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Cabarita Beach tops expanded list of Australia’s best beach of 2019

Cabarita Beach - located between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast - has been named Australia top beach of 2019, heading the list of the nation’s 20 Best Beaches compiled by Tourism…

Dec 12, 2019 Environment / Marketing / Recreation / Tourism /

Dubbo Regional Council opens new Wellington Aquatic Leisure Centre

The recent opening of the $8.35 million Wellington Aquatic Leisure Centre saw hundreds of people join home-town Paralympian swimmer Ben Austin in taking to the water new pool. Dubbo Region…

Dec 12, 2019 Aquatics / Education / Environment / Recreation /

Phillip Island Nature Parks introduces exclusive pass for locals

Bass Coast residents and students are set to benefit from the Phillip Island Nature Parks’ new and revamped Locals Pass. This exclusive pass offers locals year-round entry to the…

Dec 12, 2019 Attractions / Education / Environment /

Conservation groups call for action on Australia’s endangered sharks

Conservation groups are calling on Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley, to take action on a new report’s 21 recommendations including protection for habitats critical for…

Dec 12, 2019 Education / Environment /

Andrew Forrest plans to convert pristine Ningaloo Reef site into multi-million dollar resort

Mining industrialist, Andrew Forrest has a $100 million plan to convert the pristine Ningaloo Reef site, a Western Australian World Heritage area into a luxury eco-tourism resort. Forrest…

Dec 11, 2019 Environment / Tourism / Venues /

Queenstown Trail network launches luxury accommodation and spa

Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa has opened offering Queenstown Trail cyclists a new destination to experience among New Zealand’s prestigious wine growing region. Gibbston Valley…

Dec 11, 2019 Environment / Hospitality / Parks / Recreation /

Latest IUCN reports that a quarter of eucalypt trees are threatened with extinction

A just-released update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species reveals almost 25% of eucalypt species are threatened with extinction.…

Dec 11, 2019 Environment /

Paradise Country welcomes Tasmanian Devils

Tasmanian Devils, Australia’s most famous carnivorous marsupials, have arrived at Paradise Country just in time for the school holidays. Paradise Country is Village Roadshow…

Dec 11, 2019 Attractions / Education / Environment /