Varied accomidation to cover all budgets. Great fishing and surfing. Heaps of access for esturay fishing.

If you travel to Mackay in Queensland you’ll find quite a large city with many different things to explore. Mackay has long been regarded as the gateway to the Whitsunday’s and is also a good place to step off if you wish to explore the Central Queensland coal mines, Eungella national park or one of the many local attractions such as the pioneer river, Northern beaches or sugar cane Mills. Many tourists see Mackay mainly as a stepping off point for the Whitsunday islands or to the Great Barr....

Great day out, not a huge Zoo fan as I dont really like to see the animals incages but this zoo has done a great job with its enclosures. Wonderful views ofSydney and you can also take the sky rail from the bottom of the hill (where youget off the ferry) and you can see the whole zoo from above. Spent the wholeday there.

Great place to shop and find a bargain. Lots of shops around the market aswell. The Market sells fruit/Vege and has butchers, delis, and very popularplace to have breakfast. Also has a lot of junk but you have to get past thatto see some good stuff. They say Sunday is the day to go as the day we went itwasnt full and so not alot of stalls.

Little Italy of Melbourne. Great places to eat for a great price. Lots of choice and even just walking along the road and checking the place out was great fun.

It's a great day out! It's all very well run and has heaps of native animals.It's spread over a huge area and most animals are in large enclosures. These isquite a lot of walking involved to see everything but the free train helps. Foodis available but wasn't great and rather expensive as you might expect. Heaps ofplaces to eat a packed lunch..

The Natural Bridge is a naturally formed rock arch over Cave Creek (theheadwaters of the Nerang River). It was formed from a waterfall which undercut acave beneath the waterfall and dug a pothole on top, until the two joined andthe creek flowed through the cave, leaving an arch across the front.The bridge is in the territory of the local Kombumerri aboriginal people (afamily group of the Yugambeh language peoples). The first Europeans to find itare said to be timber cutters Alexander (Sandy) Dun....

There is many camping areas, some great relaxing beaches and some good surfing beaches. Straddie is very popular among 18-23yr olds in the uni holidays. Stradbroke also has a few fantastic freshwater lakes.

. Something to add to your itinerary when you visit Australia ... The North Coast region of the state of New South Wales is a mecca of great river valleys and fabulous endless beaches (for over 40 years it's been a surfing paradise). The Manning Valley (principal town, Taree) is traversed by the Manning River which flows into the sea through Australia's only river delta system. Numerous long beaches offer surfing and sunbaking and the hinterland includes Ellenborough Falls near Elands, Com....

Beatiful georges with some small lakes full of water!Water available in park.