Australian Traveller

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Australian Traveller

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TRAVEL BUZZ • What’s HOT and happening across the country right now, from new GALLERY openings to unforgettable CRUISE experiences and food festivals with a TWIST.

PILLOW TALK • Check in to CHECK out the latest, GREATEST and most FABULOUS places to STAY around Australia.

WINE & DINE • Celebrating the NEW and noteworthy, from a beaut new BEACH hang in Perth/Boorloo to a RIVERFRONT reno in the Bellarine.

HEAR, HEAR • Listening BARS inspired by Japanese JAZZ kissaten are opening across AUSTRALIA. Here are five of the best.

Source material • First Nations MAKERS are reshaping fashion, beauty and LIFESTYLE through culture, craft and CREATIVE confidence.

Stories underfoot • A WALKING tour of Bendigo UNEARTHS the city’s lesser-known CULTUR AL histories, finds Christine Aldred.

Riding the wave • From tech-enhanced THRILLS to breathtaking new TR AILS, mountain BIKING tourism is hitting its stride. Eleanor Edström jumps on two WHEELS to investigate what’s driving the boom.

THE SUITE SPOT

THE NEW GARDE • Fremantle/Walyalup’s first five-star hotel in more than a CENTURY, Garde Hotel balances MINIMALIST luxury and artful character in the HEART of this storied old port town. Fleur Bainger checks in.

FIRE AND FLAVOUR • Built around FLAMES, ferments and a spirit of SHARING, Azuma Den is a contemporary Asian restaurant finding its RHYTHM in Canberra’s dining scene, writes Christine Aldred.

HIP HOOD Cremorne • Melbourne/Naarm’s micro suburb REWARDS visitors who explore its narrow streets with GOURMET food and wine, a rich COFFEE culture and nods to its industrial HERITAGE, finds Jade Raykovski.

FLUSH OF GENIUS • Who knew a LOO could be a landmark? Maryborough’s art-filled public toilets are one of the Fraser Coast’s most UNEXPECTED DELIGHTS, as Joanne Karcz discovers.

Remote renewal • With new lakeside RETREATS and immersive EXPERIENCES, Tassie’s Pumphouse Point will FILL your cup.

A YEAR IN THE OUTBACK • Australia’s outback moves to its own CALENDAR. From wondrous WILDFLOWERS to monsoon-charged skies, dust-kicking concerts to cultural CELEBRATIONS, it transforms with the SEASONS, rewarding travellers who know not just WHERE to go but when.

In good season • From ICONS seen in a new LIGHT to moments few experience, the Red Centre REWARDS travellers who VISIT when most don’t.

HARVESTING IMPACT

Common ground • Meeting NEW people can be difficult. But a slow-burn HIKE through WA’s coastal WILDERNESS may be the ANTIDOTE to loneliness.

SLOW DRIFT • Mornings shine GOLD and afternoons STRETCH long when drifting along the MURRAY River by HOUSEBOAT.

Down to earth • The WOMEN of The Tweed are growing MORE than just food. On Bundjalung Country in the Northern Rivers of NSW, they are RESHAPING the region’s CULINARY culture, placing community at the heart of everything they do.

CLOSE TO THE WIND • An EXPEDITION cruise along Australia’s BIODIVERSE west coast is equal parts ADVENTURE, science lesson and CULTURAL history deep dive.

ART AS EDUCATION

New growth • Bangarra Dance Theatre REUNITES with The Australian Ballet for the FIRST time in over a decade for Flora, a work deeply rooted in the EARTH, writes Elizabeth Whitehead.

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