Queensland- Summafielddayze Dance Festival- January 2007

Hey! if you are in Queensland in January- It will be time to slap on the sunscreen and reach out for the sunshine! "Summafielddayze dance festival a non s ...

WineFest in Queensland! Nov 17-18, 2006

Tastes of the Granite Belt Wine Fiesta 06 is a two day event. Queensland college of Wine Tourism is hosting a Black Tie dinner on the 17 November. $95 will get you 5 gourmet courses with matching wine. Reservations are essenti ...

Shark Feeding Frenzy near Brisbane

Wow - I have never heard of folks closing a beach cuz of a Shark Feeding Frenzy like they just recently did near Brisbane. Sharks and travel ...

Queenland targets Wanderers

After years of success for the New South Wales backpacker rail pass, Queensland has started to more aggressively court the working holiday-maker dollars by providing "The Wanderer". The Wanderer rail pass will have six months of ...

New rail pass aimed at backpackers

Good news for those who used the NSW train pass but didn't find the same love from the northern neighbor - Queensland is now offering six months of unlimited one-way travel through the state for backpackers. From

Talk of the North

Patrick 'Rusty' Smith and his 1972 Ute are the Talk of the North for winning the 'feral ute' contest. Smith, a drifter, inves ...

State of Origin III - Second Half

NSW score. 24-0. Early pressure from QLD came to naught and once again NSW go down the other end of the field and Andrew Johns pulls a few strings and the Blues score. Can't see QLD coming back from here. They just haven't shown a ...

State of Origin III - Game Time

QLD nearly turned attack into tragedy with a dodgy kick by Lockyer run back by Minichello for an almost certain score. A great tackle by Matty Bowen to save a try, but how did QLD not score?! So much pressure but great NSW defense ...

The Decider

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

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

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 ...

Queensland's climate allows nudists, and tourists, to enjoy it all year

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

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 Qu ...

World's fastest on narrow tracks

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 ...

Sirromet Winery

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 ...

Saturday at Eumundi Markets

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 w ...

State of Origin III

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 befor ...

Queensland a bloody rip-off!

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 tou ...

State of Origin I

Why can't we just all get along? Game one is done and dusted and if you're from south of the border, you're a happy chappy. If you're a Queenslander (or have militant QLD'er friends, like

Coolangatta Holiday

Easter time in my family has, for many years, meant a week at Coolangatta at a time share my folks bought more years ago than I can even remember. Just about all the family who aren't overseas comes down for at least a couple of d ...

Woodstock Festival Australia

If you're looking to spend a big day out listening to a wide selection of Aussie bands, check out the Woodstock Festival. Here's their website pitch: Our festival incorporates a ...

Boost to Queensland Tourism

Qantas to fly non-stop between Brisbane, Los Angeles This will be a great benefit for QLD tourism if Qantas can keep the price down and maybe a few more ba ...

Moreton Island Weekend

Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Moreton Weekend MARCH 26 - 28 Barge times: 8.30am Friday Morning & 6.00pm Friday Evening Departs Port of Brisbane, Howard Smith Drive Leaves Moreton Island 4.30pm New f ...

Day Trip to Redcliffe

I've been meaning to get to the coast for ages now, since I got back to Brisbane in July, but haven't quite managed it yet. Even though my favoured Sunshine Coast is only 90 minutes or so away it always seems like a trip you have ...

Queensland Politics

With a state election just a few days away, the news is full of pollies tooting their own horn and slagging off their opponents. So it was with a laugh this morning when I read that a candidate was calling his own party a "

The Woodford Folk Festival

The Woodford Folk Festival is a wonderful cultural event that I’ve been hearing about for some time now. My friend Jay, an American musician living in QLD has told me I must check ...