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

3 escapes

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

Day trip through Healesville's best wineries, cheese producers and a panoramic balloon ride.

Puffing Billy, tall ferns, a stop at Sassafras tea-rooms and sunset at Sky High.

No car needed — coffee at Patricia, dumplings in ACDC Lane, rooftop bar at Siglo.

1 escape

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

Three Sisters, Scenic World, village tea rooms and a cliff-top sunset at Echo Point.

1 escape

Rottnest's quokkas and Margaret River wine country, reachable in a weekend from Perth.

Ferry from Perth, bike around the island, quokka selfies and 20 snorkel bays to choose from.

1 escape

MONA, Cradle Mountain and waterfront oysters — a weekend island escape.

Ferry to MONA, Salamanca Market, kunanyi summit drive and a Constitution Dock oyster.

1 escape

Autumn galleries, Lake Burley Griffin and national-institution weekends in the capital.

NGA galleries, Lake Burley Griffin cycle, and a Mount Ainslie sunrise over the capital.