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Australia 'We have to get lost to find ourselves, we have to go Walkabout'

admin | 2008-11-02 | Tourism Australia have jumped upon the anticipation of the soon-to-be released ‘Australia’ and launched their new global tourism campaign “go walkabout” to 23 countries. | read more

October Fishing Report, Oberon, New South Wales

jcfly | 2008-10-20 | On the opening weekend I ran a course for beginners to Fly Fishing based at Oberon. On the Friday evening the clouds opened and the district received some much needed rain. It rained on and off for most of the weekend. The streams were all in flood. Some streams dirty up quicker than most. | read more

I've found my Lower West

thecitypoet | 2008-09-29 | Lower West Region of Western Australia found hiding in "Heartlands" | read more

Where's the "Lower West " Region of WA?

thecitypoet | 2008-09-28 | WA's Lower West seems to have fallen off the map | read more

Putting Evandale, Tasmania on the map

JB | 2008-10-09 | We received an email from a particularly proactive Visitor Information Centre in Evandale, Tasmania today. Looking for new ways to gain some visibility for their location... | read more

Driving to WA accross the Nallabour Plain

greatbig | 2008-09-21 | I'm planning on visiting some friends in Perth for New Years, is this the right time of year to go? | read more

Where is latte capital of Australia?

miekecasanova | 2008-09-17 | The Queue for a coffee lately has been longer than the cue at the local bar, so where is the coffee capital? | read more

newsletter for members

admin | 2008-09-09 | A newsletter for members of planbooktravel.com.au. Providing some site updates and also announcing a competition available for people creating articles, over the coming four weeks. | read more

The Vast Australian Landscape

bushspices | 2008-08-21 | A short poem depicting the colours and flavours of Australia.. | read more

Cycling the Yarra River Trail - just add water.

gfitter | 2008-08-06 | What’s black and yellow and frozen all over? 90% of cyclists on the Yarra River Trail. This is what I’ve learned since riding to work in Melbourne for the first time this week. | read more

Byron Bay July 2008

gfitter | 2008-07-22 | "Snorkelling, Surfing, Swimming, Dolphins and 1 shark in the sea at Byron Bay" | read more

Autumn Fishing Reports

jcfly | 2008-05-21 | The Trout fishing has been sensational, its been an Indian Summer. | read more

May in East Gippsland

lgoldsmith | 2008-05-10 | It is Autumn and the cultural cringe demands we think of the colours of the season, for me it is the pale yellow of the first wattle in blossom. The Golden Wattle dusts the forest with spots of yellow in the green. At this time of year, the lyrebirds are busy digging up the mulch around the bedrooms and the Powerful owl can often be heard calling after dusk or in the early morning as she hunts for sugar gliders that unwittingly betray their presence with their “yip yip” sounds. | read more

My buried treasure....Constable Estate Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW

Jo_south | 2008-05-08 | I have been traveling around Australia for more than a year now - seeing the sights of what reviews rave about over here ( I write for a paper back at home in the UK) but one that really stood out was in NSW, Hunter Valley - Constable Estate Vineyards. I didnt see just another vineyard.... this was buried treasure, my treasure - hidden away from the commercial strangle of the Hunter Valley... | read more

Seed collection

lgoldsmith | 2008-03-29 | Dried out and separated before being scrubbed with truckwash - that's how we simulate the action of a bird's digestive system. | read more

Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo

lgoldsmith | 2008-05-15 | The creaks of protest from the blackwood tree, as strips are torn out by the yellow tailed black cockatoos, is a gentle accompaniment to the harsh calls as the cockatoos call to one another. | read more

Melbourne Zoo - Easter Weekend

JB | 2008-06-25 | We visited the Melbourne Zoo on Saturday and it was brilliant. | read more

Boating within 1 hours drive of Melbourne

greatbig | 2008-03-10 | I am interested to find out what the best options are for launching a tinny within around 1 hours drive from Melbourne - Suggestions welcome | read more

Gough Whitlam's boyhood home

Garry | 2008-02-15 | I was taken on a walk of the Canberra suburb of Forrest and on the corner of Melbourne Avenue and Empire Circuit stood the boyhood home of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (1972-1975). | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day Three

JB | 2008-02-11 | Coffee? | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day Two to Four

JB | 2008-02-07 | Taking it easy - this entry pretty much covers it for the next 3 days | read more

Australia Day Long Weekend - Day One

JB | 2008-02-07 | Driving to Echuca with kids..... | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day Three

JB | 2008-02-21 | Today's high - 37 degrees. We head home before the heat of the day and spend some time in Tooradin on the way home. | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day Two

JB | 2008-02-06 | Perfect weather and a great day to re-discover the Island. | read more

Phillip Island Trip - Day One

JB | 2008-10-14 | Packed he kids up the early and headed down to Phillip Island following a hectic Christmas and New Years break. | read more

Wangaratta Jazz Festival

dave | 2007-10-23 | The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is on again, Friday 2nd November to Monday 5th November 2007. | read more

Buchan Caves

dave | 2007-09-24 | I haven't been to Buchan caves since I was a kid, it was great to see them again, and a lot of what was mentioned brought back memories. | read more

South East Coast here I come

dave | 2007-09-23 | Well, a break from the grind, yay! | read more

Yellowbellies firing up

dave | 2007-09-09 | Winter is slowly dropping away, and fishing the mighty Murray looks to be improving as temperatures rise | read more

The Boy from Boree Creek

Garry | 2007-09-02 | The title is taken from Peter Rees's biography of former deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party, Tim Fischer. Indeed, the book is sub-titled, The Tim Fischer Story. Being linked to a famous Australian political figure has certainly helped put Boree Creek on the map. Fischer was born there in May 1946. | read more