Featured things to do
View allAcross Australia, you can experience the destination through its landscapes, stories, waterways, public spaces, and the everyday details that give it character. You will find things to do that lean into art trails, galleries, and public art, heritage places and local stories, nature walks, gardens, and scenic reserves, and wildlife, river, and coastal encounters, helping you picture the different ways you might spend your time there.
Spend time with this side of Australia and you start to see how easily its places, flavours, events, and everyday experiences can shape the rhythm of a trip.
Rowes Bay, QLD
9 Islands Scenic Experience
Take in the breath-taking views of the Greater Palm group of islands in your private helicopter before landing on a secluded beach on Havannah Island. An underappreciated natural beauty, this pristine group of islands feature mountainous peaks with lush rainforest descending to the edge of the ocean, and…
Adelaide, SA 'A Day Out' by Marguerite Derricourt
On 3 July 1999, Rundle Mall welcomed four new residents —Horatio, Oliver, Truffles and Augusta. Made completely from bronze, these life-sized pigs look to be
Barraba, NSW 'Bedtime Story,' Queen Street Mural
"Bedtime Story" created by Scott Nagy and Krimsone is Barraba Public Art's latest addition to the public art trail. This amazing mural is featured on
Edithburgh, SA 'Edith' the Clydesdale Sculpture and Jetty Truck
Edithburgh's distinctive jetty, right in the middle of town, was once the centre of South Australia's third business port. Trade in agricultural produce, lime, gypsum
Featured events
View allAustralia has a calendar that can feel bright, social, and full of movement, with room for both headline occasions and the smaller local moments that make time there feel alive. You will find events that lean into markets, festivals, and community events, heritage places and local stories, and art trails, galleries, and public art, helping you picture the different ways you might spend your time there.
Spend time with this side of Australia and you start to see how easily its places, flavours, events, and everyday experiences can shape the rhythm of a trip.
Forrest, ACT 'Rematriate' by Jessika Spencer
'Rematriate' is a feminist, Indigenous reimagining of the word "repatriate," intentionally disrupting colonial language to recentre matriarchal knowledge, care, and cultural continuity.
Wagga Wagga, NSW 'ESSSENSSSE' Performance
Step into the world of ESSSENSSSE and experience a vibrant celebration of movement, emotion and transformation.
McLaren Vale, SA 'Boom – Shuck-Alaka!'
Start your OysterPalooza weekend the right way with 'Boom – Shuck-Alaka!' – Never Never Distilling's Friday evening Oyster Event.
Maitland, NSW 'Paperhangings of the Past: A history of wallpapers in Australia' Lecture
Join the 'Paperhangings of the Past: A history of wallpapers in Australia' lecture at Grossmann House by curator of the Museums of History NSW.
Featured stays
View allStaying in and around Australia can feel as easygoing or as restorative as you want it to, with places to wake close to the action as well as stays that lean into quieter scenery and a slower pace. You will find stays that lean into art trails, galleries, and public art, wildlife, river, and coastal encounters, and cellar doors, breweries, and local flavours, helping you picture the different ways you might spend your time there.
Spend time with this side of Australia and you start to see how easily its places, flavours, events, and everyday experiences can shape the rhythm of a trip.
Yelarbon, QLD 'Bushland Hideaway on the River'
Nestled on the banks of the Dumaresq River on the QLD/NSW border in Southern Queensland, between Yelarbon, Inglewood and Texas.
Light Pass, SA 'In The Vines' Guest Cottage
'In The Vines' guest cottage is your cosy retreat nestled on a peaceful six acre property surrounded by vineyards, with plenty of space to wander
Woodside, SA 'O' Quarters at Bird in Hand Winery
The ‘O’ Quarters is an exclusive, luxury accommodation experience located at Bird in Hand Winery in the picturesque Adelaide Hills on Peramangk land. The accommodation
Dumaresq Valley, NSW 'Saliet'(Newfarm)Dumaresq Valley
This is a hosted stay through Hipcamp, below is the information provided by the Host regarding their offering. Saliet. (Chalèt in italian)A working cattle and
Australia brings together natural beauty, local character, and the kinds of experiences that can shift the mood of your day from easygoing to energising.
Across Australia, you can move between art trails, galleries, and public art, heritage places and local stories, wildlife, river, and coastal encounters, and markets, festivals, and community events, giving the destination a layered mix of nature, culture, food, events, and places to slow down.