The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Queensland will be open early for a 3 day period to coincide with the Solar Eclipse in November. The popular Queensland attraction, located in Cairns, will open at 8.00am on the 13th, 14th and 15th of November 2012. Favorites such as the Gift Store and Canopy Café at Caravonica Terminal […]
Sightseeing during Perth’s wildflower season
Sightseeing in Perth has never been this busy as the summer month’s fast approach! Perth’s Southern Coast has so much to offer during its renowned wildflower season. The popular Hidden Treasures Great Southern Bloom Festival ends October 24, and includes activities and tour based on the region’s diverse culture, natural environment and agricultural industry. The […]
Whitsunday accommodation labelled ‘Best in the World’
Qualia Resort, in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, has been named the Best in the World and Best Resort in the Oceania region. The luxury resort on the popular Hamilton Island scored 100/100 for its rooms, services, food, location, design and activities. Coming as the first Australian property to be voted No. 1, this Queensland accommodation […]
Great Southern Rail
The Great Southern Rail is about to begin a modern transformation of the Ghan and the Indian Pacific, Australia’s iconic train journeys. Along with the updated service enhancements already underway, from April 2013, there will be extensive changes to the Gold and Platinum Service travel experience. While the finer details are still being finalised, changes, […]
Sounds Outback (…to Reef) Festival
The Sounds Outback (…to Reef) Festival is a musical adventure, brought to you by Tura New Music. Located in the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area, the festival runs from the 5th-9th of October 2012. It features performances from a selection of Australia’s finest musicians such as Etica Ensemble, Stephen Pigram, Defying Gravity, Jon Rose, Pundara […]
Rendezvous Hotel Perth: New Transformation
Rendezvous Hotel Perth has just announced their second stage of Renovations. The new plan combines the Rendezvous Hotels and The Marque Hotels into the one Rendezvous brand. Located along the coast of Perth’s iconic Scarborough Beach, the multi-million dollar transformation includes modern refurbishment with state of the art technology and a new audio-visual team. Along […]
New Hotel Star Rating in Perth
Just when we have learned to live with the worlds best Hotels holding a 5-star rating, some newly emerging hotels in the world are introducing us to 5-star plus and now even 6- star gradings. As a living example of these changes, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are already two destinations who term their properties with […]
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WHALE MIGRATION PHENOMENON
Yesterday, Flinders Bay (near Augusta in Australia’s South West) saw one of natures’ marvels when whale boat cruise operators found a mother humpback whale lifting her newly–born calf above the water trying to help it breathe. With the newborn whale calf needing assistance to survive, a pod of adult whales were staying close to protect […]
Whale freed in 3-hour rescue
Our recent good news blog about the easily sighting of a Southern Right whale with its calf of Cottesloe beach on Australian westcoast has an interesting twist. This week, a 9metres humpback whale was trapped in a crayfish pot lines at a beach only a 4kilometres north of Cottesloe. A rescue team worked for more […]
Seasons first whales a rare sight
While whale experts declare that is rare for Southern Right whales (baleen whale about the size of a bus) to be seen as far North of Western Australia as Perth, two were spotted off Cottesloe Beach yesterday as WA whale season gets under way!
