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How to improve your accommodation business with digital marketing

How owners can grow their accommodation business through digital marketing Location, location, location used to be the mantra when it came to having a thriving accommodation business. In the digital age, just building near a tourist trap and hoping people book your hotel or ...

Posted By Adrian
21st September 2022
Duration : 3 Minute Read
Views : 435

Australia’s biggest outback events

Australia’s biggest outback events hit high notes with 2022 line-up Jimmy Barnes, Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite and a catalogue of iconic singers are set to rock the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash & Birdsville Big Red ...

Posted By mick
16th November 2021
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 494
Australian Alps

20 Quirky Facts about Australia

When locals or tourists think of Australia, they picture sandy beaches, lifeguards, picturesque landscape, fascinating wildlife, creepy crawlies, the amazing cities and most importantly Vegemite and Tim Tams but here are some quirky facts that may intrigue ...

Posted By chantelle
18th March 2014 (Updated 6th January 2022)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 8732
More Happy Feet Arrive at Sea World!

More Happy Feet Arrive at Sea World!

Sea World is experiencing its best year ever for its Gentoo Penguin breeding program with four new chicks for its Penguin Encounter exhibit and another nine still incubating. Sea World Senior Penguin Keeper Katrina Krygger said the 2013 breeding season is a step up on the 2012 ...

Posted By mick
13th November 2013
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 5677
Fright Nights at Movie World

Experience the Most Terrifying Night of Your Life at Warner Bros. Movie World's Fright Nights 2013!

This year’s Fright Nights at Movie World is set to be the scariest yet with the first of seven events starting tomorrow. Guests are invited to experience Movie World’s dark side as an evil presence is cast over the park and the dead, the demons and psychopathic maniacs ...

Posted By mick
4th October 2013 (Updated 10th March 2017)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 61974 | Comments : 3
Sleeping Rough to raise funds for Homeless

From homelessness to CEO: a profile of a CEO Sleepout participant

A formerly homeless man who became CEO is now giving back to help the homeless.Gary Poole, who owns an award-winning accommodation, The Escarpment Retreat and Day Spa on Mt Tamborine in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland, is one of the many CEOs participating in St Vincent de ...

Posted By mick
16th May 2013
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 7641
A Baby Dolphin for Sea World

A Baby Dolphin for Sea World!

Sea World is celebrating the arrival of the newest member of the Sea World family – a beautiful female baby dolphin, weighing 15 kilograms and measuring 95cm in length. The calf’s proud parents are mum Sunnie and dad Kiama, who are both first time parents at ten ...

Posted By mick
8th February 2013
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 7931 | Comments : 1
Geelong Highland Gathering

Geelong Gathering adds Scottish concert in 2013

Geelong’s new-look Highland Gathering will add a major Scottish folk music concert to its growing list of attractions when it moves to Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus, on the first weekend in March next year. The concert will be from 7.30pm at the KD Stewart ...

Posted By mick
26th January 2013 (Updated 3rd December 2013)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 13858 | Comments : 1
Rundle Street, Adelaide

South Australia Illustrated

The Art Gallery of South Australia brings the state’s remarkable history to life with South Australia Illustrated: colonial painting in the Land of Promise, from 2 June to 5 August 2012. A survey of the development of painting in South Australia from the commencement of ...

Posted By mick
16th May 2012
Duration : 3 Minute Read
Views : 8521
SkyPoint Climb

Skypoint Climb Gold Coast

SkyPoint Climb, Australia’s highest external building walk, is the newest adventure experience on the Gold Coast taking climbers on a guided journey reaching 270 metres into the sky atop the iconic Q1 resort building. The awe-inspiring open air adventure, SkyPoint Climb ...

Posted By mick
11th April 2012 (Updated 27th April 2012)
Duration : 3 Minute Read
Views : 6144 | Comments : 2
Million Paws Walk

Million Paws Walk

Join in the fun at RSPCA Qld’s biggest fundraising event of the year - Million Paws Walk! We need your help to raise vital funds to assist in caring for more than 18,000 dogs that our Animal Care Centres receive each year. These dogs are not as fortunate as your much ...

Posted By mick
28th March 2012 (Updated 6th January 2022)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 7119 | Comments : 1
The Wiggles 2012

Dreamworld Welcomes the Wiggles for Live Shows

Dreamworld, home of Wiggles World, is excited to announce The Wiggles and their friends will be visiting Australia’s biggest theme park to perform live on Saturday 10 March, 2012. Gates will open to the theme park extra early from 9am to ensure that Wiggly fans can get ...

Posted By mick
17th February 2012 (Updated 16th March 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 11840
2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art

2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art

2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art From an explosive light installation that clocks births, deaths and dying stars in real time to a full body cast that mimics the aging process by slumping, sagging and wrinkling in front of your eyes, the 2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian ...

Posted By mick
4th February 2012 (Updated 6th March 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 16018 | Comments : 1
Allegoria Sacra

Spectacular New Video Work makes its Australian Premiere

Spectacular New Video Work makes its Australian Premiere at Art Gallery of South Australia Allegoria Sacra, the monumental new video work by celebrated international collective AES+F, will screen for the first time in Australia as part of the Adelaide Fringe, on Friday 24 February ...

Posted By mick
4th February 2012 (Updated 18th March 2018)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 4323
Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year at Warner Bros. Movie World!

2012 Year of the DragonCelebrate Chinese New Year at Warner Bros. Movie World.As the Year of the Rabbit ends... in comes the Dragon!!Warner Bros. Movie World is proud to present a special dragon dance show to greet all guests for a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year. The special ...

Posted By mick
19th January 2012 (Updated 2nd April 2012)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 9865 | Comments : 4
Melancholia

Travelling Film Festival Returns to the Territory

The Travelling Film Festival is on the road again; first stop for 2012 is the Northern Territory, screening in Alice Springs 17-20 February at the Araluen Arts Centre. With nine features and three shorts, from seven different countries, it’s the best excuse to visit an ...

Posted By mick
18th January 2012 (Updated 30th January 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 4425
Adria Gold Coast Sales Facility

Caravan Sales increase as Families Choose Healthy Outdoor Holidays

R.V. Asia Pacific, sole importers of world-leading Adria Caravans from Europe, have enjoyed a modest increase of 12% in sales throughout the Australian market over the past 12 months. General Manager, Chris Swann, said there has been a marked trend of caravan buyers wishing ...

Posted By mick
10th January 2012 (Updated 30th January 2012)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 12364
A Day On The Track

A Day On The Track

‘A Day On The Track’ is one of the premier car and bike events on the calendar to be held in Melbourne’s West. We celebrated its 1st year of operation in 2011, at the events home, Tabcorp Park. We are happy to announce that the event will be returning to ...

Posted By mick
12th December 2011 (Updated 29th December 2011)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 9221

Dreamworld Unveils Spectacular End To 2011

NEW WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT ALLIANCE WITH DREAMWORKS ANIMATION. Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Australia has today revealed a new and world-class alliance with the innovative global entertainment brand, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA), in the park's most anticipated ...

Posted By mick
10th November 2011 (Updated 24th March 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 3837 | Comments : 1
Jon Muir

Afternoon Tea with Legend of Adventure Jon Muir

After the huge success of afternoon tea in Madrid, Philadelphia, London and Edinburgh already this year, the next teatime foray held by UK based "The Adventurists" ventures even further afield to Sydney, Australia. Guests attending this event will have the pleasure of meeting ...

Posted By fleur
9th November 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 8839 | Comments : 2
The Zoe Girdlestone Memorial

Queensland Late Model Racers make a wish for Zoe Girdlestone

Queensland Late Model Racers make a wish for Zoe Girdlestone Zoe Girdlestone passed away in 2009. She was only 19 at the time. Zoe was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease, with no cure. Despite the day to day battle of living with cystic fibrosis, Zoe remained as positive ...

Posted By mick
10th October 2011 (Updated 8th November 2013)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 6290 | Comments : 3
Ute of the Year at Deni Ute Muster 2011

2011 Deni Ute Muster Defies the Elements

Rain couldn't dampen the annual celebrations of all things Australian and the icon of the ute at the Deniliquin Ute Muster on September 30 and October 1. Rain in the two days leading up to the event, and for the two days of the event, didn't deter more than 18,000 people donning ...

Posted By mick
3rd October 2011 (Updated 16th May 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 43275 | Comments : 3
Eskimo Joe

Eskimo Joe says Bring on the Deni Ute Muster!

Aussie rock band Eskimo Joe are counting the days until they hit the Deni Ute Muster stage on Saturday, October 1, preparing for a huge performance to a big crowd. "Any time you cross cars with rock'n roll it's always out of control," Eskimo Joe guitarist, Stu MacLeod said. "We've ...

Posted By mick
13th September 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 27565
Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro to sign new album at Deni Ute Muster

Suzi Quatro fans at this year's Deniliquin Ute Muster and Play on the Plains Festival will be treated to a rare opportunity to get the Queen of Rock's signature. Headlining the Friday night concert at this year's Festival on September 30, Festival organisers have received confirmation ...

Posted By mick
9th September 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 32570
Ute Muster

Author Launches Book at Ute Muster

One of Australia's best-selling female writers, Rachael Treasure, will return to the Deni Ute Muster to launch her latest book, The Girl and the Ghost-Grey Mare. The Deni Ute Muster will be the first time the public get to have a look at the author's newest book, which will ...

Posted By mick
7th September 2011 (Updated 6th January 2012)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 25353
Blue Singlet Count

Australia's Rarest Ute on Show

The Deniliquin Ute Muster's Ute Exhibition Centre is the place to find Australia‟s and arguably the world‟s rarest ute. When created, only 6 Zeta Utility vehicles were made by the Lightburn company â€" which was more noted for its production of washing machines, ...

Posted By mick
6th September 2011 (Updated 9th September 2011)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 16047
Gold Coast Show

Gold Coast Show

This was the Gold Coast Shows 105th year. The show had all kinds of family entertainment and various competitions along with the usually popular Show Bags, Face Painting, Fair Rides and side shows and so many other activities. For animal lovers it certainly offered plenty of ...

Posted By mick
5th September 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 7277

Guy Sebastian Gears up for Muster

A ute muster might not be where you'd expect to see former Australian Idol winner, Guy Sebastian performing, but in 2011, that's exactly where he'll be. Taking the stage at the 2011 Deni Ute Muster (Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1) along with Guy will be a massive ...

Posted By mick
25th August 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 17410

Working Holidays in Australia

Tourism Australia are doing their best promote Working Holidays and encourage young travellers to consider Australia as a place to work or travel. To do this Tourism Australia has released a new campaign called "30 days in Oz". The campaign consists of 30 one minute online ...

Posted By chantelle
25th August 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 2 Minute Read
Views : 4788 | Comments : 1
Fathers Day

Father's Day

Father's Day, falls on the first Sunday of each September in Australia. In many other countries it falls on the third Sunday in June. However, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea share the first Sunday of September as the day to celebrate fatherhood and male parenting. ...

Posted By mick
16th August 2011 (Updated 9th October 2022)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 5515

Feeling and Looking Good for Summer!

With spring and summer approaching the days are going to get hotter and hotter, which means it's time to take off the layers of clothing and get active! Whether you are going to the beach or going out with friends you want to and feel good. In summer there are more opportunities ...

Posted By chantelle
4th August 2011 (Updated 17th August 2012)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 3391

Facebook and Twitter

To stay updated with what is happening at Australian Explorer join our Facebook and Twitter pages. We are constantly updating both with information about events, experiences, locations, special offers and more. Facebook is a great way to keep up to date and communicate with ...

Posted By chantelle
4th August 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 3052

New Blog on Australian Explorer!

As you can see we have integrated a blog system onto the Australian Explorer website. Our blog will supply our customers with daily posts about a range of experiences in Australia, destinations and explorer news. You will also have the option to leave feedback on the blogs. In ...

Posted By chantelle
3rd August 2011 (Updated 4th January 2012)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 8798

Save Money and Time by Booking Hostel Accommodation Online!

Hostels are the best accommodation option for backpackers or budget conscious travellers. When looking for affordable accommodation you don't want to have to pay any booking fees or extra unnecessary charges. You could be paying $20.00 for one night in a hostel dorm room and ...

Posted By chantelle
3rd August 2011 (Updated 30th November 2011)
Duration : 1 Minute Read
Views : 4331 | Comments : 2
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