March 19th, 2009 by admin
The Queensland town of Airlie Beach, popular for its cute art and craft stores and picturesque landscape, does not have a swimming beach. The coast is inhabited by marine stringers from November to May and leaves the beach unsafe for swimmers. To combat this, the local council created a swimming area called Airlie lagoon.
For the holiday maker who wants a base from which to set sail for the Whitsundays, Airlie Beach can offer a lot. With its cosmopolitan lifestyle, trendy eateries and stylish resort hotels the holiday town attracts many Australian and international visitors.
James Cook passed through the area in 1770 on what he believed to be the day of the Christian festival Whit Sunday (it’s now believed he didn’t pass through on this day). Thus, he named the coast and surrounding 74 islands the Whitsundays. Along with many other events and things to do, Airlie Beach commemorates this naming through The Blessing Of The Fleet annually on Whit Sunday.
Positioned at the centre of the Great Barrier Reef, visitors to Airlie Beach can easily link to Hayman Island, Lindeman Island and Hook Island.
March 11th, 2009 by admin
Canberra, Australia’s capital city prides itself on the diversity of ways locals and visitors can spend their time within its boundaries. There are the obvious things to do you would expect from the national capital, with the Old and New Parliament Houses, the National Library, the Australian War Museum and the National Gallery of Australia. Canberra also boasts a multicultural and artistic way of life, revealed through events like Floriade, The Canberra International Music Festival and The National Multicultural Festival.
The vision of Walter Burley Griffin was the driving force behind Canberra’s appearance. Centre stage to this vision is Lake Burley Griffin and Capital Hill which play host to many of Canberra’s events, the one off National Sorry Day and the annual Shorething Music Festival are two well known examples. The lake is also popular for yachts when the Canberra weather allows.
Canberra also has a rich sporting history. The Australian Institute of Sport produces many top class sports stars, and is home of the two popular football clubs, the ACT Brumbies of the Super 14 rugby competition and the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League.
Touching just the surface here, Canberra news documents the daily things going on in the city. If you’re visiting Canberra, be sure to plan ahead, there’s much on offer that wouldn’t want to be missed.
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