Articles tagged ‘Queensland’
The Decider
By Chris | July 6th, 2005 |
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Let the war begin! Game just kicked off in the third and deciding State of Origin game of rugby league. Queensland has started well putting real pressure on the NSW line with consecutive sets of six. Go the ‘Rones!!
State of Origin
By Chris | May 26th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Awww yeah!
Bowen and Kimmorley seal Queensland victory
Looked like a classic and good to see the Maroons getting off to a winning start this year.
Campaign to push Whitsundays in winter
By Court | March 24th, 2005 | Comments Off
The Whitsundays region will be promoted as an ideal winter destination in a new $800,000 advertising campaign aimed at those living in southern Australia.
The campaign, which will run until the end of June, is the second stage of the Whitsundays region’s ‘Out of the Blue’ promotion.
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Queensland’s climate allows nudists, and tourists, to enjoy it all year
By Court | January 27th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Here’s a no-brainer: warm weather = more nudists. Gee, who would’ve thought? Queensland’s climate allows nudists, and tourists, to enjoy it all year
Sunshine state still tops for tourists
By Court | November 20th, 2004 | Comments Off
It appears the sun is still shining brightly on Queensland’s lucrative tourism industry, with the state’s main tourism body showing the sunshine state is still Australia’s most popular tourist destination.
According to Tourism Queensland’s annual report, the sector injected more than $18 billion into the Queensland economy during the last financial year.
Queensland attracted 39 per cent [...]
World’s fastest on narrow tracks
By Court | November 20th, 2004 | Comments Off
Australia’s fastest train has been a popular and trouble-free way of travelling through tropical Queensland, especially for pensioners and backpackers.
Despite competing in an era of heavily discounted air travel, the high-speed tilt train service between Brisbane and Cairns had almost 70,000 passengers in its first year of operation.
Although the full price of a one-way trip [...]
Sirromet Winery
By Chris | September 23rd, 2004 | 4 Comments »
Fellas, if you’re looking for a great location to take a date for an afternoon drive and lunch, I’d have to recommend Sirromet Winery and Lurleen’s Restaurant. Situated on a hill in Mt Cotton, about 20-30 minutes south of Brisbane, you can sit out on the back deck of the restaurant and see all the [...]
Saturday at Eumundi Markets
By Chris | August 16th, 2004 | 3 Comments »
As the weather begins to get warmer, the hankering for the beach grows - for me at least. With the Saturday just gone supposed to reach the high 20°C, it was a good excuse to get out of Brisvegas for the day.
Even though I was up at 5:30am, I wasn’t on the road until [...]
State of Origin III
By Chris | July 7th, 2004 | 3 Comments »
The third and deciding game of the State of Origon series kicks off tonight and it has all the makings of a classic. The Blues coach (who every QLD’er loves to hate) is stepping down after the series (although he’s said that before too) and one of their key players who made a comeback for [...]
Queensland a bloody rip-off!
By Chris | June 21st, 2004 | 1 Comment »
According to a recent news article, backpackers are getting the hump with being ripped off by shoddy tour operators in Queensland. So much so that tourism numbers have taken a hit.
The thing that stood out for me about this article was the power of word of mouth. Through message forums, travel blogs and plain [...]
