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New Tourism - March, 2009


Skywalk takes hinterland exploration to new heights

The Gold Coast hinterland’s eco offerings have reached a new high with the opening of the Rainforest Skywalk on Tamborine Mountain. more>

Hop into Gladstone this Easter

Festival fever will hit the Central Queensland city of Gladstone this Easter with the annual Harbour Festival and Coconet Classic both promising to be bigger than ever this year. more>

Luxury comes to Bundaberg coast

Bundaberg’s Coral Coast has welcomed its first internationally-branded luxury apartment hotel with the opening of the Grand Mercure Bargara Apartments. more>

Wheely good tours of the Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast’s picturesque beaches and hinterland regions have become much more accessible for disabled visitors thanks to WheelAdventures. more>

Carnivale into Port Douglas

The seaside resort village of Port Douglas is busy preparing for its annual Carnivale festival – a celebration of life in the tropics over 10 balmy days and nights from May 21 to 31. more>

Brisbane welcomes The Portal Hotel

The Portal Hotel, in fashionable inner-city Spring Hill, will be Brisbane’s latest accommodation option when it welcomes its first guests on March 6. more>

Step back in time in Charters Towers

History is coming alive in Charters Towers with new horse drawn carriage and wagon tours and the reopening of the World Theatre tours and the town’s museum. more>

FEATURE STORY: Magnetic views of an island paradise

Sailing down the Queensland coast in 1770, Captain Cook believed Magnetic Island possessed a mysterious magnetic force which caused his compass to go hay wire, reports Sue Fuller. more>