Weekend Escapes across Australia

Day trips, overnighters and getaways organised into state chapters — vetted by locals from Melbourne to Perth, Hobart to Noosa.

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Victoria

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Surf Coast, wine country and cool-climate day trips within 3 hours of Melbourne.

Safe surf, riverside BBQ, golf-course kangaroos at dusk. An easy hit-and-reset weekend.

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Blue Mountains, Hunter cellar doors and the white-sand South Coast from Sydney.

The whitest sand in the world (claimed), dolphins off Hyams Beach, bushwalks at Booderee.

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Sunshine Coast beaches, Gold Coast family parks and sand-island wildlife from Brisbane.

Hastings Street boutiques, Noosa National Park dolphins, and a Eumundi market run.