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Six of the best Great Ocean Road moments

More than a scenic drive, the Great Ocean Road leads you to chocolate, fish and chips, craft beer and more.

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Melbourne's five ultimate city staycations for a post-lockdown stay

What better way to experience the joy of post-lockdown Melbourne than the ultimate staycation in a city that's reawakening.

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Six of the best: Flinders Ranges outlooks

Where to find the classic Flinders panoramas, the ones you used to see everywhere on postcards and calendars, and are now immortalised on Instagram.

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The 10 best stops: Driving Sydney to Melbourne on the inland route

Turn a dull Sydney to Melbourne inland drive into an excellent road trip with a stop at these 10 places.

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$8m in bushfire donations funds world-first wild koala breeding program in NSW

The notoriously difficult task of breeding koalas for the wild may become a reality thanks to an outpouring of donations in the wake of last summer's bushfires.

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Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay is one of the state's coastal highlights.

Podcast: The best places to see in New South Wales

White-sand beaches, lush green valleys and ruggedly beautiful ranges - NSW is one of the world’s premier tourist destinations and these places prove why.

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This beautifully-located retreat is one of the Hunter Valley's finest

The Hunter Valley and venues like the 12-room Spicers Vineyards Estate, is receiving renewed consideration from once-sceptical city-slickers.

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The nine things you must do on the Sapphire Coast

The beauty of the Sapphire Coast is that it offers low-key, unspoiled attractions alongside some of the best food options Australia can offer.

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Jane Richards.
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From its red-earth centre, to the lush tropical coastline of sandy beaches, Australia is a place of unique extraordinary beauty and a deep rich history. You can walk across the land with a traditional owner, camp under starlight in the desert, wine and dine in the Barossa Valley or take a coastal drive along the Great Ocean Road. No place compares to this great southern land.

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From its red-earth centre, to the lush tropical coastline of sandy beaches, Australia is a place of unique extraordinary beauty and a deep rich history. You can walk across the land with a traditional owner, camp under starlight in the desert, wine and dine in the Barossa Valley or take a coastal drive along the Great Ocean Road. No place compares to this great southern land.

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