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Bendigo Pottery
Australia鈥檚 oldest pottery works, the Bendigo Pottery was founded in 1857 and is classified by the National Trust. The historic kilns are still used; watch potters at work, admire the gorgeous ceramic pieces or throw a pot yourself (half-/full day $15/30). The attached museum (adul
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Nicholson Museum
Within the University of Sydneys quadrangle, this museum is a must-see for ancient-history geeks. Inside is an amazing accumulation of Greek, Roman, Cypriot, Egyptian and Near Eastern antiquities, including Padiashaikhet the mummy. It was founded in 1860 by orphan-made-good Sir Cha
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Koala Hospital
Chlamydia, traffic accidents and dog attacks are the biggest causes of injury for koalas living near urban areas; about 250 end up in this shelter each year. You can walk around the open-air enclosures any time of the day, but you鈥檒l learn more during the tours (3pm). Some of the l
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Falls Gallery
As you head into the town of Wentworth Falls , you鈥檒l get your first real taste of Blue Mountains鈥?scenery: views to the south open out across the majestic Jamison Valley . In town, the Falls Gallery is one of the Blue Mountains鈥?best privately run galleries. The paper and ceramic
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Hahndorf Academy
This 1857 building houses an art gallery with rotating exhibitions and original sketches by Sir Hans Heysen, the famed landscape artist and Hahndorf homeboy (ask about tours of his nearby former studio, The Cedars ). The museum depicts the lives of early German settlers, with churc
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Gunlom
Conventional vehicle drivers fear not. Gunlom is another superb escarpment waterfall and plunge pool 40-odd kilometres south of the dreamy Maguk (Barramundi Gorge; 45km south of Cooinda and 10km along a corrugated 4WD track) turn-off. Its located 37km along an unsealed, though easi
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Domain Chandon
Situated on the Maroondah Highway, between Coldstream and Healesville, Domaine Chandon is an example of mass wine tourism done well. The winery 鈥?a subsidiary of Mo毛t & Chandon 鈥?has a superbly designed reception area overlooking a stunning vista where visitors can sample and b
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Cremorne Point
Cremorne Point (technically Robertsons Point; Woolwarra-jurng to the Eora people) is a beaut spot for a picnic on grassy Cremorne Reserve , or for a swim in the free saltwater MacCallum Pool. The harbour views from here are downright delicious (especially when the New Year鈥檚 Eve fi
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Walkabout Creek Hotel
The classic Paul Hogan comedy Crocodile Dundee was filmed partly in tiny McKinlay, your first stop after Cloncurry when coming from Mt Isa. The renamed Walkabout Creek Hotel is a pretty typical outback pub except this one is loaded with film memorabilia and assorted Australiana. Th
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South Australian Whale Centre
Victor Harbor is on the migratory path of southern right whales (May to October). The multilevel South Australian Whale Centre has impressive whale displays (including a big stinky skull) and can give you the low-down on where to see them. Not whale season? Check out the big mammal
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Dolphin Discovery Centre
Around 60 bottlenose dolphins live in the bay year-round, their numbers increasing to 260 in summer. This centre has a beachside zone where dolphins regularly come to interact with people in the shallows and you can wade in alongside them, under the supervision of trained volunteer
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Eric Thomas Galley Museum
This museum started life as the Imperial Hotel in 1898 and now houses an extensive photographic collection, with wonderfully idiosyncratic captions, showing the people and places of Tasmania鈥檚 west coast, including an expos茅 of the 1912 Mt Lyell mining disaster, which claimed 42 li
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Castle Hill
Hoof it up this striking 286m-high red hill (an isolated pink granite monolith) that dominates Townsville鈥檚 skyline for stunning views of the city and Cleveland Bay. Walk up via the rough 鈥榞oat track鈥?(2km one way) from Hillside Cres. Otherwise, drive via Gregory St up the narrow,
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Bellevue Park
This quiet suburban park has killer views over Bondi and all the heads: North, South and Middle. Early Irish convicts named it Vinegar Hill, after a battle in the 1798 Irish Rebellion, but Governor Macquarie pooh-poohed the idea and renamed it Bellevue Hill. The surrounding streets
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Lake Awoonga
Created by the construction of the Awoonga Dam in 1984, Lake Awoonga is a popular recreational area 30km south of Gladstone. Backed by the rugged Castle Tower National Park , the barramundi-stocked lake has landscaped picnic areas, a cafe, barbecues, walking trails and bird life. Y
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Wentworth Falls Reserve
The falls that lend the town its name launch a plume of droplets over a 300m drop. This is the starting point of a network of walking tracks, which delve into the sublime Valley of the Waters, with waterfalls, gorges, woodlands and rainforests. Be sure to stretch your legs along t
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Shot Tower
On Taroona鈥檚 southern fringe stands the Shot Tower, a 48m-high, circular sandstone turret (1870) built to make lead shot for firearms. Molten lead was once dribbled from the top, forming perfect spheres on its way down to a cooling vat of water at the bottom. The river views from a
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Tasmania Zoo
There are more than 80 species of feathered, furred and finned critters 鈥?native and non native 鈥?at this laid-back wildlife park. This is your chance to see some Tasmanian devils, which you can watch snarling over meaty meals at 10.30am, 1pm and 3pm. To get here, take the West Tam
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Kelly Hill Conservation Park
This series of dry limestone caves was discovered in the 1880s by a horse named Kelly, who fell into them through a hole. Take the standard show cave tour (10.30am, then hourly 11am to 4pm), or add on an adventure caving tour (2.15pm; bookings essential). The Hanson Bay Walk (9km o
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Douglas
Four kilometres north of Bicheno is the turn-off to Douglas-Apsley National Park, protecting undisturbed dry eucalypt forest, waterfalls, gorges and an abundance of birds and animals. Walk to the swimming hole at Apsley Gorge (two to three hours return) or to the Apsley River Water
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