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EDITOR’S LETTER Australia is about as good as it gets once the sun starts to shine and, luckily, you’re not the only ones to have figured that out. Many of the world’s top bands also follow summer round the world and this week we chat to one of them, the Arctic Monkeys, as they prepare to head Down Under. That’s on p22. This week we also kickstart our special Victoria month (p40) and congratulate the best of Oz (p8).

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COMPETITION

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LISTINGS QUEENSLAND

LISTINGS WA

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FEATURES I’VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET 8 Winners and grinners as we announce the Golden Backpack Awards winners

MONKEY MAGIC

The Arctic Monkeys’ bassist chats about the Aussie tour and his fear of sharks

OH CANADA!

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MELBOURNE UNPLUGGED 40 Discovering Victoria’s cool capital and its underground live music scene

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Best of the best The winners have been announced for TNT’s annual Golden Backpack Awards, celebrating backpacking’s best Down Under WORDS ANDREW WESTBROOK

If you spotted a mistake or two in last week’s magazine, we apologise. We had a big (ahem, read boozy) week you see, as TNT Magazine hosted the cream of the Australian and New Zealand backpacking industry at a fancy do in Sydney (with none other than Dr Karl Kennedy providing the entertainment), as we were announcing the winners of our prestigious Golden Backpack Awards. If you’re new to the country, you might not be too sure what the Golden Backpacks are, but we can guarantee you’ll find their results useful. The reason for this is that they’re kind of like the Oscars for the budget travel industry (only with a couple of 8

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extra goon stains on the red carpet). However, unlike the Oscars, the Golden Backpacks celebrate the best hostels, tour companies and travel agents Down Under and, most importantly, they are voted for by you, our readers. Indeed, over a 10-week period between July and September, we received almost 20,000 votes from your good selves, so thanks to all those who took the time. We love you. And that’s what makes the results you’ll find over the next few pages so important. These aren’t some mutual appreciation back-slapping industry gongs handed out by the travel industry to itself. These are Australia and New Zealand’s only consumer-

voted awards for the independent travel sector. Afterall, when looking to book anything from a bed to a tour, who are you going to trust more – the travel agent who will earn a commission from your booking, or your new-found buddy who’s just got back from where you’re heading? Word of mouth is king, which is why we decided to set up these annual awards a few years back, to give you a helping hand. Aren’t we nice? So read on and check out the names on the following few pages, as these are the companies deemed the best of the best at what they ›› do, as chosen by you.

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WINNER: The Job Shop, Perth FINALISTS: Job Capital, Peterpans GOLD, Travellers At Work, Visit Oz, Work and Travel Company

WINNER: Spaceships FINALISTS: Hippie Camper, Backpacker Campervans, Jucy, Travellers Auto Barn, Wicked

WINNER: The Pickled Frog (Hobart) FINALISTS: Central City Backpackers (Hobart), Irish Murphy’s Launceston, Arthouse (Launceston), Saloon Bar (Launceston), Republic Bar & Café (Hobart)

AUSTRALIA: BEST LARGE TRAVEL AGENT WINNER: Peterpans Adventure Travel FINALISTS: Adventure Travel Bugs, Backpackers World Travel, Flight Centre, STA Travel, Tribal Travel

TAS: BEST HOSTEL WINNER: Central City Backpackers (Hobart) FINALISTS: Launceston Backpackers, Arthouse (Launceston), Bicheno Backpackers, The Pickled Frog (Hobart), Montgomery’s YHA (Hobart)

BEST BACKPACKER WEBSITE WINNER: Hostelworld FINALISTS: Gumtree, Hostelbookers, Nomads, OzIntro, YHA

AUSTRALIA: BEST TOUR OPERATOR WINNER: Adventure Tours Australia FINALISTS: Australia Skydive Group, Greyhound Australia, Groovy Grape, Oz Experience, Adventure Tours Australia, Topdeck

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WINNER: Sydney Harbour YHA FINALISTS: Bounce (Sydney), Nomads Byron Bay, Sydney Central YHA, Base Sydney, Wake Up! (Sydney)

NSW: BEST BACKPACKER NIGHT WINNER: Scubar (Sydney) FINALISTS: Cheeky Monkeys (Byron Bay), Spot X Mojo Surf (Arrawarra), Oz Party Bus (Sydney), Scary Canary (Sydney), Side Bar (Sydney)

TAS: BEST TOUR/ACTIVITY WINNER: Jump Tours FINALISTS: Adventure Tours, six-day Taste of Tasmania, Bruny Island Cruises, Under Down Under, Topdeck sixday Tassie Unplugged, Tours Tasmania

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WINNER: Toddy’s Backpackers (Alice Springs) FINALISTS: Alice Lodge, Alice Springs YHA, Haven Resort (Alice Springs), Youth Shack (Darwin), Melaleuca On Mitchell (Darwin)

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WINNER: The Old Swan Barracks (Perth) FINALISTS: Aussie Wanderer, The Deen, Mustang Bar, Ningalooo Club Coral Bay, Black Betty’s

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NT: BEST BACKPACKER NIGHT WINNER: The Rock Bar (Alice Springs) FINALISTS: Monsoons (Darwin), Bojangles Saloon & Dining Room (Alice Springs), Toddy’s Backpackers (Alice Springs), Melaleuca On Mitchell (Darwin), Annie’s Place (Alice Springs)

NZ: BEST CAR/ CAMPERVAN RENTAL WINNER: Jucy FINALISTS: Escape, Backpacker Campervans, Happy Campers, Spaceships, Wicked Campers

WINNER: Western Xposure, 10-day Perth-Broome FINALISTS: Red Earth Safaris, Aussie Wanderer, Ningaloo Blue Dive, Nullabor Traveller, Rottnest Island Ferry Tours

WINNER: The Rock Tour FINALISTS: Groovy Grape Rock Patrol, Adventure Tours three-day Uluru tour, Crocosaurus Cove, Kakadu Dreams, Topdeck 11-day Rock N Top

WINNER: Red Eye Bar, Base Melbourne FINALISTS: The Official Neighbours Night, Habitat HQ, Turf Bar, Urban Central Bar, Nomads Industry Bar

VICTORIA: BEST HOSTEL WINNER: Habitat HQ (Melbourne) FINALISTS: Melbourne Central YHA, Base St Kilda, Space Hotel (Melbourne), Nomads Melbourne, Urban Central (Melbourne)

VICTORIA: BEST TOUR/ACTIVITY WINNER: Bunyip Tours, Great Ocean Road FINALISTS: Adventure Tours, Great Ocean Road, Autopia Tours, Great Ocean Road, The Official Neighbours Tour, Wildlife Tours, Great Ocean Road, Groovy Grape, Great Ocean Road.

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WINNER: Kiwi Experience FINALISTS: Flying Kiwi, InterCity Coachlines, Magic Travellers Network, Stray, Topdeck

WINNER: AJ Hackett Bungy, Queenstown FINALISTS: Auckland Sea Kayaks, Flying Kiwi, Franz Josef Glacier Hikes, JUCY Cruize Milford Sound, Shotover Canyon Swing

NZ: BEST BACKPACKER NIGHT WINNER: Big Night Out, Queenstown FINALISTS: Altitude (Base Queenstown), Globe Bar (Base Auckland), Nomads Queenstown, Pipi Patch Bar (Base Bay of Islands), The World Bar (Queenstown)

BEST INDIGENOUS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WINNER: Tamaki Maori Village (Rotorua, NZ) FINALISTS: Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Mitai Maori Village (Rotorua, NZ), Uluru Cultural Centre, Adventure North & The Bama Way Aboriginal Journeys, Whakarewarewa Thermal Village Tours (Rotorua, NZ)

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The saying “time is money” takes on a chilling literal meaning in Andrew Niccol’s latest sci-fi thriller. In the future, rich people can buy themselves immortality while the poor have built-in use by dates. Against this backdrop, Will Salas (Timberlake, further beefing up his acting CV) finds himself accused of murder and on the run from the insidious Timerkeeper police. His only hope is to bring the whole corrupt system down.

Did he or did he not write, that is the question. This film looks at the conspiracy theory that William Shakespeare did not write a single line of verse in his entire life. There has been much speculation over this for hundreds of years, but this is the first film to boldly put a name to the 37 plays and hundreds of sonnets. Pointing the finger at the Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere, Anonymous is as compelling and dramatic as a Shakespearean drama – whoever he may be. Set in the steaming, foggy depths of London’s south bank in the 1600s, we see Shakespeare as a bumbling, womanising drunk who’s main passion is acting. He is also a cunning business man who sees an opportunity and jumps on it. The film actually portrays him as “the village idiot” and a sub-par actor, which of course strengthens the argument that an illiterate man who hadn’t travelled further than London could not have writen the most brilliant and celebrated plays in the world. Edward, on the other hand, we meet as a talented young poet who, at the age of 12, captures Queen Elizabeth’s heart and goes on to become one of her advisors (and then her lover). For Shakespeare buffs, note the comparisons to Hamlet in their relationship. It’s hard to know what to believe, but based purely on entertainment, this film had me hooked. And for history fans, the background story of Queen Elizabeth’s succession and her incestuous relationships are almost as interesting as the Shakespeare conspiracy theory itself. GOOD FOR: An open discussion on the Bard or an epic drama on the Elizabethan monarchy

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This annual event brings a weekend of world cinema and special guests to Cairns City Cinema. From classics to contemporary comedy to French animation, there’s sure to be something for even the most amateur cinephile. Guest talks by At The Movies critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz. Opening night film is The Hunter.

Every 100 years the date clocks to 11/11/11. To mark that day rolling around again, the 11Eleven project will see people from 196 different countries, brought together by over 200 languages, capture a day in the life of their world through footage, audio, text, visual and photographic material. It’s for charity so you have no excuse not to get snappy.

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RAINBOW SERPENT The Rainbow Serpent Festival in western Victoria is an open air trance music and arts festival. It’s all about the exotic, sensory feelings. Throw in some colour, dancing and expression and it’s a one of a kind festival. Headliners include Ott, Loud, Talpa/The Ridder, James Munro, Protonica, Hedflux, Robert Rich, Koze, Peter Horrevorts and many more to be announced. Not just world class music, there’s artistic performances and creative activities and the wackiest costumes worn by people who never want to grow up. Jan 27- 31, Lexton, Victoria, from $225 rainbowserpent.net

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The Musée National Picasso has closed for renovations and so sent its artwork all the way Down Under. This is likely to be the only opportunity to see Picasso’s work on this scale in Australia. These are ‘Picasso’s Picassos’ – the works from his own collection that he left to shape his legacy. On display until March 2012.

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Back to the dancefloor With a fourth chart-topping album out and an Aussie tour looming, the Arctic Monkeys are still kings of the indie jungle WORDS ANDREW WESTBROOK

You could say that Nick O'Malley (pictured far left) is one of the luckiest men in music. You see, back in the heady days of 2006 when Arctic Monkeys' first album was becoming the fastest selling debut in British history, he had to be content with watching his childhood friends becoming international superstars while he worked in a supermarket. Within six months, however, original bassist Andy Nicholson decided to quit the band. O'Malley got the call. "When I first started, I felt quite a bit of pressure because I’d never played to more than like 50 people at a time and we were doing some big festivals," explains O'Malley. "However, I think because I’d known them all for a long time, it wasn’t like I’d just been drafted in to play bass because I was supposed to be good at it. It was more like my mates wanted me to play with them. A lot of the pressure lifted because of that. It wasn’t like, 'if you fuck up, you're sacked!'." Since then, the Arctic Monkeys have gone on to secure their position as one of the UK's biggest musical exports, releasing three more chart-topping albums, the latest of which, this year's Suck It and See, is seen by many as a return to form after 2009's more experimental Humbug. And they're now eagerly awaiting their first Aussie tour since 2009, with tickets for their second Sydney show going on sale this morning. "Yeah, the winter campaign!" said an excited O'Malley. "Last time, when we did Big Day Out, we went down a couple of weeks before and had a bit of a holiday at Whale Beach, so we’re planning to do a similar thing but at a different place. Obviously, it’s much better than being in England in January! I’ve never been outside of Sheffield on Christmas Day before so it’ll be great, just completely different." So he's not worried about all the sharks, spiders and snakes, I ask? "Well, I know it’s highly unlikely and you’re more likely to win lottery and stuff, but I watched that Shark Week thing. You should never do that, because you just think that if you stick your little toe in a puddle somewhere you’re going to get your leg bitten off." Speaking on the phone from Pittsburgh, at the end of the band's recent US tour, O'Malley seems relaxed, funny and keen for some time at home. For example, when I ask if he was ever compared to a celebrity before becoming famous

himself, he replies, "Rik Mayall. I don’t know if you can even lie to yourself that that’s a compliment". Despite the a-list status and meteroric rise to fame, he's refreshingly grounded.

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"It’s never seemed as crazy to us as it looks from the outside I guess," he explains. "Because we’ve all known each other so long it’s helped us keep our identity. We’ve all got the same groups of friends and all our parents are friends. I think that must help in not getting a big ego or thinking you’re amazing." So does he still feel nervous playing shows with newish material? "Definitely when it’s first come out. I feel really comfortable with it now, as we’ve done 60 or 70 gigs since the album, but definitely the first five to 10 gigs. You’re concentrating more because it’s not songs you’ve been playing for years, and when you’re concentrating when you’re playing you look like a bit of a dick!" And what about the rumours the band will take a bit of a break from recording after the current tour? "I think we’re just going to take it as it comes," he replies. "We’ve not said we’ll record an album straight away, but we’ve got no plans, we'll just see what happens naturally and not put any targets on it." However, fans impatient for album number five will be buoyed by O'Malley's final comment about what the Monkey's songwriter Alex Turner has been up to. "Alex normally waits until he’s back [from tour before writing], but I’ve noticed in the last few days he’s been having a go." ❚ Arctic Monkeys play Melbourne (Jan 3), Perth (Jan 6), Adelaide (Jan 10), Sydney (Jan 13) & Brisbane (Jan 14). They're also headlining the Falls Festival in Lorne & Marion Bay (Dec 28 - Jan 1), plus Southband festival in Busselton (Jan 7-8). arcticmonkeys.com

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Kim Kardashian has the credibility of a Qantas plane flown by Ryan Giggs right now. Does she really think we’ll believe anything that comes out of her mouth about her “marriage” to Kris Humphries? I think she put more thought into finding a man who spells his name with a ‘K’ than anything else. The first claim: that she did not make any money off her 72-day marriage. Ha. The second: that she married for love. I’m sorry but she lost me at the statement she released, “contemplating whether to even film my wedding was a tough decision to make”. No, no, wait, she lost me at: “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write.” Her surname is about the hardest, and only thing, she has ever had to write.

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Usher was reminded that rich superstar RnB wankers still have to obey parking laws last week. TMZ released video footage of him being sprayed with beer by an enraged woman after he attempted to park in a disabled parking spot. What I love is that the woman didn’t just give him the bird, she actually got her hands on a can of Bud Lite, shook it up and sprayed it into the window of his SUV, grabbing his hoodie and screaming, “you don’t belong here”. She went all street on his ass and what did he retaliate with? A bottle of Evian. It just goes to show that Usher isn’t as tough as he looks. What is this saying? Beer is thicker than water? Crazy parking space lady: 1. Usher: 0.

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Pussy whipped: Johnny Depp’s new film, The Rum Diaries, has bombed on its opening weekend, making just $6 million, which doesn’t even compare to the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots 3D which made $38 million. The film based on the novel by Hunter S Thompson follows a journalist, played by Depp, who heads to Puerto Rico in the 1950s. little Justin “Billy Jean” Bieber got hit with a paternity scandal. According to a 20-year-old woman named Mariah, he is the baby daddy to her threemonth-old son. Before he could cry “but the kid is not my son”, Mariah went to The Star to sell her story and photos. She claims that she met him backstage at one of his concerts and he begged her to have sex with him, promising her tickets to all of his future concerts. She said they did the deed, which lasted “30 seconds”

and he never spoke to her again. But now his reps are saying that it’s impossible because he wouldn’t have been alone with the girl backstage. Although, given the time it takes to impregnate, she may have just brushed past him on the way to bathroom. Either way, she wants his financial support and the Biebs isn’t having a bar of it. He tweeted, “So I’m going to ignore the rumour and focus on what is real an opportunity to help by doing what I love. Judge me on the music! Love yall!” Whatever happened, anyone who tweets “love yall” isn’t ready to be a father.

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TWEETS OF THE WEEK @KatyPerry “Yesssssss.... My 90 year old grandma just told my cousin she’s going as lady gaga to her function tonight” @DanniiMinogue “There are so many spider webs on my fence, I think people presumed they were Halloween decorations” @P!nk “baby’s 1st halloween was a doozy! a sweet old lady offered my 5 month old ladybug a chocolate covered banana”

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What’s scarier than Liz Hurley boning leather-skin man Shane Warne? Having them knock on your door dressed as Middle Eastern women, that is. Oh I’m sorry, they dressed as ninjas. Right... I know it’s Australia and we don’t go to the extremes that the northern hemisphere do, but with all their money you’d think they’d do better than this. The “ninjas” roamed the streets of Melbourne trick-ortreating in what was clearly a last minute attempt at a costume. Either that or they’re part-time cat burglars, in which case, Crime Stoppers now have an identity match. The only person with some sense was Shane’s daughter, who thought to hell with that shitty costume and dressed up as a pink princess. She kind of stood out, though.

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What do Demi Moore and Benjamin Button have in common? Something... but I can’t put my finger on it. The scoop: Demi Moore was having some fun of her own with a guy who was even younger than Ashton. According to a friend of Demi’s who told In Touch magazine (surely a reliable source), Demi had an affair with one of Ashton’s friends – 27-year-old Canadian actor Ben Hollingsworth. The source said that they regularly had sex in the back of her car (I suppose Ashton had dibs on the spa) and only stopped when Ben became good friends with Ashton. So maybe the secret to Demi’s everlasting youth really is in bedding young boys. Justin Bieber look out, Demi is coming for your mapleflavoured youth juice.

@MarkHoppusBlink182 “Look, autocorrect, I know you don’t believe it, but yes, I am ACTUALLY trying to say “fingerblast.” @Rihanna “I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.” Kurt Cobain” @MichelleBranch“Best part of my day so far?? Finding out @BetteMidler is on twitter!”

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Michael Lohan has a serious case of jealous parent, always trying to out-do Lindsay in the criminal offence stakes. The latest – he was arrested for contacting his ex-girlfriend, the one he beat up about a week ago, who got a restraining order out on him. But it gets better, because anything Lindsay can do, Michael can do 10 times better. By better I mean better for the cameras. He tried to escape from the police by jumping off his 3rd story balcony. As he’s not Superman, no matter how much he felt like he was at the time, he crashed hard onto some wooden chairs. The fall was 34 feet to the ground. He then tried to hide in some bushes, as you do. Whatever invincibility-inducing drug he’s on, he’s going to need a lot more of them in prison. But for now he’s resting his broken bones. No one has sent flowers.

The pictures were sent to my husband. It’s not like I was shooting a porno. Scar-Jo has a logical explanation for those leaked nude photos

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King Cannons The Melbourne-based Kiwi rockers are about to hit the airwaves hard with their debut album, so we caught up with the band’s frontman Luke Yeoward INTERVIEW LEIGH LIVINGSTONE

enough to have a go at the overseas market. The England thing didn’t work out and I’m really thankful that it didn’t because now we’re in Melbourne and things are going well for us. Why didn’t it work out? To be honest it was because half of the band didn’t make it over there. Our guitarist and keyboard player both got denied their visas, after me, our bass player and drummer were all over there setting up. Everyone just threw multiple thousands of dollars down the toilet with that.

King Cannons: plenty of colour

What can fans expect from the album? There is a lot of storytelling. It’s a very honest album. A lot of rock and roll, some soul grooves. It’s a pretty heartfelt, honest sort of record. It’s still in the process of getting the finishing touches on it, so I haven’t heard the whole thing. I need to sit down with it, I’m not even sure what it’s about myself yet. We haven’t thought of a title yet. It’s all still being worked on.

You’ve a fair amount of body art going on. When did you get the first tattoo? Yes, we are all pretty colourful. I got my first one when I was 16. I’ve slowed up a bit now and don’t really give a shit about the tattoos anymore. To be honest, I almost wish I had nothing at all. You kind of reach a point where you’d really like to walk down the street and completely blend in to everybody else’s skin.

How would you describe your sound? It’s whatever we feel like at the time. At the moment it’s just rock music with a bunch of different influences tied in there, whether it be old rhythm and blues, rock and roll, or soul, and there’s little bits of Jamaican music still in there. It’s a crazy mix. Just honest rock music, with a bit of melody and stuff.

Are there any you regret? I’m married now and I’ve got my ex-girlfriend’s name tattooed on my arm. I also have “hate” on one side of my neck, which is not the best. Things like that are a little bit annoying to live with. I see all these young kids going around, getting crazy tattooing, which is awesome and funny at the same time, because it means a whole bunch of kids are going to get a whole bunch of funny stuff they are going to regret.

How was touring with The Living End? That was awesome. Really, really cool. Great band, really good guys, just fantastic crowds. We were really honoured. Meet any crazy fans? There is always some interesting people in every audience that kind of do their own crazy things, but I’m pretty boring. I just drink a cup of tea, do the show and try to hang out a little bit after the show. I try and take it easy. 26

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How come you all moved to the UK? The want to get out of New Zealand pretty much. We had all been playing in bands for most of our lives, you just get sick of repeating the same process and getting the same results. Which is playing the same three venues every few weeks in the town that you live in and not getting anywhere. We had something to offer with King Cannons and we were confident

It’s good you stuck together... The thing with King Cannons is that we are all really good mates and there’s a magical kind of balance between people. From my previous experience in bands, that doesn’t come along very often and when it does you’ve got to make sure you nurture it. We’ve got six friends that are more than happy to spend time with each other and make great music together. Have you got a dream tour rider? Now we are talking way too far in advance. I haven’t given that a thought. Some wankers say things like 100 white towels or bullshit like that. Then you make some poor person run around like a mad person trying to find you some ridiculous item so you can feel comfortable for an evening. What a bunch of wankers. Food and water, that’s it. Which is the biggest party, Australia Day or Waitangi Day? People in Australia celebrate public holidays differently. There seems to be a lot more BBQ and drinking in Australia on that day than there is in New Zealand on Waitangi Day. I’ve had more fun on Australia Day in Australia over the last two years than I’ve ever had on Waitangi Day. That said though, I don’t like the celebration of Australia Day, it’s weird, but I do like a day off. I don’t think an invasion is anything to be celebrated. King Cannons play Maroochydore (Nov 10), Byron Bay (Nov 11) and Brisbane (Nov 12). kingcannons.com

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Lucky 7: people walk past a UN sign announcing symbolically that the world population hit 7 billion on October 31. Other experts believe it will take another four months and around 28 million new births (the population of Saudi Arabia) to reach this target.

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MONKEY WILL WAIT JAPAN

A restaurant in Japan has employed two monkeys to work as waiters. The monkeys serve customers hot towels and drinks and are rewarded with soya beans “as tips”.

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A Canadian senator believes the polar bear, not the beaver, should be the country’s national emblem. Nicole Eaton said the beaver was a “dentally defective rat” that wreaks havoc,

whereas the polar bear had “strength, courage and dignity”.

A 21-year-old US woman has the longest tongue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World records. Chanel Tapper’s tongue measures in at 9.7cm. She said: “I have always been silly and goofy. I love sticking my tongue out at people.”

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NEYMAR GETS REAL IN ÂŁ53M SIGNING Real Madrid are on the verge of signing Neymar for ÂŁ53 million, making the 19-year-old one of the highest paid players in football. The teenager is one of the most sought after players after shining for his Brazil club Santos. In fact, Pele recently expressed his belief that Neymar has the potential to rival Messi as one the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest players.

GIRL WEDNESDAY Sheffield Wednesday chairman Milan Mandaric has denied rumours that he will sell the club to a former Playboy model. Mandaric has, however, admitted that he will sell the Owls if the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rightâ&#x20AC;? people make an offer. The right person might well be the Playboy bunny-turned-Hollywoodaction star Sybil Danning and her husband, who are looking to take over the club.

Why always me? A UK bonfire society has unveiled its annual celebrity effigy, choosing Man City striker Mario Balotelli as this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest fool. The 30ft statue pokes fun at the recent fire in Balotelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, caused by a firework going off in his bathroom.

SPURS SUPPORTER NOT A FAIR TRADE Arsenalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jack Wilshere faced a conflict of interests when a Spurssupporting electrician showed up at his house to do a job.

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are the best places near Q Where Sydney to escape for a day or two? Sally Fray, USA as Sydney is, sometimes you just A Great need to get out of the city. Luckily, there’s heaps of options within just a few hours. For the biggest change from the bright lights, go west to the Blue Mountains, either to Katoomba, or better yet, venture to a smaller town like Leura or Wentworth Falls. Once there, go bushwalking, try canyoning or just sit back in front of a log fire. Alternatively, head north for a boozy wine tour of the Hunter Valley. The scenery’s great, but you probably won’t notice after a few tasty chardonnays. Just an hour on the train south of Sydney is one of the area’s best kept secrets – the Royal National Park, where the beaches are plentiful and the people sparse. Another great option is to explore the Hawkesbury River. Get a group together and hire a river boat. You could even go further north to Newcastle for a different kind of weekend – beautiful beaches and a rough and ready nightlife.

is the best place to see Q Where saltwater crocs in the wild? Ang Kee, Korea saltwater crocodile’s natural habitat A The is the rivers, billabongs and estuaries of Australia’s tropical far north. Despite their name, they’re equally happy wallowing in fresh water, making most waterways up north potentially deadly places to swim. However, there are a few places where you’re guaranteed to see a few. Queensland’s Daintree River is home to some big ones. Real-life Crocodile Dundee (only funnier) Bruce Belcher has been working the river for over 20 years and knows where the biggies are. Salties are found all over Kakadu National Park, and around Cahill’s Crossing you’re bound to see a few. Just don’t get too close to the water – crocs love to ambush prey (yes, that includes you) along the water’s edge. WA’s rugged Kimberley region is another great croc hang out. You can spot them in numerous places, but your best chance is on a river cruise around the larger coastal towns such as Derby or Wyndham.

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN OZ? Everywhere except Tasmania and the west coast north of Perth. I’ve done the east coast twice already. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COME TO OZ? Destiny. I came on a month long holiday, then on the working holiday, and now I am here on a residency visa. I just love the place. WHERE IS YOUR FAVE PLACE IN OZ? Moreton Island – just off the coast of Brisbane. A chilled out version of Fraser, with less traffic. I also love Byron Bay, such an awesome little town! AND YOUR FUNNIEST EXPERIENCE? Zorbing. It only lasts about a minute but I laughed so much. If there wasn’t water in the zorb already I probably would have wet myself! MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE? Peaking out of the plane window and seeing Uluru for the first time. It’s one big rock! ANYTHING YOU MISS? My boyfriend Sean. And my laptop. Everyone has one. I have learned the term ‘Flashpacker’ this time round.

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While trying to drive across the Simpson Desert, LIZZIE JOYCE and her partner were forced to hitch a ride with some dodgy truckers. My boyfriend Dan and I were attempting to cross the Simpson Desert on our way to Alice Springs from Sydney. We set off in our 4WD loaded with equipment, including 60 litres of water, a double swag and a laser beam. After 10 hours of driving, watching the landscape turn from highways and tall buildings to red earth and eternal horizons, we glided past an old mining town called Cobar, stopped for a wee and drove on through, thankful that this ‘Hicksville’ town was not our destination. But while driving at an average speed of 120km per hour, the trusty car (which I was assured had “just had a full service and was made for driving across such terrain”) was disintegrating and the entire wheel was about to fall off. Suddenly the brakes started to fail and smoke started pouring out of the front passenger tyre. We were 120km from the last town and with at least 100km to the next, Dan decided

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we should drive on (without brakes) and see if we could make it to our destination. Luckily it didn’t last long anyway as the car stopped in defiance and we were forced to pull off the road in the middle of nowhere. Within minutes two semi-trailers ,driven in convoy by brothers, pulled up to offer us help. They weren’t exactly the knights in shining armour I had hoped for, these two ugly truckers. Freaky Brother One began to undress me with his eyes, almost frothing at the mouth at coming in such close proximity to someone of the opposite sex, while Freaky Brother Two was pretending to be a mechanic, baffling Dan with his bullshit. It was turning into Wolf Creek. Nothing could be done with the car, and we had no choice but to accept a lift from Freaky Brother One to the nearest roadhouse 13km up the road. But then he said there wouldn’t be enough room in the cab so Dan should travel with his brother and I should hop into his cab by myself. I was close to hysteria. There was no way I would be getting in that lorry by myself. So we both hopped in with Brother

Number Two. Dan settled in the middle of the very spacious cab which had enough room to house a small Albanian family! I thought it would be plain sailing from here. But after a couple of minutes, Brother Number One starts becoming agitated – he thinks he has lost his keys as he can’t use the radio to contact his brother. He pulls onto the side of the road and asks me to hop out to see if he had left them in the door lock. This forced me into ungraceful acrobatic maneuvers in order to hang myself out the door and reach round to grab the keys, with Freaky Brother One more than enjoying the view of my ass in the air. The keys were there, so off we set again in stilted silence. Finally we caught sight of the roadhouse and saw our escape was only minutes away – we made a sharp exit from the freaky brothers. The roadhouse turned out to be a petrol pump and a shop that was about to close. They had a phone though and we arranged for a tow truck to pick us up and take us back to the nearest town: Cobar (the Hicksville town we’d previously scorned) where we would have to wait for the next three days for the car to be repaired. How ironic that the town we were laughing at turned out to be our refuge.

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Cool runnings Get your thermals on for a winter extravaganza of ice hotels, frozen waterfalls and sleigh rides in Ottawa and Toronto WORDS LUCY CORNE

WHEN TO GO: Chilly pursuits As I step outside, I can feel miniature icicles complete without a pitcher of beer and a are best enjoyed between January forming in my nostrils and it’s so cold it plate of chicken wings. almost hurts to breathe. Welcome to winter and mid-March. Suitably satisfied that I could learn to in Ontario, where you’ll find up to five GETTING AROUND: love the cold, I move from Canada’s capital months without the mercury rising anywhere Greyhound and Coach Canada to its biggest city. Toronto’s temperatures near zero, so you might as well embrace it. operate bus journeys between don’t dip quite so low, but it’s far from balmy After spending the first month of my first major cities, while VIA Rail is the and I’m grateful to slip into some of its Canadian winter bundled up and voluntarily excellent attractions. train company. Distances are vast housebound, I decide that I don’t want to The Royal Ontario Museum’s exhibits on and if there’s a group it often simply survive the -20˚C temperatures – natural history and world cultures could works out cheaper to rent a car. I want to relish them, and there seems no probably fill a day, but I’m keen to delve into GOING OUT: A pint of local better place to start than the country’s something altogether more Canadian at the lager is $6-8. oft-overlooked capital, Ottawa. Hockey Hall of Fame. After attempting to ACCOMMODATION: Dorm As one of the world’s coldest capitals, block a goal from a virtual Wayne Gretzky beds cost from $20-30 and a hotel Ottawa really knows how to celebrate winter, double costs from $80. and stopping for a pint at the Steam Whistle with its annual Winterlude festival (Feb 3-20) Brewery, it’s time for the crowning jewel of CURRENCY: AUD1 = CAD1.05 showcasing ice sculptures, sleigh rides and Toronto’s sightseeing circuit – the CN Tower. even a walking tour between the region’s Clear winter days offer perfect viewing from restaurants, braving the cold to eat one the 447m-high viewing platform, and if course at each venue. But nothing says winter to Ottawans you’re lucky you might even catch a glimpse of Niagara Falls, like the annual freezing of the Rideau Canal – the world’s 45 miles across Lake Ontario. largest skating rink at almost five miles long. Having never In fact Niagara is the last stop on my winter wander. learnt to skate properly, I’m dubious about joining the First to view the falls themselves, partially frozen and precocious, pirouetting toddlers and people speed-skating unbelievably beautiful. Accommodation in the tourist town to work, but at least I have something to look at each time edging the falls (think Blackpool with a dose of natural I haul myself up from the ice. Ottawa has a glorious, if beauty) is easier to find in the winter months and tends to be largely unknown, skyline, especially in winter when the Big a little gentler on the wallet, so I find a room between the Ben-like parliament buildings and fairytale facade of the casinos, wax museums and chain restaurants and set off in Chateau Laurier Hotel are swathed in snow and backed by search of wine. an unfeasibly blue sky. As I view the inches of snow and witness temperatures After an hour of brief success and abundant falls, I’m cold enough to freeze a river, it seems highly unlikely that ready for the warming refreshments that are as much of a this could be wine country, but the Niagara region produces draw as the ice itself. While the canal is frozen, temporary some of Canada’s best vintages. And rather than shying away cabins shoot up, offering much-needed hot chocolate and from the harsh winter, local winemakers actually revel in it, Beavertails, a local pastry doused in cinnamon or Nutella producing Icewine, a sweet after-dinner drink. My final chilly and clearly designed to keep out sub-zero temperatures. challenge is to join with the annual harvest, which happens If skating to your seat, scalding beverage in hand, seems only when temperatures plummet below minus 10°C for nothing short of foolish, you can always head to the original several consecutive days. Grapes are harvested when they’re Beavertail kiosk in town, as visited by Barack Obama in 2009. totally frozen and I can’t resist sneaking one from the vine. I opt for an ‘Obama Tail’ at the latter outlet before It’s like eating grape candy from a freezer – and too moreish exploring the Byward Market, Ottawa’s food and drink to take only one. ›› district. Cosy pubs abound, and no trip to Ottawa would be For the month of January the whole Niagara region TNTDOWNUNDER.COM

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joins together to host the Icewine festival with gourmet evenings and vineyard tours giving you the chance to sample a frozen grape or three without the pain of the subzero harvest. But it was in the tasting room at the Inniskllin Winery that I discover my ideal winter pursuit – warming up with a glass of syrupy sweet Icewine and admiring the snowy landscape from indoors. ❚

ICE, ICE BABY QUEBEC’S ICE HOTEL Staying over at Quebec’s Ice Hotel has long been on my list of travel must-dos and I’m determined to see the night through. I try in vain to sleep on my fur-lined slab of ice and begin to wonder if perhaps a day trip would have been a better option for someone so feeble in the cold. Tours explore each frosty corner of the hotel, rebuilt every January for a mere three months. Cocktails are served on the rocks, and the temperature is always a not-too-terrible -5˚C – often quite balmy compared with the nostril-numbing conditions outside. The Ice Hotel Quebec opens from Jan 6 to March 25. See hoteldeglace-canada.com

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Both Quebec and Ontario offer countless chances to travel in a dog-drawn sleigh in the winter months. A childlike sense of wonder envelops you as you race by snow-sprinkled pine trees at a surprising pace and the pungent smells of a pack of dogs attending to business as they run only increases the juvenile giggling. Dog sledding encounters can last anything from an hour to a week and, if sitting back to enjoy the scenery seems a little tame, you can seek out the chance to try your hand at mushing a pack of dogs yourself. In Ontario, head to the Algonquin Provincial Park, midway between Toronto and Ottawa. In Quebec, combine a trip to the Ice Hotel with a dog-sledding stint or seek out an operator at one of the major ski resorts. See canada.travel

SLOPE STYLE ONTARIO AND QUEBEC’S TOP SNOW SPOTS WHERE? Mont Sainte Anne, near Quebec City FOR WHO? Night owls and nature lovers WHY? The resort caters to everyone from first-timers to snowboarders wanting to try out the terrain park. See mont-sainte-anne.com WHERE? Gatineau Park, Quebec FOR WHO? Those looking for something gentler WHY? Well priced, super-close to Ottawa and boasting one of the largest networks of cross-country ski trails in the country. See bonjourquebec.com WHERE? Blue Mountain, Ontario FOR WHO? Absolutely everyone

WHY? Thirty-six runs, a skating rink, ice fishing, snowshoeing, snowmobiles to rent, shopping and spas. See bluemountain.ca WHERE? Le Massif, Quebec FOR WHO? Adrenalin junkies WHY? Half a dozen double diamonds, a triple diamond run and a good chunk of off-piste action. See lemassif.com WHERE? Mont Tremblant, Quebec FOR WHO? Après-ski enthusiasts WHY? Ninety-five runs catering for skiers and snowboarders of every level. See tremblant.ca

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City beats Regularly touted as being Australia’s coolest city, Melbourne has an independent, live music scene not to be missed WORDS ANDREW WESTBROOK

Ever heard the one about Melbourne being Australia’s coolest city? The most European, cultured metropolis of the southern hemisphere? Me too. But I’m always suspicious of such labels. They sound a bit too much like a tag invented by a marketing team, kind of like an awesome-sounding school nickname for yourself that you casually drop into conversation, in the hope that others might start using it. So, I needed to test just how trend-settingly chilly the Victorian capital really is. Well, there ain’t much cooler than the groupie-infused, skinny jeaned world of music, so that’s where my search began...

LIVE MUSIC As day turns into night, it’s time for amps across the city to start a-buzzing, and there’s no shortage of venues to find some great live music in Melbourne. Many decent-sized visiting bands will most likely be found playing the Forum, but what this city does best is the smaller, slightly scuzzy little basements and back rooms where for just a few bucks you can get right up close to some up-and-coming acts. Most venues play such a variety of genres that it’s best to just see who’s playing where whenever you’re in town, but great places to start your hunt are the Northcote Social Club (High St, Northcote) and The Workers Club (Brunswick St, Fitzroy). A Melbourne institution well worth checking out is The Tote (Johnston St, Collingwood). Don’t believe in its status as a genuine city landmark? Well, when authorities tried to have it shut down last year, thousands of people took to the streets in protest and succeeded in keeping its doors open. Want more? Other options include The Old Bar (Johnson St, Fitzroy), Wesley Ann (High St, Northcote) and St Kilda’s iconic, if slightly tired feeling Espy (The Esplanade).

GET SERVED BY A ROCK STAR Melbourne doesn’t just boast a lot of live music, it’s got stacks of musical heritage, and there’s plenty of bands now running bars, cafés and restaurants. In many of them, the one-time rockers have even switched their mic for a glass and can actually be found behind the bar pulling the pints. One of the quirkiest spots to stop for a flat white is Handsome Steve’s House of Refreshment.

Tucked away, through an unmarked door in St Hellier’s Street in Abbotsford, you’ll find quiff-laden Steve Miller, once of 80s post-punk band The Moodists. With its time warp feel and Geelong Cats memorabilia, the House (houseofrefreshment.com) is near impossible to find but, being regularly rated one of the city’s best cafés, it’s well worth the search. As Steve himself says, “If you’ve got a good place, you don’t send out a message to get wankers coming in. Squares and yummy mummy’s downstairs, hipsters upstairs.” Next, head to Americana-styled Yellow Bird (Chapel St, Windsor), for some munch and an early beer, where you’ll most likely catch a glimpse of Clint Hyndman, who could previously be found playing drums for 11-times Aria awardwinning rockers Something for Kate. Fully fuelled, stop off for a quick jar at the Post Office (Sydney Road, Coburg), where Shan Vanderwet from alt rockers Dallas Crane will most likely be the friendly face behind the bar, before heading into the city and, where else but AC/DC Lane. There you can soak up some sticky-floored classic rock in Cherry Bar, run by one time Cosmic Psychos punk Bill Walsh. If you’re in the mood for something a little more fancy, carry on down to the bottom of AC/DC lane to 24 Moons, where DJ Simon Digby has taken time out from playing the decks alongside the likes of Armand van Helden to mix up some sublime cocktails.

RECORD STORES Many an old school music fan will swear blind that vinyl still plays a vital part in keeping the music scene alive and fresh. And if you’re a vinyl lover subscribing to that point of view, you’re in for a real treat in Melbourne. Whether you’re on the search for a lost nugget, just fancy browsing the racks of classics or simply want to hang out in places where the passion and enthusiasm for a good tune is literally beating against the walls, there’s no shortage of opportunities to take your own trip up to High Fidelity. “I would say Melbourne has the most record stores in the world per capita, except maybe for Tokyo,” says a crazyhaired and grinning Chris Gill, who runs Northside Records in Fitzroy (Gertrude Street), where many of the stores TNTDOWNUNDER.COM

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are clustered. “It really is one of the biggest collecting cities. The hidden treasures you can find are huge,” he adds. Indeed Chris, who advises that “disco boogie is massive at the moment,” is so proud of the city’s record store scene that he’s actually produced a free map which shows where you can find Melbourne’s 37 second-hand stores. You can pick up a copy of the map in most record stores, otherwise head to digginmelbourne.wordpress.com for more info. One store really worth a visit is St Kilda’s Pure Pop Records (Barkly Street). Once you’re done perusing the records, head out the back to find one of the city’s coolest small bars. Turn up on a Sunday night to catch the live Brazilian jam session. Another sign that Victorian vinyl is thriving is the number of bars and cafés which play it. Many, such as Fitzroy’s Colombian café Sonido (Gertrude Street) even let you sift through their collection and stick on what you want to hear.

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HEARD IT ON THE RADIO INDEPENDENT MUSIC Perhaps one of the surest signs that a city loves its music is the success of community, rather than commercial, radio, and Melbourne has one of the biggest independent stations in the world. If you’re keen to escape the endlessly-repeated chart-toppers and seek out what’s new and upcoming, tune into Three Triple R on 102.7FM. With no commitments to record companies, and funded entirely by listeners subscribing, at least 40 per cent of the music played on Three Triple R is local content.

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So, does Melbourne live up to its tag? No question. Whether or not it’s down to lacking the all-year climate or attention-grabbing buildings of other Aussie cities, there’s no doubt that culturally, Melbourne is in a league of its own, with a music and street art scene more akin to European or US cities than its neighbours. So yeah, maybe Melbourne is kinda cool. But what’s it to you? ❚

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AC/DC LANE A ROAD FOR ROCK ROYALTY Australia’s biggest and most successful band, AC/DC even have a street named after them in Melbourne. Corporation Lane, off Flinders Lane, was renamed in honour of the rockers in 2004, partly because the video to their song “It’s A Long Way To The Top” was filmed in nearby Swanston Street. Despite not being from Melbourne, Acca Dacca did live in St Kilda during the early years of their career. In case you’re unsure of the band’s status outside of Oz, how’s this for a fact? Their 1980 album Back in Black is the planet’s second highest selling album of all time (behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller), selling 49 million copies worldwide.

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK NOVEMBER 18-26 Back for a second year, Melbourne Music Week is billed as nine days, 170 acts, 40 locations and one city. Created as a way to celebrate and support Melbourne’s thriving independent music scene, the festival sees acts ranging from the up-and coming to the likes of Cut Copy and Midnight Juggernauts, playing shows everywhere from the established venues to more surprising spaces, like Old Melbourne Gaol. Ticket prices vary, with some events being free. See thatsmelbourne.com.au

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NED KELLY To some, Ned Kelly and his gang were nothing more than a bunch of murderous bastards terrorising Victoria. However, to many Aussies, he’s a folk hero, a man that epitomised the true blue spirit of sticking two fingers up at the prejudiced authorities. Either way, Kelly was clearly no angel. His father was an Irish convict who died when Ned was 12, leaving his son as the family’s main breadwinner. While still a teenager he was in and out of jail, notably for sending a pair of bullock’s testicles to a woman and another time for overpowering and riding like a horse a copper who tried to arrest him. When four heavily armed policemen went looking for Kelly in 1878, three of them ended up dead. He was finally captured in 1880, despite wearing his trademark homemade armour, after a plan to derail a train full of police went wrong. After reportedly quipping “such is life”, he was hanged, but not before 32,000 Victorians signed a petition against the sentencing. Nowadays you can check out where he was executed (and gawp at his death mask) at the Old Melbourne Gaol. However real Kelly enthusiasts should head to Glenrowan, 175km north of Melbourne, which was the scene of his final bloody stand. There you’ll find a museum and, of course, the Big Ned Kelly (pictured).

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Base Sydney 477 Kent St. CBD. 02 9267 7718, stayatbase.com

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Big Hostel 212 Elizabeth St. CBD. 02 9267 7718, bighostel.com

Sydney Observatory The Rocks. sydneyobservatory.com.au

Bounce Budget Hotel 28 Chalmers St. CBD. 02 9281 2222, bouncehotel.com.au

Sydney Olympic Park Darling Harbour. sydneyolympicpark.nsw. gov.au

Easy Go Backpackers 752 George St. CBD. 02 9211 0505, easygobackpackers.com.au

Sydney Tower and Skytour 100 Market St, CBD. sydneyskytour.com.au

City Resort Hostel 103-105 Palmer St. Woolloomooloo 02 9357 3333, cityresort.com.au

Sydney Harbour Bridge The Rocks. bridgeclimb.com

The Furnished Property Group 02 8669 3678, furnishedproperty.com.au Sydney Central YHA 11 Rawson Place. CBD. 02 9218 9000 www.yha.com.au Sydney Harbour YHA 110 Cumberland Street. The Rocks. 02 9261 1111, yha.com.au Westend Backpackers 412 Pitt St. CBD. 1800 013 186 nomadshostels.com Boomerang Backpackers 141 William Street, Kings Cross. 02 8354 0488, boomerangbackpackers.com Dlux Hostel 30 Darlinghurst Rd, Kings Cross. 1800 236 213 dluxbudgethotel.com.au Kangaroo Bak Pak 665 South Dowling St. Surry Hills. 02 9261 1111 Avalon Beach Hostel 59 Avalon Pde, Avalon Beach. 02 9918 9709, avalonbeach.com.au Bondi YHA 63 Fletcher Street. Tamarama. 02 9365 2088, yha.com.au

Skydive the Beach Wollongong. skydivethebeach.com

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Sydney Aquarium Darling Harbour. sydneyaquarium.com.au

Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm. Thu, Apr 5 – Mon, Apr 9. From $119. The legendary blues and roots festival has just announced that next Easter’s acts will include Roger Daltrey, The Pogues and John Butler.

Sydney Wildlife World Darling Harbour. sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

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Lamrock Lodge 19 Lamrock Ave. Bondi. 02 9130 5063, lamrocklodge.com Lochner’s Guesthouse 8 Gowrae Ave. Bondi. 02 9387 2162, Aegean Coogee Lodge 40 Coogee Bay Rd. Coogee. 04 0817 6634, aegeancoogee.com.au Coogee Beachside 178 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee. 02 9315 8511, sydneybeachside.com.au Surfside Backpackers 186 Arden Street. Coogee. 02 9315 7888, surfsidebackpackers.com.au Glebe Point YHA 262-264 Glebe Point Road. Glebe. 02 9692 8418, yha.com.au

Boardrider Backpacker Rear 63, The Corso, Manly. 02 9977 3411 boardrider.com.au The Bunkhouse 35 Pine St, Manly. 1800 657 122, bunkhouse.com.au Manly Backpackers 24-28 Raglan St. Manly. 02 9977 3411 manlybackpackers.com.au Cammeray Gardens 66 Palmer St, North Sydney. 02 9954 9371 sydneyboardinghouse.com

SYDNEY DO Manly Surf School Manly Beach. 02 9977 6977, manlysurfschool.com Maritime Museum Darling Harbour. anmm.gov.au Oceanworld Manly West Esplanade. oceanworld.com.au

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BLUE MTNS Blue Mountains YHA 207 Katoomba St, Katoomba. 02 4782 1416, yha.com.au

CENTRAL COAST Newcastle Beach YHA 30 Pacific St, Newcastle. 02 4925 3544, yha.com.au Terrigal Beach YHA 9 Ocean View Dr, Terrigal. 02 4384 1919, yha.com.au

BYRON BAY Backpackers Holiday Village 116 Jonson St 1800 350 388, byronbaybackpackers.com.au

Taronga Zoo Mosman. zoo.nsw.gov.au

Backpackers Inn 29 Shirley St 1800 817 696, backpackersinnbyronbay.com.au

Waves Surf School wavessurfschool.com.au

Byron Bay Accom 02 6680 8666, byronbayaccom.net

SYDNEY MUSIC Hordern Pavillion playbillvenues.com Oxford Art Factory oxfordartfactory.com Sydney Opera House sydneyoperahouse.com The Annandale annandalehotel.com The Basement thebasement.com.au The Enmore enmoretheatre.com.au The Gaelic Hotel thegaelic.com The Metro metrotheatre.com.au

The Arts Factory 1 Skinners Shoot Rd. 02 6685 7709, nomadshostels.com Nomads Byron Bay Lawson Lane. 1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com Byron Bay YHA 7 Carlyle St. 1800 678 195, yha.com.au

SOUTH COAST Great Southern Backpackers 13 Chandos St, Eden. 02 6496 1515, greatsoutherninn.com.au

COFFS HARB Coffs Harbour YHA 51 Collingwood St. 02 6652 6462, yha.com.au

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TARONGA ZOO ZooPass (ferry ticket and zoo entrance) $50.50 at Circular Quay. The animals are as good as any top zoo, but it’s the journey there and the views as you walk around that make Taronga one of the world’s best. Make sure you arrive in style by getting the ferry over from Circular Quay and then taking the cable car over the animals to the entrance. You can even spend the night in the zoo doing Roar and Snore, at a cost of $275 each. taronga.org.au

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Brisbane City Backpackers 380 Upper Roma St 1800 062 572, citybackpackers.com Brisbane City YHA 392 Upper Roma St 07 3236 1947, yha.com.au Chill Backpackers 328 Upper Roma St. 1800 851 875, chillbackpackers.com

Gallery of Modern Art Stanley Pl, South Bank. 07 3840 7303, qag.qld.gov.au

Backpackers in Paradise 40 Peninsula Drive, Surfers Paradise. 1800 268 621, backpackersinparadise.com.au

Story Bridge Adventure Climb 170 Main St, Kangaroo Point. 1300 254 627, storybridgeadventureclimb.com.au

Base Brisbane Central 308 Edward St. 07 3211 2433, stayatbase.com

Brisbane City Apartments 1800 110 443, brisbanecityapartments.com

44 Queen St, Surfers Paradise. 1800 22 99 55, aquariusbackpackers.com.au

Riverlife Adventure Centre Kayaking & rock climbing. Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point. 07 3891 5766, riverlife.com.au

Base Brisbane Embassy 214 Elizabeth St. 07 3166 8000, stayatbase.com

Brisbane Backpackers Resort 110 Vulture St, West End. 1800 626 452, brisbanebackpackers.com.au

Lone Pine Koala Santuary 708 Jesmond Rd, Fig Tree Pocket. 07 3378 1366, koala.net

GOLD COAST SEVENS FEVER PITCH The Gold Coast. Fri, Nov 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat, Nov 26. From $39. This two-day event kicks off the 2011/12 world series. Since Queenslanders love their rugby, the vibe is sure to reach fever pitch. Skilled Park Bunk Backpackers Cnr Ann & Gipps Sts, Fortitude Valley. 1800 682 865, bunkbrisbane.com.au The Deck Budget Accommodation 117 Harcourt Street, New Farm. 04 3377 7061

goldcoastfeverpitch.com.au Tinbilly Travellers Cnr George and Herschel Sts. 1800 446 646, tinbilly.com

BRISBANE DO Australia Zoo Glasshouse Mountains, Tourist Drive, Beerwah. 07 5436 2000, australiazoo.com.au

Coolangatta Kirra Beach YHA Pl, 230 Coolangatta Rd, Bilinga. 07 5536 76442, yha.com.au

XXXX Ale House Brewery tours. Cnr Black & Paten St, Milton. 07 3361 7597, xxxxalehouse.com.au

BRISBANE MUSIC The Hi-Fi thehifi.com.au The Tivoli thetivoli.net.au The Zoo thezoo.com.au X and Y Bar xandybar.com.au

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Cheers International Backpackers 8 Pine Av, Surfers Paradise. 1800 636 539, cheersbackpackers.com.au

Coolangatta Sands Hostel Cnr Griffiths & McLean Sts, Coolangatta. 07 5536 7472, coolangattasandshostel.com.au Gold Coast International BP 28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers Paradise. 1800 816 300, goldcoastbackpackers.com.au Islander Backpackers Resort 6 Beach Rd, Surfers Paradise. 1800 074 393, islander.com.au Sleeping Inn Surfers 26 Peninsular Dr, Surfers Paradise. 1800 817 832, sleepinginn.com.au Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort 2837 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers. 1800 282 800, surfersparadisebackpackers.com.au

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Halse Lodge YHA 2 Halse Lane, Noosa. 1800 242 567, halselodge.com.au

RAINBOW BEACH Dingos Backpacker Adventure Resort 20 Spectrum St. 1800 111 126 dingosresort.com Pippies Beach House 22 Spectrum St. 1800 425 356, pippiesbeachhouse.com

HERVEY BAY Aussie Woolshed 181 Torquay Road. 07 4124 0677 woolshedbackpackers.com Colonial Village YHA 820 Boat Harbour Drive. 07 4125 1844 yha.com.au Fraser Roving 412 The Esplanade. 1800 989 811, fraserroving.com.au

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INNISFAIL Innisfail Budget Backpackers Workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hostel 125 Edith St. 07 4061 7833

DUB DAY AFTERNOON The Jubilee Hotel. Sat, Nov 26. $18. In its 9th year, this festival has 12 hours of dub, reggae and dancehall music. Featuring One Dread, Champion Sound, DJ Wade and more. 470 St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terrace, The Valley 1770 Undersea Adventures 1300 553 889, 1770underseaadventures.com

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Bowen Backpackers Beach end of Herbert St. 07 4786 3433 bowenbackpackers.net

Myella Farmstay Baralaba. 07 4998 1290, myella.com

AIRLIE BEACH Airlie Beach YHA 394 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 247 251, yha.com.au Airlie Waterfront Backpackers 6 The Esplanade. 1800 089 000, airliewaterfront.com Backpackers by the Bay 12 Hermitage Dr. 1800 646 994, backpackersbythebay.com Base Airlie Beach Resort 336 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com Magnums Whitsunday Village Resort 366 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 624 634 magnums.com.au

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Bohemia Resort Cairns 231 McLeod St. 1800 155 353, bohemiaresort.com.au Calypso Backpackers 5 Digger St. 1800 815 628, calypsobackpackers.com.au Dreamtime Travellers Rest 189 Bunda St. 1800 058 440, dreamtimehostel.com Gilligans Backpackers and Hotel Resort 57-89 Grafton St. 1800 556 995, gilligans.com.au

Adrenalin Dive Yongala diving. 07 4724 0600, adrenalindive.com.au

JJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Backpackers Hostel 11 Charles St. 07 4051 7642, jjsbackpackers.com

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Riverstage Brisbane, Sat Dec 3. From $125. The legendary US singer, performing her solo hits as well as the songs of Fleetwood Mac, with special guest Dave Stewart (Eurythmics).

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Adventurers Resort 79 Palmer St. 1800 211 522, adventurersresort.com

Yongala Dive Yongala diving. 07 4783 1519, yongaladive.com.au

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The Old Swan Barracks 6 Francis St. 08 9428 0000, theoldswanbarracks.com Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, Northbridge. 08 9228 3755, undergroundbackpackers.com.au The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, witchshat.com

PERTH DO ERYKAH BADU Perth Botantic Gardens. Sat Feb 25. $TBC The queen of neo-soul, Erica is back in Oz and for the first time she’ll be headlining the tour along with NZ’s Fat Freddy’s Drop. Perth

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PERTH STAY Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge. 08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com Emperor’s Crown 85 Stirling St, Northbridge. 1800 991 553,

Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys. 08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au Kings Park & Botanic Garden bgpa.wa.gov.au

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Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au

Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au

Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth. 08 9474 3551, perthzoo.wa.gov.au

Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe. 08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au One World Backpackers 162

PERTH MUSIC Amplifier amplifiercapitol.com.au

INXS Fremantle. Sat, Dec 3. $99. Kicking off Perth’s Worlds Festival with a bang, the legendary boys of Aussie rock INXS will take to the stage with support from Grinspoon. Fremantle Esplanade Astor Theatre liveattheastor.com.au Mojo’s Bar mojosbar.com.au The Bakery nowbaking.com.au The Rosemount Hotel rosemounthotel.com.au

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FREO STAY Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au Old Firestation Backpackers 18 Phillimore St. 08 9430 5454, fremantleprison.com.au Sundancer Backpackers Resort

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FREO DO Fremantle Markets 08 9335 2515, fremantlemarkets.com.au Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace. 08 9336 9200, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

ROTTNEST ISL Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au

MARGARET RIV Margaret River Lodge YHA 220 Railway Tce. 08 9757 9532, yha.com.au

ALBANY Albany Bayview Backpackers YHA 49 Duke St. 08 9842 3388, yha.com.au Cruize-Inn 122 Middleton Rd. 08 9842 9599, cruizeinn.com Metro Inn Albany 270 Albany Hwy. 1800 004 321,

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MONKEY MIA Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort 1800 653 611, monkeymia.com.au

NINGALOO REEF Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101, aspenparks.com.au Ningaloo Club Coral Bay 08 9948 5100, ningalooclub.com Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth. 08 9949 1200, yha.com.au

BROOME STAY Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road. 1800 655 011, cablebeachbackpackers.com Kimberley Club 62 Fredrick St 08 9192 3233, kimberleyklub.com

BROOME DO Sun Pictures Carnarvon St. 08 9192 1077, broomemovies.com.au

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TALL TIMBER COUNTRY Test your nerve in the middle of Tall Timber country at Walpole, where the Tree Top Walk is suspended 40 metres above the ground in the canopy of giant tingle trees. As the walkway sways gently from side to side, you get a one of a kind bird’s eye view of the region. After that, head on to Denmark and Albany, a great place for whale watching, surfing and four wheel driving.

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DARWIN STAY Banyan View Lodge Darwin 119 Mitchell St. 08 8981 8644, banyanviewlodge.com.au

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Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au

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Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights. 08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au

Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au

Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au

DARWIN DO Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront. 08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au

Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive. 08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au

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Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au

Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au

Toddy’s Resort 39-41 Gap Rd.

Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722

Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au

Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com

Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive. 1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au

BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road. 1800 501 984, big4.com.au

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ALICE SPRINGS OPEN Tennis Alice Springs. Fri, Nov 18 – Sun, Nov 20. Free. For the strange experience of watching a tennis tournament in the middle of the outback, catch some of Australia’s best players in action. 5 Traegar Avenue

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Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point. 08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf.

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Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards. 9 Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides. 1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au

TENNANT CREEK

Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room. Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net

Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au

ALICE SPRINGS

1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River. 08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au

Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au

Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au

Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au

School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum. 80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours. 78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

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DARWIN The rains might be due to start any day now, but that hasn’t stopped Lonely Planet just naming the NT capital the world’s 10th best city to visit next year, gushing with praise in a way that we’ve been doing for years. Darwin is a truly tropical capital and one of Australia’s most exciting. Rough around the edges and bloody miles from anywhere it might be, but it genuinely oozes the real frontier spirit that so many other places claim to have, yet ultimately lack. Perhaps it’s due to the crocodiles, cyclones and all-round insane climate that sends the locals “troppo” about, well, this time of year, but Darwinians drink twice as much as the average Aussie (which is a fair bit to start with), so you’re unlikely to get bored. It’s also got stunning sunsets, a great waterfront and a nightlife that will leave you on your knees. If you make it there before the rains hit, get ready for the most spectacular lightning storms you’ve ever seen.

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FREYCINET

BAROSSA VAL Barossa Backpackers 9 Basedow Road Tanunda. 08 8563 0198, barossabackpackers.com.au

STRAHAN Discovery Holiday Parks Cnr Andrew & Innes St. 1800 454 292, discoveryholidayparks.com.au

Space Theatre. Wed, Jan 11. $39.50 The raucous sounds and dark tales of these Glaswegian rockers are returning Down Under to share their take on dark Americana. Adelaide Festival Centre

HOBART STAY

Lloyds Hotel 23 George St. 03 6331 9906, backpackersaccommodation.com.au

Central City Backpackers 138 Collins St. 1800 811 507, centralbackpackers.com.au

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Hobart Hostel 41 Barrack St. 1300 252 192, hobarthostel.com.au

Cataract Gorge launcestoncataractgorge.com.au

Montgomery’s YHA 9 Argyle St. 03 6231 2660, yha.com.au

Centre for Beer Lovers Boag’s Brewery, 39 William St. 03 6332 6300, boags.com.au

Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au

Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com

Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au

Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com

HOBART DO Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au

PORT ARTHUR Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au

LAUNCESTON Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au Launceston Backpackers 103 Canning St. 03 6334 2327, launcestonbackpackers.com.au

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DEVONPORT Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au

BICHENO Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au

CRADLE MTN Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574, discoveryholidayparks.com.au Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385.

CRADLE DO Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com

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Temptation Sailing Dolphin swimming, Glenelg. 04 1281 1838, dolphinboat.com.au

Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000, wineglassbay.com

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STRAHAN DO Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175, 4wheelers.com.au Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com Wild Rivers Jet Jet boating. 03 6471 7396, wildriversjet.com.au adelaide stay

ADELAIDE STAY Adelaide Oval Home to the Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth St. 08 8414 3010, yha.com.au

COOBER PEDY Opal Cave Coober Pedy Hutchinson St. 08 8672 5028, opalcavecooberpedy.com.au

nomadsworld.com Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211

FLEURIEU PENIN Port Elliot Beach House YHA 13 The Strand, Port Elliot. 08 8554 2785, yha.com.au

EYRE PENINSULA Coodlie Park Farmstay Flinders Highway, Port Kenny. 08 8687 0411, coodliepark.com

Radeka Down Under 1 Oliver St. 1800 633 891, radekadownunder.com.au

Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience Sea lion and dolphin swims. 08 8626 5017, bairdbay.com

Riba’s Underground 1811 William Creek Rd. 08 8672 5614, camp-underground.com.au

Calypso Star Charters Great white shark cage diving. 08 8682 3939, sharkcagediving.com.au

KANGAROO IS Kangaroo Island YHA 33 Middle Terrace, Penneshaw. 08 8553 1344, yha.com.au

RIVERLAND

Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth. 1800 816 858, the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving. 08 8363 1788, rodneyfox.com.au

Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri. 08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au

FLINDERS RANGES

Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton.08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au

Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au

Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray. 1800 665 166,

Wilpena Pound Resort Wilpena Rd. 08 8648 0004, wilpenapound.com.au

Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt St. 08 8224 0753, adelaidebackpackers.com.au Annie’s Place 239 Franklin St. 1800 818 011, anniesplace.com.au

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Backpack Oz 144 Wakefield St. 1800 633 307, backpackoz.com.au Blue Galah Backpackers Lvl 1, 52-62, King William St. 08) 8231 9295, bluegalah.com.au Glenelg Beach Hostel 5-7 Moseley St. Glenelg. 1800 359 181, glenelgbeachhostel.com.au Hostel 109 109 Carrington St. 1800 099 318, hostel109.com My Place 257 Waymouth St. 1800 221 529, adelaidehostel.com.au Shakespeare Hostel 123 Waymouth St. 1800 556 889, shakeys.com.au

ADELAIDE DO Adelaide Oval Home to the Donald Bradman collection. War Memorial Drive. 08 8300 3800, cricketsa.com.au Adelaide Zoo Frome Rd. 08 8267 3255, zoossa.com.au Haigh’s Chocolates Factory tours. 153 Greenhill Rd, Parkside. 1800 819 757, haighschocolates.com.au

SALAMANCA MARKETS There’s only one place to be come Saturday morning in Hobart and that’s amongst the throngs of people checking out the arty stalls and tasty titbits of the Salamanca markets. Kicking off under the glorious shadow of Mt Wellington at 7am, the Georgian building-lined Salamanca Place is busy until mid-afternoon.

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Aquarius Pacific Hotel +679 672 6000

Bethams Cottage +679 669 4132, bethams.com.fj

Beach Escape Villas +679 672 4442, beachscape@ connect.com.fj

Macdonalds Beach Cottages +679 669 4633

Cathay Hotel +679 666 0566, fiji4less.com

Morrison’s Beach Cottagess +679 669 4516, tipple@connect.com.fj

Horizon Beach Resort +679 672 2832, horizonbeachfiji.com Nadi Bay Resort Hotel +679 672 3599, fijinadibayhotel.com Nadi Down Town Backpackers Inn +679 670 0600, pacvalley@connect.com.fj Nadi Hotel +679 670 0000, ndht@connect.com.fj

SUVA Colonial Lodge +679 92 75248, sailevukaga@yahoo.co.nz Lami Lodge Backpackers +679 336 2240, volau@connect.com.fj Leleuvia Island Resort +679 331 9567, eleen@leleuvia.com Raintree Lodge +679 332 0562, raintreelodge.com Royal Hotel +679 344 0024 royal@connect.com.fj

YASAWA ISLANDS Awesome Adventures Fiji +679 675 0499awesomefiji.com Coconut Bay Resort +679 666 6644 coconutbay_fiji2002@yahoo.com

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TAVEUNI Albert’s Sunrise +679 333 7555 Matava Resort +679 330 5222, matava.com Reece’s Place +679 362 6319 Waisalima Beach Resort +679 738 9236, waisalima.com

MAMANUCA ISL Beachcomber Island Resort +679 666 1500, beachcomberfiji.com Bounty Island Resort +679 666 6999, fiji-bounty.com Rau Kini’s Hostel +679 672 1959, rtkinihostel@connect.com.fj The Funky Fish Beach Resort +679 628 2333, funkyfishresort.com The Resort Walu Beach +679 665 1777, walubeach.com

CORAL COAST

Korovou Eco Tour Resort +679 666 6644 korovoultk@connect.com.fj

Beachouse +679 653 0500, fijibeachouse.com

Kuata Resort +679 666 6644

Mango Bay Resort +679 653 00690, mangobayresortfiji.com

Long Beach Backpackers Resort +679 666 6644

Pacific Safaris Club +679 345 0498, safariclub@connect.com.fj

Manta Ray Island +679 672 6351 mantarayisland@connect.com.fj

Rendezvous Dive Resort +679 628 4427, surfdivefiji.com

Nabua Lodge +679 666 9173 nabualodge@connect.com.fj

Robinson Crusoe +679 629 1999, robinsoncrusoeislandfiji.com

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ISLAND STAYPUTS A bit like survivor but a lot more fun! Strand d yourself yourse elf on one island for 3 days and 2 nights. If you can stand and the pain of coral lagoons and nd coconut palms then stay longer. Packages from $197 97

DIVE, DIVE, DIVEE A 5 day/4 night PADI or SSI open water course. Where better to learn to dive than in the crystal clear, warm waters of Fiji! Abundant fish life and encounters with sea turtles are common. Packages from $738 Plus heaps of other options. Daily departure departuress ffor all l pa packages and passes from Denarau Marina

THE MAMANUCAS Visible from Nadi, the Mamanucas are a group of 32 islands surrounded by coral reef. The islands have the best weather in Fiji with year round sunshine and calm seas.

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Flexi-Pass Combines InterCity and Newmans. 0800 222 146, flexipass.co.nz

YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. +64 9309 2802, yha.co.nz YHA Auckland International 5 Turner St. +64 9302 8200, yha.co.nz

Flying Kiwi Wilderness Expeditions 1800 143 515, flyingkiwi.com

WELLINGTON

Kiwi Experience +64 9366 9830 kiwiexperience.com

Base Wellington 21-23 Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com

Magic Travellers Network +64 9358 5600, magicbus.co.nz

Cambridge Hotel (BBH) 28 Cambridge Tce. +64 4385 8829 cambridgehotel.co.nz

NZ Travelpass 0800 339 966, travelpass.co.nz Stray +64 9309 8772, straytravel.com

BON IVER Wellington. Mon, Feb 27 and Tue 28 From $38. The singer-songwriter from the US will be playing his only New Zealand shows during the International Arts Festival in 2012.

RENTAL FIRMS Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz Darn Cheap Rentals 0800 447 363, exploremore.co.nz Econo Campers +64 9275 9919, econocampers.co.nz Escape Rentals 1800 456 272, escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327, dcrentals.com.nz

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AUCKLAND Airport Skyway Lodge Backpackers (BBH) 30 Kirkbride Road, Mangere. +64 9275 4443, skywaylodge.co.nz Albert Park Backpackers (VIP) 27-31 Victoria St East. +64 9309 0336, bakpak@albertpark.co.nz

Vagabond Backpackers (BBH) 232 Worcester St. +64 3379 9677 vagabondbackpackers @hotmail.com

QUEENSTOWN

Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com

Aspen Lodge (BBH) 11 Gorge Rd. +64 3442 9671, aspenlodge.co.nz

The Fat Camel (Nomads) 38 Fort St. +64 9307 0181, nomadshostels.com

Rosemere Backpackers (BBH) 6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz

Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com

Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414

Oaklands Lodge (BBH) 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz Pentlands (BBH) 22 Pentland Ave, Mt Eden. +64 9638 7031

Rental Car Village +64 9376 9935, hire-vehicles.co.nz

Bamber House (BBH) 2 2 View Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9623 4267, hostelbackpacker.com

Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz

Central City Backpackers 26 Lorne St. +64 9358 5685, backpacker.net.nz

Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz The Brown Kiwi (BBH) 7 Prosford St, Ponsonby.

Wellywood Backpackers 58 Tory St. 0508 00 58 58 Worldwide Backpackers (BBH) 291 The Terrace. +64 4802 5590, worldwidenz.co.nz YHA Wellington City 292 Wakefield St. +64 4801 7280 yha.co.nz

CHRISTCHURCH Around the World Backpackers 314 Barbadoes Street. +64 3365 4363 aroundtheworld.co.nz At The Right Place 85 Bealey Street. +64 3366 1633 atrp.co.nz Avon City Backpackers Worcester Street. +64 3389 6876, avoncitybackpackers.com

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Black Sheep Lodge (BBH/VIP) 13 Frankton Rd. +64 3442 7289, blacksheepbackpackers.co.nz Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286, bungibackpackers.co.nz Butterfli Lodge (BBH) 62 Thompson St. +64 3442 6367, butterfli.co.nz Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com Deco Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 52 Man St. +64 3442 7384, decobackpackers.co.nz Flaming Kiwi Backpackers (BBH) 39 Robins Rd. +64 3442 5494, flamingkiwi@xtra.co.nz Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com

Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. +64 3366 9720, backpack.co.nz/foley

Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz

Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546 stay@kiwibasecamp.com

Queenstown Lodge Sainsbury Rd, Fernhill. 0800 756 343, queenstownlodge.co.nz

Marine Backpackers 26 Nayland St. +64 3326 6609 themarine.co.nz

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Base Discovery Lodge Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com

Chester Street Backpackers (BBH) 148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz

Kiwi House 373 Gloucester St. +64 3381 6645 kiwihouse.co.nz

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Kiwi International Queen St Hotel and Hostel 411 Queen St. 0800 100 411, kiwihotel.co.nz

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Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500 tranquil-lodge.co.nz

Maple Lodge (BBH) 52 Ellice St. +64 4385 3771

Base Auckland 229 Queen St. 0800 227 369, stayatbase.com

City Garden Lodge 25 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell.

The Old Countryhouse (BBH) 437 Gloucester St. +64 3381 5504 oldcountryhousenz.com

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Rent-A-Dent 0800 736 823, rentadent.co.nz

Wicked Campers 1800 246 869,

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Alpine Lodge (BBH) 13 Gorge Rd. +64 3442 7220, alpinelodge@xtra.co.nz

Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz

Standby Cars 1300 789 059, standbycars.com.au

Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz

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Lodge in the City (VIP) 152 Taranaki St. +64 4385 8560 lodgeinthecity.co.nz

Auckland International Backpackers (BBH) 2 Churton St, Parnell. +64358 4584,

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Point Break Backpackers (BBH) 99 Seaview Road. +64 3388 2050

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Nursing Nurses are in high demand across Oz, so get registering... First things first. To get a job you must be registered with the nursing board. Luckily, from July last year all of the state’s boards merged into one, meaning nurses now only have to register once to work anywhere in Australia. There are five criterion for registration. They are: Establish your identity; meet the English language proficiency criteria; meet current Australian nursing and midwifery education standards; prove you have practised as a nurse and/or midwife within a defined period of time preceding the application; and finally, demonstrate you are ‘fit to practise’ nursing and/or midwifery in Australia. Nurses are in demand around the whole country. Major cities have the biggest opportunities but there is also a demand in rural areas. Depending on experience, a registered nurses can expect to earn up to $55 per hour.

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A. B. Dental supplies recruitment services to over 800 dental practices and is the current supplier to some of Australia’s larger health insurance organisations both in private enterprise and in government. We offer full time, part time, temporary and casual employment for Dental Assistants, Dental Receptionists, Dental Practice Managers, Dental Hygienists and Dentists. If you are looking for temporary employment as a Dental Assistant, Receptionist or Hygienist please call us today! If you are looking to secure permanent employment, we have a wide selection of permanent positions to choose from in a number of locations.

Visit our website www.abdental.com.au to view our job list.

WORKERS WANTED FOR FARM IN INNISFAIL. Free accommodation and food provided. Offers very good working and living conditions.

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We require motivated and self driven individuals to join our rapidly expanding direct sales team.

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Successful candidates will get the chance to represent one of Australia’s largest energy retail companies.

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We now require energetic Sales Contractors to work for an ongoing campaign representing one of the world’s largest charities. You need to be sales conﬁdent, enthusiastic and have the drive to succeed. A supportive environment and comprehensive product training will help you to achieve your best. By promoting Child Sponsorship, you will help make a difference to millions of people around the world. You will also have the potential to be well remunerated for your efforts. Hours and working days are ﬂexible.

Please register your interest by E-mailing your resume to register@salesﬂeet.com.au or call 0438 876 751. TNTDOWNUNDER.COM

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NO FUSS SOLUTIONS T: 03 9540 3499 www.nofusssolutions.com.au Established since 1997 No Fuss Solutions is based in Mulgrave Victoria and predominately hires protective ﬂooring and Marquees for special events.

TNT Publishing T: 02 8332 7501 www.tntdownunder.com TNT Publishing is a well-respected and long established London& Sydney publishing house. We are growing our Sydney ofﬁce by recruiting sales people to work on our existing titles which include the renowned TNT magazine The SA Times, South Africa Magazine and Australia & New Zealand Outlook.

JOB OF THE WEEK: Dancers Location: Spring Hill Brisbane QLD Salary: Contractor $1000-$3000 per week Dancers for day and night shifts,very ﬂexible rosters plenty of hours available and next day cash payments.We prefer to train our staff experience is not essential, good fun attitudes and a drive for success is required. Lisa Boorer | 0430146886 | admin@conﬁdentialclub.com.au

JOB OF THE WEEK: Labourers/cleaners Location: MULGRAVE and metropolitan area with possibility ofsome country areas Salary: $18.85 - $19.78 per hour Cleaning - ﬂooring, furniture and marquees walls. Labourers - to assist with the setting up of marquees, placing furniture and laying temporary ﬂooring Travis Bakos | 0417 593 456 | warehouse@nofusssolutions.com.au

JOB OF THE WEEK: Telesales Executive – B2B Location: Sydney Salary: $30,000 - $35,000 (OTE $50K plus beneﬁts) Hard working sales people that enjoy working in a dynamic sales environment, hungry to earn money and develop their career. You need to have a proven telephone sales record and be self-motivated to achieve targets. Ideally having knowledge of feature based articles would be advantageous. Sean Brett | seanb@tntdownunder.com

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Knickers at Five Dock Attractive high class escorts required! Mysterious Sydney Escorts is a high class escort agency, featuring international selection of beautiful, sexy and exclusive escorts for all occasions. We are an upmarket escort agency catering for a distinguished clientele - discerning, stylish, and successful. Our agency require exceptionally attractive staff of all nationalities for escort work in Sydney.

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Cleopatra’s gentlemans club

Ladies required for 6 star establishment in Sydney. Come and earn BIG DOLLARS in Sydney’s Western Suburbs busiest gentlemans club. Accommodation provided You will earn: $105 for 30 mins. $140 for 45 mins. $170 for 1 standard hour $190 per 1 VIP room hour $210 per 1 Cleopatra room hour $220 per 1 Mark Anthony room hour Visit our website for more details www.cleopatrasgentlemansclub.com.au email: cleopatrasgentlemansclub.@hotmail.com or phone 02 9609 6668 or 02 9609 7774. Only drug-free to apply.

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MYTHBUSTERS WHY THE FUNNY TASTE?

THIS WEEK’S QUIZ

VICTORIA MYTH

How many of the 12 Apostles Q 1.landmark are still standing? b) eight d) 11

a) Flemington b) Geelong c) Victoria Park d) Sandown

In which year did Melbourne Q 2.host the Summer Olympics?

Which animal is on the Q 7.Victorian coat of arms?

a) 1956 b) 1960 c) 1964 d) 1968

3. How long was Melbourne the capital city of Australia? a) it never was b) four months c) three years d) 26 years

b) kangaroo d) platypus

Where was Ned Kelly’s Q 8.famous last stand? a) Geelong b) Albury c) Glenrowan d) Bendigo

Q 4. What does Black Saturday

commemorate? a) a potato famine b) bushfires c) end of the gold rush d) a hurricane

Q 9. In the film Point Break, where do Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze have their final showdown? a) Bells Beach b) Lorne c) Johanna Beach d) St Kilda Beach

Q 5. Which river is the border of

Victoria and New South Wales? a) Fitzroy b) Victoria c) Murray d) Yarra

SUDOKU PUZZLE

ANSWERS: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. c 9. a

AUSSIE-ISM

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“STUNNED MULLET”

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To be in a complete state of bewilderment or astonishment, utterly dazed and confused about something that has happened. e.g. “He just sat there like a stunned mullet.”

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THIS WEEK IT’S... VICTORIA WINE REGIONS 1. REALLY! A VARY 2. RANDY, GRUM LIAR 3. DO BEGIN 4. HURTER N LEG ANSWERS: 1. Yarra Valley 2. Murray Darling 3. Bendigo 4. Rutherglen

a) six c) 10

Which Victorian race track Q 6.is the Melbourne Cup held at?

OF THE Why does Aussie chocolate WEEK taste different? We’ve witnessed one too many travellers pulling offended faces after biting into an Aussie Dairy Milk, so we just had to know. All global brands are made with the same ingredients but it’s the source and proportion of them that affects taste. Aussie choccy must contain no more than five per cent vegetable oil, but UK choccy contains a lot more. The balance is made up with milk fats, because Aussies like their chocolate really milky and creamy. Also, different cows eating different grasses make different kinds of milk. So now you know. Take a break.

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