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Footsteps Gallery
Housed within the old School of Arts, a short walk east of King George Sq, is the Footsteps Gallery , established to support emerging artists from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It hosts monthly exhibitions of Indigenous art and is one of the better spots fo
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Blackheath
The next town to the west is Blackheath where you can enjoy amazing views from Perrys Lookdown, Pulpit Rock, Govetts Leap and Evans Lookout. Crowds here aren鈥檛 as oppressive as at Echo Point. Blackheath is also the gastronomic centre of the region, with some excellent restaurants o
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Calliope River Historical Village
If you are in the area, market days (8am to 1pm, seven times a year; ask the visitor centre or see website for dates) at the Calliope River Historical Village, 26km south of Gladstone, are hugely popular, attracting over 3000 people. Wander around the villages restored heritage bui
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Alcaston Gallery
Set in an imposing boom-style terrace, the Alcaston鈥檚 focus is on living Indigenous Australian artists. The gallery works directly with Indigenous communities and is particularly attentive to cultural sensitivities; it shows a wide range of styles from traditional to contemporary w
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Mt Zero Olives
Planted in 1953, the olive grove at Mt Zero Olives produces olives, olive oils (including infused varieties), tapenades and other gourmet products in a picturesque setting. There are tastings and farm-gate sales daily, and an excellent cafe that opens on weekends and holidays. It鈥檚
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Old Ghan Heritage Railway Museum
This collection of restored Ghan locos and carriages will please train buffs and anyone else interested in this pioneering railway (originally called the Afghan Express after the cameleers who forged the route). Theres also the Old Ghan Tea Rooms and an ad-hoc collection of railway
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Fairy Bower Beach
Indulge your mermaid fantasies (the more seemly ones at least) in this pretty triangular ocean pool set into the rocky shoreline. The life-size sea nymphs of Helen Leetes bronze sculpture Oceanides (1997) stand on the edge, washed by the surf. Fairy Bower is best reached by the pro
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Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
Tandanya offers an insight into the culture of the local Kaurna people, whose territory extends south to Cape Jervis and north to Port Wakefield. Inside are interactive visual-arts gallery spaces, plus a gift shop and a cafe. Call for info on regular didgeridoo or Torres Strait Isl
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St Philip鈥檚 Church
Completed in 1856 by architect Edmund Blacket in High Victorian Gothic style, St Philip鈥檚 is the latest incarnation of a line descending from Sydney鈥檚 original Anglican parish church (1793). It鈥檚 an unobtrusive structure dwarfed by surrounding skyscrapers and is usually kept locked
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State Theatre
The ostentatiously ornate State (1929) is Sydney鈥檚 most beautiful theatre. Originally built as a movie palace during Hollywood鈥檚 heyday, it鈥檚 now a National Trust鈥揷lassified building, dripping with gilt and velveteen. Live shows (musicals, comedy, middle-of-the-road bands) take the
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Centre for Contemporary Photography
This not-for-profit centre has a changing schedule of photography exhibitions across a couple of galleries. Shows traverse traditional technique and the highly conceptual. There鈥檚 a particular fascination with work involving video projection, including a nightly after-hours screeni
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Mansions
At the junction or George St and Margaret St is the Mansions, an unusual three-storey, red-brick Romanesque terrace which was cobbled together in 1890. Look for the cats atop the parapets at each end of the building.Around the corner facing Alice St, fronted by palms, is the opulen
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Nobbys Head
Originally an island, this headland at the entrance to Newcastle鈥檚 harbour was joined to the mainland by a stone breakwater built by convicts between 1818 and 1846; many of those poor souls were lost to the wild seas during its construction. The walk along the spit towards the ligh
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Hambledon Cottage
Surrounded by 200-year-old camphor laurels and English oaks, this historic cottage was built in 1824 for the Macarthurs鈥?daughter鈥檚 governess and was later used as weekend lodgings. It narrowly escaped being flattened to make way for a car park in the 1980s. Nowadays it houses a sm
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Design Centre Tasmania
On the fringe of City Park, this heritage church hall houses a shop/gallery selling beautiful handmade Tasmanian crafts. Next door is the excellent Design Tasmania Wood Collection (entry by donation), showcasing local timber furniture design 鈥?more sassafras, Huon pine and myrtle t
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Four Mile Beach
Backed by palms, this broad stretch of squeaky sand reaches as far as you can squint. Theres a swimming enclosure in front of the surf life-saving club. In ye olde days, planes used to land on Four Mile, so firm is its sand.For a fine view over the beach, follow Wharf St and the st
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Jack Absaloms Gallery
Octogenarian Jack Absalom was one of the celebrated Brushmen of the Bush, a group of five artists that hailed from Broken Hill (Pro Hart was another member). Absaloms oil paintings (and opal collection) are on show in a purpose-built space attached to his home; his works beautifull
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Hartzview Vineyard
Hartzview is 8km up the hill from Woodbridge (or 11km from Cygnet), off the road to Gardners Bay. For your palate鈥檚 pleasure are fruit liqueurs, peppery pinot noir and smooth mead. Lunch is also a goer (gourmet pies, focaccias, smoked quiches, cheese platters; mains $14 to $18). Th
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Ben Lomond National Park
Tassie鈥檚 most reliable skiing hotspot (or cold spot), this 181-sq-km park, 55km southeast of Launceston, incorporates the entire Ben Lomond Range. Bushwalkers traipse through when the snow melts, swooning over alpine wildflowers during spring and summer. The odd lonesome crow may c
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Bark Mill Museum
Out the back of the Bark Mill Tavern, this museum explains the processing of black wattle bark to obtain tannin for tanning leathers. The mill was one of the few industries that operated in Swansea through the Great Depression and helped keep the town afloat. There鈥檚 also a display
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