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Great shows at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in May Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre Group presents some outstanding productions in May including “QED” by Peter Parnell and Arthur Miller’s celebrated “Death of a Salesman”.  Details...
Art Gallery of NSW to feature works of Harold Cazneaux The Art Gallery of New South Wales will mount an exhibition, June 5 to August 10, highlighting the considerable works of Harold Cazneaux, considered to be one of Australia’s greatest photographer’s of ...  Details...
Virgin hikes domestic, trans Tasman fares Virgin Blue Airlines has increased the cost of fares on all its Australian domestic routes due to the hike in jet fuel prices.  Details...
Manly Pacific Hotel offers festival package Accor’s Manly Pacific Hotel (managed by Novotel) is offering a $240 per night package to celebrate this year’s annual Manly Food and Wine Festival, May 31 to June 1.  Details...
Airlie Beach plans annual Race Week August 14 Boating enthusiasts from across the globe are gearing up for the 19th Annual Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week to be held August 14-21.  Details...
Australians prefer cheap overseas travel to pricey Oz, study finds What would you spend a $5000 windfall on? Sydney-based Research International’s study has found 47 per cent of Australians would spend the money on domestic travel.  Details...
Student World Sydney offers over 100 courses for overseas students Sydney-based Student World has released its bumper new brochure for 2008, listing a choice of over 100 courses around Australia.  Details...
Discover the Royal Botanic Gardens while getting fit With health experts encouraging people to walk for over an hour a day, a great way to get moving is to take a guided walk through Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens.    Details...
Langham Hotels joins hands with Thai Airways Langham Hotels International has signed up a frequent flyer agreement with Thai Airways’ holidays - Royal Orchid Plus.  Details...
Call for ‘Brand Australia’ to boost flagging tourism industry A senior Australian tourism executive has called for a new “Brand Australia” in a bid to boost Australia’s flagging tourism industry in overseas markets.  Details...
Rafferty’s Resort at Lake Mac up for sale Rafferty’s Resort at Cams Wharf, Lake Macquarie, NSW, will be up for sale by tender on Friday March 28 at 4pm.  Details...
Hunter's Broke Festival offers A Little Bit of Italy The Hunter’s annual Italian Festival starts off at a central location in Broke where participants can collect their “passports” to discover the region’s finest wine, produce and cuisine.  Details...
Hilton Cairns farewells Hutchison, gets Kelly Hilton Cairn’s charismatic general manager, Guy Hutchinson, is departing Australia to head up the Hilton Shanghai.  Details...
This autumn Melb Museum reveals fascinating facts Think you know Melbourne? Discover fascinating facts about the city at Melbourne Museum’s latest exhibition The Melbourne Story.   Details...

Iconic Ghan to launch new luxury service Great Southern Rail will launch a new Platinum Service on its iconic tourist train The Ghan later this year.  Details...




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Upcoming Festivals & Events
Fri, 9th May - Margaret River Wine Region Festival, Margaret River, WA
Fri, 16th May - Back to the Never Never Festival, Mataranka, NT




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