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

2 escapes

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

Soak in geothermal pools, pick your own strawberries, and lunch on peninsula wine.

Mineral springs, bookshops, farmers market and the famous Lake House dining.

1 escape

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

Australia's oldest wine region — Semillon, long lunches and a hot-air balloon over vines.

1 escape

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

Cellar doors, limestone caves, giant karri trees and a surf check at Surfers Point.

1 escape

Barossa Shiraz, Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island wildlife within reach of Adelaide.

Penfolds, Seppeltsfield and Farm Shop picnics in Australia's most historic wine region.