Articles tagged ‘Queensland’
How to Get around Brisbane, Maps and Transport Options
By Heather | July 25th, 2007 |
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First things first, Brisbane is NOT on the coast! Many people arrive and are disappointed to find out that the buzzing little city of Bris-Vegas is not on the coast. It is about an hour in land built on a river.
That said it is still a beautiful and fun place to [...]
Outback Australia, The Birdsville Races
By Heather | July 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Are you in Australia and looking for something unique and different to do? Right up there with the Lightning Ridge Great Goat Races and the Parkes Elvis Festival, The Birdsville Races are quintessentially Aussie. The Aussies looooove their horse racing. The glamour, the excitement, the money, the thunder of the hooves, and [...]
Queensland- Summafielddayze Dance Festival- January 2007
By Heather | November 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hey! if you are in Queensland in January- It will be time to slap on the sunscreen and reach out for the sunshine! “Summafielddayze dance festival a non stop musical, cultural and aural experience of epic and inimitable proportion.” Featuring such Artists as Bob Sinclair, Mylo, Plump DJs, Kid Kenobi, Darren Emeraon, [...]
WineFest in Queensland! Nov 17-18, 2006
By Heather | November 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tastes of the Granite Belt Wine Fiesta 06 is a two day event. Queensland college of Wine Tourism is hosting a Black Tie dinner on the 17 November. $95 will get you 5 gourmet courses with matching wine. Reservations are essential. Call 07 4681 6333 from 6:30.
The college is [...]
Shark Feeding Frenzy near Brisbane
By Sean | February 13th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Wow - I have never heard of folks closing a beach cuz of a Shark Feeding Frenzy like they just recently did near Brisbane. Sharks and travel to places like Australia and South Africa beaches are something that I hear people being scared about frequently. I have been to both places a few [...]
Queenland targets Wanderers
By Court | January 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
After years of success for the New South Wales backpacker rail pass, Queensland has started to more aggressively court the working holiday-maker dollars by providing “The Wanderer”. The Wanderer rail pass will have six months of unlimited one-way travel on Queensland’s coast. Currenly, more than 300,000 backpackers visit the state each year. [...]
New rail pass aimed at backpackers
By Court | December 19th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Good news for those who used the NSW train pass but didn’t find the same love from the northern neighbor - Queensland is now offering six months of unlimited one-way travel through the state for backpackers. From New rail pass aimed at backpackers
Talk of the North
By Court | September 7th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Patrick ‘Rusty’ Smith and his 1972 Ute are the Talk of the North for winning the ‘feral ute’ contest. Smith, a drifter, invested $700. He’s won $1,400 at contests so far. The pink machine definitely turns head (pic with link).
State of Origin III - Second Half
By Chris | July 6th, 2005 | Comments Off
NSW score. 24-0.
Early pressure from QLD came to naught and once again NSW go down the other end of the field and Andrew Johns pulls a few strings and the Blues score. Can’t see QLD coming back from here. They just haven’t shown anything that makes me think they can score.
NSW score. 28-0.
Sloppy play by [...]
State of Origin III - Game Time
By Chris | July 6th, 2005 | Comments Off
QLD nearly turned attack into tragedy with a dodgy kick by Lockyer run back by Minichello for an almost certain score. A great tackle by Matty Bowen to save a try, but how did QLD not score?! So much pressure but great NSW defense. Love this stuff!
After all the early pressure on both lines, NSW [...]
