In the plains of western Victoria, Horsham is a well-kept agricultural city on the Wimmera River. This watercourse passes by the to the south, and is edged by parkland and crossed by a new suspension bridge to commemorate the centenary of World War I. As a regional city, Horsham has a healthy choice of shops …
Travelling east along the Princes Highway, the city of Bairnsdale heralds the massive expanse of the Gippsland Lakes. In minutes you can be at places like Raymond Island where koalas laze in the trees and you can see endangered dolphins playing in the water. But the city itself merits as much time as you can …
This town by the Macleay River is a prized stop on the Pacific Highway. But more than a place to take riverside picnics and jump off for the Mid North Coast, Kempsey will always be known for two Australian cultural touchstones. One is the country music star Slim Dusty who lived in the town and …
On the banks of the Hunter River, Singleton is a historic town with 200 years of European history and easy access to the wineries of the prestigious Hunter Valley. The shire’s countryside is all rolling, vineyard-draped hills with a backdrop of rugged peaks. Almost half of Singleton is made up of national parks, so there’s …
In Central Gippsland on the west flank of the Gippsland Lakes, Sale is a town that grew up in the second half of the 19th century. By 1890, Sale was a busy port after a canal had been constructed to join the town to the Gippsland Lakes and then the open ocean. The La Trobe …
When the navigator Matthew Flinders stopped by in 1802, he named this place in South Australia after the city of Lincoln, near where he grew up in England. Port Lincoln opens onto Boston Bay, which is Australia’s largest natural harbour, and three times the size of Sydney Harbour. There’s marine life aplenty in the huge …
The first permanent bridge on the lower Murray River was built at this very spot in 1879. Murray Bridge is at the final reaches of a watercourse to rival the Nile or Mississippi. The river gets to this place after a journey of almost 2,500 kilometres, forming the boundary between Victoria and New South Wales …
This lake and namesake village on the Shoalhaven Coast is a giant natural playground for all kinds of outdoor fun, from stand-up paddleboarding to horseback riding. St Georges Basin also sits next door to Jervis Bay, beloved for its white sandy beaches, pristine native bushland and the humpback whales that swim close to the shore …
In south-east Queensland, Warwick is a bonny old town going back more than 170 years. In the CBD are churches, hotels and civic buildings composed of local sandstone and raised in a flurry of development at the turn of the 20th century. You’ll find them on gorgeous tree-flanked streets, made even prettier by the flowerbeds …
The largest commercial fishing fleet on NSW‘s South Coast is anchored at Ulladulla’s adorable harbour, dating back 170 years and embedded between two headlands. Ulladulla observes some time-honoured traditions like a Blessing of the Fleet festival every Easter, while the seafood is as good as it gets. Beyond that, the town has much to fall …