Shangri-La Hotel unveils refurbished guestrooms Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney has launched 477 newly refurbished guestrooms and suites, boasting modern oriental style and elegance through an Oriental Blossom theme. Designed to highlight the outstanding harbour views, which are a key feature of the all of the rooms, the refurbishments also include sophisticated enhancements such as an iHome dock, [...]
Rare baby white whale makes its first visit to Sydney
Hundreds of whale watchers at Bondi Beach were thrilled over the weekend with the appearance of a rare albino whale calf. Passing Sydney with its mother on their migration south, the youngster happily jumped out of the water several times to pose for cameras. The playful calf is believed to be the offspring of the [...]
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Follow the Yellow Boat Road expedition comes full circle
Tasmanian tourism business owner Robert Pennicott, together with his crew have completed an epic circumnavigation of Australia to raise money for conservation and Polio eradication causes, arriving at Sydney’s Darling Harbour on 12 September. After more than three months at sea, they are the first to circumnavigate Australia and Tasmania in an outboard-driven boat, covering 12,000 miles [...]
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Angourie Beach in Yamba
Yuraygir Coastal Walk You can do almost anything you choose in the area as there are activities including as kite surfing, abseiling, horse riding, golf, river cruising, 4WD and eco tours, rock climbing, gliding and beautiful coastal walking. Newly opened is the four-day Yuraygir Coastal Walk through the Yuraygir National Park, the longest stretch of [...]
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Fishing on Clarence River
Yamba – A coastal playground waiting to be discovered Far enough off the highway to be readily accessible, yet still with the air of a hideaway location, Yamba is a traditional Australian fishing/surfing town at ease with its own new cosmopolitan edge. This is the point where the vast Clarence River system meets the Pacific [...]
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2011 Crave Sydney International Food Festival
Breakfast on Bondi added to 2011 Crave program The program for the 2011 Crave Sydney International Food Festival has been released. New to the event for 2011 is Breakfast on Bondi with Bill Granger and surf lifesaver/MasterChef star, Hayden Quinn and the Kids’ Crazy Island Tea Party on Goat Island. These events will be held [...]
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Telstra 500 fires up Sydney in December
V8 Supercar action and Australian rock music unite in 2011 at Sydney Olympic Park from 2?4 December for the Sydney Telstra 500, the grand final of the 2011 Championship Series. Disney Pixar’s CARS Truck Tour will make its final V8 Supercar stop at the event (bringing ‘MACK’ the life-size transporter), the Armor All Auto Studio [...]
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Madame Tussauds in Sydney
Madame Tussauds to open in Sydney Merlin Entertainments Group, which purchased Sydney Attractions Group late last year, will open a Madame Tussauds franchise at Sydney’s Darling Harbour in May 2012. Madame Tussauds Sydney will feature a range of Aussie celebrities immortalised in wax – such as Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The $14 million project [...]
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Mercure Sydney and Menzies hotels in Sydney
Accor Hotels rolls out new service standards for Indian guests The Mercure Sydney and Menzies hotels in Sydney have become the first hotels to achieve accreditation under Accor’s new Optimum Service Standards for Indian Visitation. The program includes Indian breakfast options on the restaurant and room service menus; hotel welcome kits in Hindi; Indian adaptor [...]
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Il Patio – modern-Italian
Naples comes to Sydney – Il Patio Naples-born chef Francesco Armillis is now serving up eclectic, modern-Italian fare at Il Patio located at the back of Bourke Street’s Centre Courtyard in Sydney. From small plates, salads, sandwiches and pizzas to mains and desserts, Il Patio offers a ‘made from scratch’ menu that features fresh, seasonal [...]
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