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Holidays in Queensland  -  Travel information Queensland.

Regions in Queensland : Brisbane, Capricorn Coast, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, MacKay, North Queensland, Outback Queensland, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowomba, Townsville, Tropical North

Capital City of Queensland : Brisbane


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, housing, lodges & resorts, travel agency, travel guides, transportation / traveling to queensland

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Car Rental Queensland

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: North + West, Rest + Perth

   
From Enhanced Hertz Driving Directions to Emergency Roadside Assistance, check out the many reasons why Hertz is #1 in Car Rental.

Holiday Homes

 Holiday-rentals.com

Hostels / Guest Houses / Country Houses

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

 Bed & Breakfast
 Nomad  -  backpack hotels
 Youth Hostel Association

Hotels in Queensland

 Booking - Hotels in Queensland
Hotels in Cairns, Brisbane, Trinity Beach, Surfers Paradise, Port Douglas

 Airport Hacienda Motel ***, 560 Kingsford Smith Drive, 4007 Brisbane, Hamilton
The Hacienda Motel is conveniently located near the Brisbane Airport, racetracks, City Cat and ferry. Our facilites includes fully licensed restaurant, tennis court, swimming pool, sauna, spa. A member of Best Western, we also have conference room and internet facilities.

  

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 Budget Motel Chain
 Flag Choice Motels

More Hotels? See the page Hotels.

Housing

 Student Housing Australia
U.a. Monash University Clayton Campus / Caulfield Campus, Deakin University Burwood Campus / Geelong Campus, Latrobe University/RMIT Bundoora Campus, CBD Melbourne etc.

Jobs in Australia

  Getting into Australia: The Complete Immigration Guide to Gaining a Short or Long-term Visa  
By Mathew Collins
Paperback 187 pages (January 28, 2005); Publisher: How To Books
 Australia Job Search - National vacancy database - job location finder
  Getting a Job in Australia: A Step-by-step Guide to Finding Work Down Under  
By Nick Vandome
Paperback 192 pages (January 30, 2004); Publisher: How To Books

Lodges & Resorts / Island Resort

 P & O Australian Resorts
P&O Australian Resorts owns and operates resorts in Australia including Heron Island, Dunk Island, Bedarra Island, Lizard Island, Brampton Island, Wilson Island, Cradle Mountain Lodge and Silky Oaks Lodge.
 Outrigger  -  Queensland
Heritage Port Douglas, on the Inlet Port Douglas, Beach Club & Spa Palm Cove, Sun City Resort, Coolangatta Beach Resort, Mooloolaba International Beach Resort, Cairns Resort and Hervey Bay

Motorhomes & Motor Rentals

 Britz Campervans

National Parks

 Daintree Rainforest  -  Cairns Region
Most people stop and visit the Daintree on the way to Cape Tribulation. The Daintree rainforest is considered to be one of the most ancient rainforests in the world. It is a World Heritage protected area and when you visit this...

 Australia National Parks

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 British Airways  -  Holidays in Queensland

Kuoni Holidays 
Queensland resorts : Barrier Reef Islands, Brisbane, Cairns, Fraser Island, Gold Coast, Noosa, Palm Vove and Port Douglas.

Thomas Cook -  Brisbane

 -  Create your perfect trip to Queensland  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



 Voyages Jules Verne  -  Great Journeys for the discerning traveller
 1st Class Holidays  -  bus, rail, ferries
Independent Travel and pre-planned Independent Tours, Adventure & Sport, Self-Drive Tours, Escorted Tours, Group & Incentive Travel.
 ANZCRO  -  itinerary planning experts
Their aim is to maximise your Aussie experience. Most popular: 9 nights Sydney -- Ayers Rock -- Cairns, 12  nights Melbourne - Sydney - Cairns, 12 nights Sydney - Ayers Rock - Cairns - Hamilton Island and 20 nights Sydney - Ayers Rock - Alice - Darwin - Cairns - QLD Islands - Sydney.
 Easyrider
 Jungle Tours
 Sahara Outback Tours
 Swindon Travel  -  independent travel agent - specialist travel knowledge Australia
 West Coast Explorer

Travel Guides Queensland / Related books

Travel Guides Queensland 
Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef (Lonely Planet Regional Guides S.) 
By Justine Vaisutis, Lindsay Brown, Simone Egger, Miriam Raphael
All-in-one guide to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef, formerly covered separately in Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Full-colour special section on the Great Barrier Reef. Comprehensive new Outdoor Activities chapter highlighting beach, reef and rainforest activities. Increased coverage of the popular and beautiful Cairns: extensive new Cairns & Around chapter and new map of Cairns' northern beaches.
The Great Barrier Reef is more than 2,300km long. Moreton Bay's original inhabitants participated in cooperative fishing with dolphins, who would herd prey towards their spears and traps. Southern right whales have been spotted as far north as Queensland's Harvey Bay during migration season (the whales usually only migrate as far as Victoria or New South Wales).
Paperback 508 pages (August 26, 2005); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications.
Brisbane and Gold Coast Insight Pocket Guide (Insight Pocket Guides S.) 
This 96-page guidebook offers a "local host's" recommendations of Brisbane's highlights, with 8 city itineraries taking in sights such as the contemporary art in Brunswick Street, as well as 6 excursions further afield, including the miles of surf and sand along the Gold Coast. Key features: History and Culture - an overview to aid background understanding of the destination. Leisure activities - full coverage of shopping, eating and nightlife. Comprehensive information section listing recommended hotels and restaurants, as well as essential data on money, climate, transport, health and security. Top-notch full-colour photographs. Nine maps, including a detailed pull-out map marked with the itineraries and excursions.
Paperback 120 pages (October 29, 2004); Publisher: Insight Guides
200km Around Brisbane (Gregory's Touring & Recreational Guides S.) 
Paperback 287 pages (January 31, 2000); Publisher: Gregory's Maps
Cairns Insight Pocket Guide (Insight Pocket Guides S.) 
Queensland is the most visited place in Australia after Sydney and it is to Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, that many tourists are drawn. This guide highlights all the must-see sights, along with tips for eating out and nightlife.
Paperback 104 pages (August 27, 2004); Publisher: Insight Guides

Transport / How do I travel to Queensland

 Airport of Brisbane
 Cairns International Airport 

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets Brisbane 

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Queensland.

 Ebookers -   
Book cheap flights to Brisbane at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares.

Singapore Airlines - flights from London and Manchester to Brisbane

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

 Virgin Blue [ local transport ]

  Rail International - Rail Pass
The Australia Flexi Pass gives you the flexibility of 15 or 22 days of non-consecutive travel within a 6 month validity period- enabling you to travel on the services of the Great Southern Railway- Queensland Rail and CountryLink. You can stop when you wish to enjoy the country without wasting any valuable days on your pass.

 Queensland Rail

 Firefly Express  -  coach line Queensland
 Greyhound  -  coach line
 Premier Motor Coaches  -  coach line

 The indian Pacific -
 The Overland -

 Superbus Australia - 

 Weather Office Australia  -  weather in the Northern Territory

 Travelmate  -  Australian Route Planner

 Maps International  -  Guides Queensland  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
Maps of Queensland at Amazon 
 Map of Australia - online map
Maps of Brisbane at Amazon 
Maps of Cairns at Amazon 


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Queensland  -  Queensland Holidays
Here you'll find a comprehensive travel guide to holidaying in Australia's Sunshine State, Queensland, including the Great Barrier Reef, the Outback, world-class beaches, sun-baked islands, and green rainforests. Whether you're looking for where to go, accommodation, attractions to visit, events to entertain, tours, or hire and transport options, you'll find all you need to know here.
 Queensland  -  Southern Queensland
From the friendly yet sophisticated cities to the untouched beaches and primeval rainforests Southern Queensland combines the "Australian" experience in one convenient package. Come and check out where the Aussies play!

 Brisbane  -  Capital City Queensland
The sub tropical capital where friendly locals will welcome you to Queensland. Cuddle a koala while you're there!

 Capricorn Coast  -  Tourism Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast has Golden Days, balmy moonlit nights and spectacular sunsets to allow you to breathe in the scent of the tropics. The Capricorn Coast is the place where you can surround yourself in deep cool rainforests, marvel at nature in the wetlands, enjoy an island experience, snorkel the reef, hold a Koala, play golf on one of many golf courses, go fishing, sailing, visit a farm stay. All available on the beautiful Capricorn Coast
Great Keppel Island [ the world famous Great Keppel Island is just a 30 minute ferry ride away from the mainland ], Byfield Rainforest, Capricorn Caves, Koorana Crocodile Farm
 Fraser Coast  -  South Burnett Region
South Burnett is the epitome of country hospitality and charm, an emerging wine region and agricultural centre . From antique shopping and freshwater fishing to Rainforest trekking this wonderful area offers a diverse range of attractions and boutique accommodation. Stretching from the majestic Bunya Mountains (approximately two hours' drive from Brisbane) the South Burnett winds its way through many interesting towns and villages including Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai, Murgon, Cherbourg, Goomeri, and Kilkivan.
 Gold Coast [ ***** beach ]  -  Gold Coast Tourist Board
Australia's Gold Coast is fun and ripe for exploration, no matter what your interest. Down by the water you can take a leisurely swim, tackle some of the world's best surf breaks or scuba dive historic shipwrecks. Between the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean and the city limits you'll find a gathering place for everyone - at outdoor cafes, family entertainment parks and colourful shopping centres. Beyond the bright lights is the enchanted hinterland, offering breathtaking scenery and a priceless rainforest legacy.
 MacKay  -  MacKay City Council
Located about halfway between Brisbane and Cairns, Mackay truly is the Heart of Queensland. This coastal city of over 78,000 residents is positioned 400 kilometres north of the Tropic of Capricorn, with its boundaries extending from Alligator Creek in the south to the O'Connell River in the north.
Mackay is a friendly, unspoiled, tropical city set beside the wide, blue Pioneer River. Famous as Queensland's 'sugar city' and an important regional service centre, Mackay is rightfully attracting increasing numbers of visitors seeking a distinct, laid-back contrast to the 'built environment' of the well-known resort areas in Queensland. The city is well stocked with visitor accommodation, services and amenities. 'Must-see's' include the impressive Mackay Marina, the excellent beaches, the ambient, palm-shaded city centre, the modern Entertainment Centre, Artspace Mackay and Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens.
Mackay is the largest sugar producing area in Australia and is home to several sugar mills, one of Australia's four sugar refineries and the largest bulk sugar terminal in the world.
The city is also a vital service centre for the mines of the nearby Bowen Basin, which produce 85 per cent of the state's coal.
 MacKay  -  MacKay Region  -  the Heart of Queensland
The Mackay Region is an idyllic, unspoiled area of Central Queensland, stretching westwards from the Great Barrier Reef over tropical lowlands, across the green mountain ranges and west into the Outback.
Mackay Region makes an ideal holiday stopover, short break escape or meeting place for business, set midway between Brisbane and Cairns, with Mackay city easily accessible by Qantas and Jetstar and Virgin Blue airlines, QRail's new Tilt Train and Sunlander, express bus lines Greyhound, McCafferty's and Premier, car or campervan along Queensland's prime coastal trunk route - the Bruce Highway. An alternative route into the region is by the Great Inland Way via Emerald, Clermont and the Peak Downs Highway.
Over 200 km of largely deserted coastline provide endless superb beaches, punctuated by estuaries and creeks offering fabulous fishing opportunities. Offshore beckon intriguing islands, including Brampton, Lindeman and Keswick, and the Great Barrier Reef.
 North Queensland  -  Townsville Online
This diverse region centres on the cities of Townsville and Thuringowa, and extends north to Mission Beach, south to the Burdekin, west to Charters Towers and includes the off shore islands of Magnetic, Dunk, Hinchinbrook, Orpheus and Bedarra.
The North Queensland region offers a myriad of experiences for the visitor - from the Great Barrier Reef and its scattering of tropical islands through to the historic outback and the lush rainforests, waterfalls, national parks and world heritage listed areas to the north. With over 300 days of sunshine each year, the scene is perfectly set to fully experience this diverse and exciting region at your own pace
 Outback Queensland  -  The Outback
This vast, rugged region is what many people consider the 'real' Australia. The world's oldest surviving culture, those of the Aboriginal people, have existed here for at least 60,000 years. Footprints of dinosaurs can still be found in rocks of the semi-desert regions.
'he Outback' region of Queensland is larger than the entire State of Texas. It has to be this big so that the emus (flightless birds standing 6-feet tall in their bare feet) and equally tall red kangaroos, can roam about. Individual cattle stations (ranches) are measured in hundreds of square miles.
It's so quiet you can hear the bloke next to you think! Whether you stay on a ranch, in a country pub, or a modern motel, you'll meet some great Australian characters. Visit with opal fossickers, take a 4WD adventure into the 'Crocodile Dundee' territory of the Gulf region, and discover where 'Matilda' was first waltzed (and why)
 Southern Downs - Sunshine Coast
 Sunshine Coast - Tourism Sunshine Coast
Picture an area of sweeping shiny beaches bordered by beautiful blue water. Picture majestic mountain ranges and refreshing radiant rainforest. Picture scenic drives along ridges and through valleys, overlooking coastal panoramas and vast fruit plantations. Picture tranquil hillside villages famous for local arts and crafts. Picture fun filled family activities and attractions. Picture perfect weather with winter temperatures a warm 25 degrees centigrade.
 Toowoomba - City of Toowoomba
The City of Toowoomba, in Queensland, is well known for its exciting history as well as its parks, gardens and scenic views. This prosperous university city is set 700 metres above sea level, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. It is strategically located at the junction of major highways from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin and is just 90 minutes drive from the state's capital, Brisbane
 Townsville - Townsville City Council - 1500 km noordelijk van Brisbane
The Townsville region, with a population of approx. 146,000 is widely regarded as the capital of North Queensland. Townsville provides the northern link for State and Federal Governments, as well as for private enterprise in primary and secondary industries, mining, commerce, retail, and community and cultural services.
 Tropical North

 Bamaga
 Birdsville
 Blackall
 Bundaberg
 Cairns - City of Cairns - Tropical Far North Queensland
Australia's premier regional city, Cairns is the international gateway into Tropical North Queensland, and carries with pride the mantle of safest tropical city in the world.
Residents of the area are also proud to be custodians of two of the world's greatest natural treasures - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforests.
Both of these wonderful attractions are World Heritage listed, and there are very few places on Earth where two such treasures rest side by side.
 Cairns Region - see Cairns Connect
Cooktown, Cape Tribulation, Mossman, Port Douglas, Palm Cove, Northern Beaches, Kuranda, Atherton Tablelands [ incorporating the townships of Yungaburra, Malanda, Millaa Millaa, Ravenshoe, Herberton, Atherton and Mareeba ], Babinda [ one of the wettest places in Australia (over 4000 mm per annum) ], Innisfail, Mission Beach, Tully, Cardwell / Hinchinbrook Island, Ingham, Halifax and Lucinda
 Cunnamulla
 Karumba
 Longreach
 Mornington Island
 Mount Isa
 Port Douglas
 Rockhampton
 Thursday Island - Centre of the Torres Strait Islands

 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
There are a diverse range of tourism operations in the Great Barrier Reef. These include: day tours, overnight and extended tours, diving and fishing charters, long range roving tours, aircraft or helicopter tours, bareboats (self-sail), cruise ships, beach hire, watersports and passenger ferries.
 Reef Discovery
The Reef Discovery Presentation is a must for anybody visiting the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef. The show is both entertaining and informative. It will make your visit to the reef not only more interesting, but also more fun and even safer.
 Torres Strait Islands - see Ozoutback
The Torres Strait Islands are a unique part of Australia and unlike any other part of this vast country. It is an archipelago of small islands between Cape York, the northern point of the Queensland land mass and the south coast of Papua New Guinea, stretching about 120 km from north to south and around 150 km north eastwards to the northern outliers of the Great Barrier Reef.
The islands, ranging in size from Prince of Wales Island (Muralag), with a diameter of roughly 23 km to tiny coral sand islets less than a hectare in area. The larger islands have permanent inhabitants, the mainly Melanesian Torres Strait Islanders, a people related to the inhabitants of nearby Papua New Guinea, with whom they share many cultural traits. An exception is the Kaurareg people of Muralag (Prince of Wales) Island, Hammond and Horn Island who share certain cultural traits and identify with the Aboriginal groups of nearby Cape York.
 Whitehaven Express

Cuisine / Recipes

 Australian Recipes
See: Witjuti Grub & Bunya Nut Soup, Pop Moths, Kurrajong Muffins, Kangeroo Tail Soup, Aussie Burger, Aussie Lamb, Illawarra Plum Spare Ribs, and more
Good Food from Australia - by Betsy Newman (Editor), Graeme Newman
Take a culinary adventure to 'the land down under' with Good Food From Australia! From the famous Vegemite sandwich to grilling on the barbecue, the authors provide a generous collection of over 150 genuine Australian favourites. Start off with Egg and Bacon Pie (what real Australian men eat), then sample some hearty Pocket Steak Melbourne or Dandenong Rabbit Pie, with a slice of Victorian Salad, and top it all off with a slice of Maisie's Chocolate Peppermint Cake. You can even learn to drink a 'cuppa tea' and a beer like a real Aussie! If you enjoy cooking, and like to experiment in the kitchen then this is the book for you.
Paperback 284 pages (December 1997); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc
Taste of Australia: New Ideas and Recipes from an Australian Restaurant 
By Victoria Alexander, Genevieve Harris
A collection of seventy dishes which draw on the cultures and ingredients that make up Australian cooking, with cuisine which blends local tastes with Mediterranean accents and local herbs.
Hardcover 135 pages (December 19, 1995); Publisher: Ten Speed Press

History of Australia

 Aboriginals Australia.com
 Australian Museum Online
The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research, community programs and exhibitions. The Museum was established in 1827 and is Australia's first museum, with unique and extensive collections of natural science and cultural artefacts. The Australian Museum is open every day of the year except December 25.

Music & Culture

Voices of the First Day: Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime (Inner Traditions S.) - by Robert Lawlor
The best of what the Aboriginals have let outsiders know about their ecological and shamanic practices, origin myths and kinship rituals, social and spiritual practices. The illustrations are spectacular, more than 150 color and duotone illustrations include some of the earliest photographs of Aboriginal people, shown here for the first time.
Paperback 428 pages (November 1, 1991); Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Aboriginal Myths, Legends and Fables - by A.W. Reed
Presents a wealth of poetic and imaginative tales from Aboriginal cultural heritage. While retelling the stories simply, this book captures the mystical bonds that exist between Aboriginal people, their environment and the spirit life of the Dreamtime. Each story provides the reader with an insight into one of the oldest cultures.
Paperback 440 pages (March 31, 1999); Publisher: Reed Natural History Australia
Aboriginal Art (Art & Ideas S.) - by Howard Morphy
Aboriginal art has survived the colonial period to become a major feature of contemporary Australian society. This book surveys the great variety in Aboriginal art, from ancient rock paintings to powerful modern works in acrylic on canvas. The patterns and symbols of Aboriginal art, though they may at first appear abstract, are laden with meaning. Morphy explains the social contexts in which art is made and its religious significance. The book uses a contextual approach to show the interrelationships between such diverse art forms as body painting, dance, the decoration of weapons and utensils, and painting on bark, board and canvas. The text is illustrated with outstanding examples, many published here for the first time. Today, Aboriginal art is seen as an expression of Aboriginal history, culture and identity. This text explains why its international audience is growing.
Paperback 448 pages (October 1998); Publisher: Phaidon Press
Didgeridoo Dreamtime [ Audio CD ]
The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a unique wind instrument of the Australian Aborigines of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone. See for more explaining Wikipedia
 Australian Music Centre 
 Music Australia 
 National Library of Australia
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