At the base of the West MacDonnell Ranges and only 10 minutes from Alice Springs, the Desert Park presents and interprets the Australian desert environment. To Get There Links https://alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/main/about
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal and wildlife attraction at the Gold Coast, famous for its Rainbow Lorikeet feeding that began merely as a deterrent. By feeding the lorikeets, beekeeper and flower grower Dr Alex Griffiths found a way to keep the birds away from his flowers. The Currumbin Bird Sanctuary opened in 1947 as … Read more
The Crystal Castle and Shambhala Gardens is Australia’s most impressive crystal collection with some of the biggest crystals and geodes in the world. The spiritual roots started long before it became the Crystal Castle in 1980 when the main building was constructed on intersecting ley lines, energy lines running along the earth. Locally, the building … Read more
Bendigo Pottery is Australia’s oldest working pottery, established in 1858, it has making ceramics for over 160 years. Bendigo Pottery is a few things in one place, centralised around the pottery. The Bendigo Pottery Interpretive Museum is built around the old kilns with displays of the equipment used since 1858 and a collection of early … Read more
Descend into the depths of the Central Deborah Gold Mine in Bendigo which operated during the gold rush boom in the 1900s. The mine operated from 1939 until 1954, extracting almost a tonne of gold from 15 kilometres of drives and cross cuts down to a depth of 412 metres. It has not operated as … Read more
The vintage Talking Tram Tour is part of the Bendigo Tramways attraction, based in Australia’s oldest operating tram depot dating back to 1903. The Tramway started in Bendigo in 1890 using battery powered trams that proved unsuited to the hilly streets of Bendigo. After a few months they were shut down and eventually replaced with … Read more
When entering the town Maclean in Northern New South Wales, you immediately notice the Scottish heritage with the tartan poles along the streets. The tartan poles started as a project by The Maclean Scottish Town Association in 2000. The idea was to paint six poles with tartan designs to coincide with the Olympic Torch being … Read more
Macadamia Castle has been a common stop along the Pacific Hwy north of Ballina for many years. It has been there for around 45 years, so if you have travelled along the Pacific Highway, you have most likely spotted the castle passing by. Since the dual-carriage highway bypassed Macadamia Castle from 2012, it hasn’t been … Read more
Lark Quarry is the location for the world’s only known example of a dinosaur stampede, with fossilised footprints from around 150 dinosaurs. It is also commonly known as Dinosaur Stampede or Lark Quarry. The footprints were found by a station manager in the 1960s. In the 1970s, scientists visited looking for Cretaceous fossils and was … Read more
If you are visiting Shorncliffe and your fishing gear is handy, you might want to try a spot of fishing at Baxter’s Jetty. Built to replace the original dilapidated Baxter’s Jetty, the jetty today dates back to 1920 and is still a popular spot for both the local and visiting fisherman. The jetty is named … Read more
