Melbourne
Melbourne: The Library That’s a Bar
The biggest, most impressive library in Melbourne is also a bar. And a bookshop. And a cafe.
Jessica Adams
Sydney
Sydney: Drink Like Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel won Best Australian Album, in 1979, and also Best Australian Record Cover Design for the shot of the band taken in the Marble Bar in the Sydney Hilton.
Jessica Adams
Ballarat
Ballarat: Finding Vintage and Rockabilly
Ballarat is an 80 minute train ride from Melbourne with great rockabilly and vintage at the other end.
Jessica Adams
Perth
Perth: Badlands Beer Garden
Perth’s most awesome Live Music Venue, Late Bar and Function space
Sara Foster
Sydney
Vivid Nights at the Marriott, Sydney
The Marriott is possibly the best positioned hotel from which to base yourself for a tour
Deborah Dickson-Smith
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour: Family Road Trip
When I was a kid, Coffs’ most exciting feature was the Big Banana – but these days there’s a whole lot more to the Coffs Coast region.
Deborah Dickson-Smith
Lord Howe Island
It is the ideal place to unwind, relax and appreciate the surrounding natural environment, and really, it is what you make of it: a virtual Choose Your Own Adventure destination.
Deborah Dickson-Smith
Sydney
Mackerel Beach: Ocean Currents, Wheelbarrows and Feathered Friends
Alana Hill loves the bushland and fish and chips at Mackerel Beach, just a short drive or bus ride from Sydney.
Alana Hunt
Perth
Perth: Hillarys Boat Harbour
Hillarys Boat Harbour is a thirty-minute drive north of Perth, and is often packed out for one simple reason: it’s full of locals, who always know the best places to go!
Sara Foster
Townsville
Townsville: The Great Green Way
The Great Green Way stretches from Townsville to Cairns in Queensland’s Tropical North, an area I’ve usually flown over in the past without thought.
Deborah Dickson-Smith