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• Live your waterbaby dream: from surfing (try Surfers Paradise, the Sunshine Coast, and Bribie, Moreton and North Stradbroke Island) to sailing round the islands and canoeing and sea-kayaking around the Great Barrier Reef, or simply lazing on a perfect tropical beach.
• Bushwalk around the cooler southern regions: Lamington National Park has a well-maintained, graded track system in the McPherson Range, which features tall rainforests, waterfalls and gorges. For more information contact QLD Environmental Protection Agency (website: www.epa.qld.gov.au).
• Seize the moment in the adventure sports capital of Australia: paragliding and parasailing can be practised all along the coast; abseiling is possible in Lamington and Carnarvon National Parks; the Sunshine Coast and Mount Tamborine are the main destinations for hang gliding.
• Go to the Wintermoon Festival, a four-day music extravaganza held over the long weekend in April/May, which promises a unique experience in the foothills of Eungella National Park, watching a wonderful programme of music, dancing, song and verse.
• Motor over to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world and 4-wheel drive to your hearts content. The dense tropical rainforests, gorges and freshwater lakes shelter a diverse ecology. Whales, sharks, dolphins and turtles are often seen offshore.
• Unleash your inner child and try visiting a fun (or tacky, depending on your disposition) theme park, such as Sea World (website: http://seaworld.myfun.com.au), Movie World (website: http://movieworld.myfun.com.au) or Dreamworld (website: www.dreamworld.com.au). Either way, it's a great way to keep the little (and big) ones entertained.
• Learn to dive and experience the subterranean splendour of the Great Barrier Reef (website: www.dive-queensland.com.au), with visibility often as deep as 60m (200ft). Heron and Lady Elliot Islands are coral cays renowned as the best diving spots on the reef.
• Party hard on the yellow sand along the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise is a Miami-style high-rise strip overlooking a crowded beach. Zoom into the Gold Coast hinterland, one of Queensland's best wilderness areas.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Bushwalk around the cooler southern regions: Lamington National Park has a well-maintained, graded track system in the McPherson Range, which features tall rainforests, waterfalls and gorges. For more information contact QLD Environmental Protection Agency (website: www.epa.qld.gov.au).
• Seize the moment in the adventure sports capital of Australia: paragliding and parasailing can be practised all along the coast; abseiling is possible in Lamington and Carnarvon National Parks; the Sunshine Coast and Mount Tamborine are the main destinations for hang gliding.
• Go to the Wintermoon Festival, a four-day music extravaganza held over the long weekend in April/May, which promises a unique experience in the foothills of Eungella National Park, watching a wonderful programme of music, dancing, song and verse.
• Motor over to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world and 4-wheel drive to your hearts content. The dense tropical rainforests, gorges and freshwater lakes shelter a diverse ecology. Whales, sharks, dolphins and turtles are often seen offshore.
• Unleash your inner child and try visiting a fun (or tacky, depending on your disposition) theme park, such as Sea World (website: http://seaworld.myfun.com.au), Movie World (website: http://movieworld.myfun.com.au) or Dreamworld (website: www.dreamworld.com.au). Either way, it's a great way to keep the little (and big) ones entertained.
• Learn to dive and experience the subterranean splendour of the Great Barrier Reef (website: www.dive-queensland.com.au), with visibility often as deep as 60m (200ft). Heron and Lady Elliot Islands are coral cays renowned as the best diving spots on the reef.
• Party hard on the yellow sand along the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise is a Miami-style high-rise strip overlooking a crowded beach. Zoom into the Gold Coast hinterland, one of Queensland's best wilderness areas.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
