We can cruise at home and have glorious choices: rust-red Kimberley gorges; reefs and sapphire-sea islands in Queensland; forest-draped bays in misty Tasmania.
Hell on earth isn t such a bad place. A harbour six times the size of Sydney s surrounds it, and it s just a handful of kilometres to the immaculate rainforest reflections of the Gordon River, which are like etchings on the water. It feels more like an original paradise than damnation. When convicts named Hells Gates, however, all they saw was a wild channel of water at the entrance to Tasmania s Macquarie Harbour. It was a notorious wrecker of ships, and the convicts gateway to Sarah Island, imprisonment and a life of hell.
But as the Spirit of the Wild catamaran idles outside of Hells Gates, the sea is in a good mood. In winter, the average wave height here is five metres, but this summer day the Southern Ocean rolls beneath the boat like small corrugations.Twin lighthouses sit at the harbour entrance, blinking their warnings each night, and if you head west from here it s 15,000 kilometres to the next landfall, which is Argentina. The Spirit of the Wild, however, is heading e
Minister for Tourism Industry Development and Innovation and Minister for Sport The Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe
Outback Queensland’s iconic Masters golf event has sold out a month before tee-off in a boost for outback tourism.
Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said more than 1000 players from across Australia would compete in the Outback Queensland Masters which begins on June 19 at Biloela.
“Major events are an important part of the Palaszczuk Government’s economic recovery plan,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
“Events like the Masters not only fill local fairways, they deliver extra cash for local businesses and support Outback jobs.
“The Palaszczuk Government has partnered with Golf Australia to develop the Outback Masters and promote the region’s world-class visitor experiences.
How a âgreen pillowâ is helping to save Hoi An from climate change floods
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How a âgreen pillowâ is helping to save Hoi An from climate change floods
The mangrove forest planted along this shrinking villageâs riverbank is like a pillow that doesnât stop but slows down the forces of nature.
By Lam Le
May 10, 2021
Remnants of An Nhien farmâs natural embankment damaged by last yearâs floods in Triem Tay village. The embankment, designed by Dr Dao Ngo, consisting of three layers of indigenous trees and bamboo biologs.