, the gaps are important spiritual ...

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Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve - Alice Springs  

Gain insight into an ancient culture as you explore the small, six hectare Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, 39 kilometres south of Alice Springs. The Reserve protects rock engravings or petroglyphs, which are a valuable link to the activi ...

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Explorer's Way - Alice Springs  

The Explorer’s Way bisects the Australian continent from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north. It covers over 3,000 kilometres and follows the corridor blazed in the 1860s by explorer John McDouall Stuart for the ‘Overland Telegraph’ th ...

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Finke Gorge National Park - Hermannsburg  

Explore the ancient landscapes of Finke Gorge National Park, 140 kilometres west of Alice Springs. The park covers an area of 46,000 hectares and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of whic ...

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Fred McKay Museum - Alice Springs  

Be inspired by the story of an outback ‘hero’, Rev Fred McKay. The displays tell the story of Fred, a much loved and highly respected friend of the many people who lived and came to pioneer new lifestyles in the outback and his involvement with t ...

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Frontier Camel Farm - Alice Springs  

The Frontier Camel Farm provides a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a camel. Take a short ride atop one of these remarkable animals, see their amusing personalities and peculiarities, and hear their fascinating history and how they ...

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Gallery Gondwana Pty Ltd - Alice Springs  

Recognised as one of Australia’s leading Indigenous art galleries since 1990, Gallery Gondwana, located in Todd Mall, Alice Springs, sources work from leading established and emerging artists from Australia and the South Pacific. Gallery Gondwana s ...

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Gemtree - Alice Springs  

At the gateway to the Central Australian gem fields and 140 kilometres north east of Alice Springs on the Plenty Highway, Gemtree, a quiet bush caravan park, is nestled alongside the Gillen Creek in attractive natural mulga country. The billabong at ...

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Glen Helen Gorge - Alice Springs  

The West MacDonnell Ranges part briefly at Glen Helen Gorge, to make way for the Finke River. The ranges are of pacoota sandstone and form steep, broken ridges and it is here that the permanent Finke River waterhole is an important refuge in the hot ...

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Hanuman Restaurant Alice Springs - Alice Springs  

Conveniently located at the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs, the Hanuman, with the grandeur of Australia’s desert landscape all around and the stylish decor with striking Asian artefacts, makes an ideal setting for lunch or dinner. The award-winning tea ...

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Hartley Street School - Alice Springs  

The former Hartley Street School, of Alice Springs, was initially constructed in 1930 to cater for an increase in population resulting from the town's status as a railway terminal. Enrolments over the next decade caused continual overcrowding and in ...

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Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve - Alice Springs  

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve, 145 kilometres south west of Alice Springs, contains 12 craters which were formed when a meteor hit the earth’s surface 4,700 years ago. The Henbury Meteor, weighing several tonnes and accelerating to over 4 ...

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Hermannsburg Historic Precinct - Hermannsburg  

Hermannsburg was originally a Lutheran mission and was the first town in Central Australia. It was also home to the famous Aboriginal watercolour artist, Albert Namatjira. In 1982 the area was returned to the Aboriginal people and in 1988, the German ...

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Hermannsburg Potters - Hermannsburg  

The highly renowned Hermannsburg Potters enjoy a national and international reputation for their unique hand-built terracotta pots. These stunning pots are decorated with ceramic underglazes and the lids support colourful sculpted animals, birds and ...

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Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve - Alice Springs  

The Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve is one of the most peaceful and isolated reserves in the Northern Territory. Its natural values are due to the impressive southern foothills of the James Range and the presence of a permanent natural spring. ...

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Ironwood Arts - Alice Springs  

Located in beautiful surrounds, Ironwood Arts specialises in contemporary indigenous fine art and have a local understanding and knowledge of Central Australia art. Artwork is bought directly from well known and emerging artists and all artwork sold ...

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Irrkerlantye Arts - Alice Springs  

Irrkerlantye Arts is a vibrant community art centre for Central and Eastern Arrernte people living in Alice Springs and surrounding outstations. They produce a variety of artworks including works on canvas, prints and quality giftware exhibited and ...

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Iwantja Arts and Crafts - Alice Springs  

Iwantja Arts and Crafts offers authentic Aboriginal art and crafts. The gallery has a large display of items, including woven baskets, leather goods, Punu (wooden artefact) and paintings. You’ll have the opportunity to meet and observe the artists ...

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John Flynn Memorial Uniting Church - Alice Springs  

John Flynn dreamed of an cathedral within Central Australia where people of all faiths could worship. After his death, his friends across Australia built one in his memory. It was opened by the Prime Minister in 1956, and its design was a result of a ...

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John Flynn's Grave Historic Reserve - Alice Springs  

The John Flynn's Memorial Historical Reserve, located seven kilometres west of Alice Springs, is the resting place for the ashes of the Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Inland Mission. The grave is on a low ...

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Keller's Restaurant - Alice Springs  

Experience the combination of exotic India and the melting pot of Swiss tastes at Keller’s Restaurant. Keller’s believe that when you combine the spicy oriental flavours of Indian cuisine with the smooth textures of Swiss cuisine, you have an unu ...

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editors picks

Keswick Island, Whitsunday's

Keswick Island's Basil Bay Beach keswickisland | 2008-12-04 | Information & history about Keswick & neighbouring Islands in the Cumberland Group. | read more

Good Looking Devils in Tasmania

P1010129.JPG grounddweller | 2008-12-18 | When Most People think of the Tasmanian devil the first thing that comes to mind is the Whirlwind Brown Tas from Warner Brothers. | read more

Thornton’s Beach at Cape Tribulation

The beach and us marief | 2009-01-05 | A beautiful isolated beach in Tropical North Queensland with historical reference to Captain Cook's discovery of the Eastern Coast of Australia | read more

Shelter from the rain

The Grampians DaanSpijer | 2008-12-08 | An impending storm, an invitation to shelter in a guest-house and the unexpected consequences. | read more

Eumundi Market

Food Stalls, Eumundi Emma | 2008-09-05 | Eumundi Markets are in Southern Queensland (Sunshine Coast) and are a short drive from the popular tourist destinations; Noosa, and Maroochydore. | read more

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay near Fraser Island, Queensland

Tasman Venture Kristy79 | 2008-09-02 | Whale Watching in the pristine waters of Hervey Bay with the magnificent backdrop of Fraser Island. | read more

The Saga of the Randy Old Goat

Angry Goat barnesbay | 2008-12-14 | On a balmy Autumn afternoon in early May 1997, I was enjoying a relaxing game on the computer, when the phone rang.... | read more

Nigretta Falls, VIC

Nigretta Falls miekecasanova | 2009-01-05 | A visit to Nigretta Falls near Hamilton is a must-do | read more

Visit American River, Kangaroo Island

View of Strawbridge Point, Kangaroo Island seayu | 2008-12-18 | Nestled on a hillside in native bushland, facing sea and lagoon, a little Australian town on Kangaroo Island, off Adelaide and the Fleurieu peninsula, called American River. | read more

Escape To Kangaroo Island

A typical 'dirt road' on Kangaroo Island seayu | 2008-12-18 | Kangaroo Island, South Australia: 150 long by 50 km wide, more than 4'000 km2, one km2 per inhabitant. This is a place for those who love space and nature | read more

 

 

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